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Rocket club begins NASA collaboration Before the sun had risen and cars filled the lot on October 17th, five students and one teacher made their way into the darkened hallways of the quiet high school and into room 31 to circle around a small iPhone, all listening intently to the person on the other end.

The rocket club members absorbed all they could from past graduates of NASA about their new design. Information came out of the phone like a firehose, and they could hardly absorb it fast enough.

Following their fifth place finish at the national Team Rocketry America Challenge (TARC), the CFHS S.T.A.R.S. received an opportunity of a lifetime.

The top 25 teams at the competition received an invitation to submit a proposal to NASA for a rocket that they would like to fly and test. “You have to be invited to submit, and to be invited you have to place top 25,” rocket club adviser Zeb Nicholson said.

From there the team created a unique idea — testing the solar intensity of the sun as altitude increases and how that can help fuel the rocket. “We are going to test the intensity of the sun with solar panels on the rocket. A replica of the rocket will be on the ground to measure ground and air,” team leader Will Burken said.

Following the initial idea, the team of six then wrote up a 30page proposal of their idea and submitted it to NASA. Their anticipation was filling the room as they waited for the response early in October, and within the last five minutes of power hour, the email came in.

“When he opened it (the email), it said ‘Congratulations,’

and we were all yelling and running around. We had sparkling grape juice, and we were bouncing off the walls,” Burken said.

Following the email, the team members were put into a video conference call the next week where they were told information and the different deadlines for their project from NASA. They plan to fly their rocket on April 4 in Huntsville, Ala. “There are four milestones in

the beginning of November.

“Preliminary design review, so that’s like the first project or first proposal on your rocket idea and your sketch,” materials and design leader Ryan Ritter said.

A crucial part of the team’s success has been a past CFHS graduate from the class of 1980 who has worked at NASA for over 25 years. “He saw our team in the NASA newsletter and contacted us and asked how he could

ect,” Burken said.

With two rocket teams — a brand-new team working on a TARC rocket as well as the NASA team, Nicholson has a lot under his belt. “I am like the football coach making the calls from the sidelines, not playing on the field,” Nicholson said.

The team members know their goal.

“We have to (shoot the rocket) get as close to a mile as

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The rocket club is beginning an experimental collaboration with NASA, an opportunity that the members earned after placing in the top 25 in the Team Rocketry Challenge in Washington, D.C. last spring. From left to right are advisier Zeb Nicholson, Duncan Meyer, William Burken, Ryan Ritter, Erik Walther, Andre Bryan, and Randev Goonesekere the entirety of the project. The proposal is one. The preliminary design review is two, critical design review and flight readiness review,” Burken said.

They have their proposal finished, which moves on to phase two, the preliminary design review. With this the team has to create a sketch and build of the rocket that they will have to send in to NASA for further review in

help,” Nicholson said, “He gave us way more information than we thought, which was a good thing.”

Many hours have gone into the project so far, and within the seven month process, there is much more ahead for the team.

“We have already put many hours into it and late nights, and we still have a lot to go. This is only the first chunk of a huge proj-

possible, and there is awards for most team spirit, but it isn’t really a competition,” Burken said.

With no physical reward ahead for the team, most of the motivation comes from within.“How these guys delegate work is beyond me and what they accomplish. The dynamic is one of the biggest reasons they have been able to be as successful as they are. They know how to get

stuff done,” Nicholson said.

Andre Bryan, assistant fundraising and outreach coordinator, agreed with Nicholson’s statement. “We have school going on as well along with rocket club, so it’s kind of like a priority, but it’s not as high on the list, so we still have to budget our time, but we will make it work,” Bryan said.

With determination flowing through their veins, the team is excited to advance through the stages of their rocket, leading to their launch in Alabama on April 4.

With many steps ahead of them the rocket club could use any help they can get with funding. “We have an estimated budget of $6,000-$7,000 for the NASA team alone, which includes all materials and travel,” Nicholson said. “They have room for 60 teams, but in years past, they have never had more than 60 proposals. Due to NASA budget cuts along with more teams attending, they decided to just cut all funding, and we have to do it all on our own.”

Those who wish to help with the funding can contact Nicholson at zeb.nicholson@cfschools. org.

With hard work and great chemistry, the team is bound for success, “When you see a team be so self motivated and just be like ‘hey we got to get this done’.

In my head I have an idea of what is happening, but two years ago when we went to nationals it wasn’t that. This team is just so intune with each other and so selfdriven that is what made them and will make them succeed,” Nicholson said.

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CF teacher association faces vote Voters have until Oct. 24 to cast their ballots and ensure that the CFEA, or Cedar Falls Education Association maintains their bargaining rights.

Last February, the Iowa Legislature approved changes made to the state’s collective bargaining laws, including a provision requiring public-sector unions to hold recertification elections before negotiating new contracts.

Previously, unions remained certified unless a member called for a decertification vote, but under the state’s

new collective bargaining laws, every time they face a new contract negotiation, unions must re-certify.

Cedar Falls’ union, known as the Cedar Falls Education Association (CFEA), is holding its recertification vote through the 24th.

Many other districts have already held their recertification votes. In September, 13 bargaining units cast recertification votes, and nearly 90 percent of all eligible listeners participated.

Iowa has 477 total bargaining units,

representing close to 33,500 employees in the state.

More than 60 percent of eligible voters have cast ballots in the first two days of this particular two-week voting cycle.

Media specialist Kristi Anhalt is one of the membership chairs of the CFEA. She is responsible for recruiting new members and renewing old memberships for the CFEA. “We are there for both the teachers and the students. We are there to

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help teachers when things aren’t going well for them, whether it’s bringing in someone to help them or providing insurance for them. We also provide conferences and learning opportunities for teachers, and our association is the bargaining unit for the district. We have a group of teachers that meet with the admin and bargain our contract.”

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Dressed in black, yellow bandanas fastened to cover their mouths, thousands of people took millions of steps in a single file line down city streets on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 14. These steps were taken for human trafficking awareness in over 400 different places in 50 countries. All across the globe from Paris to Cedar Falls, thousands of people participated in the Walk for Freedom to bring awareness to human trafficking.

Rainy weather drove participants in Cedar Falls inside, but they still encountered the same message about human trafficking. According to the Polaris Human Trafficking Center, “Human trafficking is a form of modern slavery—a multibillion dollar criminal industry that denies freedom to 20.9 million people around the world.”

The clothing that participants wore had special meaning. The yellow bandanas tied across their mouths shows that they will take action for the victims who speak out about human trafficking.

Three victim’s names were spotlighted and written on the yellow bandanas.

Eve, a 7-year-old girl from Thailand who experienced abuse and was trafficked at a young age; Amy, a 17-yearold American who was sex trafficked and abused by her husband early in life; and Ivan, a 35-year-old Ukrainian man who immigrated from his country for a better life, but then was caught in a human trafficking work scandal. These three names personalized what human trafficking signifies for all of the 20.9 million people who are involved with human trafficking in the world.

The Service and Leadership Council at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) organized this event to bring awareness of human trafficking to the Cedar Valley.

They partnered with A21, the international organization that organized the global event.

“We are a part of the UNI international justice mission, so we found out through them that A21 was a group to get involved with, so we found out that they were doing the nationwide walk and decided to be a part of that,” Veronica Greene, student at UNI and coorganizer for Walk for Freedom, said.

Greene, a UNI senior movement and exercise student, said identifying human trafficking in our own region is essential.

“Human trafficking is important to bring awareness to because it is so predominant and not a lot of people know about it. So, really educating people will be the first step to preventing it from happening. That’s why I am so passionate about it. It’s just to let people know that it is happening in our backyard and we can do something to stop it,” she said.

One of the speakers, Mike Ferjak, a human trafficking investigator, made

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Marchers around the world wore bandanas over their mouths on Saturday, Oct. 14 with the names of one of three victims representing the millions of others who have suffered from human trafficking.

“I have survivors in almost every school that I go to, and every time someone new writes me after and says, ‘Ruth, me too.’ I say, ‘OK. What is the next step to help you get out of this?’”

—Ruth I.E. Buckels program coordinator for Teens Against Human Trafficking it clear why human trafficking is an important issue because it starts at such a young age.

“The average case for human trafficking is 11 to 14 years old. Males start in the human trafficking rings even younger,” Ferjak said.

Ferjak, a law enforcement officer, in-

vestigates victims and has learned the ins and outs of human trafficking rings.

“You work all day and get sold all night. Everything you are and everything you had gets stolen when you’re human trafficked,” he said The subjects of these crimes, who are often under the legal age of 18,

are sometimes blamed as responsible for their conditions, when in fact, the trafficker is the one who should be arrested.

“The reason we have the disparity of views with human trafficking is because of the traffickers. The victim is usually the one arrested, which is wrong,” Ferjak said.

Teens Against Human Trafficking is one of the many nonprofit organizations that participated at the event.

“A pimp’s job is to dehumanize the victim,” Ruth I.E. Buckels, program coordinator for Teens Against Human Trafficking, said. “Nothing is immune in human trafficking no matter what shape, size, race or social status is. Your vulnerability can be made to hurt you by the pimp,” she said.

Buckels has worked with over 175 human trafficking survivors and has adopted seven survivors into her family.

“I go to schools and speak to kids about this topic because it needs to be brought to awareness. I have survivors in almost every school that I go to, and every time someone new writes me after and says, ‘Ruth, me too.’ I say, ‘OK. What is the next step to help you get out of this?’” Buckels said.

Buckels explained that she helps survivors of human trafficking rebuild their lives. “I have yet to meet a survivor that is good at only one thing. I find something they are good at and tell them to run with it,” she said.

Human trafficking happens all around the world, even in places where no one would expect it to happen. Recently, a case in Waterloo was in news headlines. A couple just pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in a sex trafficking case. They brought two 16-year-old girls from Chicago and said they would take care of them, but ended up trafficking them as prostitutes.

There are other incidents around Iowa as well.

“I think human trafficking is actually something people don’t think is an issue anymore that is growing, especially in Iowa. For example, five minutes from my home in Des Moines, there was a human trafficking incident, and it is just crazy that can happen so close to me,” UNI sophomore social work student Becca McDowell said.

According to Buckels, the best way to end human trafficking is to be aware to one’s surroundings, even people who one may least expect.

“Believe in the person that talks to you if you see signs. Listen,” Buckels said.

If a situation of human trafficking is seen, call for help and give specific details to what is going on. “You all have humans in your world, pay attention to them,” she said.

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Looking onto the neighborhood field of green, back on the country road of Iowa, young David Welter and friends packed up after a long day of playing baseball. Little did he know, Welter would play the game for his home team throughout his whole life, a team that would help him enjoy an even deeper relationship with baseball as well as strength for a successful educational career, strength to overcome life threatening illness and inspiration for a writing a book based on his experiences.

“It was like our own personal neighborhood sandlot,” said retired Holmes Junior High Principal and author David Welter.

Welter started playing organized baseball when entering grade school and junior high. From then on, baseball became his whole life.

He played all through his high school years at Columbus High School in Waterloo and continued his education and baseball career at Cornell College in Mount Vernon.

From 1979 to 1989, Welter began involvement as a scout with the Cincinnati Reds baseball organization. After being with the Reds organization, he began scouting for the Atlanta Braves and is still with them today.

“Baseball has been a big factor in my life. I use baseball terminology all the time,” Welter said.

Not only has the game been a big part of his life but also his family as well, Welter said.

His two sons and daughter were always with him on the field helping him, being his “bat boys,” and both his sons played, and his wife was always in attendance whether he played or was scouting.

“It’s a family thing,” he said.

When he wasn’t scouting up-and-coming baseball players, Welter was making a big name for himself in the education system.

He has taught and coached at Highland High School in Des Moines, coached at Iowa State University as an assistant baseball coach and, for 37 years on, Welter has been teaching and in administration in the Cedar Valley.

Welter retired from being principal at Holmes Junior High in July of 2016. He said since being an educator for 40 years, he wanted to move on and experience other things life had to offer while he still could.

“I’ll be honest. I do miss the kids, but I’m lucky I still get to see them. I struggled with the decision of going from teaching to being in administration, and, ultimately, I felt I could impact kids in that way more.”

Welter has been inducted in the Iowa Baseball Hall of fame and during his career was named Iowa Middle Level Principal of the Year.

“It’s not about me but about the people,” he said.

While riding out his baseball career and scouting, having a wife and kids and impacting the Cedar Falls community, he also faced adversity head on, like when he found out he had cancer on his 55th birthday.

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Retired Holmes principal writes book highlighting path to victory

Retired Holmes Principal David Welter wrote a book to show how he used his lifetime love and experiences with baseball as inspiration for overcoming setbacks and scoring many victories in life. The book is available in the high school library.

“You’ve gotta make the most of each and every day. That may sound cliche, but, boy, did it hit home with me.”

—David Welter retired Holmes principal and author of book

in February of 2009.

“At the time, it was quite a shock. It still kinda is,” he said.

He said he had never smoked a day in his life, but doctors anticipated the cancer in his throat could have been from farm chemicals.

“I was given a 50/50 chance to live,” he said.

Welter said that when he is faced with a challenge, often times he journals as a way

to cope and process.

After many months journaling, Welter said he created a blog sharing his reflections and thoughts about his situation to share with other people.

On the day of his diagnosis, he started his first journal, and eight years later, it has been turned into a book.

“Reflections from the Home Team; Go the Distance” is a book by David Welter and the purpose of this book is to provide hope,

strength and support for those who are facing challenges.

“A lot of the lessons learned in life, especially within baseball, have translated into my book,” he said.

Welter said that this book is not only targeted and written from the perspective of cancer patients but also those who face struggles life presents every day.

“It comes from my heart. By no means, am I an expert, but I’ve been there and done that,” he said.

He said that he has been given numerous opportunities to speak with people who have been faced with a challenge like cancer, other illnesses or anything life has thrown at them.

Welter said he loves talking with people and has spoken with many groups about his book such as the Human Relations Department at UNI. Since starting his blog, Welter said he has gained a huge support group, or as he likes to call it, his “home team,” of 700+ people.

Welter said he decided to ultimately start writing a book after many of his followers from his blog asked if he would write a book.

“I just said I wouldn’t write one. I just knew it. Well, once I retired a year ago, a good friend of mine connected me with a publisher.”

Xulon Press, one of the largest Christian publications in the country, supported and was a helpful tool when Welter decided to take writing a book seriously.

“People are always trying to get any kind of hope they can find, and that is what my book is about. I try to be all about positivity for everyone struggling no matter the situation.”

In the book, Welter said at the end of each reflection, leaving a total of 43, he wanted to add an encouraging attitude, a spiritual insight and a step to consider in each of his challenges.

“I’ve always said, God doesn’t save you from something but for something,” Welter said.

Welter’s book was released in late June of 2016 and can be found on his website, www.reflectionsfromthehometeam.com/, Barnes&Noble, Wiley’s Christian Book Store and Amazon, which has five stars at the moment. One can also order a personalized copy from his email, which is located on his website.

“To me, that’s what it’s all about: making connections with people and having them on my home team.”

Looking back to his sandlot team, Welter, a baseball fanatic, education consultant and friend to everyone, has learned more than batting tactics or fielding drills but has configured a way to break through the curveballs in life and share experiences with his hometeam.

“You’ve gotta make the most of each and every day. That may sound cliche, but, boy, did it hit home with me.”

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The CAPS program is a class that takes three periods of the day and is helping students in fields such as tech and engineering; communication and design; and education.

Students get to help others and themselves and in return gain experience in fields they’re looking at turning into lifelong skills.

On top of the experience being given to the students, they can potentially even land jobs in fields they’re pursuing through the CAPS class as well.

Students taking the class are sacrificing a large chunk of their school day to be a part of this newly made program run through the University of Northern Iowa.

The woman in charge of the education department for the CAPS program working with the high schoolers is Megan Droste. She’s lighting the way for the first year of this part of the program’s success. The program being in it’s infancy is perceived by many to be a little daunting, but students taking the class seem to be unfazed and are paving the way for something that has the potential to be very special to many new students willing to be a part of the CAPS program for years to come.

Tristan Snell, a senior in the education portion of the CAPS program, said he is enjoying the class and de-

scribed it as, “A great thing to help you figure out what you want to do. It allows me to explore a career in a way I wouldn’t have been able to do otherwise if I wasn’t involved in CAPS.” Even so early in the school year, Snell said he has benefitted greatly from the program. After socializing at a CAPS social event at UNI, he made some friends in high places. Among many of the higher ups in the education section of UNI that Snell met and talked to, he ended up meeting the Dean of Education at UNI and even the President of the University of Northern Iowa, Mark A. Nook. Tristan even managed to get in a picture of the event on the president’s Twitter profile from the gathering.

The connections he made and the opportunities for Tristan didn’t stop at the social event, though. They followed him back to his classroom. Shortly after the social event at UNI, Snell was told that he was offered a job at UNI if he decided to take his academic studies there after high school.

Prior to signing up and taking this class, Snell had been on the fence about what he wanted to do. He wanted to go into a medical and science field after high school.

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go somewhere else for college, he said, “I don’t want to be stuck in this small town forever. There’s not a lot here for me.”

But now through CAPS, he has been given hands on experience in teaching children and learning exactly what teachers have to go through to be successful in their profession. It’s changed his whole mind set on what he wants to do with his life and what he’s going to do outside of Cedar Falls High School. CAPS has given Snell a way to excel in his studies, and it has even given a way to prosper outside of them.

As he starts to prepare for his second location for teaching — co-teaching seventh grade science at Peet Junior High — he’ll learn exactly what a teacher has to go through.

Creating, maintaining and updating a blog and portfolio are all parts of

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This week the orchestra (Oct. 17) and choir (Oct. 16) had concerts. Pictured above is senior Alex Escalada, and at right are seniors Joel Ochoa and Sylvia Brown.

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what he does in the class.

Creating lesson plans and staying prepared and focused for teaching classes is also part of the criteria students taking the class must finish and execute.

Finding activities, making worksheets, keeping kids engaged — these are all things students in the education section of CAPS must be good at to make use of the opportunity they’re being given.

Working with kids has seemed to definitely catch the attention of Snell, and he’s become very passionate and into what he does with the children. His first teaching scenario was with a group of second graders, and he said he loved it. Using candy and games, he was able to capture the attention and minds of the young kids and get a glimpse of what he could be doing in the future. It’s become clear to him that this

is something he’s very interested in pursuing.

Commenting on CAPS as a whole, Snell couldn’t say enough great things. He’s met inspiring people, gotten to work with his friends and gained useful teaching skills that he hopes will go toward a future in teaching.

He said the connections he’s already made can’t amount to what his future in the CAPS program holds for him.

Snell said the challenging work he’s discovering is worth it.

“It’s a lot. Keeping kids engaged and staying on the curriculum is hard, but it’s worth it. Teaching there, it’s like a really intense job shadow. You have to teach full lessons and activities, run a blog and portfolio, create lesson plans. You have to be prepared. It’s a lot of learning and figuring out what you’re going to do, and the whole thing about losing three periods is fine. It’s totally worth it.

The CAPS program is a really cool thing to be a part of. Honestly, I wouldn’t really call it a class. It’s an experience.”

Droste encouraged other students to consider registering for CAPS next year, and said counselors can assist in making this possible.

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Artist of the Week: Junior Joey Dunning

“There aren’t any rules to art. That’s my favorite thing. You can do whatever you want.”

“There aren’t any rules to art. That’s my favorite thing. You can do whatever you want,” junior Joey Dunning, the Oct. 20 Artist of the Week, said. Dunning taught himself how to use Photoshop five years ago, and he has been using it to translate his imagination onto screens ever since.

Dunning became captivated by digital art through other digital art pieces and interesting graphics he saw, as well as influences like Milton Glaser and Keith Haring.

As for his creative process, Dunning explained that the time it takes for his ideas to take form as art can vary in length. “Coming up with an idea for a design or an illustration can sometimes take a long time. Other times it just clicks in my brain, and I can just put what’s in my mind onto the screen.”

Dunning’s digital art portfolio includes designs of icons like Kanye West, Michael Jackson, John Lennon and even Mack from the Cartoon Network show “Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends.”

“The design that I’m most proud of is my most recent piece,” Dunning said.

“It’s a black and white illustration of John Lennon with his hair being different and vibrant colored triangles, with different patterns inside of the triangle to add depth.”

As for his experiences as an art student at Cedar Falls, Dunning credits art teacher Lisa Klenske for being a mentor and making class truly enjoyable. “Mrs. Klenske is always fun to work with and

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Junior Joey Dunning enjoys exploring his artist skills through creating digital art, and he credits art teacher Lisa Klenske for opening the window to his discoveries. fun to learn from,” Dunning said. “[She] has been a big help to me, showing me new tools and techniques to use.”

In the 2017-2018 school year, Dunning said he hopes to broaden his horizons in design and test his skills by learning new approaches and putting them to the test through printing his creations.

“One of my goals this year is to ex-

tend my boundaries with graphic design by trying some new techniques or styles,” Dunning said. “Another one of my goals is to start printing some of my work. It looks good on the computer, but when you finish a project and print it out, it’s a great feeling. It makes you feel proud.”

However, Dunning said that his time as an artist will not end after his high

school career. “I plan to go to college for graphic design and keep creating art as my full-time job. That’s my dream,” Dunning said. “I also want to be able to contribute to the community by making different designs, logos and posters for businesses while I’m in college.”

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Alumnus Profile: 2001 Grad Ryan McGeough

“... while you can learn valuable skills from having a job, you can also learn the same skills doing extra activities, and more valuable long-term skills, and I wish I had spent those hours otherwise.”

For many high school students, getting a first job is a huge milestone of one’s independence, yet for Cedar Falls high school graduate Ryan McGeough, delaying working a part-time job might be the best investment for one’s future.

McGeough knows something about education. He is an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Northern Iowa.

He spent many of his afterschool and weekend hours working at a restaurant.

“I worked at Village Inn where I served and bussed tables. I wish I hadn’t. I think while you can learn valuable skills from having a job, you can also learn the same skills doing extra activities, and more valuable long-term skills, and I wish I had spent those hours otherwise,” he said.

McGeough added that doing extracurricular activities “is a much smarter investment in yourself; you are likely to learn more, have more fun and it is probably actually a better financial decision if you plan on applying for college scholarships,” he said.

McGeough graduated from Cedar Falls in 2001. After going to University of Northern Iowa for bachelor’s and master’s degrees, where he met his wife, they both moved to Louisiana State University to obtain their Ph.D.s. McGeough and his wife, Danielle, then both taught at universities at southern Florida, and they eventually moved back to Cedar Falls to work at UNI and start a family.

McGeough also said he wished he took advantage of the extensive types of CFHS offerings. “I wish I had taken a broader range of classes; I

think students are encouraged to focus their classes toward a career or college major way too early. High school is kind of the first time you get to choose your own courses, and I didn’t take advantage of that as a sophomore or junior,” he said.

Nevertheless, his friendships from high school endure.

Now, 16 years after his high school graduation, McGeough recalls his senior year as memorable. “Our senior year was pretty special. A lot of the traditional high school social boundaries broke down, and we just enjoyed our last year together,” McGeough said.

High school can be a process of trial and error for figuring out how to fit in. In hindsight, McGeough realizes that everyone was just as nervous as he was. “Socially, I wish I had tried to meet more new people earlier in high school. When I

Ryan McGeough (’01) credits the wide variety of course and extra credit offerings for shaping his future.

Sabine Martin Photo first got to CFHS, I remember being a little nervous about talking to new people if they didn’t talk to me first. In hindsight, I realize they were probably just nervous, too. Once I became confident enough to expand my social circle, I met people who are still some of my closest friends today,” he said.

To McGeough’s surprise, a

teacher still influences his life today in his current job. “Jennifer Paulsen, who was my English teacher, is who I have actually swapped teaching ideas with, which is something I would not have guessed when I was 16,” McGeough said.

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With over a week until Halloween, one can craft a perfect costume

Halloween is coming up, and with a crave to be different, I have decided to make my own Halloween costume this year. There are some great advantages to making your own costume.

For one, you can be whoever you want and make your costume just the way you want it to be.

There is one con, however; you need time to do it because depending on how fast you can cut out patterns and sew, it’s going to take at least two to three days at the least.

First you need to get all your materials: -A costume pattern (I used the pattern in the picture above: McCall’s M7047 pattern.)

-Material -Pins -Scissors that can cut the pattern and the material -A sewing machine -Thread -And a bit of time!

Optional materials: -A grandma to help out 1) Measure your chest, shoulders, waist, hips, etc. (Basically just the places that the costume is going to be on.)

2) Lay out the pattern.

Tip: Please remove any cats, dogs, pets, etc. from the pattern before you start cutting it out!

3) Cut out the pattern (If you are using the same pattern that I am using, cut out number 1, 2, and 6.) If you have already removed the cats from the pattern, please try again because they WILL come back.)

4) Lay out the pattern and proceed to ... oh, my gosh, GET THAT CAT OFF OF THERE!

5) Fold the material in two and carefully pin the pieces (number 1 and 2) onto the fold of the material. (Cut out piece 6 anywhere on the material, but remember to try to save as much material as you can just in case you mess up and need to cut out a piece again.)

6) Carefully cut along the lines of the pattern to cut out the material pieces. Don’t forget to cut out the notches for the sleeves. (The notches are the little triangles that you will see on the pattern.)

7) After all of the pieces are cut out, set them aside.

8) Lay out your material and mark the width of the ruffles. Then cut out roughly seven strips of material, all the same length.

9) Lay out your material again and hold it up to your waist. Mark where you want it to end. Then cut a straight line (or as straight of a line as you can) and cut out the material for the skirt.

10) Next thing to do ... sewing!

Now, to make this costume look the best it can be, you’re going to want

to use a French seam. If you don’t want to use a French seam, then you’re going to need a serger that will do all the work for you. Work refers to enclosing the seam, trimming the seam and sewing it all up in one step.

11) One of the first things to do when sewing your costume is to remember to sew it inside out. That way your seams won’t show on the outside.

12) When the top pieces and the bottom are sewn together correctly, proceed to sew the bottom and the top pieces to each other. (Still inside out!)

13) If you need to, you can tear the stitches out and resew them.

14) After using either a French seam or a serger, carefully turn your costume right side out.

15) Gather all the materials needed to complete your costume.

16) Put them together and you’re done.

Remember to have fun and stay safe this Halloween!

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Disasters bring rescue animals to Cedar Valley Humane Society Travelling from Florida, South Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri, it’s been a strenuous time of travel for some animals recently arriving to Iowa.

Animals of all breeds and sizes have had a hard time finding a home, but now, their long travels have come to an end at the Cedar Bend Humane Society in Waterloo.

Animals from cities recently hit by natural disasters have been looking for a new home ever since they were displaced or abandoned. Around 85 new animals were brought through exchanges to the Humane Society by other animal shelters that have been hit.

Exchanges are where one dog shelter moves animals or trades them to another shelter to make room for more incoming pets. Exchanges are very important because this is how a lot animals come into the care of people working and volunteering at Cedar Bend.

Keeping the dogs in good condition is one of their main focuses, and with animals coming in from places that have been hit by Hurricane Harvey and Irma, volunteers have had their hands full with taking care of all these animals.

Conditions of the animals vary, some being in good health and others needing more help. Whatever the case, workers at the Humane Society are willing to help.

“This has definitely been an interesting group of animals,” said Jordan Kruger, a volunteer at the humane society.

“Unsurprisingly, most of them are timid around people at first, as they’ve been moved to an entirely different state and situation. We have had quite a few that were determined to be heartworm positive, a condition that requires prolonged treatment on our end. We’ve had dogs come in with an array of conditions, but nothing that we can’t treat in some way.

It’s been amazing how resilient these dogs are despite what they had to go through to get here.”

In order for the animals to be ready for adoption, the workers must help the pets overcome any problems they have before they can go out to the general public.

All potential pets that come through Cedar Bend Humane Society receive a full medical treatment by the medical technicians and local veterinarian on site. This can include all shots, vaccinations, flea treatments, ear cleanings, baths and everything they need to be ready for their new home. All dogs are spayed or neutered if they are not already fixed as well before being sent out to a loving home.

Since most animals coming into the shelter have been through a lot, workers also conduct a temperament test to determine personalities and traits of

Sixty five rescue dogs were recently brought from animal shelters damaged by Hurricane Harvey.

Chase Kline Photos incoming animals and figure out what families will need to do in order to care for their pet in the right way.

Ever since the opening of the animal shelter in 1910, nothing like this has ever happened. In the long history of the Humane Society in Waterloo, this is the biggest influx of animals from natural disasters ever for their shelter. Hav-

ing been able to take and help as many animals as they did was a big achievement.

And as far as how the staff at the Cedar Bend Humane Society feels about the animals coming in, “Our entire staff has been excited to help out in whatever ways we can. It’s certainly made our shelter a little busier, but we’re all

Top: Gatsby, a 10-year-old beagle/duchshund Bottom left: Kierra, a 6-yearold great dane Bottom right: Princess, an 11-year-old Cocker spaniel

here because we love animals, so it’s definitely worth helping these wayward animals find a home where they can finally settle down with a loving family,” Kruger said.

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Happy Meals Extending the cooking skills of students beyond Hot Pockets and pizza rolls, Blue Apron is a delivery service for gourmet ingredients and recipes, perfectly portioned to be cooked.

Blue apron is catered to cooks of all levels and is ideal for a student wanting to cook fine meals for cheap, with meals affordable at $10 per person per person person meal.

They use local farms and businesses around the country to source their quality ingredients, which taste delicious and authentic. All of these quality ingredients compiled together in the right proportions with detailed cooking instructions will guarantee a good meal and learning experience every time.

Blue Apron has hundreds of meals to choose from with a large variety which change based on the season. An example of one of the meals would be creamy polenta and mushrooms, with a soft boiled egg and padano cheese. This is an Italian grain-

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Blue Apron packages arrive with everything needed for complete family meals.

based dish.

The Blue Apron website includes the recipe as well

as in depth tips such as how to peel garlic and recommended kitchen tools.

Nothing is precooked, so customers get the opportunity to prepare the entire meal from scratch. In the case of the polenta, customers would cook and peel soft boiled eggs and prepare the polenta part of the dish with water and salt. After this, they would prepare and season the garlic, spinach and mushroom sauce before assembling it into the final dish.

The opportunity to get clear instructions on how to cook something really sophisticated at a reasonable price for a beginner cook is really special, and especially with the caliber of ingredients Blue apron offers.

Any student interested in fine cooking would learn and grow a lot as a cook from this service while having something to eat and be proud of.

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BBQ restaurant delivers big on flavors Back when I first moved here a few years ago, my first real complaint was, “There are not a whole lot of good restaurants here.” Cut to a few years later, and the Cedar Valley has slowly but surely been adding quality restaurants, but the only problem I felt was there wasn’t another quality barbecue establishment.

Well, today that is no longer the case. Right on University before the first roundabout, the Smokehouse is a can’t miss building splattered with rust that pops out next to the bland and casual buildings next door.

The Smokehouse opened around a week before school started and the rushes have never died down. The restaurant nearly spills out the door with people packed in like sardines. It seems like people regularly flock to Starbeck’s Smokehouse, and I didn’t think that it was just because of the great and friendly service, so I figured, why not give it a try.

And just for you, I will grade each important aspect of the barbeque from the tangy to the sweet.

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Recently opened Starbeck’s Smokehouse on University Avenue next to the Subway offers a variety of barbecue options. sweet and offer a wide range of flavors to douse your smoked meat in. The Spicy can bring your body temperature from a cool 98 degrees to about 110 degrees in one drop. Not only is your forehead dripping in sweat, but your taste buds are taking on a strange psychedelic trip they’ve never ex-

perienced before. The sweet, on the other hand, takes your tongue to a small Pacific island with the sun blanketing you while you float in the blue ocean.

Both the sauces add a delicious combination with the meat. The sauce is one of the best options at Starbeck’s

Smokehouse and can add a tremendous amount of flavor to already good tasting meat.

The pulled pork is probably the highlight of the menu. The meat is smoked and cooked well, leaving a lasting impression of tender and juicy flavors sloshing around the mouth.

When combatted with either of the barbeque sauces, there is not a dull bite between two pieces of bread. The rest of the menu does not have as big of highlights as it does in the pulled pork, but still, comes up with some high-quality tastes.

The only thing I happened to dislike was the ribs. Personally, they were too tough for my liking with little amounts of flavor. The rough and compact build combined with the lack of flavor was the only downside on the entrees part of the menu.

The restaurant has some of the most appropriate sides that can possibly be attached to barbeque. By that, I mean each side complements each and every entree in delicious ways. From the mac and cheese to the fresh fruit, each and everyone can be acclaimed.

Also not to be forgotten, the fries are a surprising dark horse. For a barbeque restaurant, they sure know how to use a fryer.

Worth a mention is the cornbread. It is the best I’ve ever had, plain and simple. If you don’t go for the barbeque, go for the cornbread. It is both sweet and crumbly. It is serene and delectable. I’m not joking when I say my own mother can’t get close to their recipe.

Even though it scrapes and bruises the roof of my mouth, I still can’t explain the taste in ways comprehensible.

Starbeck’s Smokehouse is one of the best new restaurants in the Cedar Valley. With only Famous Dave’s on the market for good local BBQ, the Smokehouse gives it a run for its money. With quality meats, sides and sauces, it is hard to go wrong with anything located on the menu. Apart from the terrifying Pennywise-like clowns staring you down as you devour pig, the whole experience is one of the best for dining in the Cedar Valley.

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Haunted house attraction returns for scares following 2016 flood Cedar Valley’s Panic Park is open for the season after closing due to the flood of September 2016 that caused two feet of water that caused damages inside the building.

Panic Park’s Halloween season left volunteers devastated.

“Feedback from the community about not having that Panic Park really pushed us to get in there and clean the place up for the new season,” Mike Hendrickson said.

Hendrickson is a member of the Black Hawk County Conservation Board which brings Panic Park to the Cedar Valley every Halloween season. Though the park was closed last Halloween, Hendrickson ensured that it did not put a damper on this year’s attendance. “Checking over the number of people to come to

panic park this September has been very comparable to past years,” Hendrickson said.

Hendrickson said this year has been mostly going smoothly. “The only thing that has really been hurting us this season has been the weather,” Henderson said. “The rain has rained us out two weeks now, and no one wants to stand in the rain.”

Volunteers Zoe Lenton and Nathan Hanson both work at Panic Park’s behind the scenes, where they get to switch costumes every night that they volunteer at the park. “It was very fun to do, but it is a little stressful trying to figure out what told you would like to pursue,” Lenton said.

“This year has been very fun because we added more rooms, and having zombie la-

ser tag still be around is quite fun,” Hanson said.

Zombie Laser tag is an attraction at Panic Park that allows guests to play thrilling laser tag against volunteers dressed as zombies.

Volunteer members encourage people to visit Panic Park and encounter the fright that they create. “This weekend we're going to get steamrolled because the weather will be nice,” Hendrickson said.

Panic Park is located at 5932 North Union Road, Cedar Falls, and will be open for the rest of the Halloween season on Fridays and Saturdays from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., and on Halloween from 7 p.m to 10 p.m. Admittance to the park is $15 per person.

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guaranteed to have the em ployment benefits that

CFEA, said, “The primary responsibility of CFEA is to represent the cer tified staff (teachers) in our district in their employment relations. This means that we make sure teachers have the best working conditions to create a rich learning environment in their classrooms so students are able to learn and achieve at high levels. CFEA is a strong collective voice advocating for public education.”

Failing to gain a majority vote would strip the CFEA of their right to negotiate pay and other benefits, and would require that they wait two years before attempting to regain cer tification for their association.

“If we do not meet our 50 percent +1 threshold, the Public Employee Relations Board of Iowa states that once the election results are cer tified, the association is no longer the exclusive bargaining agent (teachers’ voice and advocate) and the master contract is null and void immediately. This means that teachers are not

are outlined in their master contract,” Barnard said.

Roughly 260 members make up the CFEA — a great deal of them teachers at the high school.

One of these teachers, Jeremiah Longnecker, said, “If enough teachers vote no or fail to vote, then we have nobody that’s going to protect us. A lot of the traditional safeguards for teachers are going by the wayside.

If this continues, you’re going to see fewer educators. Not ever yone is monetarily motivated, but this might mean less people,” Longnecker said. “Although I don’t necessarily think that we are in a district that will be immediately abused, I don’t know that that’s the same about workers in all places. People join unions for that protection, not only to bargain for salaries and insurance, but for the protection, so that we are treated in a way that we should be.”

Voting concludes on Oct. 24 and PERB of ficials hope to have results available in the days following.

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Spotify dominates music streaming choices Spotify and Apple-Music are two highly known music streaming platforms among many others such as Pandora, Soundcloud and Youtube.

While there are many options to listen to music given modern technology, Spotify is by far the favorite for CFHS students.

Spotify is a digital music streaming platform that allows users to listen to collections and playlists from friends, strangers, artist and other celebrities, in addition to creating their own.

Spotify is a free platform, but a premium option can be purchased for $9.99 a month with a free trial of 30 days. This plan includes ad-free listening, unlimited skips of songs, high quality streaming, shuffle plays and downloads for offline listening.

Spotify also offers a student discount offered for $4.99 per month for 12 months This plan includes normal premium benefits but with the bonus of being able to watch

What musical platform do you prefer streaming from?

Hi-Line poll out of 180 students Hulu on the same plan only for $4.99.

Lastly, Spotify has a family premium plan for $14.99 a month. This plan keeps all the premium benefits but lets subscribers have up to five members with separate accounts on the same plan.

Apple Music, on the other hand,

is a music streaming platform that has to be purchased, and does not offer a free version.

Like Spotify, Apple Music’s student plan is $4.99 per month and the individual premium plan is $9.99 per month. These both include a three month free trial, ad-free music, offline listening, original shows,

concerts and Beat 1 radio.

Apple Music’s family plan is also $14.99 per month with a free threemonth trial. It includes all the same features from the individual plan but allows access for up to six people on one plan and a personal account for each family member.

When compared, these two popular streaming services have many similarities from pricing to features.

Despite this, the preference between the two continues to divide.

In a Hi-Line pol of 180 students, Spotify blew Apple music out the water with 72.2 percent preferring it to Apple Music’s 15.6 percent. Other music streaming platforms that were highly preferred were Pandora and Youtube.

Spotify is the most prefered music streaming platform because it is free unlike Apple Music.

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The UNI Dome is filled with Tiger fans on game nights, but many other activities struggle to find equal adoration.

Let’s show equal support for all Tiger activities With the fall sports seasons coming to an end, now is the most important time to go out and support our Tigers. This not only includes our sports scholars, but our academic ones as well.

Walking into the UNI Dome for a football game, it seems as though the entire school is there, supporting the ones out on the field and cheering them on, usually ending in a victory, but as halftime rolls around, it seems as though the student section has mostly cleared out, leaving a small audience for the band and the rest of the game.

Now this is only a small example, but it shows up in many ways. If you were to go to a swim meet or a wrestling match there would be a lot less people in the stands than at any basketball, football or volleyball game.

We need to start giving people the same support that is given to others. This does not mean go to every single event, but if they are in the stands supporting you, then you should show some gratitude by going out to support them.

Plays, music concerts, swim meets — they are all just as important, and they work just as hard as any other team; they deserve the same recognition as well.

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It is often claimed by GOP congresspeople that the United States of America is a nation built on religion, and that it is an inherently Christian nation.

This claim is then used to justify allowing religion to impact their decisions with regards to various pieces of legislation.

Throughout the past decade religion has been used by congressmen to vote against rights for gay and lesbian individuals, transgender people and women seeking abortions.

However, these claims are at their best befuddling and at their worst, logically inconsistent.

Just a few weeks ago, when the United States suffered its worst mass shooting in history, many Republican congresspeople stated that it remained against the constitution to increase gun control. They cited the Second Amendment, which was not used to justify the right of an individual to own a gun until many years after its inception.

In fact, the Second Amendment was primarily created to assert the rights of “well regulated militias” to own guns.

Anyhow, the GOP claims frequently to be advocating obedience to the Constitution in all aspects of government.

That is, excepting religion.

It it desired to legislate the supposed will of their god. However, by the words of the First Amendment, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.”

In this, the Constitution appears to be clear. James Madison, the fourth president of the United States and one of the founding fathers, even said, “The civil rights of none shall be abridged on account of religious belief or worship.”

Still, religion is regarded as acceptable in government. It feels each election holds the contest of which corrupt candidate is the most holy. Even Donald Trump, who was generally seen as someone to cast aside the rules of po-

lite politics during his campaign, made many an effort to entice the evangelical base, at one point saying, “Two Corinthians 3:17. That’s the whole ball game, right?”

And as president, Trump has continued to pander to evangelical Christians. Just this week he attended and spoke at the Values Voter Summit, which is one of the largest gatherings of conservatives in the nation.

The Values Voter Summit website proclaims loud and clear that it was created to “preserve the bedrock values of traditional marriage, religious liberty, sanctity of life and limited government.”

Here’s the problem with that: they don’t mean religious liberties for those of all faiths; they mean the right of evangelical Christians to discriminate against gay and transgender individuals, and to brand the government with the words of their Bible.

For example, it has long been decreed that prayer cannot be mandated in public schools. This was decided in the infamous Supreme Court case of Engel v. Vitale, in which a Jewish student by the name of Steven Engel disagreed with a New York public school that had decided to open the school day with prayer.

Yet, just this June, HB 128 passed in Kentucky, allowing Bible literacy to be taught in their public schools. The ACLU has stated that it will be keeping a close eye on the situation.

The Bible literacy law does not outline plans to offer elective classes for students to study the Quran or the Tao or any other religious texts. And, surely, a movement with religious liberty on its agenda would be concerned about the rights of all religions.

But as was proven by yet another constitutional denial on the grounds of religion, they do not approve of people’s rights to practice religions other than Christianity, and they especially

do not approve of atheistic and secular beliefs.

The Supreme Court has very clearly claimed in Torcaso v. Watkins that no religious test can be administered to an individual seeking to hold public office.

Still, seven states have attempted to ban atheists from public office. This is absurd.

How can the United States claim in one breath to be a bastion of religious liberty, and in the next, denounce its clearly laid out laws in favor of the right of Christians to force their religion into public schools and public offices?

Furthermore, how can it continue to elect not just congresspeople, but presidents, who hold the belief that, as Trump has said on many occasions, “In America we worship [the Christian] God, not government”?

Religion has no place in American politics, no place in public office and no place in public schools. On this the law is clear.

The Establishment clause states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.”

Landmark Supreme Court cases have determined that public schools cannot mandate prayer and that there may be no religious tests for office. Yet in the attacks shown by Kentucky’s HB 128, by seven states’ attempts to ban atheists from seeking public office and by legislation that is against gay and transgender rights, the wishes of the Supreme Court and the Founding Fathers, both of whom are praised by conservatives, are clearly ignored.

It is becoming clearer and clearer that there is no “War on Christianity,” as is claimed by many a conservative.

Modern American Christian conservatives are not the persecuted minority.

They are the oppressive majority.

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Journey toward dreams evolves in three steps Sometimes, your dream seems so far away. It may even seem impossible. However, your dream may just be within your reach. The steps to your end goal may surprise you.

First, everyone will start at the bottom. You can’t start a marathon at the end, and you can’t start a mountain climb at the top. No matter how hard, you must climb from the bottom to the top, by your means. Never let anyone tell you how to take your journey. It’s your life, your journey, so you decide what paths to take.

Next, there will be obstacles. It’s a fact. Whether it be haters, bullies, whatever synonym you prefer. How you can avoid or surpass ultimately relies on a worldwide question: fight or flight?

With every decision, in most situ-

ations, you have this choice, but what does it mean? Fight, would mean that you take the challenge headfirst. Flight, is the opposite; you try to avoid conflict, but you ultimately want to overcome the challenge. Fight or flight is a debated question, but there is no right or wrong answer. If you want to take your challenge headfirst, go for it. If you don’t want to risk a head first approach, take the flight approach.

Finally, the final stretch is one of the hardest parts of your journey. At this point, you’ll either cruise down the hill or hit lots of bumps. There is no way to make this fixed, no matter how hard you try. It’s all up to fate, which some think cannot be controlled.

Fate, however, is something you can alter, in a sense. It may sound coun-

terproductive, but it’s true. What this means is simply, depending what you do at the peak, may alter fate’s choices on the cruise down.

As long as you don’t leave your life completely in the hands of fate, the final slope could be easy. However, it’s a coin flip. It can go easily, or be extremely difficult.

The three steps to your journey may seem long, but you are traveling this journey without even knowing it.

Take a hold the wheel of destiny and show fate it can’t control you. Fate will only control you if you let it. Destiny is your way to control your life because no one decides your destiny except you.

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Sports still inspire in times of need

With the long and exhausting drive that has been the NFL protests, many sports fans are left disgusted and annoyed that politics are taking a major plot point in these young seasons. However, people are not focusing on what they should be focusing on: the good stuff, the stuff Disney makes dramatic, heartwarming, blockbuster, Christmas day movies about.

Sports for close knit markets are bringing people together with passion and love for their neighbors like it always has.

First, after Hurricane Harvey, the miraculous story of how JJ Watt helped bring his city from the brinks of becoming Atlantis with generous donations that far exceeded expectations.

It started as a $200,000 goal for his foundation, the JJ Watt Foundation. Soon, after publications about the star defensive lineman’s efforts on websites like ESPN, Bleacher Report and being plastered all

over social media, profits went through the roof.

Sports fans alike all joined in financially to help prevent any more devastation caused by the behemoth hurricane.

After a short stint, Watt eventually raised above $37 million.

Donations still kept coming in after the deadline, along with JJ stressing every minute on what to do to not completely waste the millions of dollars he was benefitted with.

Watt’s social media soon blew up after he posted videos and pictures of the warehouse filled with supplies for the citizens who are still trapped and/or homeless after the devastation.

He has taken the emotion from the week of Hurricane Harvey and transferred it into his play. The Texans have been better than anyone thought possible this year, with the offensive play of Deshaun Watson and their defense.

Watt has been transformed

NCAA needs to clean up after recruiting infractions College basketball, the phenomenon renowned across the country from November to March, known for captivating fans with electrifying displays of sport, continues to have an escalating problem with scandal.

For years, the NCAA has had run ins with coaching staffs of various teams for unethical recruiting of elite players through bribes such as under the table money.

Recently, exposure of this problem has escalated due to the firing of celebrated coach Rick Pitino, known for his tremendous accomplishment of leading three different schools to national titles.

This problem in college athletics has become so significant that FBI has stepped in to investigate.

This begs the looming question of what happens to college basketball next.

The FBI has thus far charged 10 people, including the Adidas sports marketing director James Gatto. The documents released pertaining to the investigation detail a scheme in which college coaches

accepted bribes to place recruits into certain top programs.

All of this evidence shows the obvious fact that college basketball has a dark underbelly and that recruits are being paid to go to some of top sports programs in the country. Although what has happened thus far seems significant, it may pale in comparison to what is going to happen later on. This scandal has the potential to be one of biggest in sports history.

If the FBI continues to look into what happens and puts a lid on the under-thetable paying of college athletes, college sports teams will be much more balanced and competitive as a result, but for that to happen, a lot of coaches and programs will have to be exposed and punished for their breaking of the NCAA’s explicit rules about paying athletes.

As the 2017-18 season approaches, tensions are rising as to who will get caught in the chaos.

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from a leader of this team, to a leader of the city. His pre-game week one introduction was electrifying. The fans showered him with cheers like never seen before in modern sports. The electricity was only matched by sticking a fork into the power outlet.

Now the Texans are first in their division, but with Watt’s injury, who knows how long that will last. For the final part of the second half of the second quarter, all the Sunday Night football crew could focus on was Watt getting driven off to the hospital by the ambulance. So much so that their was more aerial footage of the ambulance’s path to the ER than there was aerial footage of the actual game.

On the other side of the sports world, the newest sports franchise is the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights, a city that also suffered an atrocious attack.

The largest mass shooting in modern American history has

left a giant crater in the city.

With many citizens of the city losing friends and family to the attack, the Golden Knights took their great advantage of being the only major sports team in the city by using their influence to affect patrons for the greater good.

On ESPN Sportscenter’s coverage of their opening night, Vegas’s general manager said, “This will be tough for all of us. We will have to postpone the celebration to game two or three.”

Vegas did the right thing, by covering the entire arena with “#vegasstrong.” Not only that, but the players skated out with first responders from the disaster, one of the classiest moves from sports since the 9/11 attacks.

The Golden Knights attacked this problem head on.

They not only embraced the fallen victims and their families, but offered tremendous sup-

port to all those worried by the past events. What I’m trying to get at is that sports have the great ability to join humanity in increasingly incredible ways.

They join people like no other.

In a country where anything from kneeling to healthcare can spark an angry debate that can turn extremely ugly, sports are the only thing of its sort that can join people in a athletically officiated matrimony.

A matrimony that joins humans in the worst of times, when we need it most.

People often say something along the lines of “losing faith in humanity,” which is sometimes true. But in the end, humanity will make up for itself; sports are often the vehicle for that change. From the natural disasters, to terrorist attacks, sports have the strange ability to join people when it seems like people are unjoinable.

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And then there were four.

After Last Thursday’s thrilling game five between the Nationals and the Cubs, now begins the League Championship Series.

The Yankees pulled off the seemingly impossible by coming back from down 2-0 against the favored Indians, a team that broke the AL record for consecutive wins, but couldn’t win one more.

Joe Girardi gets to keep his job, and the Yanks head to Houston. On the other hand, Chicago has a nice long flight to Los Angeles after taking a wild high scoring affair against the Nationals.

Both series have vastly different success stories, but both also have very even competition. The Yanks are hot, and the ’Stros are hot. The Cubs are hot, and the Dodgers are hot. It all comes down to who is the hottest.

ALCS The Astros handled the Red Sox better than anyone thought they would, and now they just have to do the same one more time. The Yankees, on the other hand, are riding high. Their confidence is through the roof. The only thing they need is for Aaron

Judge to get on base more.

Impact Players: Just like all season, all eyes will be on Judge. The future face of the Yankees had an abysmal division series. He hit under .100, going one for 20. Judge struck out 16 times, setting a new record.

The Bronx Bombers surely missed his power but did have other players like Didi Gregorius step up in huge moments.

Judge has been a luxury all season; his 52 home runs were most by a rookie ever.

He was only overshadowed by Giancarlo Stanton’s 59. Judge is a hit-or-miss type of batter.

His biggest weakness is his ability to get on base effectively, including his high number of strikeouts.

All he needs to do is get on base. If Judge only hits a .200 BA for the series but walks at least once per game, the Yankees chances to win will grow exponentially. Judge is the heart and soul of the Yankees lineup. Other players are stepping up and taking over some of the heavy load put on the rookie, but Gregorius, Sanchez and other hot hitters can’t stay lit forever. The Yankees are hot now, but things can change drastically as long as Judge

stays cold and runs start to fall off the board.

For the Astros, their offense is not the problem. Altuve is hitting great, both the bottom and top are getting on base and they are getting runners in scoring position to go with it, so instead of one player, I’m going with the entire bullpen.

Watching the Nats and Cubs series, it reiterated how important a good playoff bullpen is. The bullpen ERA during the regular season was a 4.27, and the pitching ERA for the division series was a 4.63. The Astros have two ace pitchers in Justin Verlander and Dallas Keuchel, who most likely will keep the offense at bay for at least four innings.

However, if Verlander or any of the other pitchers has an off day, they need the bullpen to pick up the slack. In the one game the Astros lost in the ALDS, they gave up 10 runs.

How that happened was not because of the long ball. Houston only gave up two home runs. They lost because they got to the starting pitching early. The Red Sox got runners on base.

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12 Booster Club adds 30 to Hall of Fame SPORTS

The Cedar Falls Booster Club has nominated 30 students into its prestigious group of athletes deemed worthy of being placed in the Tiger Sports Hall of Fame.

The hard work and achievements needed to get into the award group include, but are not limited to, being named first team all-state, first or second in officially sanctioned state championship meet or tournament, Drake Relays champion or runner-up or top 10 finisher at the state cross country meet, state golf meet or state tennis meet, or named all-state academic for their particular sport.

Athletes from all types of sports like volleyball, basketball, golf, cheerleading, dance team, swimming, track, cross country and football are all included in the hall of fame.

For a lot of athletes, this placement into the hall of fame pushes them to keep with their respective sport and continue to grow and be better. Not only is it a title, it’s a driving force to propel athletes to keep going with their passion and sport.

Megan Sawyer is a junior on the women’s golf team who has been inducted into the Hall of Fame for being among the state team champions.

Sawyer said, “For me it’s a really big honor and it’s very rewarding to my team because we have worked so hard the

AJ Green: Basketball - 1st Team All State Emma Fletcher: Cheer - All State Anna Robisky: Cheer - All State Isabelle Armstrong: Dance - All State Ellie Judisch: Dance - All State Summer Pieters: Dance - All State Kimberlee Salmon: Dance - All State Kayla Vanderwerf: Dance - All State Nick Hanson: Football - 1st Team All State Hannah Bermel: Golf - 1st Team State, State Team Champions Hailey Bermel: Golf - Academic All State, 1st Team All State, State Team Champions Ellie Haan: Golf - State Team Champions Mackenzie Roberts: Golf - 1st Team All State, State Team Champions Clare Rolinger: Golf State Team Champions Megan Sawyer: Golf State Team Champions Taylor Sernett: Golf and Volleyball - State Team Champions, Volleyball-Academic All State Dylan Moffatt: Swim - 1st place @ State 500 Free Sydney Davis: Track State 2nd place 4x400 last few years to get to where we were, and for that to be recognized is really uplifting. It’s just very rewarding to see all of our hard work pay off.”

Cedar Falls Alumni Matt Timmer was also included in the Hall of Fame. He was put in for being named state champion in track for the 4x400.

He said he was surprised.

“My dad actually got the letter and told me about it because I

FINAL FOUR/ Continued from Page 11 Most of their hits came from the bottom of the order.

The first four batters only went three for 18, while the rest of the order hit safely 13 times.

Houston needs sufficient bullpen help to help sustain the fire that is the Yankees lineup. I’m going, to be honest, New York is a wildcard. No one expected them to beat the Indians, and no one really expects them to beat the Astros. The only thing the Astros should focus on is getting guys out at the plate and not letting the game ever get out of hand.

NLCS After that thrilling conclusion to the Cubs Nationals series, things shift all the way across the country to Los Angeles. The Dodgers handled the Diamondbacks with a certain ease, not letting Arizona ever getting too comfortable at the plate and giving the pitching staff a run for its money. They

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are well rested and know what to expect coming from this Cubs team.

Impact Players: The Cubs bullpen was anything but rusty against the Nationals. The bullpen gave up several leads during the five-game series.

During game five, the Cubs had several chances to keep that strong lead they had over a struggling lineup.

Joe Maddon, rightly so, did not trust enough in the bullpen to use a majority of the pitchers. He went to Jose Quintana for the setup, making closer Wade Davis through for six outs, something Davis hadn’t done all season for the Cubs.

The Nats played terrible defense, giving the Cubs the game, which they almost lost.

The impact player has to be Carl Edwards Jr. He was the setup guy all year for the club and only had a hiccup during the first part of August and

Auriona Kimbrough: Track - State 2nd place 4x400 Paige Kvale: Track - State 2nd place 4x400 Makenzie Michael: Track - State 2nd place 4x400, State Champion Open 800 Seb Gearhart: Track - State Runner-up 4x800, State Champions 4x400 Nathan Hoy: Track - State Runner-up 4x800, State Champions 4x400, State Champion 400 Hurdles Quinlan O’Hair: Track - State Runner-up 4x800, State Champions 4x400 Sam Schillinger: Track and Cross Country - Cross Country - 1st Team All State, State Individual Runner-up / Track - Drake Relays Champion 3200, State Runner-up 1600, State Runner-up 4x800 Matt Timmer: Track - State Champions 4x400 Samantha Alexander: Volleyball Academic All State Taylor Beck: Volleyball and Basketball Academic All State Tayah Mahi: Volleyball - 1st Team All State Elizabeth Relph: Volleyball - Academic All State

really didn’t know that we even had a hall of fame. It was nice coming back and seeing everyone from CF and being recognized for my achievement.”

He was sad to say that he wanted to continue training and running after high school but school has been taking priority right now for him.

Dylan Moffatt, a freshman swimmer on the men’ swim team from Hudson, has also

won a spot in the Hall of Fame by being named first in state in the 500 Free.

Regarding the award ceremony, Moffatt said, “It was nice to hear that Cedar Falls would recognize someone who didn’t go to their school district, and it was an honor to be there.”

June. Carl had been clutch all season, easily lifting the Cubs to the rest of their bullpen. He was a big part of their secondhalf run.

Edwards Jr.’s career month of September gave fans hope in a questionable bullpen.

However, in the series, he completely fell apart. He gave up six runs in 3.2 innings, including a crucial home run in the bottom of the ninth in Washington to save the Nats home field advantage.

He is the most important person in the pen alongside Davis.

His command was off, his speed was down, everything was on the slide and because of that, the Cubs should not have won the series. If the Cubs think they have any chance to beat the Dodgers, it rests on Edwards Jr. The Dodgers have a great pitching staff, a great bullpen and a great overall roster. It is hard to pick one player who needs to stand out. The Dodg-

ers have a hot Yasiel Puig, a hot Kenley Jansen and a better rotation than the Cubs.

It was tough, but I think Justin Turner will be the difference maker. He has been hot all season, and he’s been a leader both on the plate, in the field and in the clubhouse. He batted a .322 during the season with 71 RBIs, and he averaged with the best in the league.

In the NLDS, he hit a .462 with five runs batted in and one home run in three games. He’s just starting to get hot for the remainder of the postseason.

Turner bats right in the middle of the lineup, where the Cubs did not have an easy time during the regular season.

He is the heart and soul of the lineup, and his ability to get runners home and get himself home will be a large difference maker in the series. Turner has the key to this Los Angeles offense, and right now, he is twisting it in the keyhole.

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Marika Yang Lacrosse How long have you been playing lacrosse?

I’ve been playing lacrosse for two years.

What got you involved in lacrosse?

My friends from Chicago got me involved in a clinic where I realized I loved to play.

What are your goals having this clinic?

My goals in having this clinic are to introduce the sport to as many girls as possible and for everyone involved to have a lot of fun.

What have you learned from playing lacrosse?

Playing lacrosse has taught me a lot about perseverance and working hard toward your goals.

Any favorite memories?

My favorite memory from lacrosse has been from our Chicago tournament with my West Des Moines Club team when we got caught in a downpour and finished the game with a win.

What inspired you to bring a team to CF When I moved to Cedar Falls I was really bummed there wasn’t a team, so I thought it would be fun to try to bring the sport here.