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HANC SIDE STORY IOWA CITY WEST HIGH SCHOOL 2901 MELROSE AVE. IOWA CITY, IA 52246 INTRO.WSSPAPER.COM VOLUME 1 ISSUE 1 MAY 23, 2016

AN APP-ETITE FOR TECH An introduction to new technology in 2016 Pages 7-9

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New Start Times

Krupp Brother’s Interview

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Red Ginger Review

An App-etite For Tech

10-11 Soccer Season Ending

12-13 Things To Do In Iowa City

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What’s Your Summer Job?

Inside Math Club

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OPINION

Early or Later?

by Connor Greer

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eing an athlete and a person that loves to sleep in, the new ICCSD start times have me torn for feelings and words. The junior high and high school kids will be starting class at 9, but this will also push back practices, performances and amount of light that is available for these activities. Michael Duffy 18’ said “I would enjoy sleeping in on school days. If I could, I would sleep untill noon and go to school untill dinner time” As of now, most school activities start around 3:30 to 4:00, right after school. Next year, these will have to be pushed back; not finishing until after 6:30. By this time parents are already home from work, and dinner might already be served. Often, one of the varsity or fresh-soph teams will be forced to play after 6:30, due Should our school start at nine o’clock?

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to the size of West High. We have a freshman, sophomore and varsity team for almost all sports.

Does this mean student athletes will be dismissed from class more frequently for away games? As other districts do not have these new start times. Duffy said “I don’t play sports, but I enjoy watching and attending games” If game times are pushed back because of this, students will be getting home very late with homework to do, catch up on social life, and eat.

A study done by the CDC in 2015 concluded that later school start times contribute to more focused and productive students. The average kid will get around seven hours of sleep by the end of high school, while teenagers are still advised to receive nine hours of sleep every night. The loss of sleeps contributes to

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The front of West High School an impaired ability to stay alert, memorize, pay attention, solve problems and deal with stress. The later start times also allows for busses to save gas. This will save the ICCSD a lot of money that can be put towards other things.

If I could, I would sleep till noon and go to school till dinner time -Michael Duffy 18’ COMPILED BY HUNTER LIEBERMANN PHOTO BY HUNTER LIEBERMANN

Kyler and Coleson play defense against Cedar Falls

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KYLER AND COLESON KRUPP

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Cole doesn’t,”. They also have very different hobby choices as well. Kyler explained that he usually enjoys playing video games while Coleson said that he enjoyed just being outside and wandering.

However, aside from their differences, the brothers both bond in soccer. Since they both play the same position in midfield, both find it really easy to be competitive with one another. “He has the same soccer position as me so it makes me want to be better than him at it… and when me and Ky play together it is a lot more fun,” Coleson explained. Kyler felt the same way too, and even spoke about his brother’s soccer ability. “I don’t want him to be better than me at soccer… Like I know in the future he’ll be better than me, but I sure don’t want that to be now,” he laughed, “it’s

ccording to Kyler Krupp 18’ him and his brother had a five year streak of random fighting for no reason at all. “It’s resolved now,” he chuckled. “We don’t fight as much.” Despite the “5- year streak” these two had, it isn’t hard to see the brother bond that’s between them. As Coleson begins his interview, Kyler sits in the back and makes a fart noise and then blames it on Coleson who yells at him while laughing.

Only one year apart, Coleson Kyler Krupp 18’ and Kyler are not as similar as more of a pride thing than anything else”. many would think. When asked if the brothers take The brotherly competitiveness doesn’t stop on similar classes, Kyler responded “We do not take the the field either, in the household it still goes strong. same classes at all, I enjoy chemistry and science while When asked about their family dynamic and their po-

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PICTURE OF KYLER

sition or “label”, Kyler laughed as he looked around the table and said, “Is golden child an option?”. Coleson shot him a glare and then Kyler said “[I’m a] peacekeeper, I would say, I just know when to shut up,”.

Coleson was the completeopposite and both brothers agreed that Coleson is better at arguing. “[I’m] more ofthecare-freelive life type, like the who cares about consequences type thing, the..” said Coleson right before Kyler blurted, “So like the Coleson Krupp ‘19 troublemaker?” and then laughed.

Coleson just smiled and then said “ehhhh yeah,”.

The brothers also both agreed that they have gained good characteristics from each other. “[Kyler’s] really nice to everyone and has that carrying personality that makes me want to be more caring,” said Coleson. Kyler also felt that he has become more laid back because of Coleson and he cares less about the little things.

Kyler lines up a shot

It isn’t hard to see how close these brothers are, not only in age but also in connection. The two both share characteristics and show qualities that they have learned from each other. Although they have their arguments like every set of brothers, the Krupp Brothers are still close and seem to not be entering another “5 year fighting streak” anytime soon.

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Coleson attacks the Linn-Mar defense

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RED GINGER BRAND NEW TO IOWA CITY

BY CONNOR GREER

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ed Ginger is a new sushi restaurant in Coralville, they opened in April and serve sushi, sashimi (fresh fish), and other hot kitchen meals such as chicken or fried rice. They also have a bar right at the entrance with a good variety of drinks.

Location: Red Ginger is located off the strip, located close to pancheros and Noodles and Company. 901 25th Avenue, Coralville.

Prices: Specialty rolls are $12.50 which is more expensive than most places in the area such as Three Samurai, and Konomi. House rolls, the basic rolls, range from $4-$5, while sashimi is around $5 for three pieces. Fried rice was $3.50 Interior: When you first walk in you are greeted by someone at the door to seat you, there is a little couch for seating if you have to wait. A big bar sits in the front while other tables are scattered, almost in no order. Few TVs scatter the nicely bricked walls. The interior looks very new and has a clean look to i Review: Red Ginger is very nicely built with an ideal location right off the strip, although the staff is sometimes hard to communicate with because many are not fluent in english, the food is still very quick. It took around 15 minutes for them to process our bill which was a downside of the restaurant. The sushi was well crafted, and tasted fresh, the sashimi was a bit small and came with nothing to dip it in, but was very fresh. The fried rice was a bit salty, and could have been sweetened with some teriyaki sauce. Overall I would rate gthis a 7/10 but excpect it to rise with more time.

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BY CONNOR GREER AND NICK PRYOR PHOTO’S BY NICK PRYOR DESIGN BY HUNTER LIEBERMANN

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up a world of possibilities for portable photography.

With it better color, higher quality, and “cleaner” (less he iPhone SE is Apple’s latest tech drop, and is a noise or grain) images are possible. Ellen Burns 16’ favorite for those who want to go back to the feel- said “ I would want iit to make a holligram of youring of the 5s but keep same technology as the new self to see what differnt outfits looks like. I know the iPhones have. While buying the SE, you save money chances of this are 0.” but you also lose some important things such as Out of all the rumors swirling about, the most one of Apple’s newest features, 3D touch, which is talked about and argued rumor is the removal of a touch ID sensor. The SE also has a smaller display the 3.5mm headphone jack from the phone. If it at 4 inches which is smaller than the 6 and 6s, and proves true, this would open up a lot of changes provides a lower resolution on the smaller screen. for everyday iPhone users. A vast majority of headOf course Apple’s latest technology will have some phones on the market today would no longer be uspositives, such as a smaller able with the phone, instead, phone that fits the hands of headphones would have to people that don’t like dragplug into the lighting conI know this won’t happen, ging around a small iPad in nector. As of now, there are but I would love to see some a few select models of lighttheir pockets every day. Clay sort of 3D effects.

Warren 18’ said “I like it, it’s fast ning connector headphones -Jason Strunk ’17 but small so it doesn’t break out there. Macrumors.com easily.” There is also a more did tests comparing these compact camera, it focuses very quickly, and cap- select Lightining connector headphones to the tures the right pictures with color and lighting. standard 3.5mm headphone jack ones. Their results As we draw nearer to the September announce- are promising. They found the Lightning connector ment from Apple of the iPhone 7, rumors continue headphones to universally have better sound quality to swirl about all aspects of the phone. Jason Strunk than the standard headphones. Although inconve19’ said “I know this won’t happen, but I would love niences may arise with having to share a single port to see some sort of 3D effects.” According to sche- between the charger and headphones, the lovers matics of the phone, reportedly released by the of music can rest assured that they will be getting French tech site: NowhereElse, the iPhone 7 will be higher quality sound for the compromise. of identical size to the previous 6 and 6s. However, some of these leaks report that the 7+ will feature The new Samsung Galaxy s7 is the newest version a dual lens camera. These two cameras could open of the widely loved Samsung product. There are

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two models as before with the s7 edge, that provides scores stats, news at your fingertips. The phone has kept many of the same features that make the s6 one of the best phones such as a waterproof phone, for those people that like to take a swim with their smartphones. Owen Millers 18’ said “The fact that it’s waterproof is so awesome. I will be able to take some awesome underwater pictures.” There is a dual pixel camera, meaning faster more precise autofocus, and also a much needed low light front camera, which was a weakness for the Galaxy phones. Along with that, the Galaxy s7 includes their new wireless charge for the phone and the biggest battery yet.

The new LG G5 is a lightweight phone with a metal design, and the 3D Arc Glass that gives the phone a nice curved looked and fits well in the hand. There is a replace-

The waterproof is my favorite by far, It will allow for awesome pictures underwater

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-Owen Millers’18

able battery, so your phone can always be alive if you carry a battery around, the batteries are rechargeable. The phone has dual rear cameras, and new features such as manual mode and auto-shot that will take the picture as soon as a face is detected. The phone comes in silver, titan, gold and pink, and the coolest feature is all the devices that can be used with it, such as virtual reality, 360 degree camera, and a wireless rolling bot that can control your technology throughout the house.

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WEST SOCCER

DESIGN BY NICK PRYOR

THE SEASON SO FAR

BY CONNER GREER

The dreams and aspirations of the West High boys soc-

cer team of winning the state championship is getting closer and closer every game. The boys had a tough defeat against Muscatine in the sub state finals last year. The West High boys soccer team has started out strong this season with a 13-2 record, with a loss to Bettendorf 0-1 when they were down a few players. Alex Anderson ‘17 said “ the team has been able to have success by scoring early and scoring often, which helps give the boys momentum.” They have done this with a balanced scoring attack with six players

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averaging three goals or more. The team’s leader in goals is Nicholas Pitcher ‘16, with a remarkable 92% shot percentage. It also helps when your goalies are able to make saves and the defense is there at all times while only allowing ten goals total the whole year.

The boys have had grueling practices to stay in shape and make sure they keep their roll going, they often run hills, go through shooting, passing, dribbling, and goalie drills to keep their skills up to par. They have taken care of their schedule quite easy with only two games coming within a point, and the rest of the games have been won by 2 or

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more goals. The boys have played multiple good teams this year including Linn-Mar and Kennedy and beat both of them with ease.

Sub state begins soons , West shad the hardest game to play against the cross town rivals City High Little Hawks. City is a perfect 14-0. West came up short against City High 2-1 which was decided in penalty kicks and lost 5-4. With multiple very good players on their team. This made for an interesting game as many of the players play club together, but once the whistle blows its gametime.

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PLACES TO GO THIS SUMMER HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU WONDER, WHAT AM I GOING TO DO ON THIS BEAUTIFUL SUMMER DAY OR CRAPPY SUMMER DAY? HERE ARE A COUPLE GO TO PLACES FOR THE SUMMER OF 2016

BY HUNTER LIEBERMANN

PHOTOS BY NICK PRYOR

DESIGN BY HUNTER LIEBERMANN

Lake Macbride is a wonderful lake and nature area where you can do almost anything nature related. The State park is located at 3525 Hwy 382 NE, Solon.

You can swim, hike, rent a boat, campout and have a tasty BBQ. The hiking trails range from a smooth flat path to a rough hilly more intense hike. The beach is a perfect place to hangiut with freinds or get your summer tan.

Finkbine Golf Course is a fun course for those who are looking to have fun with a group of friends. It’s located at 1380 Melrose Ave, Iowa City. Weekday rates are $38 to the public.

Games started after 5pm come at a discounted price of $25.

Finkbine is a challenging course for those who don’t play golf, but it’s still fun.

Downtown Iowa City is as good as it gets. With multiple frozen yogurt from places like yotopia located across from the old capital mall will help you cool off after a long day on the Pentacrest playinh frisbee and reading books in a pretty quiet place out in the middle of the city. If you’re more of an inside person, don’t worry Filmscene is just for you.

Terry Trueblood Recreation Area is located south of the Iowa City Airport at 4213 Sand Rd SE. This area is full of great fishing, canoe and pedal boat renting.

Aside from the lake there are great biking and hiking trails that circle the lake. There is a beautiful lodge that includes many amenities such as a fireplace and kitchen.

Okay..You still need a job

Outside

NO

Where do you want to work?

Do you need money this summer?

BY ALFONSO WHEELER AND HUNTER LIEBERMANN

Inside

YES

With summer break only day’s away boredom will come into play.

With places like Adventure Land and Lost Island costing $25+, How are you gonna pay for that? By getting a summer job, of course!

What’s Your Summer Job?

This job is great for anyone who would like to sit above everyone else and boss kids around all day to keep them alive and occasionally save some drowning person’s life.

Why:

erty Rec Center or Coralville Swimming Pool

This job is for the people who don’t just wanna watch kids but also play the games they are playing too.

Why:

erty Rec Center or Camp Wapsie

Where: North Lib-

Summer Camp Helper

Lifeguard

Where: North Lib-

You Should be a.....

Yes you do

Yes

No

You Should be a.....

No

Do you like to save lives?

This job is perfect for someone who doesn’t really want to leave a “home” environment and apply for jobs, but needs the money for summer.

Why:

local stay-at-home mom’s house

Where: Your

Summer Daycare Employee

You Should be a.....

7-15

Age 0-6 or 7-15?

Good with Kids?

0-6

Yes

Don’t want to work outside or with food but still want to interact with the world? The Rec Center is the place for you.

Why:

Liberty or Coralville Rec Center

Where: North

Rec Center Employee

You Should be a.....

No

Work with food?

A/C in the summer, pretty relaxed days, flexible schedules, this job is for the person who is all about just chillin’, with the occasional rush.

Why:

Fareway, HyVee, Local Grocery Store

Where: Walmart,

Grocery Store Employee

You Should be a.....

Slow

This job is for the person who gets hungry throughout their shift and just wants to snag some quick food, for FREE.

Why:

rant in local area (Ex: Pancheros, Bluebird, Jimmy John’s)

Where: Any restau-

Waiter and/or Cook

You Should be a.....

Fast

Fast or slow paced?

Yes

WELCOME TO MATH CLUB +FOR THEM, MATH IS MORE THAN JUST A CLASS

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BY NICK PRYOR

hile most students run for their lockers and cars as the final bell rings, a select group instead head for Room 206. While many dread their math class, filled with complicated equations that symbols that seem like a jumble of confusion, these students set out to make sense of these equations. From their weekly meetings to competitions across and out of the state the West High math club, Mu Alpha Theta, sets out to better understand and enjoy mathematics.

Starting roughly 25 years ago, Mu Alpha Theta participate in math competitions around the state and the nation representing West High. Their advisor, James Kirpes, has been with the program for 18 years and is also a geometry and calculus teacher in the building.

Roughly 75 students are members of the club, but the number that attend meetings fluctuate week to week depending on when competitions are.

Throughout the year they will partake in competitions on average once every three weeks. To anyone entering Mr. Kirpes’ room, their success is obvious. Pilled up on the windowsill overlooking the courtyard are a multitude of different plaques and trophies the team has collected over Kirpes’ 18 years leading the club.

Upon further inspection, one will notice that the majority of the plaques and trophies are for first place achievements. Mu Alpha Theta pride themselves not only on complicated math problems, but also on their successes. Last year, they had 12 out of 12 top place finishers, which include the state math championships and the prestigious multi-state math league championship. They’re now the 11 time defending state champions, adding to their already impressive record.

Think you have what it takes to join next year? Anyone is welcome to come and join. People have joined for many reasons, not just because they already happen to be very good at math. “I joined math club because I enjoy challenging myself and I thought it would be

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a great experience… I always learn new things about math and myself [From math competitions],” said Ben Schroeder ’18. There are also a number of traditions that go along with the club. “Every year in Madison, Wisconsin, we have a tradition to wear the ugliest suit we own,” Kirpes said.

Mu Alpha Theta meetings are sure to be for fun for anyone who comes. Candy is handed out to students

by Kirpes and discussions are held over recent and upcoming competitions and specific math problems students are currently working on. Whether you already have a passion for math, want to develop a passion for it, or simply want to improve in the subject, math club is a place for you.

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