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Senate will host Sadie Hawkins Winter Dance on Jan. 30

Students opt for ‘fast casual’ food over traditional fast food

Study indicates long-term benefits of youth athletics

Carmel High School newsmagazine

in the spotlight

In light of recent events in Ferguson, MO and Staten Island, NY, local officers and students question the generalizations that have been typical of reactions across the nation page 26|katie long

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4|Just a minute A look at influenza and Ebola 6|news News Briefs 7|news Project Lead the Way Biomedical Science, a program focused on preparation for college medical classes, will be offered next year

8|news Flu virus mutations have caused widespread epidemic 10|news The Science Bowl club will host its first invitational at CHS 11|news Senate will host a Sadie Hawkins sock hop as this year’s winter dance

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12|feature Lack of racial diversity among teachers impacts students

16|feature Traditional fast food declines as newer “fast casual” restaurants rise in popularity 22|student section CHS students prepares for Feb. 5 World Nutella Day

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23|student section HiLite’s food blog releases a Nutella-stuffed chocolate chip cookie recipe

24|student section How to ask a boy to a Sadie Hawkins dance 25|student section Sock hop fashion: what to wear to the winter dance 26|cover story CHS students reflect national trend of distrust in law enforcement

32|entertainment “Spongebob” fans anticipate upcoming movie

34|entertainment CHS presents winter theatre production “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” 36|entertainment Sophomore Joyce Tang creates selfproduced YouTube videos

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38|entertainment Magic troupe “The Illusionists” to perform at Old National Centre 39|entertainment Entertainment Briefs 40|sports A look at a few of the top intramural basketball teams this season 44|sports CHS cheerleaders share their experiences

46|sports Students comment on long-term benefits of playing youth athletics 48|perspectives Staff Editorial 49|perspectives Perspectives editor Maham Nadeem comments on the Charlie Hebdo attack

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50|perspectives Guest columnist Krishna Pathak writes about the state of the education system 51|perspectives Perspectives editor Sriya Ravi discusses bullying

52|perspectives GMN Liaison Arsalan Siddiqui examines internet awareness 53|perspectives Graphic Perspectives 53|perspectives Writing coach Kyle Walker explores the definition of racism

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54|15 minutes of fame Senior Rishabh Kumar elaborates on his awardwinning research about ion channels 56|back cover Comedy Sportz begins its season

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corrections and clarifications

In the Dec. 12 story titled “The Girl with the Religious Tattoo,” senior Alex Hiller got her tattoo when she was 17, not 18.

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Just a minute

jan 22, 2015

deadly diseases

School safety Be sure to take precautions for the safety of both you and your classmates.

Staying home: Students can come to school as long as they have been fever free without the aid of medication for at least 24 hours.

School guidelines recommend students remain at home while they are still contagious.

Be sure to ask your doctor before returning to school . .

Keeping healthy: Nurse Kandyce Hardie suggests getting enough rest at night, eating a well-balanced diet and hand-washing, especially at school.

She also recommends getting the flu shot, despite decreased effectiveness, as it is still likely to lessen the effects of the flu virus.

This year’s flu season has officially crossed the epidemic threshold according to the Center for Disease Control. Here’s what you should know about keeping safe this season.

52.0%

Dec. Feb.

Percentage of influenza samples gathered in late 2014 that were different from the vaccine strains

The points during the year when flu activity typically peaks. However it can range as far as Oct. to May

65.0% Flu efficacy rates for this year’s viral strain ranges from 60 to 65 percent

ABOUT influenza

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Influenza A is a subtype of the H3N2 virus. It is the most dominant flu strain and can affect both birds and mammals

Percentage of H3N2 viruses in circulation that are a good match for those contained in the vaccine

More on the influenza epidemic Symptoms

Range

• Fever

• 43 states are experiencing high or widespread flu activity

• Cough

• Those above the age 65 and children are most at risk

• Sore throat

• Mutations in the viral strain known as “drifts” can lead to

• Runny or stuffy nose

a widespread lack of immunity and as a result, epidemics

• Muscle or body ache

or pandemics

• Headaches • Fatigue (tiredness)

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deadly diseases

70.0%

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Percentage of children without vaccines that live in the same ten countries

The amount of money saved annually in medical costs and lost time by vaccines

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70.0% Death rate of patients who have contracted Ebola

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29.0%

The number of lives saved by 2020 if all children were vaccinated

ABOUT ebola

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Direct contact with bodily fluids of a person who is sick or died from Ebola

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Contact with objects contaminated with the virus such as needles

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Direct contact with blood, fluids or meat from infected animals

Global contagion The Ebola outbreak has spread across the world.

Here are the areas that have experienced outbreaks.

Percentage of deaths in children under 5 years old that are vaccine preventable

Clinical trials of Ebola vaccine candidates will begin in early 2015. Here’s what you need to know about the process for creating the vaccine: 1

Transmission methods

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Generate antigen

The first step is the generation of the antigen through the growth and harvesting of the pathogen itself

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RELEASE & ISOLATE

The goal of this stage is to produce as much virus or bacteria as possible by releasing them from the cells and isolating them

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PURIFY

The next step is the purification of the antigen through methods such as chromatography

A Dallas nurse was the first person to contract Ebola on American soil

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Strengthen

An adjuvant, which is a material that enhances the immune system, may be added along with stabilizers or preservatives

5 KANDYCE HARDIE WWW.CDC.GOV WWW.NIAID.NIH.GOV WWW.IMMUNIZE.ORG WWW.DATA.UNICEF.ORG WWW.WHO.INT / SOURCES

Liberia has had the largest outbreak of Ebola with around 7,069 cases

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The vaccines are filled into vial or syringe packages sealed with sterile stoppers and labeled for widespread distribution

NEWS

Jan 22, 2015

Jenny zhao

News Briefs

NEWS BRIEFS Jan. 22-25

Jan. 26-27

Jan. 30-31

The Indiana Thespian Society state conference will take place at the University of Indianapolis.

There will be an NHS informational meeting for eligible juniors during SRT in the auditorium on Jan. 26 and after school on Jan. 27 in the Freshman Cafeteria.

Model U.N. will have its second conference of the year at Earlham College.

1929

The year that the International Thespian Society was founded

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Number of Thespian troupes in Indiana

2 million

Number of students that have been part of the International Thespian Society

DID YOU KNOW?

National Honor Society was founded in 1921 by the National Association of Secondary School Principals. Within nine years, the organization had more than 1,000 chapters. According to the website, NHS is based on four purposes: scholarships, service, character and leadership.

“ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKE ABOUT MODEL U.N. IS THAT IT REALLY PROVIDES THE INTELLECTUAL CHALLENGE, AND IT REALLY GIVES PEOPLE A CHANCE TO STEP OUTSIDE OF THE NORMAL HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM.” SARAH TINAPHONG, MODEL U.N. MEMBER AND JUNIOR

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Jan. 31

Feb. 6

ISSMA District Solo and Ensemble vocal and piano competitions will take place Jan. 31. The program for winds, percussion and strings will be on Feb. 7.

Community Night will take place in the varsity gym at 8 p.m. All three CHS winter guards will have the chance to perform the shows they have prepared.

HOOPLA ABOUT HOOPS: Winter guard members practice their routines during an after school practice.

The group has been practicing multiple times each week in order to prepare themselves for the event.

Feb. 3-10 NHS will sell carnations in the cafeterias to be distributed around Valentine’s Day.

Feb. 9-13 Theatre Course auditions will take place from Feb. 9 to 13.

Dara Levy

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There will be no school due to President’s Day.

CHS will host Dance Marathon on Feb. 21. This will be the 10th year CHS has participated in the event.

Visit hilite.org/dancemarathon for more extensive online coverage on Dance Marathon.

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Biomedicine

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Helena Ma

THE PRESCRIBED PROGRAM

science Department to offer biomedical program

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OR STUDENTS WHO PLAN TO PURSUE A MEDICAL

CAREER, the first course of a four-year program will be offered next year to prepare students for medical classes in college, according to Principal John Williams. The program is called “Project Lead the Way Biomedical Science” and offers four two-semester courses.

“We see it as another advantage to offer to our kids. We’ve been doing in the engineering part of Project Lead the Way and this allows us to expand to the science and medical part of it,” Williams said. “We hope that what kids take away is another experience. (If) they have an interest in this and to be able to explore it and learn and grow from and if they want to go into the medical field, they’ll leave being much more prepared than they would’ve.”

Williams said counselors have already started signing current freshmen up for the class.

Science department chairperson Jennifer Marlow said there are no prerequisites and students do not have to be an honors student to take these courses. They will be full-weighted and count as science electives. The courses are Principles of Biomedical Science, Human Body

A l ly R u s s e l l Systems, Medical Interventions and Biomedical Innovations.

Freshman Rishi Das said he signed up to take the course sophomore year. He said he wants to major in biomedical engineering as an undergraduate and then go to medical school to study neurosurgery.

“I want to do medicine in the future and I think this course could prepare me for that,” Das said. “Additionally, I’ve liked doing forensics; I think this could be a fun

THE FOUR BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE COURSES 1) Principles of Biomedical Science 2) Human Body Systems 60 to 65 Larynx -Crime scene -Anatomy, percent of investigation physiology Trachea fingerprints -Forensics, -Homeostasis are classified fingerprinting, -Respiration Bronchus as loops blood typing Lungs 3) Medical Interventions -Simple medical procedures -Blood pressure, oxygen levels

Blood pressure monitors use mmHg as units

4) Biomedical Interventions

-Guided independent study -Group research project or chosen medical topic Christine fernando PLTW.ORG, OLI.CMU.EDU / SOURCES

LEADING THE WAY: Freshman Rishi Das pours distilled water into a beaker during an experiment in AP Chemistry.

Das said he plans to use his chemistry knowlege to help him in Project Lead the Way Biomedical Science next school year.

course as well as something that could help (my future).”

According to Marlow, students don’t have to take all four courses. She said students can double up on two.

“From what I understand (from observing this course at Hamilton Southeastern High School), there is an opportunity to double up and students can take the second year and third year course during the same year,” Marlow said.

Marlow said these courses are more applicable than typical science courses and have a bigger focus on labs and research.

“This (program) in particular ties things in with students very quickly and engages students right away,” she said. “It is almost all research and lab.

Because of that, students come out with really good lab skills. Especially for students who are thinking about going into medicine but not necessarily a doctor, this would be a really good experience to see if this is something they would like to do.” H

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Chrishan Fernando

FlU Vaccine

KEEPING SICKNESS AT BAY Flu virus mutation Intensifies outbreak

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vaccine) varies from year to year CATHERINE because we have different strains of laughed as she influenza that come around every recalled the fuss she once year and because the vaccines are made when she received the flu shot. changing every year,” Belcher said.

“They actually had to pin me “Typically, they work to prevent about down and do it into my leg because I 60 to 70 percent of the cases.” resisted so much,” she said. “After that, Still, Belcher said my mom just thought getting a flu vaccine it would be just much is a vital step to easier to not, to just do DID YOU KNOW? There are three types of take because of the the flu mist.” of Since that incident, influenza viruses. Type A consequences Meador has chosen to viruses generally cause getting influenza.

“True influenza get vaccinated through epidemics and serious the flu mist. However, symptoms, but Type B disease is the sudden onset of high fever, many choose to forgo and C viruses rarely do. severe headache, the vaccine altogether. sore throat and The Center for dry cough, and then that can lead Disease Control and Prevention to problems like hospitalization, (CDC) announced recently that pneumonia, seizures, brain problems, although some influenza strains all kinds of other complications. So have mutated and the vaccine may for any of us to feel that bad and have not be as effective as desired, all fevers for a week, we may lose that healthy individuals should receive many days of school or we may lose the vaccination regardless. However, that many days of work,” he said. “It according to the CDC, less than half can have a severe impact on your life.” of people in the United States receive Senior Brady Arnold is among a flu vaccine. the majority of people in the United According to Dr. Christopher States who choose not to receive a flu Belcher, pediatric infectious disease vaccination. Arnold said he does not physician at Infectious Disease of feel a need to receive a flu vaccine Indiana, the effectiveness of the because he has not received one “in vaccine can vary. the last five or 10 years” and has not “The efficacy (of the influenza UNIOR

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THE FLU IS BACK Influenza, commonly known as the flu, resurfaces every year and is caused by the influenza virus. The virus changes each year, but how?

- Changes happen slowly over time - Hard to recognize

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3) Open egg and insert chemicals to kill viruses. Draw contents into vaccine needle.

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become ill with influenza in that time.

“My parents never really took me to get one, and then I’ve never really gotten the flu either, so I’ve never seen the need or reason to go get one,” Arnold said. “I think some people who have a weaker immune system might need it, but for people who don’t get sick very often, (like myself), I don’t think it’s a big deal.”

But Belcher encourages people to receive vaccines regardless.

“It’s the same argument that you don’t put on your seat belt because the last two times you drove, you didn’t get in a fatal accident,” Belcher said. “In general, about 20 percent of the U.S. population catches influenza every year and it’s actually higher in teens and children than the adult population. So, you know, you can only dodge (the virus) so many times.”

Although Arnold said he does not believe the flu vaccine is essential, Meador said she thinks everyone should receive the vaccine.

“I’d say it really is best to go and vaccinate yourself to (influenza).

Especially during the school year when all of us are around each other so much, when somebody gets sick, we all get sick,” Meador said. “I think it’s important that we go ahead and vaccinate ourselves.”

H How are viruses transferred?

Antigenic Shift 1

2 Virus replicates, and respiratory tract becomes inflamed

Antigenic Shift - Changes happen suddenly - Different flu strains infect and combine

1) Inject live viruses into fertilized chicken eggs

1 Virus enters respiratory tract

How does a virus spread in the body?

Antigenic Drift

HOW TO MAKE A VACCINE

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3 Virus enters the bloodstream, and symptoms show

Bird strain of flu passes directly from an aquatic bird to a person

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Flu Vaccine

Alex Yom NO FLU FOR YOU: Junior Catherine Meador (top left) discusses flu vaccinations with CHS nurses. Meador said all healthy people should receive the vaccination, despite the recent virus mutation.

1 Aquatic bird passes bird flu to a host

Antigenic Shift 2 Two 3 strains mix, creating a new strain

Where has the flu spread?

Key: Intense High

Swetha Nakshatri ​​ VAPORIZING VIRUSES: Pharmacy intern Jenny Perelmuter (top right, bottom) prepares a flu shot at an all-day clinic. Though the shot is less effective against the current strain, many still choose to get the vaccination.

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How do vaccines work?

Contains a killed or weakened part of a germ responsible for infection.

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NEWS

jan 22, 2015

Katie long

science bowl

SCIENCE BOWLING FOR ANSWERS CHS to host science bowl invitational officers, will organize and volunteer at the invitational.

According to Segaran, a typical Science Bowl competition consists of a buzzer system and a lockout system in which the first person to buzz in to answer a question is the first person who can answer that question.

“Since we don’t have as many volunteers as we would need for an actual Science Bowl competition, we’ll have one person reading the questions, one person recognizing whoever buzzes in, so there will be four buzzers on each team,” Segaran said.

Segaran said the team can take out a competing member and replace that member with the alternate at the halftime of each round. Additionally, Segaran also said the officers will use questions from various sources for the invitational.

“Some of (the questions) we bought, some of them we wrote, some of them we got from other schools.

Science Bowl is a competition over science, as you can get from the name.

TEST YOURSELF

Can you answer these Science Bowl questions from Rounds 9 and 10 of the competition?

1. An emergency floodlight draws 1 ampere of charge from its battery pack. How many coulombs of charge will flow through the light in four hours?

2. What specific cells and how many of them border each stomal pore?

3. A circle has a diameter of 32 meters. Find the degree measure of the central angle of a sector of the circle if its arc length measures 8π meters.

4. According to standard nomenclature, what is the formula for aluminum bicarbonate?

5. What is the third most common gas naturally found in the Earth’s clean, dry atmosphere?

1. 14,400 2. Guard cells; 2 3. 90 4. Al(HCO3)3 5. Argon

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CHS Science Bowl will host a Science Bowl invitational. This will be the first time CHS has hosted an invitational.

CHS Science Bowl is composed of three teams, each with four members and an alternate. Virginia Kundrat, Science Bowl sponsor and chemistry teacher, said the invitational is tentatively set to start at 9 a.m. and will feature a roundrobin format to prepare students for the regional competition. The team that wins the regional competition will proceed to the national competition in Washington D.C. in April. “(We want) to let everybody get more practice doing competition and to encourage other schools in this area that don’t have Science Bowl clubs, to give them some exposure and let them see what it’s all about,” Kundrat said.

Joshua Segaran, Science Bowl founder, officer and senior, along with the other Science Bowl N SATURDAY,

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Sarah Liu

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: Science Bowl participants practice during a club meeting.

According to Joshua Segaran, Science Bowl founder, officer and senior, officers will organize and volunteer at the invitational.

Science Bowl is a competition over science in general. It tests over math, physics, chemistry, biology and earth science and astronomy mainly,” Segaran said.

Bharat Gummalla, Science Bowl member and sophomore, said the invitational will help him prepare for the regional competition, especially because this is his first year in Science Bowl.

Kundrat said she expects at least five others high schools to come to the invitational, and each of the rounds will take place in different science rooms.

Gummalla said his team divided the various Science Bowl subjects among themselves so each of them could study fewer subjects with greater depth. He said he believes this approach will be effective for the format of the competition.

“Science Bowl, unlike some other things, is really competitive because it’s on the spot,” Gummalla said. “And I tend to like those competitions where it’s just kind of sporadic and you have to show your H knowledge on the spot.”

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winter dance

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Kyle walker

Senate to host Sadie hawkins-style sock hop winter dance on Jan. 30

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MEMBERS will host the winter dance, a Sadie Hawkins sock hop, on Jan. 30, according to senator and senior Katelyn Davis, who is the chairperson of the committee in charge of the dance. It will take place in the fieldhouse from the end of the basketball game until 11 p.m., she said.

“It’s sock hop-themed. Think ‘Grease,’ the movie,” she said. “It’s going to be fun—guys in leather jackets with jeans rolled up and girls in poodle skirts.”

For right now, according to Davis, senators are working to organize the dance and encourage students to attend.

“Everybody is doing a lot of work doing the promotional aspect of the ENATE

dance, like the video, because if we don’t get people to come, then it won’t be successful,” she said. “Today, we just went to find a (disc jockey) and decorations and everything. We just got together to talk about budget and decorations.”

Also on the agenda are ticket sales, which will take place during lunches over the next few weeks, Davis said.

Tickets are $3 and are available for sale during all lunches.

A unique aspect of this year’s event is the fact that it is a Sadie Hawkins dance, meaning that female students are supposed to ask male students in a reversal of usual gender roles.

Mary Caltrider, committee cochairperson, senator and junior, said although the Sadie Hawkins theme was a risk, it is one the committee

SOCK HOPPING TO IT: Senate members plan the winter dance during SRT. According to senator and senior Katelyn Davis, the dance will be a Sadie Hawkinsstyle dance.

Sarah Liu members hope will pay off.

“We worried that this may dissuade people (from) attending,” she said. “However, so far the students’ reactions have been great.”

“We thought it would be fun for a change, just because typically guys ask girls,” Davis said. “It’s not the main theme, though; it doesn’t have to be that way.”

The most rewarding part of planning the dance, Caltrider said, is “being able to see all of it come together and seeing people enjoy this event that (we’ve) spent months on.”

According to her, ensuring a large student turnout and appeal to all grade levels comprise the biggest challenges in planning the dance.

Davis said, “I hope to have a big turnout and everybody to have a lot H of fun.”

Feature

jan 22, 2015

cynthia yue

teacher diversity

COLORLESS CLASSROOMS lack of racial diversity among teachers impacts students

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S KENNETH BROWNER,

U.S. History teacher and African American, contemplated whether or not he would take the teaching position at CHS, he had many considerations to make. Three years after making his momentous choice to teach at CHS, Browner recalled the role racial diversity played in his decision.

“I remember talking with my former department head at (Lawrence North High School), and he stated, ‘as much as we need sarah liu

you here, they may need you more at CHS,’” Browner said. “He was trying to say that a positive AfricanAmerican male needed to be seen at CHS to help break the stereotypes that social media has misconstrued about the African-American male.”

Browner is among the 18 percent of non-Caucasian teachers in U.S. public schools, according to a May 4, 2014 TIME article. At CHS, he is one of less than 4 percent of teachers for the 2014-15 school year that are non-Caucasian.

BREAKING BARRIERS: Kenneth Browner, U.S. History teacher and African American, teaches his class. Browner said that lack of diversity was a factor in his decision to come to CHS.

“One of the reasons I came here was because of the lack of diversity and just to allow not only nonCaucasian students but Caucasian students to see a successful African American,” Browner said.

John Jacobson, the dean of the teachers college at Ball State University, explained one of the reasons why he believes such a lack of racial diversity among teachers occurs.

“One of the biggest factors to look at is the diversity makeup of the current teaching force,” Jacobson

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teacher diversity sarah liu matter as long as they’re the best person for the job.”

Junior Tyrah Chery, who describes herself as “Afro-Caribbean,” moved to Carmel and began attending CHS as a sophomore, said she has never had a non-Caucasian teacher at CHS. Chery said teachers of a different race from hers may not be able to fully understand her situations.

She said, “I feel as though (with teachers of different races from mine) it won’t be a place where the teacher has a similarity towards me, as in they completely understand what I’m talking about, and it’s something that they’ve always heard or something they’ve always experienced, because even though the teacher may have had their own trials and their own tribulations, situations as that, it still seems as though they won’t be on the same level of thinking and experience that I have gotten from my life.”

Browner said he thinks students may open up a bit more to teachers of the same race because students may believe the teacher understands their issues due to their similar backgrounds.

A STUDENT’S PERSPECTIVE: Junior Tyrah Chery takes notes in IB History of the Americas. She said teachers of the same race may have greater understanding of her perspective.

DID YOU KNOW?

said. “If diversity is lacking, so are the role models that would inspire diverse students to pursue teaching as a profession—it’s a chicken and an egg problem. With a diverse teaching force, students from every demographic area can look at their teachers and say, ‘Hey, I’ve got great teachers who are like me, and I’d like to be a teacher just like them.’”

Jacobson added that another contributor to the lack of racial diversity among teachers is the racial diversity of the states’ populations; if a state’s population is not diverse, then its teaching force can lack racial diversity as well.

According to Jacobson, a lack of racial diversity among teachers can make it more difficult for teachers to relate to students, which impacts students’ learning experiences. “(If a teacher cannot relate to a student) then the learning experience is not as effective, so the better you can understand your students, the better you can teach them,” he said.

Ryan Newman, Director of Human Resources for Carmel Clay Schools, shares similar views to Jacobson’s, saying he believes race could affect how strongly students felt connected to their teachers.

Nonetheless, he said the decision to hire teachers in the Carmel Clay Schools Corporation—an Equal

Opportunity Employer—is not based on race because, according to Newman, classes generally do not comprise solely one ethnic group.

Thus, Newman said, “Race doesn’t factor into the hiring here…so what we do, what our process is and what my job is to do is to find the very best person for the position, and that person obviously is going to have a race, a gender, but none of those things

An Equal Opportunity Employer considers all applications equally regardless of race, creed, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin or handicap.

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teacher diversity Browner said, “I was really surprised at how the AfricanAmerican students came to talk with me and tell me how glad they were that I was teaching here.”

Chery said with teachers of different races from hers, although they may not fully understand her situations, she is able to spread awareness of racial diversity as well as her experiences to others.

She said, “I’ve been able to state (racial diversity) blatantly as something that I feel people should be aware of…so when you’re speaking to a teacher who is of a different race than you are, you’re spreading what you have experienced beyond the spectrum of the race. It’s opening up the eyes of someone who has not experienced (it).”

Chery said she wanted to learn from both Caucasian and nonCaucasian teachers, because with Caucasian teachers, she can speak up more about racial diversity, and with teachers of the same race as hers, she

said, there is a level of understanding society has created us, to believe that can allow them to help her that specific occupations are for through situations. specific types of people, and that’s However, aspiring to become a not how I see…I feel as though, postsecondary professor, Chery said for me, to become a teacher, it the low proportions of racially diverse will help me, and it will help teachers may make it harder many other people break for her to become a teacher. those blinders to see a wider “There’s the fact that the spectrum of everything.”

DID YOU KNOW? majority of teachers (in the Even with the current lack United States) are Caucasian… The 2014-2015 school year of diversity among teachers, it’s created blinders that is the first time non-white Browner said one of the reasons specifically teachers have students represent a majority why he came to CHS was to to be that way or teachers in America’s public schools. change perceptions regarding have to be a specific type of race. He said he believes he has NEA.ORG / SOURCE person,” Chery said. “For been able to impact students. me, I always have to remind “I think we get so focused on myself that there are people what the social media portrays like me who are teachers. There are a that we begin to stereotype people and lot of teachers who are not Caucasian. lump them all in these categories, and It’s just I haven’t met them yet, and I I think with me being here and my have to create this aura of optimism students seeing how I act and behave because there are times where I feel and do things as a professional kind as though I shouldn’t do this. Because of takes away that not everybody acts why? Because it’s going to be harder the way they seem to be portrayed for me than other people, which is on their culture,” Browner said. “I the sad truth because that’s just how just think my students have a better

CHS VS. THE NATION

Racial diversity of teachers and students at CHS vs. nation-wide racial diversity of teachers and students

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TEACHER ETHNIC MAKEUP (2014)

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82 percent of teachers are Caucasian

3.87 percent of teachers are Asian, African American, Hispanic or Native American

18 percent of teachers are Asian, African American, Hispanic or Native American

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teacher diversity opinion of me and how they see me as their teacher and as a person of color.”

Similar to Browner, Chery said more racial diversity among teachers would potentially help eliminate racial stereotypes.

“If we had a broader spectrum of non-Caucasian teachers and if we had a broader spectrum of teachers who are from different cultures, are from different places, then we can open up our minds more, rather than have a teacher who is part of a minority so that when we do see this specific type of teacher, we put them into that little box of stereotypes,” she said.

Soo Han, director of orchestras and performing arts department chairperson, said racial diversity among teachers can provide a greater exchange of knowledge and experiences for students.

Han, who is Asian, said he tries to incorporate aspects of his cultural background into his classes.

“In a very little way,” Han said, “I feel a little bit of responsibility to contribute my unique experience and my unique perspective and my unique cultural upbringing and contribute those experiences to this melting pot of academia that we call (CHS), so whenever the opportunity presents itself, I look for ways to give back and share my experience as… someone that grew up as KoreanAmerican, someone that can talk about Asian experiences.”

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ROLE MODEL: Soo Han, director of orchestras and performing arts department chairperson, conducts the Symphonic Orchestra. Han said students can gain from racial diversity among teachers, but race does not play a role in teaching itself.

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Browner also said he includes some racial issues in lessons. “(In) my courses, we look at a lot more racial issues and deal with different cultures, and so, we just don’t deal with what’s in the curriculum itself,” Browner said. “We look at a number of cultural things that may have changed history in that regard.”

However, both Han and Browner acknowledged that in the classroom, race does not matter with teaching.

“I think good teaching is good teaching no matter the race or the gender of teacher, and I think bad teaching is bad teaching regardless if you’re a minority teacher or (not).

And does race play a factor? I don’t think so,” Han said.

Additionally, according to the May 4 TIME article, some concerns have been raised regarding the lack of racially diverse role models for students with education groups wanting political action to introduce more racially diverse teachers.

For Han, teachers are all responsible for being good role models, but he said he also considers

himself a role model for his race.

“When we talk about teachers as role models, I think of myself as a role model for students first and foremost as a teacher, and then, I guess, thinking of myself as a KoreanAmerican teacher role model is kind of secondary,” Han said.

Han, nevertheless, said he does not have any concerns about racial diversity at CHS. Han said, “I think (the teachers, administrators and students) are so keen and aware and sensitive to all those different diversities and different races that exist here in school, and then, not only are they sensitive to it, they celebrate different cultures and encourage different ideas and things like that.” He added, though, that there could be more diversity at CHS. Chery said, “So if there was an equality between the Caucasians and non-Caucasian teachers and the ability for students to have both of these perspectives, then that would open up so many doors for education H and the future of education.”

BURRITOFUL: Sophomore Natalie Tanchon pays for her chicken burrito bowl at Chipotle. Tanchon said she likes Chipotle because the food is customizable.

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FAST FADS Traditional fast food declines while newer “fast casual” restaurants continue to rise

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NATALIE TANCHON goes to Chipotle about once every two weeks, but she rarely eats at traditional fast food restaurants like McDonald’s or Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC).

“Chipotle, I feel like, is more of a healthy option— it can be, at least—compared to other fast food restaurants, but it still has the efficiency of a fast food restaurant. I would describe it as a better alternative to fast food, and it’s better food. It tastes better, and you’ll appreciate going,” Tanchon said.

Tanchon’s dining preferences reflect the decline of traditional fast food across the nation in lieu of a rise in newer fast food restaurants that seem to offer customizable, healthier and fresher food. According to businessinsider. com, in the third quarter of 2014, Chipotle’s sales grew 19.8 percent. McDonald’s global sales, in contrast, fell by 3.3 percent, affected in part by “underperformance in the U.S.,” according to the McDonald’s official website.

“I think the type of restaurant has shifted from other people in the kitchen doing the work to a lot of the consumer’s control; you either put your own meal together or a lot more pieces that are visible, a OPHOMORE

lot more kitchens that are visible than before. Also, you’ll see more grilled options, or the nutrition facts posted in the restaurant, the calorie information on the food they’re serving, some of that transparency,” dietitian Jessica Rorick said. “It may not be specifically changing the food or they may only be changing one characteristic about the food, for example the oil the fries are fried in doesn’t change the fact that they’re French fries but people feel better about going there.”

Chipotle, along with restaurants like Panera Bread and Noodles & Company, is an example of a “fast casual” restaurant, which attempts to combine higher quality food and the atmosphere of a typical sit-down restaurant with affordability and quick service.

“When I think about regular fast food like McDonald’s, I think greasy, dirty and not clean or fresh, frozen, artificial, something along those lines, just nothing positive,” Tanchon said, “Compared to other restaurants, Chipotle just has really good ingredients, I feel like they’re fresh and good, and the workers are always really nice and it’s a really good atmosphere and it’s a good place to get food out.”

THE RISE OF (“FAST CASUAL”) FAST FOOD A survey of 400 students show that CHS students prefer fast casual food chains (such as McAlister’s, Panera and Chipotle) over traditional ones (like McDonald’s, KFC and Wendy’s). However, they eat at traditional chains as much as fast casual ones.

Q1: Which of the following restaurants is your favorite?

Chipotle (35 percent)

Panera (24 percent)

KFC (12 percent)

McDonald’s (9 percent)

Q2: How often do you eat out at...

Traditional fast food restaurants

Fast casual restaurants

McAlister’s (9 percent)

Wendy’s (8 percent)

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Once per week Once per month

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Fast food Sophomore Stella Mo also said restaurants like Chipotle don’t give the impression of a traditional fast food restaurant.

“When I think of McDonald’s, I think of greasy, oily food that causes health problems.

McDonald’s is already known for producing extremely unhealthy food, and that impression is set into people’s minds. I feel like no matter what McDonald’s does to change, they will always be known for their unhealthy food. Newer restaurants like Chipotle seem much healthier and much fancier, and they don’t really give off the impression that they’re fast food restaurants,” Mo said.

However, these new fast casual restaurants are not necessarily healthier. A Chipotle burrito bowl has almost double saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium of a McDonald’s Big Mac. According to Health.com, McDonald’s is the eighth healthiest fast food restaurant in America. The rankings are based on the use of healthy fats, sodium counts, availability of nutritional information and use of organic produce. Chipotle is ranked sixth, and Panera is ranked number one, but both offer food classified as

“danger zones,” such as Panera’s calorie and fat-laden pastries on center display.

Rorick said, “Some of (the fast casual restaurants) can be healthier.

The options that are offered have more room to be healthier, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that everything they offer is automatically healthier.”

Many fast casual restaurants have customizable menus; the customer plays a big role in deciding what ingredients go into his or her food. For example, at Chipotle, the customer chooses every component of his or her meal, and there are 655,360 different menu combinations.

In comparison, McDonald’s has around 150 menu items.

“I think this allows the restaurant to make the customer happy, but the restaurant isn’t at fault, or perceived to have made any mistakes if the customer makes a bad combination,” Rorick said.

Tanchon said, “You can get whatever you want, and instead of having to choose from specific options and things that can’t come off the food, like if you didn’t want tomatoes or a special sauce at a traditional fast food restaurant at Chipotle you can just go down the line and tell them what you want

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specifically. They have lots of options, and they’re very willing to do whatever you want. Like my order isn’t even on the menu, but you can still get it and they’re willing to make it and everything.”

Rorick said people are more aware of their health than before, and more willing to pay more for better quality food.

“I would say people are more clear about fast food being more of a treat versus the ‘90s and the beginning of the 2000s. It was an easy way to have dinner, more of a whole meal replacement more frequently; I feel like we’re getting away from that again,” she said, “Also, I think the threshold for what people expect to pay is going up, so anything under $10 may be deemed an affordable lunch if they consider the food worthwhile for that money.”

Tanchon said, “I feel like people are focusing on their body images more than ever these days, and I feel like eating healthier is something that everyone is wanting to do or trying to do.”

However, Mo said she would not be willing to pay more for seemingly healthier food, despite others moving toward healthier options.

“I think society in general is

Many of the top 10 healthiest fast food restaurants, including both traditional and casual, have locations in Carmel.

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East Greyhound Pass

Top Five Fast Casual Restaurants (Based on 2010 Sales)

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1 E. Carmel Dr.

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2420 E. 146th St.

McDonald’s

750 E. Carmel Dr. 15101 N. Meridian St.

Einstein Bros. Bagels 2350 E. 116th St.

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moving towards healthier fast food because they’re starting to notice what they eat. People want healthier options, but at the same time want to be satisfied with the taste of fast food,” Mo said. “I would probably choose McDonald’s over a better quality fast food. I don’t eat out a lot and haven’t had much of a variety of fast food, so having McDonald’s tastes good to me. I think I’m the type of person who just eats to eat. I’ve never really been aware of what I eat since I’ve always had a high metabolism.”

Marketing also plays a large role in the rise of new fast food restaurants, according to Rorick.

She said, “I feel like people in marketing (or) PR are learning more about what people want to hear and what they want to feel and think about where they choose to eat, so they know that if they can get them more as a frequent customer or someone

who is happy with the establishment that’s likely to come back, regardless of the specific food experience. The food has to be good enough, but excellent food doesn’t necessarily keep people coming back.”

According to Tanchon, the way new restaurants use social media can also contribute to their success.

“Girls will—I don’t know, maybe guys too—post a picture of their burrito or burrito bowl and be like ‘blessed’ or whatever on Twitter and Instagram and people will be like ‘Wow, I’m really in the mood for Chipotle’ and tweet it and then go get it,” Tanchon said. “Especially teens, now that they’re driving, and around 16 or 17, you’re driving and you have a job, you have money, and you can go get Chipotle whenever you want to. I think that social media helps advertise because people are posting about Chipotle constantly and Chipotle tweets constantly too.”

MCLOVIN’: Sophomore Stella Mo eats dinner at McDonald’s.

Mo said that although she perceives McDonald’s as less healthy than “fast casual” restaurants, she still that she prefers going there because of the good taste.

Alice Zhu Rorick said, “I think social media makes (restaurants) more accessible to people who use a lot of social media, particularly those 30 and under. It makes new deals or specials more visible without increasing much of their advertising, which I imagine would be a very effective marketing scheme.”

Tanchon also said she thinks the popularity of new fast casual restaurants will not die down, despite the public’s tendency to go through phases with food.

“I think that it will be right now and in the future, the whole customizable, fresh ingredients, you can get whatever you want is really popular because it’s so personalized to yourself and you can get whatever you want,” she said. “It really is just whatever you want, and you can get it whenever you want and it really is just for you.”

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NUTTY FOR NUTELLA World Nutella Day to take place Feb. 5

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home, senior Anna Fang prepares a snack with her favorite spread: Nutella. Often times, she will eat it with apples, bananas or simply by itself. “(Nutella is) just a genius invention because it is a spread that you can eat with anything, but it tastes just like melted chocolate,” Fang said.

Nutella in its earliest form was invented in 1946 by Pietro Ferrero and was sold in a solid block. In 1963, Ferrero’s son, Michele Fabio, took a creamy version of the block and revamped it into the spread that it is known as today. It became an instant success, not only in Europe where it was invented, but also around the world.

As a result of Nutella’s success, a World Nutella Day has been established on Feb. 5 around the world in order to commemorate the spread. The day was created by Sara Rosso and is now hosted by both Rosso and Michelle Fabio. Its purpose is to spread creative Nutella recipes and showcase creative

EATIN’ AWAY: Senior Anna Fang eats a spoonful of Nutella. While she enjoys Nutella, she said she thinks it doesn’t deserve its own holiday.

Nutella ideas that can be submitted.

Although she does not agree with the implementation of this holiday, Fang said she can see why people would have a Nutella holiday. “(Nutella is) not that special, and it doesn’t really deserve a holiday, but it’s definitely a good food, so I can understand why people would want a whole day dedicated to Nutella,” she said.

n i v e d h a m e y ya p pa n Family and Consumer Science teacher Jessica Bowman also eats Nutella, though not on a regular basis.

Bowman disagrees with Fang on the matter of a holiday for Nutella.

“Everything seems to have a day to itself. Hotdogs, chocolate chip cookies, Nutella; they’re all delicious,” Bowman said via email.

Despite her feelings about the creation of World Nutella Day, Fang still enjoys Nutella regularly.

“It’s a mix of childhood happiness stir-fried with H rainbows and unicorns,” Fang said.

SPEAK-UPS: HOW DO YOU EAT YOUR NUTELLA? JUNIOR JAKE CHESTER

“I eat my nutella raw.

Every day. All the time. Like, for sure, 100 percent yes. It’s amazing.”

ART TEACHER NICOLE PALMER

“I make Nutella waffles.

I’ll just swirl the Nutella into the waffle batter before I make them and maybe put a little on top after I’ve baked (them).” selena qian

jan 22, 2015

nutella cookies

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Ingredients (makes 24 cookies)

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1| Whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt in a medium sized bowl and set aside.

2| Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. The butter will foam and bubble—don’t worry, just make sure you continue to whisk as it melts.

3| After a few minutes, the butter will begin to darken on the bottom. As soon as the butter has turned brown, remove the pan from the heat and transfer the butter to a bowl. Keep whisking to avoid burning.

4| With an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugars in a large bowl until they are thoroughly blended. Add in the vanilla, yogurt and the egg.

5| Add the dry ingredients a little at a time and beat on low speed until combined. Fold in all of the chocolate chips.

6| Form the dough into four roughly equal balls, cover them in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes in the refrigerator. While you wait, line two baking sheets with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).

7| Take one of the dough balls out. It will seem hard, but not to worry! Take about 1 1/2 tbsp. of dough and roll it into a ball. Then, flatten it and put about a tsp. of chilled Nutella in the middle. Fold dough up around it and roll it into a ball—it won’t be perfect, but that’s okay. Make sure the dough completely covers the Nutella.

8| Place the filled dough balls on a cookie sheet about two inches apart, then flatten each just a little bit (be careful not to squish out the Nutella!). Bake the cookies for about 10 minutes until the edges of the cookies begin to turn golden brown. Enjoy.

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How To Ask A b oy

A guide to walk you through all of the possible ways to ask out that special someone with complete confidence and tips to deal with rejection.

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1 FINDING THE RIGHT GUY

Make sure they are human. Your pet might be your best friend, but it isn’t the right arm candy in this case.

Make sure they are available and don’t have a bae. Also, find out if they support school-sponsored dances.

2 THE RIGHT WAY TO ASK THE RIGHT GUY “BIG DO”’S Be Casual

&

“BIG DON’T”’S Be Desperate

will you go to sadie hawkins with me? of course!

Text Typing out that simple question is painless and takes away the possibility of a public rejection.

Snap It Be sure your prospective bae can see it for the full 10 seconds.

Be Creative

Bribes Dishing out cash for a date is not cute. Don’t even try it.

Threats Fear does NOT foster love. For a good time, your date cannot be forced into it.

Be Creepy

bae

Popping Out Of Cake A Sweet Gesture Grand occasions call for For your sleep-deprived boo, grand gestures. Be sure to surprise him with a warm know his favorite cake flavor latte and a proposal on the in advance. side. angela sun olivia jacko, tiffany xie

Permanent Proposal Don’t go overboard.

Making a long term investment for a high school dance is a no-no.

Stalking Tracking someone’s online footprint isn’t romantic.

really, * But just ask

jan 22, 2015

sock hop

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SOCK HOP FASHION

You might not be able to jive like those in the ‘50s, but you can still be perfectly dressed for this retro occasion on Jan. 30.

It’s time to go retro! Prepare for CHS’s Sadie Hawkins sock hop on Jan. 30 Hair Gel A key ingredient for any ‘50s stud is hair gel. No Justin Bieber hair will be allowed through the doors.

Slick it all back and make Danny Zuko proud for the evening.

Moto Jacket Because women understood that men struggled in the fashion department, they wore most of the color in the relationship. Men generally kept their look monochromatic, using different textures, but all in dark shades. For this particular occasion, a simple black leather jacket and V-neck will do.

Sneakers

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For footwear, any color of Keds or Converse will suit this look perfectly and keep you light on your feet. Bonus points if you can scrounge up a pair of saddle shoes.

Silk Scarf A scarf is the perfect way to get into the 50’s vibe. You can find them quite cheaply at a nearby Goodwill or other second hand stores. Simply tie one around your neck and position the knot to one side of your head.

Poodle Skirt The ‘50s could not be complete without a classic poodle skirt. Cut a piece of craft felt into the shape of a poodle and using fabric glue, attach it to a midi skirt. Because this silhouette is currently in style, you can also wear it after the dance; just make sure to remove your furry friend.

WE ASKED YOUR THOUGHTS ON A SADIE HAWKINS DANCE, AND YOU RESPONDED:

matthew han

August 1: The city’s medical examiner rules Garner’s death a homicide, saying a chokehold killed him. The medical examiner says compression of the neck and chest, along with Garner’s positioning on the ground while being restrained by police caused his death.

Aug. 23: More than 2,500 people march through Staten Island to protest Garner’s death. Many carry signs, some reading “Police the NYPD” or “RIP Eric Garner.” The most popular signs were “Hands up, don’t shoot,” echoing protests in Missouri over the police killing of Michael Brown, and “I can’t breathe,” Garner’s last words.

Nov. 29: As anger over the Michael Brown case in Ferguson persists, protesters take to the streets of Harlem to voice their concerns about the pending grand jury decision in the Eric Garner death.

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Sept. 29: A grand jury begins hearing evidence in the Garner case.

Dec. 4: More than 200 demonstrators are arrested as thousands flood the city in protest. The arrests are in addition to 83 arrested the day before, bringing the total to 306.

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Dec. 3: The Staten Island grand jury declines to indict Pantaleo in Garner’s death, determining there was no probable cause that a crime was committed.

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Aug. 9: Michael Brown is shot by Darren Wilson around noon local time on Canfield Drive in Ferguson, MO., just outside St. Louis.

Earlier, Brown and a friend, Dorian Johnson, were videotaped in a nearby convenience store, Ferguson Market and Liquor, apparently stealing a box of cigars.

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July 17: Eric Garner is arrested for allegedly selling untaxed cigarettes on Victory Boulevard and Bay Street in the Tompkinsville section of Staten Island. Cellphone video captures the unarmed 43-year-old black man being taken into custody. He’s heard saying “I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe” as officer Daniel Pantaleo places him in an apparent chokehold, a tactic prohibited by NYPD policy. Garner goes into cardiac arrest. Garner is taken to Richmond University Medical Center, where he is pronounced dead.

Witness testimony differs: Some say Brown, who was unarmed, assaulted Wilson in his police vehicle and tried to grab his gun.

Johnson said there was no struggle for the weapon. Another witness says Wilson tried to draw Brown into his vehicle. All accounts seem to agree that Brown was killed after he ran but then turned back toward the patrol car.

Aug. 10-13: Several nights of peaceful and not-so-peaceful protests. Police fire tear gas and arrest dozens of people, many charged with vandalism and rioting. Many accuse the police of a heavy-handed approach in dealing with the city’s black residents.

Aug. 20: A grand jury begins investigating the actions of Wilson.

Nov. 24: St. Louis County prosecuting attorney Robert McCulloch announces that a grand jury decided not to indict police officer Wilson for any crimes related to the fatal shooting of Brown.

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“Honestly, my entire life, it’s been pretty normal; everything’s just around me. I mean, everybody else thinks it’s cool and weird, but it’s just part of my life,” Miller said.

When Miller found out about the death of Michael Brown, a man fatally shot by a police officer in Ferguson, MO, and later of Eric Garner, a man who died after a police officer put him in a chokehold in Staten Island, NY, he said he didn’t know what to think at first.

“Initially I thought, well, I didn’t know what to think. I was going to wait for all the details to come out because I hate reading stories when I don’t know everything,” Miller said.

Miller said finding out what happened to Michael Brown and Eric Garner was troubling. While he wasn’t sure how events would unfold after the incidents, he said, he was sure tension and more problems would arise.

“Tensions, whatever you want to call it in America, and the police, things I thought were another story that could either look really bad for white people, police officers or just America in general, and I just knew it would end badly,” Miller said.

According to Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan and nonprofit organization,

ike any kid his age, sophomore Zach Miller has spent a fair amount of time in cars. However, the cars Miller has ridden in are a big different from the ones most people remember from their childhood.

As the son of Sergeant Adam Miller, a police officer under the Carmel Police Department, Miller has had experiences most teenagers haven’t. One of his earliest memories is of riding his father’s Crown Victoria police car at the age of 2.

and USA Today, a 2014 poll of more than 1,500 adults across America revealed that 64 percent believe police departments are doing an “only fair” job or a poor job of holding police officers accountable for misconduct, which has resulted in a decline in trust in the police department.

While Miller said he could understand how people may have lost trust in law enforcement after the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, he said he is frustrated that people tend to make large generalizations about law enforcement as a result. “(Policemen) are trying to do good,” Miller said. “There are a ton of great ones for just one bad. It’s like that for anything.

It’s easy to get stereotyped when people see you as a threat when you’re just there to help them. I’ve said this a million times, but it really bugs me when it only takes one weak link in the chain to break it.”

Dr. Ramla Bandele, an associate professor who teaches American politics, urban politics and African American politics at IUPUI, said mistrust in police comes not only from any encounter but also the neighborhood or community.

“It depends on the neighborhood, area or town,” Bandele said. “So, if you’re talking about Carmel or Brownsburg, even Broad

Ripple, they see police as protectors, for the most part, and rarely will they be concerned with how police use their power. In a poor community, it’s about the opposite. Because people are stopped so much, assumptions are made based on race and neighborhood.”

PITFALLS OF GENERALIZATION Carmel police officer Shane VanNatter has served as a police officer for 14 years, and he has worked as a school resource officer at CHS for six years; previously, VanNatter served in the Marine Corps for five years. VanNatter said while people form their own opinions and come to their own conclusions, the media still maintains a large influence over public perception when it comes to the popular view of police.

“I remember on Sept. 10, 2001, before 9/11 happened, people would call cops ‘pigs’ and talk bad about police officers, make jokes about donuts and that kind of stuff, and suddenly on Sept. 12, the day after 9/11, we’re heroes,” VanNatter said.

“All of a sudden, people are walking up to me in public, shaking my hand, thanking me for what I do, buying me even a lunch when I’m out having lunch on duty. And what did I do different from Sept. 10 and Sept. 12? I did exactly the same job I had

always done, but it was the perception people had from the media, and the media portrayed cops as heroes who went in and saved lives, and now, some are portraying police officers as racists, so all of it is how the media portrays people.”

VanNatter said he acknowledges there are some bad police officers but said he believes it is wrong to make assumptions about every police officer based on the actions of one.

“Just like in any other profession, there are racists, angry people, there are hateful people, there are ignorant people, and I don’t want to work with those officers,” VanNatter said. “If there are police officers like that out there, I think they should be fired. But just like how there are bad police officers, there are (bad) doctors, there are bad lawyers, bad teachers, and principals and firemen and businessmen, and so to say that you just can’t trust the police, I mean, the police is just a segment of society like any other.”

Bandele also said she believes stereotyping not only police officers but also people in general is an inaccurate way to form assumptions. “(Trust in law enforcement) depends upon environment and situations but also assumptions on people,” Bandele said. “You know, all black youth are not involved in crime … and it speaks to professionalism.

If you are a police officer, you have to make decisions, snap judgments, and I understand that. But other times, you don’t. So, (policemen) just have to keep reminding themselves that they should not arrest a person or stop a person based only on color.”

ANOTHER SIDE OF THE STORY Senior Jordan Barkley found out about the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner the way most people his age probably did: He read about it online, through social media. While he said he wasn’t sure what to think of the Ferguson case due to the amount of evidence, he said he was shocked at the outcome of the Eric Garner case.

“So, for Ferguson, I opted to wait it out and wait until actual information came because what I was reading, I felt a lot might be biased,” Barkley said.

“When I saw the Garner video,

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I watched it all the way through, and I was just appalled. It was just disgusting to see something like that … I’m not saying it because I’m African American or because I’m 17 and I think the police are terrible people. I’m saying it because a dude died and the guy wasn’t even penalized, or the group, I guess.”

In the same 2014 poll by Pew Research Center and USA Today, 44 percent of people said they had “not too much” or no confidence in police departments’ ability to use military equipment properly. Barkley said he thinks the poll is accurate, especially after recent events, because people realize how much power the police can have.

“I think it’s very accurate,” Barkley said.

“Not just with police but also with people and weapons, you have a certain amount of power you hold. I’ve been to a shooting

range. I know what it’s like. It’s a pretty powerful feeling.”

SAME BUT DIFFERENT While the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner were both caused by encounters with law enforcement, Miller said he sees the Ferguson shooting and the Eric Garner cases in different ways due to the nature of each situation.

“I think they’re unrelated incidents because (in the death of Michael Brown), the cop was protecting himself, while (the death of Eric Garner) was more aggressive and fueled by other things in the background. There were better ways to handle the situation,” Miller said.

Like Miller, Bandele said the two cases are different. However, she said she sees the cases differently because the Eric Garner

situation was recorded, while the Ferguson shooting was not.

“First of all, one is on camera,” Bandele said. “You can see the entire incident of what happened. In Ferguson, that was not the case. There were only eyewitnesses, people who witnessed it, and let me just say that law enforcement and the court suggested that eyewitnesses may be sincere, but oftentimes they get it wrong. So, what we have to go on in Ferguson was the fact that people said how this whole thing unfolded, and so you either have to believe them or not believe them. In New York, with things on camera, you don’t have to believe anybody. Just yourself.”

According to The Indianapolis Star, law enforcement officials in Indianapolis began a body-camera pilot program in December 2014. VanNatter said the Carmel Police Department has also tested some body cameras, and he likes the idea of wearing cameras because it provides an account of what happened and he knows he follows proper procedures when he’s on duty.

“I like having cameras, and the main reason is that I know that I’m doing things properly.

So, I don’t mind being recorded. I figure, even if I don’t bring a camera, somebody’s still recording me,” VanNatter said.

Miller also said he believes more cameras on and around policemen will be helpful because they will expose any police officers who are not following proper procedures.

“I think the cameras are a good way to restore integrity, because people can say anything, and at least one person will think it’s the truth for any story, so I think real evidence is great, because no one can dispute that,” Miller said.

However, VanNatter said while cameras are a great source for evidence, cameras cannot capture the subtleties a police officer may see.

“You could put a camera on my helmet, and I could wear it around 24 hours a day, and it will never capture all the things that a person can perceive. The subtle indicators, the body language, the hesitation of somebody’s response, things that an officer is trained to pick up on, you may not catch on a camera, so you can’t trust that a camera is the end-all solution to our problems,” VanNatter said.

IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA Since the death of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, there have been trends on Twitter such as #BlackLivesMatter and #RIPMikeBrown as a way for people to express their opinions on the recent situations. When Miller sees people respond to controversial cases through social media, he said he believes it does not help the situation.

“I’ve seen things like #RIPMikeBrown and the NBA players wearing shirts or some of the NFL (players). I don’t think it’s good in any way because you can’t change

the events, and you’re just adding fuel to a fire,” Miller said.

Miller said people should look beyond social media if they want to have a greater impact on their community and the overall public.

“I don’t think forcing people to believe what you want over social media is good because, best-case scenario, you just made your argument compelling and started more tensions within America. I think that people, if they really want to make a decision, they should talk to their leaders of Congress, not just complain and say hateful things on the Internet. They should try to take action and become activists,” Miller said.

Since the death of Eric Garner, there have been over 50 peaceful protests in New York. Bandele said she believes if people want to be heard, they need not only to peacefully protest but also to be more involved with their community and in politics, especially in Ferguson. “(The people in Ferguson) need to vote in every election, and people, sometimes they just think, ‘Nothing’s going to change if I vote.’ Oh yes, it will. Yes it will. I mean, not in the way you might want to change, but the dynamics will change. The dynamics in court will change, because the politicians will represent the population,” Bandele said.

Bandele also said while recent events may have seemed like just AfricanAmerican communities trying to be heard, the want for reform and change within the police is shared among all.

“You saw pictures after the shootings, and there was diversity in the crowd,” Bandele said. “There were white people,

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there were Latino people, there were Asian people, there were older people, there were younger people, and they have the right to protest, and in that instance, they were saying, ‘The police, you’re wrong, we want you to stop this, and pay us attention and listen to what it is that we’re trying to say to you.’”

Miller said in order for citizens to feel like they can trust law enforcement, they need to have positive relations with officers.

“I think that (people who do not trust law enforcement) will, either in life, they will just go through, mistrusting people, which is their problem, or they can be converted to trusting them if they have a good experience with them,” Miller said.

Like Miller, VanNatter said he believes community outreach programs would help improve the relationship between the police and the citizens. According to VanNatter, the Carmel Police Department has several community outreach programs geared towards different age groups.

“We have several community programs,” VanNatter said. “For example, in the summer, for teenagers, we have a Teen Police Academy, so in the summertime, we have two weeks where we take two groups of students, and they basically go through an abbreviated version of the police academy, and they get to do police training, and they get to learn all about the police department.

We have a Citizen’s Academy for adults. It’s a number of weeks where adults come in, and they get classes with officers, and they can ride along, which is another neat thing, that the community can come in, and they can ride with the police department of Carmel.”

While Miller trust law enforcement, he said, he understands how people in a different situation could feel differently.

However, according to him, the key to real change is to be open to what others think.

Like Miller, Barkley said he believes that people, to approach difficult situations, need to be willing to listen to what others have to say.

“I just think people should be openminded in general. I think everybody deserves that (respect). We are a democratic government, right? Or, at least, that’s what we’re supposed to be. Everyone should have a say at least,” Barkley said. “Nothing is ever set in stone, perfect. It’s the United States; H we aren’t perfect.”

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‘Spongebob’ fans anticipate new character design in upcoming movie

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going to be a change. I’m kind of skeptical about how it’s “SpongeBob SquarePants,” a going to turn out. It’s just such a dramatic shift from the popular animated series about a talking yellow sea usual production of this show.” sponge on Nickelodeon, was made into a movie In the new “SpongeBob” movie, the voice actors remain that combined animation and live action. The sequel, “The the same: Tom Kenney as SpongeBob, Bill Fagerbakke as SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water,” which utilizes Patrick Star and Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs. both animation and CGI (computer-generated imagery) “Obviously (keeping the same voice actors would help) effects, is set to premiere on Feb. 6. because if they changed it, it’d be even a more dramatic Sophomore Mark Zhang is familiar with the TV series change. For the voices, they’ve been around for and has watched it throughout his childhood. so long. If they were to change it, it’d be too much. “(‘SpongeBob’) has always been an interesting DID YOU KNOW? And the humor, from the trailer, has been constant,” show to me. The humor really connected with SpongeBob Squarepants will Zhang said. “‘SpongeBob’ has always been kind of, me, which is why I thought it was funny. And the turn 29 years old this year on even in animation—it’s been kind of crude humor— characters are really likeable,” Zhang said. They’re July 14. kind of satire humor. So the audience won’t change entertaining, each and every one of them. It was that much. I’m just saying that the views toward the always just nice to turn on the TV and watch a couple BUZZFEED.COM / SOURCE way it’s filmed might have the larger effect.” episodes when I felt like I needed a laugh.”

This movie, however, was largely unexpected for Junior Luke Obrique has seen every episode of the Zhang. “It was completely out of the blue,” he said. “I “SpongeBob” TV series and its first movie. According to didn’t expect them to make a movie, let alone a movie that Obrique, “SpongeBob” has garnered so much popularity changes the way it’s filmed with CGI. It’s been a long time over the past two decades due to the lack of entertainment since the last one, too. ‘SpongeBob’ has still been making kids his age had when they were younger. Adults, he episodes, but not movies. It was surprising to see that said, much less kids, rarely used cell phones, tablets and trailer pop up on TV. It’s an old show, so it’s impressive computers, so watching TV entertained children like him.

Junior that it’s still in production. If you think of other ‘90s “‘SpongeBob’ was pretty much the only thing I Luke Obrique shows, most of them have been discontinued.” watched because it had been running for so long; they Despite the surprise, the upcoming movie kept pumping out new episodes. I remember many of is still exciting to older fans like Obrique. the jokes and gigs, and from time to time I still reminisce According to Obrique, technology’s rapid along with my friends, and it’s become inside jokes among innovation has caused children these us,” Obrique said. days to pull away from the TV as an The upcoming movie has some changes that will give entertainment source and instead turn it a modern feel. However, Zhang and Obrique both agree to tablets and gaming consoles. that the sudden introduction to CGI effects is too much.

“Much of the older generation grew “I think it might make it seem as though it’s not the real up with ‘SpongeBob,’ and they ‘SpongeBob’ anymore, but of hold a special place in their course it’ll still be successful. childhood,” Obrique said.

It’s ‘SpongeBob’. Anyone and “I feel overall its popularity everyone is going to watch is slowly diminishing even, ‘SpongeBob,’” Obrique said. though there will always be a few Zhang said, “It’s definitely going who still appreciate their childhood, to be different from all the episodes like myself, and won’t forget because it’s filmed in a different way.

SpongeBob’s jokes and the memories Using live actors and CGI effects now H the show gave us.” instead of just animation is definitely EN YEARS AGO,

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Nickelodeon will release the sequel to “The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie” on Feb 6. Along with a new storyline, the classic characters got an appearance revamp. Here, we look at what’s new and some interesting things about the movie.

Plot Overview:

SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, Mr. Krabs, Sandy and Plankton (that’s right, the cranky antagonist from the television series is feeling helpful) attempt to relocate a recipe, none other than the one that makes the mysterious Krabby

Patty, which takes them to the real world. There, they tangle with a pirate who possesses a book which makes whatever he writes in it come true.

SpongeBob and company manage to get hold of the book and turn into superheroes to fight the pirate.

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Superhero Name: Plank-Ton Voiced by: Doug Lawrence Superpower: Super-strength/size

Burger-Beard the Pirate Voiced by: Antonio Banderas Superpower: None

JERRY VANDERGELD

Voiced by: Slash Superpower: None

MR. KRABS

PATRICK STAR

Superhero Name: Sir Pinch-a-Lot Voiced by: Clancy Brown Superpower: Robot

Superhero Name: Mr. Superawesomeness Voiced by: Bill Fagerbakke Superpower: Control over ice cream

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Superhero Name: The Rodent Voiced by: Carolyn Lawrence Superpower: None AKSHAR PATEL IMDB.COM / SOURCE

SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS

Superhero Name: The Invincibubble Voiced by: Tom Kenny Superpower: Can make invincible bubbles

SQUIDWARD TENTACLES

Superhero Name: Sour note Voiced by: Rodger Bumpass Superpower: Unknown, but likely to involve terrible music

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Willy Wonka

(Played by: Senior Duncan Moran)

“(Wonka’s) very uptight. He’s very confined to himself. He’s often described as whimsical, and he’s just a little off.”

Charlie Bucket

(Played by: Sophomore Blaine McBroom)

“Charlie is very grateful for the few things he does have, and he’s a very generous person.”

Augustus Gloop (Played by: Freshman Eric Bembenek)

“Augustus Gloop is a larger child. He’s always hungry, and he’s a mama’s boy because he’s always being sheltered by his mom.”

“CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY”

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will be exhibiting its rendition of the play “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” on Feb. 12, 13 and 14. There will be a 7:30 p.m. performance each day, with an additional 2 p.m. showing on Feb. 14. Tickets cost $10, and students may purchase them at the bookstore and online at Ticketracker.com.

According to Director of Theater Britta Schlicht, the production at CHS will be a unique spinoff of previous versions of the story.

“We’re kind of doing our own thing. The script itself is most closely related to the original book by Roald Dahl. We have more similar lines to the Tim Burton version of ‘Charlie,’ and I guess that version is a little bit darker than the Gene Wilder version from the 1970s,” she said.

Similar to Tim Burton’s style, the play will feature a more ominous tone as well as elements of symbolism.

Schlicht said, “The approach we are taking is a little bit darker

than how (the characters) are depicted in the movie. It’s not like a scary version of the show or anything, but they are all sort of representative of one of the seven deadly sins, so that’s kind of the concept behind our production.”

Schlicht said there are students involved in the play and that they tend to resemble their roles.

“We don’t really have main cast members, but it’s a cast of 40 people, and (sophomore) Blaine McBroom is playing Charlie and (senior) Duncan Moran is playing Willy Wonka,” Schlicht said. “It most closely follows the story of those two characters. We have a lot of leads across the board in this show, and (the actors) are pretty similar to their characters.”

Jack Coleman, cast member and senior, plays Mr. Salt, the affluent, albeit distant parent of Veruca Salt, the “spoiled” girl who is attacked by squirrels in the Tim Burton version.

“Mr. Salt is this very rich businessman who is really out of touch with his family, which is kind of a good thing because they’re really out of touch with everyone else,” Coleman said. “(Mr. Salt) just really doesn’t care about anything except money and giving off the appearance that he is superior to everyone else because he is rich.”

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Mike Teavee

(Played by: Freshman Danny O’Connor)

“(Mike’s) annoying, snobby, and he definitely likes getting answers out of things.

He doesn’t really like getting a profile of things.

He likes details.”

JAYMEE STOUT SWEET MOVES: Frances Rafferty, assistant choreographer and sophomore, practices a part of the dance routine during the play rehearsal. Rafferty was practicing a dance during a scene on the chocolate river in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”

from his character. “I hope I’m not as snobbish as Mr. Salt, though it is a lot of fun to be able to play someone like him, with such a conceited manner. I hope I wasn’t typecasted.”

Schlicht said the CHS production will be using a unique set and score in order to create a memorable visual and auditory environment.

“We are going to be doing a lot with spectacle for the set itself, and we also are going to be using original music in our version,” Schlicht said.

“We have a couple people composing for us. One is Joe Foltz, who is one of our new choir directors this year, as well as somebody I actually sought out to write some music for us after perusing her YouTube site. Her name is Claudie Mackula, and she is the one that will be writing our score for us. I really liked her style;

it had that whimsical, kind of creepy, eerie sound to it.”

Coleman said she agrees and that the whimsy and spectacle of the play will make it appealing. “(The play’s) using some original music. It will have a very unique auditory aesthetic, and some of it will require different (elements),” Coleman said. “For the scenery, instead of the boat, we’re not using an actual boat; we’re using movement, choreography and formations, s o it w i l l just be an interesting thing to watch. We’re doing some very creative t hi ngs with the visuals.”

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Veruca Salt

(Played by: Freshman Sophie Miller)

“(Veruca’s) very, very bratty and spoiled. She always loves to get what she wants, and she’ll do anything to do it.”

Violet Beauregarde (Played by: Junior Ashley Otero)

“She’s very competitive.

She likes to win at everything, and she likes to chew gum.”

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HIGH-QUALITY VIDEOS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CHS students discuss their experiences with video sharing websites GUITAR GIRL: Sophomore Joyce Tang plays her guitar, recording a song for her YouTube channel. While she enjoys creating content, she said she enjoys viewing it just as much.

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access to the Internet,” Underhill said via email.

However, the impact of this phenomenon is not confined only to adults. In fact, if CHS students have anything to say, it has affected them just as much. Tang said one reason for this is the amount of content online video platforms have to offer. “(Online video platforms) pretty much have something ... no matter what interests a viewer has,” she said. “The variety it offers can be suited to anyone of any age, gender or personality.”

Tang said she prefers to watch beauty, music and comedy videos and has posted videos of herself singing as well as a couple of “vlogs,” or video blogs.

“Whenever I get the chance to and I find a new song, I like posting covers of that. Through posting videos online, you can get views and feedback from of adults who use the Internet people you might not know,” watch or download videos. she said. “And it allows me Additionally, since 2009, the to share music with a larger percent of adults who post audience of people.”

Percent of YouTube videos has more than doubled Underhill said he posts users that are from 14 percent to 31 percent. videos on video platforms both ages 13 to 17 According to the report, for his news storytelling classes (the website’s comedy, educational and and for personal use. He said third largest “how to” videos top the list his videos allow his students to demographic). for the most viewed type of gain a deeper understanding of online video content, with concepts taught in class. music videos falling closely He said, “I only have so behind. much time in the classroom.

Percent of teens who IU Telecommunications By posting educational videos consider YouTube as professor Tim Underhill it allows students to watch on their favorite website said online video services their schedule and multiple such as YouTube and Vimeo YOUTUBE.COM, VIDSTAX.COM times. It is especially helpful for / SOURCE have brought more video to students who need more than more people. According to one example to understand new Underhill, one of the many reasons concepts.” people have started to utilize this Initiative to create video content technology, whether they post has spread past an individual level, or view videos, is because of its as well—at least at CHS. According accessibility to Miles Minnaar, founder of “With smartphones and tablets, YouTube club and junior, he started anyone can watch and post video the club to assemble a group of online. Viewers can watch video students interested in creating a anytime and anywhere they have final video product and to allow OPHOMORE JOYCE TANG

pressed the “record” button on her dad’s iPad and a red light blinked on. Sitting at one corner of her bedroom, she cleared her throat, picked up her guitar and began strumming the chords for Nat King Cole’s “L.O.V.E.” Two hours and several takes of singing later, she posted her first video onto YouTube—one she thought her family would YOUTUBE BY enjoy watching.

THE NUMBERS When Tang’s video began to get more views than she had expected, she was surprised— and she felt encouraged. She Hours of video began to post more videos uploaded every of herself singing. Today, 32 minute videos and 135 subscribers later, Tang said she identifies herself as a YouTuber.

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others to gain experience in filming and posting on YouTube.

“I wanted other people to feel the same way I did, because I love posting videos. I have had my own channel for a long time,” he said.

Minnaar said even though the club creates content mostly for comedic and recreational purposes, it also accomplishes the secondary goal of giving individuals experience with filming and editing.

But even though online video platforms come with the advantage of giving everyone the opportunity at trying their hand at video production, this advantage also plays into one of the platform’s downfalls. According to Underhill, one such downfall is the lack of quality control.

He said, “Anyone can—within the site’s policies—post just about any video they want without regard to the quality.”

Additionally, Underhill said online video platforms to some extent contribute to a shorter attention span in across all age groups.

“Epic movies used to be more than two hours long. Episodic television typically revolves around the half hour. Online video doesn’t need to conform with the clock,” he said. “The ‘Skip Ad’ button has become the most popular link on the web.”

Despite the disadvantages, Underhill said online video platforms have had a positive impact in that they allow anyone with Internet access to a bottomless variety of content that they can benefit from, depending on how they use it.

He said, “Technology is moving beyond a tool to complete a task and (is) becoming an integral part of our lives. (Online video platforms) have boomed into an Internet staple.

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the illusionists

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a group of seven magicians, will perform a magic show at the Old National Centre in downtown Indianapolis. Haley Beach, magic enthusiast and junior, said she is considering attending the show because she and other students should expect to have a fun time seeing magicians performing acts of artifice and deception.

According to the tour’s official website, students are able to purchase the show’s tickets on the venue’s website in order to witness “The Illusionists” magicians perform tricks that feature levitation, mind reading, lifethreatening illusions and a watertorture escape since each of the seven magicians, Anti-Conjuror, Warrior, Futurist, Inventor, Trickster, Escapologist and the Manipulator, specialize in a specific type of magic. These fields range, respectively, from shock illusions, weapon magic, technological acts, magic innovation, comedy magic, death defying acts and sleightof-hand manipulation Beach said these various magic genres and performances will allow the audience and students to experience a variety of unexpected magic tricks that only a magic show can provide because each illusionist will performs a variety of tricks unique to them“A magic show is really cool to go to, and it’s really interesting to watch illusions because they bring your attention away and around the person who is trying to perform and what (he or she) is performing. And the ILLUSIONISTS,”

result is that it looks like magic and seems like magic as well,” she said.

“So a show like (“The Illusionists”) sounds pretty cool.”

“My favorite part about magic shows and magic, in general, is how unexpected it can be especially like when you see a scene or show, and the magicians will change positions from making jokes before their magic tricks to being super serious. It’s really interesting, and whenever you’re watching them, you’re not expecting anything because it’s always something different,” Beach said.

So as a result, she said students, such as herself, should attend the show if they have background and interest in magic or enjoy performing illusions, collecting

IT’S IN THE CARDS: Haley Beach, magic enthusiast and junior, shows a deck she uses in some of her tricks.

She said that she enjoys performing these tricks recreationally and magic as a hobby.

magic accessories and experiencing the element of surprise in the tricks.

“I always had an interest in magic, but I always remember in elementary school, we have people come over, and they occasionally had performances in the school cafeteria. So I remember this one time when they had a magic show there, and I just thought it was the coolest thing. So I wanted to learn how to do magic, and I kind of read (about magic) and went to a magician and balloon camp before, and I still remember a couple magic tricks like a bunch of really small stuff such as making things disappear in your hands.”

As a result, she said her interest in magic continued to grow from there and thinks that students will be more interested in it as well if they attend “The Illusionists” magic show. She said more students would be more encouraged to perform and learn about magic tricks based on her own personal experience.

“I was once at a fair, and there was this guy who had a small guillotine. Then, there was a girl who put her arm in it, and he dropped the guillotine down so it went through her arm. However, it didn’t slice (her arm) off, and I don’t know how he did it, but it was just really cool,” she said.

“Now, I don’t perform professionally, and I never had performed in front of crowd.

But if it’s a party and someone asks ‘Hey, anyone know a magic trick or something?,’ I will do a magic trick or if I’m really bored H as well.”

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Entertainment Briefs “I don’t think my album is gonna change hip-hop, but I think it’s gonna change how my fans view hip-hop.”

— RAPPER AND PRODUCER LOGIC SPEAKING ABOUT HIS ALBUM UNDER PRESSURE. HE WILL BE PERFORMING AT THE EMERSON THEATRE IN INDIANAPOLIS ON JAN. 27 AS PART OF THE UNDER PRESSURE TOUR HIPHOPDX / SOURCE

my 2 cents for 2014

Entertainment editor John Chen’s three favorite movies of the past year The Raid 2 Director Gareth Evans’s masterpiece integrates stunning fight choreography into a riveting crime-opera to create what is undoubtedly the best action movie of 2014. Evans recruits some of the best choreographers in the business, forgoing the shaky-camera style of cinematography that has marked Western action films to elevate his beautifully deadly fight scenes into what’s basically an art form.

Whiplash The words “hard work” are taken to a whole new level in the film “Whiplash,” which follows the trials of aspiring jazz drummer Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller) under the tutelage of a drill-sergeant-like, downright abusive instructor. It is an inspiring, thought-provoking story of a rise to greatness, putting on a show of the power of human determination and the consequences that come with it.

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Big Hero 6 This movie was a ride.

There’s no other way to put it. Although its plot devices are nothing we’ve never seen before, it uses them to effectively weave a compelling narrative, not leaving the audience a moment to breathe.

Whether you’re laughing at Baymax’s attempts at social grace or on the edge of your seat during a tense fight, you’re guaranteed to have a good time.

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INTRAMURAL INSANITY

MIDSEASON INTRAMURAL REPORT *All records as of Jan 16.

POSITION SHOOTING GUARD

CHS EXPERIENCE

1 YEAR

#1 carmel rejects

“WE’RE ALL FRIENDS AND NOT AFRAID TO GET ON SOMEONE IF THEY AREN’T FILLING THE ROLE THEY NEED TO FILL.” SENIOR MATTHEW “MATT CHERNOFF

*RECORD: 2-2

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N NOV. 19, 2014, 28 teams tipped off their intramural season in the fieldhouse. After playing three games in this season, these 28 teams are still competing for the chance to win the intramural basketball championship. Recently, the popularity of intramural basketball has increased rapidly amongst students at CHS. Despite not being able to play on the men’s basketball team, the players still apply their love and passion for basketball by participating in CHS’s intramural basketball league. Many of the teams are taking their quest to win the championship seriously. On the other hand, a couple teams use this as a chance to have fun playing basketball with their friends. Even so, many students would agree that intramural basketball is one of the largest extracurricular activities at school.

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SENIOR JESSE CLIFFORD

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SENIOR MATTHEW “MATT” CHERNOFF

SENIOR LANDON SINNIS SENIOR NEIL LAMPE

SENIOR LUKE PARKER

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CARMEL REJECTS According to the Carmel Rejects, a team of all seniors, they hold a 2-2 record as they had to forfeit two games due to the football season.

With four team members having played basketball for the high school and others who partake in other school sports, the team is looking to have a strong run this year. According to the team, they have no specific strategies and have found that just getting the ball to the basket works best for them. The team has a strong chemistry on and off the court and many strong athletes. The team is still working to live up to their preseason ranking, but they believe they will meet their expectations of themselves and their fans.

“THE BEST PART ABOUT OUR TEAM IS HAVING THE HONOR TO PLAY ALONGSIDE MATT KEENE. HE’S A FLAT-OUT BALLER.” SENIOR ANDREW SONS

CREW 22 A well-known team with many former Carmel basketball players, Crew 22 has started off with a record of 4-0.

With the team led by top scorers junior Joey Piegsa and senior Andrew Sons and some of the tallest players in the league, the team is confident they will have a strong performance this year. The team was ranked as third, but with their undefeated season helped them climb up the ranks. Their team name was created

by Calib Street and has stuck for the team since. Crew 22 believes they are a team with strong fundamentals and good chemistry ready for anything coming at them.

SENIOR DJ FAISON

SENIOR ANDREW SONS

SENIOR RATHE LANDWERLEN

CARMEL Greyhounds

SENIOR CALIB STREET

*RECORD: 4-0

NEXT GAME: TONIGHT CREW 22 VS H1 AND 1 COURT 3

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KARI TRUAX

Intramural Basketball

“OUR TEAM NAME IS NOT BAD! BECAUSE GO AHEAD, SAY WE WERE NOT GOOD, BUT WE CERTAINLY ARE NOT BAD! THE EXCLAMATION POINT IS THERE STRICTLY FOR ENTHUSIASM.” SENIOR HENRY CURTS

#3 Not Bad!

*RECORD: 4-0

NEXT GAME: TONIGHT NOT BAD! VS CARMEL REJECTS COURT 3

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POSITION

NOT BAD! Another team of all seniors who said they have strong chemistry, Not Bad!, brings passion and pride to the court. According to their team, this year they are a good team ready to take down all opponents. With a few former basketball players, Not Bad! is 4-0 and hoping to maintain an undefeated season. They said as long as they continue to focus on their game, come tournament time, they believe they will be a well-oiled machine that no other team can defeat. According to the team it is surpassing their preseason ranking due to the fact that they play better together than any other team.

Not Bad! has been the same team for three years and the members can focus on fundamentals rather than having to get used to playing alongside each other on the court.

Supposedly the most unselfish team, Not Bad! hopes to use its team strengths to excel this season.

SENIOR ZACH SCHINDLER

SENIOR HENRY CURTS

SENIOR JOHN DELANEY

SENIOR PATRICK SHAFFER

SENIOR SAM OAKLEY

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“THE BEST PART ABOUT OUR TEAM IS WE ARE ALL REALLY GOOD FRIENDS. WE’RE CONFIDENT GUYS AND WE KNOW WE’RE GOING TO WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP. JUST WAIT ON IT.” JUNIOR JARROD REDIFER TEAM SCHMONEY A team where all members can shoot the three, Team Schmoney is looking forward to see what the season has in store. They have started off undefeated and believe their team chemistry and confidence will get them to the championship. The team has four returning players and this year they were excited to gain players with basketball backgrounds such as senior Austin Barnes, junior Braden Caldwell and junior Grant Smith.

Team Schmoney said they don’t have much height but hope to gain victories over teams like Crew 22 and Carmel Rejects with their fast-paced gameplay. They understand that height is a big factor but believe that the other teams won’t be able to keep up with their speed. Team Schmoney believes it is living up to their preseason rankings but is interested to see how the season goes this year.

They said they are a team of highly confident players with the mind set of taking the championship victory and believe no one can ball like them. H NOT BAD!, TEAM SCHMONEY / SOURCE

CARMEL Greyhounds

NEXT GAME: TONIGHT TEAM SCHMONEY VS CDCFC COURT 2 **STATISTICS ACCORDING TO THE TEAM

SENIOR JOSH NICKLESS

POSITION

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JUNIOR JARROD REDIFER

SENIOR BRIAN WRIGHT

JUNIOR BRADEN CALDWELL

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Shiva vallabhaneni

Cheerleading

THREE CHEERS FOR COMPETITION chs cheerleading team devotes time to more than just supporting other teams

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varsity cheerleader and junior, hears someone say cheerleading is not a sport, she said it makes her frustrated.

“Competition cheer is a sport.

We practice just as much as any other sport in the school, we put in a lot of effort and it does take a lot of physical skill that a lot of people don’t have,” Dickerson said.

Dickerson said when many people think of cheerleading, they think of girls wearing short skirts and waving pompoms. However, she said, not many people think of cheerleading as a sport with real dangers that takes great skill.

According to Abbey Foster, head varsity winter cheerleading coach, there is a lot more to cheerleading than most people think.

“The people who say cheerleading isn’t a sport are people who aren’t familiar with the athleticism and overall skill set that is required to be a part of the cheer team. Cheerleading requires strength, dexterity, coordination DICKERSON,

BALANCING ACT: Members of the cheerleading team practice in the fieldhouse in December.

Junior Kate Elisha said that competitions are a fun and exciting time to show of their hard work.

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and sacrificing personal interests for the betterment of the team and program. Those attributes translate to any other sport that Carmel offers.”

Every Monday through Wednesday during football season and every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday during basketball season, the cheerleading teams go to work. The exercises cheerleaders do during practice vary greatly, from doing flips to running a mile.

“Our practices are actually very rigorous. We run a mile every day, every single week.

Our mile has to be under seven minutes or else we don’t get to cheer a quarter on the game on Friday night, and then our routines are like two and a half minutes of cardio, like throwing people up in the air and holding them there, flipping yourself around,” Dickerson said.

The New York Times states that cheerleading is one of the fastest growing sports, but more than half of Americans still don’t believe that it’s a sport. On one hand, sideline cheerleading that simply entertains the crowd may not be considered a sport, but competitive cheerleading is. In fact, on June 9 2014, the American Medical Association officially recognized cheerleading as a sport due to its risks and rigors.

This year the CHS competitive cheerleading team earned first place in the “Varsity A” competitive cheerleading division State championship.

“We get (to the competition) usually an hour before you get

on the competition mat, and they have warm-up rooms, and so we’ll go on those mats and warm up,” Dickerson said. “After that, we’ll go and compete in front of everyone else, in front of the judges. There is a judges’ table with usually around seven judges (who watch) our routine, and then we wait until awards at the end of the day.”

Just like any other sport,

WHAT DOES IT TAKE? According to the Women’s Sports Foundation, these conditions must be met in order for an activity to formally be recognized as a sport.

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A physical activity that involves propelling a mass through space or overcoming the resistance of a mass A contest or competition against or with an opponent Is governed by rules that explicitly define the time, space and purpose of the contest and the conditions under which a winner is declared The acknowledged primary purpose of the competition is a comparison of the relative skills of the participants

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Cheerleading the cheerleading team competitively competes against other teams and schools, and according to Kate Elisha, varsity cheerleader and junior, the cheerleaders face the same pressures and hopes as any other team during a competition.

“When we get up on the mat in competition, obviously it’s very scary, but it’s fun being out there with the same group of girls you’ve worked with so long and so hard. I think it’s more exciting and fun, even though it is nerve-racking, but in the end it’s all we’ve worked towards,” Elisha said.

Cheerleaders are uncommon athletes. One noticeable difference is they are the people cheering on others rather than being cheered for. According to Dickerson, being judged based on your spirit and ability makes the competition difficult.

When describing how she feels before getting on the mat and performing, Dickerson said, “It’s so nerveracking, you stand at the back of the mat for probably a solid two minutes having everyone watch you, and all the nerves start to come in because you know you’re about to be judged on it. You hope everything hits, that you’ve just worked so hard for, so once they say that you can take the mat it’s just so nerveracking. Everyone’s watching you, the judges, the parents, other teams, but it’s all worth DID YOU it. Like when a roller coaster KNOW? is climbing up, it’s that feeling that you know it’s coming, Cheerleading butterflies in your stomach, but accounts for I love it. It’s awesome, I love 65 percent of that feeling.” catastrohic girls’ When the team got to the high school awards at the end of the day injuries and 70.8 at the State competition, the percent at the atmosphere was very fun collegite level. according to Dickerson.

AAP.ORG / SOURCE “The best part is awards.

They always play a bunch of fun dance music at awards, and all the girls from different teams are on the floor and everyone stands up and dances with their team.

It’s just really fun,” Dickerson said.

According to Elisha, when the CHS cheerleading team was declared the winner in their division, the feeling of accomplishment was overwhelming.

“They called up our name and we were all so excited and the coaches were so happy for us. The feeling was just indescribable,” Elisha said.

Dickerson said she believes cheerleading has all the elements that require it to be a sport. Though many students see the cheerleaders do their routines during games on Friday nights, Dickerson said, not many come out and see the competitive aspect.

“We have competitions that aren’t that far away, but

sarah liu every year we do something at the school called Share the Spirit, and we show our competition routines for our State competition, and that would be a great time people could see what we do since it’s at the school,” she said.

According to Foster, because of all the athleticism and skill displayed by the cheerleading team, she does not think these uncommon athletes seem that uncommon anymore.

“I don’t see cheerleaders as being uncommon athletes.

I think athletes are athletes across the board,” Foster said.

“The athletes on the cheer team have made the decision to promote their athleticism through training for the skills and discipline that cheerleading requires.”

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TRUSTING HER TEAMMATES: Teammates support Makenzie Hart, varsity cheerleader and senior. The team will cheer on the men’s basketball team tomorrow at Noblesville High School at 7:30 p.m.

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athletic benefits

WIN NOW, WIN LATER recent Study shows participation in youth athletics has significant long-term benefits

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OR WESLEY MIDDLETON,

men’s varsity basketball team member and junior, athletics have always been a valuable part of his life.

Since July 2014, Middleton has worked as a cashier at OfficeMax and said when interviewing for the job, he proudly mentioned his participation in athletics.

“I mentioned it as a way to showcase my ability to work in a team, to work together, as well as to showcase leadership and responsibility,” Middleton said.

Middleton’s experiences are consistent with the findings of a 2014 study conducted by Cornell University professor Brian Wansink, along with Kevin Kniffin and Mitsuru Shimizu, Cornell University post-doctoral researchers.

Through research with current workers and retirees, they found that participation in competitive youth athletics develops occupationally advantageous traits.

They also concluded that even on an average of 60 years later, former athletes demonstrate higher levels of leadership and enjoyed higherstatus careers.

Kniffin grew up playing sports in Philadelphia, and said via email that this was partly what inspired him to research this topic.

“It always seemed like, and still does, that there are important lifelong lessons that are learned by playing sports as a kid,” Kniffin said.

Although similar experiments have

A LOOK AT STATISTICS ON YOUTH ATHLETICS

been conducted before, the results that Kniffin, Wansink and Shimizu found illustrate the effects in a different way.

“Previous research has shown positive income effects for people who played youth sports, but our study sheds light on the reasons why that pattern holds, since presumably the personality traits help to explain the higher incomes,” Kniffin said, mentioning leadership, selfconfidence and self-respect to be the main personality traits they found to contribute to the success of former athletes.

In accordance with Kniffin’s findings, John Hebert, history teacher and assistant football coach, said his younger years were filled with athletics.

Hebert said those experiences influenced and bolstered his later educational and occupational life.

“Because I was always playing a sport, I was always on a team and it just became natural. Being a part of a team, understanding the role that you have and coming together for a common cause are really important traits for anyone going forward,” Hebert said.

In addition to the skills he learned, Hebert said his participation in athletics influenced his choice of college, because the only schools he considered were the ones that offered him a scholarship for football. He ultimately chose to play football for Purdue University, and said he was satisfied with his decision.

“I never had anything against Purdue, but I just never really

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SPEAK-UPS We asked CHS teachers, “What were the most valuable skills you learned from playing athletics when you were younger?”

Science Department Chair Jennifer Marlow “I think one of the biggest things I learned that now helps me in my adult life is how to overcome adversity.

Whether it’s in the midst of a practice or in the midst of a game, you learn how to deal with adversity right on the spot, and not let it affect you for a long period of time.”

Chemistry Teacher Elizabeth Shafer

percent of high school dropouts in the United States that did not participate in an athletic program.

“The biggest benefit was learning how to work hard and manage my time. The things I learned are things I use everyday in my life at work and at home.”

considered going there without the football aspect. But as it turned out, it was really great for me,” Hebert said.

Once his days of competitive athletics were over, Hebert said he believes his earlier athletic participation

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Athletic Benefits still provided him an advantage later in life.

“I think you need to be focused on teaching first, but it certainly helps to be able to help with the marching band, the swim program, or whatever,” Hebert said. “If you’re qualified as a good teacher, I think having those other things to offer really helps.”

Alison Smith, assistant director of the Indiana University Arts and Sciences Career Services Center, who is also the liaison to the university’s athletics department, said the findings of Kniffin’s study are consistent with the feedback she hears from employers as well.

“In my discussions with employers who are interested in hiring students, they often tell me that student athletes just possess some traits that are really hard to teach,” Smith said, citing a strong work ethic, dedication, competitiveness and strong teamwork skills as some of these traits.

“Other students can definitely possess these, but student athletes have this innate nature of that just by basis of them being student athletes and competing in their sport,” Smith said. “It’s definitely a very realistic thing that employers are constantly telling us, and they’re constantly looking to network with student athletes because they know these intangibles that they can’t teach oftentimes don’t come with other applicants in the pool.”

In addition to being possibly more appealing to employers, Smith said the student-athletes she works with display other characteristics that allow them to be successful.

“I think that they do a really good job of wanting to fully understand the task at hand, so they ask a lot of questions,” Smith said. “Which I think might be trained in them, like making sure that they’re doing the technique of the sport in the right. Like when we’re working on how to do a pitch to an employer, they’re really working to make sure they’ve got it as polished as possible and they really want to practice it over and over and over again.

Sometimes other students will say ‘Yeah, I think I got it.

Thank you!’ but student athletes want to keep coming back and asking, ‘How does this sound? Is this what you’re looking for? Would that be appealing to an employer?’ So I think that that continued desire to practice and perfect something also is often times not something I see with all of my students that I interact with.”

Smith also said she sees the benefits of athletics transfer into students’ other activities. She said she believes the skills learned in athletics are extremely valuable and transferrable.

“Sometimes people who haven’t been a part of something bigger, like an athletic team, they don’t have that same feeling towards things,” Smith said.

“But because athletes have been part of a team, and

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Mike Johnson PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: Junior Wesley Middleton practices with the varsity basketball team.

Middleton said basketball has helped teach him teamwork and time management.

they have that drive, and want to be the best that they can be to win, that really comes through in the things that they try to do outside of the field or court.”

Although he is a long time away from getting a fulltime job, Middleton said that he believes the skills he has learned from participation in basketball serve him well every day, and will continue to do so as he moves on to other stages in his life.

“Teamwork is the most important thing I have learned, because you’re not always going to get your way, and you’ve got to work for the benefit of the team to accomplish your goals,” Middleton said. “Time management is also huge, because you have to manage your time well so that you don’t fall behind in your schoolwork or in your other activities. I just think you learn a lot of valuable life lessons H from playing sports.”

percent of enrolled high school students in the United States that currently participate in athletics.

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perspectives

jan 22, 2015

STAFF EDITORIAL

education system

fighting hypocrisy

Blame the individual, not the entire organization.

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such as the Michael Brown case in Ferguson which a police officer shot an AfricanAmerican teenager eight times and the Eric Garner case in New York which a white police officer was accused of strangling a young African-American man to death, tensions aimed at police officers are higher than usual throughout the United States. It seems that everyone has an opinion and a different insight on these hot-button topics. It appears as though the general consensus is that the public is mad at law enforcement officials.

However, while it is understandable to be upset about those particular police officers, it is not acceptable to generalize all law enforcement as the “bad guys.” It would be rather hypocritical of the public to blame law enforcement officers for discriminating against African-Americans and then discriminate against all officers by assuming they are all violent killers. We have to stop generalizing a group of people because of the actions of a select few.

Living in Carmel, we are lucky to have an active and honorable police force that has made our city an incredibly safe place to live. According to neighborhoodscout.com, Carmel is the 33rd safest city in the United States to live and the safest in Indiana. The chances of becoming a victim to violent crime in Carmel are 1 in 7,438, whereas the same chances are 1 in 289 for the state of Indiana. These statistics don’t lie. Sure, the security could partially be attributed to the residents of the city itself, but it is the full-time responsibility of these law enforcement officers to keep the city safe — something they have been doing for a long time and continue to do well.

Of course, in any occupation, there will be exceptions of people who do their jobs poorly or stain the name of an entire occupation. The Ferguson case and the shooting of Trayvon Martin are incidents that will always be shrouded in conflict and unrest, regardless of court verdicts.

Despite these controversial cases, we must remember the majority of law enforcement officers who put their lives on the line every day in duty.

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Average number of years victim officers worked at the time of their fatal incidents in 2013

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Number of officers who were victims of line-of-duty assaults in 2013 FBI.GOV/ SOURCE

Officer Perry Wayne Renn, an Indianapolis police officer for over 20 years and an Army Veteran, was killed in the line of duty just last summer. It was the day after the Fourth of July when he, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page online, “was shot and killed when responding to a report of shots fired.”

Officer Renn put his life on the line for more than two decades, serving first our entire country in the Armed Forces and later in the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

Was this man some detestable monster because he was a police officer? Was he a vulgar racist?

Not at all.

This man was a selfless hero. In an Indy Star article titled “IMPD Officer Perry Renn remembered for kindness, courage,” published a week after Renn’s death, he was commended

by Officer Jeff Krider.

Krider said, “The most beautiful thing about Perry was he had no filters; he simply told you what he meant. It was never meanspirited or of bad intention, he just spoke his mind. There was one way to do things, the right way. Perry left an imprint on you and had a big personality.”

Law enforcement officers have hard jobs. They run toward the crime, toward the gunshots, toward the screaming, when everyone else runs away. Despite that, police officers are, probably more than most other professions, often scorned, criticized and hated.

Law enforcement officers are not perfect, but they are certainly not evil. In every occupation, there will be those who cast a dark shadow over the entire law enforcement organization, but those people are certainly in the minority. A few hyper-publicized, extremely controversial cases should not have the power to sway one’s opinion on a large scale organization, especially when the majority of its workers put their lives on the line every day to save ours.

So next time you start thinking about criticizing police officers to others or on social media, step back and consider everything they do for you everyday that go unnoticed to protect you.

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Maham nadeem

A personal matter

An individual’s crime is simply that, his crime.

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T WAS ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER news of Paris attacks spread across the web. Oblivious to what was happening in the world as my phone had died awhile before, I was scrolling through my twitter timeline. A friend of mine had retweeted a photograph of lots of people gathered together with lights and candles in a downtown type setting with the caption “Paris stands strong.”

Intrigued, I decided to explore the account. What I THAT DAY THEY found on that one random man’s Twitter account SNATCHED immaculately encapsulates AWAY THE the mainstream reaction I witnessed that day. All his RIGHT TO FEEL recent tweets were tagged SAFE AND with #KillAllMuslims. Many SECURE FOR stated numbers on how many Muslims occupied European THOUSANDS nations. But none provided OF PARISIANS. me with any info on the THEY attack. In fact, he never even mentioned it.

TERRORIZED, A quick visit to cnn.com, THEY cleared up my confusion.

MURDERED, Chérif and Said Kouachi broke into the Parisian THEY satirical magazine Charlie FRIGHTENED. Hebdo’s office and killed 12 people. These two men caused the death of 12 innocent human beings. That day they snatched away the right to feel safe and secure in the workplace for thousands of Parisians. They terrorized, they murdered, they frightened.

At that point, I understood the anger.

I felt the pain, the fear. However, what I didn’t understand is why the public’s anger was not aimed at those two individuals.

Why weren’t people denouncing the two brothers as terrorists? As the horrible criminals they were?

Instead of blaming these two men it seemed to me like the popular route of action was to blame the 1.57 billion

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people were killed in the Charle Hedbo attack. assisted suicide.

Jan. 9 Two men believed to be responsible for the Charlie Hebdo massacre died following a shootout with police were killed

10,000 Number of troops France has mobilized to boost security after last week’s deadly attacks.

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adherents of Islam. An innocent Muslim boy was brutally beaten after a moment of silence for the terror victims was observed in his school in the French Alps. Shootings ensued outside of mosques in Port la Nouvelle and Le Mans, France. Pigs’ heads and viscera were placed inside mosques before Friday prayer. From the looks of it, the 5 million innocent Muslims living in France were terrorized and punished for a crime they did not commit.

The fact of the matter is that Chérif Kouachi and Said Kouachi are the two people responsible for the Charlie Hebdo attacks. It is pure ignorance to blame an entire population of innocents. Their actions were due to their own personal ideologies and interpretations, which cannot be applied to anyone else. By beating up a school boy for his religion and setting holy places of worship on fire, the same purpose is accomplished as in the shooting of the 12 people in the Charlie Hebdo office building: to terrorize, to frighten and to divide.

While doing research on the Charlie Hebdo attacks and its victims, I found one piece of information morbidly ironic. Out of the 12 individuals murdered during the Charlie Hebdo attack, two were police officers. One of the police officers was named Ahmed Merabet. Merabet was Muslim. He died on duty protecting those inside the building. As people around the globe tagged #KillAllMuslims in their angry tweets and hate crimes against Muslims transpired across France supposedly in response to this heinous crime and in recognition of the victims, I couldn’t help but pity their blind ignorance. By dragging the criminal’s religion with him through the mud, they also insulted the religion of the victim, causing their logic to lack basic foundation. An individual’s crime is simply that, his crime. Similarly, the blame and punishment should be contained and limited to only him H as well.

The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Maham Nadeem at mnadeem@hilite.org.

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GUEST COLUMNIST

krishna pathak

guest columnist

state of the education system Grades get in the way of learning.

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S OF DECEMBER 2014,

I finished my first semester of precalculus intermediate with a D+.

Throughout the semester, my quarterly grades were composed of multiple 100-point quizzes and cumulative tests with a handful of one to five point homework checks in between the two. I choked; each quarter I received below 70s on these quizzes and tests and barely passed the homework checks.

Involved in a myriad of activities such as presiding over the CHS Model U.N. chapter, Charity Computer Building Club and booking a member of the U.S. Congress to visit the Nonpartisan Political Discussion Club I founded two years ago, I inevitably decided I was pouring more time into my clubs than I should have been. I never liked math personally, so I accepted I would always do badly, or in this case, absolutely horrible, no matter what. My grade was perpetually below 70 percent, and every time I visited my teacher, I was in line for help. Failure to understand the curriculum invoked a domino effect; if I did not understand Section 2.1, I would not understand anything up to 4.8. I started to dramatically cut time from my extracurricular activities for precalculus. After all, it is a regular math class, so clearly with extra time I can succeed. I’d use this new time from mid-November onwards to relearn content from as far back as September in order to understand new content I was set to learn two periods later that same day.

It was a start. ​It was not until one week later, where conveniently my three other classes had such minimal amounts of work that I could focus even more on precalculus than I was after the activities time cuts I made; and to my absolute shock, I landed an 82 percent on a quiz. But it was unfortunately after my self-celebratory dinner (I am not even joking about that) I realized there was no value to it anymore — sure, I had managed to finally learn what we were being taught, but I still had two Ds. It was December; I was on track for a low semester grade no matter what.

Did I do this badly because I just do not like math? Or am I just “bad” at it? No — my grade was so low as a result of multiple Ds on

FOCUS ON UNDERSTANDING, NOT JUST KNOWING

COMPARING FINLAND’S TOP EDUCATION SYTEM WITH THAT OF AMERICA’S FINLAND

Teachers teach 600 hours a year, spending the rest of time in professional development with colleagues.

The average school day is five hours.

AMERICA

Teachers teach 1,100 hours a year, with little time for collaboration or professional development.

The average school day is six and a half hours.

NPR.ORG / SOURCE

heavy 100-point assessments that I felt discouraged to relearn. Numerically, my grade was a lost cause — and the grade is all that colleges look at.

There was no reason to try learning it anymore, because my grade would still give the impression that I am awful at it.

On the flip side, a close friend of mine who could not care less about government earned an A in AP Government. He too failed tests consecutively. But through a system as simple as test corrections, he received partial credit for taking the time out to reflect on why he got answers wrong and why the other answer was right. He patched his grade up just a small amount after the bad tests, and also indirectly prepared himself for the next.

This reinstated the value of understanding the content — what is the point of learning something if you know the letter grade that will drop in December will objectively say you didn’t learn it? Intrinsically, one could argue that we should all be kids who want to learn no matter what. However, there is an extrinsic pressure: the grades, the letters. If it is so low beyond recovery, it overpowers the intrinsic drive.

If we want to foster knowledge and understanding, we have to take off the extrinsic pressure of harsh, heavy and immutable grading. We must still maintain its aspects of accountability, but after tests, we ought to say, “Take some time to recover for your sake and your grade’s sake,” rather than “See you on the next one!”

H Krishna Pathak has written a guest column for the HiLite. The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Krishna Pathak at krishnapathak1960@gmail.com.

jan 22, 2015

watch your words

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s r i ya R av i

Watch your words

People only start paying attention when it’s too late.

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AST SEMESTER, a boy approached a lunch table my friend and I had occupied first and stared at us for a minute while his friends urged him on to “Tell it like it is” and then very rudely asked us if we were going to move, like it was expected of us.

While my friend was ready to stand her ground, I, not wanting to start any confrontation, suggested we just get up and move tables. While I thought the bullying incident would be over after I left the lunchroom, all during physics class, I was made fun of for what had happened in the cafeteria. ​One in six American schoolchildren report being bullied verbally, physically or online, two to three times a month or more, many for more than a year.

In a setting that exists to provide us with education, why do about 160,000 American children miss school because of fear of physical and physiological attacks on the basis of their skin, color, ethnicity or religion?

Recently, 12-year-old Ronin Shimizu committed ​ suicide in December 2014 after years of being bullied for being passionate about cheerleading and fashion.

Tweets poured in with the hashtags “RIPRonin” and “RIPRoninShimizu.” This is not the first time we have heard about students committing suicide as a result of being bullied for many years, but no one does anything to stop it while it’s happening. Instead, there’s an outpour of support after something tragic like this occurs. Don’t get me wrong; the family deserves all the support they can get. But if the bullying was so bad that a 12-year-old decided to commit suicide, then someone had to have noticed him getting bullied. One person — that’s all it would have taken to save his life.

I’ve been bullied since I was in third grade, so the lunchroom incident was something I was familiar with—maybe too familiar. I have been taught my entire life to stand up for myself when I was being bullied, yet I find myself at a loss of words and completely terrified every time I am faced with

IF NOT NOW, WHEN?

DID YOU KNOW?

56%

of students have personally witnessed some type of bullying at school

282,000 students are physcially attacked in secondary school each month

160,000 children miss school every day due to fear of attack by other students

71%

of students report incidents of bullying as a problem at their school MBNBD.ORG / SOURCE

a bully. The amount of fear I felt just looking at the boy’s menacing face over something as little as a seat at a lunch table was indescribable. No matter how many times someone tells me to stand up for myself, in the moment, I completely forget everything and shamefully give up to the bully. While my friend in the lunchroom was not going to give up her chair so easily, I, under the pressure, urged her to just move with me. Every time I look back at a situation where I was bullied, I am ashamed of the fact that I did not stand up for myself. I keep telling myself that next time, I’ll get the courage to finally stand my ground.

It never happens.

The educational system is far better now than it was decades ago at dealing with bullying cases.

Congress and the Legislature have passed significant anti-bullying legislations. There are school counselors who can provide students with guidance to get them through these situations. But even with all these changes, our society hasn’t gotten better. Shimizu switched schools not once, but twice in order to find a place where he could feel comfortable getting an education—something that should not be hard to find.

Shimizu’s death has brought national and international attention once again to shine light on bullying. How much will this actually going to help? This seems to just be a vicious cycle that repeats itself. Story after story comes out and people show their support for the victim, but what is anyone doing to change the situation?

Standing up for myself is something I need to work on, but all I can say is I’m glad I have people to help me get through the bullying. Bullying is something no one should have to go through, especially as a young child.

A lot of victims don’t realize there are people willing to help them. Our job is not to judge. Our job is to lift the fallen, restore the broken and heal the hurting.

After many years of being bullied, it would seem that the racist jokes, taunting and sneers do not affect me anymore. But it all hurts the same. It could be something as small as a name call or it could be the person you’ve seen get constantly taunted. Next time, tell the bully to stop. It’s that simple. After all, we are more powerful in numbers.

Stop the violent act before it escalates. Intervene. Make sure everyone has a seat at the table. Prevent. Because we H know what happens when you don’t.

The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Sriya Ravi at sravi1@hilite.org.

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Jan 22, 2015

Arsalan Siddiqui

web activity

Information spreads like wildfire

Monitor your internet activity and be careful on the web.

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N DEC. 7, hackers leaked private email messages between Amy Pascal, Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman, and film producer Scott Rudin out to the public. In those email messages, Pascal and Rudin insulted A-list actors and actresses such as Ashton Kutcher and Angelina Jolie. In addition to slandering those individuals, Rudin and Pascal even sent racially insensitive emails that mocked President Barack Obama.

While Rudin and Pascal apologized for the content in their email messages shortly after the leak, the damage has already been done. Despite their apologies, a dark cloud still remains over the reputations of those two individuals.

This situation is a reminder that privacy is limited in today’s society. When Rudin and Pascal were exchanging emails, both individuals thought that their emails would remain private and confidential Instead, they were leaked out for the rest of the world to see. In today’s social mediadriven society, the same thing could happen to us.

As often as we hear this through PSAs, we have to be more cognizant about what we say on the Internet.

As Rudin and Pascal have learned, privacy on the Internet is limited. For example, anything we tweet out to the world can be seen by anyone.

This was the case for six students

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GRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE

DID YOU KNOW? In 2014, 80 percent of

those who use social networking sites said they are concerned about third parties like advertisers or businesses accessing the data they share on these sites.

PEWRESEARCH.COM/ SOURCE

at Commack High School in Long Island, NY, as they got suspended from school for posting pictures of themselves wearing shirts that spelled out the word “rape.” According to 7online.com, the website of New York’s local affiliate for ABC News, the students had no idea that those pictures would gain enough notoriety for the administration of Commack High School, let alone a news station, to see.

Like Rudin and Pascal, the students failed to realize that their actions on the Internet could warrant severe consequences. They initially thought that only a few people could access those tweets. Instead, it put the students in a tough spot with the school and the community. If a simple yet ill-advised tweet by a bunch of high school students in Long Island could get them into trouble, it brings one question to mind; what if this happened here at Carmel High School?

Information on social media spreads like wildfire. This was the case for radio host Jim Rome who tweeted on New Year’s Day, “Is there anyone not in a marching band who thinks those dorks running around with those instruments are cool?” His tweet drew the ire of marching bands around the nation. Rome later deleted his tweet and made an apology, but the damage has already been done. Despite the tweet being deleted, one can still easily find the tweet.

Rudin, Pascal, the Commack High School students and Rome failed to exercise caution on the Internet and they paid a price for it. If there’s a chance that one could get in trouble for something that he or she posts online, he or H she shouldn’t roll the dice on this one.

The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Arsalan Siddiqui at asiddiqui@hilite.org.

Jiva Capulong

Jan 22, 2015

racism

perspectives

kyle walker

redefining racism

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Let us take one more step towards a better world.

AST YEAR WAS QUITE A YEAR for race relations in the United States.

The nation witnessed an explosion of tension in August in Ferguson, MO, with the shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. It continued with the death of Eric Garner as a result of a policeman’s chokehold, with the police killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, carrying only an Airsoft gun, and with unnamed incidents that, though they did not reap the same amount of attention, did nothing to quell the rising tide of frustration among African Americans.

Protests broke out, both peaceful and violent. In midAugust, photographs emerged from Ferguson of police officers assembled grimly in riot gear, clutching militarygrade weapons, amid reports of looting and vandalism in the St. Louis suburb. At the same time, catchphrases arose in response to the events: “Hands up, don’t shoot!”

Demonstrators cried to denounce what they viewed as use of excessive force against an unarmed man. “I can’t breathe!” they exclaimed in solidarity with Eric Garner, whose last words have become to them an emblem of police brutality in America.

These episodes coincide with a momentum, beginning in the mid-1900s but gaining momentum, to define racism not as the current dictionary entry—a Google search turns up “the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races”—but as “prejudice plus power.”

The latter is a punchy, alliterative phrase that seems to strike at the heart of what racism entails in modern society, but its ignorance of important aspects of the concept makes the attempt to redefine racism a move to dangerous, deeper divisions rather than peace.

The implication of the “power plus prejudice” definition of racism is that in the United States, only white people can be racist. After all, they control, for one, a disproportionately large number of elected offices; according to data by the Reflective Democracy Campaign, although non-Hispanic white people comprise 64 percent of the population, they hold 90 percent of elected offices. In terms of wealth, too, white people are disparately powerful, with the median adjusted household income of black households only 59 percent of that of white households, as of 2011. Alarmingly, this is only slightly different from 1967, a 4 percent increase over a period of nearly four decades.

At the same time, portraying the issue of racism as

white people against minorities does much more harm than good. For one, it entirely ignores inter-minority racism, an important facet of the problem in the United States. This is visible throughout history: The infamous Rodney King riots, often referenced to in these days of fresh protest, featured targeted looting of Korean-owned stores, while The Guardian’s article “Gang mayhem grips (Los Angeles)” highlights the city’s transformation into an epicenter of urban warfare between black and Latino gangs.

Theodore R. Johnson’s piece “Black-on-Black Racism: The Hazards of Implicit Bias” draws attention to an even more puzzling aspect of racism. Upon taking the Implicit Association Test (IAT), he writes, he discovered he had a strong automatic preference for European Americans compared to African Americans.

“For most people, such a designation would probably be unsettling,” he said. “But for me, it caused a miniexistential crisis.

“Why? Because I’m black.”

He is not the exception in this, as might be expected, but rather the rule. The black population’s general performance on the IAT suggests a slight preference for whites.

Johnson explains this phenomenon as the socialization of all Americans, not just the white ones, to view black people as inferior: “Too often, racism is seen as a social phenomenon that happens to black people. But it happens through black people as well,” he said. “That is, the negative associations thrust upon black people and black culture can color how we black people view each other.”

I questioned my authority in writing this column as a white student in suburban Carmel, a girl who can never completely grasp the horrors of racism in the United States, but I have to come to believe that racism isn’t a black problem; it isn’t a white problem; it isn’t an Asian or a Latino problem. Racism is a human problem, an everybody problem, one that should not pit white people against minorities but rather inspire proponents of equality against those who would oppose it as well as—more subtly— our own ingrained racism, fighting however we can in the hopes of taking one more tentative H step toward a better world.

The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the HiLite staff. Reach Kyle Walker at kwalker@hilite.org.

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“Since the (essay contest) question was, ‘What was the most important biophysics discovery?’ I didn’t want to just pick any random thing that I actually thought was the most important.

I wanted to pick something that tied into my research. So with ion channels, we measure current, and it’s kind of like electricity, so I wanted to research something about a discovery about electricity or current or ion channels. And animal electricity in frogs is really relevant to our ion channels today.”

Senior Rishabh Kumar

jan 22, 2015

Science Pioneer

15 minutes

Kyle Crawford

Sarah Liu

SCIENCE PIONEER

Galvani’s demonstration of the bimetallic generation of 1

Senior Rishabh Kumar performed award-winning biophysics research Why did you decide to research ion channels specifically?

Ion channels are very important in our cells. If there’s defects in our ion channels, it can cause a lot of diseases such as hypertension, stroke, cancer (and) diabetes, and so it’s really important for us to know more about how these ion channels function. So I wanted to develop a mathematical model that pertains to ideal channels, and so this can be important, because in the future, first we need an ideal model to know how ideal channels work in order to characterize real channels, or how the actual channels work.

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4 Visit hilite.org/ archives/39572 to read the rest of the Q&A and see some of Kumar’s research.

Why did you decide to write the essay?

When I was doing research, I went to San Francisco and presented my research at a Biophysical Society meeting. (There,) my professor registered me, and then I was a part of the Biophysical Society. So then I started getting emails from the Biophysical Society about this thing that thing, and then I saw in my spam folder, “Essay Contest,” and it said, “Describe in one page an innovation that is very important in biophysics.” So I was just like, “Might as well write it. You never know what happens.” So I wrote a one-page essay and then I submitted it. I didn’t really expect anything because it’s mostly PhDs submitting the stuff, (but) then later on in the summer, I got an email that I was one of the four winners of the Biophysical Society essay contest, and what I wrote about was basically connected to my research, so I wrote about Galvani’s discovery of animal electricity and how that kind of ties into ion channels.

Has your research been published?

We’re going to submit it (in December) to the Physical Review E. So there’s a bunch of physics journals, and Physical Review E is the soft type of physics because my project wasn’t like hard core physics. … (They) will decide whether it is good enough to be published, so we’ll know that in a couple of months because it takes some time for them to (do that).

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Read Kumar’s award-winning essay at http://www. biophysics. org/Portals/1/ PDFs/Awards/ kumar.pdf

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1. The vertebral column of the frog, with nerves attached to the muscles of the legs, rests on a plate of silver.

2. The legs are on a plate of copper.

3. When the experimenter connects the two plates with an iron rod, the circuit is completed, and current flows through the preparation.

4. The nerves are then stimulated and produce muscle contraction in the legs.

Galvani believed the source of the current to be in the animal tissues

However, he was incorrect. Later Alessandro Volta proved that that electricity was generated not by the nerves, but by the two dissimilar metals in the circuit.

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2e-

2e-

1 Cu

3 Cu

2+

2 Ag

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2 Ag

1. Copper is oxidized and loses an electron.

2. The electrons flow across the connecting wire producing a current.

3. On the other side, the silver is reduced and gains the electrons.

The contraction of the muscles of the frog legs only showed the presence of the electrical current caused by the dissimilar metals.

This contraption still bears the name of its inspirer. It is called a galvanic cell.

THEDIAGRAM.COM, SOCRATIC.ORG / SOURCE

Akshar Patel

jan 22, 2015

N i v e d h a m e y ya p pa n

LiteBox ComedySportz members sophomore Chuck Burton (front left), junior Michael Davis (front right), senior Kinsey Erickson (back left) and senior Matthew McDonald (back right) practice in the Studio Theater on Jan. 9.

ComedySportz’s first match will be during SRT on Feb. 5.

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