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After months of preparation, marching band heads to contest

After polishing their routine since August, 175 students and two band directors from Cedar Falls are headed to Waterloo Central Middle School on Saturday, Oct. 10 for a state contest.

The Tiger marching band’s 2015 show is entitled “Any Way the Wind Blows,” and student input was a key part in creating it. “Some of the seniors this year wanted to do a show that grooved and had some rock type elements,” band director Kyle Engelhardt said. “Students suggested the Billy Joel show, and some people suggested Queen.”

“We didn’t like any of the shows that were already put together,” band director Gerald Ramsey said. “We liked some the the individual music, but not the whole package deal.”

After experimenting with a few options, the two band directors chose music that best fit this year’s band, had a variety of tempos and showcased students.

The show also has “strong audience appeal because that’s important,” Engelhardt said.

Each song selection from this year’s show is a little different, which is intentional. “You don’t want to do the same song four times in a row because you like that song,” Ramsey said. “You like how the four pieces work together.”

A Billy Joel mashup of “We Didn’t Start the Fire” and “Piano Man” is the opener, which “has a lot of drive, and there’s a different feel when we go to the fast ¾ [ in ‘Piano Man’],” Ramsey

said.

The lesser known song from the show is a Bill Chase tune called “Handbags and Gladrags.” Originally the song was very trumpet driven. This arrangement doesn’t focus on the trumpet section but still keeps the character from the original.

The slow song or ballad of the show is “Your Song” by Elton John. For a ballad, it is not very slow, “so it is a lot more fun to march to,” Ramsey said.

Then, of course, there is “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen to close the show, which is the most difficult piece in the show, but it is definitely a show stopper if the band can pull it off.

An important part in pulling the whole show together is the rehearsal at 9 a.m. the morning of practice, which takes place at the high school. “It might be the only time during the marching season that we have everybody in the band present at the same time,” Ramsey said.

To start the two-hour rehearsal, the band warms up by marching and playing, then begins to review specific spots

Over the past few weeks, the Cedar Falls School District has struggled to overcome persistent attacks on its computer networks, and many students and teachers have noticed a drastic decline in Internet speed and connectivity. The trouble not only slows

network speed, but it also encumbers how teachers and students approach classes, practice quizzes, lectures and homework assignments.

English teacher Jenae Kennedy is one of the many who said she is frustrated with the lack of connectivity.

Other Upcoming Music Performances

Choir Monday, Oct. 19 7:30 p.m.

Claire S. Stanard Auditorium Orchestra Thursday, Oct. 15 7:30 p.m.

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Sophomore Elizabeth Kempf and the marching band are wrapping up their season as they prepare for state contest at Waterloo Central Middle School on Saturday, Oct. 10. This photo is from a home football game on Aug. 28. in the show. Then at least one whole show run through takes place, with the help of many parent volunteers to make the setup and teardown instantaneous.

After breaking for lunch, the band reconvenes at the high school for a uniform inspection “to make sure everybody has the right parts before we go to contest,” Engelhardt said.

Those parts include a uniform jacket and pants, white gloves, black marching shoes, hat and, most importantly, an instrument. “Since it’s in town, we’ll get into uniform here at the

school, and we’ll know that everybody has everything because they’ll have it on,” Ramsey said.

After arriving at the contest site, “We work hard to stay focused,” Engelhardt said. “It’s just a matter of mental focus until we start the show, so we’re ready to go right from step one.”

The Tiger marching band will perform at 2:20 p.m., and the directors are looking forward to the outdoor experience. In the Dome during performances at football games, everyone can see the band, but hearing them is a different story.“The state

contest is the only performance during the year that we’ll do that you can really hear the band,” Ramsey said.

The band constantly is there to support students athletes with their playing, so band members encourage students to return the favor. “Since it’s an in town thing and it’s only $3 for students, it would be awesome to have their [the students] support for us at this event,” Engelhardt said.

“It has affected my classes in several ways,” Kennedy said. “I post a lot of paper, assignments and discussions on Schoology, and without the internet, we couldn’t access them. We can’t access YouTube or Google Drive on a consistent basis, either.”

Senior Kyle Kramer said that the unreliable Internet connection is stressful.

“Well, it has certainly made it harder to work on homework and even do things my teachers have prepared for me in class,” Kramer said. “Not knowing when we are able to

use them has definitely slowed down the pace in almost all of my classes.”

CFU Chief Technology Officer Robert Houlihan provides

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In the earliest days of humanity, villages would always be established around water.

There was no other choice.

Water is unique. The special combination of hydrogen and oxygen are vital to all forms of life on earth. As far as we know there can be no life without water.

For years, NASA has used the same thought process when exploring Mars, and that is why for over 40 years, since the discovery of dry river beds on the surface of Mars in 1971, scientists have focused their resources on finding more hints of water on the red planet. They know that on our home planet, where there is water, there is life.

In the ’90s, NASA discovered a host of minerals, which indicated the presence of water in the past or in the present. The big breakthrough came in 2008, just seven years ago, when the Phoenix lander turned up portions of bright material that disappeared a few days later, leading scientists to suspect the presence of ice. The lander then went on to detect a sample of water vapor, confirming the presence

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“This shows that Mars could have had life, has life or could harbor life in the future.”

­—Jeff Hartman biology teacher

of frozen water.

That was as far as NASA got until Sept. 28 of this year, when it confirmed the evidence that liquid water still flows on today’s Mars. Proof of this discovery comes in the summer months when liquid water runs down canyons and craters, leaving long dark stains on the surface before it dries up in the

colder months.

Biology teacher Jeff Hartman said he thinks that NASA’s discovery is profound.

“It’s huge news. All life that we know of needs water, and without it, there could be no life,” Hartman said. “This shows that Mars could have had life, has life or could harbor life in the future.”

“Art is something I’ll always do no matter what.”

—senior Meredith Brich

Senior exploring possibilities opening through artistic world Artist of the

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music, stories and poetry. Her art pieces are often painfully precise, consisting of linear lines and explicit detail.

For the piece above, Brich was inspired by the song “Everything’s A Ceiling” by an alternative rock band called Death Cab For Cutie. “The one that I’m working now is based on a song lyric.

The line that I’m trying to illustrate goes, ‘Cause when you’re so far below the floor, everything’s a ceiling.’ So, I have the layers of the earth. I’m trying to convey how sometimes you feel so small, everything is above you and you’re just kind of trapped,” Brich said.

She plans to submit the piece included here into a nation-wide contest in the near future. Although Brich is unsure if she will pursue a career in art or not, she is sure of one thing, “Art is something I’ll always do no matter what. So, whether I pursue it as my career or just have it in my life, it’ll be there.”

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Ink bleeds from the tip of a pen.

Conversations evaporate. Senior Meredith Brich sighs in uneasy frustration, capping her fine-tipped pen. She stares at the piece of paper laid out on the wooden table in front of her. Running her hand through her faded chestnut hair, she picks up a gray marker and begins to shade.

Brich has been drawing ever since elementary school. “At some point I realized that it was something I could do, and I just really enjoyed it. My teachers were also really encouraging, and I felt compelled to keep going,” she said.

Throughout the years, Brich has taught herself how to draw and paint using various different techniques. Although she is skilled in various different tools, her favorite tool to use is just a regular pen. She said she enjoys working with a pen because of how “bold and crisp” it is.

“I also use chalk pastel; it’s easy to blend. It was actually the first thing I picked up when teaching myself how to draw, and I just stuck with it,” Brich said.

When drawing, Brich takes inspiration from things around her including,

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Earth science teacher Jason Steffen agreed with Hartman.

“The discovery is an important one,” Steffen said. “With water comes possibly for conditions that can support life.

This could help us direct future Mars missions.”

Hartman also said he thinks that the discovery of any sort of life forms on Mars would be overwhelming.

“If any possible life on Mars had a different genetic structure than life on earth, that would be really cool. It would prove to us that life can have a variety of different genetic structures,” Hartman said. “If the life on Mars would have DNA, however, that would be earth-shattering. It would tell us that life on both Earth and Mars arose from a common ancestor and would bring up more questions than it would answer.”

Senior Andrew Nurse was astonished when he first heard of the discovery.

“At first, I thought everyone was playing a joke on me. Water on Mars? That’s so random,” Nurse said. “I later looked it up on Google, and, of course, there it was, show-

ing me how stupid I was. It was truly mind-boggling.”

Now that it has had to sink in, however, Nurse has many questions.

“I’m super excited about this news. Water on a neighboring planet just opens up a world of possibilities for the aerospace industry,” Nurse said. Will we find extraterrestrials on Mars? Will Mars be habitable once we find no more use of this Earth to us? That’s something we may find out in the near future with our ever-so advancing technology.”

Despite all of the recent discoveries that NASA has made, its budget is still low compared to other federally funded organizations. In 2014, NASA’s budget was almost $18 billion. This may seem like a large amount, but it is only one half of one percent of the federal budget.

Steffen said he thinks that NASA deserves more.

“NASA’s budget is very inadequate. People see the immediate and smaller picture and not how these missions and technologies will positively impact the future of humanity.”

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Seniors Sarah Gao, Merlin MacGillivray and Sam Ponnada have recently earned designation as Semifinalist in the PSAT. Last spring over 1.5 million students all across the nation took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). The PSAT is a nationwide competition for recognition and awards conducted by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Out of those 1.5 million students, 34,000 high performers were named Commended Students on the basis of a Selection Index score of 202. Here at CFHS, there were approximately 150 students who took the PSAT last spring. A total of nine students have been recognized as Commended Students at CFHS. Commended students include Anjah Droe, Sarah Gao, Nicholas Grasser, Leo Gibson, Tori King, Merlin MacGillivray, Nicholas O’Loughlin, Sam Ponnada and Mohammed Rawwas.

Around 16,000 of high performers nationwide were recently designated Semifinalists on a state representational level, including three CFHS

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students: Gao, MacGillivray and Ponnada. “We are very fortunate this year; those three students selected are very hardworking, great students who are very deserving of the National Semifinalist Merit Scholarship, and hopefully we can move them on and get finalists,” counselor Susan Lagen said.

Gao was in the ALPHA room when she found out she was a Semifinalist. “Mrs. Langan burst into the ALPHA room during seventh hour and told me. I was pleasantly surprised but wasn’t looking forward to filling out the long application,” she said.

MacGillivray had a similar attitude. “I was excited and

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Internet connection for Cedar Falls, and he credits the drastic decline in speed and connectivity to a series of DDoS attacks.

“I believe there are at least a couple of things happening. The largest problem that we can see is distributed DDoS attacks,” Houlihan said. “The Cedar Falls Community School District experienced a number of DDoS attacks last May, and they began recurring Monday, Sept.

28.”

The DDOS attack is like a wave of unneeded data overwhelms the network, Houlihan explained.

“A DDoS attack occurs when an attacker floods a network connection with information. This is happening with the district’s Internet connection, resulting in the district’s firewall becoming overwhelmed trying to process the volume of such requests,” Houlihan said. “As a result, legitimate requests for information are prevented

“The goal is to try to get things taken care of as soon as possible.

We know this is extremely frustrating for everyone.”

—Brian Unruh Cedar Falls School District Coordinator of Technology from passing and are disrupted, so the attackers have achieved their goal.”

Superintendent Andy Pattee said that the district is looking into many solutions for the problem.

“We are working to finalize some potential Cloud-based mitigation solutions and have been in contact with several businesses and other educational institutions who have suffered similar DDoS attacks

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happy to have this opportunity … although I did procrastinate a lot in filling out the application,” he said.

The Semifinalists have a possibility to advance to finalist in the Merit Scholarship competition only if they meet a number of additional requirements. To advance to a finalist position, “You need to score well on the SAT, have good high school coursework and grades and fill out an application, which includes a selective essay,” Ponnada said. Every year at least 15,000 of the 16,000 Semifinalists advance to the finalist position unless they face international issues or receive a failing grade.

Although it is very possible in the recent past,” Pattee said. “CFU continues to be a great partner as we work through this challenge.”

Cedar Falls School District Coordinator of Technology Brian Unruh said the district is working hard to find a solution in a timely manner.

“The goal is to try to get things taken care of as soon as possible. We know this is extremely frustrating for everyone,” Unruh said.

“Hopefully, we can find a solution that works and get things back on track very soon.”

Pattee also said there are possible short term solutions.

“Our intent is that any interruption should last no longer than approximately 15 minutes to switch IP addresses,” Pattee said. “[These] steps are immediate solutions and are designed to stop a direct attack. However, we are also working on a long term solution that provides us with a more secure and reliable network.”

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that all three CFHS Semifinalists will advance, Ponnada might face some problems due to immigration situations.

“I was happy at first,” he said, “but I have immigration circumstances that probably won’t allow me to move on to the finalist phase, so I felt ambivalent.” It is still inconclusive if Ponnada will advance or not, but he is keeping a positive attitude about it. “Congratulations and good luck in the future rounds,” he said, addressing his fellow Semifinalists.

Completing the National Merit Scholarship application is not an easy process. All three Semifinalists noted the role the counselors played in helping them fill out the applications.

“Thank you to the guidance counselors for being superhelpful and being on top of things throughout the application process,” Ponnada said. “I agree. They did a lot of work in helping us to get these applications out. They helped with letters of recommendation and just filling out information overall,” MacGillivray said.

The selection committee will begin choosing Merit

Scholarship award winners on Jan. 24, 2016. The NMSC will notify finalists of their positions on Feb. 3 of the same year.

This year, the PSAT will take place Oct. 14.

“Good luck guys; I hope nothing weird happens, and we can all advance,” Gao said.

And the chances to add to the roles of CFHS recognition is approaching again.

“Every year, CFHS has at the most two-five students, but you know we would like to increase the number of the Semifinalists. I would recommend that all juniors take the PSAT, which is Wednesday, Oct. 14, next week. The University of Oklahoma gives free tuition to students who qualify for National Merit Semifinalist, so you know there’s a lot of good places out there that are looking for the National Semifinalist or Finalist honor that you could go to school for a lot cheaper. It’s a great program, especially for some students who are willing to go to different schools,” Langen said.

Returning to the list of active clubs after being gone for a whole year, DECA has officially made a CFHS comeback .

DECA, which stands for The Distributive Education Club of America, is a marketing club run by business teachers Mark Aalderks and Julie Cuvelier that involves different areas of marketing, such as finance, business administration and accounting. The club originally disbanded last year due to the supervisor leaving early in the school year. However, it came back when Aalderks offered to take up a leadership to help advise the students.

“I came from a school that had a very strong DECA chapter, and I participated as an associate teacher,” Aalders said. “When I came here, I thought it would be fun to reactivate the program and get people excited about business again.”

DECA consists of 30 businessoriented students who meet together to work on their leadership skills in the business world. Since the Fall Leadership conference, students have started meeting every Thursday during power hour in order to prepare for Districts.

The club recently returned from the fall leadership conference in Des Moines that took place from Oct. 4 to Oct. 5 where

DECA members from all the other chapters in Iowa met together and listened to a keynote speaker. Later on, the groups of students broke out into sessions where they could go to learn about what competitions they’re going into and how to prepare for them.

Sophomore Justin Gray was one of the 18 CFHS students who attended the conference last Monday. “The conference helped me to see what a business conference would like,” Gray said. “It just kind of opens the door for opportunities.” Gray joined DECA due to having an interest in a business career. “I enjoyed the conference and and finding more people who look forward to being in business.”

Aalderks also said he believes that the environment that DECA establishes can help students in the long run. “Having an organization that builds on the things that we teach is something that’s very good for the kids,” Aalderks said.

“It gives you problems outside of the classroom, and you can pull on that knowledge.”

Now that they know what to expect from going to the conference, the students’ knowledge in business will be put to the ultimate test after they head off to Districts in three months. By News Editor Sarah

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n ta a E Counselors were right when they said this would be the most stressful year of your life. With the daily homework assignments, stress from parents, teachers and the constant question of what next year will bring, some seniors have it all figured out, but others do not.

Especially with this week being College Application Week, the stress for seniors is at an all time high.

Senior Courtney Banwart knows that she wants to go to UNI or Mankato in Minnesota for speech pathology.

“I originally wanted to know before senior year started, but I have to retake the ACT, which I am not able to do until October, so that set back my plan a lot,” Banwart said.

Senior Sara Ashar also has a general idea of what she wants to do but is still deciding between a handful of schools.

“I know I want to go into pre-med and bio, but I am still deciding on many schools. I know the deadline is May 1, but I personally want to know by January.”

Both girls are feeling very stressed at this point in the year.

Senior Emma Gerdes has absolutely no idea what she is doing with her life next year. “I don’t know what I want to

study, where I want to go to school or if I want to play basketball or not,” Gerdes said.

But this year’s seniors may calm some from the words of those who’ve been through all this before. CFHS alum Lauren Hayes graduated last year and said she wants to tell seniors not to stress. Everything will work itself out.

“Basically people change their majors all the time, so there’s zero stress with that aspect of it. Freshmen have a ton of guidance and resources to help reduce stress when it comes to college,” Hayes said.

But the pressure points are everywhere. Ashar is feeling a lot of pressure from parents, teachers and school counselors. “I feel like they are trying to help as much as they can, but it just gets to be a little too much sometimes,” Ashar said.

Banwart said that most of the pressure she feels comes from within. “I don’t necessarily feel pressure from others, but more from myself. I am trying to get college applications sent in and my homework done on time,” Banwart said.

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she plans ahead, but admits it can get hard. “I think it’s best to do your college visits your junior year. You just kind of have an idea where you want to go by your senior year, and you can work on scholarships. I like to say that I plan ahead, but I feel that I am rushing to get stuff done way later than I want to, so I’m probably procrastinating a lot more than I want to,” she said.

Banwart said she believes that her hard work and planning will pay off.

“There are things you can kind of wait it out. When it comes to scholarships you need to be on top of that.”

Counselors stress that they are here for the students and want to help each one succeed. Erin Gardner has a few tips to share with the current seniors.

“Seniors right now are in the early part of the ball game when you are starting to apply for colleges. Honestly, hopefully, you have two or three colleges in mind. One being dream school, one being safe school. I know it’s very stressful right now, especially with questions from everyone. A lot of students are not sure yet, and it makes it even more stressful if they are the only one who knows in their friend group.”

Gardner encourages students to

Surprise a friend with a nice text, or do something for a classmate.

This is a great way to refresh your perspective of what really matters at the moment.

B e K in d communicate with surrounding people that can help make the stress die down and the big decisions a little easier.

“Come talk to counselors, friends, family, siblings. We’re all here to help you figure it out.”

She also strongly encourages going on college visits, for they are beneficial.

“College visits are a number one priority. You don’t want to end up in August on a campus you don’t want to be on. Come to counselors to help you apply. We will get that done for you.”

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Deep breathing releases tension and toxins, and it relieves stress. Try breathing through your abdomen, rather than just your chest.

Muscle movements involved in smiling cause endorphin production. The best part is, a fake smile or laugh works just as well as a real one. The brain can’t tell the difference.

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Before seeing the movie, ‘The Martian’ worth a read Have you ever wondered what it is like to be on Mars?

Can people live on Mars?

What would it be like? Well, in the book “The Martian,” you will find out. It may be fiction, but to me it felt like I was there on Mars with Mark Watney.

Watney, the main character in the book, is an astronaut who is stranded on Mars and has to find a way to talk to NASA and survive.

The author, Andy Weir, first put the book on his website, one chapter at a time. Then since so many people liked it, he made an Amazon Kindle version of the book at the lowest price, 99 cents. In three months, more than 35,000 copies had been sold.

After that, Crown (a publishing company) bought the print rights. In 2014, it appeared on the New York Times Bestseller list in the hardcover fiction category at the 12th position. Now on

Oct. 2, 2015, it was released into theaters as a movie starring Matt Damon.

“The Martian” is the best survival book (with some humor in it) I’ve read all year. I couldn’t put the book down once I started to read it. I loved all the characters. In the book, it is told from the point of view of Mark, the people at NASA and a little bit of Mark’s crew. With the different points of view from so many people, it made the book seem more real.

I could really picture the story in my head. In the front of the book there is a map that points out where Mark is and where he has to go. If you read the book and then look at the map, the map will make a lot more sense.

If you are looking for a great survival (with some humor), then this is the book for you.

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Manga hero of ‘Dragon Drive’ joins dragon on ambitious quest In the manga of “Dragon Drive”, the story is based around R e i j i Ozora.

The story starts by having our hero be late for school, Manga Master Noah FORKER which everyone expects. Reiji thinks he is no good at anything, and he’s a huge quitter, quitting team after team.

His best friend Maiko doesn’t like how Reiji’s late all the time.

On the day the story begins, Reiji is late and does horribly on a test, so Maiko lets him copy her notes for a price. The price is he must hang out with her for a day.

Despite not wanting to, he agrees and does it. His friend shows him a new game called Dragon Drive, and thus Reiji’s journey begins.

After starting the game, Reiji receives a tiny dragon, who seems to be a weak dragon, but with time, that will change. The artwork compliments the story

nicely, and they have nice little bio boxes for every new dragon, and we join Reiji as he journeys through the mysterious world of Dragon Drive and find out the hidden potential of Reiji’s dragon friend Chibi.

In the TV show of Dragon Drive, we join Reiji being late for school, and as the story begins, he runs into the friend of one of the most popular kids in school.

As the story progresses, Reiji receives his dragon, and, although he expected a big, strong dragon, he gets a tiny, little dragon he names Chibi. He proceeds as a noob and gains surprising victories, and we join him as he tries to become the top-ranked dragon rider.

Comparing the two, it’s very hard to pick a favorite, as they have little difference between each other. The major thing I can see is at one point a confusing thing happens, and in the manga, I had no clue who was who; however, in the show, they made it very clear who was doing what, plus they give a bit more of teaser to a future reference, so I personally liked the show more, but that’s only because it was very easy to watch and get into.

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League of Legends begins world championships Azir, the emperor of a longlost country, jumps into the enemy team to send his phalanx of soldiers into battle. Darius, a general of a city-state named Noxus, a tyrant country, raises his axe in anticipation.

The emperor falls, and the rest of the team is sure to follow, with Darius’ team backing him up. The general jumps four other times, each one landing the killing blow. The crowd explodes in excitement for Cloud 9’s win against Fnatic, and the first pentakill of Worlds.

League of Legends just ended the first week of the 2015 Worlds competition, so it’d be an optimal time to review the game itself. Released in October of 2009, it’s developed by Riot Games and is one of the biggest MOBAs (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) in the market right now, next to DOTA 2.

It’s free, but cosmetic changes like skins will cost money, depending on the quality of the skin. It’s a topover game that features various fictional characters that come from different backgrounds, ranging from a little girl that controls fire to the manifestation of death.

The gameplay is very simple at the core. You kill bad guys, you get money, you buy items and you finish the match by destroying a structure called The Nexus. It’s not that easy, though, as champions controlled by other players are trying to take down your towers to get to your Nexus as

well. The game has a surprising amount of depth to it, with each champion having certain mechanics to learn in order to bring out his or her true potential.

There isn’t much of a story to League of Legends anymore, as Riot Games has unfortunately removed it for the time being to have a big reboot sometime in the future.

The basic premise, though, is that the League of Legends is designed to solve political disputes. Those disputes are solved on battlegrounds called The Fields of Justice.

There are a total of 126 champions in the game at the time, giving a player plenty of variety to play as. A major con to that, though, is they’re not all readily available at the start of the game. You earn ingame currency called Influence Points, which you use to buy the ability to use champions.

Some are placed on a rotation each week, though, allowing players who haven’t bought them to use them on the playing field and test them out to see if they enjoy the champion.

The absolute biggest con of League of Legends is the community. It’s possible to meet nice people, sure, but the most notable players are the rude players, which are also called toxic players. They degrade and harass, and will sometimes even cause the game to be heavily tilted in the enemy’s favor because they leave the game or intentionally run into the enemy to give them gold,

experience and map pressure, while degrading their team’s morale.

Bad games can be shifted worse by players who yell at you for messing up the tiniest thing, often making the game hard to play for long spans of time. If played with the right mindset, the game can be played for fun, but those toxic players can easily make a once fun experience into an annoying experience while people are waiting for the surrender button to be available. There is a mute button, but actions can be stronger than words.

There is a ranked version of the game, though, unlocked at level 30. Players can play to be placed in a certain rank, where they have to play 10 promotional matches to determine the spot that the player will be placed in. Then they can continue playing the game to get a higher rank. Players are quite sadly more toxic there and will sometimes lose games for their teams on purpose to just be mean.

While there’s a break in Worlds, everybody is taking a good rest besides the professional players, who are practicing to become the best of the best, dreaming to be able to hoist that beautiful cup into the air and take their names as the 2015 world champions. There are promising rivals and trials to overcome, but in the end there can be only one.

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Hocus Pocus came out in 1993. It tells the spooky story of three sisters who are witches in Salem, Mass.

Hocus Pocus 25% Halloweentown 21% Don’t have a favorite 11% Insidious 9% Halloween 8% Beetlejuice 5% The Conjuring 5% Others 16%

The Hi-Line Poll represents a 10 percent sample of students.

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English teachers defend challenged choices

Last week was banned book week (Sept. 27- Oct. 3), and English teacher’s took time to promote their favorite challenged books in the CFHS curriculum.

Michelle Rathe, an English and acting teacher, claims The Awakening by Kate Chopin as her favorite banned book.

Published in 1899, Chopin’s story deals with strong subjects such as feminism and suicide. Edna, the protagonist of the book, causes a huge commotion with her rejection of societal norms and liberated sexuality.

Rathe loves the book because “no matter what she does, the society doesn’t allow her to go there, so she chooses to stop existing rather than be trapped in a world she can’t handle. Although I don’t admire the choices the character made, what I do like is you have to do everything you can to try and change the system, and what do you do if the system cannot be changed?”

These topics were perceived as immoral, therefore it was challenged and then banned in certain schools and libraries.

Joe Frenna, who teaches an array of English classes, is always learning something new from his favorite banned book, The Catcher in The Rye. Released in 1951, J.D Salinger’s classic novel rose to No. 1 on the New York Times Best Seller List within the week it was released. The novel follows Holden, a student at a private exclusive school and his yearning for identity and belonging.

“It was the first book I was asked to read in high school that I actually enjoyed. It moved me and confused me in a way that wanted me to read it again and again. Holden Caufield’s struggle felt familiar to me. Each time I read it (it has been several years now), I learn something new,” Frenna said.

Between 1961 and 1982, The Catcher in The Rye was the most censored book in high schools and libraries in the United States.

English teacher Heidi Anderson couldn’t think of a favorite banned book, so she chose a highly challenged book, To Kill A Mockingbird.

Published by Harper Lee in 1961, To Kill A Mockingbird is seen as warm and beautiful despite some serious topics such as rape and racial inequality. Lee loosely based the book on her own observations, her family and neighbors, as well as on a trial that took place in her hometown in 1963 when she was 10 years old.

“It’s probably my favorite book partly because how it’s written from an adult perspective but also reflecting back to her childhood experiences, and through that we get to see how she grows, and it’s masterfully done,” Anderson said about the beauty of this challenged book. The novel has been challenged many a time for racial inequality and mentions of rape and violence, but it was never fully banned.

Courtney Lubs, an English teacher who counts Great Books as one of her classes, had trouble choosing only one, but when she did, it was with sadness.

“I’ll miss teaching it this year,” said Lubs about her favorite banned book, The Color Purple.

The novel takes place in rural Georgia and focuses on the life of African American women in the South during the 1930s. It mainly portrays the story of Celie, a poor and uneducated 14-yearold African American. Lubs said she thinks this book is important because “I just think Celie’s finding and coming to love herself is especially powerful in that text.”

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Rocking band gets rocking reviews Bodies crowed and squeezed to get as close as they possibly could to the gods on the stage. It was around 6:15 when From Ashes to New came on. No one knew they would be the ones opening up for the concert, but they quickly became a pleasant surprise.

Their hardcore rap style of rock and roll ignited the mosh pit in no time.

But the when the real opener came on stage, I am kind of embarrassed to say I cried like a baby. In This Moment, with an amazing female singer — the only female on stage I might add, Maria Brink — her two guitarists, bassist and killer drummer made every person in the pit scream bloody murder.

Opening up with their song “Sick Like Me,” Brink stood on the stage in a cape, black hat and lingerie, while her two “blood girls” danced on either side of her. Screaming ensued, not only in the crowd but on stage as In This Moment’s heavy metal song style echoed through the large auditorium.

Papa Roach was the next to grace this silver stage. Jacoby Shaddix had no problem getting this crowd head banging in no time. The floor shook, and the song rang through my ears.

It was spiritual, you know, until the girl next to me spilled her beer on me.

The last band to end this nearly four-hour concert was the one and only Five Finger

Death Punch. You would think after a long night of head banging and rocking out that everyone would just be too tired to get excited for them, but when Ivan Moody came on stage with a fake bloody handprint on his face, and decked out in a leather jacket that looked made of human faces, the crowd cheered like it never had before. The screams bellowed out of Moody’s chest when he started with “Got Your Sixth.”

This was truly a night to remember, and I can say without a shadow of doubt that this concert was one of the best nights of my life.

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On the left is bass guitarist Chris Kael, and above is lead singer Ivan Moody, both members of Five Finger Death Punch. They performed in Cedar Rapids at the U.S. Cellular Cent er on Friday, Oct. 2.

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When many people think of a beautiful girl, they often imagine long, flowing hair. Since ancient times, long hair has been associated with females.

To cut a woman’s hair was a symbol of disrespect or punishment. In many places, hair was a symbol of health, beauty and riches; the more you had, the better off you were.

“SHAILENE AND EMMA’S LOVE CHILD”

Senior Claire Chenoweth’s closely cropped cut explains why they call it a pixie because if she had pointy ears, she’d look just like a little fairy. Her blue eyes are accented with gold glitter liner, and it actually sparkles like pixie dust. She has a style similar to Emma Watson, Shailene Woodley or Carey Mulligan, which looks elegant and sweet, no matter if she’s being casual or fancy.

The boy-cut trend is infamous for being hard to pull off, but, by jove, she slays it by a landslide, looking like she stepped out of a fashion magazine.

What products do you use for your hairstyle?

She smiles radiantly. “Nothing, really. Just water.”

How long has your hair been short?

“It’s been short for a while, but I’ve had a pixie cut since last November.”

How did your family react?

“They knew I was going to cut it, but when I got home, my mom was just like, ‘Oh my God, I didn’t realize you meant that short!’

They were a bit shocked at first.”

Where do you get your hair done?

“I went to Kate’s & Co — I really should go cheaper, but they were close by and they are really great.”

Why did you choose this hairstyle?

“Because of Emma Watson, probably. Or that one girl with the name no one can pronounce. Shy-lee? She-lean? Is it Shay-leen?

Yeah, Shailene Woodley and Emma Watson. I wanted to cut it for a really long time, but I guess I just wasn’t ballsy enough. I eventually gained enough confidence to do it, and I’m glad I did.”

“I WOKE UP LIKE THIS”

Senior Sam Hanson’s short-stacked, honey-brown pixie looks fantastically sporty and effortless, like she can walk around looking great without a care in the world. It gives off a really chill vibe, and the all around shortness brings forward her lovely smile and high cheekbones. Balanced with glasses, the short fringe can’t hide her expressive, dark chocolate-colored eyes.

What products do you use for your hairstyle?

“Who, me? I woke up like this.”

How long has your hair been short?

“It’s been short since sophomore year, although it was a gradual change. It was about shoulder length when I got it cut off, but it used to be back length.”

How did your family react?

“My family thought it was a bit extreme, but they were OK with it as long as I was comfortable and happy with it.”

Where do you get your hair done?

“I go to Great Clips because I don’t have the dollars. They are super cheap.”

Why did you choose this hairstyle?

“Well, I was about to go on a hiking trip, and my hair was just holding me back. It was in the way, so it had to go.”

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Hair by any other length would look as sweet But today, girls everywhere are chopping off their luscious locks and trading them for something a bit more fun — a pixie cut. A pixie cut can be anywhere from neat and cute to edgy and rebellious. A few fabulous ladies answer questions about their close-cropped tops.

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“OPRAH TOLD ME TO”

Sophomore Sam Potter’s short hair is nothing short of adorable.

The spicy ginger color contrasts her bright blue eyes. The short sides and long fringe flatter her face shape and compliment her preppy style, instantly making any outfit appear more trendy.

What products do you use for your hairstyle?

“Nothing but air,” she says with a laugh. “I don’t really do much to it.”

How long has your hair been short?

“Since the first day of sixth grade. Before that, my mom had always decided what hairstyle I would have, but I really wanted it short.”

How did your family react?

“My mom was terrified when she saw how short my hair was. I used to have it really, really close cropped, like Emma Watson’s, but it grew just a little longer, and now my mom loves it.”

Where do you get your hair done?

“Sometimes I get it cut at Razor’s Edge. Sometimes my mom does it, and sometimes I cut it myself.”

What is the longest your hair has been and how long was it when you cut it all off?

“It used to be back length, but it was more of a gradual change.

I convinced my mom to let me cut it shoulder length before I cut all of it off.”

Why did you choose this hairstyle?

“Because Oprah told me to,” she laughs again. “I really liked Oprah Winfrey, and she mentioned that she liked short hair.

Besides that, though, long hair is a hassle.”

“SO HIP WITH THE KIDS”

Senior Katarina Walther looks ultimately cool with her vanilla blonde, swirled quiff and close cut sides. The absence of hair around her face draws attention to her charming smile, and the quiff keeps her fringe out of her eyes, showcasing their shockingly blue color.

What products do you use for your hairstyle?

“Sometimes I use Old Spice hair paste for my quiff,” she said.

“I usually tame the curls with some anti-frizz potion. It’s too bad Sleekeazy’s Hair Potion ( from Harry Potter) doesn’t exist, though.”

“How long has your hair been short?

I got it cut off May of sophomore year, definitely.”

How did your family react?

“Well, my brother said I looked like a boy. The rest of my family was a little iffy about it, but it grew on them.”

Where do you get your hair done?

“I go to Mod Cuts, near Greenhill Road.”

How long was your hair before you cut it short?

“Ah, it was about shoulder length.”

Were you scared?

“I was a bit freaked out when I saw how much hair was being cut off, but I like it short.”

Why did you choose this hairstyle?

“Well, I was a big fan of Zayn Malik’s quiff, and I guess I wanted to be all ‘hip with the kids.’ Well, that, and I wanted to look like Draco Malfoy (also from Harry Potter).”

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Just down Highway 20, Independence offers patriotic, picturesque adventure On this week’s One Tank Trip, my friend senior Mary Ingalls and I drove about 30 minutes to Independence last weekend, Oct. 3.

When the two of us arrived, we found an old army tank at a little park area along with a gazebo. It was funny watching Mary trying to climb on top of it to get her picture taken. She was pretty excited to be in the newspaper this week.

Mary and I moved on to get more pictures, and they turned out pretty good. There is a gorgeous waterfall right in town. It is small, but pretty. I wish I was able to get the sunset in the background, but there was a building in the way, and it was at a different angle than the waterOne Tank fall. The army tank and gazebo were on the opposite side of the B Staff Writer Billie Ann river, and the gaALBERT zebo looked very pretty next to the water.

Once you get into the downtown area, an amazing mural of the American flag with an eagle flying in front of it decorates a wall. I do not know who painted it, but he or she did an awesome job.

Pretty flowers also dot every block corner, and one of the arrangements caught my eye.

They’re small and yellow blooms, but they were very pretty and had a small American flag poked into the pot.

As we were walking down the street, Mary turned and just fell in love with this little church.

It was small, but very cute and old fashioned.

The small businesses were old and run down, so they looked weird. They were all closed because it was late Saturday night, and we felt a little out of place as we were the only ones walking around town.

There was also a movie theater. I always see one when I go to the different towns, and they always seem to look the same, but different from the ones we have in Cedar Falls, and I am not sure how to describe it. This theater, however, was not open for business. The front windows were all torn up on the inside, and it was so dirty everywhere. With things just thrown all around the store, it looked pretty beat up.

It was hard trying to pull Mary back towards the car because she found so many stray cats and just wanted to take them all home. If you knew Mary, you would know she has a great love for cats.

As we were leaving town, I asked Mary to turn into the driveway of the Mental Health Institution. I thought there would be some good pictures to get, as last week’s Hi-Line said it is rumored to be haunted, but it was kind of dark, so the pictures didn’t turn out very well, but it makes it look kind of creepy. I was kind of scared getting out of the car to take a picture of the building, and I don’t even know why, but I did it and got right back in the car and we got out of there.

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With a dam on the Wapsipinicon River that is similar to downtown Cedar Falls, Independence offers some sites that seem like a mini version of our home town.

Senior Mary Ingalls and I enjoyed the trip.

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It took time to find the perfect spot and tree placement for our campsite.

We set up our hammocks by getting on each other’s shoulders for height.

Back country of Backbone offers tranquil memories In this edition, we revisit Backbone State Park to see the rest of our journey and overnight stay.

As we explore off the beaten path, we cross the cold lake at the center of the resort and travel down to find very beautiful prairie land (photo at bottom) bordered by the dense forests of the state reserve.

Fueled by beef jerky and granola bars, we hike deeper into the forest, up and down rigourous hills. Bluffs were commonly found and are a site very much worth seeing.

After hours of hiking, we finally found the perfect location to set up shop for the night. We were looking for two pairs of trees close to each other, and, of course, we had to have a view.

Finding the trees was surprisingly hard, but the view … that was everywhere.

The sounds of the squirrels jumping and skittering about on the crunchy leaves in the pitch black night can easily deceive a wondering, tired mind

that they are something much larger with much more predatory intentions.

Awakening to the sounds of the birds and the sun glistening off the lake through the trees was tranquility at its finest.

The night was cold, sleep was scarce, but the morning was beautiful.

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Follow these steps to backyard poultry production For the last year and a half I have been raising my own flock of chickens and ducks, gaining knowledge and tips along the way to make my flock healthier and more affordable.

Raising chickens alone can be very costly, depending on the base of their diet and the size of the shelter you provide. For me it was easy. I started within just a few days, scouring local farm stores like Tractor Supply Co. and Blain’s Farm and Fleet for chicks and supplies to raise them. Here are a few basic necessities to begin raising your own flock: •Chick starter feed: Crumbles are better than pellets) •Chick waterer: A bigger waterer will be less susceptible to tip or clog.

•Some sort of large scale box: I used a 20 gallon storage tote •Some sort of bedding: I used thin pine shavings. They are probably the best.

•Heat source: Chicks need heat. A heat lamp with a clamp is best. It can be clamped to the rim of your box. Heat lamps may also be a fire hazard if held too close to the bedding.

•Shelter: I built my own shelter with lumber from Menards — a five-by-eight-foot coop, which I later moved the chicks into once they began growing their feathers.

•Security: Make sure your coop or yard is safe from predators! I have lost birds to predators before. An enclosed pen outside of your coop or shelter is best.

•Nesting boxes: Hens love their own personal box to lay and nest their eggs in.

A rooster is not needed to produce fresh eggs! He is only needed if you would like fertilized eggs to raise chicks.

These are the best tips to raising

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At left, Lynn rests on my hand after straying from the flock, and at top, the flock feeds on its crumbles, and below that, a young chick learns to explore. your own flock. If you ever raise chickens, you may notice that once you introduce them to the outdoors, they will rely more on grass and insects for their

diet and will eat less grain crumbles.

Make sure that if you buy chickens or any sort of livestock such as fowl, goats, rabbits, etc., that you check with your

city ordinance on raising livestock within city limits.

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Trump Tour

Senior Annebeth Ahrenholz joined many other CFHS students to meet 2016 Republican Presidenttial candidate Donald Trump as he stopped to speak at the Electric Park Ballroom on Wednesday, Oct. 7.

Playlist Profile Ian McVay

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“I used to listen to ‘Shotz To Tha Double Glock’ all the time in my Neon. I loved listening to my music loud and cruising around with my brother or friends and just jamming out. Now when I hear it, I get happy because it reminds me of driving, and I love driving.”

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Friday, Oct. 9, 2015

Last year, there was some drama surrounding what feminism really means.

According to a lot of guys on Twitter, some female students were being too vocal. Some women in the high school were standing up for themselves and explaining that, no, they are not Feminazis or in favor of female superiority. They just want equality.

Coincidently, equality is the root of the feminist perspective. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the primary definition of feminism is “the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities.” So, why is feminism getting such a bad reputation when all it entails is equality between the men and women?

With half-joking yet half-very-real groups popping up on the Internet like the “meninist” movement, it’s plain to see that some people think feminism is something to laugh about. A running joke among some is to

command a woman to “Make me a sandwich.”

Most people think it’s hilarious when a guy runs or throws something like a girl.

But, is inequality funny? Is implying that women are only good for making sandwiches right? When men are emasculated and compared to women, is it a laughing matter?

There is obviously some cultural discrepancy over the rights men and women deserve, which is why the goal of this column is to spread awareness about the many obstacles women face just because they are women. I will predominantly cover issues concerning women’s rights; however, most of the time, men are tied to these issues as well. I believe it is important to publish information about women’s sides of things because what is so heavily represented in the media and our collective social consciousness is mostly the Look down. Not at the floor, at your male perspective.

By Staff Writer Olivia feet. What’s on them? The average perMARTIN son would most likely say, “shoes.” That’s all they are right? Just shoes? You put them on to keep your feet comfortable, clean and protected, but I urge you to look deeper, for every shoe ... has a sole. most of the energy involves carbon-based fuels.

Our shoes are more than just proI find this disgusting. As consumers, we should tection for our feet. Shoes have evolved really think about cutting the amount of meat we from a necessity into a statement of our eat, not only for animals but also the planet. personality. I’m here to bring you in-depth Raising animals is hugely wasteful in land. reviews of everyone’s favorite footwear.

Plant crops require a small part of the space to This week we will be reviewing a hot item, produce the same amount of calories as live- the Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 Turtle Doves. stock. So, theoretically, if everyone ate a vegetarFirst off, comfortability is a factor for ian lifestyle, there would be little need to chop everyone purchasing a pair of shoes. The down trees and ruin the land.

Yeezy Boost 350s feature a Primeknit upAlong with the land trouble, thousands of per, which is very lightweight and flexible. fish are caught in nets and suffocated. Lobsters The shoe also features a patented Boost and crabs are caught in traps, only to be boiled midsole for maximum comfort. I would alive in a week or two. The oceans will some rate the comfort of this shoe a 10 out of day be emptied out, and many sea creatures 10. will cease to exist. The Earth we inhabit is slowly Style is also a very important factor in crumbling due to human error and choices. choosing a pair of shoes. As mentioned So, when the weather over time becomes in- before, the shoe features a Primeknit credibly unpredictable or polar bears are wiped upper that is primarily grey with black out, don’t just blame the people who don’t streaks. The Yeezy Boost 350s are often carpool or the people who disregard recycling. compared to a Roshe Run. While they are Look toward the unnecessary use of land just for similar to the Roshe Run, there are many the slaughter of animals that distributes chemi- differences. I, personally, am a fan of the cals into the air.

By Staff Writer Lexi ribbed midsole. This, along with a black patch on the side of each shoe, SHEELEY suede makes the Yeezys unique from the Ro-

Sole Food

Meaty economy creates waste You may think you live on a planet, but really you’re living on a giant farm broken up by cities, forests and ocean. Around 40 percent of the world’s land surface is used to keep all seven billion of us fed, and 30 percent of the world’s total ice-free land is not used to raise grains for us to consume, but for the feed of farm animals. Ironic, huh?

We’ve slowly started to kill the Earth, so animals can be killed for our own needs.

Our home we call Earth (a giant farmland if you’re starting to see things in my view), is such a beautiful place, but that’s fading.

There are many reasons why the beauty has slowly faded, but highly inefficient food production is a leading cause. This often means forests are cut away in order to create room for the grazing of cattle. This eliminates important carbon-sinks necessary in reducing massive C02 levels that fight global warming. Clear-cutting can also increase the reflectivity of the Earth’s surface, which also contributes to warming. Meat production also generally consumes much more energy than other forms of farming. It forces a significant amount of carbon into the air because

Latest iPhone trumps Galaxy overall With the latest release from Apple of the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s+, Apple and Samsung are in heavy competition with each other, as they have been since the beginning of the smartphone era.

Apple’s latest edition adds a more powerful processor with the A9 chip. It also boasts features such as 3D touch and a more refined Siri.

The latest iPhone also can shoot 4K video along with other new and exciting camera features. The 3D touch feature also brings the ability to turn the keyboard into a trackpad to navigate the cursor on the screen. Overall, the iPhone 6s and 6s+ are two more powerful and sophisticated additions to the iPhone family.

Samsung’s S6 comes in a few different varieties. There is the S6, S6 Active, S6 edge and S6 edge plus.

The first three variations are similar in size to the iPhone 6s, while the fourth option is comparable to the iPhone 6s+.

The feature that takes the spotlight in the S6 lineup is the wrap around screen on the Galaxy S6 edge and S6 edge plus. This feature allows the user to get notifications discreetly and have easy access to basic settings. This is one feature that the iPhone lacks.

Between the two phones, I personally believe that the iPhone is a

much better phone than the Galaxy S6. The iPhone has a better user interface that is convenient and also caters to the interests of the user. While the Galaxy S6 may be more customizable, I feel that the user interface can get a little bit confusing and a little over-engineered for someone like me who wants a phone that is simple, yet powerful.

I used to own a Samsung Galaxy phone and always had issues with glitches. With the iPhone, I have yet to have any issues. So if you are looking for a sleek and sophisticated phone that has the power to do almost anything, grab yourself an iPhone. If you are in the market for a phone that you can customize to no end, then the Galaxy S6 is for you.

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Boost 350s provide comfortable style

she Run. Though most find the Yeezys eye catching, they are an aquired taste. Personally, I give the 350s an 8.5 out of 10 when it comes to style.

Next we will examine the performance factor of the Yeezy Boost 350. Although the shoes are lightweight and comfortable, they lack proper ankle support and traction.

While wearing a pair, I noticed that I could slide easily. The ankle support was nothing special either. Overall, I give them a 5 out of 10 for performance.

Lastly, we take a look at the cost of the shoes. The Boosts retailed for $200 and sold out immediately at every store and site. In my opinion, the $200 price tag was a little much for my likings. Unfortunately, that’s what happens when you slap Kanye West’s name on a shoe. Meanwhile, resale prices on the Yeezys have seen peaks of $1,000. As far as retail price goes, $200 was a steep but appropriate price considering the high quality of the materials used on the shoe. I give the price a 7 out of 10.

Overall, I give the Yeezy Boost 350s an 8 out of 10. The Yeezys can be summed up as a stylish, lightweight, comfortable shoe that I would not recommend for any type of physical activity, but if you want to catch some glances at school, rock a pair of Yeezys! Why rock them? Well, everything’s better with a little sole.

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Starbucks by Mia Blair What is it, Fatima?

Hey, Percy?

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Do you think there’s intelligent life on earth?

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Let’s all pitch in to the food drive

For the next six weeks, let’s meditate on a number: 22,000. As a school, 22,000 is the challenge for us to match in pounds of food for this year’s Food Drive.

The 2015 Food Drive kicked off this week and our school has blown Waterloo West and East High Schools out of the water for many years, but that’s not enough. We need to raise the bar and not only reach our 22,000 pound goal, but go beyond it.

We can make a huge impact by doing something as easy as going to the grocery store. By simply going out and buying jars of peanut butter, canned fruits, meat, veggies or just do- Let’s show our nating money, we can help the community that we 200 food pantries, community meals, soup kitchens, senior as a student body centers, low-income schools, are giving students daycares and after school programs that the Northeastern who, when given Food Bank serves. a challenge, go Even though we are col- above and beyond. lecting cans and raising money as a whole school competing against two other schools, it’s still good to have some healthy competition against each other. Third hours will rejoin their annual battles, and for those who don’t have a third hour class, they can join any class they want. However, teachers must email social studies teacher Traci Lake to let her know which students will be joining that teacher’s third hour.

All donations of canned food and money ($1 = 1 can) will be collected in our third hour class every Friday for the rest of October, and the last collection date will be Monday Nov. 9.

But we can’t just stop after donating to our third hour classes. We have to get involved with the many activities taking place to collect even more money and cans for our school. Admission to the majority of food drive events is cans, so we can go see the powderpuff volleyball game and help our community at the same time.

We are very fortunate to know we will be able to eat plenty of food every single day. This is not the case for many families and people in the Cedar Valley who don’t know when or where they are going to get their next meals.

Let’s show our community that we as a student body are giving students who, when given a challenge, go above and beyond.

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An Everlasting Scar

Continuing effects of bullying multiply over time What is your first memory when you were five? Probably playing with friends at recess or learning to ride a bike with your parents or having your first sleepover.

My first memory is being cornered by a group of guys at daycare who loved to call me fat.

Not just fat, but really anything that they could see hurt me.

My parents saw what it did to me and pulled me out of the daycare as soon as they could.

It wasn’t long before those same boys at the daycare, who were only a few years older, figured out we went to the same school. At that age, I remember all the kids in my grade idolized the older kids. What the older kids did, they also wanted to do.

Well, in this case the older boys tortured me. So did the boys in my grade.

The girls weren’t completely innocent either. I remember one girl told all her friends they couldn’t be friends with me because they would “catch my fatness.”

Now it wasn’t like I didn’t have any friends. I usually found another outsider to stick with. I actually found a best friend at one point, but the bullying she received drove her to move schools, and another friend had such a bad family life that she is now living in a foster home across the state.

I think what a lot of times people don’t know is that making people feel bad about themselves really does not help. In my case, being called fat, especially starting when I was a completely healthy normal five year old, made me worse.

See, for me, food equals comfort, so when I got bullied by getting called fat or ugly or whatever else they called me, I would turn to food to feel better.

Ironic right?

That in particular hit the worst in fourth grade where I would literally wait till after bedtime when my parents were sleeping to raid the fridge for some comfort.

Elementary holds some truly gruesome memories for me, so I was excited when I got to enter middle school in sixth grade.

There would be more kids, more freedom and, I was hoping, less bullying.

Actually middle school started pretty great. I got my first “boyfriend” and became friends with a not super popular but not unpopular group that I thought

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Sometimes bullying can erupt suddenly, but for many the effects are a culmination of attacks over time. would “like totally be my bff’s forev’s.”

That was until the comments started coming.

People would spread rumors about me being gay. They said, “Does her boyfriend like that she’s fat,” and “OMG, do you actually think she thinks she’s pretty.”

People wrote notes to me and put them in my locker. They read “kill yourself” “did weight watchers refuse you cause you’re too fat” and my personal favorite “please end yourself because I’m tired of looking at you every day.”

I never told my parents, never told a teacher, never told anyone.

I was secretly scared they would agree. Of course, not to my face, but in their heads, one of those mean thoughts you think that you would never say out loud and feel a little bit guilty for thinking.

So I did try to end it. I would binge take my mom’s Benadryl, and at 11, that means take three or four before bed and cry because I thought, “S___, I’m dying.” And I cut myself.

My sister actually walked in on me once. She was only seven or eight, I think. Had no clue what I was doing.

Sometimes I cry at the idea that I almost made my baby sister see me like that, or worse, be the one to find my dead body.

My parents found out about my cutting on my mom’s birthday.

My neighbor called because her daughter heard it at school and was concerned.

I feel sick just remembering the disappointment in my mother’s eyes. She was so upset that I, someone she loves, cares for and brought into this world, wanted

to do something like that. Not only to myself but to my family.

I was bringing heartache to my parents and stealing a big sister/role model from my sister.

My cutting became such a well known thing that I was forced to see a student “counselor” once a month on Wednesdays.

I put the quotes around counselor because she really was just a student in college volunteering who had no idea how to deal with what I was going through.

In fact, she didn’t believe that I was being bullied because, if I was, there would be reports, and there were none, so, of course, I was just crazy.

She blamed my problems on my sister. Telling me that the root was in my jealousy of her, her athleticism, her beauty, how she simply captures a room was not just admiration for her but what fueled my self hate.

For an 11-year-old, it kind of made sense. As a 17-yearold I don’t see it that way. I love my sister with all my heart, and though we don’t always get along, like all siblings do, I would not trade her or hate her for anything. Looking back I’m disappointed I let her get into my head and paint my sister as the evil villain in my life. If anything she was sort of a light I aspired to be.

That made me hate myself even more, like there was something wrong with me that I couldn’t love my own sister.

Eventually, throughout the year I stopped cutting and was in and out of diets. My mom felt that maybe if I lost some weight I would feel better about myself.

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I would feel better about myself.

It actually made me feel worse. Now, I am not targeting my mom. She was really just trying to help me feel better about myself in a really hard situation.

We are all only human.

What happened is that during the diets I never felt I was really seeing results. I thought I was a failure at just another thing.

So I would go back into older habits where I would binge at night. Not too helpful when you’re on a diet.

But middle school was only three years, and I was optimistic about high school. Somehow I thought it had to be better. I always thought things had to get better.

Freshman year definitely was a roller coaster for me. Some of the things that classified me as “fat” before actually were a positive feature in high school, and by that, I guess I mean my curves, and it was an asset that some of the older boys, who didn’t know my past, liked in me.

I liked the attention. In fact, I welcomed it.

One boy in particular I really started to like. We talked and flirted and held hands, and he told me how pretty I was, and I was floating on cloud nine.

That was until his girlfriend messaged me telling me to stay away. He never even told me he had a girlfriend. He only told me he had a psycho ex that never left him alone.

After that is when I heard the word “slut” and “homewrecker” and all those other wonderful terms. I never had even made it past first base before I felt like I was the new Hester Pryne of my school.

Sophomore year would be a new start for me. It was the year I moved to Cedar Falls High School. My mom referred to it as the year I could reinvent myself.

It might have worked if ask.fm hadn’t become a staple in social media.

People loved to remind me just how much I didn’t belong at their school. “Wahawk whore” and “the new school scum” happened to be thrown around a lot.

They wanted me to know that they wanted me out.

I went to the counselors again and told about my problem. All they could do was hand the account over to the police where they could find who was making the comments and if they were even from our school.

I opted out of it. I didn’t want to have to know who would even

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ALIVE & RUNNING

Join event in fight against suicide One death occurs every 13 minutes because of suicide.

That means 38,000 Americans die of suicide each year, and the numbers are increasing by the minute. Alive and Running Suicide Prevention is one of many organizations that strives to bring awareness about suicide.

I’m going to run the race.

“It started at the kitchen table. Our friend committed suicide when we were 15. We were sitting at our house one night having a conversation about it and said we should start something. Like let’s do something to help this out rather than just sitting back idle, so we started a 5K, thought 100 people would show up and 400 showed up the first year,” cofounder of Alive and Running, Troy Belmer said.

The 5K and lantern lift off started in 2010, so this upcoming year will be the 6th event.

The two days have included more faces each year, and over 1,000 people registered in 2015. Belmer and his cofounder Ryan have made an impact on thousands of lives.

Their main goal was to provide awareness of suicide, and by the numbers of people who have registered, they are clearly succeeding.

My experience with Alive and Running has been nothing but amazing. It is able to show through the lantern lift off and 5K that so many people go through the same things. Those two events illustrate warmth and community, and it lets people know they aren’t alone.

Throughout the past 15 years of my life, people close

to my family have gone through these heartbreaking events, and family friends close to me have taken their own lives or are living with depression.

I never really understood the concept until one night we got a call that my father’s coworker, who was also a close family friend, had taken her own life. Yes, I was little and I didn’t fully grasp what was going on at first, but I knew something bad had happened. Other people close to me had gone through similar stories, and all you can do is be there for them.

It’s hard to imagine what is going through someone’s head who is living with those thoughts, but we can’t get inside their heads.

We can’t feel the pain of those whom we have lost, and they ultimately can’t see anyway out but wanting to escape.

You have no idea what someone is going through, what battles they are marching, what kinds of things are swirling around inside of them. Most people who have committed suicide, attempted or suffer from depression don’t talk about it to anyone.

Depression is a feeling that worms it’s way to your brain. It is an illness that involves both body and mind, and it doesn’t just pass by.

It keeps coming back. Depression is not a sign of personal weakness.

After all, if you’re suffering from depression and are still standing, two claps for you. Most people in this state of mind feel like they are a burden to others, they don’t become involved and feel a sense of hopelessness.

I’ve seen people struggling, and I have heard people’s stories.

Those men and women, teenagers and children are not weak nor

apathetic.

“First of all, it’s not cowardly. I guess I would pin that back on the fact that it’s an internal thing and they don’t know the pain that the person is in. I think when people look at suicide, it’s cowardly or a weak way out, or someone isn’t mentally strong, but they don’t know what the person is battling.

They have no idea what is going on in their heads. You can’t get inside of them and know how it feels either,” Belmer said.

Alive and Running offers so many opportunities to talk, to feel apart of the community and to help raise the awareness of suicide. My younger siblings, family, friends and I host a bake sale/lemonade stand every year around the end of school, and we split the proceeds for the American Cancer Society and Alive&Running Suicide Prevention. This past year, after three days, we donated $1,305.00 to Alive and Running.

My best friend Megan Keough and I also combined our birthday parties one year and asked for donations instead of presents, and now my sister carries on this wonderful tradition to help increase the total and awareness.

Alive and Running promotes a way for people to understand and help prevent suicide through education, research and advocacy. The volunteers, founders and people surrounding the organization are so kind-hearted and are the most selfless groups of people I will ever meet in my entire life.

You can’t wonder for answers and find them throughout the sky lantern lift off or while you’re running the 5K, but you can find a family.

You can find love, and you can find yourself while feeling lost.

Whoever is feeling this way, talk to someone. It’s as simple as that. Depression is not weird Others are suffering as well. It’s how you choose to react and live your life from that point on.

Don’t be afraid to share whatever is going on because you don’t come across as weak. You will be brave.

“First of all, life is worth living, and I guess I base that off of my friend. He did it 25 years ago, and I think of all the stuff he missed out on. Like proms, homecomings, graduation, his first job, his first car, all of the memories he missed out on because he did that, and that is why I say life is worth living. It’s going to get better. The other thing is, the whole conversation is about hope vs. hopeless,” Belmer said.

If you are interested in being apart with Alive and Running, you can go to to their website www.suicideawarenessiowa.org for more information. If you’re thinking about suicide or feeling the weight of depression dragging on your shoulders, you can attend support groups or call the national crisis hotline (1-800-273-TALK) or the suicide line (1-800-273-8255).

Remember suicide is never the answer. No matter what type of wall you are faced with, there will always be a way to climb over it. If the true intent is to end your life, you’ll never know what could have been or how much better life can get.

Are you going to run the race to raise up awareness?

say some of those things to me.

Knowing I would read them to purposely make me feel bad, I wanted them to be written by a masked villain I could blame, not just some normal kid.

Now the past few years haven’t been bad. I still get the occasional “slut” or “whore” tossed my way, but I can usually handle it better now.

The way I view bullying is like scratches. The words ugly or fat is just one scratch. Yes, it hurts, but it’s something small that goes away almost as soon as it comes.

But with bullying it’s one small scratch over and over again in the same place. Eventually those small scratches draw blood and

develop into wounds.

Lucky for me, I am at a comfortable place now. I feel my wound has finally settled into a scar. A scar that I wear proudly.

I feel like people can go ahead and tell me I’m fat or ugly or a prude. It won’t affect me the same. Like a roller coaster, it’s not as scary the second time around.

But a lot of kids aren’t as lucky as I have been. Some don’t heal at the same rate, and sadly some feel they never will. Sadly those are the stories that we hear. The kid who couldn’t handle it anymore. The kid who did something drastic. No one ever tells the story of what led up to that.

And I don’t want anyone to

think that I’m finally telling this for sympathy. I give myself plenty of that already.

I am saying this because as a community we need to sympathize with the kids who still have the open wounds. The kids who are still in this dark place.

I am saying this because most believe that for kids at our school, bullying is obsolete. Something that “doesn’t happen here.” I think just the last few weeks is proof enough of that misconception.

I am saying this for all the kids who never got to hear their voices heard or had someone speak out for the injustice they have been served and the kids

who lost their voices.

I am saying this because I know when this comes out, there are going to be people who think, “Haven’t we talked about bullying enough,” but the truth is there is never going to be enough talk until it’s gone.

I’m saying this because I don’t want to raise my children in a world that I am scared of myself.

And, most importantly, I’m saying this because I need to say it for me. I need to say it so I can finally let it be out there that this is a part of me. Something that molded me into who I am today.

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At top is junior Rachel Eastman, and at right is junior Addy Asby among all the participants at the Cheer Clinic, an annual event where high school cheerleaders help teach dances and cheers to girls in kindergarten through 9th grade.

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At left, junior is Rachel Eastman and above is junior Madison Schaefer. Below, are senior Grace Van Patten and sophomore Megan Keough. In the center is junior Addy Asby next to more clinic participants.

Cub Clinic At left and working right are junior Sasha Jackson, junior Izzy Steffener and junior Rachel Eastman. The participants will perform what they learned at the clinic during the halftime of the home football game on Oct. 9.

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Duck hunting reigns supreme among fall hunts It was 6:44 a.m. Opening morning duck season. The sun barely peeked over a hill overlooking the small pond we were sitting on. The sky was made up of orange, pink and blue. Steam rose off of the weed-covered surface of the water.

The smell of mud and marsh water filled the air.

Our spread of a dozen duck decoys sat still. My five-month-old Brittany Spaniel named Jake, sat in the grassy mud, his teeth chattering, not because of the 30-degree temperatures, but because of anticipation for what lay ahead.

Suddenly, a shot rang out from a pond over. Adrenaline and excitement kicked in. “If someone is getting shooting, then that means we’ll start getting shots here soon,” I thought.

Out of nowhere a teal screamed like an F-18 fighter jet into our spread, wings cupped, ready to land. We shouldered our guns and fired. I felt the recoil of my inertia driven Stoeger shotgun hit my shoulder. The duck kept flying straight out of our decoys and straight out of our line of sight. If only we could have that shot over.

Duck hunting is the most unique hunting of all. There is absolutely nothing in the entire world like watching the sunrise over a small pond and smelling the marsh air. Nothing compares to watching ducks respond to your hail call or seeing a mallard cup its wings flying into your spread. Unless you have hunted ducks before, you won’t understand why it’s worth carrying pounds of heavy gear, wearing heavy rubber chest waders, carrying dozens of decoys, sitting through rain and snow just for a chance

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On the last weekend of early teal season in September, Brennan and his dad ready for action on a marsh in north central Iowa. He and his dad have been hunting together as long as Brennan can remember. to maybe down a bird or two. Doing all the work is worth it when you down a duck and see it splash into the water and then see your dog swim through cold and sometimes even frozen water to retrieve the bird.

The next closest thing to duck hunting is dove hunting. Most dove hunters like dove hunting because it’s cheap, easy and there’s more shooting. Don’t get me wrong, I love dove hunting, but shooting a dove that you maybe only had to walk half a mile, while carrying your stool and shotgun isn’t as meaningful as shooting a duck after you walked half a mile wearing heavy chest waders,

carrying your decoys and shotgun, and having to sit through the cold for a few hours. Most of my fondest memories were duck hunting out in a muddy marsh with my dad and my dog.

So why does the duck hunter do all that work when he could just grab a stool, a box of shells and his shotgun and shoot doves? Because the duck hunter is a unique breed of hunter. He can sit all day in one spot and not take a single shot but still think he had an amazing hunt. He would rather be in a marsh, sitting in mud than be anywhere else. To the duck hunter, the marsh smell is rich in memories.

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The duck hunter will wake up at 3 a.m., then take a short rest in the vehicle in the parking lot on public land. Then at 5 a.m., he slings his shotgun, grabs his decoy bag and heads out to his spot.

He then waits until a half hour before sunrise to start shooting. He watches the sunrise, smells the marsh and hears the shore birds while most people are either still sleeping or making their first cup of coffee. The duck hunter will eat beef jerky and drink coffee in his set up while waiting for that “greenhead” or “woody” to fly in.

He will do whatever it takes to get the bird he downed. The duck hunter sometimes will even swim out to the middle of the pond to retrieve a duck if he does not have a dog. The duck hunter’s best friend is his faithful, furred companion, his dog. Whether it’s a Labrador Retriever, a Brittany Spaniel or sometimes even a Poodle, the duck hunter will love that dog and respect that dog as a member of his own family. The duck hunter is probably the only dog owner who will welcome a muddy, wet, stinky dog to sleep in his sleeping bag with him.

Duck hunting is the best type of hunting because to understand it, you have to be a true hunter, not the kind of guy who only hunts because he gets to kill things. After all the work that you have to put into it, it will pay off, whether you shoot a duck or not. Only a true hunter will know what I mean by that last sentence. I would just rather be in a marsh with my faithful companion/s than anywhere else in the world.

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2016 Stanley Cup will host two new teams

With the preseason all wrapped up and the NHL regular season starting on Oct. 8, the craziness has begun. I am going to attempt the impossible and make my 2015-16 NHL season predictions.

In the Atlantic I think the top two teams at the end of the season will be the Montreal Canadians and last year’s Eastern Conference champion, the Tampa Bay Lightning. I picked it to be the same as last year because the Canadians are coming off consecutive successful seasons, and the Lightning were two games away from being crowned the Stanley Cup champs.

In the Metropolitan Division, I have the Rangers and Penguins being the top two teams. The Rangers will once again be the top team because they won the President’s Trophy last year, and I think they will continue their success this year. The Penguins were doing great last year until they had a late

season collapse. This year they will continue their success and skip the collapse.

Now moving to the Western Conference, in the Central I have the top two teams being the defending champs, the Blackhawks, and the team they swept in the playoffs, the Wild. If Patrick Kane can stay out of jail, I see the Blackhawks making another Cup run.

For the Wild, I think they will have a breakout season due to the young playmakers in Mikael Granlund and Mathew Dumba, along with the refurbished gem in goalie Devan Dubnyk.

In the Pacific Division I have two teams that didn’t even make the playoffs last year being the top two teams in the standings at the end of the season: the San Jose Sharks and L.A. Kings. The Kings had a Stanley Cup hangover from winning it all two years ago. Well, today is Monday and the horrors from a hungover Sunday are gone, and now the Kings are ready to go

to work. The Sharks couldn’t put the pieces together last year, but this year things will change. They will make a deep run into the playoffs thanks to the two Joe’s on the team, Thornton and Pavelski.

In the Eastern Conference finals I have Montreal and the New York Rangers facing off. I think it comes down to game 7 with the Rangers taking home the Prince of Wales Trophy.

In the Western Conference finals, I predict the San Jose Sharks to outlast the Minnesota Wild.

Sorry Blackhawk fans, but the uncertainty of Patrick Kane makes it hard to pick them.

Sharks versus Rangers 2016 Stanley cup face off. You heard it here first. My 2016 Stanley Cup Champion prediction is ... the San Jose Sharks. Their powerful offense is too much for Henrik Lundqvist to handle as the Sharks win a tight one.

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Home Stand

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Senior Emma Gerdes, sophomore Claire Gerdes and fourth-ranked Cedar Falls dropped 10thranked Iowa City West on Tuesday, Oct. 6 in four games: 25-17, 25-13, 26-28, 25-19.

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Cardinals, Cubs begin battle of MLB’s best in quest for Series title

After the Chicago Cubs stormed out of the All Star Break on MLB’s hottest streak culminating with a 4-0 shutout of the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday, Oct. 7, the two winningest teams in baseball are looking to rekindle an old rivalry this year by battling it out in the MLB National League Division Series.

The Cubs have quenched their thirst for a playoff berth this year by assembling an impressive squad of young players along with a new manager. They have high hopes of going the distance this year and are finally competition for the consistently impressive St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals hold the best record in baseball and are looking to bring it once again this postseason. For the first time in a long time, both teams are forces to be reckoned with. Ben and I have collaborated on this piece to bring you arguments from both perspectives as to who has the best chance of winning the World Series.

the series. The Cardinals do not heavily rely on one or two guys for their offense.

Their heavily balanced offense could prove useful deep into series with a lack of pressure on the players.

Defenses

Starting Rotations

Aaron: The St. Louis Cardinals have a very deep rotation that can really last in a seven-game series. St. Louis is getting their ace, Adam Wainwright, right back into the rotation for the postseason, which will be a huge boost for the pitching staff. One of our top young pitchers, Carlos Martinez, is out for the playoffs, but we have plenty of depth to compensate.

John Lackey has been a sleeper and a workhorse this year, boasting a 2.77 ERA. Michael Wacha earned a quiet 17 wins this season with an impressive 3.38 ERA. Jaime Garcia bounced back this season with a 2.43 ERA and held opposing batters to a mere .225 batting average. The best part about the Cardinals’ rotation is that there is no real weak link. Nobody stands out, but they all do their job well and are a huge threat to any team that they face. The Cubs do have two stars at the top of their rotation with Arrieta and Lackey, but they lack the pitching in order to survive a full series. It takes depth to last in the playoffs and the Cardinals have an abundance of it.

Ben: Leading the charge to mound this season so far has been underdog pitcher Jake Arrieta with a dominating second half ERA of a 0.75. His dominating slider prevents opposing teams from putting a good contact on the ball, much less actually touching the ball. When Arrieta has his best, he’s shown he’s capable of perfect games and no-hitters, but when Arrieta isn’t causing raucous on the mound, his powerful counterpart, Jon Lester, is able to keep the opposition at bay. Brought in during January, the old Boston Red Sox pitcher brings valuable playoff experience to a young roster and pitching staff. After his ace-like performance in the Red Sox 2013 World Series title, Lester is looking to cap of his improved second half starts with a dominant postseason performance.

Along with the Cub’s powerful onetwo punch of Arrieta and Lester, the Cubs have a somewhat decent latter rotation.

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It’s been a long wait for Cubs fans to bring a title to Wrigley, but Chicago fans have hope with the second best record in MLB. Jason Hammel has had a relatively inconsistent season with his ERA hovering above 3.00. While he has had an inferior September, many think that his status in the postseason rotation is questionable.

Anchoring the starting rotation is Kyle Hendricks. His 3.95 season ERA is not quite what Hendricks, or the Cubs, were hoping to get out of him this season, but Hendricks could well be the dark horse of the starting rotation. His durability will not prove to be a problem, but if he is put into a pivotal situation deep in his outing, he could give away many runs and possibly throw the game. Comparing the Cardinals starting rotation to the Cubs, they are more balanced and have less star power, but this is the post season, and the Cubs’ top pitchers may only wait a few games to get back at it and dominate their way into the World Series.

Offenses

Aaron: The Cardinals offense is a lot like their pitching rotation. There aren’t really any stars, but everyone works together to get the job done. Matt Carpenter has shown a surprising surge of power this season with 28 home runs and a ton of extra base hits. Matt Holliday will provide plenty of power as well. We have a few impressive young players too, such as Stephen Piscotty and Randal Grichuk who both provide some pop in the lineup.

Shortstop Jhonny Peralta is a threat also, as he’s really shown that he’s still got it this year. Jason Heyward and Kolten Wong have both been demons on the basepaths this season, stealing a combined 38 bases. Heyward also boasts a .293 batting average. Last, but not least, Yadier Molina, despite his injuries, remains one of the toughest outs in baseball. The Cubs on the other hand have a few guys that

can really hit the ball but have some weak links. They are more of an all or nothing type of offense. If their big bats aren’t hot, the rest aren’t either. The Cardinals don’t have a ton of star power, but they’re rock solid throughout their entire lineup.

Ben: The Cubs this season have proven that they have one of the most powerful offenses in the league. With the new entrance of rookie bats Kris Bryant, Kyle Schwarber and Addison Russell, the balls have been flying out of Wrigley at an abundance. Bryant tied for the most rookie home run balls. Although he has proven to be one of the best power hitter rookies in the league, he has capitalized on many of his late game walk off chances. This could prove helpful to the Cubs in the many close games they will play in the upcoming postseason. Along with Bryant, rookies Schwarber and Russell look to bolster their club’s offense. While Schwarber has provided stifling offense mostly from the bench and left field with 16 home runs in 69 games played and a batting average of .242, contradicting those skills, Russell’s speed ability is most important to the late-lineup hitter. He is third in the rookie standings with 29 doubles and 13 home runs. Leading the offensive charge is 26-year-old NL MVP candidate Anthony Rizzo, the Cubs best in home runs and batting average. The Cubs’ success has been fueled by him, and his hot streak is keen to the Cubs advancing throughout the postseason. If Rizzo can continue his splurge of home runs, then all the Cubs would have to do is get men on base — a problem the Cubs have not had often this season. With the Cubs relying mostly on home runs and and walks this season, if they reach a cold streak, then that very well might diminish their chances of taking

Aaron: The Cardinals have not usually been known as a defensive team, excluding Molina behind the plate, but this year they’ve improved quite a bit in that category. In the offseason St. Louis picked up the best defensive right fielder in the game, Heyward, who has lived up to his standard with a .990 fielding percentage and only three errors. Second baseman Wong is blossoming into a fantastic defensive man, and Grichuk and Piscotty have both made some incredible plays this season too. Jhonny Peralta is very underrated in the defense department and really holds his own at shortstop. And of course there’s Molina, who is a defensive presence behind the plate and is still regarded as the hardest catcher to steal on in the game. The Cubs have out-performed defensively this year as well. With a lot of young players many would think they would struggle, but they haven’t.

There’s not much I can argue when it comes to Chicago defense, but I do know the Cards can hold up defensively against any MLB team.

Ben: Even though the Cubs have one of the best offenses of the league, Joe Maddon has preached to his players that defense wins championships.

With so many rookies throughout the infield and outfield, you’d think that there would be many holes spread out along the diamond. With rookie Russell playing shortstop, Starlin Castro playing his new position at second base, Bryant playing his first season in the majors at third base, Schwarber spreading his below-average talents at catcher to left field and no real defensive gem in the outfield along with Dexter Fowler, many think that this could pose a problem for the Cubs, but it really hasn’t been this season. With the pitching keeping the balls routine, any player could take over anywhere in the Cubs’ defense.

Bryant and Russell both have the speed and arm accuracy to make close plays and riveting plays to prevent balls rolling into the outfield for a possible extra base, which can prove pivotal in a close postseason game. The Cardinals have a strong infield, and catcher in Molina, the errors will be limited, giving few easy bases to the Cubs. With the way the Cubs’ offense is played, the Cardinals’ defense will limit the easy runs scored, and if the Cubs don’t play to their full potential, the defense might win the series for the Cards.

Bullpens

Aaron: The St. Louis Cardinals have put together a very good bullpen again this season. They have one of the best closers in baseball in Trevor Rosenthal.

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District Drama After a successful season, the men’s golf team was heartbreakingly close to making it to State on Tuesday Oct. 6. The top three teams make it to State at Districts, and the Tigers missed that mark by one stroke.

The Tigers shot an overall score of 311. The three teams ahead of the Tigers were Cedar Rapids Washington, Burlington and Cedar Rapids Xavier.

Head coach Dan Hensing said he is proud of the performance his team had at Districts.

“We had a really good performance,” he said. “311 is a very good score. It just wasn’t good enough on that particular day. We were four strokes away from finishing first at districts.

That is how close the meet was.”

Senior captain Sean Fernholz said he felt anxious about Districts.

“I know that everyone wanted to shoot a couple of strokes better, especially me and the rest

of the seniors, but we gave it our all,” Fernholz said. “Burlington had one score that was really good, and that propelled them to end up two strokes ahead of us and one stroke ahead of Xavier.”

However, the top four golfers at Districts will get a chance to golf at State regardless of how their team did, and freshman Joe Dean made the cut to go to State to compete individually, since he tied for fourth.

“I am in shock that I made state as a freshman, and it’s the greatest accomplishment that I have ever had,” Dean said. “It took a lot of hard work and teammates to keep me going and help me make it to State. The feeling is unreal. I’m just sad that my team won’t be by my side at the tournament.”

Despite the District drama, Fernholz said he has fond memories of his years as a golfer.

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nervous. I just wanted to make the team and have an opportunity to play golf,” Fernholz said. “Little did I know I would be a part of a second family for four years. I really enjoyed playing a game I love with some of my best friends for the past four years. Being nominated a captain for the past three years has been a blessing and award I never thought I would get.”

Dean credits the upperclassmen with being leaders and motivating him throughout the season.

“They were great role models to look up to as golfers and people. They were very serious and mature when they needed to be, but I liked how they loved to hang loose and mess around at times,” Dean said. “They helped push me to become a better golfer and to work on my game.”

Fernholz credits Hensing for keeping practices at an appropri-

ate level of intensity.

“I also have to give Hensing huge credit for keeping everyone loose when they aren’t playing well. Without him telling jokes or making us forget about bad shots or rounds, I think it would just add so much more pressure to everyone,” Fernholz said. “I’m very happy and blessed to have been able to play varsity golf the past four years.”

Fernholz also wishes Dean the best of luck at State.

“It was really fun to get to know Joe and the other freshmen better, and the team was so close to each other that we could joke around during practice and meets to take the edge off a little bit,” Fernholz said. “Although I never made it to State, I have to give out a huge congratulations to Joe on making it to State, and I wish him the best of luck.”

State is at Elmcrest Country club in Cedar Rapids this weekend.

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Sports Opinion: Peterson, Vikings will set new marks this year Adrian Peterson returned to the NFL this season after a 15game suspension that left him out of the league for almost all of last year, and he’s running like a man with something to prove. With his return Peterson is showing all of his critics wrong who said a running back can’t produce at 30.

Peterson isn’t just producing, he’s leading the NFL in rushing with 372 yards on 75 carries and scoring three touchdowns through the first four weeks of the season even after a lackluster 33-yard performance week one against the

San Francisco 49ers. Peterson’s highlights of the young season include a 48-yard sideline to sideline touchdown week three against the Chargers and a 49-yard touchdown against the Broncos, but Peterson isn’t just getting it done from the backfield this year. With the emergence of Teddy Bridgewater and the addition of Mike Wallace, Peterson has been a productive receiver in the play action, grabbing nine passes for a total of 92 yards through four games.

Even better things are to come for Peterson down the road if quar-

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He recorded the second most saves in baseball this year with 48. He also has a 2.10 ERA and held opponents to a .238 batting average. Besides our closer, the Redbirds also have an outstanding supporting cast. LHP Kevin Siegrist has been lights out this year as a setup man. Veterans such as Randy Choate and Jonathan Broxton have been a big influence on the younger guys.

The Cubs bullpen is an area of concern with yet another lack of depth. I think the Cards definitely have the advantage in this department. We have a really good mix in the bullpen and are looking to back up our starters

throughout the playoff run.

Ben: The Cubs’ bullpen might not be the best in the league, but they have some pivotal experience that will prove extremely useful in their World Series push. Their go to guy for relief pitching is Pedro Stropp.

While sporting a nifty 2.91 ERA and 81 strikeouts, the righty from Dominican Republic will look to lighten the load of starting pitchers like Lester and Arietta. Having one of his best seasons so far, Justin Grimm’s ERA of 1.99 puts him 58th among his peers.

The only problem with Grimm in the playoffs is his lack of experience. If he’s put in a clutch situation late in the game, his per-

terback Teddy Bridgewater continues to shine in the passing game like he did against Denver, going 27 for 41 with 269 passing yards and a touchdown pass, because defenses will then have to respect the passing game, which will open up the running game for Peterson who said during the preseason that his goal for this season is to rush for 3,000 yards, a high number that if accomplished would destroy the current NFL single season rushing record of 2,105 yards held by Eric Dickerson, a record Peterson came 9 yards away from breaking during

his MVP 2012 season.

Peterson had many interesting things to say this offseason, leaving some to believe he was going to retire or get traded. He even hinted at one point of getting back into track and field, but he and the Vikings are now chasing the team’s first Super Bowl win in the team’s 60-plus year history, and while the team sits comfortable with a 2-2 record heading into its bye week, Peterson has only one goal on his mind, winning a championship.

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formance might lack because of the situation. I think Travis Wood, the veteran starter turned reliever, will be the dark horse of the Cubs’ pitching. With something to prove after being demoted, he could very well be an unsung hero several times this offseason.

The closer for the Cubs is Hector Rondon, who is 10th in the NL with 30 saves. While he is down towards the bottom in saves, this is mostly because of injuries and the Cubs trying out others for the closing job. With another impressive ERA, the Cubs’ bullpen is one of their most underrated parts in their clubhouse. The Cardinals have 50 percent of their bullpen over a 4.00 ERA, and with their closer Trevor Rosenthal probably one of the only bright spots in their bullpen right now,

I think the Cubs have the advantage Both the Cubs and the Cardinals are looking to show this postseason. The Cubs bring a lot of energy and young star power to the table and are looking to stay hot. The Cardinals are looking to do what they do best and use their depth to their advantage. Both teams have a lot of strengths and will be tough opponents to anyone they face.

Both teams are led by two of the best managers in the game and have some of the best talent to go along with it. Ben and I are definitely eager to see who has what it takes to go the distance.

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Madison Schoppe Women’s Diving

Sophomore diver Madison Schoppe is making some big splashes on the women’s swimming and diving team. Schoppe has put up impressive numbers this season with PR’s of 243.10 and 401.80 in the 1M Dive (6) and (11) respectively. She is excited to see how the team fininshes out its already successful season.

What is it like playing a big role on the team as a sophomore?

It’s an honor to be representing Cedar Falls High School athletics. To think my team and I’s diving points contribute so greatly to the overall team is really cool to see. My teammates, Maia Clasby, Alexa Balong and Jordyn Valentine, have been improving and competing great and improving so much. We really bond as a team, and our coaches Steve Oaks and Vic Laughlin are a huge reason to our success. As a sophomore, it’s going to be exciting seeing how the next two years play out..

What goals does the team have going into the MVC meet and then onto the regional meet and State?

MVC will be an exciting one to watch. I think we’re ranked fifth right now. I’m really excited for fresh-soph MVC. I think that’s going to be a fun/ less competitive one. Regionals is the meet where all your hard work comes into show. So you have to do very good that day. I think everyone wants to qualify for State, and everyone is working really hard. You really have to stay in it mentally.

What do you think the team’s best quality has been this year?

We’re all super supportive of each other, and strong friendships have bonded this year through the season.

You have to remember to have fun and know how blessed you are to be doing what you’re doing.

How do you plan to finish out the season with the success the team has been having?

Diving at State this year would be amazing, and watching the qualifying teammates dive/swim at State is going to be so fun to watch. The swimmers really want to do good since it’s Marcussen’s last year. I think we’re really going to come through and finish the season strong.