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G L O B A L I M PA C T

The ‘New’ Old World

Traditions hard to maintain in modern society HISTORY OF MAJOR IMMIGRATION TO THE U.S. 8 1821 to 1860: Wave from Great Britain, Ireland and Western Germany

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1861 to 1880’s: Scandinavian nations begin to emigrate large numbers to the United States

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1882: Creation of the Chinese Exclusion Act as a result of a massive influx of immigrants from China

8 1891 to 1910: Majority of the immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe, with Austria, Hungary, Italy and Russia through Ellis Island

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Early 21st Century: Large influx of immigrants, especially from Mexico; discussion among U.S. Senate and Congress about illegal immigration

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Summer brings further administrative changes here

BY AMY FLIS aflis@hilite.org Since the beginning of vacation in May, the school has made several additional changes to the administration lineup.

According to Principal John Williams, Assistant Principal Kathy Luessow will not return this year, and as a result, one additonal assistant prinicipal was hired over the summer.

This brings the total number of new members joining the administrative staff to three, two of whom were hired last May to replace the retired Assistant Principals John Abell and Bob Grenda.

Kevin Gallman and Karen Campbell fill those two subsequent vacancies.

Sam Ruff is the most recently hired member. He replaces Kathy Luessow, who would have moved to fill Abell’s position, but resigned over the summer.

Doug Bird will move up to take her place in the Freshman Center, and Ruff will fill Bird’s position as a 10-month administrator.

After all these transitions, the four 12-month administrators are Bird, John Newton, Ronda Eshleman and Amy Skeens-Benton. The four 10month administrators working with them are Kerry Hoffman, Ruff, Gallman and Campbell.

“I am excited about the caliber of new administrators that we have brought in this year,” Williams said. “They have some big shoes to fill, and I am confident they will work hard to do so.”

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BY MARIA LAMAGNA mlamagna@hilite.org

ophomore Rithvi Melanta learned a lesson in gl obali zati on at a young age. She moved from India to the United States when she was 6 years old. In India, she and her family practiced numerous traditions tied to their religion and culture. After immigrating, however, Melanta and her family made a few changes to their native culture.

“When I first moved, it was very different here. We’ve learned so much but kept many of the old traditions up and alive,” Melanta said.

For many, the word “globalization” brings several images to mind. It’s Starbucks and McDonald’s on every street corner in Tokyo. It’s Wal-Mart in Moscow.

It’s immigration.

In truth, these are all examples of globalization. Amanda Holman teaches about this concept extensively in AP Human Geography. She defined globalization as “the world becoming interdependent.” She said it can happen through cultural exchange, trade or politics, among other ways world culture spreads.

According to a New York Times article this year, America experienced the highest level of immigration in its history from 2000 to 2007.

Today, one in eight people living in this country is an immigrant. These foreign-born citizens add their culture to the American “melting pot,” but in the process, often become Americanized themselves.

Old traditions can quickly be replaced by aspects of modern culture.

Melanta and her family have made a conscious effort to maintain their Indian tradition.

Melanta and her family speak English in their home.

However, while she still practices Hinduism, Melanta eats meat and other restricted foods.

This is an example of Americanization at work.

In fact, Melanta said that if she still lived in India, she would most likely have an arranged marriage like her parents.

Melanta’s experience is similar to that of other immigrants to the United States. There can be a conflict of interest between old world values and “new world” trends, like conventional American teenage dating.

Counselor Maria Cottone said the Americanized teenager may be resistant to their parents’ tradition.

“There can be negative effects with anything imposed on a teenager, especially with something like arranged marriage which has such obvious lifelong consequences,” Cottone said.

On the positive side, Cottone said that traditional values can have relevance for the Americanized teenagers, whether they realize it at first or not.

“For arranged marriages, for

ARIEL AISEN / PHOTO ILLUSTRATION example, the couple goes into it knowing they have to make it work,” Cottone said. “That actually might be a refreshing mindset.”

Under the right circumstances, both Holman and Cottone said that Americanized families can maintain their heritage. Holman said that preserving traditional culture in America is definitely possible.

“I think (tradition) still can (survive), depending on the value placed on it,” she said. “I’m sure it’s more difficult, like with arranged marriage, when it’s easier to see the other options available here. But if the culture values that, then it will persist.”

Cottone said that the key is the children’s desire to carry many old world traditions forward into more

Conflicting theories cause confusion As concern for environment rises, students must address, debate questions regarding causes of climate shifts

BY BEVERLY JENKINS bjenkins@hilite.org Fact: Ice shelves in Greenland are melting quickly.

Fact: Fourteen of the past 15 years have featured the world’s highest recorded temperature averages.

The question is whether these facts are humanity’s fault or if they’re natural processes, whether they’re dangerous to life on earth or not and whether or not we are going to do something about the situation.

Adding to the difficulty, according to Matthew Gray, a senior who took AP Environmental Science last year, is the fact that there are completely opposite hypotheses which claim to disprove the global warming theory.

With all of these cleverly worded, evidencesupported theories thrown every which way, Gray said, it’s hard to decide what to believe.

After all, the term “global warming” alone has its misconceptions with people.

“Officially, ‘global warming’ is the warming of weather on a global scale,” Gray said. “But ‘climate change’ is actually a more accurate phrase. The world is heating up, but it’s also experiencing other events like droughts in some areas and flooding in others.”

Not only is the definition of global warming sometimes misunderstood, but the theories behind it can seem confusing as well.

“There are a lot of major theories about the subject,” senior Kyle Straub, who also took AP Environmental Science last year, said. “There’s the

idea that people have nothing to do with (global warming), and that it’s simply a natural process the world is undergoing, and our releasing of (harmful) CO2 gases is just a coincidence.”

This idea is a reaction to the global warming theory, which states that the earth is heating up, by saying just the opposite. Those who believe this idea that humans don’t play a role believe that the globe has warmed and cooled on its own before and that it is just a natural process that has been seen before and will be seen again.

However, according to Fran Rushing, AP Environmental Science teacher, the most popular idea about global warming is human

acceleration.

Human acceleration, she said, states that while global warming is a natural process, humans’ large production of CO2 is speeding up the rate at which it is happening, which some scientists believe can and will be hazardous if it is left unchecked.

Regardless of blame, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) still recommends reducing energy as a way to help the globe be a healthier place and Gray said its important to stay involved.

Gray said, “Just having an opinion at all, your own opinion, is better than standing by and either letting people put words in your mouth or having no opinion at all.”

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GAS GUZZLING: Several cars fill up on Carmel Drive at the local Meijer, a gas station frequented by several students. One theory states that when humans drive, it accelerates the process of global warming and climate change.

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modern surroundings.

She said, “Tradition may be there for children who have grown up submerged in that lifestyle.

“But when they have been socialized in the U.S., there could be battles there. The first generation may be willing to swallow tradition, but the second generation might fight it tooth and nail.”

Melanta said that though she has been immersed in the American lifestyle, she is still interested in staying true to her Indian heritage and her “old world.” She said that she wants her own children to appreciate all the benefits India has to offer.

“It’s still my culture,” she said.

“I still want to teach (my future children) all of that.”

“It’s a bit of a wake-up call for those who aren’t yet affected by climate change.” –Erek Mueller, an Arctic ice shelf specialist, on giant sheets of ice totaling almost 8 sq. mi. that broke off an ice shelf in the Canadian Arctic “There is nothing that even comes close to the dream that the jet pack allows you to achieve.” –Robert J. Thompson, director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture, on inventor Glenn Martin’s unveiling of the “world’s first practical jet pack” WWW.FLIXSTER.COM / PHOTOS

NEWS • TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2008 • PAGE 2

World languages department undergoes changes

Keystone Ave. interchange construction project causes concerns with traffic Project Carmel Link, set to finish in spring 2010, will close intersections one at a time for several months

BY SUSIE CHEN schen@hilite.org The selection of the new department chair brings changes to the foreign language department.

Angelika Becker, a former teacher from West Lafayette High School, replaces Ruth Buechlein as the new department chairperson.

Former department chair for eight years, Buechlein implemented many changes to the foreign language department. During her administration, Classical Greek and American Sign Language (ASL) were added to the curriculum, whereas Hebrew was eliminated.

Several Amity scholars, who are students from other countries that come to the United States for one semester to help in the classroom, joined various foreign language classes. The department also worked with the school to create a better environment for the freshmen who are planning to take foreign language classes.

Buechlein’s retirement resulted from personal family matters. She said, “My family life changed. We have two grandchildren in two different states, and this job is pretty time-consuming. There was not enough time to visit them,” Becker, the new department head of world languages, transfers over from West Lafayette High School after teaching German there for three years. She first plans to become acquainted with the department and the school.

“I am looking forward to my new students, working with my world language colleagues, the rest of the staff, the administration at CHS and becoming a Greyhound,” she said.

According to Becker, the addition of new languages will not occur until the next school year because the schedule is set for this school year. However, the revocation of AP Spanish Literature, which does not have the minimum requirement of students needed to form an official class, still remains.

Amy Baques, Spanish V student and senior, signed up for this class during scheduling and said she felt AP Spanish should not have been removed from the curriculum.

Baques said, “I think it would’ve been a lot better class because there would be (fewer) people in it. There would have been more attention focused on the students unlike the larger classes now.”

Although the changes that will occur to the foreign language department may seem like a challenge to the new department chairperson, Becker said she is excited to fill this position and accomplish as much as she can.

“I like to see teachers being lifelong learners, learn new techniques and be excited about teaching,” she said. “Being department chair will allow me to achieve this.”

MEET THE NEW WORLD LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT CHAIRPERSON NAME: Angelika Becker; middle name is Monika; her students call her by her nickname Frau B. COLLEGE: IUPUI and University of Nebraska in Lincoln MAJORS: BA Education at IU and MA in curriculum and instruction at University of Nebraska TEACHING EXPERIENCE: German Teacher Spring 1996 Carmel High (permanent sub for sick leave) 1997 to 2005 Lawrence Township at LC (for one year) Craig Middle School 2005 to 2008 West Lafayette Jr.Sr. HS

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UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Since late May, certain intersections along Keystone Avenue have been undergoing construction in order to build extra lanes in anticipation of teardrop-shaped interchanges. This construction at this intersection of 126th St. and Keystone, one of the first to be closed off for the project, which will last a total of three years, forces students and residents in the nearby areas to search for detours, sometimes through local neighborhoods.

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BY AFRA HUSSAIN ahussain@hilite.org

riving to school never took that long for senior Ann Clark. The commute normally took her five to seven minutes depending on traffic. That was before May 27 of this year when construction on Keystone Avenue and 116th Street started. This school year she takes a new route to school, one that will take her twice the time as last year’s route.

Clark is not the only one who takes an alternate route to school this year. Project Carmel Link, a plan to create free flowing traffic all the way to 96th Street, closed the intersections at Keystone Avenue and 116th Street, as well as Keystone and 126th Street at the end of last May. Those two intersections tentatively open on Dec. 1. By the time the project is complete there will be five interchanges at six intersections.

Originally, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) handled the construction concerning Keystone. The INDOT’s plan added a third lane and many turn lanes to Keystone Avenue.

“We felt like that wasn’t providing the citizens of Carmel a long term solution,” Keystone Project manager Jeremy Kashman said.

Through a long process of negotiations with the city of Carmel, INDOT relinquished certain sections of Keystone Avenue. To address the congestion along Keystone, the city adopted Project Carmel Link.

INDOT allocated $90 million to Carmel to make the project possible.

Keystone has historically been a barrier between the east and west sides of Carmel. Instead of a third lane as INDOT previously suggested, the project will build new interchanges, which will be teardrop-shaped

roundabouts, at certain intersections. Pedestrian facilities of going down to Gray Road from her 106th Street such as multi-use paths on either sides of the bridge will neighborhood of Woodland Springs. From Gray Road be available for residents to use. The paths on the 106th she crosses 146th Street and then she merges onto Street bridge and the 126th Street bridge are 10 feet Keystone Avenue.

Clark said that she also worries that officials wide. The purpose of the path is to provide a safe way will not keep traffic in line and out of to cross over Keystone. neighborhoods. “I don’t feel like “It’s better on the environment. they (officials) are totally willing The project not only has a traffic to help you. Maybe they will component but also (has) an do a little something but environmental component,” not totally help in the Kashman said. Some of process,” she said. Clark Project Carmel Link’s aims said that she hoped that include reducing air and May 27, 2008 there would be a way noise pollution and fuel 126th Street and 106th Street intersections closed for the officials to consumption.

July 2008 keep detour routes Clark, on the other 136th Street intersection closed less congested. hand, worries about the Dec. 1, 2008 Kashman said many interchanges that that he assures that 126th Street and 106th Street intersections open will exist in the future. the project considers “I feel that it might Spring 2009 traffic carefully. create an accident,” she 116th Street and Carmel Drive intersections close “We have looked said. “A lot of people Dec. 2009 at traffic over a don’t know how to use 116th Street and Carmel Drive intersections will open broader area than just roundabouts and that Spring 2010 Keystone,” he said. creates a lot of chaos.”

Kashman also said that the Other than that concern, 131st Street closes Carmel Police department she said that she is not will watch carefully over the opposed to the final potential CARMELLINK.ORG / SOURCE detour routes. He said, “Obviously, outcome. Clark said that both the we do know that there will be people benefits of less traffic in the future and that will use alternate routes.” the environmentally-friendly pedestrian facilities Clark said she is still unsure about what to think. appeal to her.

While the long-term benefits seem promising, Clark “I’m in the middle (and) I’m not sure. I’m very against said that the current situation does not. Another concern it because traffic is going to be awful but I understand for her was the traffic that the construction sites would the purpose,” she said. “It’s going to take everyone so divert onto detour routes. Clark’s new route consists much more time.”

ROUNDING UP THE PROJECT DATES

School radio, TV start digital year

As technology continues to advance and equipment becomes outdated, CHTV, WHJE update facilities to prepare for the future

BY TOMMY SNEIDER tsneider@hilite.org In the broadcasting room, there were cameras with books on them in order to keep them pointed down.

There was some equipment produced in 1989 and there were other devices that could be older than the students who used them. Next door in the radio rooms, there were microphones and outdated equipment for radio broadcasting as well as a more closed in environment shut off to non-WHJE students.

Today, beginning with this new school year, all of that has changed. Senior Kyle Borcherding has taken classes related to CHTV since his freshman year. He said, “Having worked with the other equipment for the past few years, it’s going to be really cool having all of the new equipment for broadcasting and doing everything that we do.”

During the past school year, both CHTV and WHJE were budgeted a little over $1 million to spend on whatever was needed.

CHTV teacher Harold Espey said that there will a new editing room for video, new cameras for the studio and event coverage and other cameras to do

interviews with. He said, “We’re also going to have some new video switching equipment to have a more professional look on the air.”

On the radio broadcasting side, WHJE spent money on new equipment as well as on tearing down walls to make the station more visible to the school. “(The students) will see a huge difference. The main on-air studio will be thrust forward where the senior and freshman halls intersect,” WHJE teacher Brian Spilbeler said. In addition to those changes, there will be cut windows out of the wall so students will be able to see what they work with on-air.

According to Borcherding, the new equipment brings a great opportunity to current students as well as new students who plan to take the course. He said, “It is really going to give the new kids a chance to be a part of what is going to be a really nice equipment that we haven’t had before.”

While the remodeling provides better equipment for higher quality coverage, it also gives students a newer place to learn about modern equipment. According to Spilbeler, there will be separate “office” areas for student workspace, a projector and document camera.

“This will impact teaching because I will be able to instruct students in a (technology) friendly environment,” Spilbeler said. “I will also expose them to cutting edge radio technologies. More students will be able to engage in hands-on activities at one time.”

However, with the rapidly changing technology in today’s world, Borcherding said that it would probably be difficult for the equipment to remain modern for long. He said, “Technology seems to change so fast that it’s just hard to keep up sometimes.”

Spilbeler said that the equipment should last at least until the next decade but will need to last longer.

Espey, however, said he has his own different view on new or old equipment. “Technology is important, but a bad interview is still a bad interview whether that is high definition or black and white,” he said. “There are some skills that transcend technology and that is definitely the case here.”

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SCHOOL MAKEOVER: At the end of May, the CHTV and WHJE rooms underwent construction to update the outdated equipment they previously used in order to keep up with modern broadcasting stations.

This renovation offers new opportunities for students here to have hands-on experience with contemporary technology.

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Cafeteria limits fries due to health concerns

BY HERA ASHRAF hashraf@hilite.org Every day junior Lauren Bangs waits in the same lunch line because it is the only lunch line in the main cafeteria that serves fries. But Bangs will soon find fewer fries on her tray.

This year the cafeterias will reduce the amount of fries available for students in an effort to increase healthiness, according to main cafeteria manager Kathy Tolan. She said that the cafeterias now serve fries twice a week.

“The cafeteria is trying to get rid of the fried, fat foods for better nutrition,” Tolan said.

However, Bangs said she disagrees with this decission, “What we eat should be our choice. It is our choice if (students) want to be healthy or not.”

Although Bangs said she agrees that the cafeteria should offer healthier food choices, she said she doesn’t think that the cafeteria should take away food choices like fries.

“It is not fair to the students,” Bangs said. “Fries are sometimes the only thing some people eat for

lunch, like some of my friends. If they don’t want to eat a real lunch, then they shouldn’t have to.”

But Bangs’ reasoning is exactly why junior Hillary Anderson said that she thinks the cafeteria should only sell fries occasionally.

Anderson said, “Some kids think that eating one bag of fries is enough and not a lot of calories. But the truth is that eating just one bag of fries compared to a full lunch can be unhealthier.”

Tolan said changes at school will influence diet at home. “Changes in the school menu will help students to choose baked over fried,” She said.

Anderson said that it will be hard for students to have to make the transition from fries to carrots.

“Fries are really popular and sell quickly, which is why it could be difficult for students to get used to the change,” Anderson said. “But in the long term, the healthier food choices will be better for students.”

Bangs said she thinks that a change in the school diet will not change a person’s diet overall. Bangs said, “I could go home and eat fries and the school cannot do anything

about it. One change in the lunch menu is not going to make a change in my diet every day.”

Tolan said that the fries are only the beginning. “There will be a whole new menu. Some of the same items will be there but with healthier sides.

Students will have to look around and try new things,” Tolan said.

According to her, the cafeteria menu will be seeing changes such as the Deli Specialty bar in the main cafeteria.

It will be served two times a week instead of once. There will also be a pizza bar serving different kinds of pizza everyday.

Bangs said she is pleased to hear about most of the new changes in the menu and respects the school’s attempt to promote healthier foods, but it will not create a lasting difference.

But to Tolan, school menus do make a difference. She said that school lunches are a big responsibility of obesity in America.

“Kids in America are used to all the fatty foods, that is their culture.

Once schools start changing their menus, students will be introduced to a variety of foods that are good for them. Hopefully, that will change

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WANT FRIES WITH THAT: A cafeteria worker hands fries to student in the lunch line. This year fry sales will be limited to twice a week because of a rise in obesity and concern for students. the way kids eat,” Tolan said.

Bangs said she agrees that students need to eat better food, but she said she thinks that high school students are old enough now to decide what to eat.

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“I understand if this was happening in an elementary school, but it’s not,” Bangs said. “(High school students) are old enough now to control our diet.”

Energy drinks replace breakfast, become habit

BY JON HASLAM jhaslam@hilite.org

Gardasil reduces risk of HPV infection in women

BY ROSEMARY BOEGLIN rgboeglin@hilite.org

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FACTS ABOUT HPV Passed through genital contact At least 50 percent of sexually active people acquire it at some point in their life HPV can cause genital warts in both men and women There are about 1 million new cases of genital warts each year in the US GARDASIL.COM / SOURCE

unior Katherine “Katie” Hutchins made the decision to protect herself.

It was just another check up when her doctor asked her and her mother if Hutchins wanted Gardasil, the leading HPV vaccine, when she made a decision that could potentially save her life.

“I was at a doctors appointment and my doctor explained about the vaccine and said I could get the first shot that day if I wanted.

Basically after my doctor explained it, my mom and I looked at each other and nodded, so we didn’t really have a conversation, we just agreed that it was a good idea,” Katie said.

Karen Hutchins, Katie’s mother, said that the decision was an easy one. “(Katie’s father and I) are both from medical fields, so this was not a big deal for us,” Mrs. Hutchins said.

While this may be true for the Hutchins, many disputes have risen over the vaccine.

In Texas, Gov. Rick Perry attempted to mandate the vaccine to all school-age girls, an action that would eventually be rescinded because of conservative family groups and parents who oppose the vaccine because of its link with sex, according to Martha Irvine of the Associated Press.

Counselor Stephanie Payne said she is not convinced of this correlation. “I don’t think it promotes (promiscuity). It can be a good safety prevention, and obviously there are many other safety prevention options,” Payne said.

Mrs. Hutchins, who said she both favors the vaccine and would recommend it to other teenage girls, said she did not have any great concerns about Gardasil, “I had information about the safety and effectiveness, so I had no outstanding concerns.”

Similarly, Katie said that she did not have any concerns about the vaccine.

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The call for school systems to mandate the vaccine is nationwide and corresponds to each demographic, according to Gregory Zimet, a professor of pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine who has done research on parental reaction to the vaccine.

“I understand that mandates are the best way to protect the greatest number of people. It’s the best way to deal with health care disparity issues for those who have trouble accessing health care and those who don’t get Pap testing as regularly,” Zimet said.

Mrs. Hutchins felt that while mandates might make sense for other places, it did not seem necessary for Carmel. “I think that it shouldn’t be mandated, but I think that people should always be given the choice and that they should be given proper medical information to make that choice about health benefits and risks” she said.

Mrs. Hutchins went on to say that this school does not have a direct responsibility to inform and educate its female students about this and other STD vaccines, “Carmel is a little different

environment, scho o l s ( w h o s e students) are often not going to have proper medical care should.

I don’t think there are that many cases in Camel (of people without proper medical care), so I don’t think it’s the schools responsibility.

The community and the local media have responsibility, and perhaps the school should share in that, but I don’t think it’s their sole responsibility,” Mrs. Hutchins said.

Payne shared in the sentiment that the school does not have the responsibility to educate its students, but it is not out of their realm of influence, “While it’s good for the school to share information, we’re not obligated.

We have to do what’s required by the law first, and then, of course, after that we can go above and beyond,” she said.

Katie, on the other hand, said she thought it would be a good idea to mandate the vaccine, “It’s only going to protect you, so why not?”

Although she agreed with Payne and her mother that the school should not be held responsible to spread the word about the vaccine, “I think it would be a good idea for the school to give information about it, but I don’t think it should be the school’s responsibility,” Katie said.

FACTS ABOUT GARDASIL Protects against type 6, 11, 16 and 18 Two types cause 70 percent of all cervical cancer Two types cause 90 percent of all genital warts Meant for women age 9 to 26 Given as three injections over a period of six months CDC.ORG / SOURCE

Senior Steven Smith has formed a habit. An unhealthy, but not uncommon, habit among his peers.

Smith said that energy drinks help him get going in the mornings, especially if he had been up late studying or doing school work the night before.

“I usually only have them when I need to wake up or stay focused,” Smith said, “I like the taste, but that’s not why I drink them.”

Smith said that he used to drink anywhere from two to four energy drinks within a given week, depending on how tired he was.

“My favorite energy drink is Monster, but I like pretty much all of them,” Smith said.

In the halls here it is common to spot at least a few energy drinks throughout the day. However for students like Smith, the appeal of these drinks is not just their taste but also theire ability to give students the extra boost they need to get them though the day.

Energy drinks have become popular over the past few years, with the whole concept a quick rush of adrenaline throughout SENIOR STEVEN the body. The drinks contain SMITH many ingredients which alter the body’s energy levels including high amounts of taurine, caffeine and guarana.

With marketing names like Rockstar, Monster and Amp, the drinks are geared toward young males in their teens to early 20’s.

Many energy drinks in fact are expected to reach a very specific group of consumers whether it is athletes, musicians, etc. In fact, last year with the release of videogame Halo 3 came a new energy drink created by Mountain Dew called Game Fuel.

“I like trying the different types of (energy drinks) for both taste and seeing how much it affects me,” Smith said. “After a while, though, a lot of the drinks start tasting the same, and I’m only drinking them for energy.”

While students like Smith look to energy drinks to provide alertness, others look to gain energy in different way.

“I eat breakfast everyday,” senior James Rundle said. “It’s the most important meal of the day, and my mind just doesn’t function on an empty stomach.”

William Heisel, a doctor at Lawrence Family Care and Pediatrics said he agrees with Rundle. “When the body goes into a prolonged fast, its metabolism changes from primarily getting energy directly from food and using carbohydrate for fuel to burning fat and potentially even muscle for fuel. Having too prolonged of a fast is not healthy. Thus breakfast may be the most important meal,” Heisel said Heisel has been working as a doctor for 24 years and is an office based internist/pediatrician at Lawrence Family Care.

“The solid breakfast is preferred to an equivalent liquid one,” Heisel said. “It would be absorbed more slowly, resulting in a lower glycemic index, less of an insulin surge, a longer release of fuel into the blood and would probably sustain energy better.”

While energy drinks are capable of providing energy, Heisel said continual consumption of caffeine leaves the body accustomed to the regular intakes.

“Caffeine does induce what is called tachyphylaxis.

That means that the body gets used to regular doses of caffeine. This will not occur with occasional use. This results in the regular user needing to take in more and more caffeine just to maintain their energy. If they were to stop the caffeine they would suffer a drop in energy to low levels and maybe get headaches for a while,” Heisel said.

Heisel said that caffeine, in some ways can even reduce energy and in fact tried it himself.

“I have actually just recently have completely given up caffeine, and as a result my daytime awareness is much greater.”

While Rundle and Smith agree that energy throughout the day is essential, both look to acquire that boost in very different ways. For Rundle it’s a hearty breakfast and for Smith it’s a cool beverage.

“It’s just become a habit I guess,” Smith said. “I know, they (energy drinks) are not the best for me, but I get what I need from them.”

PAGE 4 • TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2008 • ENTERTAINMENT

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BY RENNY LOGAN rlogan@hilite.org F r e e d o m Wr i t e r s D i a r y i s a compelling novel, one which grabs its reader from the very beginning.

The book is written in a way that is both easy and quick to read. While it can be said that this isn’t the most challenging book in the world, it puts up a more than a fair fight for most heartfelt book.

Freedom Writers Diary is a true story in which a first-year English teacher by the name of Erin Gruwell begins her career teaching a freshman class at a gang-infested school. Teaching her students more than just their grammar lessons, Gruwell lectures her class of mixed races on tolerance and freedom from the gang lifestyles they were born into. She also teaches them how to survive, no matter what obstacles may one day arise.

Interestingly enough, the book is no mere account of the story, but began as an assignment Gruwell gave her classes which she modeled after Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. Anne Frank, as well as Bosnian Zlata Filipovic, had become a source of inspiration to Gruwell’s classes.

Each student was to keep record of their lives in journals, writing daily entries. The book is a composition of those student diaries.

Names have been removed from the entries in order to both, as the Freedom Writers’ note, “protect (the entrant’s) anonymity and illustrate the universality of their experiences.”

The reader can therefore relate more readily to a particular entry without another name being attached to it.

Gruwell’s lessons were not limited by the classroom either.

She showed her students the impossible could happen by taking them on extravagant field trips and by bringing famous speakers to visit them. Included in

this was the Freedom Writers’ trip to Washington, D.C. as well as entreating Miep Gies, the woman who housed Anne Frank during the Holocaust, to pay a visit to the group.

Though these events are only a few of what the class managed to accomplish, they in and of themselves are extraordinary.

Even more extraordinary than these successes, was the path Gruwell lead her students on. She not only bettered their high school years, but bestowed hope for the future upon them. In order to not ruin the ending, those interested should pick up the book to see how Gruwell accomplished that.

In all, the book is an account of Gruwell’s classes, beginning with her first class in their freshman year.

The diaries follow that first class through its senior year, as well as including new additions over the years.

By the end of the book, the group of Freedom Writers had grown to 150 members.

There is no doubt that this book is proof of the impact one person can have over many lives; in this case, 150 lives were affected.

And, if all follows suit, that’s 150 lives that will go on to influence more. Freedom Writers Diary is a novel that deserves a chance.

The Glass Castle triumphs as motivational memoir

BY LEXI MUIR lmuir@hilite.org

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The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is a compelling story of a beautiful young girl in a not so beautiful ese childhood. Jeannette grew up with in h C rn n Bo parents whose ideals and lifestyles America le d id w e re b o t h d a m a g i n g t o t h e i r R n e Wov Anahita’s children and astounding to those on the outside looking in. The h ig Avalon H nonconformity of the way they lived le g n was both fascinating and frustrating a ri T z Bermude to read about, but despite the hard hief lives of the children of the Walls T k o o B The family, most of the children grew up ck o and became successful adults, giving R to Born hope to all with damaged families, er pasts and lives.

Code Talk Rex and Mary Rose and their un S r e four children began living their p p o C lives as nomads, running from een one place to another and living in Dairy Qu many unusual places like the desert Devilish and the mountains. The children’s father, Rex, was wonderful and witty e Dollmag and taught the children much about life through his stories…when he BENNETT FUSON / e Endgam was sober. As a drunk, however, he PHOTOS ters Diary ri proved to be a dishonest and vicious W m o Freed man. The mother, Mary Rose, tle s a C s hated the responsibility that came s The Gla with raising a family and left the s children to look out and fend for s le d o G . themselves. .. u o Y e I Lov u o Y ll After their money ran out, e T I’d however, the Walls family life a k for Alas took a turn for the worst. Rex Looking spent most of his time stealing, Peeps lying and drinking while trying d a to escape from the life that he e D the Road of led. This led the children to protect themselves, both from t n ro F Storm the outside world and the atas n o S rage of their drunken father. y o Tough B Finally finding the courage to leave home, the children, r e g g Tri one by one, made the best d for themselves out of the te is Tw worst situation possible.

The story in this Tyrell novel is shocking. The to ppened courage of the children What Ha de Bri is inspirational. What is Cass Mc most moving, however, BRITTANI WHEELER / is the affectionate and GRAPHIC compassionate way Walls

writes about her parents. Leading the children into lives of abuse, neglect and downright fear shows the Walls parents in the worst light possible. It is Walls’ compassion, however, that allows the reader to still feel a sense of love and kindness from the parents.

Quite possibly the most moving and emotional part of the story was that at the end of the novel. Even after reading of his drunken rages and his periods of abandonment, the reader can truly see that Rex loved Jeannette more than anything in the world and would do absolutely anything for her.

The Glass Castle is extremely wellwritten, and is the most inspirational and moving novel that I have ever read. I found myself holding back tears of sadness, joy and awe through the last hundred pages. At the end of the novel, as Walls reflects on her life, she writes about her father, her experiences and her childhood with a beauty and eloquence than no one would have expected from someone with a past like hers. She wrote her story asking for nothing in return: no self-pity and no sympathy.

She instead only asks for an open mind and open ears. It is through her struggles and her astounding achievements that people today are able to escape their pasts and look for a brighter future.

Twisted neglects to stand up to bestselling predecesor Speak

BY SHIREEN KORKZAN skorkzan@hilite.org Do you remember the time when you felt advanced reading Cut or Stop Pretending, only to realize a few years later that it was garbage? The one exception was Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak. That novel is a work of art that can truly be called a “good young adult novel,” or perhaps the hay in the needlestack.

So when Anderson came out with Twisted in 2007 and it was constantly being raved as a novel with the same quality and vibe as Speak, my expectation was high. I was expecting a well-written, mature piece of young adult literature. What I got instead was a mainstream teenage book about some illiterate loser who constantly threated to kill himself or someone else every single page and used the words “dweeb,” “freak” and “butt” every other paragraph. Nineties vocabulary, anyone?

So as not to make the readers’ eyes bleed, basically Twisted is a story of how one high school boy survives being bullied in school due to being a nerd and having

By Sam Watermeier

‘RIGHTEOUS KILL’ (SEPT. 12) Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino reunite for the first time since 1995’s “Heat” for another crime thriller. The cast also includes the master of crime drama himself- director Martin Scorsese. Sounds great, right? Well, don’t get your hopes up yet. Keep in mind that “Righteous Kill” is directed by Jon Avnet, the man who helmed “88 Minutes,” one of the worst reviewed movies of this year or any year. However, maybe DeNiro and Pacino will pull this film together with their power and presence.

a reputation for being a cold-blooded killer. Tyler Miller has suffered all throughout middle and the first half of high school by being mistreated, made fun of or completely ignored altogether.

This all changes until the end of his junior year when he decides to establish a solid reputation by conducting the Foul Deed, which is to spray paint the walls of the high school (and misspelling “phenomenal” and “testicle” along the way), only to be caught by the police after leaving his wallet at the scene of the crime.

But while the whole school hates him for existing, the most popular girl in schools shows interest in him, despite her jock brother’s disapproval. The rest of the novel is spent with Tyler dealing with every worst-case scenario that could happen to a boy during the course of his senior year (and vividly and artistically describing his erections every ten chapters), like getting accused of submitting pornographic pictures of his love interest on the Internet.

It’s not that everything about Twisted is horrid. It just doesn’t glorify what makes Speak so appealing to young adult (it was a dud in comparison, if anything).

It’s like every other young adult novel, a story that blandly portrays the suffering of the high school outcast.

Readers won’t tell that Speak and Twisted are both written by the same author. Speak has flavor, Twisted has unnecessary humor over the most serious parts.

What especially makes Anderson’s newest book unappealing is the lack of depth to the story. This book had every potential to be a great work of writing, but Anderstand didn’t quite take the chance this time. But sometimes it’s better to take that risk and not tinny the writing to the point of having to weaken the power of quality literature. Twisted does not reach out to a specific audience, which is what strong writing should do. The best part of this novel is that the chapters are short and the pain can easily be endured for no longer than a day.

Alright, so no author is perfect. One disaster can strike at some point in their career. For Anderson, Twisted is her disaster. If the title Twisted matched anything with the book, it epitomizes the “twistedness” of the author’s lack of Speak-like quality writing in 250 pages of disappointment.

SPEAK PAGES: 250 PLOT: C QUALITY OF WRITING: D RE-READABILITY: COVERALL: D+

Films sure to please on way to theaters Upcoming movies to watch out for include big names, bigger anticipation ‘LAKEVIEW TERRACE’ ‘NICK AND NORAH’S INFINITE PLAYLIST’ (SEPT. 19) (OCT. 3) Writer-director Neil LaBute is back in serious form with this thriller about a policeman (Samuel L. Jackson) trying to force an interracial couple out of his neighborhood (Patrick Wilson and Kerry Washington).

LaBute’s last film was the puzzlingly bad and cheesy horror flick “The Wicker Man.” Considering LaBute’s earlier films (“In the Company of Men,” “Nurse Betty”) were so smart and provocative, I refuse to believe that “The Wicker Man” was anything other than a hoax. All that matters is that LaBute is back and looking more sophisticated than ever.

Anything starring Michael Cera lately is comic genius with the exception of “Juno” which is pretentious and annoying to say the least. However, this romantic comedy is supposed to be nothing like the vastly overrated “Juno.”

In that case, it looks okay to me.

In this film, Cera plays a high school student who asks a girl (Kat Dennings) to be his girlfriend for five minutes in order to avoid his ex. They end up spending an adventurous night together in New York City.

‘QUANTUM OF SOLACE’ (NOV. 7) Bond’s back. 2006’s “Casino Royale” turned out to be the grittiest and most thoughtful James Bond film in the series. It eliminated all of the clichés of the earlier installments, giving the franchise an invigorating start. With Marc Forster, the director behind such wrenching human dramas as “Monster’s Ball” and “The Kite Runner,” and Daniel Craig reprising his role, this film is destined for greatness. By the way, there have been many complaints about the title of this film. But despite qualms, “Quantum of Solace” (Amount of comfort in sorrow) is a relevant title for Bond’s personality. After all, this deadly and risk-taking character is known for being accustomed to misfortune and tragedy. So, everyone can stop their complaining now.

‘THE ROAD’ (NOV. 28) Another Cormac McCarthy adaptation.

Will it be as intense and exciting as “No Country for Old Men?” Produced

by Dimension Films (“Scream” among other horror films), this film sounds like a pure chiller. Viggo Mortensen stars as a man who travels with his son through a post-apocalyptic landscape looking for signs of life.

The book won McCarthy the Pulitzer Prize and like “No Country,” this film has Oscar written all over it. Director John Hillcoat is the perfect choice to bring this story to life since he already created his own scary wasteland in the gritty western “The Proposition.”

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Age not factor in cross-country

BY AMANDA NGUYEN anguyen@hilite.org

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NEW YEAR, NEW CHALLENGES: Football players sing the school fight after a long, hot summer practice. After they beat Pike in the State championship, expectations for the team are high. Additionally, as defending champions, the team will have a target on its back, according to players and coaches. The team looks to defend its title this year and has put in a considerable amount of work during the offseason.

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he sound of metal clinked throughout the room as Alicia Key’s “No One” blasted over the radio. The metallic smell of sweat lingered everywhere.

Quarterback and senior Morgan Newton reluctantly began his second repetition of squats.

Newton was enrolled in the advanced physical conditioning (APC) class here last year and has been training throughout the year for the upcoming football season.

After last year’s championship-

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winning season, the pressure is higher then ever on these athletes.

As Newton finished of the last rep of the squats and wiped the seat off his forehead, a tiny smile began to curve on his face.

“It’s hard work. It’s hard,” Newton said. “But I know that it will pay off with a good season. We did it last year and hopefully we can do it again this year. Hopefully, we can win another State championship.”

Head Coach Mo Moriarty said, “Once you accomplish that goal of winning a State championship, the expectations will always be high.

Right, wrong or indifferent. That means that whether they should be high or not, they will always be high now. It’s like once the Colts won the Superbowl and now everybody thinks that they should win it every year. So, now, since we won the State championship, everybody is going to expect us to win State.”

Linebacker and junior Randal “Randy” Bowlen, who was also enrolled in the APC course, said that even though the others’ expectations might be higher, the team’s expectations of itself are pretty much the same. The expectation, he said, is lots of hard work.

On top of their regular season practices, Moriarity said that a lot of work and dedication is required of the players off-season.

“To be successful, it takes a lot of hard work, a lot of dedication, a lot of commitment, and it’s not just in football, but it’s whatever you choose to do, whether it’s academics, athletics. There’s a lot of commitment if you are going to be good,” Moriarity said.

According to Newton, the football players here train pretty much year-round. He said that almost all the players are enrolled in APC during the school year and also attend different group practices

throughout the year. In the summer, Newton said, they attend various camps for intensive training. Then in July, they began their intense two-aday workouts. “(As a result of off-season training), I feel that it is obvious that we are a lot stronger as a group,” Newton said. “Even though it’s tough work and we all complain about it, we do feel that APC and gives us an advantage when it comes to competition.”

Moriarity said that he agrees with this sentiment exactly. Even though classes like APC is not required, it is highly recommended.

“You look at athletes in APC now and you are going to see that they are attaining a higher level of success. You can go to every sport right now and look at some of their top players. They are all in APC,” Moriarity said. “It’s across the board. It’s every sport. Look at almost every sport and look at your top two or three performers, girls and boys, and they are all in APC now. So it does make a difference.”

For Newton, a key factor that motivates him to work so hard offseason is finishing off with a great season before college. In addition, he said that the support that he receives from fans and other players also pushes him to work as hard as he can. Another motivator for the players, Moriarity said, is the success that hard work has enabled their program to have.

“Once you win a State championship and you taste that, you just want more of it. So it’s a motivator. There’s no question to try to do it again. Through the hard work, through the weight program, we’ve been able to get to a high level. And they’ve witnessed that first hand,” Moriarity said. “At the same time, as they get stronger in the weight room, they get more

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confidence in themselves in what they can achieve.”

“I’m not going to lie. Obviously, we are going to be a little bit more cockier than we were,” Bowlen said. “But in the end, I think it just makes us work harder. We know that everybody wants to beat us cause we are the State champions.”

Bowlen also said that a lot of the players actually go beyond what is demanded of them from the coaches. Personally, he said he works out at home sometimes in order to keep up with the older guys that are playing and so that he can compete at a higher level. Even though there are no games during the off-season, Bowlen said that he still competes.

“We compete with each other and with ourselves. We are constantly measuring ourselves up with each other. So, in a way, we do compete,” Bowlen said. “ But, I would say for the most part it is just trying to make myself better then the guy that’s going to be lining up across from me next year.”

She was on the running course, at the age of only 11, already training for the cross-country team here and her chance to shine.

Renee Wellman, runner on the varsity women’s cross-country team and freshman, started training for cross-country the summer before her sixth grade year.

In seventh and eighth grade, she was the Hamilton County middle school champion as well as the recordsetter at Clay Middle School for running a 3K in 10:20.

Mark Ellington, the Clay Middle School cross-country coach, organized a Junior Olympics team and won the Regional competition. Wellman said she placed seventh when the Junior Olympics team traveled to Kansas in December for the National competition.

“Experience is important because you need to learn how to pace yourself and respond to competition and how the other girls are running,” Wellman said.

More and more people like Wellman are training for athletics at a younger age. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, “There appear to be increasing numbers of children who specialize in a sport at an early age, train year-round for a sport, and/or compete on an ‘elite’ level.” Because athletes start training earlier, they are more experienced by the time they get to high school. This was the case for Wellman and Kristen Schulz, varsity cross-country runner and senior.

Schulz started running in eighth grade and said, “I think experience helps you feel more comfortable because you know more about running.”

The competition level in high school has become more vigorous due to the increasing number of athletes who have had years of training. To do so well in competitions at such a young age, Wellman said she had to practice long, hard hours.

“Practice is important because otherwise your body won’t be able to perform well during the race,” Wellman said. She said she trained hard over the summer to prepare for this season. “I learned to run at a harder pace for a longer distance.” In addition to practicing, she has a ritual to prepare for each meet. Wellman said, “I drink water and eat a couple hours before the race. I also try very hard to think positively.”

At this school, according to Schulz, upperclassmen don’t discourage underclassmen if the younger athletes beat them out; they welcome their new teammates with open arms. Schulz said, “A talented freshman can affect others by encouraging people to do better in their own performances on the team. It builds the team as a whole to become more talented.”

Head Coach Chuck Koeppen said that talented freshmen are a great addition to the team. Koeppen said, “[Talented freshmen] will make the returning varsity girls work even harder.”

A little friendly competition every once in a while doesn’t hurt, and Schulz even said the added competition brings out the best in Carmel’s runners.

She said, “A talented freshman can affect the whole team because it pushes everyone else on the team to do better too. One person, in any grade, can make a big difference when it comes to scoring a cross-country meet. Every little bit counts.”

Unfortunately, training longer and harder often causes injuries and mental or physical burn-out.

Wellman said, “I haven’t witnessed any burn-out, but there are many athletes who have had their seasons cut short by injury. I try to listen to my coaches and do the stretching and mileage that they recommend so I don’t get injured.”

Being a four-year veteran on the cross-country team, Schulz witnessed multiple injuries and burn-outs. She said, “Mental burn-out usually happens towards the end of the season. There are more physical burn-outs either because people over-trained or because people didn’t train enough. People get injured because they don’t have good base because they didn’t have enough training. Most injuries in cross-country are tendonitis, hip problems or stress fractures from over-working.

Some people cross-train to prevent injuries.”

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, “The ever-increasing requirements for success creates a constant pressure for athletes to train longer, harder, more intelligently, and, in some cases, at an earlier age.”

But this isn’t necessarily true for Wellman.

Wellman said she strives to be successful, but she does not feel pressured by the older girls. She said, “They encourage me and the other freshmen because they want the team to do well at meets. Cross-country is a team sport.”

Schulz said, “Cross-country is an amazing team sport that makes running fun and exciting because of all the great people. Varsity may have faster times, but everyone on the team pushes each other to do their best. It’s a team sport and everyone is supportive of each other.”

Faces of sports: quarterback Morgan Newton

BY LILY ZHAO lzhao@hilite.org

the football games is always cool as well.

Lily Zhao: How long have you played football?

Morgan Newton: I’ve played organized football since third grade.

LZ: Are you thinking about pursuing a professional career in football?

MN: I don’t know, but maybe if the opportunity presented itself, then I’d pursue (a career).

LZ: How did you get involved in football?

M N : My dad (John Newton, Assistant Principal) signed me up, so I started playing. I’ve also watched it on TV, plus I’m good at playing it.

LZ: Why do you like playing football so much?

MN: I really like the friendships that you build. There’s also some great competition between all the different high schools because (Carmel) won the state title last year, so the competition’s really heavy.

The ambiance of Friday nights at

LZ: Are you looking at colleges?

MN: I really don’t have a particular college that I’m zoning in on. I’m just looking at all the colleges in the Big 10, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

LZ: What was it like winning the State championship last year?

MN: It was a lot of fun. It was nice (to win) because that’s what we were all working toward. This title symbolizes all the hard work that we put into the season. Winning is

fun, so I think that everyone had a good time because the whole city (of Carmel) enjoyed it and our team enjoyed it too.

LZ: Is it difficult being a studentathlete at Carmel?

MN: Yes, I think being a studentathlete is a little underrated. Because being at Carmel, the work is tough. We play in one of the most competitive states football-wise and we play one of the toughest schedules.

Balancing everything is tough.

LZ: Which styles of offense would you like to play in during college?

MN: Versatility is the key. I could play in a lot of different systems, or in some systems that are like prostyle offenses.

LZ: Which collegiate athlete would you compare yourself most to?

MN: (University of Florida quarterback Tim) Tebow because of his running style. I like to play physically like him. For throwing, I could play in a more pro-style offense. People compare me to Vince Young so that’s always nice.

LZ: What’s your favorite song to listen to during workouts?

MN: I just like to listen to the songs that everyone else listens to. I like Lil’ Wayne; he’s my favorite, but I like the albums “The Cool” by Lupe Fiasco and “Tha Carter III”

by Lil’ Wayne.

LZ: Any advice to a student who wants to become just like you or to be a varsity football player?

MN: I would just say to work hard.

Play as many sports that you can play because you never know where your niche will be.

KAITLYN LAMPE / PHOTO

ELUDING PRESSURE: Quarterback and senior Morgan Newton runs for a score during summer practice.

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Students should embrace green trend but also commit to long-term cause

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he phrase has been schlepped onto handbags, storefronts and backs of cars. At the surface, it seems that the turning point in environmental awareness has been reached. Marketers have realized the appeal of “eco-friendly” merchandise and are milking it to its full potential.

Although awareness of environmental issues is pertinent in today’s world of shrinking resources, buying organic cotton purses with a recycling sign does not change the wasteful habits of Americans. It may be hip to carry a recycled purse, but it’s rather hypocritical to wear it and continue on without recycling personal waste.

One of the biggest contributors to plastic pollution is the unbelievable amount of plastic bags used every year. According to Suite101.com, Americans throw away approximately 100 billion plastic bags a year, and only 1 percent of those is recycled. If everyone that bought an organic cotton bag used it to carry their groceries, the amount of polyethylene bags used every year would be reduced significantly. Plastic bags that are used for semi-useless things, such as bags from sandwich stores or bags for single items, can be eliminated all together. In most European grocery stores, patrons are required to pay for their bags, encouraging use of recyclable bags.

The little things, like reducing plastic use in daily life, make the biggest difference. For students, reducing waste can be especially easy in the cafeteria. The most wasteful use of plastic can be seen in the pre-packaged utensils. Most students here use only one utensil in the pack, while the napkin and the plastic covering are thrown away into non-recyclable bins.

The growing popularity of the green movement has had some positive results. Instead of ignoring a problem all together, the public is beginning to realize the importance of recycling and

reducing personal waste. Catch phrases like “going green” and “reduce your global footprint” seem to finally register with the public, which certainly is a positive effect of green merchandise.

In some ways, Europeans seem to be the model of ecofriendly living. Their grocery stores recquire patrons to buy grocery bags to encourage greener solutions. Everything in their society is fit to reduce waste. Even the toilet has two options for flushing, one for ‘number one’ and ‘number two’. Although it isn’t likely that Americans will adapt all their toilets to two options, with more pressure from the eco-activists, some changes can be made in consumer products.

The retail industry seems to be the fastest to respond to the ecomovement, but permanent change can happen through consumer changes in domestic products. The superficial benefits of wearing organic cotton recycled T-shirts are many, but scratch past the surface and people may not actually be making positive ecofriendly choices. The real difference is made when families take the time to find places to reduce waste in as many places as possible, whether that means running the washing mashine less or switching to canvas grocery bags. Try to actively make a plan to reduce these sort of wastes, and it is suprising to find how much an individual wastes in one day.

It’s great that consumers are attracted to “green” solutions in fashion and merchandizing, but the real difference comes from self-control. Rather than simply buying more products, people should follow their “green” messages. Self-control, in terms of using these products, is more effective in decreasing garbage than buying a bag. Make the real difference by carrying out what a shirt asks you to do instead of just wearing it and continuing to participate in common wasteful habits.

Contact information Mailing Address: 520 E. Main St., Carmel, IN 46032 Phone: (317) 846-7721, Ext. 7143 Web site: www.hilite.org E-mail: Staff members of the HiLite may be contacted by using their first initial and their last name appending @hilite.org. For example, Amy Flis will receive mail sent to aflis@hilite.org.

Responding to the HiLite Letters to the editor will be accepted for the May 22 issue no later than May 10. Letters may be submitted in Room C147, placed in the mailbox of Jim Streisel, e-mailed to letters@hilite.org or mailed to school. All letters must be signed.

Names will be published. (Letters sent via e-mail will be taken to a student’s SRT for him to sign.)

Letters must not contain personal attacks against an individual and may be edited.

Purpose The HiLite is a student publication distributed to students, faculty and staff of Carmel High School, with a press run of 4,500. Copies are distributed to every school in the Carmel Clay district as well as the Chamber of Commerce, city hall and the Carmel Clay Public Library.

The paper serves as a public forum and two-way communication for both the school and the community. Opinions expressed in the newspaper are not necessarily those of CHS nor the Carmel Clay system faculty, staff or administration.

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Fresh haircut shows fresh start DANCING THRU LIFE

BY AMY FLIS “The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.”

--Oliver Wendell Holmes According to Chinese tradition, a new haircut marks a fresh start.

Well, I know that a number of students return this year with new haircuts, even if they aren’t looking forward to the start of this new school year.

You can, however, look forward to another year of solid reporting and coverage in the HiLite, and I would like to personally welcome you to the next volume. This year, you will see even more HiLite online logos referring to additional

information on the drastically expanding Web coverage. Through this expansion, the publication embraces the universal trend of shifting media access. The method of accessing information, especially for young people, is changing.

According to Editor and Publisher, America’s oldest journal covering the newspaper industry, 7 percent of those 3,204 adults polled in the 2006 survey released by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press get news from new technologies such as cell phones, personal digital assistants and podcasts. Among those age 1829, the number is 13 percent. The margin of sampling error is plus or minus two percentage points.

These numbers mean that the younger audience seeks more modern information access, which further justifies the shift in news medium from print to online.

Over the course of the year, the online publication will grow to include daily coverage and constant updates with the most current information available. In contrast with the print-based coverage that is time-constrained, you can look to the online publication as a source for even more timely

updates specifically applicable to this student body.

One of the great aspects of the Internet is the immediate access.

In the past, print publications have been limited by time, by deadlines and by the inconveniences created by the time gap between the day the pages are sent to be printed and the day of publication. Now, the online publication eliminates those problems. Daily updates and a “photo of the day” will be realities this year.

The sports calendar moves online this year to free that space for additional stories. Also, the calendar page in the publication, you will notice in the next issue, looks very different from last year, and the publication as whole puts more emphasis on the online extras that the Web site has.

The Web site offers more than just information. It also has links to other relevant sites and offers the opportunity to comment on recent stories and issues. As a public media should, it can now function as a forum for student voices, even more so than in past years. The online newspaper will include more polls, surveys and other opportunities for comment

than ever before.

The print publication will, of course, continue to come out every few weeks, and the caliber of work presented by the newspapers of past years will continue.

Don’t be alarmed if you see minor changes in the nameplate, either. These do not represent any drastic change in the print publication but are simply a fresh look for the new year. Hopefully, the new design will also provide more straightforward references to the inside of the publication.

However, as with literally everything else concerning this publication, if you have any comment, please voice it either through the Web site or through the more old-fashioned letter to the editor.

This new year does present its own set of opportunities and challenges, as with every year, but they are challenges this staff is prepared to meet. This year’s paper will continue the tradition of serving this school with current information and wide coverage while attempting to engage the student body even further with broadened opportunities for online feedback. It just has a new haircut.

Amy is the editor-in-chief of the HiLite.

Contact her at aflis@hilite.org.

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WELCOME TO THE ‘REAL’ CHS 1

Attention sophomores, new students and those who just want to know. Think you know the 10-12 building? Think again. These first few days are notorious for traffic flow problems. This map will get you around the bottlenecks and on to your destination.

During passing periods this area turns into a bottleneck that is better to just avoid. Instead, travel on the first floor.

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5 The activities office is the main location for form pick-ups or drop-offs.

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to the Freshman Center

2ND FLOOR

We’re all digital after a major summer remodel (see Page 2), but video announcements still originate from here.

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Stairwell from science (sophomore lockers) to Senior Hallway. A less traveled option, it’s a good way to get to the second floor.

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to the Freshman Center

7 The book drop in main commons allows for easy return of materials and avoiding the lines inside.

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1ST FLOOR

Located above the main commons, the catwalk connects science with social studies (the remainder of sophomore lockers).

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4 The historic room, E223, was constructed from materials from the original CHS and is a replica of a 1921 CHS classroom.

MATT KANITRA / PHOTO ILLUSTRATION

8 There are two side exits inside the auditorium which bypass the typically clogged main doors.

Key Math

Social Studies

Art

English

Media Center

Athletics

Foreign Lang.

Industrial Tech.

Communication

Business

Offices/Other

Stairwells

Science

FACS/Fashion

Performing Arts

Kids’ Corner

Cafeterias

Bathrooms

9 The planetarium holds a class during the week and has presentations on the weekends for the general public.