11.01.13
Lakeside Lutheran High School
Warrior Times Weekly
CC crosses the finish line warrior sports p.3
Heroin
The human toll volume 56
issue 11
student viewpoint p.2
Hazing: A team bond G or humiliation?
rowing
with God
staff reporter
Adam Poyner
Isaiah 41:29, 31 “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak… but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”
staff reporter
Winter Perty
Hazing is a well hidden problem that has plagued colleges, high schools, and sport teams around the United States for years. Hazing is defined by the NCAA website as: “Any act committed against someone joining or becoming a member or maintaining membership in any organization that is humiliating, intimidating or demeaning, or endangers the health and safety of the person. Hazing includes active or passive participation in such acts and occurs regardless of the willingness to participate in the activities. Hazing creates an environment/climate in which dignity and respect are absent.” There is a small difference between hazing and bullying. The same power dynamics and intimidation tactics are used. The only difference between bullying and hazing is that bullying can happen to anyone, at anytime, and is used as a means to exclude someone. Hazing is a way of including people by having them earn their way into a group. Recently, the Seattle school district banned
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In Seattle underclassmen were being paddled, wearing diapers, having eggs thrown at them and shoe polish put on them.
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11 students in a hazing case. According to The Seattle Times, “Garfield Principal Ted Howard and a group of police officers broke up a large student gathering after school on Sept. 27 at the Washington Park Arboretum. They discovered underclassmen were being paddled, wearing diapers, having eggs thrown at them and shoe polish put on them.” Howard recognized some of the students faces, but some were wearing disguises, and others ran before he could identify them. Hazing activities vary widely among participants, groups and settings. Alcohol use is common in many types of hazing, other examples of typical hazing practices include: personal servitude, sleep deprivation, restric-
Many people commit atrocious acts, such as streaking, just to fit in. tions on personal hygiene, yelling, swearing, and insulting new members/rookies, being forced to wear embarrassing or humiliating attire in public, consumption of vile substances or smearing of such on one’s skin, brandings, and physical beatings. If someone feels as though they are being hazed, they should talk to someone about what he or she is going through. Leave the group that is doing the hazing, and refuse to participate. Tolerance of a little hazing usually leads to more hazing. Hazing can result in serious physical and emotional injury.
Seniors return after long absence
Lakeside welcomes grandparents from near and far
Many students and others know the comforting words of this passage by heart. All people feel, at some point, that they just cannot keep up; whether it be with sports, homework, a job, friends, family, school, peer pressure, or any combination of these things. In this passage, God promises to renew the strength and vigor of people who are overwhelmed with life. Whenever someone is feeling pressure from activities or problems, encourage that person with the words of this passage. Always remember that God loves and cares for all people. He sent His Son Jesus to save the world from sin, and He will give you strength in a bad situation to turn it into a blessing.
By the numbers:
Candy Overload dailyinfographic.com
600,000,000
pounds of candy are purchased every Halloween that’s
16,000,000,000 Snickers Bars or...
158,000,000,000,000
Candy Corns
$2,000,000,000 Emiley Stade with her grandparents (above) and Mindy Meske’s grandparents (below).
the amount Americans spend on candy every Halloween $1,200,000,000 on chocolate $680,000,000 on sugar candies
$44
the amount the average American family spends on candy every Halloween. photo by Bari Vredeveld
Grandparents gather for breakfast while reminiscing of days gone by in the high school cafeteria.
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