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Debate going strong with novice, advanced teams TAYLOR BULLOCK STAFF WRITER
The debate and forensics teams have had several meets already this fall arguing this year’s topic, “Should the United States Federal Government substantially increase its diplomatic economic engagement with the people’s republic of China?” Juniors Maiesha Hossain and Micah Wiggins took third and fourth place for speakers in their first tournament on Sept 17, where the advanced team went 4-2 and novice went 3-2. “It was a learning experience, but they were successful enough that they’re excited about continuing,” debate teacher Kristal Kleiner said. After completing their first tournament improvement was made to the team strategy. “We made a list on the way back of things we need to research and answers we need to have ready,” Kleiner said. Last weekend the debate team had another tournament. It was a novice tournament and freshmen Ivy
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The days of being coated in baby powder during Manhattan High football games have met their end. Throwing baby powder into the air goes back to the beginning of the careers of Michael Jordan and LeBron James, and MHS -- as well as several other high schools across the nation -- quickly adopted the tradition. That is, until recently, when administration decided to ban baby powder at all MHS football games due to the negative health effects that come with inhaling talcum powder. “The thing that
caught our attention is the stories and the research about people breathing it in and inhaling it, and I think that’s the thing that really is what we’re looking at here,” senior principal Marvin Rupe said. “At the games, when people throw that up and it’s a cloud, it’s just coming in everybody’s faces.” However, it’s not just the short-term annoyance of baby powder in people’s faces that are causing the worry. National research acknowledges the short-term and long-term effects of breathing in baby powder. According to ZocDoc, short-term effects can include the general wheezing and coughing that come with inhaling anything foreign. However, the longterm results take a more serious turn with
the possibility of lung irritation or inflammation -- which can eventually lead to scarring of the lungs -- or the development of pneumonia and other lung infections. For those with asthma or other breathing problems, the effects can come on quicker and can be even more dangerous. Manhattan is not the only school that has been forced to reconsider the tradition for the health of their students; schools across the nation, such as Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, Illinois, are making the same decision to ban baby powder at football games. “This is drawing nationwide attention,” Rupe said. “It’s not just us. Nationwide attention that ‘hey, why is this being done,’ there’s some real research and information
out there that this probably isn’t good to do in a crowd of people.” As of now, there is no set plan for how the new ban will be enforced at the games. Administration is hoping that students will recognize the health risk involved and will respect the new regulation. “I’d like to get to the point where we don’t have to enforce stuff,” Rupe said. “We put information out there and kids will make good decisions. This is cool, but at the same time...we need to be grown up and adult about it and we need to police it ourselves.” Athletic Director Mike Marsh concurred. “We just encourage the kids for the mere fact of their peers to take it seriously and not bring it in,” Marsh said. “We just want the kids to be
respectful for what we’re asking, and we’re really looking out for their peers, plus anybody else that’s sitting in the stands. You have to think about others that are close to [the student section] when that may occur and it’s not a good situation.” Though the tossing of baby powder into the air has been a large part in exciting the student section in years past, student section leader Cade Roberts, senior, acknowledged the opportunity for new traditions to be created. “I understand what they are doing and why [administration banned baby powder], and being a leader of the student section, I understand it’s a privilege and someSEE BAN ON PAGE 3
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ABOVE: Seniors Rosie Cowans, Sam Hall and Brant McCune-Wall help hand out water bottles to elementary kids as they finished the fitness challenge. BELOW: Seniors Cade Roberts, Luke Saville and Emmy Korenek flip a water bottle to pass the time. PHOTOS BY BHAWANTHA NILAWEERA
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that fitness can be fun,” senior Rosie Cowans said. “They get free water bottles, they get medals, free snacks, I mean who doesn't like free snacks.” The importance of sharing fitness with the younger generation aside, IPS class members also enjoyed spending time with classmates during the
Interpersonal Skills students got up early on a brisk Saturday morning to volunteer for the School Fitness Challenge. The event had a much larger turnout than expected with up to 1,185 participants. The School Fitness Challenge gathered up children in grades k-12 to participate in races
at Anneberg park. The program helps to bring awareness to physical fitness to children around Manhattan. During the races, the IPS students were tasked with handing out water bottles and snacks to racers after they crossed the finish line. Volunteering gave students a chance to bond and show children the importance of fitness. “It really shows kids
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In the midst of a festival on Saturday, an explosion occurred at a cafe in southern Spain. Authorities suspect a gas leak caused the blast that injured 90 people, five fatally. The cafe was left with damaged walls, windows and furniture.
In 2004, the Rosetta space probe took off on a mission to follow a comet while it orbited the sun. After making several discoveries about the comet, the probe has fallen out of orbit and crash landed over a decade after it began its journey.
Concern has arisen due to the 145 mph hurricane drifting toward Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica. Haiti is expected to be the most impacted by the storm. Officials are encouraging residents of the natural disasterprone country to take precautions.
Jacob Hall, a sixyear-old student at Townville Elementary in South Carolina was killed from a gun shot wound in his leg by a 14-year-old who opened fire on the school’s playground. The shooter has been charged.
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Manhattan stays comfortably in 6A rankings PRESTON HARRISON ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
The 2016-2017 Classifications for enrollments came out last week from the Kansas State High School Activities Association. Manhattan High has remained in 6A along with all of the ‘15-’16 6A schools. “The change does not affect us at all. We’re 6A and all of the 6A schools have stayed the same,” Athletic Director Mike Marsh said. Marsh is sure that the changes made give no reason to worry for our further athletic competition. Although there are several schools in the brackets of 5A and 4A that have changed their classification, MHS will only be minorly affected. The classifications are determined by how many students are enrolled at each school on Sept. 20 of each year. VISIT MHSMENTOR.COM FOR BREAKING NEWS ON EVERYTHING GOING ON AT MANHATTAN HIGH SCHOOL
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Patriotism, and its needed exclusion from politics represent all the different faces in the ‘“melting pot” that is the United States, especially not a candidate with such hate-fueled and falsely advertised nationalistic values such as Trump. While Trump does portray himself as the most patriotic candidate, it is a case of blind patriotism and blind loyalty that swarms supporters from both parties. People have become more interested in besting, bothering and defeating one another than in the actual policies they are supposedly in favor of. This has produced not only a bandwagon effect that has drawn non-informed and politically ignorant individuals to a particular side but also created
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“Make America Great Again” signs and multiple chants which ranged from the politician’s name to a “build a wall” chant were all features of the supposedly-patriotic showing. Although levels of expressiveness differed from student to student, some treating the man like a living meme, the vocally overwhelming acceptance of the correlation between Trump and American values could only bring up questions about the political representation of America and its people. The Mentor Editorial Board agreed that while a political candidate does represent a fraction of the people in this country, neither Clinton nor Trump could possibly
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The theme of Manhattan High’s most recent home football game prompted a scenery with a unique factor: a political affiliation. With election season on the way, supporters for Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton seem to have become more willing to represent their respective movement in vocal or physical expression. While the “America Out” theme for the MHS Football game prompted the usual non-political, flag-worshipping patriotism it has provided in years past, Trump and his colorful persona surged as one of the most popular symbols used to represent America. Trump masks,
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“stand next to Rami Khamis & yelling out respectful taunts but the JC principal would subtweet us again,” senior Aaron Castro, @_a_castro
“with friends and a Indian victory“ senior Bailey Kinsley , @Baileykinsley1
“tailgating and seeing MHS hold up the Silver Trophy again,“ senior Chase Hageman, @chasehagemann329
“Imma go to the game and make fun of their excuse of football team and hopefully get subbed in at QB once we’re up by 60,” senior Ethan Chege , @E_Chege34
NEXT EDITION QUESTION: WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO ABOUT HOMECOMING?
Accept the undeserved ANNA HUPP CONTENT EDITOR
I was in the car, frantically checking my phone as my friend drove us to school. The ACT scores were up. I saw the driveway, the garbage cans, as we pulled out. As we turned, a bright streak of sunrise snagged my eye. Oh well, I thought. It’s great; I know it’s great, but I don’t have time for it now. I kept pressing at my phone, clicking and reloading because there wasn’t service. We were on Claflin now. “Look at the sunrise,” my friend said. “I know,” I said, wanting to convey that I wasn’t blind and could appreciate beauty. But I looked anyway. The sky was swathed in shades I didn’t know existed; pinks and oranges and purples and a dark romantic blue mixed together and not creating brown. It was murky and wild and dangerous, somehow. The street was laid out before the sky. There were blocky buildings, a few cars and a woman running with her dog and looking at the sidewalk. She turned the corner. What a waste, I thought. What gross mismanagement. The sunrise is received by people on their way to work and people on their way to school and people running nowhere. We’re ugly, we’re unappreciative, and yet somehow this arrangement of sweeping beauty still imposes itself. What perverse set of rules governs the universe? Could it be grace, Print Editor-in-Chief -- Angie Moss News Editor -- Angie Moss Online Editor-in-Chief -- David Fliter Opinions Editor -- Erick Echegaray Features Editor -- Elizabeth Alexander Sports Editor -- Jacob Clanton
whatever that is? Maybe it’s the essence of this: a sunrise suspended over self-consumed, preoccupied zombies on their way to work. Unjustly generous treatment, like the smiles of your fourth grade teacher even though you failed the geography test. I’m not writing this sloppy definition because I’m the master of grace, as anyone who knows me at all would agree. Rather, I’m writ-
how to expound on this, but I have a lot of issues. I live in the near-constant belief that I’m a forgotten victim. I wish I was kidding. But time and time again He proves that I’m not forgotten, that I have a future. That someone’s looking out for me. I think the “love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” approach sheds more light on this. For a little while I’ve been trying to figure it out, and
martyrs who will go as far as possible defending their chosen political party even if it means offending or insulting other groups of people. Acts like the ones at the football game are understandable to a point, and while Manhattan is understandably influenced by conservative and military beliefs because of it’s location, it’s absolutely not the place for political rallying or promoting. Another side is that the invasion of the Trump name and image is being used only because it is so ridiculous that it could only be created by America. Regardless he is a political figure who stands for real policies. The problem is deeper
than just one candidate -- it is the inability to separate parties, ideologies, policies and patriotism. Patriotism at its core is not the unbalanced nationalism Trump exudes in his campaign or in his policies. While the candidate does use nostalgiafilled tactics to make his supporters believe that America is not the as “great” as it used to be, and although some truly feel that they have lost their conservative values, patriotism should not come to the expense of other people or other countries. It should not come to the expense of American people who are of different race or opinion. Patriotism is not about isolationism either. America is a nation that
is made up by people of many ethnicities, religions and cultures. It is the epicenter of multiculturalism exactly like the belief that Trump or any other candidate representing the entirety of America is the epicenter of the uninformed and rejective attitude that has taken over supporters. Don’t hesitate to think about your ideals as well other Americans. Break free of the blind loyalty you have for your party in order to think about individual ways of patriotism and support. Remember no one candidate can represent all of us, no matter how symbolically “American” they make themselves out to be.
4-H helps makes the best better JACOB CLANTON SPORTS EDITOR
To many people, 4-H is just something that farm kids do. It’s kind of like FFA for them. They just think 4-H is where you have a farm animal, raise them, show them and sell them. To those people, 4-H is nothing more. However, 4-H is more than just raising farm animals. You can do a lot of other things, such as photography, foods and nutrition, and arts and crafts. For example, it was through 4-H where I first learned about photography. Through the program, I’ve gained my love for photos and especially photos of sports. Another major benefit of 4-H is public speaking. Many people here at Manhattan High take Public Speaking as a class. However, through 4-H, you can begin public speaking as early as second grade, leading to better overall public speaking. You don’t get to speak in front of people you know either. You speak to random judges, adding to the nervousness. With more ner-
vousness, the chance is greater for a mistake, leading to a higher chance of learning. Leadership is another skill that can be cultivated through 4-H. There are many opportunities for this. Some may be on club level, such as being the president of your club. Others may be a state or even a national level, like being part of National 4-H Congress. However, being a leader in 4-H is can be as simple as showing a younger member how to do some project-related thing, like taking a fairquality photo. 4-H can also help you make more friendships; even friendships with people who don’t go to your school. Through various 4-H activities, I’ve become friends with people from all over Riley County. 4-H has even helped me make friends with people from out of state. I even have a 40+ day Snapstreak with someone from Iowa, who I met at a 4-H event. By meeting more people, I become exposed to more ways of life, leading to a more complete view of humanity. On a similar vein, 4-H has allowed me to take trips outside of Kansas. This past summer, I went on a trip to Washington, D.C. with a Riley
County 4-H delegation. In addition to seeing the nation’s capitol, I got to learn more about our government, which is important to be a good U.S. citizen. As this was a national trip, there were people from all over the country in attendance, thus broadening the range of different people that I know, allowing me to broaden my worldview. Trips through 4-H are not always on a national level. State or county level trips, such as a trip to Topeka, can be just as fun and informative. 4-H camp might be the most fun. Who doesn’t like canoeing, yummy food and archery? With any 4-H trip, you are bound to learn a lot, and come away grateful that you went. All in all, 4-H is a great experience. It is something to look back on with pride, knowing you’ve accomplished a lot. I encourage you to get involved in some way, even if only for a year or two. If you like it enough, you can continue to work with 4-H all your life, whether it be volunteering or even as a job. No matter how long or short your time in 4-H is, you can be sure those years will be impactful to your life forever.
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ing this as part of a long effort to understand its essence. Why are there sunrises, especially in a world where other forces usually claim control? I kind of disenjoy sunrises, to be honest. Grace is a nice idea, but let’s be real. Life is hard and grim-set and a sense of justice must prevail. It feels as if there’s no room for sunrises when you need to get to work or lose your job. Sunrises, however, are pretty much how He works. He doesn’t operate based on the laws of fairness; instead, He showers people with benefits they didn’t do anything to earn. Case in point is me. I’m not sure
at first I thought that the point of it is to not feel animosity toward hurtful people. But the sunrise philosophy moves beyond that. When you pray for someone, you actively change sides from victim to advocate. Instead of saying, “you’re mean but I won’t hold it against you” you say, “you’re mean- let me help you out.” I guess you’re supposed to accept that you’re being lavished with sunrises when you’re in your car at 7:15 a.m., annoyed at life and thinking everyone else should be as grumpy as you.
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When turning 18, many of us teenagers can only think about all the things we can do now that we’re considered legal adults. We can now purchase tobacco products, get piercings and tattoos alone and even buy lottery tickets. The last thing on our minds is voting. Of all things, voting in the 2016 election should be our first priority. With presidential voting being every four years, the last time there was an election we were only 14. I don’t know what you were doing when you were 14 but I certainly wasn’t at home watching presidential debates. Most 14 year olds couldn’t be less interested. Now, many of us Lauren Race and R.J. Walling. Videographers -- Gavin Larios, Chandler Mixon, and Hans Ahorro Kristy Nyp -- Adviser Distribution -- Thanks to Kim Schnee’s class - Caleb Barnes, Oscar Casas, Angel Cid, Charlie Dickey, Karl Drown, Rachel Efken, Terra Harvey, Lynne Jones, Colten Kirk, Josh Kohls,
are 18, old enough to vote, and this year’s main presidential candidates consist of republican Donald Trump and democrat Hillary Clinton. Tough decision, I know. Some believe that it’s easier to not vote at all. That’s mainly due to their dislike for both candidates. Because of Hillary’s shady past people refuse to give in and vote for her even though they don’t support Trump either. But if we are not voting we are a part of the overall problem. Laying down and surrendering your right to vote will get us nowhere. It doesn’t take us forward as a nation, and it doesn’t hold anyone back from supporting Trump. At this point, I say find the one you hate least who you believe has our best interest at heart and vote. Some of the students don’t typically follow politics, but in this day and age that is just fine. We have the Internet and with that you can find Trump and Hillary’s so-
cial media sites along with polls and dates. Everything we need to know about this year’s and previous elections can be found within the screens of our smartphones. We teens need to be sat down and have politics explained to us. If you’ve forgotten, let me remind you: we kids are the future. We need to develop our own opinions and find our own way. We are the future doctors, lawyers and potentially even presidents of this country. If we intend to be the potential leaders of America, we need to start today. The best place to start is with voting in this election. Vote. And if your friends aren’t voting, encourage them to do so too. If anyone is eligible to vote then that is exactly what they should do. No matter how small and insignificant we may think we are, we need to know that the future is ours. The next four years are in our hands if we want to change it.
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MHS student shows Tribe is fun for all genders JEREMY WOOLEVER STAFF WRITER
Mitchell Elliot assists in hanging posters in the front windows of West Campus to promote school activities. PHOTO BY KARMEN MARTINIE
This year, there have been a plethora of changes that effect everyone in the school. Some big, some small, and some such as a boy being in Tribe. Senior Mitchell Elliot is the first boy in recent years to be in the group. Tribe’s main purpose is to create and display information to the school’s students and faculty to promote school events such as sports. Homecoming is also part the year’s duties. “We’re in charge of getting everything set up for that, and all the decorations and everything in order,” Elliot said Historically, there haven’t been many males in Tribe. Elliot admitted that he didn’t know why that is. “I don’t think a lot of guys have done Tribe, which I don’t know why because it’s not just limited to girls,” he said. “They should, it’s a lot of fun.”
Mignano proves athletic ability, Anime Club makes big competes in two fall sports money at KSU football game ALYSE MAENDER STAFF WRITER
Most AP students are under large amounts of stress, but imagine participating in a school sport as well. Now imagine participating in two sports while keeping up with an AP course load. This is the fall season for senior Nick Mignano. Mignano is one of the few students who participate in multiple sports in a season. Currently, Mignano plays right back for the varsity soccer team and runs cross country whilst keeping up with his AP work. “It’s pretty hard. I don’t have very much free time,” Mignano said. Time management is an essential tool for Mignano; essentially his whole day is planned out. His current routine includes going straight to cross country practice after school, returning home for about an hour to work on any homework he has and then rushing to soccer practice. When Mignano finds himself in a rare moment when the field lights aren’t shining or his feet aren’t pounding against the ground, he tries to find a way to relax. This usually includes playing video games or watching television. Usually Mignano attends practices for both sports, but games are a different story. Sometimes a game and a cross country meet are on the same day, so Mignano is forced to choose between the two. “I try to treat them both equally most of the
time, like I missed one cross country meet for a soccer game and one soccer game for a cross country meet,” Mignano said. Although Mignano concedes that life would be easier if soccer and cross country were in different seasons, there are some upsides to having both at the same time. “It [cross country] makes me a lot more
conditioned in soccer, Mignano said, “I’m able to run well and I have to have really good time management and that’s actually helping a lot.” Mignano says that he doesn’t plan on going to college for his athletic skills, but would like to. “I’m not really not that interested in doing athletics in college, but if that was an opportunity, I don’t know.”
is enough for at least one bus to get them to from Kansas City. The Manhattan However, the club High Anime Club got will need to do a lot a huge gig working more fundraising and with the Kansas State work to get here they football staff Sep. 24, need to be. helping with concesFuture fundraiser sions in skyboxes plans include coffee, during the game. tea and cookie sales From about 2 p.m. from the Giving Bean to 10 p.m., brand. a handAlong “It’s a very fun thing where ful of club w i t h many people meet up and come members that, together to dress up and cosplay.” all worked t h e y together to plan to --JUNIOR CHRIS WIDENOR SAID help serve introand produce a vide sponsors and are already working new fundraiser that guests with food and incredibly hard to raise involves stickers and refreshments. In the the funds. artwork designed by end, the club raised “We really have various club memabout $600, which to step up our game bers. They expect will be going straight and raise the money that those two fundto Anime Club’s trip the need for our trip,” raisers will settle the to Naka-Kon, an an- senior Allison Clauss costs, but they also ime convention, in said. plan to work conMarch. The money they cessions again at “It’s a very fun thing earned this past week the next home KSU where many people will definitely help, as it game on Oct. 22. ELIZABETH ALEXANDER FEATURES EDITOR
IPS FROM PAGE 1 School Fitness Challenge. Students could be seen dancing and flipping water bottles as they laughed together. “It's good for the IPS class because it gives us more time to spend with BAN FROM PAGE 1 thing I’ve wanted to do since I’ve been in high school,” Roberts said, “and I think the best idea is to listen to the administration and avoid the baby powder. Although we can’t do that, it opens the door to maybe come up with something better to do.”
TOP: Senior Nick Mignano pushes past an opponent in a soccer game earlier this season. RIGHT: Mignano holds his position in front of a teammate during a cross country meet. PHOTOS BY HASAN AL-BASRI
meet up and come together to dress up and cosplay,” junior Chris Widenor said. While the football game was rough and ended up being canceled, the guests the club members worked with were surprisingly helpful and kind. Anime members
each other and get to know each other more. It also gets us together with the family we didn't know we had until now,” Cowens said. The IPS class is looking forward to participating in more volunteering
opportunities throughout the year in the Manhattan community. “We’re here for the community,” senior Emmy Korenek said. “We want to show people that we're here to support the community.”
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the team altogether is through the roof. “I think it will be a good debate season in that people are going to learn what debate is, and we’re going to improve and grow as a team,” Kleiner said. This weekend they will have another tournament at Wichita East and Highland Park.
Auletti and Caden Hickel received third. With new members the debate team grows each year, each member with a more positive outlook than the last. “The results are great. We are going to nationals,” Wiggins said. The confidence from
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Girls Golf places third at Manhattan Invitational JOHN OSTERMANN STAFF WRITER
Riding high the last few tournaments with very strong team performances, the Manhattan Girls Golf team looked to continue on that string of performances as they competed at the Manhattan Invitational yesterday. Playing in Manhattan was an advantage for the team because they knew where to put each shot to warrant the best results, but although they knew this there were still some rough patches in their game, and the girls finished in third. “Even though I knew the course really well and knew where to hit each shot it didn’t always turn out the way I wanted it to,” sophomore Elise Jackson said. “I think it frustrated the team as a whole because we have
played there before and know we can score better there.” The girls were forced to face some adversity yesterday when their top player Macie Myers caught the flu and was not able to play. “She’s the rock on the team and honestly she kind of keeps us grounded. She’s kind of the glue to the team,” junior Delaney Wisdom said. The team is looking to continue their string of strong performances next week in their regionals matchup. “Regionals is next Monday so all the girls are going to be working hard this week to improve,” Wisdom said. Sophomore Cami McAtee hits a wedge shot at the Manhattan Invitational. McAtee shot a 108 as Manhattan got third place. PHOTOS BY LAUREN RACE
Soccer wins two straight games J.V. triumphs in home volleyball meet would be next on the schedule for MHS and as soon as the hunt for their second win of the season ended the hunt for their first backto-back wins started. With an improved 2-61 record, the opponent would now be Emporia. After a goal from each team would put them at a standoff at halftime, the winning goal would come from a penalty kick taken by Awbrey. The goal would put MHS up 2-1, a score that would hold until the end of the match. “We showed character,” goalkeeper Zachary Bergeron said. “We showed the ability to get back into the game. We just kept fighting so I thought overall both game went pretty well.” With a two-game winning streak in hand, the Indians will now face Hayden at Bishop Stadium, a setting where they have left the pitch without a win in two of their three games there.
Lady Indians’ victories in a winning match against Topeka High. “We knew that they’d Playing in South Gym, be scrappy so we had to Lady Indians J.V. volleybe ready to get the ball ball faced three teams up at any time,” junior and beat them all. outside hitter Josie HilgIn their ers said. first match “We just against Emworked poria, the well as a girls won in team. It’s a straight fun when two-set we get match. a big hit “ W e or somep l a y e d thing. We them beall get exfore,” junior cited toright-side gether.” hitter Eilish As J.V. MacCharles prepared said. “I refor their member the Junior Eilish MacCharles and sophomore Amanda Brennan Thursday first time block the ball against Emporia. Manhattan won the match in m a t c h , I played straight sets. Va r s i t y PHOTO BY R.J. WALLING them, the took the matches time to were really r e a d y tough. [The team] really said. “It’s a lot more fun. themselves for their bonded and everyone [Junction City is] scrappy matches in Emporia on was talking and the en- so they get a lot of balls Tuesday. Varsity’s next ergy was amazing on the up that you wouldn’t home meet will be this court.” think they’d get to.” Saturday in the North Their next match The last game of the Gym at 9 a.m. was against Junction night completed the JORDAN LUTZ BLUE M BUSINESS MANAGER
Football stays perfect with win over Seaman JACOB CLANTON SPORTS EDITOR
In the professional and collegiate levels of football, teams have become more passingoriented. Some high schools have even gotten in on this trend. Manhattan High has not. “We got a good offensive line,” head coach Joe Schartz said. “We got a lot of good running backs, and we like to run the football. We’ll throw when we need to.” The Indians (5-0) used this running game to capture their fifth straight win this season, beating previously perfect Seaman High (4-1) 42-21 Friday night. During the game, the Indians rushed for 353 yards, eclipsing the 300yard mark for the fourth time this season. Senior quarterback Ian Trapp led the way with 247 yards on 23 rushes, with four touchdowns. “There’s sometimes when you’ll break a tackle or something will come open or you’ll
have a cut back,” Trapp said. “As the game goes said, “but that’s always on, we wear them down, because the offensive and we start having great line is taking care of ev- success in the second erything. There’s nothing half.” if we don’t have those At the half, with a 14-7 guys upfront, they just do lead, MHS made enough an amazing job.” adjustments to explode Senior running back for 28 points in the third Iverson Robb added quarter. The offense was 91 yards of his own on helped by great field po14 carries, scoring one sition gifted to them by touchdown. the defense. Three of its Much like Manhattan’s four touchdown drives other started f o u r within “We need to stay consistent games 2 5 throughout the entire game t h i s yards and keep playing Indian foots e a of the ball; hard and fast. son, it e n d started zone. --JUNIOR REECE WEWER t h e This SAID. game great s l o w. field T h e posiIndians scored only 14 tion was led in part by two points in the first half, Manhattan fumble recovhighlighted by Trapp’s eries. Senior Chance An90-yard run to open the drade recovered the first scoring. fumble at the 25-yard Schartz attributed line, and junior Sam EdSeaman’s determination wards returned the secto the slower start. ond fumble down to the “The other team is ex- 15 yard line. cited and they still have “It’s just effort and their will to win and it being in the right place takes a while for us to at the right time,” Eddefeat them,” Schartz wards said. “If I hadn’t
put in effort to run to the other side of the field, I wouldn’t have been in the right place to grab the ball, and it was my teammates put in the effort to even get the ball loose.” The defense allowed two more Viking touchdowns in the fourth quarter, pushing the score to 42-21. However, they held fast and prevented Seaman from scoring again. Injuries were a problem for the Indians, with three players leaving the field in the second half: Edwards, junior Reece Wewer and senior Zephry Killham. However, the injuries should not prove to be a problem going forward. “It’s hurting,” Wewer said, “but we got good trainers. I’ll be able to get good by next week. I’ll be fine.” With the Junction City game coming up next week, having a healthy team will be incredibly SEE FOOTBALL ON PAGE 5
Tennis places third at Centennial League meet MEGAN KLUG BLUE M EDITOR-INCHIEF
The varsity girls tennis team was excited after the Centennial League meet due to a third place finish and getting a
glimpse of what regionals will have in store. Regionals will be held at Wichita East on Saturday. With a change in lineup, senior Lauren Robben and junior Olivia Belin competed side
by side. This was the first time the two had competed together, so naturally it made things slightly more difficult. “Olivia and I will be playing together the rest of the season,” Robben said. “It helped with us
being friends, but it was definitely harder since we hadn’t played together all season.” League was harder competition and the girls SEE TENNIS ON PAGE 5
City. Manhattan once again won with a two-set match, continuing their winning streak that night. “As a team, I think, we get really excited in the J.C. game,” junior middle blocker Hana Tamura
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A renewed spirit overtook the losing aura that has been roaming around the play of the Manhattan High boys soccer team, earning them two wins away from home -- its first back-to-back to wins of the season. After a draw caused by weather delays in the Sept. 24 matchup against Great Bend, Manhattan fell to a 1-61 record. With almost half of the season finalized, and a record that endangered their chances at a fourth straight regional championship, the season as well as a playoff run looked harder than in years past. It would have been strangely coincidental for a turnaround to arrive at the exact time that last year’s Indians began their recordbreaking 10 game unbeaten streak. Strangely enough,
the halfway point of the season has given the Indians yet again another light, and another chance to perform and succeed. Manhattan’s hunt for their second win of the season took them once again south, this time for a battle against Wichita South. From the kick-off, the Indians controlled the game thanks to prolific individual performances from senior midfielder Ethan Englehorn and junior forward Elijah Jepsen, both who provided two goals to Manhattan’s score. Another goal scored by junior Nate Awbrey would round up the goal count to five, making this the Indians’ highest scoring game for the season. “We’ve been working on our attack,” junior forward Nimrod Eshar said. “We’ve managed to get the ball more which has given us better results.” The game would end with a 5-2 score in Manhattan’s favor. Another away game
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Junior Sam Edwards was a part of the great defense Friday night recovering one of two big fumbles for the Indians. “It’s just effort and being in the right place at the right time,” Edwards said. “If I hadn’t put in effort to run to the other side of the field, I wouldn’t have
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• defensive lineman • one sack against Seaman been in the right place to grab the ball.” Edwards returned the ball to the 15yard line before being tripped up. “It was unfortunate,” Edwards said. “I thought I was going to go all the way.” Edwards finished the game with one sack and one fumble.
Cross Country sweeps Junction JOHN OSTERMANN STAFF WRITER
Not many students are prepared to wake up early on a Saturday morning to go for a run, and even less seem to enjoy that run. This is what makes the Manhattan High cross country runners special; they wake up early on Saturdays to go compete in a sport that they love -- running. The Manhattan team traveled to Junction City on Saturday to compete in the Junction City Invitational. The Manhattan teams had a very energetic performance as the teams swept the meet. Head Coach Susan Melgares was very proud of the team. “It came down to lots
of individual battles, and our kids won a bunch of them,” Melgares said. “It was especially impressive with a hilly final mile and an uphill finish.” The girls team had seven finish in the top 20 and the boys team had six runners finish in the top 20. “I’m very proud of the team, especially how well we did on all levels,” junior Cooper Schroeder said. “Our C team, J.V. and Varsity boys and girls all won their races. It shows that each level is striving to succeed and that the team has a very bright future.” This Saturday the teams run at the Haskell Invitational in Lawrence.
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Thespians hold children theater workshop Drowsy Chaperone.” “The planning process was really intense,” junior Thespian officer Samuel Clark said. “There was a lot of meetings, a lot of planning. I was there to make sure [other officers] had realistic expectations about these stations.”
Despite the tireless planning and advertising, the day went off without a hitch. “We let the kids into Rezac and they joined everyone on stage for warmups,” sophomore Finn Huslig said. “I think they adjusted really fast and I think they really
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‘Luke Cage’ builds suspense for ‘The Defenders’ MIRA BHANDARI COPY EDITOR
Marvel and Netflix come together to present the darker side of superhero comics in the series premiere of “Luke Cage,” the third show of the highly anticipated “Defenders” series, which will combine with three other individual origin shows for the heroes Jessica Jones, Daredevil and Iron Fist and is scheduled to release in 2017. The dramatic build up to “The Defenders” premiered its third in-
stallment on Friday, and “Luke Cage” quickly established that it would replace the hometown hero stereotype with hidden pasts, dark secrets and dangerous conspiracies. With a fast-paced and suspenseful plot, the show renders its viewers completely hooked. The show narrates the story of the brooding and pensive Cage, who is granted superhuman abilities by a lab experiment gone horribly wrong. Cage is burdened with the tragedies of loss, betrayal
and seclusion. He looks to rebuild his life from scratch after his encounters with fellow superhuman Jessica Jones. But whether super-strength and indestructibility are a blessing or a curse depends on who you are. For Cage, a man with a dark history who juggles between jobs and struggles to make ends meet, these abilities are used for the sole purpose of self-preservation. However, when a powerful, ruthless criminal network threatens the security and well-
being of his neighborhood in Harlem, he can’t help but to take note. And when these villains make things personal, he just has to step in, even though his involvement will inevitably rehash the problems of his past that he gave everything to bury. “Luke Cage” is a thrilling October bingewatch for Netflix users, who have 13 episodes at their fingertips, and a must-see for Marvel fans who are enthusiastically waiting for “The Defenders.”
Gavin DeGraw’s new album worth a listen MEGAN KLUG BLUE M EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Gavin DeGraw has been somewhat under the radar in the music universe. In 2013, DeGraw released the album “Make A Move,” which included the single “Best I Ever Had.” DeGraw was also featured in the song “Brother” with the Christian band NEEDTOBREATHE in 2015. Now, as 2016 is nears its end, DeGraw has finally released another album. It is titled “Something Worth Saving,” after a track listed on the album. The album exciting for DeGraw’s fan base. One of DeGraw’s biggest hits, his most purchased song, has been “I Don’t Want To Be.” The feel of that song is very raw and
rustic. His voice is pure and unedited, which is one reason I believe it has been so success-
of the song leans more toward the common style of pop heard on the radio than other songs on
PHOTO COURTESY OF RCA RECORDS ful. Similarly, this album sticks to the basics of vocal emphasis rather than background music. “She Sets The City On Fire” was the first single released from the album. The background
the track. However, all of the songs on “Something Worth Saving” are lyrically composed professionally and surprisingly do not constantly repeat the same lyrics over and over. Some repetition
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important. Junction City is the only other 5-0 team in the Centennial League, meaning next week’s game at J.C. will likely determine the league champion. Wewer said Manhattan just needed to play their football to win the game. “We need to stay consistent throughout the entire game,” Wewer said, “and keep playing Indian football; hard and fast.”
are hoping to prepare this week in order to place high at regionals and advance to state. “It was definitely one of the more challenging meets we’ve had all year,” Belin said. “We got a glimpse of what regionals will be like so now we know what to prepare.” Due to the slight change in lineup, communication is one of the things the team is hoping to work on throughout the week. “I think we will work on our footwork and com-
munication skills to prepare for regionals,” junior Neely Joyce said. “I think we have a high chance of making it to state this year and the fact that there’s a chance of us advancing is really exciting.” As the season is nearing its end the girls are also going to miss the team itself. “The best part of tennis is the girls I play with,” Belin said. “I’m going to miss seeing them every day.” The atmosphere of the team does not lack the bonding element. “I’m going to miss a lot
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can be expected in the chorus. For the most part, DeGraw stuck with his usual genre and sound. “You Make My Heart Sing Louder” is different in that it has a medium tempo, but it gives off a smooth vibe. It is a fresh sound and DeGraw’s voice was perfect for the mixture of suave and confident theme of the song. As a whole, DeGraw’s new album is worth checking out, especially if other works of his have sparked interest. The 10-track album includes a wide enough selection to provide variation in sound and messages in each song. “Something Worth Saving” is definitely something worth listening to.
of things but mostly the family atmosphere that is given off,” Robben said. “It’s nice because then we play like a family.” Along with all of the people, Joyce will miss the new level of competition the team has set up. “I really have enjoyed this year and that we’ve taken MHS tennis to a level that it hasn’t been at while I’ve been on the team,” Joyce said. “We’ve started to become more competitive and I’ll really miss the competition aspects of it.”
enjoyed it. The younger ones, they’ve never seen this stuff. We would bring down the lights and everything. It was really cool to see how the kids reacted and how quickly they picked up the songs and the dances.” For many Thespians, coaching kids wasn’t an everyday job, so the experience was a brand new one. “It was an interesting experience -- I’m not that great with kids but it was pretty fun to see them all,” Huslig said. “They had great energy they were bouncing off the walls. They were so excited about snack time, about everything. It was just like a different world.” Clark agreed that it was a good experience. “The kids reacted overwhelmingly positive,” Clark said. “It was challenging, though; little kids have very short attention spans but I think we were able to connect with them enough. They really liked the song and the dance, and they had
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Lights, camera, snack time. Manhattan High’s Thespian troupe got to take part in all three of these things at their theater work-
shop hosted for children kindergarten through eighth grade this past weekend. The workshop was a fundraiser for the troupe in which children learn all about what it’s like to be in drama, including learning songs and dances from the upcoming fall musical, “The
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a lot of fun. All the people who were helping out had a really great time. Even though it was a really long day, we ended the day on a good note.” With such positive reactions all around and a good turn out, the Thespians are already planning their next workshop. “We are planning to do this again in the spring,” Clark said. “We are trying to schedule around prom and homecoming. It’s going to be very similar to this one but instead of song and dances we are going to teach them things from the winter play.” Huslig said the workshop may become a regular event. “We were really just testing the waters but we are definitely going to do this again in the spring,” he said.
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“When did you first start doing art?” Answer: “I’ve always been interested in art, and as a kid and stuff, I’d draw a lot. I probably started in first-ish grade, so yeah, that’s always been a part of my life.” “Do you have any inspirations for it?” Answer: “I do like looking at artists online and finding certain styles that are interesting and learning from them. A lot of inspiration that I get is just seeing other things and getting ideas for characters from different aesthetics and such.” “Do you have any favorite artists or styles currently?” Answer: “I don’t really have a favorite style; I don’t really know any artists by name that are really current so I can’t say. I do like Baroque and Rococo, but those are some older types.” “What is the most important thing for art to you?” Answer: “Creativity, and just being able to get across whatever feeling I’m trying to portray, that’s probably the main aspect for me.” “Why do you do art?” Answer: “For school and such I have to do art, but I don’t think I’ve ever really had an agenda I was to portray really. I am mostly doing it for my enjoyment and not so much, yet, trying to do things that have something to say about society or anything like that.” “Would you say it’s more of a hobby than a professional thing for you?” Answer: “No, because it is something that I want to do with my life. I’m just not at the point where I’m trying to make my art say something yet. I’m trying to really cultivate.”
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Pros and Cons of your candidates ELIZABETH ALEXANDER FEATURES EDITOR
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Pros: • Death penalty • Federal tax increase • Tuition-free colleges/ universities • Abiding by Native American treaties • Fracking • Gun control • Gun-free school zones • Closing Guantanamo Bay • Renewable/Green energy • LGBT+ and Racial rights/ justice • Same-sex marriage • Black Lives Matter Cons: • Private prisons • Continuing war on drugs • Troops to enforce immigration laws • Parental permission to abortion-seeking minors • Terror Watch List subjects to purchase guns • Embargo against Cuba • Private social security • Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) • Photo ID requirement to vote
Pros: • Growth of charter schools • Third party candidates • Fracking • Building power plants • Employee immigration status • “Building the wall” • U.S./Russia alliance against terrorism • Sending troops to fight ISIS • US Military Budget Increase • Interrogation Techniques • NSA Continuation of Phone Numbers Cons: • Embargo against Cuba • Iran nuclear arms deal • Gun control • Legalized abortion • Obamacare • Syrian refugees • Closing Guantanamo Bay • Renewable/Green energy • Trans-Pacific Partnership • Common Core standards
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#DebateNight What you missed from the debate SO literate and composed!! and so much truth coming out of that red pantsuit -senior Adelaide Bliss @adelaideb99
Plot Twist: Donald and Hillary fall in love before the election. #makelovegreatagain #loveconquersall -junior Emma Lansdowne @epicemma55
My fav part of the debate was when Trump said we were the equivalent of a third world country because of our airports. -junior Audra Weber @odd_audra
I am glad I was outside enjoying the last bit of “normal” in this country, the beauty, the scent, & not cringing at the debate tonight -senior Aaron Castro @_a_castro
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Jobs and the economy Hillary Clinton: Clinton began her argument by proposing an economy that she said works for everyone: cheaper childcare, equal pay for women, higher minimum wage and profit sharing. She also reminded Americans of her plans to increase taxes for all U.S. citizens. Donald Trump: The biggest concern throughout this topic was to keep jobs in the United States. Trump has made it clear that he is against outsourcing, claiming that it devalues our currency. He also touched base on childcare, agreeing with Clinton that it should be cheaper, but noting that their numbers are probably different. As for taxes, Trump proposed the biggest tax cut that America has seen since former president Ronald Reagan was in office.
The importance of voting in this election ERICK ECHEGARY OPINIONS EDITOR
Hate all candidates? You’re not the only one. The 2016 presidential race has been statistically the race in which both major party nominees have been disliked in big numbers by Americans, and with third party candidates stuck at or below 10 percent, saying you don’t care about the election might be something you are doing right now. The reality is that most likely either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump will become the most powerful person in the entire globe, and while I respect your democratic right to move on with your protest vote and sit on the couch this Nov. 8, this election might just be the one that you will not want to pass up. As a Hispanic and an immigrant myself, the election has many
soft spots for me as it has for many other individuals such as African-Americans or white working class males and females. Not having the option to vote can be really frustrating when my life as well as the one of my friends and family remains in the balance, like it does for all of you. This election doesn’t im-
pact only the wealthy, the rich or species who live in a different dimension; the policies being chosen by presidential nominees are the ones that will impact our parents and, more importantly, us. These policies are crucial for us when get ready to go to college,
pay taxes and enter the world of working individuals. The importance of this election alone should be reason to cast your vote. We hang in the balance of two radically opposite sides. Two sides that oppose in every way the policies of the other. The solution is simple: get up and register to vote as soon as you can. If you don’t want to do it for yourself or your family, do it for the Syrian people whose destiny could be decided by this election, do it for one of your peer’s parents who might be illegal immigrants and wait for the fate of their well-being, or do it to change the corrupt system you’re always nagging everyone about. Be a responsible citizen and use your power; vote your conscience.
Race Clinton: Race determines too much, including where people live, what education they can get and even how they’re treated in the criminal justice system, according to Clinton. Clinton hopes to restore the trust between the community and the police to try to dissolve some of the systemic racism that is taking place within the criminal justice system throughout the nation. Trump: Trump took this section to focus on two things that he believed were most important: law and order. Without this, he believes there is no America. He mentioned that the stop and frisk method as his attempt at gun control, capitalizing that it was the best way to get guns out of the hands of criminals. Security Clinton: After dealing with American security for over thirty years, Clin-
ton is no stranger to this topic and the candidates did not hesitate to emphasize that. She plans to intensify airstrikes against ISIS, noting that they have foreign weapons and intends to have U.S. intelligence search for every scrap of information that ISIS has, among other things. Trump: This one happened to be the one in which Trump noted all of his endorsements, and the fact that he’d take the endorsements he has over anything that any “political hacks” can give him. Other points that Trump made sure to mention were ISIS’s primary source, oil, and that the U.S. should’ve taken it from them. Nuclear Weapons Clinton: Reassuring allies that the United States will honor mutual defense treaties and how essential it is to keep America’s word good was a major concern for Clinton in this
section. Looking at the entire global situation and not focusing on one or two countries in terms of nuclear weapons is important to maintaining security, according to Clinton. She focused on making peace, which she made clear in her final point: America needs to lead the world in strength, importance and value; America needs to make the decision to further peace and prosperity, while still standing up to bullies. Trump: The hopeful Republican candidate immediately jumped in with the United States’ lack in advancement compared to Russia and China. There are newer capabilities that America does not have and we need to be prepared. Trump did not shy away from mentioning North Korea’s nuclear plans and didn’t guess twice about scolding China for not stepping in and stopping them.
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What new voters can expect to see on the ballot SAVANNAH CHERMS TRENDING EDITOR
For someone who has never voted before, the idea of walking into the ballot box can be kind of daunting. But no worries, we can give you the rundown on what to expect when you go to cast your vote. Besides voting for the
president of the United States, you will also be voting for his vice president and everyone in their cabinent, who you will find out once they are elected. Other than that, most of the things you vote for will be on the state level. Positions like Governor, sherrif, state senator and positions like that. Something that
many people may not realize is how important it is to keep your ballot to yourself. Do not photograph your vote. This will immediately nullify your vote and you will have essentially silenced yourself. Don’t get stressed out if this is your first year voting. Exercise your rights this election.
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