While Key Club president Rachel Chang conducts the meeting, secretary Josh Schwartz takes minutes. Seniors Autumn Hattcliff, Cailtin Rusk and Shelby Baron listened while they created pillows. Beside creating pillows, the club also talked about the results of Peanut Days, where they made $448, and future fundraisers. READ MORE ON PAGE 3.
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the mentor Debate team defeated at first tournament Volume 103 // Issue 3 // Sept. 22, 2015
ELIZABETH UNDERWOOD
Features Editor
Clustered together under the sharp fluorescent lights, eight debaters and their coach went through final preparations and nervous habits before heading off to Washburn Rural for their first tournament of the season. After an hour long bus ride to the state’s capitol, the four teams worked hard both Friday and Saturday to place and show the power of Manhattan High School. “It could have been better,
but it definitely could have gone worse. All the teams that went won at least one round and so, we went pretty well,” sophomore Lily Colburn said. “I think everyone is pretty pleased with how this tournament went and is looking forward to the next one.” Even though no one on the team made it past the preliminary competitions, debaters kept up their confidence and positivity. “We started a little ambitious, but you have several teams ranging from sopho-
more to senior that we can now say compete competitively on a Varsity level,” junior Sean McGimpsey said. The majority of this year’s Varsity Debate competitors have jumped right into it, whether it be their second or fourth year debating. This first debate was used to benefit the newer Varsity members’ education and preparation in how they should go about winning these tournaments. “Most of our teams this tournament were young teams encountering Varsity competition
for the first time for learning and future competitive purposes,” coach Benjamin Sutherland said. Varsity Debate hosts a more challenging competition for the team, especially those who have little clue what to do to become successful in these challenges. “I think we all just need a lot more practice. I think everyone is really nervous, we only have one returning team that’s been in Varsity before,” Colburn said. “But I think we just need some more experience and practice,
in real debate ground.” The next tournament will take place on Saturday in Emporia, where more of Manhattan’s teams will compete in hopes of scoring higher than they did at this one. “It’s definitely a good sign because although we might not have done the best, it’s pretty clear how much we can improve,” McGimpsey said. “It’s just a matter of, like, preparation and understanding different arguments that you make.”
Marching Band wows at annual KSU Band Day Sophomore Jordan Shadburn and other members of the Manhattan High School dance team perform during halftime of the Kansas State University-Louisiana Tech game on Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium as part of K-State Band Day 2015. For more about Band Day, see the story on Page 3. PHOTO BY MORIAH PRESLEY
Earth Club takes on recycling BSU discusses racial issues, two members show DAKOTA SANTIAGO
Staff Writer
Earth Club kicked off this year with a goal to restructure the club so that it could become more active in the community. The huge surge in membership, from 10 signing up last year to 75 signing up this year, will assist them in this goal. “We’re not going to have nearly that many though,” club sponsor Andrew Farmer said. “Probably around 30-40 of them will stay and attend meetings regularly.” Meetings happen once a month for non-officers to discuss the club’s ongoing and future projects. “Last year, since it was my first year, we really didn’t ac-
complish that much in terms of projects,” Farmer said. “This year we’re really trying to restructure the club to become more active and meet more often since we have more members who want to participate.” The club is attempting a new recycling initiative this year. “We are taking on a new recycling program on campus,” Farmer said. “Right now we only recycle paper, however through Howie’s, we could recycle everything except glass.” There are two main issues that have been encountered by the project so far. The first issue is organization. “There’s a lot of logistics that
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GLOBAL NEWS MADELINE MARSHALL Print Editor-in-Chief
Global news is a vital part of news today and can directly affect MHS students. In order to inform our readers, The Mentor has compiled small summaries describing some of the largest happenings in the world today. We encourage the reader to read about these topics, and others, in greater depth.
IS defectors speak out more
A growing number of defectors from the Islamic State are speaking publicly about their decision to leave, according to a new report by the International Center for the Study of Radicalisation. The defectors risk reprisals by members of the militant group and imprisonment by their home nations, the report says, leading most to go into hiding. estimates that hundreds of former militants have now defect-
ANDREA LU
Graphic Editor This past Tuesday, members and officers of BSU gathered for their second weekly meeting. Despite the profound discussions that occurred during the meeting, there was one glaring characteristic: only two members showed up. “I feel like a lot of people are afraid to join BSU because I think people are kind of dreading the whole race talk, you know, because racism is the elephant in the room, you know, and people don’t want to talk about it,” junior and BSU Vice President Adanna Okere said. “They want to avoid it.” The club plans on hanging up flyers soon on top of send-
ed or attempted to defect. Dozens are thought to have made it out via Turkey while others have reportedly been caught and executed. The ICSR claims that the 58 cases in their study are “likely only a fraction of those disillusioned, ready to defect and/or willing to go public.”
Pope Francis visits Cuba This past Sunday, Pope Francis visited Cuba. He returns this afternoon. The Pope spoke with Cuban nuns, priests, seminarians and bishops, along with Fidel Castro. Francis called for the church to embrace a “spirit of poverty,” saying that “wealth takes away the best of us,” according to CNN.
ing out text messages to members to hopefully get the word out about BSU and what they are about. What started out as a lessthan-desirable meeting soon
“It made me realize how much I didn’t know about my own history and now that’s my new goal.” -Okere took a turn for the better. The meeting started out with the two attendees taking a quiz on black history to examine how
Francis had a “friendly and informal” meeting with Fidel Castro at the former Cuban president’s residence, the Vatican said. It lasted about 30 minutes, with the Pope and the communist leader exchanging books about religion. Francis could play a major role in restoring diplomatic ties between the United States and Cuba.
Fiorina trumps Carson, second only to Trump Republican candidate Carly Fiorina has jumped up to second, beating candidate Ben Carson and falling just behind Donald Trump. The CNN/ORC poll, conducted in
much they really knew on the topic. “I enjoyed it, like, it made me realize how much that I didn’t know about my own history and now that’s my new goal, you know, to learn more and educate myself more on my history so that I know where I come from and my background,” Okere said. “The purpose was to really open their eyes to how much of their history that they don’t know and how important it is that they do know, like, their history and where they came from,” Jamera Ewing, senior and President of BSU, said. “How can you educate others if you don’t know the history
SEE BSU PAGE 3 the three days after 23 million people tuned in to Wednesday night’s GOP debate, shows that Trump is still the party’s frontrunner with 24 percent support. This is an 8 percentage point decrease from earlier in the month when a similar poll had him at 32 percent. Fiorina ranks second with 15 percent support -- up from 3 percent in early September. She’s just ahead of Carson’s 14 percent. The force behind Fiorina’s rise was the GOP debate in which 52 percent believed Fiorina was the winner. The front-runners in these polls depict an evident suport for “new power” as none of the top three contenders have ever held political office.
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#WeStandWithAhmed
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If Ahmed Mohamed had any other name -well a name that didn’t sound Muslim -- the “clock incident” never would have happened. Ahmed was just a bright kid who made a clock, a 14 year old who wanted to impress his teacher, but he was profiled because he’s Muslim. And Muslims are terrorists. It’s just a fact, right? For anyone who has yet to hear of this incident, Ahmed Mohamed, a freshman at a Texas high school, made a digital clock at home and took it to school because he wanted to impress his teacher. He was met with a very different response. His engineering teacher told him it was “really nice,” but he would “advise him not to show it to any other teachers.” So Mohamed kept it in his backpack, until it went off in his English class. Mohamed brought his invention up to show her after the teacher complained. “She was like, it looks like a bomb,” he said. “I told her, ‘It doesn’t
look like a bomb to me.’” The teacher kept the clock. When the principal and a police officer pulled Mohamed out of sixth period, he suspected he wouldn’t get it back. They led Mohamed into a room where four other police officers waited. He said an officer he’d never seen before leaned back in his chair and re-
a terrorist,” he said in an interview. “I felt like all the names I was called. In middle school I was called a terrorist, called a bomb maker, just because of my race and religion.” This incident was met with the hashtag #IStandWithAhmed, which was soon supported by some of the most influential individuals in America in-
“This incident was never about a bomb threat. It was simply a veil allowing officials to ridicule a kid because of his religion and race.” marked, “Yup. That’s who I thought it was.” And then he was arrested. He was suspended from school. The school never evacuated for a bomb threat. A bomb squad was never called. The alleged “bomb” was never removed from school grounds during the long interrogation. This incident was never about a bomb threat. It was simply a veil allowing officials to ridicule a kid because of his religion and race. “I felt like I was a criminal, I felt like I was
cluding President Barack Obama and Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg. But despite this support, there is a larger issue at play. These happenings illustrate the overwhelming amount of islamophobia in this country and the obvious corruption in the American justice system. If you’re black you’re a thug, Muslim you’re a terrorist, Hispanic you’re illegal, but if you’re white you’re innocent -- and if you aren’t then it’s because you’re lonely and mentally unstable. Yes, it seems Mohamed was ar-
ing and remember what you’re here for,” he says. “You’re not here to f**k around with girls. There is a lot of attention put on people who are on stage and it’s very easy to get wrapped up in the wrong things [and] be there for the wrong reasons.” This event sparked a huge discussion among music fans and women alike. Women are not respected in or by the music industry. Female artists constantly have to fight to get on stage and to be taken seriously. Women at shows are expected to be on guard or face violence. A popular issue among female concert goers is inappropriate and unwelcome touching. Any female who has been to a punk rock show knows what I’m talking about. The creepy guy behind you suddenly thinks it’s okay for him to place his hands on your hips
or shoulders. I myself have even experienced some groping from
rested simply for ‘inventing while Muslim.’ And while the police department that arrested him has dropped charges, that department has not been reprimanded for their, to put it simply, illegal behavior. Our justice system is prejudiced and made to further the systematic power structure this nation was built on. Unless white, Americans are forced to represent their entire race, religion or ethnicity. Unless white, they are expected to constantly worry about being profiled. Mohamed has taken this sad reality and embraced it. The kid is 14. And he has taken this experience and publicity and created an outlet on which to speak about the oppression he experiences and represent his religion and race well. As disappointing as it is that he is forced to represent his entire religion, he has done so gracefully and is quickly introducing a nationwide discussion on race, religion and incarceration, and rightly so. We encourage you all to take part in this discussion and be a part of the change. Join us as we stand with Mohamed and everyone he represents.
KIM DAVIS NO HERO
ANGIE MOSS
Trending Editor Kim Davis is clearly the new Rosa Parks. You can tell by the way that she’s sticking up for straight rights. Same-sex couples don’t do anything productive but ruin society and violate the rules that are spelled out in the Bible. She’s starting a new revolution by not following the law and refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. She actually thinks she’s doing the world a favor. The best part? People agree with her. Let’s take a trip back in time to have a refresher of what exactly the civil rights movement was. Millions of black people all over America were being beaten, killed and discriminated against because they were darkskinned people born into a world of white supremacy. One courageous woman, Rosa
Parks, decided that sitting in the back of the bus because of her skin color was completely ridiculous, so she sat in the front. The white bus driver told her that was not allowed because he wasn’t comfortable with it. Sound familiar? Kim Davis is telling same-sex couples that they can’t get married because she isn’t comfortable with it. Rosa Parks is seen as a hero because the issue that she was standing up against was compromising millions of people’s lives. Same-sex marriage isn’t putting anyone’s life in danger. It’s just making people freak out because they aren’t okay with change and they can’t accept something that is against their values, whether it’s actually impacting them or not. Kim Davis isn’t a hero. She’s no saint for sticking up for her beliefs. She’s creating unnecessary drama for people who just want to love who they love, no matter what sex they are. Kim Davis isn’t Rosa Parks. She’s the white bus driver that wouldn’t let blacks sit in the front.
Women in music scenes deserve respect SAVANNAH CHERMS
Entertainment Editor
Concerts are awesome. You get to see your favorite band, you’re surrounded by people who share the same interests as you; it’s great. But this isn’t always the case for women. Music is a predominantly male community. And when a woman enters a predominantly male space, her safety is put at risk. Recently, the punk scene and its artists have come under fire after several accounts of artists sexually abusing female fans and taking advantage of them have come to light. In December of last year, pop punk musician Jake Mcelfresh, better known as Front Porch Step, was exposed for soliciting sex from underaged fans. Alex Gaskarth, frontman of the band All Time Low, in a recent interview spoke out against this issue. “Start prioritiz-
crowd surfers. A shining moment for women in the punk scene was when Kathleen Hannah, lead singer of Bikini Kill, called out, “girls to the front!” Hannah knew what it was like
Stop judging people; expand horizons
ALE FLORES
Staff Writer
Jock, nerd, emo and punk are just a few examples of the many stereotypes that high schools all around the world have. Stereotypes, according to Urbandictionary.com, are when you judge a group of people who are different from you based on your own and/or others’ opinions and/or encounters. Sometimes we judge people without even realizing it. We categorize people because of the way that they act or dress. The truth is we are all humans. Nobody’s better than anyone else. Lately in my American literature class, we’ve been talking about how stereotypes are used
and how they can affect people badly. We read a short story, called “The Outcasts of Poker Flat,” that talks about a group of people being banished from a little town just because of the bad reputation they had. Far off in the story we realize how most of these people are actually good people with feelings, boundaries and honor. The people that lived in the town and banished them didn’t realize that the only thing they believed was their bad reputation. That made me realize that I have stereotyped people. I have judged someone based on what other people thought or said about them. I’ve judged people and so has everyone else. If we gave ourselves the chance to judge someone until we have really met them, talk to them and know who they really are, we actually would get along better with everyone. Maybe things would change and every-
one would feel like they fit. In the aforementioned story, most of the characters were misjudged, but not all of them. One of them was actually a thief, and the people in the town were right about him. So, I’m not saying “give a chance to everyone because everyone is awesome.” What I am saying is take a risk and give people the benefit of the doubt. Realize that there are so many wonderful people at school and any other place you go. They might be exactly what you think, but they could also be the whole opposite of what you think. Don’t miss out on those people. I think we should start taking risks and talk to that girl or guy that you are just sure you don’t have anything in common with. Who knows, life might surprise you. You could find your best friend.
to be a woman at a rock show. Even though she wasn’t aware, she was making a huge leap for women everywhere.
But p u n k music isn’t the only genre at fault, no no, this is a problem no matter what music you listen to. Country music also has earned this reputation for putting female fans in danger. Tim McGraw, for example, slapped a female fan across the face
when she tried to get on stage. While the attendee was at fault, McGraw’s first reaction should not have been violence. There are countless numbers of rape cases from women who were taken advantage of during a concert. This is inexcusable. It doesn’t matter what a female concert goer is wearing, it doesn’t matter how much she has had to drink, it doesn’t matter if she danced with you and it doesn’t matter if you are pressed up against each other. None of these are invitations. But that is for another conversation for another time. Sadly, this isn’t the only issue for women and the music scene. Female musicians also have to fight for their respect. Female fronted bands are not taken seriously. Their singers usually get questions like “are you really in the band?” “are you the merch girl?” or most commonly,“are you a groupie trying to sleep with the band?” There is a notion that as a woman you have to prove yourself. You have to show that you can run with the wolves. A popular female-fronted band,
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Paramore, had this problem. The band was often brushed off at the beginning of their career, and Hayley Williams was often the focus of sexual harassment. She recalled in an interview with Rolling Stone that while playing in a bar in Philadelphia, a guy yelled at her to take her shirt off. This is a common problem at shows for female-fronted bands. I go to shows for the same reasons men do. I cough up money, wait in line for hours in the cold, get beat up by crowd surfers and moshers, all to see a band. I do not go to shows to find a man. I do not go to shows to find someone to sleep with. When I funnel myself into that arena or theater and squish myself up against hundreds of other people, I expect to be treated like a person. My mother should not have to worry about me getting assaulted when I go to a rock show. It’s about time we break through the daydream of a punk utopia where everyone is treated as equal and open our eyes. CARTOON BY GAVIN LARIOS
If you could create any one class at MHS, what would it be?
“a class on how to properly cuddle a cute animal”
“p.e. As in Personal Eating” Emma Lansdowne, sophomore (@epicemma55)
-- Hannah Park, junior (@whaylquene) “how to smell like delicious pie” --choir teacher Chad Pape (@PapeMHSChoirs)
“Adv. Super Smash Bros” --Robyn Burton, senior (@redrobyn_yuum)
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MHS Marching Band participates in K-State’s Band Day
Manhattan High Marching Band plays with the Kansas State on Sunday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium during halftime. K-State alumni joined the band soon after for one song. The K-State band later recived the coveted Sudler Trophy. PHOTO BY MACKENNA EILERT
SAVANNAH CHERMS
Entertainment editor
Band Day has been a tradition at Kansas State University for years. Bands from all over the state travel to Bill Snyder Family Stadium to play with the marching band. This year, however, was particularly special. This year’s Band Day was one to remember, as
K-State’s band received marching band,” sopho- of the Sudler Trophy is the coveted Sudler Tro- more Gillian Nichols said. to identify and recognize phy. Manhatcollegiate tan High’s Big marching “...The band earned the Sudler trophy, bands of Blue marching band parparticuwhich is like the heisman of marchticipated in lar excelthis memoral e n c e ing band.” ble moment have -Nichols that as well. made out“This time standing was special contribubecause the band earned “It’s a huge deal.” tions to the American way the Sudler Trophy, which According to The Sousa of life. The trophy has is like the Heisman of Foundation, the purpose only ever been awarded
to 29 other bands in the nation. “The trophy was awarded to K-State, and it was a big honor to be on the field when that happened, it was really incredible,” sophomore Kenzie Davis said. Among members of Kansas marching bands, K-State band alumni and alumni twirlers joined in on the half time fun. Another facet to Band
Day is the parade through Manhattan. Unfortunately, for the past two years, the parade has been cancelled for various reasons. “The parade was cancelled for construction this year,” Davis said. “Everyone was sad, but you can’t really help when stuff like that happens.”
Select choirs offer challenges to members ‘Go set a watchman’
exceeds expectations
ANNA HUPP
Staff Writer
RIGHT: Varsity Choir sings “Royals” by Lorde in accapella as the special entertainment during the Sudent Council Regional Confrence. Varsity performed four songs, all accapella, during their set. LEFT: A Varsity mens small group sing “Brown-eyed Girl” by Morrison while the rest of the choir sings accapella behind them. Varsity performed four songs during their set at the Sudent Coucil Regional Conference. PHOTOS BY TARA MAGÑA
SAVANNAH CHERMS
Entertainment editor
Hierarchy: a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority. When people hear this word their first thought might be one of kings and peasants, or corporate leaders and workers. But not many people think of choir. At Manhattan High, there is a hierarchy throughout the choir groups, with Chamber Choir at the very top, and the mixed choir being the least strict of the groups. No matter what group you are placed in, you have to make your way through the rigorous audition process.
“Everybody has to learn the same 12 or 16 bars of a song, and then come in and sing that for me,” choir instructor Chad Pape said. “Then we have a music reading auditions that requires them to just read notes and rhythms and see how they do. We stack all those factors together along with how they keep up in rehearsal, and then it shakes out into all of our auditions ensembles.” While the process is a difficult one, it is definitely worth it for the members of such select choirs. Every spring, hundreds of hopeful students audition, and only an exclusive few make it through. “All of these people are so talented, it’s humbling to be able to be in all of their presence,” sopho-
Spanish Club celebrates Mexico’s independence day GAVIN LARIOS
Staff Writer
Grito de Dolores, also known as Mexico’s Independence Day, has been celebrated every year on Sept. 16 since 1810. In Mexico City, the streets are filled with hundreds of people celebrating the holiday. At Manhattan High, the lunches were filled with Spanish Club members trying to raise money for a fundraiser by handing out Spanish Independence Day FlowerGrams in substitute for the CandyGrams that were handed out at the end of October for Day of the Dead. “We’re probably not going to do CandyGrams this year, because of the
regulations on food,” said club sponsor Lindsy Clark. During both lunches, everyone was given the opportunity to send a flower to someone for the holiday. Sophomore Gillian Nichols was one of the lucky people who recieved a Spanish Club carnation. “I got a flower from Ashlyn Gillispie,” Nichols said. “It was a surprise and she’s one of my really good friends and it was really sweet of her.” Last Tuesday, co-president of Spanish Club and senior Ben Turnley walked around the hallways with senior Lexi Bieker delivering FlowerGrams.
Sequels suck. Everyone knows it. There are a few exceptions (think “The Lord of the Rings” series), but most of the time the reader gets the sense that the author has one idea or experience they must write down, which becomes their first book. After that, the author covers empty space with floating, air-filled sequels. However, “Go Set a Watchman,” Harper Lee’s much-talkedabout companion piece to “To Kill a Mockingbird,” is the exception that proves the rule. Perhaps the fact that it was written before “To Kill a Mockingbird” is what accounts for the difference. “Go Set a Watchman” tells the story of Jean Louise Finch all grown up. Jean comes home to Maycomb, Ala., in the 1950s, thrilled to be back and to visit her beloved father, Atticus. However, Jean soon re-
more and new Chamber Choir member Emma Lansdowne said. Lansdowne started her choir career at MHS in the basic freshman women’s choir last year, and was lucky to move up to such an elite choir so quickly. “When I was in the younger one last year, I felt like I wasn’t challenging myself and that I was leading the group too much,” Lansdowne said. “This year I feel like I am a part of the section more than I was last year.” Being in a choice choir is a challenge, no matter if you have been singing for three years or 11. While the pressure is lowered for members who have been around longer, hard work is expected of every member. “I feel like it’s every-
one’s job to do well and to show that you deserve to be there, but also have a lot of fun,” senior James Bunting said. Bunting is a member of Chamber and Varsity Choir, another top of the line group at MHS. “Between Varsity and Chamber, there really isn’t much difference. In Chamber we sing more classical, older songs and in varsity we mix it up, we sing pop and classical,” Bunting said. “It really doesn’t matter what persona you change you’re just there to participate and you do your best and you try to work with the music. You work the music -- the music doesn’t work you.”
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wants it, it’s just getting everybody together for it that’s difficult.” The second issue the club is trying to sort out is funding. “The school has to come up with the funds to pay Howie’s to come get the recyclables. We’re working on that in vari-
ous ways; fundraising, some of the clubs are pulling money together. In the spring I’m going to work on writing a grant to get funding through the government. This initial year however, the money will have to come from the school.”
longer than planned. Okere, who aspires to be a black activist, felt like African Americans should take a stand and organize into a political organization to help spread awareness on these racial issues. “This summer I started to become more aware of how society really is and I started to become interested because, of course, I’m black; I’m on my side,” Okere said. “And I just, I don’t know. I just became really passionate about black rights and like [Ew-
ing] said, white privilege is real. You know, black people are still racially profiled. Black people are denied housing rights, you know, and I feel like we need to do something about it because I feel like even though we do riot and we do make noise, not only are they going to label us as barbarians but they’re also going to be like, ‘Oh, they’re wrecking their whole community.’”
goes into [the project] because, all clubs are going to contribute,” Farmer said. “Which means I have to work on coordinating with all of the clubs, I have to make sure we’re all on the same page. I think everybody
BSU FROM PAGE 1 yourself?” But, after what was meant to just be a simple, short and fun quiz, the meeting took a detour. The club began to discuss topics like racial discrimination, shootings/police attacking blacks, white privilege and the stereotypes surrounding African Americans. The many different comments and opinions made last Tuesday caused the meeting to last for at least an hour
alizes for the first time that Atticus is a racist. This cuts Jean deep because she’s always looked up to her father, more than anyone else, as a model of kindness and justice. This is where the story gets dark. If you thought the detailed interactions in “To Kill a Mockingbird” were sad, then you will find those in “Go Set a Watchman” even more so. Jean feels completely betrayed. She convinces herself that Atticus is utterly corrupt. She tries to destruct him as a person by screaming at him. Her father takes it. At the end of the book the pieces of Jean’s life that flew apart come back together in a new way. Jean learns something crucial about who people are. She learns what everyone’s watchman really is. Lee’s trademark, the throbbing realization of truth, is present in “Go Set a Watchman,” perhaps even more so than in the classic “Mockingbird.” “Watchman” is not as well written as “Mockingbird” (after all, it’s an unedited first draft) but it’s still very real, and lodges itself in the reader’s heart enough to not soon be forgotten.
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Football surrenders early lead in 21-14 loss at Hayden Greg Woods
Online Editor-in-Chief One player changed Friday night’s football game, and he wasn’t wearing a Manhattan jersey. He played for Hayden, and his name was Connor Schumacher. The five-foot-eleven senior accounted for two touchdowns and a twopoint conversion in the fourth quarter, sealing Hayden’s 21-14 win over the Manhattan High football team Friday night in Topeka. The Indians are now 2-1 on the season. His first touchdown came in the second quarter when he squeezed into the endzone from a yard out. The second came on the final play of the first half, when he caught a shovel pass from quarterback Dallas Crittenden, ran to his left, saw no daylight and reversed fields to his right, outrunning the Manhattan defense and rushing 46 yards into the endzone. The touchdown sent the Wildcats into the locker room down 1413, but Manhattan head coach Joe Schartz was happy with his defense on the night. “Our defense played extremely well,” Schartz said. “It came down for our defense not being able to make tackles on two plays. Other than that, they played extremely well.” The second play Schartz referenced was Schumacher’s two-point conversion, a play on which Schumacher also reversed fields and scam-
pered into the Indians’ endzone. After the conversion that gave the Wildcats a 21-14 advantage at the 5:26 mark of the fourth quarter, Manhattan got the ball back and threatened to retake the lead. Junior quarterback Ian Trapp completed a 26yard strike to senior Reece Kohn, setting up MHS at the Hayden 39-yard line. Trapp then hooked up with junior Parker Beer for 12 yards, and Manhattan was at the 26yard line. Two plays later, Trapp kept it himself for nine yards and a first down to the Hayden 16. That’s when the momentum stalled for the visitors. Beer was flagged for a false start after Trapp’s rush, and after two threeyard rushes from Trapp, Manhattan was faced with a third-and-three from the nine. It was an incomplete pass, and the game came down to fourth-andthree. That was also an incomplete pass. Hayden got the ball back, and Crittenden kneeled out the clock, dealing the Indians their first loss of the year. Schartz said he was pleased with his team’s effort. “It is deflating, but I don’t think the kids ever hung their heads,” Schartz said. “We battled all the way down to the end, and had an opportunity there to tie the ballgame, and we didn’t execute offensively.” The game started out differently from how it
Senior Sean Dewitt returns the ball after a kickoff at the first home game of the season, on Sept. 11. The team won the game against Seaman High School 49-21. PHOTO BY MCKENNA EILERT
ended. Trapp opened up the scoring with a nine-yard touchdown rush in the first quarter, and senior Blake Wewer punched it in from two yards out. Manhattan led 14-0 at the 9:44 mark of the second quarter. But the Wildcats retaliated with Schumacher’s one-yard touchdown rush, a sevenminute, 57-second drive, and again with the senior’s half-ending touchdown reception. Senior defensive back Jemell Richardson said that though both teams play similar offensive styles, his team’s first two
blowout wins of the season provided a chance for the defense to surrender points. “I expected it to be easier, because [it’s] what we run against all summer,” Richardson said. “But they came out hard. I feel like we were pretty cocky, because of our first two wins. Once they came out fighting, we weren’t ready for it.” Two turnovers plagued the Indians at inopportune times. On Manhattan’s first drive of the second half, Trapp ripped off a long run, but fumbled after being hit a few times. The second MHS
turnover came when sophomore C.J. Lowery muffed a Hayden punt in the fourth frame, setting the stage for Crittenden to rush two yards into the endzone, followed by Schumacher’s two-point conversion. Hayden didn’t turn the ball over at all. Schartz said it was key to the outcome of the game. “That’s what they had to do to win, was protect the football, and they did a nice job of it,” Schartz said. “That’s why they lost that game last week: they had five turnovers. They had no turnovers tonight, and that’s a big boost for
them.” Manhattan returns to action next Friday at Highland Park. Schartz cited communication as an area in which he would like to see improvement against the Scots. “We need to be able to communicate better, because I wasn’t able to communicate with my guys down the stretch,” Schartz said. “That’s some experience, and hopefully we gained the experience from this game.”
Soccer faces tough week, plays three times in five days Erick Echegaray
Sports Editor
Three games in five days: a challenge, maybe the toughest of the season. The Manhattan High soccer team looks to bounce back after last Tuesday’s 2-1 loss against Shawnee Heights heading into this week filled with matches. They will not only be looking to rebound after the Shawnee Heights loss, but also after the Saint Thomas Aquinas 2-0 loss in the final of the Titan Classic tournament that took place on Sept. 12. “We’ve been working hard, it takes team effort to beat any team,” senior defender Jake Bussman
said. He along the rest of the team will be playing on Tuesday against Seaman High, on Thursday against Washburn Rural and finally will finish off the week traveling to Great Bend to play against Great Bend High. The Indians have also been practicing all week, preparing for their busy schedule. “We’ve been focused on defending more and defending set pieces because that’s how most of the goals we’ve been giving up have been scored, so we’ve been practicing that,” senior forward Kirkland Lambert said. He scored the consolation goal for the Indians
in their loss to Shawnee Heights. “We’ve analyzed both of our losses pretty deeply and I think we can bounce back well,” senior midfielder Ben Turnley said. MHS, now 3-2, looks ahead to a week that could decide how the rest of the season will go for them. “[This] week gets really tough, hopefully we can bring that intensity back because we can either go 3-0 this week or 0-3 you know,” Lambert said. Manhattan begins their series of matches today against Seaman with kick-off at 6:15 p.m. in Bishop Stadium.
Gym against Rossville. “It was good. I felt like we were ready and since our last tournament on Saturday we’ve gotten a lot better with our defense and everything,”
said freshman Brooklyn Cink. The team won the match in two sets at 25-8 and 25-20. The girls’ second game was played against Clay Center. Before playing
Senior Austin French kicks the ball down the field towards the goal during the first game of the season for the varsity boys soccer team. The team won 4-0 against Lawrence High School. PHOTO BY CORA ASTIN
Varsity Volleyball wins two straight in second tournament of season Jordan lutz
Staff Writer
Tuesday held the Varsity Volleyball’s second home game in the North
XC competes in Missouri ANGIE MOSS Trending Editor
The Missouri Southern Stampede cross country meet in Joplin is one of the farthest places that any of Manhattan High’s teams go to compete. Last Friday, members who ran a total of 200 miles over the summer piled into a bus for five hours to get to a hotel where they would stay overnight before competing on Saturday morning. The Missouri Southern Stampede meet is typically one that expects new personal records and the team shoots for a trophy to bring back to Manhattan. The girls cross country team met those expectations and the boys ended in sixth place overall. Out of 289 competitors in the girls race, MHS had three runners that placed in the top ten. Junior Cara Melgares ended in fifth place with a time of 18:57, which is a 24 second PR. Freshman Clara Mayfield wasn’t far behind in eighth place with a time of 19:11 and senior Anna Keeley came in ninth
place with a time of 19:12. “I was really happy with my race,” Melgares said. “My goals going in were to medal and to break 19:00 in the 5K. Not only did I medal, but [Mayfield] and [Keeley] did also and all of the girls ran great, which led to our team title, so that was awesome. It was definitely a good day.” Sophomore Cooper Schroeder was MHS’s top placer in the boys race in 15th with a time of 16:11. Sophomore Logan Logback was behind him in 56th place with a time of 16:51. “I thought we did pretty good,” Schroeder said. “We got sixth out of about 52 teams and almost all the boys got PRs and the girls won.” After getting the first two meets of the season out of the way, head coach Susan Melgares is optimistic about the team’s future. “[We want to] continue to learn strategy and continue to work hard so that we can be our best at the end and be on the hunt to get on the podium at the state meet, both boys and girls.”
them, the varsity team watched Clay Center play Rossville in a quick two set win. “I’m over my nerves. That was the first couple of matches and now it’s
over and it’s just all game play. We’re ready to compete,” sophomore middle blocker Mackenzie Pease said. When Manhattan’s turn came to play, they
were ready. The team won the first set at 25-7 and continued to win the second set, ending the game at 25-16.
JV Volleyball takes tournament Jordan lutz
Staff Writer
On Saturday, volleyball teams arrived at MHS for an early Junior Varsity tournament. Starting at 8:30 a.m., the Manhattan JV team went up against Lawrence Free State. The team lost the first set 2523, but went on to win their second set 25-22. “The first one was a little rough. We got our heads down but the second one was a lot better, We stuck it out til the end,” sophomore outside hitter Meg Auten said. Next, the girls went up against Washburn Rural. They
won both sets 25-14 and 2513. “We started out kind of slow. I think it’s kind of a morning thing. Getting up early and having to come play some ball but we’re developing now, I guess and we just got to run from here,” JV coach Jordyn Holle said. “We got some really tough teams coming up so we got to be ready to play and play tough.” Their third game of the tournament’s first half was played against Shawnee Heights. The girls took both sets 25-19 and 25-21. Once that game was completed, Manhattan had a total of five set wins and one loss. The
teams were then separated into brackets for the second half of the tournament. The team was once again pitted against Washburn Rural in the Gold Bracket to see who would advance to the match for first place. Washburn Rural defeated MHS 25-21 and 2514. “Our intensity wasn’t as high so we were off the game. We were kind of just giving up. Then not being as aggressive as we needed to be. I don’t think we played as smart as we should have,” Megan Klug, sophomore middle hitter, said. In the match for third place the girls once again faced Lawrence Free State. After two dif-
ficult sets, the team won 25-21 and 25-19. “I feel like it took us a little way to get started but once we did we kicked it in and worked as a team to get the job done,” sophomore libero Raegan Wilcoxson said. At the end of the competition, Manhattan ended up placing third overall. “We came out pretty strong. The competition was pretty good today. All the teams were pretty strong but we showed up and did our best,” Wilcoxson said.
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Key Club makes pillows for mastectomy patients
Left: Seniors Bridgett Sutton and Ashley Stuckwisch work to make breast cancer ribbons that will be attached to “mastectomy pillows”. Key Club worked together to create multiple pillows that will be donated to women diagnosed and treated for breast cancer. Top: After attaching Velcro to the straps, senior Caitlin Rusk helps Key Club president Rachel Chang test out a pillow. The pillows are specifically shaped to fit under the arm to protect post-mastectomy stitches. Bottom: Along with constructing pillows, Key Club also created personalized messages for the breast cancer patients who will receive the pillows. PHOTOS BY TARA MAGAÑA
Anime Club plans for future events ALE FLORES
Staff Writer
Don’t you love being in a place where you can just relax with no peer pressure, be yourself and not be judged for acting the way you act or liking the things you like? According to some of the officers of the Anime Club, that’s what the club is all about. “Anime Club is not a club that you should join just because it is full of anime geeks, but because it’s a place where people who don’t really fit anywhere could fit,” junior Faithlyn Hoofard, vice president of the anime club, said. “We’re just not judgemental, and we’re nice to everyone so they feel like they belong.” The students that are in the club have lots of plans for the year that they are really excited about. “We want to do a cosplay fashion show and also help the soup kitchen,” Hoofard said. We have lots of ideas. I’m
not sure we’re going to do all of them but we’re going to do as many as we can,” The club also wants to go to the Naka-Kon, a convention where they would learn about Japanese animation and the influence that anime has around the globe. Anime Club’s president, Erin Heller, is really thrilled about this year’s meetings. “In our meeting we would learn a lot about the Japanese culture, how they make the art and the different styles of anime,” Heller said. They can’t wait to start working and having fun with everyone. “My favorite part [of the club] is seeing everyone being happy doing what we do,” Heller said. This Wednesday after school, Anime Club will have their kick off party 3-4:30 p.m. due to parent teacher conferences. Anyone who has signed up for the club or is interested in joining is welcome.
StuCo exceeds expectations
Anna Alanazi
Blue M Photo Editor Yesterday at 9:30 a.m., Manhattan High Student Council hosted their second regional conference. It gathered StuCos from all over the Kansas region to discuss ideas and help unify the club. “Every StuCo in different schools have different goals,” senior StuCo secretary Rachel Chang said. “But, overall, we could make an umbrella
statement that it’s mostly about increasing involvement in the school.” Some of the ideas that the regional conference discussed were leadership unplugged, community services ideas and how to better connect with the student body. “You connect in a much better way,” State director David Cherry said. “Student Council is about your voice in your school, your voice for your students.”
Left: Student Council secretary Rachel Chang takes notes during the Discussion Group Leaders Meeting in the Little Theater before the first general session. In the meeting, guest speaker Davis Cherry explained the purpose of the discussion groups to the StuCo members. “[StuCo’s] really just a bunch of activities and ideas and community service projects and fundraisers to facilitate [school] involvement,” Chang said. Right: Student Council members wait outside the West campus entrance as other members from schools all over the region arrive for the StuCo Regional Conference. This is the second year Manhattan High has hosted the annual conference. The conference lasted from 9:30 a.m. to around lunch. PHOTOS BY TARA MAGAÑA
Myklebostad thousands of miles from home JORDAN LUTZ
Staff Writer
Being a new student can be difficult, especially if the new school is in a different country. Sofie Myklebostad knows how this feels. Originally from Molde, Norway, Myklebostad came to America as a foreign exchange student in her junior year. Within the program, she was able to choose which country she wanted study in. “I’ve always wanted to go to America so I thought, ‘Why not go in exchange instead of vacation?’” Myklebostad said.
“It’s different, but it’s like a good different. I like it.” Despite knowing which country she was going, she was not aware of which state she was going to. When she arrived in Kansas, Myklebostad was not surprised. “I think it’s what I pictured America as. It’s very typical American, I think. So, I really like it here,” she said. “I like that it’s [Manhattan] ... I don’t know how to explain it. I like the size of it. It’s not big, but it’s not small either.” A challenge for many foreign exchange students is learning the lan-
guage of the country they choose to go to. That was not the case for Myklebostad. “We learned [English] at school. We start learning it in second grade,” she said. However, that does not mean she has no trouble with the language at all. “When we read old English, it’s very hard because I don’t know any of the words, but regular English that we just talk I can rely fine,” Myklebostad said. As always, a new school can be different than what someone is used to.
“In Norway, we don’t have the same classes everyday. We have different classes every day. The school is easy here,” she said. “I really like the school because it’s so social. Everyone is nice.” One of the hardest things for her is being in a new country without any of her friends, but that does not stop her from participating with school activities. She currently runs on the cross country team and enjoys going to the football games. “I’m looking forward to American high school things,” Myklebostad said.
Junior foreign exchange student Sofie Myklebostad listens to her teacher in her seventh hour class, U.S. History, as she waits for the bell ending the day. “I really like the school because it’s so social,” Myklebostad said. “Everyone is nice.” PHOTO BY JORDAN LUTZ
Four new interest groups approved by StuCo TRACY LE
News Editor When students came to gifted facilitator Carla Johnston last spring, she was ready to help. The students wanted to start up technology, programming, robotics and an “Anthology Fair” interest groups. Last week, all four were approved by Manhattan High’s student council. “It was totally studentdriven. It was exciting. I was glad that there were students that wanted to go the extra step and get together and do some-
thing challenging and exciting outside of school,” Johnston said. Sophomore Stephanie Fu was one of the students who wanted to bring the Kansas State Technology Leaders club and a programming club to MHS. “They’re still in their early stages, but I have high hopes for both,” Fu said. “For the Kansas State Technology Leaders club, our focus will be to prepare our presentations -- graphic design, website design, videos, etc. -- to compete in the KSTL competition early in April. For
the Programming club, our goal is just to increase interest for computer science. I would like to have a website where people can talk about, teach and learn computer science from each other I was really happy that these interest groups had a lot of support, even from people who weren’t really interested in computer science.” Fu became interested in computer science after she and her friends created a website in sixth grade for a novel study. “Through a lot of Google searches about
HTML, we were able to pull together a simple group of web pages that linked to each other. It was really simple, but I really liked doing it,” Fu said. Sixth grade was also Fu’s first year participating in the KSTL competition. “I made a presentation about sports and being healthy with lots of animations of stick figures doing various sports. It was also a simple project, but it was so much fun,” Fu said. “Computers were the coolest thing to me. I saw that they could do so
much.” With the kick-off meeting for the programming group yesterday, the robotics group today and the anthology and KSTL groups early October, both Johnston and Fu are excited. “I think it gives them something in addition to what they have in the regular school day. It’s an opportunity for them to meet new students who have similar interests and perform or compete,” Johnston said. “I just think that computer science is so important right now and
anything you can learn in high school will give you an edge in college even if you are not going to pursue a STEM career,” Fu said. “I think the KSTL group will give me more time and more resources to work on presentations and the programming group will give me a chance to both teach what I know and learn from more experienced programmers. I would like to pursue a career in hardware or software engineering. My dream is to someday have my own computer science-related business.”
“Anthems for Doomed Youth” - The Libertines Review by Alan Brown
After one of the most remarkably unexpected reunions of the decade, The Libertines have finally released a new album. While it may fall far short of the heights of the band’s stronger albums, Anthems For Doomed Youth provides moments that prove The Libertines remain fully capable of creating quality music
“No Closer to Heaven” - The Wonder Years
Review by David Fliter The Wonder Years overcome the death of a friend and writer’s block in their fifth studio album. There are songs for just about anyone on the album. The excellent instrumental work redeems the slightly repetitive lyrics, however, and I feel like the instrumentation is the strongest feature on the album.
Review by Greg Woods All in all, “Uncomfortable” is loaded with better music than I have writing ability to express. It’s genuine, authentic, hard-hitting, confrontational and true to Mineo’s roots. It’s his best work of his career, and without a doubt worth your time — just be ready to get uncomfortable.
albums to watch out for
Indie pop solo artist Halsey has come out of nowhere, topping charts with her first full album titled Badlands. The album’s theme resonates deeply with her teen audience.
movies to watch out for
WHAT’S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW? You know, like, with music and movies and TV and stuff.
“Everest” This film depicts the hardships that two mountain climbers fight through in 1996 as they struggle to surpass a violent storm and make it to the top of Mount Everest -- the highest point on Earth. This thriller-adventure is a must see for those loving suspense and a great true story. Coming to theaters Sept. 25
“The Peanuts Movie” - Cute, classic Charlie Brown gets a new look with today’s technology. With subplots and reminiscences of our childhoods, how could anyone not see this? Coming to theaters Nov. 6 “Attack on Titan: Part 1” - We haven’t forgotten “The Hunger Games: Mockthose anime-lovers here at our school. If you ingjay-Part 2” - Pretty selfloved the manga and anime forms of Attack explanatory for those who are on Titan, then you obviously need to see this in utter love with this series. Prelive action version! With giant titans storming pare to cry and be filled with joy as the around and eating humans, a hate-filled teensecond installment of Mockingjay comes out. ager named Eren joins a legion dedicated to Coming to theaters Nov. 20 exterminating the giant masses of muscles. If “The Intern” - This comedy shows how a you fancy action, gore and attractive humans, 70-year-old widower wants back into the game this is something you should definitely see! of life outside retirement by becoming an in- (And unlike any other film, part two comes out tern at an online fashion site. Starring Anne twenty days later!) Hathaway and Robert De Niro, this movie can Coming to theaters Sept. 30 bring nothing but laughter. Coming to theaters Sept. 25 Graphics by Andrea Lu and Angie Moss
Sept. 21
7 p.m. The Big Bang Theory - CBS Gotham - FOX The Voice - NBC 7:30 p.m. Life in Pieces - CBS 8 p.m. Minority Report - FOX Scorpion - CBS 9 p.m. Blindspot - NBC NCIS: Los Angeles - CBS Castle - ABC
Sept. 22
7 p.m. NCIS - CBS The Voice - NBS The Muppets - ABC Scream Queens - FOX 7:30 p.m. Fresh Off the Boat - ABC 8 p.m. NCIS: New Orleans - CBS 9 p.m. Limitless - CBS
Sept. 23
7 p.m. The Middle - ABC Survivor - CBS The Mysteries of Laura - NBC Rosewood - FOX 7:30 p.m. The Goldbergs - ABC 8 p.m. Empire - FOX
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“Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension” - Love horror? Totally into the Paranormal Activity series? Well look no further! The newest installment is coming straight to you! With a newly introduced family that stumbles upon a box of tapes and cameras, this film is said to show what really happened to previous favorites! Coming to theaters Oct. 23
“Hotel Transylvania 2” - Who said you were too old to watch a goofy animated film? After insane parent Dracula allows his daughter to marry a human, a child is soon born. Wanting to have his family stay with him, Dracula and his friends soon put the grandchild, Dennis, through an in-depth monster boot camp. With Adam Sandler, Kevin James and Mel Brooks, how could anyone resist watching this? Coming to theaters Sept. 25 “He Named Me Malala” - Remember Malala, the young schoolgirl that was attacked by the Taliban for wanting education for women? This film is a documentary of everything she wrote and did that led to terrorists stopping her school bus and shooting her in the head. If you support women, love documentaries and need someone to look up to in life, you’ve found your movie! Coming to theaters Oct. 2
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“Bandlands” - Halsey
Review by Savannah Cherms
Previews by Elizabeth Underwood
Previews by Andrea Lu
“Honeymoon”- Lana Del Rey, Sept. 18 “What A Time To Be Alive”- Drake and Future, Sept. 20 “Every Open Eye”- CHVRCHES, Sept. 25 “Unbreakable”- Janet Jackson, Oct. 2 “REVIVAL”- Selena Gomez, Oct. 9 “Confident”- Demi Lovato,Oct. 16 “Sounds Good Feels Good”- 5SOS, Oct. 23 “Get Weird”- Little Mix, Nov. 6 “Delirium”- Ellie Goulding, Nov. 6 Other acts rumored to have upcoming releases: Justin Bieber, Nov. 13 One Direction, November “SWISH”- Kanye West, 2015 Hailee Steinfeld, 2015 “Moonlight”- Ariana Grande, 2015 Ella Henderson Adele Zayn Malik JoJo Nick Jonas Fergie Rihanna
“Uncomfortable” - Andy Mineo
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