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2016 Election Edition: Rock the Vote As Loyola Academy’s most distinguished (and only) student news source, The Prep invited two Ramblers to voice their take in this contentious election and construct an argument as to why their candidate is the better choice to move our country forward. Any reactions or comments are encouraged.

Email your thoughts to us at theprep@loy.org for a chance to appear in the next issue.

I’m With Her Quinn Carr Senior Writer Experience and Openness Trumps Ambition and Boorishness: Why I’m with Her At this point, everyone has heard enough of why we aren’t voting for the other candidate, so I feel as though it’s time to address what really matters: Why we are voting for a candidate. It’s time that we, as an informed American public, focus on the actual views and proposed plans of each candidate, and not on the pitfalls of the other.

Hillary Clinton is the most-qualified candidate for President of the United States. Her experience as Secretary of State, in conjunction with her views on crucial issues such as immigration and care for the environment make her the most viable and healthiest option for the future of our country. Additionally, the manner in which she presents herself is presidential, or rather, that of a placid adult, to whom I could entrust the security of our country.

Clinton’s approach on immigration is a fact-centered comprehensive reform of the current system. She supports a path of citizenship for undocumented citizens

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and is against deportation unless the undocumented immigrants in question are violent criminals. This policy of openness is a belief that exemplifies America’s historic view on immigration, as opposed to a view that is, in effect, the exact antithesis. The United States of America is a nation built on the prosperity of immigrants, so what has changed? Why is building a literal, physical wall a solution for immigration in a country that wouldn’t exist if our past presidents had been as harsh and exclusionary.

Another reason I support Hillary Clinton is that not only does she have a plan for sustainability and integration of green energy in the United States, but that she acknowledges the settled science of climate change. With the rest of the world realizing the threat humans pose to our planet, it’s time that we move past our American egocentric tendencies and realize that care for our planet is a real issue that can’t be viewed as a second-rate problem that will be addressed by other countries. Clinton’s efficacy and initiative on such a monumental issue is an important part of continued on page 5

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“Hillary Clinton is the most-qualified candidate for President of the United States.”

“I ask you to stand with me, and with Mr. Trump, and to chart out a new course for humanity.”

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The Crossroads of a Nation We have, as a country, come to a fork in the road, so to speak. This next election does not just decide the next four years for the country. The candidate who is elected president will ultimately decide the course of the United States for decades to come.

The country is in turmoil at the moment. Racial tensions are high, and while we may not be at such a great height of violence compared to last year, our nation is still deeply divided. It is times like these that men and women look to their leaders for wisdom and guidance.

The Supreme Court is another momentous matter that hangs in the balance. With the tragic death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a Conservative, this year, the court is no longer balanced between Conservative and Liberal Justices.

The next President can decide whether to keep the Liberal-Conservative balance, or to tip the scales in favor of their political agenda.

And indeed the fate of the world is being decided as well. The world has been

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shaken to its foundations these past few years. The toll that radical Islam has taken on the current world order is significant and incredibly painful for those who have been involved.

Militarily, ISIS is on the retreat, having lost significant ground to Assad, and to other rebel groups. Radical Islam and anti-secularization is not on the retreat. It has not been destroyed. The split between the Islamic World and the West will continue to grow, harming both sides, until we as a species put a stop to the forces that are driving us apart.

There are many more matters of great importance that are being decided on November 8th. But I believe I have made my point. Fear and dread is being felt in the gut of every American. At the moment, it seems like we are losing the war against evil.

We need a fighter. We need a person who will stick up and fight to the last. We need a light in the darkness, a signal of hope and victory among the tempest of hatred and fear. I ask you, the Loyola Community, to ask yourselves this one question: Who will brave the gathering storm for us? Who will defend our country, our continued on page 5

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A Letter from the Board The Loyola Academy Prep would like to give all its readers a friendly reminder to check their fallout shelters for supplies prior to November 8. This is the final issue of The Prep before the Big Election Day, and as America seems to approach its finest, or perhaps worst, hour, let us take a moment to reflect on the decision we hold in our hands.

Perhaps this bizarre marathon that we call election season is a blessing in disguise (scandals do have a tendency to emerge at the last minute), but mercifully, we are almost at the finish line. Many have called this contest one of the most consequential in our nation’s history, and while there is some truth to that, every election matters, especially overlooked races at the local level where most policy is made.

Our generation garners plenty of undeserved criticism, but one fair critique is found in the fact that the overwhelming majority of millennials do not pay attention to the political sphere, or at least do not vote. In 2012, a lackluster 46% of 18-29 year-olds showed up to vote, according to the Pew Research Center. Turnout was even worse in the 2014 midterms among young people, around 23%. Lackluster indeed.

And yet despite our seeming disinterest in our future, almost 65% of Americans are unhappy with the direction we are headed.

The hypocrisy is almost mind-numbing. Many complain about their choices; Trump and Clinton, lamenting that one is unhinged and the other is a criminal (a false equivalency… but we digress), when in fact both candidates were chosen by voters in the primary process. Congress currently has a 16% job approval rating, and yet 90% of Congressmen will be reelected this fall. What gives?

The answer is simple: We get the government we show up for.

Nobody is denying us a voice or a seat at the table, and when you do not vote, you forfeit both your say and your right to complain or be frustrated, even after the election. When we act disinterested or do not bother to become informed, our representatives treat us with disdain and continue to equivocate. Because we refuse to hold them accountable, they get away with it.

Politicians listen to groups that vote, and little time in this campaign has been spent on the issues affecting our generation, such as climate change, student debt, and technology. There is a tendency to be cynical, but the basic reality is politicians are still accountable to us. If we do not demand and expect better, the gridlock and gutter-sensationalism will not end with this election. Our system is not broken, American democracy works, and it starts at the ballot box.

AMDG Charlie Power and Thomas Murphy Editors-in-Chief

Wednesday, October 19, 2016 Contributors Quinn Carr, Young Republicans Club Member, Mira Balsam, Jake Jalloway, Kylie Fronczak, Sean Scanlon, Elizabeth Hallernon, Martin Susanto, Natalie Regan, Riley Harwood, Lelah Byron, Serena Walker, Chloe Huh, Lily Holtane, Brady Reichert, Mitchell Deligio, Erin Santacrose, Madeleine Quackenbush, Kelly Reichert, and Riley Harwood

An Open Letter to Trump I was in the car on my way to Michigan when I read an article highlighting the most disgusting, sexist remarks you’ve made over the years, and at first I felt surprised. Then I realized that it wasn’t that I was surprised at all by your words and actions (they definitely are not unusual of your previous behavior), but I found that I was actually appalled by them.

First and foremost, I was appalled that such remarks and words could come out of any human’s mouth. Secondly, I was appalled that someone who held such high power and importance would say such things. Last, but certainly not the least, I was appalled that someone running for the presidency of the United States, my own country, would say these horribly degrading and demeaning comments.

As a powerful leader in our economy and a prospective leader of our nation, I believe that you should have the basic decency to revere women with the respect that they deserve, the respect that all humans deserve.

When I heard you say that you “are automatically attracted to beautiful woman” and that you just “start kissing them” and you “don’t even wait,” I am disgusted that someone could think that this is acceptable behavior. To claim that women let you do it because “you’re a star” and “they let you do anything” is utterly repulsive and that you even uttered a comment about grabbing women by their vaginas physically pains me.

Not only does this set a horrible example for men everywhere, but it encourages a culture that it still rampant in our society. The rape culture in the U.S. is anything but non-existent and when men in power, such as you, make comments such as these, it heavily influences what people believe is right and wrong. Not only have you spoken to sexually assaulting women, but you’ve also claimed to walk in on nude Miss America pageant contestants as “the owner of pageant” who is therefore “inspecting it.” Not only is this a huge abuse of power, but it also makes the women competing in your pageants very uncomfortable as one former contestant, Bridget Sullivan, compared you to a “creepy uncle.”

The most confusing part to me is why you don’t take these comparisons that are given to you, or the discomfort that is shown to you, or the resistance that is given against you when you sexually intimidate women and change your habits. I doubt 100% that every single woman has given you exactly what you’ve wanted from them and the fact that you can’t learn from these ladies’ rejections scares me. To continue exhibiting these kinds of behaviors for many years is very frightening and purely unnerving.

In response to you and many others who are dismissing your talk as “locker room braggadocio,” I believe that whether or not these comments are supposed to be spoken in private or in public, they should not be spoken out loud... period. No one has the right to degrade anyone whether in front of her face or behind her back. This “locker room banter” should not be condoned by anyone, much less those in power.

To dismiss these horrible comments as banter is a crime within itself.

Not only should you have the decency to not make these misogynistic comments, you should also have the decency to formerly address what you have said, apologize, and then CHANGE your actions. Your apologies mean nothing if you dismiss your objectification of women as purely comments or if you continue with your sexual actions and words.

For the sake of our country and the sake of our society, I plead that you will change your ways, because I will not support any person, much less a candidate for president, who thinks that the comments you have made are excusable. They are unjustifiable and should not be taken lightly. I suggest you take the hints, the 30+ Congressional Republicans who refuse to support you, the lengthy statements given by the victims of your behavior, the opinions expressed by celebrities, and change the way you approach not only women, but all humans, no matter race, gender, or sexuality.

We deserve a president who is here for everyone and who will continually influence our society in the best way possible with the best behavior possible. We need a president who will respect and stand by our nation’s claim that “all men are created equal.” Anything less is unacceptable.

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Thespians Bring Amish Project to Stage Jake Jalloway Junior Writer It is time again for the talented actors of Loyola Academy to put on another production. This year’s production is a drama, and is titled The Amish Project. Instead of being told as a traditional drama, this year’s show is different. Playwright Jessica Dickey originally wrote the production as a one woman show, but it has since been re-written to include an entire cast. What also makes this different from a traditional drama is the way the story is told. The story is told through a style of writing called docu-theater (documentary theater).

Docu-theater is a style of theater in which a story is told through real life events, newspapers, and how the media reacted to the situation.

The cast consists of 19 actors. The roles of the cast range from Velda and Anna (two Amish sisters who are victims of a cruel injustice) to Bill North (a professor of American religion who acts as the middleman for communication between the Amish community and the rest of the world.). The members of the ensemble play a variety of roles throughout the production including a

representation of the way that society reacts and treats the Amish, as well as the media’s bias. Due to the confusing nature of docu-theater, the ensemble also aid in comprehending the various transitions throughout the show. When going to see the

even those involved in the making of the show. When asked what his favorite thing about playing Bill North, Logan Aldrich (Freshman) replied, “My favorite thing about playing Bill is the opportunity to perform as someone that I would proba-

est character in the show, so she’s a lot more naive.

Throughout the whole play, she isn’t really fully aware of the seriousness of situations she’s put into. She has a really bubbly personality, and even after everything she goes through, she still

The cast of the Amish Project rehearses an emotional scene in preparation for opening night November 3.

show, the viewer should pay as much attention to the actions of the ensemble as they do the principal characters, because the ensemble helps the viewers understand the transition between scenes, and helps the viewer avoid getting lost in the show.

Everyone has something to say about The Amish Project,

bly never meet, or even come across in my life. It gives me an insight on something most people don’t even think about, the Amish Culture.”

When asked what separates her character (Velda) from the other characters in the show, Senior Nora Talaga responded, “Velda is six years old and the young-

continues smiling and seeing life in a positive light.”

Even Karina Kavanagh (Stage Manager) stated her favorite moment of the show as, “My absolute favorite part of the show is the final scene. The entire performance is so full of emotion and it all builds up and comes together perfectly at the end.

Every moment of this show is both heartbreaking and uplifting in the best possible way, but I think the last scene truly shows the ability of humanity to respond to tragedy with love and forgiveness.”

The Amish have been known to be very forgiving as a community, and this play specifically highlights that aspect of the Amish culture.

Jessica Dickey takes characters, who appear to be very different, and finds a common thread between them.

One reason Mr. Yost (Director) picked the play is because this year is the Jubilee Year of Mercy in the Catholic Church. A key factor of mercy is forgiveness. As Catholics, we follow Jesus’ teachings of being able to forgive even the worst kind of sin, and that is exactly what the characters do in this production. They all band together to forgive the man who harmed their community.

The Amish Project debuts on Thursday, November 3. It runs from November 3 to Saturday, November 5 at 7:30pm, with a 2pm matinee performance on November 6. Order your tickets now on www.seatyourself.biz/goramblers.

2017-2018 Schedule Gets a Shakeup

Thomas Murphy Editor-in-Chief For the first time in a decade, Loyola Academy will be implementing several major changes to its scheduling system. The last time such action was taken was in 2006, when the daily schedule shifted from eight class periods to nine. Also included in that schedule change was the addition of Formation and lab periods. Now, in 2016, Loyola has consulted with scheduling specialists and taken input from faculty and staff to adopt a scheduling layout named the “Drop Cascade” schedule. In researching the options for a new schedule, the administration kept in mind several principles to uphold: the meeting of students’ needs, the maximization of learning

and wellness, and the preparation of students for college.

The Drop Cascade format’s most notable change is its shift from nine periods each day to just six, including a dedicated lunch period and a twenty-five minute “flex period.” According to an e-mail sent out to the Rambler Community, this downsizing is meant to “enhance learning, reduce stress, and allow greater flexibility and collaboration between students and faculty” as well as ease the nightly homework load for students.

Although there will be fewer periods each day, the school day will last for essentially the same amount of time, 7:45-2:48, twelve minutes less than normal. To accommodate the fewer number of classes each day, each period will be fifty-five min-

The new schedule, the Drop Cascade, was chosen with the interests of the students and faculty in mind. The new schedule should alleviate some of the stress of homework and crowded days.

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utes long. This scheduling allows teachers to do more with their students each day as well as “increase [students’] academic stamina in preparation for college.”

Another notable feature of the Drop Cascade sched-

ule is the timing of classes each day, as “courses will be scheduled at different points in the day in a 3-week cycle.” Because the timing of courses will be changing each week, students will not be missing

the same classes each time they leave school early in order to travel for athletics.

Besides the creation of the Drop Cascade schedule, Loyola has made several

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College Fair Matches Students and Schools Fair was one of the largest college fairs in Illinois.

These representatives had a wide ranging audience With college application dates quickly approaching, at Loyola, ranging from a Loyola Academy decided it few sophomores who were was the perfect time to hold its annual college fair. Representatives from over 200 different colleges and universities came to discuss all the wonderful things their specific institutions had to offer. With schools like Santa Clara University and Loyola Marymount University on the West Coast, to the ever popular Boston College and Georgetown Uni- just started in the college versity on the East Coast, process, to juniors who are to schools in the South starting to buckle down and such as Vanderbilt Univer- get more serious about their sity and Rice University, college search, to seniors to schools more close to who are frantically trying home like Loyola Univer- to put the finishing touches sity Chicago and U of I at on their applications and Urbana-Champaign, there essays with their deadwere plenty of opportunities lines coming way sooner to visit with representatives than anyone can believe.

Along with meeting diffrom all over the country.

There were even schools in ferent college representaattendance from outside of tives, students and their the United States, such as families were also able to The American University gain instant information on of Paris and University Col- colleges that they were inlege of Dublin. With over terested in, using the new 200 schools present, the technology that Loyola deLoyola Academy College cided to use for the first time Kylie Fronczak Senior Writer

called StriveScan. Gone are the days of filling out the same information 15 times on each university’s interest cards and coming home with way more brochures than one will even need.

With the new technology of StriveScan, students were able to register during their Formation classes and provide all the necessary information ahead of time; representatives were able to scan each interested student’s individual barcode in order to exchange information. Students were able to receive instant college info sent directly to their emails, and representatives were provided access to the interested student’s information such as academic interests, GPA, test scores, email, and mailing address. On top of this new innovation keeping up with the school’s ecological responsible outlook this year, it also avoids any mix ups do to sloppy handwriting, misspelling, or misplacing of important information packets on the student’s part.

Although the fair lasted from 6:30 to 8:30, there were also a series of extra

Take the Carbon Challenge Sean Scanlon Senior Writer Climate change is a worldwide issue that even the Pope has started to address. In the spring of 2015, Pope Francis released his second encyclical, Laudato Si’, which focused on the “care for our common home.” In his encyclical, the Pope speaks out about global warming and other environmental issues, and

calls for action. He stresses that we shape the future of our planet, and everyone in the world should be doing something to help keep it clean and healthy. T h e Ignatian Carbon Challenge was started by the Ignatian Solidarity Network in response to Pope Francis’ encyclical. It’s meant to include high schools that are part of the network in helping to act upon the Pope’s message. The idea of the

program is to allow students to address environmental issues through monthly challenges. The activities can range from posting a picture with the hashtag #iggycarbon, to walking or biking to school instead of driving for a day, to eliminating one type of single use plastic from your life. Through all of the challenges, the goal is to get participants to learn how live a sustainable life, and build realistic and environmentally friendly habits.

Signing up for the challenge may seem small, but being aware of a problem is a huge step towards actually beginning to solve it. If we all play a part, we can all work together

Pope Francis calls us to care for our planet. The Ignatian Carbon Challenge is a way to do just that.

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to create lasting change.

We only get one planet so we may as well respect it.

information sessions for students and parents to attend in the hour before the fair officially started. These different sessions provided general information for the Rambler community dealing with specific concerns and questions that only affect a portion of the student body in their college search.

Sessions dealt with questions on athletic recruitment or learning about U.S. military options in the college search process. Other sessions included learning about being an undecided or undeclared student and finding out which schools have the best program to support a student who is still unsure. Another session was specifically for those considering a major in the fine or performing

arts. Another session offered was for students with learning differences, and understanding how to pick an institution that would provide the most support and guidance in navigating their years after high school. All sessions were delivered either by Loyola faculty, or by qualified presenters from institutions such as DePaul University or Madison College.

All in all, Loyola’s college night was yet again a night of helpful and important information. The college process can be a stressful and anxiety inducing one, but with events like the college fair, Loyola brings those helpful resources right to you, and attempts to make the whole process go just a little bit smoother.

Schedule, cont continued from page 3 other important changes to course scheduling. Students will now be required to attain a total of 26.0 credits by graduation as opposed to the traditional 25.0 credits. This change will be grandfathered in with the incoming class of 2021, and should not have too great of an effect on most schedules, as 90% of Loyola students already graduate with 26.0 credits. Accompanying this is a new three-year Science requirement, one more year than previously required, a Physical Education and Health requirement that may not be taken over the summer, and the elimination of sophomore theology over the summer.

In addition to these changes is a change in the maximum number of AP courses students are allowed to take.

In the past, students were only allowed to take three AP courses each year, however beginning next year “a

small percentage of qualifying students will be permitted to take more than 3 AP classes per year.” This change comes after much consultation with teachers, parents, students, and college representatives on the importance of AP classes and how they should be distributed among students.

The changes to the daily scheduling of Loyola courses will no doubt have an immediate effect on student academic and social life, as the number of early releases will be limited and late starts will be eliminated all together. As said in Fr. McGrath and Dr. Baal’s email to the Rambler Community, the new schedule is “grounded, first and foremost, in cura personalis, or care for the whole person.”

As the needs of students evolve with new technology and learning techniques, Loyola Academy is staying ahead of the curve and holding the education of their students as its first priority.

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Stronger Together Make America Great Again continued from page 1 her political platform that should not be disregarded.

The best selling-point for Hillary Clinton is her experience and wealth of knowledge in politics and foreign policy, which she has ascertained from years of experience as a New York Senator and as Secretary of State. While her hawkishness, as well as the controversy which shrouds many of her actions in regards to handling foreign situations, are scrutinized by the GOP, the fact that she had to come up with real-world solutions to real-world problems is a comfort, even if they weren’t handled flawlessly. Hillary Clinton is a more trustworthy option as a voice for the United States on the world stage, as well a figure of reliability in domestic policy.

Hillary Clinton not only has the credentials to be

president, but she also has the sense of morality and sound temperament that it takes to be the leader of our country. She possesses a basic respect for women, minorities, and the LGBTQ community, something which her opponent has yet to, if he ever fully will, embrace. Now, in the beginning of this editorial, I said that I wouldn’t focus on the pitfalls of Donald Trump, but after writing about Hillary Clinton’s potential as President of the United States, it has become even more apparent that the leader and symbolic voice of our nation cannot be blatantly misogynistic and xenophobic.

It would also be nice if a presidential candidate wasn’t so vulgar and blunt; if it’s not safe to say in the sheltered, hilariously sacrosanct hallways of Loyola, it probably shouldn’t be heard on the campaign trail.

continued from page 1 values, our freedom, through the terrible rain of evil that is setting down now upon us.

The answer is not Hillary Clinton. She is anything but the knight in shining armor we need to lead us to victory. Her spinelessness has already cost too many American lives. It cannot be allowed to cost the rest of us our sacred freedom.

I will not defend Donald J. Trump’s remarks. They are despicable and inexcusable.

They are a smear and a source of shame on country and the Republican Party. He is not the hero I want, nor is he the hero any of us truly want.

But he is the fighter we need.

His actions in the debates and on the campaign trail have shown that he does not quit.

His lack of apologies stem from his intense desire to prevail over what he sees as evil.

He may sometimes be misled.

But he is the only person who will lead us through the rain of fire that is upon us. He is, of

the two candidates, the only one who will defend the United States, and all of its promises, until his dying breath.

We have truly arrived at a great crossroad. What will become of the country that we so desperately love? We have two choices.

We can allow ourselves to fade. We can let our past errors and hypocrisies erode the foundations of liberty and freedom that this great country was built upon. We can let the mistakes we have made, and the ones that we are currently making, define our character. We can resign our country to the slavery of guilt and shame that has built up in the hearts of people like Hillary Clinton for decades. We can let our flag, our history, our promises, and everything that we hold dear in our hearts be left to become hollow and empty, symbols of the America we could have become.

Or we can stand and fight.

We can emerge from the ashes of our past sins, and set out

on a course to redeem them.

We can atone for the damages that have been caused to innocent people. We can understand that we have made mistakes, but make up for them by truly bringing every single man, woman, and child in this country under the blanket of Liberty.

What I ask from you is not to forget our shortcomings, but to forgive them. I ask you to stand with me, and with Mr. Trump, and to chart out a new course for humanity.

Let us not be resigned becoming what the lesser nations of the world want us to be.

I ask you to brave the long cold night, for the promises of the dawn that is to come. I ask you to take upon the title of an American, and to live up to the promises that that title ensues. And in the end, I ask you to stand with me, and with my countrymen, as a beacon of hope to all nations. Mr. Trump may not deliver us that dawn, but he will defend us as we go forth to claim it for ourselves.

Political Debates Hit Rock Bottom Elizabeth Hallernon Sophomore Writer In the Presidential election, there are a total of three debates. The first took place September 26, 2016.

The debate that took place on October 9, 2016 was... interesting. The first half hour consisted of the candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton accusing each other of misconduct, with only two audience questions being answered.

This was just a preview of what was to come.

These two candidates, Clinton and Trump, have both been under fire for scandals, including Hillary’s emails, the Clinton Foundation, and Benghazi, and Trump’s charity, his refusal to release his tax records, and more (see Scandals: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver for a full explanation).The newest scandal erupted shortly before the debate, with a video from 2005 being released containing Trump off-camera making lewd comments about women. Some of the things that he said included: “When you’re a star, they

Trump and Clinton faced off in a tense and combative town hall meeting debate on October 9. The two will meet again tonight in the their third and final debate.

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let you do it. You can do anything,” and saying that he would “grab” women and kiss them without their permission. In this video, he is describing himself sexually assaulting women.

that Americans have to pay, yet you have not released your tax returns.”

Trump: “I don’t mind releasing — I’m under a routine audit. And it’ll be released. And — as soon as the audit’s finSome of the key points ished, it will be released.” in the first debate (hostHolt: “...you’re pered by NBC Nightly News fectly free to release your anchor Holt) include: taxes during an audit.”

Trump: “I will release Holt: “Mr. Trump, we’re my tax returns — against talking about the burden my lawyer’s wishes —

when she [Clinton] releases her 33,000 e-mails that have been deleted. As soon as she releases them, I will release.”

Clinton: “Or maybe he doesn’t want the American people, all of you watching tonight, to know that he’s paid nothing in federal taxes.”

Trump: “That makes me smart.”

In an audit, the IRS makes sure that there are no errors in tax returns and that

the proper amount of tax was paid. The IRS has released statements saying that Trump is allowed to release his federal tax returns.

Trump has recently admitted in the second debate to using a near-billion dollar loss to eliminate federal income taxes going forward.

Warren Buffett, the richest man in the U.S., has released his tax returns. Buffett was called out by Trump during Sunday’s debate, with Trump saying the billionaire exploited tax laws by taking a massive deduction.

This, in fact, was untrue, and Buffett proved this even though he is under audit.

Holt: “The share of Americans who say race relations are bad in this country is the highest it’s been in decades, much of it amplified by shootings of African-Americans by police...Race has been a big issue in this campaign, and one of you is going to have to bridge a very wide and bitter gap. So how do you heal the divide?”

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Venomous Debates Poison Populous, cont. continued from page 5 nities and the police...that they’re well prepared to use force only when necessary.

Everyone should be respected by the law, and everyone should respect the law.”

Trump: “Now, whether or not in a place like Chicago you do stop and frisk, which...worked very well in New York...But you take the gun away from criminals that shouldn’t be having it. We have gangs roaming the street. And in many cases, they’re illegally here, illegal immigrants. And they have guns.

And they shoot people.”

Stop and frisks, were in fact in fact found uncon-

stitutional in New York for targeting young Hispanic and African American men.

Gun control is a controversial topic in America.

Many people want to uphold the second amendment, while others think violence in the US would go down if the regulation of firearms was better. Race relations also need to be improved. As mentioned above, there have been many instances of police brutality on people of color, and that needs to change.

marked that she respects Trump’s children, and that his children say a lot about who Trump is as a person.

Trump said he likes how Clinton never gives up. Both candidates went out of their way to say they disagreed with each other about multiple things. This latest match has people wondering what will happen in the next debate, which will take place October 19, 2016.

The debates are important because they allow people to understand who they are voting for and what issues The second debate in- those candidates support. cluded a range of topics, Another way to do this is to from the war in Syria to go to the Clinton or Trump what each candidate likes website. Students and facabout the other. Clinton re- ulty who will be able to

After the pugnacious debate, the two candidates met for a final handshake before heading back out on the campaign trail.

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vote in this election, make sure the candidate is someone that without a doubt is the best choice for President of the United States.

Disclaimer: These are not full quotes from the debate. To see the full transcript of the first presidential debate of 2016, look in The New York Times.

The Rethinking of Referendums

Charlie Power Editor-in-Chief The logic is simple enough. A referendum puts an issue on the ballot, and in an action of direct democracy, the public dictates policy.

Their attractiveness is growing; referendums are proliferating in both Europe and the United States, as various local and national governments seek the stamp of public approval. Two elections in Columbia and Britain show why attractiveness of a referendum – its simplicity – is deceptively corrosive.

Start with Columbia. After four years of negotiations in Cuba, representatives of President Juan Manuel Santos and the FARC, an armed insurgent group, emerged hand in hand, clutching a peace agreement to end the country’s 52 year war. A confident President Santos gambled, putting the deal up to a vote, and lost big.

Turnout was low, a little over 33%, and the “No” camp edged out a slight victory with 50.2% of the vote. Critics of the deal rejoiced. They had maintained Columbia needed to drive a harder bargain with the guerillas and scoffed at the plan’s transitional justice, which would address human rights abuses but would not jail FARC leaders. Awkwardly after the peace deal was rejected, President Santos won the Nobel Peace

Referendums can sometimes lead to negative, unintended consequences like the exit of Great Britain from the EU. Photo Courtesy AP

prize, but now must go back to the negotiating table with the rebels to rehash a deal they already agreed upon.

An ocean away, Britain is grappling with the implications of the “No” vote to leave the European Union.

The referendum was held back in June, conceived by former Prime Minister David Cameron months before as a way to placate hard line members of his Tory party after they swept into the majority. The campaign was dominated by immigration and the economy, and similar to America, facts became cheap commodities. The Leave side played up xenophobia and fears of mass immigration, putting up billboards of Syrian refugees.

They also peddled the false narrative that Britain could

reclaim the billions it pays into the EU budget but neglecting to mention the EU grants it receives in return and the immense economic benefits of the common market. After the vote, 52%48%, Cameron promptly resigned, and the new Prime Minister Theresa May is now left with the Herculean task of reaching an accord with Brussels, which holds all the negotiating cards when Britain officially invokes the leave mechanism.

May recently set the timeline in motion declaring they would trigger Article 50 by the end of March 2017.

The chaos that has ensued in both countries demonstrates one of the biggest problems of referendums.

They distill complex issues – such as justly resolving a

half century war or weighing the net effects of a complex economic union – into a binary, emotional choice.

Many voted “No” because they were simply angry at the FARC’s abuses in Colombia or disliked immigrants in Britain. This discourages compromise and civil debate while exacerbating polarization and generalizations.

It is also hard to overcome basic ignorance (admittedly an issue in regular elections); Google reported a spike of searches of “What is Brexit?” and “What is the EU?” after the referendum.

The credibility of a referendum --its claim to reflect popular will-- is called into question when, as in the case of Columbia, not even half of voters bother to show up.

Referendums also do not resolve issues. After Scottish voters rejected independence from the United Kingdom in a 2014, independence supporters immediately began working to rally supporters to hold another vote down the line. This raises the question of the point of referendums when they can be repeatedly held until the status quo is upended. Additionally, the proliferation of votes wearies the electorate and cheapens their significance. The options on a referendum ballot may seem clear cut, but actually make problems more complex.

After the results are tabulated, governments are left

holding the ball to practically enforce the referendum’s implications. In the case of Brexit, figuring out what a “No” vote means is devilishly tricky. Britain ostensibly wants to leave the EU, but how should it negotiate its relationship with the 27 other countries? One option is to follow the Swiss model and retain the benefits of EU membership without having a say in Brussels. But then the question is raised: would this not be contradicting what people voted against, since free movement of EU citizens and paying into the EU budget would continue under the Swiss model?

Some issues should not be put to the ballot box.

The will of the majority is not always just, for example gay marriage in Ireland was legalized through a 2015 referendum, and although many rejoiced, what if the referendum had gone the other way? Why should the rights of a minority be put up to popular vote?

Tracing their origins to Ancient Greece, in an age of political frustration referendums are getting a new lease on life. However, they are not effective, and over time, will only raise exasperation and incentivize people to blur nuances, further cheapening debate.

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Congress Overrides Veto of 9/11 Bill Martin Susanto Freshman Writer On September 28 of this year, a bill was passed allowing victims of 9/11 and their families to sue Saudi Arabia in an act of justice.

This bill is known as JASTA (Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act). What made this situation unique is the fact that President Obama had already vetoed the passing of this bill in the days

proving that Saudi officials aided Al Qaeda in the execution of the attack. “I think it was a mistake, and I understand why it happened.

All of us still carry the scars and trauma of 9/11,” said President Obama at a CNN town hall at Fort Lee. In the end, only one lone senator, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, supported the President and sustained the veto temporarily. It was very clear that the majority of the people and officials were for this decision.

“Overriding a presidential veto is something we don’t take lightly, but it was important in this case that the families of the victims of 9/11 be allowed to pursue justice, even if that pursuit causes some diplomatic discomforts,” said Senator Charles E. Schumer, one of the authors of the bill.

President Obama responded to these comments by saying that “It’s an example of why sometimes, you have to do what’s hard, and frankly, I wish Congress here had done what’s

hard. I didn’t expect it, because if you’re perceived as voting against 9/11 families right before an election, not surprisingly, that’s a hard vote for people to take.

But it would have been the right thing to do.” This statement is further proven when within the timeframe of their vote, 30 senators signed a letter explaining the potential consequences of the law, yet the results show that only one senator was against this law.

The passing of this bill, however, has the potential to damage our economy. As mentioned earlier, if Saudi Arabia cannot pay the correct amount, they might be forced to release billions of dollars worth of holdings in our country which are essentially our financial assets in their possession. Some American experts claim that the release of the holdings will actually hurt their economy more than ours, and that it is cloudy whether or not Saudi officials will actually follow up on their statement. Another possible

but unclear issue is how it allows any other country to demand compensation for any American invasion.

Recently, an Iraqi group demanded compensation for the U.S invasions of 2003 that lead to the collapse of President Saddam Hussein.

From a factual standpoint, the known benefits of JASTA do not outweigh the known consequences. The only benefit the bill seems to have is the gratification granted through seeking and acting upon information that is nonexistent.

Nobody has been able to successfully prove that the Saudi Arabian government actually funded or supported the Al Qaeda terrorist group. On the other hand, some of the consequences include unstable relationships with other nations as well as within our own and potential economical issues within multiple countries.

With the consequences outweighing the benefits, it is very likely that only a small amount of good may come out of the passing of this bill.

This algae does not only have detrimental effects to fish and humans, but it also has deeply affects the lives of seabirds and other animals that feed off of the fish. The seabirds eat the fish that wash up on the shore because the birds see them as a readily available food source. However, the effects are even worse on the birds because they consume multiple fish, so more toxins enter their bodies.

The alligators are additionally impacted as well.

Since alligators eat birds and fish, they could potentially consume multiple organisms with this toxin, causing them to feel overwhelming effects of this algae.

Residents of Florida see effects of Red Tide on their beaches.

Although Photo Courtesy AP this mass eradi-

cation of fish has happened before, it can be prevented in the future. Obviously people cannot control the sunlight or the temperature, but people can work towards refraining pesticides, fertilizers and other pollutants from running into the water. By taking these measures, algae

and toxic substances will

prior. Despite this, however, Congress managed to override his veto with a 97-to1 vote in the Senate and a 348-to-77 vote in the House of Representatives. This new law allowed the U.S to seize payment from the Saudi government on behalf of any judgment stated by the families of 9/11 victims.

Saudi Arabia denied having any involvement in the plot of 9/11, and the commission investigating the plot found no such evidence

Congress overcame President Obama’s veto of the 9/11 Bill to appease families and survivors of the terrorist attack.

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Something’s Fishy in FL Natalie Regan Sophomore Writer By this point, people are well aware of the hurricane wreaking havoc on the Western Hemisphere; however, most likely they are not aware of effect it has on the inhabitants of the ocean. In Southern Florida, specifically in Naples, Hurricane Matthew has swept a toxic algae called red tide from the Gulf of Mexico into the waters.

Red tide, which is a collection of aquatic microorganisms called dinoflagellates, shocks the nervous system of a fish and depletes the oxygen levels in the water, which leads to death. It is caused by warm temperatures, sunlight, sewage, runoff of pesticides and fertilizers, and other pollutants. It also causes respiratory issues in humans, as well as a rash. It has a reddish color and when there is a surplus of it, it often turns the water red. This toxic algae is a large threat because it is severely diminishing the fish population, and not

just one type of fish is being affected. Grouper, catfish, snapper, and smelt are just a few of the animals feeling the affect of this harmful algae. Officials have tried to clean up the beaches with large raking machines, but fish are being deposited on the shore daily, proving too large of an influx to manage.

cease to exist, protecting our wildlife and improving the world’s overall environment.

If people take small measures like this, then possibly the effects of global warming may be reversed, so that our earth may thrive again.

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A New Curiosity to Land on Mars Riley Harwood LA News Editor “There are two fundamental paths [for the human race]: One path is we stay on earth forever, some eventual extinction wipes us out...The alternative is [to become] a spacefaring and multi-planetary species.”

The above ultimatum was presented on September 28 from the 67th annual International Astronautical Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico. The man with a plan for the latter trajectory for mankind is Elon Musk.

The Tesla founder unveiled his plans to colonize Mars at the conference. Musk explained that he plans to export people and necessary colonizing materials using, “a big rocket, a big spaceship, a big fleet, and big money.” The new system, coined The Interplanetary Transport System, or ITS, is supported by a foundation of rocket flights. A lot of rocket flights. Thousands of rocket flights.

Suppose you and approximately 100 of your friends,

who of course would need to cough up a few billion dollars to be the first colonists, wanted to be the first citizens of Mars. Sitting in the apex of a new rocket, your flight would commence with 42 Raptor engines propelling you out of Earth’s atmosphere with over 30 million pounds of thrust. Once you and your squad are in orbit, the same booster that sent the rocket into space will fly back to the 321(Cape Canaveral) and be loaded with fuel for the passenger vessel. This back and forth fueling process is repeated a handful of times to fully fill the ship’s tank. Over the three month journey to Mars, you and your friends will enjoy a zero-gravity, jam-packed road trip while traveling at 19,000 miles per hour.

Musk promises, “It will be like, really fun to go, you’ll have a great time.”

Leaving Earth is just dandy, but actually landing on Mars is another story. The spacecraft will attempt to use the friction from Mars’ negligible atmosphere to start decelerating. The rest

Elon Musk shares his plan for colonizing Mars in the not too distant future.

Photo Courtesy AP

will be up to the combination of supersonic retropulsionfiring missiles at Mars – and Mars’ gravity – about one third of Earth’s. The second leg of a round-trip would be fueled by hyper cold methane abundant on Mars.

The celestial transportation system could support, Musk hopes, a city of a million people on the red planet. While interstellar travel seemed like a possibility only in a galaxy far, far away, Elon Musk and SpaceX think that the Red

Planet could be colonized in the coming century. Like the pilgrims travelling to America nearly half a millennia ago, Elon Musk admitted that the new-age pilgrims should be prepared to die.

Also like the early days of America, the idea of a new colony on a distant world poses many economical problems. As when the Europeans colonized America, the scarcest resource on Mars will be labor, but SpaceX will most likely not resort to the tools

utilized by Europe to create cheap labor. The new world offers the possibility of new resources, new life, and a new frontier. No matter what awaits mankind in Space, it cannot be denied that there are, “Sailors fighting in the dance hall, Oh man! Look at those cavemen go, It’s the freakiest show, Take a look at the Lawman, Beating up the wrong guy, Oh man! Wonder if he’ll ever know, He’s in the best selling show.”

Hurricane Matthew Ravages Eastern Coastline Chloe Huh Sophomore Writer Originally thought to be a Category 5 hurricane, Hurricane Matthew ravages the east coast states such as Florida, Georgia, South and North Carolina. Hurricane Matthew was just recently revealed to not be a hurricane but instead a very dangerous tropical storm with winds that are ranging between 75-105 mph. According to authorities, Matthew has killed at least seven people in North Carolina, four in Florida, three in Georgia, three in South Carolina and nearly 330 people in the Caribbean, almost all from Haiti. Approximately 1,000 people in North Carolina have been saved from being trapped in their homes while four continue to be missing. As Matthew continues its path to the Atlantic, its strong winds should slowly die down but will continue to flood North Carolina.

Some forecasters are saying that Matthew should die down by Tuesday, October 11 and will not have the strength to return back to the shore as originally predicted. Now, the main concern for these states is flooding. Hurricane Matthew is said to be the third highest storm surge on record in the Charleston area. Here are some updates as of press time.

out power and 3,000 people are now in shelters.

- Fayetteville has been one of the cities hit the hardest in the state. Trees have been knocked down in the street and caused many people to become trapped and/ or stranded. National Guard members have been seen wading through chest high waters to rescue people.

right now, but the cleanup is happening very quickly.

- Scott aims to get most schools and businesses open by Monday.

- Meteorologists said the storm surge was more than four feet in

some areas, causing massive trees to topple over.

- According to CNN affiliate Brittany Donovan, large parts of the Jacksonville Beach Pier washed away on the morning of Friday, October 6.

South Carolina: - While some evacuation orders have been lifted others are still in place for counties such as Beaufort, Georgetown, Horry and Jasper counties.

- After a beach walker found old military ordnance washed up on the beach, it was later discovered to be Civil War cannonballs.

- Matthew has left 833,000 people without power.

North Carolina: - 400 buildings flooded in Lumberton, authorities are forecasting 300 buildings in Greenville will flood.

- More than 1,000 people have been rescued in the state.

- Mandatory evacuation orders were issued for the town of Princeville and for the eastern parts of the town of Tarboro due to extreme flooding.

- According to a tweet Florida: issued from the Gover- Florida Governor Rick nor of the state, about Scott said about 132,000 770,000 people are with- homes are without power

Residents of Wilmington, North Carolina walk through feet of flood water left behind my the storm surge of Hurricane Matthew.

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Hamilton’s Chicago Run Thrills Fans Lelah Byron Sophomore Writer Never has a founding father been more popular. As the calm summer winds down into chillier, shorter autumn days, Chicago Broadway is buzzing at the arrival of the smash hit musical Hamilton. The news first broke when Lin Manuel Miranda, the show’s creator, took to Facebook, announcing: “Chi-Town! Birth place of Kanye West, Common Sense, Chance the Rapper, some of the best hip-hop in the world and the source material for Kander and Ebb’s best musical. We’re coming to see you first! Hamilton’s ghost insisted we open at the PrivateBank Theatre.”

The musical, written by and starring Lin Manuel, documents the legacy of Alexander Hamilton, Founding Father and first Secretary of Treasury. Of course, Hamilton isn’t an average history lesson; it teaches the audience about the Revolution through dance worthy rap. Here for only 28 weeks, the show, which combines an all star cast

and award winning songs (a whopping 11 Tony’s, a Pulitzer Prize, and a #1 spot on Billboard’s rap chart) is expected to be as much of a success as it was in New York. Thousands flocked to experience the hype firsthand, and celebrities such as Tom Cruise, Emma Watson, Oprah, and Barack Obama all gushed about the show.

Natalie Portman summed up the nation’s feelings towards Hamilton, writing backstage after the show: “Best show ever.

Thank you for moving me.”

The new actor of Hamilton, Miguel Cervantes, hasn’t deterred the crowds, either; many fans have seen the show twice, or even three times. Elena KittleKamp, a junior at Loyola, was lucky enough to see the musical both in New York and Chicago. First and foremost, she commented on Miguel’s height, joking, “He is a tiny, tiny man.”

As far as the rest of the new cast goes, the reviews from Elena have been nothing but positive: “I really enjoyed the new cast; they were all extremely talent-

ed, and I recognized a few of the ensemble members from the New York show.

Hearing and seeing new people in roles that have already become really iconic is so cool, to be honest.”

Even though Miguel Cervantes and the rest of the actors have much to live up to after well deserved critical acclaim for the original cast, the hype from New York has carried over massively to Chicago. When tickets first went on sale, buyers waited in hour long

lines, endured crashes of the phone system in Chicago, and even camped outside the PrivateBank Theatre overnight to beat the crowds.

Now, the show is mostly sold out through March 19.

For those still wanting to see the musical, however, a lottery will be held online to sell more than 18,000 tickets for ten dollars.

For some, Hamilton has gained popularity that seems unfounded. But others like Elena disagree: “I think it’s so popular because it’s a

very new style of musical and especially because so much information is thrown into a two and a half hour show. The actors create very memorable characters that leave lasting impressions.”

From the catchy songs to posters all over Chicago, Hamilton is now a national symbol for modern Broadway. For those still wishing to see it, Hamilton fans everywhere hope you get to be in “The Room Where it Happens.”

Hamilton, even without star and creater Lin-Manuel Miranda, is coming to the PrivateBank Theater to the delight of theater fans in the Chicagoland area.

Photo Courtesy AP

One Direction’s Naill Horan Goes Solo

share the news with all his I’m looking forward to the is folky and simplistic with fans writing, “I’m excited next part of this journey only Niall’s voice and his to announce I have signed together” (Rollingstone). guitar. The acoustic song One Direction group a record deal with Capital Clearly Niall has more reflects on the words Niall member Niall Horan re- Records USA, and released solo surprises in the future! never got to say to a lost “This Town” has a ma- lover. One line Horan sings leased his first solo single my first solo song, Thank on September 29, an acous- you so much to all the One ture sound, quite different mentions a pub where he tic ballad titled “This Town” Direction fans for your than One Direction’s well- saw the girl he is singing which ceases fans’ anticipa- love and support as always. known poppy melodies. It about, so it is clear that the tions of a solo album from one of the band members.

One Direction has been on hiatus since the release of their fifth album Made in The A.M. last fall and subsequent four worldwide stadium concerts. Band member Niall Horan took advantage of his time off by hitting up the recording studio. Horan’s new song was a hint to the later announcement that Horan signed a solo deal with Capital Records, a label with hundreds of widely known artists including The Beastie Boys, The Beach Boys, Naill Horan of One Direction branches out on his own with this first single, “This Town.” The video and The Beatles. Niall features the artist in a stripped own, acoustic setting.

Photo Courtesy AP Horan took to Twitter to Lily Holtane Junior Writer

song is also about a certain place and girl. It’s a mystery for anyone listening to interpret. The song-release was further accompanied by a black and white video of Horan performing the song, uniquely done in just one take. Sia collaborated with Greg Kurstin to produce the song and Jamie Scott, Mike Needle, and Daniel Byer co-wrote with Horan.

Millions of die hard fans are ecstatic over Horan’s new single, taking to social media to promote it by starting a tweet #ThisTown that trended worldwide across Twitter. Fans of One Direction and the Irish singer, your dreams have come true! This is just sneak peek into Niall’s upcoming album. Niall going publicly solo,could potentially influence One Direction’s other band members (Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, and Harry Styles) to try their hand at a solo career in the future.

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Maddon Leads Cubs to Post-Season Victory Brady Reichert Sophomore Writer It’s the morning of Columbus Day and the excitement of tonight’s Game 3 for the Chicago Cubs is growing by the hour. Certainly they will win, I tell myself. They are up 2-0 and with pitching their last year’s ace, Jake Arrieta. Who cares who the Giants are pitching? Jake Bumgarner, no problem.

They will find a way to do it as they have all year.

So as I come down to breakfast and proclaim confidently, “The Cubs are going to win tonight!” my father turns his head and says, “Don’t forget the curse of the billy goat and Bartmann. It’s never over until it’s over!”

He’s right of course. Disappointment is no stranger to Cubbie Nation, but after being swept by the Mets in last season’s NLCS, it is World Series or bust for the team that owns the league’s best regular season record.

I am determined to prove him wrong, telling

Joe Madden and the Cubs must take on the curse of the billy goat if they are to cap an impressive regular reason with a coveted World Series title.

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him “just wait and see.”

“Come on, Cub’s prove him wrong!” I say to myself.

Clearly this is a different year, regardless of how the results play out. The Cubs have been dominant all season, having the third most runs, second best on base percentage, and best ERA, walks plus hits per innings and batting against average in all of baseball.

They have clearly shown their grit and determination to win. This turn around that started just a few years back has developed into

a young team with a deep rotation and solid fielding that will certainly bring a number of championships back home to the Northside.

While this turn around began a few years ago, I think it really gathered speed when the Cub’s signed Maddon to manage. This in itself was quite a coup. Maddon had a 91.7% average managing the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, a low spending team consistently on the bottom of the MLB opening payroll. Fortunately for the Cubs, he became available because of a

loophole in his contract that allowed him to leave the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The Cubs spotted the opportunity and jumped on him quick.

Maddon spotted the opportunity and realized what the Ricketts Family and Theo Epstein wanted to build.

When asked why he came, “Why would you not want to accept this challenge?”

Maddon responded after signing a five-year deal. “In this city, in this ballpark, under these circumstances, with its talent, it’s an extraordinary moment. Not

just in Cub’s history, but in baseball, today’s game, this confluence of all these items coming together at the same time, it’s pretty impressive.”

Since he began he has molded his players to be winners and brought his experience and determination together to build them into champions.

Maddon knows it won’t be easy to finish off a team with the experience and talent of the Giants, so he takes nothing for granted.

“If you have paid attention to Maddon’s decade as a Major League manager, you know his team will be both prepared and fearless.”

Clearly the Cubs have a developed a swagger of confidence. It is this confidence that I am drawing upon as the hours tick away and the first pitch is around the corner. It’s now up to the team to put those old curses to rest.

I can’t wait to rub my Dad’s comments in his face as the Cubs race toward their awaited championship.

Taking Aim at Police Shooting Videos Mitchell Deligio Senior Writer “I can’t breathe.” “I don’t have a gun, stop shooting.”

“Mom I’m going to college.” These were the last words of brutalized victims due to state violence. There may be more saddening last words, but these three stands out the most and call to mind an era of new unjust police shootings.

Before going deeper on this matter, look at the main thing that has changed from policing in the 50s to now: phones. Phones are the reason we see videos trending on our social media page, seeing African Americans being shot, after a false pretense. And because of this immediate message, the news has lost a sense of reporting the truth on hand and digging into the story. The same goes for the people who are behind the phones recording the tragic event taking place.

They often caption and en-

title their posting in favor of the victim and strongly against the police officer. In some cases, yes, the person recording that video may be credible. But in other circumstances, some videos are being recorded right when the police initiate a violent act towards the person they deem suspicious.

Which raises the question, what were the victim and the police officer doing before the moments of said attack? The victim or the police officer may be at fault.

And that is the issue with today’s society. Police arresting people on false pretenses has always been going on, but phones are the main reason there is such an explosion of awareness via social media. For those with a motive other than capturing the truth, they try their best to make police officers into bad people.

This distorts the true message for all involved. What happened to Eric Garner, Michael Brown and Amadou Diallo was inexcus-

ably wrong. Those tragic events only occurred when a police officer misjudged the situation, which is hard to acknowledge, because police officers are meant to protect the people they serve, all races. All races.

There are bad police officers, but please do not ignore the fact there are good ones out there, too. The amount of bad police officer videos on a social media page outnumbers the videos of good police videos. We as a society are always drawn to the negative – just watch the evening news. With this burst of videos giving the entire police force a negative image, it leads to a new set of tragic events, like the shooting in Dallas, having good police officers die on the account of the bad ones.

This endless fighting will only keep sparking unnecessary feuds with victims and police officers. And in short, more people will die.

The thing that won’t change is the social media. There will always be that notifica-

tion on your dashboard, informing you of some terrible tragedy that sends a chill up your spine. Making you think nothing but opposition to police officers. Do not.

Do not feed into that mindset of thinking that all police officers are bad or posting things that you may regret.

Instead, act out in a different way. When seeing that video, read up on the comment sections. Weird right? What would the comments have to offer besides funny pictures and people tagging their friends? There may be people who were at the incident, saying if the video was true or not, making it more credible. If you do decide to post a video, make sure it is correct and write something on it that you think is right. After doing so, hopefully instead of sparking negative views on the world, people will start to think differently towards these videos and start to look more into the why these events are happening.

There will always be a

shooting. A grave thought to make, but a truth all must face. The person that is currently reading my article, stop for a moment and call to mind all the things you witnessed on the TV or other means of social media.

Was it just? Was it moral?

Did you think the police officer or the victim was in the right state of mind? Hopefully a different answer will appear in your mind after considering the things that this article informed you of doing. Strive to think differently on these matters; do not be easily swayed to one side of a cause.

Believe me, I am 18 years old, and there are things that I do not have an answer to, but I try to look at all sides of the stories. You have the power to change the way you see the world.

Be open to the fact that surprise, not everything on the Internet is true. Be a voice to those who cannot speak and take a stance on what is right and what is wrong.

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UPCOMING SPORTS EVENTS Wednesday, October 19

Field Hockey IHSFHA Playoffs Girls Volleyball vs. Chicago Whitney Young @6:00

Thursday, October 20

Loyola Gold Hockey @ New Trier Blue @ 8:05

Friday, October 21

Football @ Brother Rice @ 7:30

Sports Cubs Take October Erin Santacrose Senior Writer Mustard, relish, and freshly grilled onions on top of a hotdog wrapped in a hot bun. Strangers sitting next to each other talking about the players, the ranks, the looks, the outstanding moments.

Smiles, laughter, cheers.

Hope. This is the taste of Wrigley Field in the 2016 National League Division Series.

After years of drought, the team and the city are refreshed and eager and fearless

of God managed to barely reach the home-run basket.

He was the hero of a Game 1, putting a taste for hope into the mouths of Chicagoans.

The Cubs went on to win Game 2 on Saturday, October 8, 5-2 after exciting performances from Travis Wood, Kyle Hendricks, and Aroldis Chapman. A hard hit to Hendrick’s pitching arm early in the game put some fear into the fans at Wrigley. However, Wood calmly stepped in to relieve Hendrick’s and also managed to get a homerun (the second

tie the game. In the bottom half of the inning, Cubs right fielder Albert Almora dove to catch a ball and save the game, for a while at least.

Game 3 was headed for extra innings. It wasn’t until the thirteenth inning that the game was finally decided.

The Giants got the best of the Cubbies this time with backto-back doubles. With the series at 2-1, the Giants headed into their second elimination game on Tuesday, October 11.

In Game 4, it was the Giants’ relievers who let them down. After striking first and

Saturday, October 22

Boys Cross Country IHSA Regionals @ Munz Campus Girls Cross Country IHSA Regionals Boys Soccer IHSA Regionals @ Evanston @ 6:00 Gold Hockey vs. Stevenson @ Heartland Arena @ 6:10

Sunday, October 23

Girls Hockey vs. Latin @ Heartland Arena @ 6:10

Tuesday, October 25

Boys Soccer IHSA Sectionals Girls Volleyball IHSA Regionals @ Rolling Meadows @ 5:30

Thursday, October 27

Girls Volleyball IHSA Regionals @ Rolling Meadows @ 6:00-

Friday, October 28

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The Cubs team swarms closer Chapman after he strikes out the side to a cap an incredible comeback win for the Cubs to win the NLDS. Photo Courtesy AP

to plunge into deeper waters.

The Cubs just closed two major games against the San Francisco Giants during the first weekend of the NLDS. With Lester on the mound in Game 1 and the heart of Baez raging with steam and pride, the Cubs managed to clinch the series opener at Wrigley late in the game to win 1-0.

Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto played an outstanding game, making the Cubs batters unable to notch a hit off in the first three innings. Although the Giants produced more hits in the first four innings, they could not move a base runner across the plate. Javier Baez, on a two-strike count in the bottom of the eighth inning, drilled a homer to right field, which by the grace

relief pitcher to HR in the history of postseason baseball).

Game 3 was played in San Francisco where the Cubs faced the strength of Bumgarner. But we all know the Cubbies can do it. Arrieta quickly validated this Chicago belief by hitting a three run homer off the ace pitcher in the second inning. The Giants battled back, however, with runs in the third and fifth before taking the lead in the eighth against the Cubs closer, Chapman. The Cubs All-Star closer very unexpectedly blew the lead, much like Bumgarner unexpectedly gave up three runs early in the game.

The Cubs weren’t calling it a day just yet. In the top of the ninth, Kris Bryant hit a two-run homer to

building a 5-2 lead, Cubs fans were feeling a bit defeated going into the ninth inning.

The Cubs players, however, were planning a comeback.

Pinch-hitter Willson Contreras tied the game with a two run single. Baez, who is on a hot streak, singled in the go ahead run later in the inning.

That one run lead would turn out to be all the Cubs needed. Chapman came in and struck out all three Giants’ batters to close the series.

Now the Cubs move on to the National League Championship series. This best of seven series began on Saturday, but scores were not available at press time.

After 108 years, it’s clear to say: We want it More.