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Senior splits adventures with both Boy, Girl Scouts Senior Sam Hanson is a Girl Scout and an Adventure Scout.

“I started Girl Scouts when I was in the first grade. I have been in Girl Scouts for most of my life,” she said. Hanson had always enjoyed being a part of Girls Scouts, but she had to step away in seventh grade because she lost interest. “I took a break because they were only doing arts and crafts.

I felt like I was wasting my time in this church basement making candles. Once, when I looked out the windows, the Boy Scouts were playing kick ball. I thought I could be outside with my friends, but when I asked to join them, the Girl Scouts leaders said that I would get my feelings hurt when the boys wouldn’t include me ’cause I was a girl,” Hanson said.

She took a break from Girl Scouts, but joined again after a short amount of time. “I still felt like I wasn’t able to give my all. We did have a few meetings, but during bridging ceremonies I got a bag full of badges that I didn’t really earn,” Hanson said.

Hanson was introduced to Boy Scouts once again when she was

Senior Sam Hanson also has a podcast called Live Your Life Outside on the Tiger Hi-Line Online website.

dropping her younger brother, Max, off to one of the meetings.

“I would drive him to meetings at his elementary school, and it so happens that all of my close family friends that I go camping with were having their Boy Scouts meetings at the same time, so I sat in with them for a meeting, and I really enjoyed how formal it was and them really taking on leadership roles by discussing service projects,” Hanson said.

She was intrigued by this new environment. It was so dissimilar

to what she did during Girl Scouts.

“I really wanted to be a part of this small group of my guy friends and help out with the service project, so the next week rolled around and I dropped Max off at his group, and I went inside. When I got to the meeting, all of my friends thought it was cool that I stopped by,” Hanson said.

During the meeting, she sat by the side, just listening to what everyone had to say. She didn’t offer up anything during the meeting because she was so fascinated by the projects. Hanson felt welcomed when she entered the meeting, but that welcoming feeling did not last long. “I sat through the whole meeting not saying anything and just taking in this whole new experience I wished I had when I was younger, but during the entire thing the adults kept staring at me and giving me glares. Yes, I understand I wasn’t invited, but I was best friends with all the boys. Most of the leaders sat around countless fire rings with

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Robotics team captures Cowtown crown Operating the controls, the drive team for Team 525 carefully planned out its final move in the very last round of the scrimmage. With only a couple of seconds to spare, the team scored 218 points and ultimately won the Cowtown Throwdown as it managed to place the bin on top of its stacks of totes before the opponent.

The scrimmage took place in Lee Summit, Mo., from Oct. 30 to 31. The opponents for this scrimmage included 48 different teams from all around the Midwest. As the last off-season game for the 2015 Recycle Rush season, the amount of energy from other students was especially high, and this was evident by flying noodles and students in bleachers dancing to the Village People’s “YMCA.” The main objective for this scrimmage was to stack as many totes on top of each other as possible, along with stacking a recycling bin on top of the tower.

Like any other regional, the

Swartdogs followed the basic routine of setting up their pit, having practice matches and training new members how to scout.

For the Cowtown Throwdown, it functioned differently from other games by having the Swartdogs aligned with four different teams that they’ve personally scouted. With these four teams, the Swartdogs worked on the blue side of the gymnasium, competing against the red side across from the gym.

Senior Elizabeth Pierce was one robotics member who helped by scouting the other teams in the tournament.

“We didn’t know we were going to win because the odds of us winning were so low,” Pierce said. “The other team was stacking 220 points at least, and we were pushing to at least 180 points.”

This blue side of the gym continued to stay at a bad spot for the majority of the game until luck fell on their side. The op-

posing alliance’s robot started to malfunction, and it wouldn’t pick totes up properly. Suddenly, the blue alliance had a huge opportunity to catch up, and it promptly took full advantage of it.

Despite having the satisfaction of winning the scrimmage, Pierce also expressed the importance of having a enjoyable experience working with her fellow teammates.

“Even if we didn’t win, I still would’ve had fun,” Pierce said.

“I still had the great experience of going to a scrimmage and seeing other teams, especially seeing new people experience what it’s like.”

One of the newer members is junior Hunter Hadlock, who recently participated in his first scrimmage. Hadlock gained an extremely positive impression of scrimmages after participating in Cowtown Throwdown.

“I expected it to be a lot more competitive, but it was really more like a big party.” Hadlock said. “I really loved collaborating

Saluting Vets

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At the Veterans Days assembly on Wednesday, Nov. 11, senior Isaac Smith played “The Colors” and social studies teacher Kevin Stewart and two other vets placed a wreath in honor of the veterans.

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The Swartdogs won the Cowtown Throwdown on Oct. 30-31 in Lee Summit, Mo.

with different people and meeting new teams from all over the country.”

Riding back home from Lee Summit, the Swartdogs finally relaxed as they reflected on their overall successful season.

Aside from Cowtown Throwdown, they have also won both regionals that they’ve participated in.

Physics teachers and robotics mentor Kenton Swartley was also

glad that the Swartdogs could use their robot one last time before their next kick-off in January. “It was a wonderful robot,” Swartley said “I think our team did a wonderful job this year on making a robot that functioned effectively to score, but at the same time, wasn’t too complex to cause problems.”

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Reporter had First Amendment on his side in Missouri standoff The University of Missouri is in a state of turmoil.

After a post by student body president Payton Head about racial slurs went viral on Facebook two months ago, the nation’s media has been focused on the university.

Tensions began to boil over on Oct. 10 when a group of students called “Concerned Student 1950” locked arms in order to get university President Tim Wolfe’s attention. One student was bumped by Wolfe’s car during this ordeal. The following day, a third “Racism Lives Here” rally was cut short by campus police.

Similar events transpired over the following days until the 24th. On the 24th, students allegedly woke up to a swastika drawn with human feces in a bathroom, which caused tensions to rise.

The protests culminated when black members of the football team got involved, saying that they would not play or practice until Wolfe resigned. Wolfe resigned on Nov. 9, followed closely by Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin’s announcement to resign by the new year.

Shortly after the announcements, protesters locked arms around a square on campus, which would make for quite the powerful picture. Except in this case, the protesters started to protest the camera man. Protesters blocked cameraman Tim Tai’s view and started “hey, ho, reporters have got to go.” Mr. Tai stated his First Amendment rights, but the protesters thanked him for the coverage, but told him to leave.

Eventually, after much struggle, the protesters were able to force the camera man out, but not his friend who was still recording. Mass media professor Melissa Click told him to leave, and then asked the crowd, “Who wants to help me get this reporter out of here?

Come on, I need some muscle.”

Some situations call for cameramen to set down their cameras out of respect for what is happening around him. This was not one of those times. The story that Tai was covering is still national breaking news, and he had just as much a right to be there as the protestors. He handled himself professionally while the protesters around him were being rude and abrasive while changing his words. He was just trying to document their story, something that most people would gladly have done. He had a right to take those pictures.

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Tuned Out New study shows teens spend more time

Sometimes cellphones can leave friends “empty handed” at get togethers.

on entertaiment media than sleeping From the minutes we spend on the toilet, to walking from class to class, and furthermore till the day we die, our cell phones are constantly by our sides, they are crutches trumping our most significant moments and clouding our worlds as we orbit around technology and smart phones in increasingly faster revolutions.

Growing up in this technological revolution has caused us to be victims of consumption. From the screens consuming our eyes to the idea of living in accordance to media to the astounding numbers of texting-while-driving car accidents, we are victims.

It’s warped us into living through lenses. Mobile attachment to the Internet is most common among American teens, and the cell phone has become an especially important access point. About three in four teens aged 12-17 (74 percent) say they have access to the Internet on cell phones, tablets and other mobile devices with no problem.

Studies vary regarding teens total time watching TV, listening to music, surfing the Web, social networking and playing video games, but according to a 2010 study of 8to 18-year-olds conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation, today’s teens spend more than seven and a half hours a day in

digital media, and a new study released last week by Common Sense Media, a San Franciscobased non-profit that tracks children and their technology use, finds teens aged 13 to 18 now spend almost nine hours a day on media. In other words, teen are piling up more screen time than sleep time.

As part of the first U.S. generation to be so closely identified with technology, we’re often referred to as the Facebook generation or the digital negatives. We live a double life through our screens, constantly concerned about how we are perceived by our peers and the individuals on the other side of the screen.

Is my Instagram flow acceptable? Will I get enough likes, retweets or favorites? The truth is, those things are truly insignificant. We’ve learned to view the world through a pixelated picture, always more concerned about capturing a photo of our experiences rather than taking time to appreciate each and every moment.

Despite the many negatives, this technological evolution has also provided our society with greater resources. As digital media becomes more integrated into daily teenage life, child development and education experts have begun to identify the unique opportunities it offers, including easier

access to information and new opportunities for learning, as well as the negative impacts on adolescents, particularly the development of their social skills.

Worry has sparked due to the fact that teens spend so much time interacting with each other on social networks and phones that they are growing less comfortable with in-person interactions and not developing essential social skills.

Many of us have developed the skill of Internet friends as we comment on or like one another’s photos, message them, etc., but as we walk through the halls, a simple hello to a stranger is almost unheard of.

The gift of face-to-face human interaction has the ability to shape friendships and bind our society together, but we are driving a wedge through our connections to our neighbors as we continue to be consumed by our smart phones.

It’s almost unheard of to walk into a social setting these days and not see at least half of those present drowning in their social media or messages, so it’s up to us whether or not we chose to pursue life on the other side of the screen without our right hand man (literally).

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Winter is creeping closer, and most of us are dreading it. Sure, there are the holidays, but beyond that there isn’t a whole lot to look forward to. School days seem longer and more stressful, senioritis is kicks in and there is less of the bright, sunny day to enjoy after the school day is over. This results in an overall decrease in happiness.

Unfortunately, there is no way I can help you deal with the snow and ice, but I do have a few tips on how to make the grueling winter months a little easier to deal with.

Living in Iowa, there isn’t a whole lot to do outside in the winter, so many are faced with extreme boredom. Well, my advice to you is find a hobby or activity that you can enjoy inside. Personally, I enjoy writing and playing piano. Maybe an instrument is something you could pick up. For those of you who aren’t into the music side of things, there are plenty of other activities you can do.

Take some time and think about some of your interests and find something you can do inside that involves them.

Who knows, you may just discover your niche.

As you know, school becomes a grind during the winter. The homework load increases, the lack of motivation increases and you’re just plain stressed out. Now this may seem like pretty obvious advice, but stay on top of things and do whatever you need to do to keep yourself ahead. You could start a study group, go to the after school program or simply find your ideal place to study.

The important thing is to find a good way to keep organized and structured during the winter. This will save you a lot of stress and allow you to avoid getting so behind once senioritis kicks in.

It is far too easy to get lazy in the winter and lie around. I urge you to stay active. Find something to keep your body in shape and healthy. Do some

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Staying cooped up in the winter can lead to the blues, but those who venture outdoors may discover uplifting adventures for dispelling those dark moods. sort of exercise, and I guarantee you will be much happier during the cold weather. You can play basketball, lift weights, run on a treadmill or indoor track and much more. If you keep yourself active you will feel better about yourself and it will be one extra advantage you have against the winter blues.

Winter driving is treacherous in Iowa. The snow and ice makes for a dangerous ride to school. One thing

you can do is make sure you’re prepared. Keep an ice scraper in your car so you’re able to see. Blankets, salt and a shovel never hurt either just in case of emergency situations. Make sure you give your vehicle a check up before the snow hits. Check your tires, heater, engine, etc. to make sure you’re geared to go for winter. The last thing you want is to be stuck in a snowy situation withono way out.

I suppose the moral of the story is to be prepared and stay positive. The winter is tough, but if you think ahead and keep a good mindset, you will survive. Keep yourself busy. Don’t let school overwhelm you. Stay active. Be prepared for the weather. If you take my advice, spring will be here before you know it.

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Misuse of mental disorder terms can lead to insult

It’s your stereotypical Iowan week, with the start of it being sunny and warm, the next few days being stormy and the weekend bringing in partly cloudy skies.

During weeks like this where the weather is constantly changing, I have overheard the phrase “Iowan weather is so bipolar” used a few too many times.

People attribute mental and physical disorders as adjectives more than they do actual disorders.

I’ve heard many people say things such as “This movie depressed me so much,” “I’m really OCD about this,” “She skipped lunch yesterday, how anorexic of her” and every single time it twinges a certain string inside me.

These disorders affect approximately 15 percent of the world’s population.

They make it harder for those affected to go about their daily lives, and many of them have to take medicine, therapy or other methods to help cope with them.

It’s a true struggle that is crippling a large

“... people who do not have to deal with these disorders don’t know what it feels like to go through days not knowing if or how you’re going to get through them ...” portion of the population, even if the issues aren’t visible from the outside.

Knowing that people think it is acceptable to use disorders as a way to describe things that either cannot or do not have said disorder frustrates me.

No, the weather does not experience mood swings that can send it either into a manic or a depressive state for long periods of time. A movie will not cause the chemicals in your brain to suddenly become unbalanced and make you unable to focus on tasks or sleep at night.

I think one of the problems is that people who do not have to deal with these disorders don’t know what it feels

like to go through days not knowing if or how you’re going to get through them, having to take medicine every night to try to control your mood.

They know little that people who do have these disorders have to go through. I would know. For the past few years of my life up until even today, I have struggled with depression issues which eventually were diagnosed as bipolar II disorder. I had to go to therapy sessions and am now on medicine in order to help control my mood swings.

I do not choose to have this disorder and would not wish this or any disorder on anyone. It isn’t funny to hear people

throw around the disorder I have as an adjective for things incapable of having it.

It’s incredibly frustrating and disrespectful.

Mental and physical illnesses are not a tagline for jokes. They aren’t something to use to describe how people act certain days and they certainly aren’t simple words to describe inanimate objects. There are plenty of other ways to address how you feel without being insulting to those with disorders. You can say that the weather is very unpredictable or that you have to do something a certain way to make you comfortable.

Be careful of the words you choose to say around others. By using disorders as adjectives or jokes, you may be putting down the person sitting right next to you without you ever even knowing the battles they’re going through.

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I am a fair-skinned white woman who has been putting my money into the beauty industry since I was 11. I have spent many hours watching videos to learn the different techniques and perusing different beauty products on how to look the way I wanted to look and to accentuate my own beauty.

As I have grown older and more socially aware, I have noticed that there is a discrepancy with black women in the beauty industry. Hardly ever is there a dark skin woman in an advertisement for a beauty product or a woman on YouTube showing women of color how to do their makeup, and what I think is most obvious is the general lack of colors they have for women of color.

It is genuinely hard for a woman of color to find a foundation that is in their shade. I specifically remember a conversation I had with two women of

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color I would consider my friends and listening to them talk about how hard it is for them to find shades that fit their skin color and how they feel limited to what they can use.

One told me how she and her mother have to use the same foundation even though just by looking at them you can tell their skin is not nearly the same color because of the lack of availability of makeup for women of color.

It’s a problem that was a very hard for me to hear because as a white woman I have never in my life had a problem finding a color that matches my skin tone. For white women there are tons of options for colors and undertones for different skin types. In Loreal’s True Match foundations, there are 20 foundations for caucasian skin tones where there are only 10 different colors for women of color.

These women also have to pay a hefty price to wear makeup that actually matches their skin tones when wearing makeup has become such a staple in our culture. Women of color are told that they as a whole are not business appropriate. Their natural hair, their skin tones, their cultural dress and even their bodies don’t fit what our society deems

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“It is genuinely hard for a woman of color to find a foundation that is in their shade.” appropriate in the business place, and if that isn’t an accurate representation of the injustice in our system, I don’t know what is.

More recently, more black women have stepped up and challenged how we look at colored beauty, but on an individual level I don’t think we are doing enough. I have learned most of how I do my makeup from makeup videos on YouTube, and I believe that there is a lack of beauty icons on a smaller scale for young colored women to look up to.

Not to say that there aren’t beauty icons. Colored women can look up to women like Beyoncé, Rihanna and Zendaya, but even with that being said, colored women can be a lot more than just African American.

Asian, Native American and South Americans can be affected by the same issue.

In between the different races and cultures, there are different standards of beauty that the culture immerses in.

With American white culture, tan skin is

just one example of a beauty standard we have where tan skin is considered beautiful.

White women have adopted a lot of the colored culture and consider it to be a beauty standards while the colored population is taught that the same qualities are not to be desired.

I grew up with pin straight hair that never does anything but go back to the same look no matter how much I burn or tease it. I have always been envious of girls with beautiful curly hair, but in black culture their natural hair is presented as something they should try to hide by calming their beautiful locks with harmful chemicals.

Overall, around the world, lighter skin is celebrated in different cultures.

People actually use skin bleaching treatments religiously even though it is a highly known fact that it causes cancer.

There just aren’t many people willing to speak up about these issues to tell young women that all skin colors are beautiful.

As temps drop, follow these tips for healthy skin As fall sets in, you swap your Icee for pumpkin spice and your swim suits for sweats, but there might be something else you need to change that never occurred to you before. Your skincare routine.

Iowa weather changes rapidly, and when the weather changes, so should your skin routine.

Oil Cleansers I can hear all the self proclaimed beauty gurus crying as I type this, but it’s actually not bad as many people may think. Normal cleansers strip all oil and dirt off your face, which in theory sounds like a good thing, but the problem with this is that it strips both the bad and the good oils.

An oil cleanser only strips off the bad oils and dirt, leaving some good oils behind so your face feels smooth and moisturized after being washed.

If you naturally have an oilier complexion, I would recommend only doing this in the morning and leave the evening for your more intensive skin routine. But for people with dry , combination or normal skin, I would suggest trying this more full time.

This would probably be more on the expensive side because most products are around $20 or more, but there are DIY versions of this that you can check out that would be a less expensive way to help your skin. The only warning I will give to people who try DIY is to really look up the products you put on your face because you want to be careful with what chemicals you are mixing and the repercussions that come with them.

SPF Just because it isn’t summer anymore doesn’t mean you should pack up your sunscreen for the year. Wearing sun protectant is a year-long battle to help protect your skin.

Personally, my favorite reminder of this is from the show iCarly when Freddy’s mom made sure he was wearing his cloud burn screen to protect him from the light that shines through the clouds.

While the show tried to play this off as a joke, it actually is something we should all do. Just because you can’t see the sun doesn’t mean it isn’t affecting you.

A good way for just a little SPF would be wearing moisturizers during the day that have SPF already inside them. These can be found in almost any drugstore at low prices, and then it turns what normally would be two steps into one.

Moisturizers In general you need these all year round, so I don’t want to waste a lot of time here. If you haven’t caught my theme already, in the fall we all need to work harder to keep our skin moisturized in the cold, dry weather. The easiest way would be to use moisturizer at least twice a day. I would say use more if you are somebody who has dry skin and doesn’t wear makeup.

Personally, I would recommend having two different moisturizers, one for the morning and one for the evening, but I understand that sometimes this can be unattainable for some people.

The moisturizer in the morning can be

“Our Iowa weather changes rapidly, and when the weather changes, so should your skin routine. ” a lighter formula and should have SPF in it to protect you, but in the evening go for a heavy formula with lots of vitamins to replenish your skin as you sleep.

Also, obviously, SPF is useless while you are sleeping, so you can stay away from those if you want.

Serums This is probably the most unnecessary thing I am going to put on this page, but it is something that I personally feel really is a my skin savior. Skin serums can come for a variety of different skin needs at a variety of different prices.

Some are $10 and under, and some are as expensive as my car, but if you have the money and are willing to invest, I definitely suggest this.

Water I am going to sound like the biggest hypocrite in the world because this is something that I have a problem with, but water can really help with problematic skin. Drinking the recommended amount of water a day can help flush toxins out of your system and keep you healthy and your skin clear.

Now, because I know this might seem far fetched to some of you who can’t stand to drink that much water, try this: every time you drink one thing, before you can drink anything else, you

have to have one glass of water in between. That way if you normally drink 10 sodas in one day, you have to drink 10 glasses of water. Now I don’t know anybody who can drink that much in a day, so your soda intake will go down, which is good for you, and your water intake will go up.

Pumpkin Spice Not necessarily just pumpkin spice but almost all fall-themed foods have the tendency of not being very great for you. That combined with there is something about fall that makes you want to have 300 blankets and cuddle up in bed and never leave your house usually means some type of weight gain. Well, unless you are someone with a high metabolism and can basically eat anything with no worries, the excess fats in your body and the lack of activity usually leads to hormone levels changing. As teens, our hormones aren’t known for being the greatest anyways. Why up the ante with extra baggage?

Now I’m no fitness buff, and, honestly, I couldn’t care less if you are 130 pounds or 300 pounds, but by balancing out what you eat with what you can do, you can help level out your hormones and in turn make the face demons a little less wild.

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“The real reason women are paid less is because we are seen as less capable and serious about our work even when we are more capable and more serious.“

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Women deserve equal pay for equal work You might have heard before that men have higher wages than women. Why is this? Do women just gravitate towards lower-paying jobs? Do more women work part time than men? Are women too busy taking care of their children?

Recently, there was some controversy over actress Jennifer Lawrence speaking out about the unfairness of the gender pay gap in her field.

When Sony’s emails were hacked, it was revealed that Lawrence and her American Hustle co-star, Amy Adams, earned less than the male cast members. Lawrence explained in a piece for a newsletter called Lenny Letter how she feels that if she were to negotiate for her wage in the same way as men, she would be labeled a “spoiled brat.”

Lawrence said, “If anything, I’m sure [my male counterparts] were commended for being fierce and tactical, while I was busy worrying about coming

across as a brat and not getting my fair share.”

Although Lawrence’s anecdote about having to negotiate for millions of dollars is not relatable for most, her experience of feeling like she is treated differently than men in regards to her salary is not.

In a paper written by Francine D. Blau and Lawrence M. Kahn, professors of economics at Cornell University, they point out that “women continue to confront discrimination in the labor market.” Women are paid less simply for being women.

Olivia Martin Graphic According to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, among full-time workers, women earn about 78 cents to a man’s dollar.

Women have come a long way since the time when the only careers they could have were nurse, teacher or secre-

tary, but that doesn’t mean we should be satisfied with where we are today. There is still a lot of inequality between men and women, especially in the workplace.

Moreover, there is solid statistical evidence that proves men still get paid more than women for the same work. In the case of Lawrence, she did not gravitate toward a lowerpaying job, work part time or have children to take care of, yet she was paid less than her male co-stars. The real reason why women are paid less is because we are seen as less capable and serious about our jobs, even when we are more capable and more serious.

Inequality still exists, so women should set out to debunk all stereotypes of females in the workplace, and maybe one day our society will see us as valuable enough to turn our 78 cents into a full dollar.

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Obama’s ban stops pipeline to progress Last week President Obama rejected the Keystone XL pipeline application, citing “environmental reasons.” congressional Democrats have been fighting the pipeline for almost seven years, all based on the “environmental” aspect. Here is why the Keystone XL pipeline is a good thing.

The Keystone pipeline is a pipe system that would move petroleum from oil sands in Alberta, Canada, to the Gulf Coast. Part of it is already built from Alberta to Nebraska, but now the debate is over the almost 2,000 mile addition, named Keystone XL, from Alberta through Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska to connect it to already built pipelines sending oil to refineries and ports on the Gulf Coast.

The project could create thousands upon thousands of jobs. TransCanada, the company who applied for the pipeline, has projected about 42,000 jobs will be created directly and indirectly related to the project. It puts Americans to work, it boosts our economy and yet politicians reject it because they are only trying to advance their agenda and not look out for the American people.

The pipeline could have boosted our economy greatly, putting billions of dollars into the economy by giving money to the towns and states it

“Don’t you think the government is too big when it decides what is in your interest ... ?” passes through. Nebraska would have gotten about $20 million, South Dakota would get $23 million and Montana would get about $67 million all through revenue taxes on TransCanada.

Of course, the project would also have made transporting oil more efficient and easy while lowering gas and oil prices.

Isn’t it time that we stop sending money to people who hate us in the Middle East for oil and start investing in North American oil? Granted a lot of our oil comes from Canada, but we are still paying regimes that burn the American flag with our purchases of their oil.

The American people wanted the pipeline, they wanted the almost 50,000 jobs, they wanted the economic boost and they wanted the lower gas and oil prices, but our president and congressional Democrats decided that they didn’t want it, so they rejected it.

A CNN poll showed that 57 percent of Americans supported the project, and both the House and the Senate passed the bill, but Obama said it’s his way or the highway.

On Nov. 6, Obama said, “The State Department has decided the Keystone XL pipeline would not serve the interests of the United States. I agree with that decision.”

Don’t you think the government is getting too big when it decides what is in your interest and what isn’t? But I’ll save that for another day.

The project would have increased our energy independence. By using oil from Canada and refining it in the United States, we become less dependent on unstable and hostile countries for all of our oil needs. We are consuming seven million more barrels a day than we are producing. We need to increase our energy independence, and the best way was the Keystone XL pipeline.

The big argument against the Keystone XL pipeline was the environmental aspect. Don’t get me wrong. I take care of the earth just as much as the next guy, if not more. I recycle, and I’m an outdoorsman, so over a hundred dollars paid through my fishing and hunting licenses go towards habitat and conservation, so I’m not antitaking care of the earth, but at some

point, it becomes green tyranny, and it hurts our country. TransCanada has a scientific research report consisting of more than 17,000 pages of environmental influence of the pipeline. It concluded that the pipeline would have minimal environmental impact. Several scientific reports have also concluded that it would not affect climate change.

Pipelines are the safest way to transport oil, above trains and trucks.

The average spill from a train is about 18,492 gallons, but the average spill from a pipeline is 3,238 gallons of oil. Pipelines are underground, which means they are not affected by weather and other road/rail conditions, making it safer to transport. TransCanada made dozens of changes to the pipeline and extra conditions to make it even safer for transporting oil.

Overall, the Keystone XL could have boosted our economy by putting about $3.4 billion in it. It would have created 42,000 jobs, and it would have made transporting oil safer by not using trains or trucks. Fifty seven percent of the American people wanted it, both the House and the Senate wanted it, but our president didn’t, so it’s was his way or the highway, and, unfortunately, his way was not the right way for America.

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Call of Duty returns with many worthwhile enhancements If you’re like me, you sat awaiting the release of the highly anticipated Black Ops 3 shooter to come out last Thursday. Continuing the evolution of futuristic military and scientific technology, many players across the globe are skipping straight to the widely played multiplayer. With the emergence of ESports, console multiplayer shooters are growing bigger and bigger. Maybe you are new to the series and want to see what all the fuss is about, or, also like me, you have been a part of the series before, but just suck, or maybe you just would like to brush up a little before you jump on into multiplayer. Regardless of background, here are the tips you’ll need to succeed in this challenging and futuristic shooter.

If you haven’t heard, the theme of the newest COD is futuristic sci-fi apocalyptic militarian mayhem. With this new theme and setup comes new exo suits and movement capabilities. The new movement in the series, also incorporated in last year’s addition, can separate a novice player from an elite one. The new wall running and boost pack can also get you around the map smoothly without even breaking a sweat.

Incorporating this skill into

your scheme can help you aggressively flank the enemy or avoid getting hunted down.

The ability to shoot while sprinting across objects can be extremely helpful in one-on-one situations. As long as you have your finger on the trigger, you can outlast or catch an enemy by surprise.

If this all sounds new and alien to you, then I would suggest trying the new free run mode. It’s a fun competitive way to learn the basics and advanced controls of the new movement system.

While trying to orientate these new skills into your online arsenal, know that an easy normal sprint may do the job.

It’s much easier to take down enemies on ground level, and harder to get killed too. If you prefer a less run-and-gun type of offense, a stealthy approach is useful too. You can use the wall running to get around to the backside of enemies and take them out in hordes. I’ve noticed on specific maps where this is most useful. This can lead

to faster kills, and in some cases even less deaths.

New to the COD series are the specialist abilities. Choosing wisely amongst the nine different specialists can dictate the way you turn out. I’ve noticed that for each specialist character, there is a defensive and offensive ability to use.

For example, one of the favorite specialists I’ve seen so far is Battery. Her special weapon is a huge and powerful grenade launcher capable of taking out multiple enemies. I think I’d call this one the offensive ability, while on the other hand she has kinetic armor which can block all body shots and prevent any damage.

For a newer player this might be a good way to start off your multiplayer campaign. Out of all the population, this one is most likely the most underused skill.

I personally like to use Reaper’s scythe. It’s powerful but not limiting like the outrider’s Bow or Battery’s grenade launcher.

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less demanding ability. Ruins will fit you just fine. The ability of a ground slam with a tremendous amount of range acts as an easy kill or multiple ones.

The progression system is also reinvented since the previous edition to the series. Now when you level up, you achieve unlock tokens, and you can simultaneously unlock specialists and weapons. The later you move on in the progression system, the more you should save up on tokens.

Once you get to the higher levels, you can get the good specialists like purifier and scythe. You can also get the man-o-war assault rifle that I’ve seen as a player favorite.

Also new is the weapon level progression system. The more points you achieve with the weapon, the more accessories you can achieve. These really help the stats of your weapon, and especially if you use an SMG. This is one of the best games added to the Call of Duty series, and if you skipped out on the previous games, this would be one to buy. Multiplayer is extremely difficult, so I hope these tips help you master this year’s edition.

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The Heavy runs in, his Medic behind him. “Now Doctor!” the Heavy shouts, resulting in a sudden ray of light overtaking him, leaving his body a glossy crimson. The Heavy lets loose with his minigun, the Medic standing behind him and providing that life-giving beam of energy. Sentries and soldiers fall to the curtain of lead as the unstoppable duo proceed to the point, hearing the administrator give praise for their victory while they stand proudly atop the point. The rest of their team arrives to clean up the remaining enemies.

“Team Fortress 2” is a free game developed by Valve Corporation made on Oct. 9, 2007. It’s a first-person shooter that is heavily based around teamwork, a nice change of pace pace from the commonly lone-wolf attitude of Call of Duty.

The game is based around the use of nine classes in order to complete objectives together, using a class to cover an-

other’s weaknesses in order to make a strong, effective team.

The game’s artstyle is very lighthearted. It looks slightly like a cartoon. The explosions of the characters even look cartoonish, pointing out what body parts could be seen from the character’s body. There’s a new addition to the game called Pyrovision, though, making the cartoony blood and gore change to little gears and balloon animals flying out of a character’s body.

The gameplay is very unique, each class having his own role to fill in a team, some more than others. There are agile runners, soldiers with heavy-duty rocket launchers and spies with knives infiltrating the enemy team. Some classes can cover the weakness of another, making that one class extremely effective at his jobs.

The gameplay is also quite enjoyable, each class having his own voice that is unique, ranging from a cocky Bostonian to a

crazed German doctor. They all have their fun quirks and sayings, and it adds more fun for each player overall.

A cosmetic system does exist within “Team Fortress 2,” although people who want to buy these cosmetics will have to spend real money in order to get a premium account, and then he/she will have to play the trading market in order to get what he or she desires. It doesn’t benefit how a player will perform, but it’s the same as real-life fashion.

A negative of the game is the skill levels of each player.

At this point of time in “Team Fortress 2’s” history, it’s been out for so long that starting to play can be quite a heavy challenge, as there are people who are extremely skilled that join servers just with the idea of winning easily in order to build their self-confidence. It can be quite a hinderance to a new player, and a motivation destroyer.

Another negative to new

players is the high skill ceiling of some of the classes. One example is the spy that requires countless hours of training to be decent at. Most of the time, it comes down to the enemy’s skill level as well, so playing the spy shouldn’t be as daunting as it can seem at first.

Overall, the game is incredibly solid. It has flaws, but the flaws can be easily overcome with just some player experience and determination. Some classes are easier for new players to learn, while some others can be much more difficult to play. It’s a good game, but as such a long-time veteran of the game, I can feel it starting to wear it's magic off on me. New players can be easily mystified by the game’s silly qualities and somewhat challenging gameplay, and it definitely won’t hurt to put it into your Steam library, as it’s free to play. The game would get a 89/100 from me.

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‘Bitterblue’ lives up to its prequel “Bitterblue,” a book by Kristin Cashore, is the sequel to “Graceling.” The book takes place eight years after King Leck’s death and Bitterblue becomes queen. She tries to find a way to rule her kingdom, but she can’t. At night she sneaks out to the East City. While she is out, she meets two guys in the story rooms, and they start a friendship. Bitterblue meets a graceling who doesn’t know what his Grace is, but she finds it out later in the book.

He becomes an important friend to her, but to them they think her name is Sparks and that she work in the castle kitchen.

She tries to rule her kingdom after her father’s death.

Her father was a madman of a king. King Leck had a Grace and with his Grace, he could make anyone believe what he said. Even after his death, he still rules the kingdom. There

are people close to Bitterblue that were close to her father that try to let go of Leck, but they just create more trouble.

I love this book! There is

something about it. I think it’s that it’s a fantasy and an adventure book. I don’t know if I like this sequel more than “Graceling” or like it less.

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my favorite genre to read. I like other genres too. I don’t know why. I guess it because I love the idea of kings, queens and everything about kingdoms. I think it is because when I was little, I wanted to live in a kingdom.

Like “Graceling,” there are people who have special powers called Grace, and in “Bitterblue,” her friends Katsa, Raffin, Bann, Giddon, plus her cousin Prince Po, are in the book and also in “Graceling.”

There is also another book called “Fire,” and it is connected to these two books: “Graceling” and “Bitterblue.” I think you should read “Graceling” first because if I haven’t then I won’t know about some of the people in the book, but you don’t need to read them in order to understand and like the books.

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These academic apps worth exploring

E v e rnote: A virtual organizing note app, it lets you type and synchronize notes, photos and voice memos from your iPhone.

Everything can be accessed from the Evernote application or website, offered on any iOS device. You can search and tag your notes, Evernote even tries to recognize and index text in photo snapshots, making organization so much easier for us students. It can also make presentations from your notes, and you can collect lots of links on articles, recipes, etc.

inClass: No matter how backed up your school schedule is, inClass helps keep track of all your courses. It also helps you keep track of your tasks by reminding you when it is due and creating To-do lists, so you have no excuses to not do homework. inClass will help you take notes way more efficiently than ever before. Just take out your phone and start taking notes anywhere. inClass can also keep track of where you are to know which course you're in.

Scrivener: This app is revolut i o n a r y, and makes writing and editing research papers less complicated. So when working on a super-long paper or research project, Scrivener is your best friend.

You can see side-by-side drafts for comparison, use a virtual corkboard to layout your outline and label papers. You can restructure or split your paper (to work on different sections) by dragging and dropping, and it is easy to view these sections side by side or switch between both.

B r a i n scape: Like the website Quizlet, this learning tool takes your works with flashcards. The difference is that Brainscape takes Quizlet’s features up a notch.

Brainscape will actually get to know how long it takes you to grasp a concept or problem on flashcards you create and then start quizzing you based on the personalized information. Info on the cards can be shared across all your devices.

MyScript Calculator: This app calculates highlevel math problems and formulas that are, handwritten onto the screen (using your finger or a stylo). Because seriously, sometimes it's just more efficient and intuitive to scribble out your exponentials and constants. The app offers almost all features on a scientific calculator and keeps a full record of your history so you can reuse any equation whenever you need to.

DuoLingo: Learning languages on the go just got easier. This app makes learning fun and easy. You earn points for right answers and race against the clock, and various challenges will test how far you've come and personalize your lessons. It offers lessons in several different languages including Spanish, German, French, Swedish and so many others.

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Many musical options available for fans

Music is a vast area of media around the world. With many millions of songs, people often get lost in their music and with new music applications as it becomes easier to organize music and explore new songs. iTunes Previously a pay per song service, iTunes was a giant within the music industry, containing millions of songs and sounds for users to buy and download to their device. With Apple’s recent release of Apple Music, their goal is to combat the likes of Spotify and Pandora with their own streaming service, costing $9.99. Users have the ability to make playlists of music from the iTunes store, and they can stream the music to their devices without having to download it. A radio service is also available with the application, allowing users to explore new music. Apple intended to gain a large mass of users by boasting a free three-month trial.

Apple’s mobile application is fairly simple to use but falls behind other music apps with several features. First of all, Apple Music is not available on Android devices, disallowing a very large portion of mobile users to use the service. They also don’t allow unsubscribed access to the library like other applications do.

Spotify Spotify is another service with many millions of songs. It allows subscribers to create streamable playlists and download the playlists for offline use. It also has a radio service, as well as many community made playlists to explore and find new music. Spotify is available on all devices. If the $9.99 price tag is too much, Spotify allows the user to use their radio service for free, as well as use playlists on shuffle, unlike Apple Music.

Pandora Pandora is a streamlined radio service focused on finding new music by entering a station based off of an artist, genre or track name. Pandora’s $4.99 One subscription service allows ad-free stations with less interruptions. With the ability to either like or dislike a song, the user is able to change the flow of the station’s music. The mobile interface is very intuitive and easy to use, with all of the features of the web version. Pandora is also available on all devices.

Soundcloud Soundcloud is a streaming application with its music focused on various EDM and hip hop genres. Soundcloud is also a great interface for audiobooks and spoken word.

It only has a subscription service for content creators; their regular music streaming supports ads, but there are usually very few and no visual distractions. Users have the ability to create their own playlists or explore the various genres with playlists supported by the community. For creators, Soundcloud offers a great online presence with a simple interface and a great way for other users to find their uploads and comment on them.

YouTube YouTube has been a big player within the music industry with songs released at the same time or even before they are released on other music platforms. Users have the ability to create and upload original content, remixes and covers, and they also have a very simple way to search and listen to other users’ content. With the release of YouTube red, a $9.99 subscription service, YouTube’s mobile music experience has only expanded. With the subscription, things like background audio, offline viewing and ad-free videos are available.

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Since the dawn of television, a feud has existed between the younger and older generations about whose cartoons are the best. Eventually we’re all going to end up being that old geezer arguing with young kids and saying things like, “Nothing compares to the classic cartoons of my day!” or “Today’s television is all trash!”

Hey Arnold

Who could forget the 4th grade kid with a nonchalant attitude and a head shaped like a football. Arnold and his gang would attempt to solve issues around the neighborhood and often get in some trouble along the way. I think we all would have loved to be as cool as Arnold back in 4th grade.

The Fairly Odd Parents

Raise your hand if you wish you had Fairy Godparents! I’m assuming your hand is raised high. Every one of us felt for Timmy Turner as he attempted to make his life better all while making sure it was bad enough to keep his fairies. And if you didn’t feel for Timmy, well then you’re just as crazy as Mr. Crocker.

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Nickelodeon ruled them all among three cartoon networks

Regardless of what generation we’re a part of, cartoons played a crucial role in growing up for all of us, so let’s take a little stroll through time back to a place all of us are familiar with: the early 2000s, sitting on the floor with a bowl of cereal and watching some of our favorite toons. Enjoy part one of three of Tubular Toons.

Spongebob Squarepants

Spongebob was the longest running Nick cartoon ever. We all enjoyed watching the under-sea adventures of the burger-flipping fanatic who lived in a pineapple under the sea. Spongebob is still widely popular today. The yellow porous square will always be remembered as one of the greatest cartoons in history.

Jimmy Neutron

There was no cooler brainiac sipping an ice cold Purple Flurp than Jimmy Neutron. Jimmy captivated us with his crazy inventions and gadgets. You’d think with such a big brain that he would be able to keep himself out of trouble. Then again, I guess it wouldn’t be much of a show if Jimmy wasn’t always in trouble.

Nickelodeon

Nick was my personal favorite. It boasted an impressive lineup of long-lasting shows that kept kids laughing for years. From Spongebob’s contagious laugh to Tommy’s adventures on Rugrats, Nick has created some classics. Here are a few of the timeless cartoons that Nick had to offer.

Rugrats

We got to dive into a world where babies seemed like adults. Tommy and the crew would go on wild “adventures” using their imaginations to solve problems that may seem little to us now, but are huge to a child. How many of us can say we were that awesome while when we were in diapers?

Drake and Josh

Although it wasn’t a cartoon, Drake and Josh all helped shape our childhoods … and quite possibly made us afraid of our little sisters. The two step brothers were the perfect combo. They would often help each other get out of trouble, but sometimes they just couldn’t avoid the consequences of their combined stupidity. On another note, “HUG ME BROTHA!”

Both manga, anime make excellent options for ‘Fairy Tale’

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“When my older brother and I would drive around, we would always sing along to this band. This song reminds me of all the good memories me and him had. Whenever I miss him, I always put on this song and smile, knowing he is singing along up in heaven.”

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In the animated series of we move past Lucy getting kid“Fairy Tail,” we join Lucy, a young napped pretty quickly and find wizard who is searching for a Natsu storming a mountain to rescue a friend of his. When he guild when she runs into Natsu, a reckless fire dragon slayer. is faced with an ice monkey and thrown off a cliff, how will he reDragon slayers are special wizards that can eat the elemental cover? Will Lucy step up and show she’s got what it takes to be they control to make their spells a fairy tail wizard? more powerful. While searchIn my eyes, there ing for a guild, Lucy are little to no differgets trapped in the ences. The only difmiddle of a plot with ferences I can find are a thief trying to steal slight wording differa bunch of girls, ences, which could just including her! Will be a translation error.

Natsu come to her They are both very rescue or will his seagood, and I for once sickness get the best had a hard time choosof him?

In the manga of Manga Master Noah ing which I liked better.

FORKER Because of this, this “Fairy Tail,” we join week I am neutral on the matter.

Natsu and Lucy in a much quicker-paced story. The artwork is Although I did like the anime a lot, the manga covered a lot of done very nicely, and I must compliment whoever’s idea it was to the good stuff without much efinsert a “what is a guild” section, fort, which I really enjoyed, so I must say I like them both equally. as that was clever. In the manga,

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Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 25 minutes Needs: Large Pan Oil of choice 2 Pork Chops/Steaks A box of Rice A Roni (beef) Italian Seasoning Greek Seasoning Mrs. Dash Seasoning Garlic Ro-Tel tomatoes Diced canned tomatoes Prep: Put the meat in the fridge to thaw the night before.

Cooking: Lightly cover the bottom of the pan in oil.

Put the chops in the pan and add garlic, Greek and Mrs. Dash seasonings and brown each side.

Take chops out and place to the side.

Put the rice from the Rice A Roni box in the pan and brown the rice.

Add the seasoning out of the box.

Add both tomatoes and a Ro-Tel can of water in the pan.

Add a handful of Italian seasoning.

Place chops on top.

Add a lid and let simmer for at least 20 minutes depending on the thickness of the steaks.

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tyling, scouting, finding light and creating balance. Photographers exert all their efforts to create a single gift for their client: a photo. Mastering this process requires precise focus and unbelieveable amounts of time, but that doesn’t mean younger photographers should back down from the challenge.

Seniors Sara Ashar and Cala Villavicencio are not just posing for senior pictures this year. They’re creating them.

Both seniors have worked with their peers to create inspired photo shoots, showcasing the individual styles and interests of each student.

Ashar started learning about photography at the end of her freshman year after receiving a camera from her parents. Similar to Ashar, Villavicencio was encouraged by her mother to pursue photography after taking photos with her over the summer.

Since then, both students have worked tirelessly to perfect their photography skills. Thanks to all their practice, it’s safe to say their work has reached a professional level.

For Villavicencio, it usually takes one to three hours to complete a photoshoot, depending upon locations and how many outfits a client wants to wear.

Photo by Cala Villaciencio “When taking the photos, I’ll tell them to pose accordingly to the natural light outside. I try to find a place that can really help pull the look,” Villavicencio said. “I usually ask the client if they have any locations in mind and go from there. I usually take them to Main Street or Hartman/Big Woods. I took a few to this random abandoned house off of 1st Street, until one of the clients pressed too hard on the floor and fell through,” Ashar said.

The work doesn’t end there. After the shoot is complete, the editing begins. Features and blemishes must be corrected, and filters applied to each photo.

This can take much longer than the mere one to three hours spent shooting.

Scouting locations and styling looks for a shoot is a creative process which must be fostered. For Ashar, studying the work of other photographers on both local and global platforms keeps

“SENIOR PICTURES ARE IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE, OVERALL, IT’S A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND A GREAT WAY TO CAPTURE WHO YOU ARE AS A SENIOR.”

her inspired. Villavicencio finds that responses from her clients inspire her to keep shooting. “Feedback, whether they’re compliments or criticism, always help,” Villavicencio said.

Both Ashar and Villavicencio agree, senior photography is a rewarding endeavor. “I love capturing candids of people laughing and being in the moment,” Ashar said. “If I had a choice, I would take only candids.”

For Villavicencio, the end product motivates her to continue in photography. “My work is placed for people to see, and just the fact they asked me to do their photos when there are so many other photographers in the Cedar Valley [is my favorite part],” Villavicencio said.

Senior Ashley Brimacomb chose to have her photos taken by Villavicencio. “She’s great at photography, and the idea of having her take them just seemed appealing. I also felt less pressure during the shoot because Cala is a pal of mine,” Brimacomb said. “Senior pictures are important to me because, overall, it’s a great experience and a great way to capture who you are as a senior.”

Student understand the lives and personalities of their peers, making them perfectly equipped photographers. “The connection you feel with the classmate helps you feel comfortable,” Villavicencio said.

“I would definitely recommend this.

I think that it’s really great to let your fellow students get experience with photography,” Brimacomb said.

Despite this, some people appreciate a professional’s perspective for important projects like senior pictures.

“I think student photogs are cool, but I would still recommend going to the pros. They know what you’re doing since they’ve been photographing for years, and you want your senior pictures to look great considering you only get to take them once,” Ashar said.

Whoever ends up behind the lens this year, all their labor is building one priceless gift: thoughtfully and beautifully encapsulated memories, a relic to be admired from the four tumultuous and incredible years of high school.

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Furries 4 Fosters If you were randomly taken out of your home and are placed in a house filled with people you have never met before, what stuffed animal would you want to have with you?

Being a foster family is a difficult thing, but being a foster kid is much harder. Newborn babies to 17 year olds are placed in a home or multiple homes for many different circumstances. The children don’t know where they are going and don’t understand why they have to leave whether they are almost an adult or not.

When my little brother came into my home, he was shy and didn’t say more than a few words the first night. It was Dec. 4, 2014, and I couldn’t imagine what was going through his head. I could tell he was curious about everyone in my family, even our puppy dixie. We had a nice house, filled with love and warmth, but if you looked into his big brown eyes, you could see that our three-year-old boy was still afraid.

I have heard plenty of times, “Oh it must be hard to foster kids,” or “How can you do that? It must be exhausting.” I had heard even more negative comments about foster children and the foster system as I got older.

Yes, it is difficult and very tiring, especially for parents, but few think about the kids going through it all.

Ty, my little brother, had no idea who my family was or what he was getting into. That little boy had gone through hell and back in his three years of life.

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Tehya Tournier Photo than what a lot of us will in our entire lives.

My brother made a 360 and is a completely different kid. I understand now that he was scared. He was tired and frustrated, and Ty isn’t the only kid to act out. Many more behave a certain way once in the foster system.

One thing that really helped the process was a monkey.

Yep, I said it. A monkey and his name is George. Of course, he was stuffed, but that seemed to soothe the transition and helped Ty adjust to his new

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my parents when we were camping, but right when I sat with them around folding tables to talk about doing good for the community, they wanted me out,” Hanson said.

After the meeting concluded, the leaders approached Hanson and suggested that she should not come, but instead should just watch her brother at his group. “I was honestly hurt because they didn’t want me to join them or even sit in. If I was a guy, they would have recruited me and invited me on trips.

Yes, Boy Scouts is about making boys into men, but couldn’t they make girls into leaders? The curriculum should not be about a person’s sex. It should be about being leaders and serving our best potential,” she said.

During the summer before freshman year, Hanson heard about the Eagle Claw trip, a youth leadership backpacking trip organized through Boy Scouts. She learned that the only way for a girl to go on the trip is if she is an Adventure Scout. “It was amazing to go on a Boy Scout Trip that girls and guys could enjoy without a clear separation of gender,” she said.

There were strict guidelines to girls’ tents and boys’ tents and how they needed the buddy system, but other than that, they didn’t spend time talking or thinking about how the par-

home. He slept with George every night and held him tightly in his tiny arms. Now he snuggles into his Spider-man bed with two stuffed animals and multiple cars.

“I think this was a sense of security for him. He had never had stability, and this one thing he could hold onto when he first came to our house,” my mom Melanie Tournier said.

My sister, Aaliyah Tournier, came up with a wonderful idea to help kids all over Iowa who have been removed from their homes and put into foster care.

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Teen calls for donations for foster children It’s called Furies 4 Fosters.

“We would like to help make foster children’s transition to foster homes a little more comfortable by giving them a new stuffed animal to hold onto,” Aaliyah said.

There is a facebook page developed by my parents, Darin and Melanie, and already there are comments of people who are wanting to donate stuffed animals for the kids in need of love.

“From the kids that have been through our home, we believe that having a stuffed animal has helped them feel a little better and gives kids a sense of security,” Melanie said.

Almost 520,000 kids end up in foster care each year, and each week nearly 60,000 children are reported as abused or neglected.

“I was scared and afraid, but I liked sleeping with George.

He made me happy because he was soft,” Ty said.

November is National Adoption month, so organizations worldwide want to bring up awareness for the thousands of kids who are feeling abandoned and unloved. When donating stuffed animals to younger or older foster kids, you can ultimately change their lives.

Tiffany Guetzlaff, a DHS worker with the Iowa Department of Human Services, said that her job consists of providing case management services to families who have a child or children who have suffered abuse or neglect.

“We assist in identifying the needs of the family and coordi-

ticipants included girls as well as boys.

“During the trip, the girls didn’t whine when they hiked, and they didn’t whine when they had to do intense trail work, which entails cutting down trees so there is a safe passage to walk through on the trail,” Hanson said. The trip helped root her opinion on how Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts should work.

“Working side by side with boys and girls all doing something so impactful just really opened my eyes, and I wondered why we didn’t have more trips that were coed,” Hanson said.

Hanson is currently a senior patrol leader of the Eagle Claw trip. This position allows her to help the adult staff lead the trip.

She said she believes “this trip would be amazing for anyone, Boy Scout, Girl Scout or anyone who wants to join. They can easily become an Adventure Scout like me.”

She would be glad to help anyone who would like to join whether they are a scout or not. Although she joined Adventure Scouts because she wanted to attend the Eagle Claw trip, she has come to appreciate it.

“I am still the only Girl Scouts in my troop,” she said. Hanson attends Girl Scouts meetings from time to time, consulting with her troop leader who helps her with school and preparing for college.

She is still very active in Girl Scouts. Hanson said she believes that Girl Scouts is about empowerment, and, in contrast,

nating effective services to help remedy the underlying issue(s) which brought the family to our attention. Many of the families we work with struggle with substance abuse and/or mental health issues.”

Often times there is domestic violence, homelessness, physical abuse or neglect. DHS also serves families who have been victims of sexual abuse, Guetzlaff said.

“If a child is in imminent danger, they may need to be removed from the home.”

Guetzlaff also said she thinks Furies 4 Fosters is a wonderful idea and will help so many kids when going through the trauma of being removed from their homes.

“And it is all the more incredible to know the idea behind Furies 4 Fosters came from a 12-year-old girl whose family has fostered several kiddos through DHS and recently adopted a little guy. It provides a great example to people of all ages showing one small idea can make such a huge impact,” Guetzlaff said.

Those who would like to know more about Furies 4 Fosters can go to the facebook page. There have been two videos uploaded and more people are commenting on the page to donate new stuffed animals for this cause.

My sister has collected 20 stuffed animals, but her goal is 50 by the end of November.

Which stuffed animal are you going to place in a child’s arms?

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Boy Scouts is about service. “I think that all the teachings are based on being a leader in a group and believing in yourself and that you can take the lessons you learned and become a successful woman,” Hanson said.

She believes the handouts given to the two groups contradict the goals set. “The books you get are a lot of fluff compared to the Boy Scout handout. For example, the girls’ books tell us we are a butterfly, fragile but strong. And that we, like a butterfly, can create massive change within ourselves. In the boy’s handout, they don’t compare the boys to an insect.

Instead, they compare them to mountaineers or presidents, and I think they maybe unknowingly subject kids to sexism,” Hanson said.

She said she is grateful to be a part of Girls Scouts but notices flaws along with it’s perks. “Empowerment among women is a huge thing. I think it’s important to have a huge support system, but in the handout books, it makes it seem like we are successful, but we need the support of other women to get there,” she said. “I believe Girl Scouts are amazing. I just think it’s time to mix the groups together in a lot of areas. There’s no reason that our anatomy should hold us back from being able to learn and enjoy life.”

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Josie Rowan Junior

Megan Lumetta Junior

When I started to drive my sophomore year, my grandma handed me this little medal of the Saint Christopher. Saint Christopher is the patron saint of travelers and the children of Catholicism. When my grandma gave me this medal, she told me to put it in my car, that it was blessed by a priest that she brought it to, that it will keep me safe from not only me but other people on the road. This makes me think so much more about how I drive, that I want to be safe while driving. I know that when I’m driving my grandma and God are looking over me when I’m driving.

Haley Pence Junior

When I was little, my mom and I got in a car accident. I was very shaken up and crying a lot. Right after my mom saw me, she grabbed me and her rosary that her mom gave her. We started to hold it and pray with it the whole time. Days after the accident, she got me my first rosary. It wasn’t a nice rosary because she thought I would break it immediately after I got it, but I never did. I put it in my car immediately after I got my car. If I ever got in a car accident, I know it will keep me safe and so will God. I believe it’s very important for me to keep it in my car with me at all times while driving.

About two years ago my mom passed away. I’ve had a really hard with her passing because we were never so close. She was a strong, independent women who never let anyone get in her way. No matter what was going on with my mom, she would go out of her way to help others. I put this picture and ribbon in my car as soon as I got it. The purple ribbon not only shows her favorite colors. It represents her at peace.

This reminds me of the wonderful years I spent with my mom and the ones that I lost. A thousand memories come to me whenever I look at that picture and ribbon. She has had one of the biggest impacts on my life.Losing my mom has not only taught me so much more about myself, but it has shaped me into the young woman I am today. I look in the mirror in the morning, and I see things about me that I didn’t know I had before she passed. Having this picture and this ribbon in my car reminds me that she is with me, and she’s keeping me safe at all times.

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At far left, sophomore Charles Potter and senior Grace Van Patten meet in “Variations on a Theme.”

In the middle, sophomore Michael Rasidagic and senior Arie Vernon wait at the train station in “Variations.”

Below, junior Albie Nicol and senior Sam Hanson are in “The Diviners.”

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‘Variations on a Theme’ and ‘The Diviners’ ready for Friday, Saturday performances

On the opposite page, at top left and working clockwise are junior Gabe Gotera, junior Kailey Stiers, junior Brooke Prohaska, senior Olivia Mickey, senior Katarina Walther and junior Emily Fishel.

To the right is senior Claire Chenoweth in “The Diviners.”

Shows start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $4 for students and $5 for adults. Activity passes are also accepted.

Pictures by Vanessa Kime except “Moon Shot” by Leah Forsblom

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After the women’s volleyball team topped Cedar Rapids Kennedy 3-1 in the first round of the state tournament at the U.S. Cellular Center on Tuesday, Nov. 10 in Cedar Rapids, the women faced Bettendorf in the semi-finals after the Hi-Line deadline at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12. At the time, the Tigers had a record of 37-4, while the Bulldogs were 34-2. The winner of this match will face either Dubuque Hempstead (26-11) or Ankeny Centennial (37-5) on Friday in the finals.

Senior captain Madison Hall has been a member of the varsity women’s swimming team since her freshman year. This year, Hall helped her team to a 2nd place finish in the 200 freestyle relay, 3rd in the 200 medley relay and 4th in the 400 freestyle relay.

What was your favorite part of swimming?

The team, for sure. We alll have been swimming club together forever and have grown up together.

We all always have a great time with each other.

Did you have any traditions before a race or a meet?

We don’t really do much, but we always cheer as a team and go around in a circle and say motivational things to each other.

How did Coach Marcussen affect you both as a swimmer and as a person?

Marcussen has made a big impact on me and my swimming. He has taught me to just forget everything and to just swim. He has also taught me to have fun with it and to love what I do. He’s a great man.

How would you say the season went?

This season went pretty well. It didn’t end up quite like we wanted it to relay-wise, but we are happy with how we did.

What was it like to swim with your sister this season?

I love swimming with my sister. We’ve swum our whole lives together, and it’s great that I got to finish my last two high school seasons with my best friend. I’m going to miss her a lot next year, but I know she’s will do big things.