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Veterans, recruit reflect on legacies of service Torn screams ripping through the air as rubble blows left and right, and bodies fall here and there throughout the battle field. Waving in the air is a flag with the colors of deep red, brilliant blue and shimmering white. Somewhere within, this flag holds Americans’ pride. Somewhere upon the battlefield, it carries brave men and women; men and women whom we honor with admiration on the holiday of Veterans Day. Everyone knows whom Veterans Day honors, everyone knows what Veterans Day is, but what most don’t know are the veterans behind Veterans Day, or the people training to become part of the military and why Veterans Day is important to them. Senior Gwen Davies is training to become part of the Marine Corps. “I do find [Veterans Day] a big deal because everyone who has served in the military deserves a day dedicated to them. It is also a great way to show respect to the ones that have protected us and kept our country safe,” Davies said. Veterans Day also holds great importance to most, if not all, veterans that have served our country and risked their lives doing so. “First, it’s a reminder of the soldiers that gave their lives for us, as they aren’t here any more. Second, it reminds me of my service and the memories from long ago. And third, the view of our flag reminds me of our country and how blessed I’ve been to serve. The flag also reminds me of how fortunate I am to have been born in this country,” WWII veteran Melvin Larson said. According to some veterans, serving in the army taught them many lessons, and one can be sure that those very same lessons will surface during Veterans Day. “It taught me to appreciate the sacrifices of the soldiers who have been or are in harm’s way,” Vietnam veteran Harold Jensen said. To be in the military or training for it takes a great deal of courage and bravery, and though one may be extremely courageous, there are always
Bill Feyerbend and other veterans of WWII have taken advantage of a trip to Washingon, D.C. in a an honor flight
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Military experience, as Jensen said, surely will influence others for the rest of their lives. Along with this influence comes the fascinating tales and stories of real life experiences. “I had a soldier named Lonny H. who was a gold brick. There were many little things that he did that are funny now, but at the time were disgusting. He transferred to our platoon from the medics just before embarking to Thailand. When we had a short refueling in Hawaii, he faked an illness by spitting up ketchup. He joined the platoon three months later having had a good time in Hawaii,” Jensen said. Of course, there are other stories and insights. “I spent my time in the South Pacific doing electrical work. I heard fighting about a mile from my work but never saw a Japanese dead or alive,” WWII veteran Bill Feyerbend said. “I was in the navy. We trained by having a mock invasion using a landing craft to de-
liver fighting men to a beach. The objective was to have the landing craft go as close to the sandy shore as possible. As we approached the landing area, the end of the craft went down and several men jumped off, only to go into water and out of sight. The craft had stopped too early. It then lifted its end and drove closer to the shore for the rest of the men. Things like this happen. You have to remember that this was a mock invasion and that the craft would be used a number of times, so they didn’t want to damage it so it could be used again. Of course, that’s not an issue in the real war. And luckily, the men who jumped out too early didn’t drown,” Larson said. And soldiers never knows the people they may meet while serving in the army. “While in basic training, which technically was boot camp, we were given the opportunity to volunteer for submarine duty. I was accepted and soon arrived at the sub-
marine base in New London, Conn. Many good stories came out of this but the best one of all is how I met my wife. You won’t hear all of that story, as it is still going on. We celebrated our 66th anniversary this year, and we’re still going strong,” West said. When one thinks about Veterans Day, those who served said one shouldn’t just briefly think about the day and move on. One must ponder it, maybe ask veterans stories or experiences and realize how important Veterans Day truly is. “America needs to remember and honor our brave men and women who served their country so we could all live free and safe,” office coordinator of the Story County Commission of Veterans Affairs Luke Jensen said. Soldiers say America should also wonder what the world would look like without their efforts. “Without the veterans, we would not have the freedom we enjoy. We need to let future veterans know how important their mission is to the USA and the world,” Jensen said. Veterans say Americans should know why we must celebrate this holiday of great importance. “As our country grew as a nation of the world and especially after the Great War — the war to end all wars — WWI, in which we lost a lot of men, it became obvious that we needed to honor those who sacrificed their lives for our liberty. It not only became a day to celebrate the end of WWI, but the men who served and eventually, men and women of all the previous wars too,” Larson said. And we need to know the reasons behind this holiday. “Our country was founded on the ‘freedoms’ that we all enjoy and are spelled out in the Bill Of Rights. Freedom is NOT free. We think that all of America should recognize this, in part, for all those Veterans who paid the price. For that reason, we will keep that in mind on Veterans Day.” By Staff Writer Alyssa
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voters cast ballots Lately, an election seems more like a sporting event. In the midst of Americans fighting over the possible outcome of an election, many young people voted for the first time. According to Yahoo news, 18-29 year old voters made up 19 percent of the national electorate votes, a slight increase from the amount of young voters at in 2008. Senior Ann Fienup felt good about her decision to vote in this election. “I felt super American. It felt awesome to know that I had a say in who gets to lead our country,” Fienup said. Senior Ryan Ehrhardt also said he enjoyed watching the election results come in after voting for the first time. “It made me very happy to see some of the candidates I voted for win,” Ehrhardt said. Unlike some of the news horror stories about poll lines that stretched halfway around the globe, Fienup had a quick and easy voting process. “I got there and they had me sign a piece of paper and put my address on it. Then they sent me to another table, where they asked for my name, and I showed them my driver’s license. They directed me to another table where they handed me a ballot,” Fienup said. “After I was done filling in circles at a polling station, I put the ballot into the machine. I didn’t have to wait at all. There was no line when I went. My polling site was pretty dead at 2:30 in the afternoon.” Senior Zach Souhrada-Rogers also noted the ease of the process. “It was easier that I expected and a lot quicker. I was surprised at it’s simplicity. I was expecting lots of hoops to jump through and all sorts of fancy booths and machines. It was just a bunch of cardboard tri-folds on tables to fill in ballots,” Souhrada-Rogers said. Fienup plans to vote again in the future to take advantage of the opportunity Americans have. “I plan on voting in upcoming elections. Having a say in who gets to lead us, whether it’s on a town or national level, is a privilege that we as Americans should take advantage of. Other parts of the world aren’t nearly as lucky as we are,” Fienup said. Ehrhardt also urges the importance of voting after having the experience. “It is important to vote because the opportunity to put someone into a leadership position is a great honor to have, and it’s the only way you can make sure the candidate represents you as an individual,” Ehrhardt said.
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Students help load canned foods into truck
Top left: Junior Amy Bergman and seniors Jake Buck and Allie Armstrong take boxes from their fellow students and stack them inside the truck. Other students accompanied them throughout the day with a large turn out after school. Top right: Guidance counselor Erin Gardner rolls a dolly stacked with food drive donations to the truck for loading. Bottom left: Senior Harry Brocka and sophomore Agatha Fenech work together to stack the boxes in the truck. Many students worked just as hard by coming out to the truck during their study halls and release periods. Bottom right: Sophomore Grecia Diaz takes boxes of donated food from Gardner.
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HI-LINE Our View Food drive continues to show Tiger heart The Tiger Hi-Line staff would like to congratulate all of the students and staff who participated in the food drive. Boxes and boxes of canned food were hauled by many helping hands. On Friday students loaded the truck throughout the day and on Monday leadership members unloaded the truck at the Northeast Iowa Food Bank. The ways students contributed varied as they do every year, giving students with different talents opportunities to shine. For the athletes, the student-staff volleyball game Thursday night was a fun environment where competition and a desire to help the hungry were present. Also, the Food Drive Relays were a huge success. It was the first time students and teachers participated in track events as a way to raise canned foods for the food drive. The goal of raising $300 was not only met, it was almost doubled. The track races
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raised over $500. For the artists, Crossroads Center hosted the Can Sculpture Contest in which students created shapes out of canned foods. Among the creations were a hand holding a can of food and a heart. Other more general events did not take special skills to participate in. The penny jars placed in each room were a good way to bring in more money for the food drive. Also, the third hour challenge was especially competitive this year with the first and second place classes having class averages only tenths of a can away from each other. This year was one more especially successful food drive. It is impressive to see that people from different backgrounds and different passions can come together to support a cause worth spending time and energy on. The hungry people of the Cedar Valley will benefit greatly from the many hours students put in and the sacrifices they made.
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Women should have control of what happens to their bodies If you’re a woman, chances are that you need access to contraception, sex education and pregnancy assistance (free of judgement). Shockingly, women in America have their basic reproductive health rights threatened. There are 157 million women in the United States, 85.4 million of which are mothers, according the 2010 U.S. census. Women need preventive care, like breast and cervical cancer screenings, pregnancy care, safe sex education, birth control or other contraceptives and pelvic exams. Celebrating 95 years of services, Planned Parenthood gives women and men
for Planned Parenthood be cut. The U.S. Senate rejected the bill, but the fact that it was even proposed terrifying. If we don’t provide care for women in the present, the future will be Staff Writer Martha significantly darker — HALL unintended pregnancies, unsafe sex and more. access to the health care Taking charge of rethey desperately need. productive health now Ninety percent of will save the next generathe care they provide is tion from life-threatening, preventing pregnancies sexually transmitted disand sexually transmitted eases. It is time to think infections by educating and providing birth con- about the long term effects. trol. They hold parenting Before the Affordclasses for teen mothers able Healthcare Act was and parents. enacted in 2010, women The importance of had to pay more money Planned Parenthood for insurance simply behas been overlooked in the fight to control the cause of their gender. Indeficit. In April 2011, the surance companies could cite being a woman as U.S. House proposed that all federal funding a “pre-existing condi-
tion.” Besides reforming insurance policies, the Affordable Healthcare Act ensures that every citizen will have access to insurance — a big change, given that more than 17 million women (nearly one in five) age 18 to 64 are uninsured in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Women should be in control of their own reproductive rights. Anyone who thinks that they have the right to control what women do with their bodies needs to take a step back: your body should be under the control of one person — you. The most disconcerting thing about women’s rights is that women’s rights are still being debated.
Self esteem should come from inner peace, not outer persuasion Women are on the constant struggle to fight the pressures of perfection. Through the media, the average day female is brought up to believe that there is a certain way she has to look and act to be socially acceptable. Starting at a very young age, girls are shown images of the perfect women. In cartoons or the Disney movies, these images are slipped in to slowly infest the brains of the innocent. The thin figure with the curved hips and perfect-sized breasts has made children believe that that is how you are supposed to look. Growing up as a teenager, the media’s effects on a girl’s mind has more chance to control her than any other age. When she is trying to find who she is and become that person, the models, actresses and playboy women are showing her
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that if she does not have that hair style or that shape of body, she does not fit in. Injecting in her brain a false image of reality and to purposely make her down her own body, media is the greatest poison. That is why it is so important to get the word out to fight through those poisons and become independent. If you are always relying on what somebody else is telling you how to look or behave, then you are not being yourself. You are chasing the after effect of the beauty myth — the myth that you have to be perfect to be accepted. Everywhere a young girl goes she can not get
away from these perfect images. In newspapers, on Facebook, throughout the Internet and especially on television, it is impossible to ignore them. But if we can learn from the start to overpower these pressures and stick up for women’s rights, I know we can learn to ignore the media’s seduction of products of beauty, but it has to be a uphill battle. Although it might have been a challenge, I have grown up being accepting of who I am and telling people to be so overwhelmingly excited that they are beautiful. It might sound cliche, but it so completely true. I have learned to love my imperfections and those things that I once hated. Even though sometimes I have given in to trying to fit in, I have created a thick wall to just walk around not pretending to be this “perfect girl.” I am not a barbie, and I will
never be one. I come to school seeing some girls dressed in the latest fashions and best hairstyles, but I ask myself: Is that really who they want to be? To spend hours to make themselves look perfect and wearing things that they may not even like, just to show off their bodies? It sounds extremely exhausting to me. And someday I want to just go up to them and ask them why they are trying so hard to be this person that they aren’t. We need to create a day where a woman does not have to walk around being constantly judged on her body and her features. Then she can be herself and not worry about being ignored or shunned. When that day comes, women are free. And when that day comes, I can become completely happy and content with being a woman.
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“I did a children’s theater workshop, which I don’t recall very well, but it obviously left me with a good impression to the world of theater. I always liked playing sports as a kid, but theater was my escape from the stress of competition,” Lee said. He admired every aspect of theater. “In every form of a performance you have to work with everyone else around you, not just your fellow actors, but your directors, stage managers, tech crew, costume crew, etc. You’re all trying to make the best product possible. I loved that environment so much, plus the ultimate result of the all collaborated art forms, that I knew I Writer’s note: Lars Lee is my cousin, and I have always known he would do was going to purbig things. I come from a very musical family, so Lars isn’t the only one that is insue a career in it,” volved with theater and music. When I was young I remember going to see him Lee said. in one of his many school plays. At family events, he is always sharing about his Lee attends acting experiences. I haven’t seen him in almost two years because he is so busy the Hartt School with school and shows. We all believe in him and support his dreams. of Music, Dance and Theater in Hartford, Conn. It is extremely difficult to make the cut for this school, as they only want the best to train with them. “I am studying to receive a BFA in Music Theater. To get in you have to audition typically by doing a dance call and singew York City; cen- Broadway bound and ready ing two contrasting 32 bar cuts. ter of the universe. for the spotlight, Lars Lee of Basically you get about two minutes to prove you are right Home to some of Minneapolis has been preparfor their school,” Lee said. the finest art and theater in the ing his whole life for his chance There are many ways he world, including Broadway. As- under the lights. piring actors around the world Lee started acting as a child, could have auditioned, but fight their way to step on that and from his first performance Lee chose the Unifieds. “I happened to participate in what’s Broadway stage and shine. on, he knew this was his future.
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Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 called the Unifieds, which is a sort of common application for theater school. A lot of reputable schools will convene in the same place to hold all of the auditions at once, making it so the potential student doesn’t have to travel to every city in the country. I did the Unifieds in Chicago and auditioned for about seven schools,” Lee said. Theater school is not for the faint hearted; aspiring actors have to put in many hours and a lot of hard work. “Anyone in a BFA program can tell you that school is no walk in the park. Whereas most college students have class from Monday-Thursday with their first class starting at noon, BFA students have classes MondayFriday with their first classes being dance starting at 8 a.m., going through the whole day with a half hour for lunch and getting off at 5,” Lee said. Lee is involved with many different shows through the school as well. “Typically you have rehearsal for a show which goes from 7-10:30 at night every weekday, with a Saturday rehearsal 11-4 in the morning. I also have my voice lesson and performance lab on Sunday. You have to love it to survive, so you find out pretty quick whether it’s the right fit for a career,” Lee said. When auditioning for a role in a show, as an actor one must know which roles are best for oneself. “Knowing your ‘type’ is probably the most important thing to getting a role. In theater, television and film there are all types of roles, from an ingenue to a character actor and all those that fall in between. If one is perfect for the role of Elle Woods in Legally Blonde, that doesn’t necessarily mean that they would be the right fit for Tracy in Hairspray. If you know the kind of roles
you can play, you can better promote yourself as an actor. When one is confident in themselves, they can be confident in their character. If you can believe that, and you have the perseverance to keep auditioning, you will get work,” Lee said. The ultimate goal for Lee is, of course, Broadway. He has auditioned for roles and been close to getting them. Lee is still in school, however, and is only 20 years old. His time is coming. “I have not been on Broadway, yet. It is the equivalent of getting to the Major Leagues in baseball, so it is extremely hard to get on Broadway,” Lee said. From years of experience, Lee has learned so much from the world of theater. “The biggest advice I could give aspiring actors is don’t go into this career if you just want to be famous. Being the star of a show isn’t everything. Theater is the window into society, it’s the ability to give as much perspective of the human condition as one can. I’m sure your English teachers have had the discussion over a story’s theme, and it’s not something one can just gloss over,” Lee said. To go into theater, Lee said, one has to have a huge passion for what one does. To make it in this business, one has to put everything one has into it. “This career is hard. The dean of my school on the first day of freshman year gave us all one dollar. He told us if we think that we can be successful in this business without working harder than everyone else that we should take that dollar and spend it on a lottery ticket, because that’s our chances of making it,” Lee said. By Staff Writer Lauren
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Cat’s Cradle By: Kurt Vonnegut
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Street King Immortal on Nov. 13
•GREEN DAY Dos! on Nov. 13
•ONE DIRECTION
Take Me Home on Nov. 13
•ONE REPUBLIC
Feel Again on Nov. 13
•THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN- PT. 2 On Nov. 16
•SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK On Nov. 16
•ANNA KARENINA On Nov. 16
•IN OUR NATURE On Nov. 16
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Written in 1963 by the well-known author of Slaughterhouse Five, this novel is another prime example of Vonnegut’s writing prowess. With interesting use of satire and gallows humor, Vonnegut draws you into a multi-faceted and wildly fascinating path to the end of the world. While working in the public relations department at General Electric, Vonnegut observed research scientists working there, focusing heavily on a scientist known as Irving Langmuir, a renowned chemist. Irving became the character model for Dr. Hoenikker, who in the novel creates a dangerous product known as “icenine.” This starts the ball rolling on a path to destruction, beginning on a fictional island known as San Lorenzo. We follow the protagonist through the apathy and misanthropy that is often typical of Vonnegut’s main characters and, much like when reading Slaughterhouse Five, do not flinch as society crumbles.
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Haunted By: Chuck Palahniuk A word to our more conservative readers; Palahniuk is probably not for you. Like many of his books, Haunted expresses themes of violence, sexual deviance and murder, often in great detail. However, Palahniuk is an amazing author with grand imagination and insight on our world today. He knows what scares us, what makes us squirm, what makes us cry, what haunts us. Haunted is a fictional collection of the stories written by people who answered an ad for a “writers’ retreat” and slowly discovered that this paradise created solely for writing the best short story they’ve ever written is not a paradise at all. As their host slowly siphons off food and water, the writers find themselves fighting for their own survival. As strange as it is fascinating, this book will keep you turning the pages no matter how scared you may be.
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Sifting Through the Madness for the Word, the Line, the Way By: Charles Bukowski
•CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II
Nov. 13 on PS3, Xbox 360, PC
Though well known for his misanthropic demeanor, Bukowski is also renowned for his breathtaking poetry. Writing six novels, thousands of poems and hundreds of short stories in his several years of glory, Bukowski wrote insightfully about the life of poor Americans, unsatisfying relationships, the toil of his job and the life and being of writing. In this collection, he begins by stating what writing really is and what a writer really does. Though seemingly forward and abrasive, the truth is there. That honesty is constant throughout the rest of the poetry in his collection.
•BEN 10: OMNIVERSE
Nov. 13 on PS3, Xbox 360, Wii
•ADVENTURE TIME Nov. 20 on DS
•THE HIP HOP DANCE EXPERIENCE Nov. 13 on Wii
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Animal Farm By: George Orwell As adeptly as he expresses criticism of totalitarianism in 1984, Orwell composes a brilliant allegory describing the era of Stalinism in the USSR with the use of a cast of organized farm animals that rise up to overthrow their oppressive human master, only to be oppressed once more by the pig characters that manipulate their fellow farm animals to gain full control. This novella was widely criticized at the time of its manifestation, and Orwell had an extremely difficult time getting it published anywhere before it was finally sold in 1945.
Anthem By: Ayn Rand WHAT’S UP WITH MALCOM with host Malcom Musoni Stop by for the student takes on the latest news. This week’s feature: AMANDA TODD/CYBER BULLYING FT. KAZ Find all the weekly podcasts as well as the weekly broadcast news show by visiting us on the web at http:// www.hiline.cfschools.org.
Watership Down By: Richard Adams
Ayn Rand constructs a fascinating dystopia that warns us of the dangers of collectivism. The government has taken complete control over the people, banning singular pronouns like “I,” “me” and “myself.” The elimination of individuality is so stressed that the main character and narrator, a man named Equality 7-2521, reports that people who utilize these forbidden pronouns have been arrested and brutally executed. Equality 7-2521 is a bit of an outlaw, as he attempts to rediscover and recreate electricity in sealed tunnels hidden beneath this city and simultaneously pursues a love interest named Liberty 5-3000, an act that is also considered a crime. The novella leads us through the protagonist’s tip-toeing around the law and rediscovering of emotions and individuality, the entire journey steeped in suspense and humanity.
Watership Down is the strange and slightly twisted story of a roving group of rabbits written by Richard Adams. The rabbits live in their natural environment and are anthropomorphised through a culture in their warren with a language, literature and a religion. The main character of the story, a rabbit named Fiver, possesses the ability to see into the future and predicts the imminent doom of their warren. The leader of the warren does not believe him and refuses to move the clan. Fiver and a few close friends leave the warren in search of Fiver’s prophesied “holy land,” a healthy place to establish a new warren. On their perilous journey, full of run-ins with farm dogs and other failing rabbit warrens, the rabbits find new comrades and learn about the dangers beyond the familiar fields.
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Student-athletes maintain condition during off-season From lifting to ab workouts, former professional runner and now mathematics teacher, Dirk Homewood knows what young athletes must do to stay in shape and be ready for their upcoming athletic seasons. Homewood’s workout, an after school program designed for high school students that want to maintain their physical condition, is just winding up as many of the fall sports have wound down. “Cedar Falls has always had an after school weight room program. The idea behind the workouts was to increase the
athleticism for all of our sports at the high school,” Homewood said. This is a Monday through Friday workout schedule. Student athletes who participate know that each day is different; every other day they alternate between lifting and conditioning (running). There are a variety of things that student athletes do while working out after school. “The program is designed to track students’ performance increases in terms of strength, quickness and athletic build. It is a five-day program, which consists of three
lifting days and two conditioning days.” Many student-athletes enjoy coming to Homewood’s workout program after school. Senior Madison Hersom likes Homewood’s workouts. “Homewood challenges you every day. You get stronger and overall better,” Hersom said. Along with students, The popular after school program continues to grow. Because of the huge growth throughout the years, Homewood has had to make some alterations to the workout times. “The lifting program has grown
to the point that we have two different time slots and an alternating A/B for lifting/conditioning during the school year. Also, this past summer’s program consisted of three time slots in the morning and two afternoon time slots.” An increase in the number of student athletes doesn’t bother him. Homewood said that those who have not yet joined the program can come and sign up in the weight room today. Staff Writer Maddie
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What do athletes eat/drink before ‘do-or-die’ games? A big part of what makes athletes truly great is what they put in their bodies. They train hard and eat the right foods to give them the energy they need to perform their best. Some of CFHS’s best athletes follow a healthy diet to get a lot of good nutrients. Jake Buck, senior running back on the football team, has a routine he follows every week to prepare himself for the big football games. “I drink a ton of water throughout the week and pickle juice the day of a game,” Buck said. Buck needs to be fully energized for each game. “I eat a granola bar before the game for extra energy,” Buck said. Protein is key in Buck’s diet as well. “I always have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich the day of a game for extra protein,” Buck said. Miranda Dusenberry, senior outside hitter/back row player for the volleyball team, always makes sure she eats the right foods before big games. “I always eat a Jimmy Johns sandwich because I just like eating fresh food before the game. It’s light and it’s not too heavy,” Dusenberry said. Sweets can have a negative effect on some athletes performances, and Dusenberry has experienced this before. “I also try to eat fruit and try to stay away from sweets. I notice that if I eat the
perform the best,” Heindl said. Jaime Zarate, senior cross country runner, runs in many races including triathlons. Zarate knows that a lot of endurance and energy is needed for these races, so he keeps his body healthy with a healthy diet. “In my everyday eating, I try to keep a pretty balanced meal, always a lot of protein like chicken or steak. I have veggies on the side as well, such as steamed broccoli or asparagus. I always have a baked potato and Senior Jake Buck drinks pickle juice on gamedays to reduce cramping. a glass of chocolate milk with this meal wrong foods I’m definitely not a big soccer game. “I try not to as well,” Zarate said. as quick as I usually am. I also eat much right before a game, He said staying hydrated is feel like I can’t jump as high,” just something small like fruit. extremely important. “I mainDusenberry said. My favorite fruits to eat are tain hydrated 24/7. It’s really Dusenberry knows how imblueberries. I only drink water important to stay hydrated no portant it is to stay energized right before the game,” Heindl matter the weather. I usually for a volleyball game. “When I said. The week of a game, Heijust drink water the day of a eat these fresh foods I just feel ndl loads up on proteins to get race and save Gatorade for like I have a lot of energy, and I energized and ready to play. “I days that are really hot because don’t feel too full,” Dusenberry eat pasta the day before and Gatorade has so many electrosaid. chocolate milk to give me enlytes,” Zarate said. Luke Heindl, a senior on the ergy. All of these foods help Staff Writer Lauren soccer team, eats light before make sure my body is able to NICKERSON
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Senior Richard Lam got fifth place at the State Dance Solo Competition for his routine choreographed to “As Long As You Love Me” by Justin Bieber. He and senior Raud Kashef were one of three guys at the State Solo Competition. What was it like being one of three guys at the Solo Competition? It felt pretty cool. Not a lot of people have the courage to dance and compete against girls. What were you hoping to accomplish going into State? I just wanted to perform and get my name out there. What did the girls from other teams at the Solo Competition think? They thought I did amazing. They’ve never really seen popping in real life. They thought it was strange; they’ve never seen guys like me and Raud Kashef go and dance to hip-hop. If you could be one animal what would it be? A dragon. It respresents my dad.
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Next up: Decorah on Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. at home
Women’s Basketball (0-0)
Next up: Jamboree on Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Waterloo East
Wrestling (0-0)
Next up: Waterloo West and Dubuque Hempstead on Nov. 29 at 5:30 p.m. at Waterloo West
Bowling (0-0)
Next up: CR Kennedy on Nov. 30 at 3:45 p.m. at Valley Park Lanes
Men’s Swimming (0-0)
Next up: Dubuque Hempstead on Nov. 20 at home
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Déjà vu: Tigers fall to Xavier again, knocked out in semi-final round Déjà vu struck the football team Friday night. For the second year in a row the Tigers made an early exit from the playoffs in the State SemiFinals. The Cedar Falls football team dropped their State Semi-Final game to Cedar Rapids Xavier 27-6. The playoff loss caps the Tiger season at 11-2, with both defeats coming at the hands of Cedar Rapids Xavier in the UNI-Dome. The Saints have earned themselves a trip to the State Championship game. “We wanted to win that game real bad. It was tough for the seniors to go out like that. But at the same time, there are more important things than football,” senior Jackson Nichols said. The Tigers started strong when senior runningback Jake Buck broke away from the pack and went 80 yards to the house on the first play from scrimmage. From there, everything was down hill. Cedar Falls dug themselves a hole. Five turnovers and over 80 yards in penalties is a tough deficit to overcome. But that wasn’t the last of the Tiger
Senior Jake Buck shakes a would-be tackler. struggles. Senior runningback Jake Buck left the game in the first half with a concussion, he would not return. Without Buck, junior Eli Berregaard and senior Nick Clark were forced to carry the majority of the load for the Tiger ground game. “When Buck got hurt we
Seniors Nick Clark and Randolph Bryan pull down Cedar Rapids’ Reggie Schulte for a sack in the second half of the game.
lost that explosive play-making back that Buck brings to the table. He had done a great job for us all season, and throughout the first half of the game as well,” senior Kevin Bernard said. Senior offensive linemen Hayden Shea suffered a pos-
sible torn ACL late in the second half, creating a laundry list of problems for the Tigers. The Tigers return lots of starters next season, including two first team All-Conference players, Jared Farley and Ross Pierschbacher. “If I had to say anything to next year’s var-
sity team it’s don’t listen to the hype. A lot of people talked our team down, but you gotta use that energy to hit the weights and put in work during the offseason so you can be the best you can,” Nichols said. Sports Editor Jared
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Senior offensive linemen Hayden Shea records a “pancake” before leaving the game with a knee injury late in the second half.
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Going for the Gold
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Top left, senior Jordan Lang prepares to serve. Bottom left, the staff show off their winning streak. At top right, the senior team shows confusion. In the middle, senior Matt Fedro goes against sophomore Austin Anderson. Right middle, staff Emily Wheeler and Traci Lake have a lack of communication. Bottom middle, staff member Marcey Hand bumps it up for a kill. Bottom right, senior Jackson Nichols goes for the ace.