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MHS surpasses national and state average scores, benchmark percentages on ACT test ANGIE MOSS PRINT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Manhattan High has once again surpassed the state and national averages for the ACT composite score. The state average is 21.9 and the national average is 20.8; Manhattan’s average is 24, which is .3

points more than last year’s score. Oh MHS testers, 48 percent also met all four college readiness benchmarks, which is a 4 percent increase over last year. “I am exceedingly proud of the students and staff at Manhattan High School on the accomplishment of these scores,” principal Greg Hoyt said in a press

Schwartz family wins again

some, that’s great,” senior principal Marvin Rupe said. “... It’s a good effort to have The Schwartz family is perfect attendance.” The winner of the givean incredibly lucky one. Junior Juliana Schwartz won away is decided by handthe perfect attendance car ing each contestant an give-away this year after her envelope, only one containing the brother, key to the Joshua, “If it’s a motiva- car. Each won it the pretor for some, that’s student is vious great... It’s a good given their to years. effort to have perfect chance see if their Manattendance.” key is the hattan --ACTIVITY DIRECTOR right one High is that starts home MARVIN RUPE SAID the car. to many This year, traditions, one of them being the winner was junior Juthat every year students liana Schwartz, who was with perfect attendance incredibly shocked to see from the previous year are she had won the car for a entered into a drawing to surprising reason. “My brother won the car win a spectacular prize -- a car. The ability to be able to last year, so I wasn’t exremain present every single pecting to win this year, so school day is not as easy as now we have two cars,” Schwartz said. “I had no one thinks, however. “If it’s a motivator for hopes.” ELIZABETH ALEXANDER STAFF WRITER

Ciftci brings chess back to MHS DAVID FLITER ONLINE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

A club that you typically see around high schools is the gathering of strategists known as Chess Club. Unfortunately, Manhattan High School’s Chess Club was almost history when their former sponsor, beloved English teacher Jane Kenyon, passed away two years ago. At the start of the current school year, however, Chess Club’s return was spearheaded by determined veteran chess player Yusuf Ciftci. “[Kenyon] was our sponsor and when she passed away we could not find a new one until [Mr.] McCoy moved from the middle school to the high school,” Ciftci said. “He actually sponsored the Chess Club at the middle school so I asked him and he accepted.” Chess Club is gaining quite a large amount of members despite just being reinstated as a “We have some seniors but the juniors are really good at chess and there are some sophomores that I still need to talk to.” Ciftci said. While some chess matches are a timed battle between two veteran op-

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ponents, the MHS Chess Club pits new and old player’s pawns against each other in a deathmatch until one emerges the victor. “We are going to go in after school and meet for like an hour or an hour and a half and play with whoever wants to play,” Ciftci said. “It is just whoever wins; we are not going to have time it because we are not that good yet.” The main reason for Ciftci’s determination is a sense of nostalgia that he feels to his experience in middle school of when he was surrounded by people as eager to play as he is. While the enjoyment of playing with his friends drives him, he is also excited to lead the club and play with less experienced people. “I think it is going to be a good experience because I did it in middle school and my friends would just come together and play chess,” Ciftci said. “I think we are going to bring that back to the high school.” The MHS Chess Club is back and is shaping up to be a force to be reckoned with thanks to the efforts of passionate students working through adversity.

release last week. “The ACT is an important gauge of college and career readiness for our students, and these results are tremendous news.” Though Hoyt praises the work of MHS faculty, he acknowledged the work of teachers throughout all grade levels. “I applaud the work of

teachers and counselors at Manhattan High School,” Hoyt said, “but I also feel that these results reveal the work that is being done at all grade levels in USD 383, especially over the past several years, as teachers implement the Kansas College and Career Ready Standards throughout the district.”

Dr. Marvin Wade, superintendent commemorated the increase in scores and percentages, but is now focusing on how MHS can improve even more. “Don’t be complacent,” Wade said. “We want to celebrate our successes like the ACT scores that [Hoyt] announced the other night. That was great and let’s cel-

ebrate it for five minutes or whatever and let’s move on and say ‘how are we going to continue that trend,’ because each one of you deserves the best opportunity you can have for preparing to be successful.”

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Junior Juliana Schwartz sits in the car that she won at the football scrimmage. This is the second year that someone in her family has one the car. PHOTO BY KARMEN MARTINIES

MATC begins offering cheaper, free classes to students TAYLOR BULLOCK STAFF WRITER

The Manhattan Area Technical College courses are a new set of college prep classes currently being offered at Manhattan High. MATC is a technical college located on Dickenson Ave across from CiCo Park. The technical college offers classes from College Algebra with AP statistics teacher Ted Dawdy to Busi-

ness management and Intro to Business teacher Kathy Ricketts here at the high school. These courses are opening a door for students to explore challenging college prep courses in a comfortable high school setting. The switch from KSU to MATC allows the high school to offer more classes such as a few of the newer automotive classes. These courses are open to all students despite their financial situations.

“The partnership with MATC is much more beneficial for students," Dawdy said in reference to MATC's tuition price, which is lower than K-State's. The pricing for the courses have now dropped by about $600. “It's a third of the price, so they can get a huge jump start on it,” college career counselor Katie Ball said. The Senate Bill 155 put in place mid-year 2012 is what allows tuition for these courses to be so

affordable for students. Although some of the classes may still be a bit pricey for some students there are classes that have no cost at all. Cheap to no cost classes are making it available to all families to encourage their student(s) to try before going to a higher education campus. “I believe that it makes it much more affordable for our families,” Bell said.

Cheer car wash boosts team morale, fundraises for team SAVANNAH CHERMS TRENDING EDITOR

The sound of high pressure hoses and laughter filled the AutoZone parking lot as Manhattan High’s cheerleaders soap up and hose down car after car during their annual car wash last Saturday. As the only fundraiser the team has all year, the funds raised can be used for new uniforms, stunting mats and travel. Despite the underlying pressure to make money, the team was full of positive energy and ready to take on the day. The car wash was seen as an equal amount of work and play.

While the goal of the many cheerleaders can reday was to raise money for member, but this year felt the cheer program, the car special to those returning. wash was seen as an equal “Being a freshman I just amount of work and play. felt new and nervous [last “Everyone had a lot of year],” sophomore Savanfun,” sen a h nior VarsiBarron “I enjoy helping out s a i d . ty cheerleader and knowing that I’m “As a Kayleigh doing something good sophoBallesteore and being around my m ros said. y o u friends makes it even f e e l “We were playing more in better.” with the charge. --SOPHOMORE SAVANNAH w a t e r It was BARRON SAID when cars more weren’t f u n there. We [this really just had a lot of fun.” year] because I got to bond The fundraiser has been with the Varsity girls more going on for as long as as well as J.V.”

LOCHTE LIES ABOUT RIO ROBBERY

UBER TO USE SELF-DRIVING CARS

FLOODING DEVASTATES LOUISIANA

TERRORISTS ATTACK WEDDING

Ryan Lochte claimed that he and three teammates were robbed at gunpoint by Brazilian police. Authorities discovered that the swimmers had vandalized a gas station while intoxicated and that the officers had acted to collect reparation for the damage.

Uber users in Pittsburgh will be able to ride in selfdriving vehicles by the end of August, according to an official announcement. However, due to legal requirements, a human monitor must be present in each car.

Flooding ravaged Baton Rouge, La. as water levels reached 9 feet on that Sunday though they subsided a few days later. Presidential candidate Donald Trump visited Louisiana on Aug. 19, and President Barack Obama arrived in the state on the following Tuesday.

Fifty-one people died and 71 were wounded on Aug. 20 after a child suicide bomber attacked a wedding in Turkey. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the attack, the deadliest one in Turkey this year, on Islamic State militants.

The hot August weather didn’t damper the team’s spirit, as cheerleaders could be seen happily dancing around waving signs, advertising their car wash. “I enjoy helping out and knowing that I’m doing something good and being around my friends makes it even better,” Barron said. “We held signs out on the road getting people to come in. Me and Ericka [McCaskill] got a lot of people to stop. We were just dancing and making people stop in.” At the end of the day after spending six hours baking in the sun, the team walked away with $777 to go towards their program.

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EDITORIAL : MODIFIED BLOCK BRINGS SITUATIONAL BENEFITS, DRAWBACKS

The new academic year brought several new things: teachers, classes and most anticipated, a new schedule.

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Manhattan High discussed possible schedule changes throughout all of last year and decided on a modified block schedule. In April, principal Greg Hoyt took the proposal to the Board of Education for them to vote on. The Board voted unanimously in favor of the schedule change. What, exactly, does a modified block schedule entail? Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays stick to the traditional seven period schedule that we’ve all known for years. On Wednesdays, students go to first hour for 95 minutes, advisory period for 95 minutes and then second and third hours for

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“Its like reading a newspaper upside down in Chinese.” senior Chandler Mixon, @ChandlerMixon0

“It shortened the lunch to 35 mins. probably the only bad thing about it.“ senior Conall Root, @ConallRoot

95 minutes each. Thursdays have the same longer classes, except students go to fourth through seventh hours and there is no advisory that day. Advisory is split into two sections: Goal Setting and Move Time. This allows students to come together with an assigned teacher and plan for the future, discuss bullying within the school and anything else that can better the community. Move Time is just for students to have time to work on homework or catch up on missed lessons. The Mentor editorial board, which is comprised of juniors and

seniors, came together to confer about the new changes and came up

sarily agree. While freshmen, sophomores and even juniors will have the

with several benefits as well as drawbacks. Though several faculty members have vocalized their beliefs that advisory will be beneficial to seniors, we don’t neces-

opportunity to bond with their advisors and form a relationship that allows the advisor to give helpful advice on their postsecondary plans, quite a few seniors already have

WHAT WERE YOUR THOUGHTS ON BLOCK SCHEDULE? “It’s confusing,“ junior Marta Cantu @marta_cantu17

“It’s like throwing an egg off a building hoping it won’t break.“ senior Aaron Castro, @a_castro

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Harambe memes have got to stop

ALLI BRUCE STAFF WRITER

Since the death of Harambe, there has been an eruption of memes overflowing social media in regards to the killing of this 17 year-old gorilla. I’ve read articles where zoo officials say that the child was being dragged around in the water. The only way to save him was by taking Harambe’s life. This wasn’t the zoo’s first choice

of course, however they were in a tricky situation with a short amount of time. The one thing they did wrong was having the director speak to reporters about something that was so close to his heart. This caused an emotional outburst. They should have hired a representative to be calm and explain how things were going to work out. The hurtful memes that have been created and shared about Harambe’s death have

been very harmful to the healing process of the Cincinnati Zoo family. Harambe was part of that

family, and I bet the last thing they want is to see him talked about so disrespectfully. It would be like if one of your family members died. If you saw someone talking about them with such disrespect, I would imagine it would make you upset, and possibly re-open wounds you have been trying to heal. Cincinnati wants Harambe to be remembered for what he was, not what the world made him. We as a country should be there to support Cincinnati and their loss instead of knocking them back off their feet. In order for us to help them finally move on, the memes have got to stop. ALLISON CLAUSS GRAPHIC ARTIST

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And then there’s the catastrophical confusion that came with lunches on block days and the lack of confidence in teachers when being asked for specifics. Lunch is always confusing in the beginning of the year anyway, but the different lunches on block schedule days exemplified bewilderment among students. All in all, The Mentor editorial board acknowledged all possible benefits to the modified block schedule, as well as the uneasiness that comes with any new thing, but didn’t believe it would have quite as many benefits to upperclassmen as originally intended. GRAPHIC BY

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Rio, Brazil Olympics 2016 -- Success or not?

The Rio Olympic Games finally concluded two weekends ago closing the books with 16 successful days of competition and a not-sosuccessful outcome for Rio and Brazil. When the International Olympic Committee announced the bid for the XXXI Olympiad to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, there was certainly some initial concern and speculation. Could this broken country, broken city pull off such an enormous task? At the time the general belief was “no.” Yet Rio was determined to pull through. Promises of a cleaner city, stronger economy, and top end athletic facilities poured through the mouths of the Brazilian government. This was also the first time a South American country could potentially hold the Olympic Games. One thing stood in the way: years of continuous financial downfall, increased poverty and extreme violence. In the upcoming days to the Games, the doubts began to fade away from Brazil’s ability to hold a high end sporting event. They had already held a very successful World Cup tournament, allowing good vibes to flow in for the build of the 2016 games. Sure the World Cup calls for a much smaller financial hold, but it is also the biggest sporting event watched

by the world. The world watched Brazil withstand the pressure. Two years later, the games were soon to begin. Just a few weeks until the opening ceremonies and the construction was nearly done. Thirtytwo athletic venues had been erected as well as an athletes village, media village, and seven soccer stadiums re-fit for the games. The games were set to begin and looked as if though it was going to a hit. The games started and all eyes were on Rio. The athletes performed, the venues held up. World records were set, and athletes stayed healthy. Medals were given, dreams came true. And the games flourished under the 16day fiesta in Rio. The competition was a success. The outcome was not. The Olympic games are known for taxing countries and cities greatly. In most cases, the country is strong enough to withhold the massive costs. The Games can also transform a slum of a city into a beautiful, thriving metropolis. Brazil, on the other hand, will not have the ability to follow through. The organizers of the Games made a risky decision: to make most of the venues permanent. This will cause further financial instability as the cost to uphold the top-end facilities with outweigh the income. The general belief is that Brazil can use the venues to train for high end competition. But for a country that holds little athletic talent outside of Soccer and Capoeira, there is a small amount of money to be brought in. This would render the Olympic village useless and left to decay.

“Not even the teachers fully understand how it works.” junior Riley Taylor, @_rileytaylor5

“Why can’t you realize that we’re too dumb for 3 lunches.” junior Jane Yoo, @yolocheetos

their plan figured out and are beginning to set it in place, or they’re at least prepped to begin making plans. Yes, advisory can help seniors with applying for the FAFSA or other related scholarships, but most of those are only going to happen once this year and aren’t ongoing in our time at MHS. Editors also discussed the purpose of Move Time if Study Hall is still being offered as a class. Why is it necessary for students to have nearly two and a half hours of almost nothing to do? Is that not a waste of half of a school day?

PRESTON HARRISON STAFF WRITER

Prior to the games, Rio was a crime-worn city. Gangs and small terror seeking groups littered the town. They still do. But the increased police and military support kept the crimes at bay. Once the excitement is entirely over, from both the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the police forces will back down. No changes to the crime of the City will have taken place. And with a whole new park and transportation system to tinker with in their own personal ways, those who enjoy wreaking havoc could have an entirely new playground. Finally, once the games are over, Rio and Brazil will be left in the dust. All of the excitement will be over. All of the attention, gone. A country that has experienced excitement from 2007 (Pan American Games) will finally be left to itself. Left to handle its own issues. As the crime returns and the total costs roll through, Brazil can’t ask for help from the entire world like it once could. All eyes will leave the country and head towards the next biggest world event; the U.S. Presidential election. Maybe then could Brazil hope for the Americans to help shine a little light. Only time will tell if Rio and Brazil can hold up after such an expensive fiesta. Yet most of us will soon forget about the host of the XXXI Olympiad. The world political fanboys will look for something else to speculate about. And us sports fans will look to the next World Cup, the Winter Olympic in Seoul, South Korea, and four years from now for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.

Louisiana needs help: Civilians suffer greatly from recent record-breaking floods

People in Louisiana need help. The week of

Aug. 16, 6.9 trillion gallons of rain damaged or destroyed 40,000 homes according to cnn.com, leaving 7,000 in shelters, taking at least 13 lives, and causing $30 million worth of damage. The flood was the worst natural disaster since Hurricane Sandy back in 2012 and unfortunately, there is more rain in the forecast for the area. This could cause the damage costs to rise

even higher. The first people to respond to the disaster were the locals along with the National Guard and Red Cross. The Red Cross has helped tremendously with sheltering ones who have lost their home. A national response was that of President Barack Obama visiting the ravaged area after the first rain on Aug. 16. Obama directed Federal Emergency Man-

agement Agency director Craig Fugate to utilize all resources possible to assist in the response and recovery. Obama also declared 20 parishes as disaster areas. Even with all of this, the people of Louisiana are still looking for more help. A Washington Post article tells the story of a young couple, Justin Sylvest, his girlfriend, and their 11 month old child,

who have been staying in an emergency shelter since Aug. 21. Their small town of Denham Springs was among the worst hit areas. The shelter is providing the small family with the basic essentials including clothes and baby formula. Many families are in need of products like these. Many volunteer groups are helping out around the community. Red Cross is also still

out helping the ones who have nothing left and they know it will be a long and slow recovery. John Bel Edwards, Louisiana governor, said if there is any interest in helping out whether its volunteering or donating you can go to VolunteerLouisiana.gov. They’re always looking for help and it would be great for anyone to donate.

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Junior Morgan Craig competes in a motocross race. PHOTO SUBMITTED BY MORGAN CRAIG

Craig hopes to compete again despite serious injury ALYSE MAENDER STAFF WRITER

Junior Morgan Craig is hoping to get back on her bike after a motocross accident in Salina left her with a broken femur in March. The accident happened after she overshot a jump and the bike’s back wheel shot out from underneath her. Craig wasn’t afraid when she fell 20 feet, but when she hit the ground, she landed on her head looked down to see her broken femur. At first, Craig’s father didn’t believe that

her bone was broken because he had seen grown men cry from similar injuries, but Craig wasn’t shedding a tear. When he discovered the extent of her injury, they rushed Craig to Salina Regional Hospital. Though she broke the biggest bone in her body just six months ago, Craig is returning to the world of motocross, it’s just a matter of when. “I’m definitely going in September because that’s when my birthday is and that’s all I’m going to ask for,” Craig said. Her family has been a little hesitant to let Craig

return to the race course the Craig sisters underalong stand with the t h a t “When you do mo- t h e i r o n l y other tocross it’s a guar- p a r girl to anteed thing: you’re e n t s particigoing to get hurt, jw ua sn tt pate in you just know that t h e m motocross you are, but you s a f e at Mancan’t dwell on get- aw onu l dd hattan ting hurt because n e v e r H i g h if you do, then you t a k e School, h e r won’t jump stuff and a w a y s i s t e r, somebeat everybody.” Jordan thing --JUNIOR MORGAN Craig. t h e y CRAIG SAID But no are so m a t p a s ter the sionopinions of their parents, ate about.

Craig’s intense passion for riding overrides any reservations she might have over returning to the sport, and with the continued help of her coach, hopes to eventually participate in professional motocross. Craig knows that the odds are slim and the conditions are dangerous, but she is willing to risk future injury in order to follow her dream. “When you do motocross it’s a guaranteed thing: you’re going to get hurt, you just know that you are,” Craig said. “But you can’t dwell on getting hurt because if you do,

then you won’t jump stuff and beat everybody.” In order to compete in motocross competitively, racers have to ride handlebar to handlebar, pushing the edge of the race track. A concept that Craig claims is one of the reasons she has been successful in her sport, though it is clear that her ability to fearlessly overcome failure is a factor as well. “If you fall down and don’t get back up, how are you going to succeed in life,” Craig said.

USD 383 welcomes new superintendent to district ANGIE MOSS PRINT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Dr. Marvin Wade has worked for the district since June after the previous superintendent, Dr. Bob Shannon, retired. Though he has not been in the district for long, he said he was astonished with what he’s seen. “I’ve been impressed with just going around different schools, meeting people, meeting the students over here, the enthusiasm. Sometimes it takes someone coming in from another place to appreciate it,” Wade said. PHOTO BY ANGIE MOSS

Doctor Marvin Wade moved to Manhattan about a month ago and has already fallen in love. After former superintendent Bob Shannon announced his retirement last year, the hunt for a new superintendent began and Wade was selected to take Shannon’s place. “I love it so far, I really do,” Wade said. “People say that, and of course I’m supposed to say that but I really do like it. Great community; there seems to be a lot of parent support, a lot of students who are doing well. The staff that I’ve met, they’re proud of what we accomplish here but they still want to do better. And that’s what I’m looking for.” Wade began his career in education in 1983 and has moved up through the ranks since.

He was employed for Marshalltown School District in Marshalltown, Iowa, where he was worked for eight years before settling in Manhattan. Though Wade is new to Manhattan, he’s no stranger to Kansas education. “One reason, a big reason [I chose to move to Manhattan], would be that it does have a long history of success,” Wade said. “When I was in Kansas almost 25 years ago, since then and just keeping track of this area, Manhattan’s just a steady, highachieving, successful, proud community and it’s got a great reputation. Partly because there’s always good candidates coming here. There are good, dedicated, welltrained teachers and administrators and that makes a huge difference for students, so I want to be part of that. I want to

be at a place where I can get the best to come here and even get better and the expectation for me to do the same thing.” The new superintendent also recognized the financial hardships that Kansas is currently facing and has decided to stay positive in the face of adversity. “It’s challenging times right now for Kansas with some of the things that are going on: the financial, the political and all those things,” Wade said, “and yet there’s a new vision for the state. Kansas can lead the world in the success of students and [principal Greg] Hoyt said [last Tuesday] night, the first thing he thought was if Kansas can lead the world, then why can’t Manhattan lead Kansas and that’s a mentality I love.” Not only does Wade plan to tackle the financial hardships that the district is facing, but he

also plans to lay the mascot controversy to rest. He intends to hold a public forum in Rezac Auditorium sometime within the next month that will allow anyone from the community to speak solely on that topic for three minutes. The forum will be open for however long it takes to get through everyone’s opinion. The following meeting held by the Board of Education will make the final decision with the goal of easing some concern that the Manhattan community has vocalized over the last two years. “I didn’t come here to try to make Manhattan what I think it should be,” Wade said. “I was hired to come here to try to understand what Manhattan-Ogden 383 wants, what the community wants, and then to find the most efficient way to deliver that.”

Hwang reunites with friends, family in Taiwan, attends med camp ANNA HUPP CONTENT EDITOR

She bought the plane ticket in January, and she arrived in late June. She had lived there for most of her life. This was the annual, six-week return. “In my family, everyone’s always excited about going to Taiwan,” senior Caroline Hwang said. “I always get really excited and start planning.” Hwang spent the majority of her humid days catching up with friends from her old school, but she also visited her grandparents every weekend and attended two medical camps. She lived with her mother and two brothers in a house her grandparents bought for extended family in a suburb of Taipei. A goal of Hwang’s was to visit all 50 of her former classmates, which was a bit of an ordeal. They had different schedules, and some lived in neigh-

boring Taichung. ocean, and wandered “It had to be every day, around a giant replica and sometimes I would of van Gogh’s “Starry try to meet two people in Night” made of a football a day,” Hwang said. “So field of plastic bottles. that was pretty crazy.” Saturdays were spent Despite this, Hwang with family. Hwang has managed to succeed about 20 cousins in in meeting almost all of Taiwan, along with six them. aunts, one uncle, and “Sometimes I would two grandparents. Albe remost all a l l y of her n e r “I got to see all my cousins vous are oldold friends and talk er than to see someto them and hear ten and body them tell me about youngbut afthan what their lives are, er ter we 20. and what they think met it “The w a s g u y s about.” okay,” kind of --SENIOR CAROLINE s h e sepaHWANG said. r a t e “It was i n t o fun. We talked about a their thing and the girls lot of things and I asked separate into their thing,” them what their plans Hwang said. “But there are for the future.” was one day we all Hwang and her played basketball tofriends met up in cafes gether, so that was fun. and department stores. One thing about Taiwan They shopped at night is since it's a small ismarkets, toured the land, everyone is close. mountains, stared at the All my cousins live in the

north so we're all pretty close together. The furthest one can take the train and get to Taipei in 40 minutes, so that’s why we can meet every single Saturday.” A few weeks into her trip was when Hwang attended two medical camps, which each lasted six days. “They weren’t like going to school; I felt like it was more relaxing than that,” Hwang said. “I got to meet new friends that I’m really, really close to and keep in contact with.” Hwang described her trip to Taiwan the same way. “I got to see all my old friends and talk to them and hear them tell me about what their lives are, and what they think about; if they have new ideas,” Hwang said. “It’s nice to get to see my old friends and going to Taiwan is always exciting.”

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Soccer falls 2-0 in season debut at Lawrence High ERICK ECHEGARAY OPINIONS EDITOR

Manhattan High discusses its strategy during the game against Lawrence High. The Indians would not score the rest of the game, and went on to lose 2-0. PHOTOS BY KARMEN MARTINIE

Inexperienced, young and different. The new looking Manhattan High soccer team traveled to Lawrence High for their first game of the season, and rapidly apparent was that the fresh faces wearing the Indians jerseys were a different generation of players. Carrying only five seniors on the entire roster, the Indians fell in their debut match 2-0 to a more experienced Lawrence side. “We were outplayed,” senior defender Conall Root said. “They were physically stronger as well as better mentally prepared.”

Over the off-season multiple upperclassmen decided not to return to the team, thus freeing space for younger play-

“This team is younger and less experienced at the Varsity level than last year’s team,” --SENIOR CONALL ROOT SAID ers to take starting positions and handicapping the team to a less experienced team “This team is younger and less experienced at the Varsity level than last year’s team,” Root said. “We have a lot of players jumping up from J.V. who haven’t stepped foot into

a Varsity game. Intensity and physicality need to be better.” He was a starting defender in last year’s regional championship winning team. As for the underclassmen, they expect better things to come their way. “I believe we are going to have a great season,” junior midfielder Victor Banda said. He played on the J.V. team that was able to pull a 3-1 victory against Lawrence’s J.V. squad. The Indians will have a streak of away games until they finally play their home opener on Sept. 13.

Football begins season with scrimmage JACOB CLANTON SPORTS EDITOR

The Manhattan High Varsity and Junior Varsity football teams took the field Thursday night to play in the annual Soup Scrimmage. In an effort to make the teams even, the Varsity offense was teamed with the J.V. defense, while the J.V. offense and the Varsity defense were together. The Varsity offense started with the ball, and got off to a strong start with a 39-yard run by junior Reece Wewer. However, the drive quickly stalled when the Varsity offense fumbled the ball on the 24-yard line. Turnovers would prove to be a theme for the night for Varsity. “There was just a lack of focus,” senior quar-

terback Ian Trapp said. “[With] it being a scrimmage, I don’t know if everyone took it as seriously as they should’ve.” Much like the Varsity offense, the J.V. offense’s first drive included a long run. The difference? J.V.’s scored a touchdown off of junior quarterback Talon Claussen’s 64-yard run to give them the early lead. Senior Andrew Scott missed his first extra point attempt of the night to give the J.V. team a 6-0 lead. After short drives by both teams, Varsity’s next drive ended with Trapp throwing an interception on the second play. Senior linebacker Chance Andrade was able to get his hand on the ball, and held on to return the ball 30 yards

The Varsity football team lines up before a play during the football scrimmage on Thursday. This was the team’s first chance to play under the lights. PHOTOS BY HASAN ALBRASI

Senior quarterback Ian Trapp looks to pass the ball during the football scrimmage on Thursday night. The Varsity offense lost to the J.V offense 20-7. PHOTO BY HASAN ALBRASI

for a pick-six. “I didn’t see [Andrade] or where he came from,” Trapp said. “I tried to hit Reece over the middle to get a short gain, and [Andrade] kind of just popped up out of nowhere, and jumped 80 feet in the air and intercepted it with his fingertips and ran it back.” After two more threeand-outs, the Varsity offense was able to get its only sustained drive of the scrimmage. Aided by two complete passes from Trapp, Varsity

marched down the field to erase the shutout. The team punched its way into the endzone with a one-yard run by Kevontae McDonald, sophomore to make the score 13-7. “We just got tired of... getting shown up by the defense,” Trapp said. “We knew we could score on them, we do it every day, but they were having a good night. We knew we were capable, and it just kind of came together on that drive.” The Varsity score

made it a one-possession game, but the J.V. offense soon broke it open again. McDonald added a 61-yard touchdown run to his stat sheet, as he pushed the score to 20-7. Trapp and the Varsity offense had one more chance to respond. The last drive ended the same as the first though, as a fumble recovered by the defense put a damper on any chances the offense had of scoring. “Tonight was the first

time under the lights,” Schartz said, “and we took the next step, hopefully we gain from this experience. There’s no substitution for the real thing, and we’ll see that Friday night, but we’re trying to do everything we can that gives these kids game-type experiences before next Friday night happens.” The first game for the Indians is Friday night against Shawnee Heights at Bishop Stadium.

Girls golf starts strong Set for scrimmages JOHN OSTERMANN SPORTS WRITER

Looking for another strong season after finishing fourth place in state last year, the Manhattan High girls golf teed off with their first tournament at the Shawnee Heights Invitational. With nerves flowing and butterflies in their stomachs, the girls still seemed to perform well. “We got second,” junior Lydia Fry said. Luckily the weather cleared before the girls played but with wet grass and muddy fairways they still faced some adversity.

However, with the bad weather before the tournament, the lift, clean and replace rule came into play. This rule allows the girls to pick up the ball and clean it if they were to have a bad shot. This allowed for them to put the ball on top of the grass rather than have the ball buried in the grass, which makes it easier to hit. “It actually helped because we were able to do a lift, clean and replace,” Fry said, “which if you have a really bad lie you can lift the ball and clean it, which helped because you could lay the ball on top of the grass instead

of buried.” Although the girls did not finish in first place, second place is a good finish. It leaves plenty of room for improvement while also providing some confidence in their abilities. “We can be proud of our first tournament and how we all performed but I know that there is room for improvement throughout the season.” sophomore Camy McAtee said. Practice makes perfect and we can be sure the girls will improve and be ready for their next tournament Sept. 6 in Salina.

First tennis meet postponed MEGAN KLUG BLUE M EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Aug. 25 was meant to mark the beginning of the tennis season. However, due to heavy rain and expected thunderstorms and showers, the meet was postponed. Originally, the plan was for the Junior Varsity tennis team to travel to Emporia and compete in the first matches of the season. Within hours of the day, the meet was

postponed and has been unannounced for a rescheduled date. The effect is both good and bad, according to senior Lauren Robben. “It’s bad because we don’t get to play and get started,” Robben said. “But it’s good because we have more time to practice and prepare.” Tennis will now begin their season on Sept. 1 at the Junction City Quad.

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Just like most team sports, volleyball is starting off the year with a scrimmage. The matches are set for Wednesday at 4 p.m. in the North gym. “[The scrimmage] is just to get us prepared for our upcoming games,” head coach Lisa Kinderknecht said, “They’ll have a referee there and they get to feel a real game. They’ll have their uniforms. [It’s] really to get their game speed practice.” While the girls have been split into J.V. and

Varsity for the scrimmage, there were some players who were difficult to place due to limitations on how many players a team can have. So some players may have the opportunity to move up to Varsity as the season grows. “We just recently did that [sorting the players into J.V and Varsity],” Kinderknecht said, “but at the sophomore through senior level we have 20 girls capable of playing Varsity. We just can’t play that many. So yeah, we’ve kind of separated them out for now. There is always chance for moving [to and from Varsity squad].”

This year, Varsity will also have to handle having only two seniors, Gigi McAtee and Jaylie Thornton. “[My goal] is to create a good bond within the team and push for success,” Thornton said. “We [seniors] do have to take a strong leadership role in that but there shouldn’t be too much difference [from last year].” After the scrimmages, freshmen will have their first real match of the season on Thursday while Varsity and J.V. will begin on Sept. 8 with Varsity at Seaman and J.V. in Manhattan.

MANHATTAN HIGH SPORTS SCHEDULES FOOTBALL Sept. 2 -- Shawnee Heights Sept. 9 -- @ Washburn Rural Sept. 16 -- @ Highland Park Sept. 23 -- Topeka High

VOLLEYBALL Sept. 8 -- @ Seaman Sept. 10 -- @ Olathe South Sept. 17 -- @ Hayden Sept. 20 -- Manhattan Quad

GOLF Sept. 2 -- Shawnee Heights Sept. 19 -- @ Salina

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Sept. 2 -- Shawnee Heights Sept. 5-10 -- @ Wichita Sept. 13 -- Shawnee Heights Sept. 30 -- Seaman

Sept. 3 -- Manhattan Invite Sept. 10 -- @ Emporia Sept. 17 -- @ Missouri Sept. 24 -- @ Lawrence

TENNIS Sept. 30 -- Topeka High Sept. 1 -- @ J.C. Sept. 6 -- @ Topeka Sept. 77 -- Seaman

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Mankind divided falls short as a sequel JEREMY WOOLEVER ONLINE ASSISTANT

Mankind Divided released earlier this month, how well does it fair? Mankind Divided still features clunky first person shooting mechanics; shots are difficult to line up because of mouse acceleration. Weapons in general are disappointing, with unfitting sound effects and sloppy animations, and the first person models are awkwardly positioned. The only pro to weapons in are their new depth in customization. Mod packs have been refined to sights and barrel attachments, while reload and fire speeds require “craft parts” to upgrade. The augmentation

mechanics have improved too. Early on, Adam discovers hidden augs in his system that grant him abilities like remote hacking. These are balanced by introducing a new “system status” level. With all the factory augmentations enabled, it rests comfortably at a stable 100%. By enabling the new augmentations, the level increases, and puts Adam’s health at critical risk. This forces one to more carefully construct the character architype suited to their gameplay. The environments are more open, but they still end up being a confusing maze to navigate, more so with most of the HUD elements disabled. The one best thing about the

world is its rich details and hidden supplies, and

still limited to two lines of dialogue, they seem to

it strongly encourages one to explore. The life of the world is pretty stale though. NPCs are

interact with the environment even less so than in HR. No longer will the homeless be seen dig-

ging through trash. Many high end rigs will still find trouble running it, as it suffers from very poor optimization and stuttering. Even in 1080p resolutions and medium to low settings, stuttering plagues the game. The graphics are less than impressive as well. Selective detailing has important characters with almost jaw dropping visuals, while the rest is left with low res asserts. Another visual issue is how awful lip syncing is. It lags several seconds behind the actual dialogue, and even when it does catch up, it no where near matches it movements. Most of the environmental models lack decent amounts of polygons, and many of

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the textures are muddy low resolutions. This is most evident with the cobblestone of Prague. Lastly, microtransactions a thing now. While the fact that they’re in a full scale AAA title is unacceptable, what really strikes it is that they’re SAVE LOCKED. This means that once you buy and use the micro transaction content, they’re gone. Permanently. Deus Ex Mankind Divided bolsters an excellent story rife with twists that force one to define the blurry lines defining humanity and machines, but is hampered by somewhat poor gameplay and an atrocious PC port.

NAVIGATING SEPHORA: What you need to know about this beauty store ANNA HUPP CONTENT EDITOR

Sephora is beautiful, in a way, and it’s fun, like a candy store or a lollipop forest. But lollipop forests are also a bit overwhelming. How do

The beauty studio, where Sephora offers free, 15-minute makeovers. Because the store hosts a “color IQ camera,” makePerfume Go for rollerballs, according to Rodriguez. At $20-$25, they are about half the cost of spray perfume. Because they are small, they are not as big of a commit-

you navigate them? To find out, I talked to Beauty Manager Billie Jean Rodriguez. First, Sephora is laid out strategically. Perfume is on the left, makeup on the right, and skincare in the middle. Within each section, cosmetics are divided by brand into

stalls or shelves against the walls. Front and center is the beauty studio, which Rodriguez says is the first place for someone new to makeup to start. A mini makeover is free (Sephora offers full makeovers, which cost upwards of $50, but only after a

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up applied is guaranteed to complement skin tone. A screen in the studio displays product names and prices.

ment. They can also quickly be swapped for new scents when the old one runs out, and they can conveniently be packed into makeup bags.

store has been open for 12 months). According to Rodriquez, makeovers are accurate because the store hosts a handheld “color IQ camera.” After taking pictures of three different parts of your face, the camera matches your skin with several foundations,

lipsticks and concealers the local Sephora provides. Brand names, prices and, for some products, the intended skin type (dry, oily, etc) are included. Shoppers can tab the suggestions up or down for slightly lighter or darker shades, which Rodriguez says is

helpful for people who like a more dramatic look or know their skin tone will change in summer or winter. Or, instead of going to the physical location, shoppers can virtually try on eye and lip makeup using the free app, Sephora To Go.

MAKEUP Cheap, good and long-lasting makeup is found in the Sephora Collection, which has to be cheap, good and long-lasting because the line is designed to be a gateway to other items at the store, according to Rodriguez. Something most high schoolers should avoid is liquid eyeliner, which Rodriguez says dries slowly and can be hard to apply. Instead, she recommends eyeliner pencils. For precise application, draw small strokes at the rim of the lid, then connect them.

Eye shadow palettes from Urban Decay are popular, but Rodriguez says there are cheaper options that look virtually the same. Shoppers should choose an Urban Decay palette they like and select several of their favorite shades. Then they should match those hues with individual eye shadow colors from the Sephora Collection, which fit into one make-your-own palette. Each Sephora Collection shade costs ten dollars, compared to the $54 of an Urban Decay palette. Another advantage is that this strategy allows shoppers to build their

own palette over time. Inexpensive lipstick can be found from any brand. Rodriguez says the search is open to trial-and-error. “Try out different brands if you’re not sure you love one thing,” she said. More general guidance: shoppers should go for what they’re naturally drawn to. “For some girls … they want something bold,” Rodriguez said. “But if you walk in and you’re wearing no makeup or something subtle, that’s probably what you want to buy.”

Skincare “For the 15- and 16-year-olds that come in here, the first thing I teach is skincare,” Rodriguez said. “If you look after it right, your skin can be makeup-optional.” For high schoolers on a budget, Rodriguez recommends the Pearl Eye Mask, which comes in varying options based on

skin type and is priced at $6. To tackle very oily skin, she suggests more oil. “It always surprises people, but an oil cleansing gel is really good,” Rodriguez said. “It attracts the oil from your face and pulls it off.”

What to look for: iPhone 7 New Amity album classic, repetitive MIKAYLA LARKIN BLUE M ORGANIZATIONS EDITOR

Although Apple has revealed many of the new features of the muchanticipated iPhone 7 that is supposed to come out this September, several sources have reported possible changes. A few things they are thinking about doing are moving the antenna bands to the bottom and top of the iPhone and as a result comes the removal of the headphone jack. Apple is also planning on upgrading the

camera sensor. The company would like to improve the camera to a 16mp camera and may end up taking away the 16gb option and only have a 32gb option, which they say is to compete with Samsung. That will mean you will have more storage on your iPhone. Many people have concerns about some of the possible iPhone changes, especially the absence of a headphone jack. The reason for this change, however, is Bluetooth headphones

that you will have to charge. With the removal of the headphone jack the iPhone 7 will be more water resistant. This will also allow the makers of the iPhone to make the iPhone 7 slimmer. Other possible changes: •Pressure-sensitive home button •Improved water resistance •Dual-lens camera for iPhone 7 Plus •Design similar to iPhone 6s •Redesigned antenna bands

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In their most emotion-fueled work of art yet, Australian posthardcore The Amity Affliction put out their fifth studio album on Aug. 12 known as “This Could be Heartbreak.” While it has taken longer to get into it than other albums by the band, I can say after listening to the album cover-to-cover multiple times it is probably my favorite album the band has put out to date. That being said, I do think there a few too many times it sounds similar in the choruses and a few parts of the song structures to their previous album “Let the Ocean Take Me.” The Amity Affliction is one of those bands that has never had an album or a song that I did not like. Not only is the music the perfect mixture of catchiness and metal, the lyrics are relatable and it is almost therapeutic to listen to them. Vocalists Ahren Stringer and Joel Birch have gone through a lot on their

time on this earth and they put out a lifeline for their fans who deal with similar through their music. The lyrics of This Could Be Heartbreak are the band’s darkest to date. They deal with the grief of losing loved

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ones, the pain of being alone and the feeling of not being able to overcome depression and suicidal thoughts. It is clear that put even more work into the lyrics on this album than normal. The combination of Birch’s hoarse growls and Stringers soaring melodies melt together into eleven spine chilling tracks. As far as instrumentals go, the album mixes elements of melody and

hardcore to provide the perfect background to the lyrical delivery. Guitarist Dan Brown dabbles more with guitar solos and riffs on this album than on previous albums as drummer Ryan Burt provides a blistering percussion section. The one gripe I have with the album is that there are certain songs that have copy and pasted from their previous album Let the Ocean Take Me. It could just be because I have listened to that album hundreds of times, but there are certain times where the similarities are inexcusable. Build ups to choruses are the same, some lyrics are even similar in certain songs. While this is not a huge deal, I do wish the band had done more to provide an even more unique feel for the album. Overall, The Amity Affliction has put out another solid release even with the rehashed parts of one or two songs, and I will be jamming this album for a long time.

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OLYMPICS SEASON IS OVER The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio have come to an end, and this year was a good one. With just the right amount of astounding talent to outweigh the scandals, this year’s Olympics have been on every television and it’s all anyone has been able to talk about this summer. Here’s the quick notes version of this year’s Olympics. ELIZABETH ALEXANDER GRAPHIC ARTIST

Olympic refugee team makes history Biles and Phelps dominate 2016 Olympics MIRA BHANDARI STAFF WRITER

The 2016 Summer Olympics mark the beginning of opportunity and hope for the team of ten refugees and athletes that competed this year for the first time in Olympic history. The team includes five medium-distance runners, two Judo competitors, two swimmers and a marathon runner. Hailing from Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and Syria, the refugee team members faced lives of adversity and persecution before

making it to Rio De Janeiro for the Olympics. From fleeing war zones in Kenya at a young age to nearly drowning in small inflatable boats to escape oppression in their home countries, Team Refugee demonstrated courage and determination long before the Games. The International Olympic Committee made it a priority to bring attention to the refugee crisis currently affecting countries all around the globe. The IOC offers Olympic Scholarships for Athletes, a program intended to aid athletes

with the greatest needs, especially the newfounded refugee team. Brazilian street artists honored them by painting a mural of every member to showcase the legacy of the first ever refugee team of athletes in the Olympic Games. No medals were won this year, but the symbol of hope they provided in the midst of a worldwide refugee crisis is a feat like no other.

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Two names you’ve probably been hearing a lot these past few months might be Simone Biles and Michael Phelps. These athletes have taken over their sports in this year’s Summer Olympics. With Biles bringing home four gold medals and Phelps five, these two athletes have been on everyone’s mind. Biles is the shortest athlete participating in the 2016 Rio Olympics, standing at 4 feet 8 inches. She has earned herself the titles of individual all-around, vault and

floor gold medalist. After earning only gold and silver medals for seven years, Biles earned herself a spot on this years “Final Five.” With 19 Olympic and World Championship medals total, Biles has become the most decorated American gymnast ever. Biles has been dubbed a “powerhouse” by several news outlets, and it shows. With an official gymnastics pass named after her, Biles was the one to beat at this year’s Olympics in Rio. Phelps was a name many people already knew after the 2012 Olympics, but Phelps has outdone himself in

Rio, earning himself five Olympic golds and leaving him with a total of 28 medals and 23 golds throughout his entire career and making him the most decorated Olympian of all time. Phelps’s Olympic career began in 2000, when he was only 15 years old. Phelps also faced controversy in 2009 when an image of him smoking weed surfaced, resulting in him losing his Kellogg sponsorship. Despite the controversy, Phelps’s talents helped him redeem himself, and he ended up breaking a world record that had been standing or nearly 2000 years.

United States teams dominate in Rio, takes home several gold BRIANNA THOMAS STAFF WRITER

The 2016 Rio Olympics were a major success for the United States, from Michael Phelps’ Medley Relay Final gold medal to Katie Ledecky’s 400m freestyle world record, to Simone Biles’ 4 gold medals. The United States won 51 more medals than China, who placed second, compared the 16 medals won over China in the 2012 London Olympics.

2012 Olympic Medals United States: 46 gold, 29 silver, 29 bronze, 104 total. China: 38 gold, 27 silver, 23 bronze, 88 total. Great Britain: 24 gold, 26 silver, 32 bronze, 82 total. Russia: 29 gold, 17 silver, 19 bronze, 65 total Germany: 11 gold, 19 silver, 13 bronze, 44 in total.

2016 Olympic Medals Katie Ledecky broke the world record for the 400m freestyle with a time of 3:56:46, nearly 2 seconds from the previous record. At 19, Ledecky was the youngest member of the US team and could become only the third American female swimmer to win four gold medals in one Olympics. Michael Phelps, at 31 years old, has won a total of 23 Olympic gold medals. This year, Phelps earned five gold medals, including an Olympic record in the

Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay Final, with a time of 3:27:95. Simone Biles, 19 years old, is a three-time world all-around champion, four-time United states all-around champion, three-time world floor champion, along with many other accomplishments. In the 2016 Rio Olympics, she won four gold and one bronze medal. According to New York Times, Biles is considered the “world’s best gymnast” and truly lives up to the expectations that are set for her.

United States: 46 gold, 37 silver, 38 bronze, 121 total. China: 26 gold, 18 silver, 26 bronze, 70 in total Great Britain: 27 gold, 23 silver, 7 bronze, 67 total. Russia: 19 gold, 1 silver, 19 bronze, 56 total. Germany: 17 gold, 10 silver, 15 bronze, 42 total.