Volume 102 Edition 5

The mentor Vol. 102 Issue 5 | Manhattan High School | Sept. 23, 2014

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Homecoming brings students together See Page 5 for more Homecoming coverage Members of Manhattan High’s 2014 Fall Homecoming Court pose for a mass selfie, after the crowning ceremony, which took place at halftime of Friday night’s Varsity football game against Hayden.

“Homecoming was such a blast, and I loved every minute of being in Homecoming Court,” senior Levi Jones said.

“I’ll definitely always remember being with my friends and having fun at Homecoming.

The group selfie is probably going to be one of my favorite memories because we all crowded around the king and queen for a shot of the awesome night we spent together.

Also, it was a blast cheering for our Fall Homecoming king and queen right on the field.

It was just cool to be in the middle of it all.”

PHOTO BY DANIELLE COOK

StuCo hosts KSHSAA conference Darian Foga-Frehn Staff Writer Yesterday, Student Council hosted the annual Kansas State High School Activities Association Fall Regional Conference at Manhattan High School.

This is the first time the school has hosted the Conference since 1999, and Leslie Campbell, StuCo president, is proud of how her students have handled planning the event.

“We sent letters of invitation to schools in the area.

These schools then sent us forms and registration money for the event. We had to reserve the space we were holding the conference in, and ask for food and drink donations.

Redina’s has been amazing to us providing cookies and pizza coupons. We also got coupons for food from Imperial Gardens, and received admission coupons from Sunset Zoo and the Discovery Center.” Campbell said. “Every few years they rotate convention spots. They want schools all over kansas to do it. It’s a big time and financial commitment. We volunteered to host back before renovations started in the school because we knew we would have this big, beautiful school to use, so it was a great opportunity,” The day started with registration. Then all 350 students,

from 33 schools, gathered in Rezac Auditorium for the first general session. After a few words from StuCo President Nick Clark and Principal Greg Hoyt, Varsity Choir took the stage and performed three songs, including a wonderful performance of hit movie “Pitch Perfect”’s version of “Since U Been Gone” by Kelly Clarkson.

Inspirational Comedian Judson Laipply then took the stage, engaging StuCo members with a meaningful presentation, reminding them that everyone has a bad day once in a while, you just can’t let it keep you down.

He then performed his dance routine called “Evolution of Dance”, featuring popular dances from artists like Elvis to Miley Cyrus’s hit “Wrecking Ball”. The students then had a twenty minute break to mingle and have refreshments. They then broke into discussion groups, talking about things such as fundraising, school spirit, challenges each StuCo has faced, and what they have done to overcome them.

“The biggest challenge was getting paperwork and forms ready. We pretty much did this whole thing from scratch, the last time we hosted was in 1999,” Nicholas Clark, StuCo President, said. “I think everything went really well. We had a few surprises, but everyone

pulled through and it worked out in the end,” Student Council members found the conference to be fun and rewarding.

“I liked Judson. He was really engaging,” Neely Joyce, freshman, said.

“He knew how to connect with the audience. he was really entertaining, and I liked watching him dance,” junior Suzanna Gevock said.

“I think the conference was successful. A lot of Student Councils contributed during the discussion time, and it was nice to see how they worked in smaller schools. Some of them only had about sixty people,” Lisa Zhu, senior, said.

Judson Laipply, Key-Note Speaker at the Conference, applauds MHS StuCo on a job well done.

“The Conference has gone great. The school here has done a phenomenal job, they definitely deserve a lot of kudos,” Laipply said.

“My favorite part of today was listening to Judson and the group discussions. Judson was awesome. It’s also really nice to talk to new people and get to know all of the other schools in the area,” Clark said.

“My Council has been amazing in this event, especially Nick Clark, Corbin Sedlacek, and Dheepthi Perumal,” Campbell said.

Top: The MHS Varsity Choir performs for all of the students taking part in the StuCo KSHSAA Conference during second hour. Bottom: Sophomores Isaac Sorrell and Adelaide Bliss participate in a small group activity after listening to the keynote speaker.

PHOTO BY ANTONIA CAMARA AND DARIAN FOGA-FREHN

Skills USA reigns supreme at Club Dodgeball Jennie Jordan Blue M Editor-in-Chief

Seniors Kenzie Miller, Kinsley Snyder and Alexandra Klein prepare to attack the opposing team at Club Dodgeball.

PHOTO BY JACOB BATSON

Global News Miranda Hairgrove Copy Editor Global news is a vital part of news today and can directly affect MHS students.

In order to inform our readers, The Mentor has compiled small summaries describing some of the largest happenings in the world today. We encourage the reader to read about these topics, and others, in greater depth.

Scots vote “No”

On Thursday, a huge majority of the Scottish population went to vote yes or no to the question “Should Scotland be an independent nation?” A

record 84.5 percent of eligible citizens came to vote, this beats the previous record in the United Kingdom which was 84.4 percent after the passing of British universal suffrage in 1918. The results came in early Friday morning with the majority of voters choosing “No” to Scottish independence.

According to the Guardian, Scottish first minister Alex Salmond is planning to resign after the idea of independence was rejected.

Lethal vaccine mixup kills 15 children

Up to 75 children were accidentally given muscle relaxant instead of a vaccination by medics in northern Syria on Tuesday. Northern Syria is currently controlled by reb-

els. The mix-up was a result of the similar packagings of a muscle relaxant used for surgery and a solution used for the measles vaccine. All of the children given the pseudovaccine showed severe signs of shock after being administered the drugs. The ages of the children affected were between six and 18 months old. According to the BBC, “[the parents of the children] initially accused the opposition health authorities of not storing the vaccines properly or using out-of-date medication.” Others are claiming the mix-up is a result of a security breach. The World Health Organization is assisting in investigating the event.

Satellite takes a selfie

The European Space Agen-

After two hours of matches, two teams were left standing at Club Dodgeball. Coming down to Skills USA and BPA, Skills USA came out to be victorious Wednesday night. In this biannual match, the clubs at MHS form teams for an epic face off.

In the last moments of the final match, there were only

cy launched their Rosetta spacecraft into space in March 2004. It has now reached its comet destination. This is the first spacecraft to ever approach a comet for the intent of orbit. It took a “selfie” with its targeted comet on Sept. 7.

According to Space.com, “If all goes well, the Philae lander [a lander riding aboard Rosetta] will touch down on its target, the Comet 67P/ChuryumovGerasimenko, on Nov. 11.”

The purpose of the spacecraft is to investigate the composition of the comet, thought to contain a large amount of organic compounds including nucleic and amino acids -- the building blocks of life. This project could help discover the origins of life on Earth since it is thought that comets are responsible for bringing a large

two left on the court, senior Tristen Kleinbeck for Skills USA and senior Kelsey McCarthy for BPA. After constantly dodging each other’s throws, the referee had them move closer.

“It was a cool dodgeball face off,” McCarthy said. “In the last game I felt so jittery from excitement. I threw my last two balls then Tristen threw a ball that hit my leg.”

Skills USA hadn’t won in

the last few years making this a bigger win for them.

“We didn’t think we were going to win, but we didn’t give up,” senior Justin Vandyke said.

While Skills USA felt the excitement after winning, BPA members we're a little down after their loss.

“I felt defeated and it crushed my heart,” McCarthy said.

amount of water and organic compounds to Earth.

and six people have been arrested in response to the deaths.

Ebola medical team France begins airkilled A team of medics, officials, strike against IS and two journalists were killed by members of a small village in Guinea. The team was chased and pelted by stones; they were later found dead in the septic tank of a local school. The team was trying to raise awareness of Ebola in Guinea. According to the BBC, “The motive for the killings has not been confirmed, but the BBC’s Makeme Bamba in Guinea’s Capital, Conakry, says many villagers accuse the health workers spreading the disease. Others still do not believe that the disease exists.”

An investigation is underway

Last week, France began an airstrike against Iraq in an area controlled by the Islamic State. France is the first Western nation other than the United States to make direct military action against IS. However, this worries Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani who said “all political leaders of the country must be aware and awake to prevent the external assistance against the Islamic State from becoming an entrance to breach Iraq’s independence.” Ayatollah is the title given to Maraji,’ or Shiite authorities.

Opinions

The Mentor • Sept. 23, 2014

‘ISS’ not effective punishment THIS EDITORIAL IS A COMPILATION FROM A DISCUSSION HELD BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD. TO LISTEN TO THE CONVERSATION THAT LED TO THIS PIECE, VISIT WWW.MHSMENTOR.COM A common punishment for misbehavior at Manhattan High School is in school suspension, or ISS, in which the student being disciplined is sent to a classroom with other problematic students to do their classwork. They stay at school and are still around other kids, the only thing changing is what class they’re in. The student then misses an entire day of instruction, lec-

ture and possibly labs or other projects. Because of the negative aspects of this method of discipline, The Mentor editorial board came to the consensus that ISS is not an efficient punishment.

By removing the student from classes for a day they’re just getting further behind and less motivated to learn.

Though they are given the assignments by teachers, they still miss the instruction and interaction period. In order for the discipline to be efficient it should take time out of the students life outside of school. Odds are if they’re being a disruption and need to be removed from class they don’t care if they’re pulled from it.

In addition to taking away from the education of the child, ISS also takes time out of the teacher’s schedule. Each teacher whose class the student will be missing has to prepare or modify the assignments so it can be done in ISS when the student could easily attend all of their classes and have lunch or after school detention.

Not only would it be smarter and more convenient for everyone if disciplinary actions were carried out during the students free time, the student would also be more motivated to correct the behavior. They will definitely care more when their leisure time is being shortened rather than getting a break from class.

Give NFL players equal punishment The National Football League is under the spotlight for a reason that’s not applaudable. The five NFL players with domestic violence charges increased to six last Wednesday after running back Jonathan Dwyer was accused of beating his wife and 18-monthold son, deactivated from the Arizona Cardinals and was released from jail on a $250,000 bond. That’s not enough of a punishment for someone that beats another human being.

Minnesota Vikings player Adrian Peterson left the team Sept.10 to handle child abuse accusations but was allowed back on the team the following Monday, after missing a game.

Then, the NFL deactivated him again to “fix its mistake,” but continues to pay him. In what world is that a punishment? Peterson plays professional football to earn money.

How is keeping him from playing teaching him a lesson?

Carolina Panther’s player Greg Hardy was convicted in July for domestic violence and threatening to kill another female and was also deactivated from the team. Yet again, Hardy is receiving pay while he is separated from the team.

If Hardy or Peterson weren’t NFL stars, they wouldn’t be getting paid. Any other person who goes to jail for anything doesn’t get paid by their former employer. Why should these football players receive pay from the NFL? Why aren’t they getting jail time or a higher bond amount?

Athletes aren’t the only stars that get away with acts of violence. All kinds of celebrities get away with violent crimes.

Charlie Sheen shot one of his fiancees in the arm and didn’t get any jail time. Sean Connery abused his wife. Don’t forget Rihanna and Chris Brown.

The general punishment for assault is at least two years in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.

None of these celebrities got more than a slap on the wrist and some fines to pay. Again, what lesson is this teaching?

Just because these athletes are valuable to the NFL doesn’t mean they should get any special treatment. They should be jailed until proven innocent and kept in jail if proven guilty, not let out on bonds that are lower than less violent crimes and simply taken off a team for however long.

Being in the NFL brings on responsibilities. Children look up to those athletes. What are we teaching our children when their favorite football players beat their families and not face any consequences? We’re showing children that it’s okay to act out and be violent.

According to the Department of Justice, 60 percent of children are exposed to violence and these children are more likely to abuse drugs and alcohol, suffer from depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic disorders, fail or have difficulty in school and become delinquent and engage in violent activity. We’re raising a more violent generation. Our idols aren’t helping by beating their families, and the justice system isn’t helping by not giving a proper punishment.

Question of the Week: What should next year’s homecoming theme be?

“The rapture,” Katie Bussmann, senior @ kickitwith_Kate

“Bringing sexy back,” Austin Telck, junior

“No place like homecoming,” Krista Burton, junior

“Industrial Revolution,” Trevor Bashaw, senior @flirtydad

“Steampunk,” Emily Brightbill, freshman

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Threat of Ebola real A deadly virus spread by direct blood-to-blood contact surfaces in Africa. Travelling by plane through human hosts, it spreads to the United States. As the virus multiplies, a mutation occurs in a gene that encodes a protective protein on the surface of the virus.

This change in the virus’s protein coating allows the virus to survive direct exposure to the air. The virus is now airborne, like the flu, and a worldwide pandemic is imminent.

This is the plot for the movie “Outbreak,” but the 1995 movie is more than just a little relevant today. The virus the movie centers around is, in fact, Ebola – the virus we are currently trying to contain in West Africa while bringing many of those infected to the United States for treatment. And while our media here in the States focuses on the beheading of innocents in the Middle East, athletes beating women and children and the ever-popular debate as to which party will be a greater failure during the next four

years, the majority of our population is not concerned with the threat of the Ebola Outbreak.

Viruses can mutate at an alarming rate. In most cases, the virus attaches itself to a host cell, injects its genome into the host cell, and uses the host cell’s mechanics to replicate the virus. Hundreds to thousands of new copies of the virus are made, which then burst from the host cell and attach to a new host cell. This can all occur within a matter of hours, leading to trillions of copies of the virus being produced over just a day or two.

With each replication of the virus, a handful of mutations occur in its genome – leading to potential mutations in every single gene in the virus genome within a matter of days. Those mutations that allow the virus to spread more quickly or better survive harsh environments (like exposure to air) will continue to multiply. This is not an uncommon occurrence. It’s simply biology.

Ebola could very easily become airborne.

If biology is not enough reason to be alarmed by Ebola, the addition of historical evidence should be. The world has experienced infectious outbreaks before, with devastating results. Perhaps the most wellknown example, the Bubonic

Plague (caused by a bacterial infection), arrived in Italy in 1347, rapidly spread from fleas to humans and decimated the English population. After only five years, the Plague killed over 25 million people, a third of the European population.

Even when the worst was over, smaller outbreaks continued, not just for years, but for centuries. The survivors lived in constant fear of the plague’s return, and the disease did not disappear until the 1600s – 250 years after it emerged. This is but one of many examples of how devastating newly introduced diseases can be. And while we no longer live in the 14th century, the introduction of a virus to a population who has not before encountered it can quickly lead to large numbers of deaths.

We must see Ebola, and diseases like it, for what it could possibly be: the death of millions or more. While our world is in many other ways falling apart, no current political debacle should take precedence over the death of millions of innocent people. If we, as humanity, do not take aggressive action against Ebola, then we could soon be left in a dire situation with no hope of a director saying, “cut.”

Doctors diagnose too quickly Joseph Sell Online Editorin-Chief

Squirms and fidgets a lot, talks too much, forgets or loses things, has a hard time resisting temptation and has trouble taking turns.

These are all symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), but they are also typical in younger children. However, doctors are becoming too quick to diagnose disorders such as this.

Even though these symptoms are typical for little kids, you run into parents or kids around the age of 5 or 6 who

have been diagnosed with ADHD. The number of diagnoses rose from an average of three percent diagnosis from 1997 to 2006, to five percent diagnosis from 2003 to 2011.

Another disorder which has appeared more frequently recently is social anxiety disorder. Students at the high school level often avoid getting into stressful situations such as missing an assignment because of this disorder. In my research on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website it didn’t even come up as a disorder.

The problem here is that parents now have access to the Internet. They can look up or stumble upon these symptoms and assume that because their kid seems to display them, the child has this disorder.

The parents then go into the doctor’s appointment already looking to get the diagnosis; so then, the doctors, pressured by parents, diagnoses the child with the disorder.

When I was around age nine, my mother, who at the point just recently graduated from medical school, took me in to see one of the doctors where she worked. The doctor was quick to diagnose me with ADHD and put me on a medication for it. That lasted for a year before they realized “oh he probably doesn’t have it and this has no effect for him.”

That type of behavior from doctors is common and it needs to stop. I believe doctors should more thoroughly investigate the patient’s behaviors before they diagnose the patient.

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The Mentor • Sept. 23, 2014

Features

Foreign country, foreign student, new home Exchange student discovers new perspective in America

Left: Emilie Laugesen rides her horse in the open range stables of her hometown Silkeborg, Denmark where she spent a majority of her free time to enjoy one of her beloved hobbies.

Top: Emilie Laugesen poses with her horse and gives it some love after a long day of English style horseback riding.

COURTESY PHOTOS Madison Newman Senior Photographer Spending her days snuggled up on the couch watching TV, studying or at the stables for hours on end -- junior Emilie Laugesen, American Foreign Exchange student, has made herself comfortable in her American adventure.

Her hometown Silkeborg, Denmark, known for the beautiful forest and rolling hills is not very similar to the city of Manhattan, but she has found many new things she enjoys and things that she can bring back from home. On her normal days at home in Denmark, she would study, go to the sta-

bles with her friends and ride for hours. Her days in Manhattan are spent in some ways the same, but there are differences -- rather than going to the mall with her girlfriends like one may do in Manhattan, in Denmark they would go to other stores downtown.

“We don’t have malls at home, we would just go like downtown to the city and look at stores,” Laugesen said.

Leaving behind her family and friends to go to a foreign country and live with strangers was hard, but Laugesen was familiar with the AFS program before she entered into it.

“My brother was an exchange student three years ago

and we hosted back at home, but this is my first year going somewhere,” she said.

Laugesen has managed to immerse herself in several activities already and does have schoolwork to keep her busy, but she doesn’t find the academics as challenges here as at home.

“Classes are really easy here. School in Denmark is really hard academically, like people really care about it [in Denmark] and you begin very early,” she said.

Being proficient in English has helped her make the transition.

“I have been speaking English since I was six. In Den-

mark you learn English when you’re eight but I went to London when I was six and so my brothers taught me English before we got there and just kept going after I got home,” she said.

Although she’s busy rehearsing in the chorus for the musical, “Hairspray,” and plans on joining the girl’s swim team for the first time when winter sports season comes around, she has found time to keep in touch with some of the people she left behind.

"There are my best friends, and others I talk to but I try not to much because I am here," Laugesen said. “In the airport in Denmark, it was sad

because my mom was crying but I was so excited so I didn't really think about leaving her yet, so I was mainly just like 'oh man this is so cool.’”

Laugesen hasn’t spent much time talking to her mom since coming to America.

"I really only talked to my mom once, and then it's just texting," she said.

Even though she’s away from the people she’s closest to from home, Laugesen will get to reconnect with one for a special day that’s coming up.

"My birthday is in November. My friend from Houston is coming down here, so that is exciting," she said.

Landscape, food habits and

social behavior are things that stand out to Laugesen as being very different in America.

“In Denmark we really care about what we eat but here nobody cares,” Laugesen said.

“The boys are very forward here.”

Kansas also looks different from what Laugesen is used to.

“The sky is so big here,” she said. “In Denmark we have a lot of forest and hills so it’s not as open.”

Laugesen is happy to be here so far.

“People are so kind and cool,” she said. “I don’t miss my family a lot yet because there is too much to enjoy here.”

Seniors Aramouni, Gehrig named National Merit Semifinalists Madeline Marshall News Editor Recently, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation named two Manhattan High students, seniors Roxy Gehrig and Daniel Aramouni, National Merit Semifinalists. High school students enter the National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Of the approximately 1.5 million students across the country who take this exam, Gehrig and Aramouni were among the top 16000.

That is, they were among the top one percent of test takers last year. Both students have received an onslaught of recognition.

“It’s pretty exciting,” Gehrig said. “Far more people are aware of it than I thought would be. I’ve gotten a lot of compliments about it from people that I didn’t even know they would know about that sort of thing.”

From this point, the semifinalists can choose to apply to possibly become National Merit Finalists. This requires the students to fill out an application and take the SAT in

order to, in the words of Gehrig, “make sure it [their PSAT score] wasn’t a fluke.”

“I’m working on it [becoming a finalist],” Gehrig said.

“Hopefully I’ll make it.”

However, these two outstanding students are far more than a few high numbers on a score report and their success is most certainly multifaceted.

Both Aramouni and Gehrig immerse themselves in upper level courses, and not just for the GPA boost.

“I take the classes that I take because I enjoy being challenged,” Gehrig said. “I like being in classes where I’m actu-

ally going to learn new things and I actually have to think.”

Aramouni agrees.

“I’d rather be in a class that requires more work and thought,” Aramouni said.

“They’re just more interesting.”

Gehrig feels that this genuine interest is what allows her to succeed at such a high level.

“I take the classes not because of college credit or the weighted GPA, but because I just enjoy them,” Gehrig said.

“And I think the fact that I do want to learn and be in those classes is what makes me strive to do well in them.”

Apart from academics,

both Gehrig and Aramouni are deeply involved in music, Aramouni is a percussionist and Gehrig is a violist.

“In Marching band, being section leader last year and a rank leader this year, it gives you lots of leadership opportunities,” Aramouni said. “People ask me lots of questions and that’s good because I can usually answer them and so I can help them. I have to think in a lot of different ways.”

Both students noted the ways in which music affects the brain and its definite benefits.

“And of course, there’s all

of that brain research,” Aramouni said. “Music is good for you. It’s certainly been good for me.”

Gehrig elaborated on this point.

“It makes your brain work in all of the different ways at once,” Gehrig said.

“I also just think its good to have something that’s not academic all of the time to do so that when you go home you're not just like ‘oh I just have homework now.’

It gives you something else to escape to. And music is just kind of that for me.”

High end makeup not always highest quality Gay-Straight Alliance meets, parties Darian Foga-Frehn Staff Writer

For many girls at Manhattan High School, makeup is a staple in their daily routine.

With expensive brands such as M.A.C., Smashbox and NARS dominating the high-end makeup world with pigmented colors and smooth application, it can be hard for some ladies to realize that these brands are not always the best option.

Drugstore makeup brands such as Wet n’ Wild, and E.l.f. produce similar, if not exactly the same shades of favorite high-end brands for a fraction of the price while still offering a quality product.

M.A.C. makeup brushes are world-renowned for their exceptional quality and smooth application. One of the best known brushes is the M.A.C. 239 brush. At $25, this brush can be a little pricey for some high school students. Luckily for them, Wet n’ Wild recently

launched a new makeup brush line, featuring a $0.99 domed shadow brush that is nearly an exact duplicate of the 239.

The Wet n’ Wild brush is blue, slightly larger, and has thicker bristles than the M.A.C. brush, but the differences between the two are barely noticeable, save the coloring, as the Wet n’ Wild brush is of exemplary quality.

NARS products are well known for their great quality, but can easily break the bank with their high prices. One of the best known NARS Products is their infamous “Orgasm and Laguna” blush and bronzer duo, which sells for $42 at Sephora. E.l.f. sells a very similar Blush and Bronzer duo in St. Lucia, which is a steal at $3. The E.l.f. bronzer is a bit lighter, has a slight shimmer, and is looser in the pan than the NARS duo, but the two give a very similar effect once applied.

The NARS multiple in Copacabana is another beauty must-have for makeup enthusiasts. These pigmented sticks can be used as shadow, bronzer, blush, highlighter or even a lipstick. The E.l.f. Es-

sential All-Over Color Stick in Spotlight has a slightly different texture and finish but looks almost identical to Copacabana once applied.

E.l.f. makes many more quality duplicates of high-end products, at a fraction of the price. Most E.l.f. products are under $5. Their Essential Waterproof Eyeliner Pen, $2, is an exact duplicate for the Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner, which is priced at $20. These eyeliners have wellpigmented color and a flexible felt tip, designed for creating the perfect winged eyeliner look.

Smashbox’s Photo Finish Foundation Primer, $36, smoothes out fine lines and minimizes pores to create a flawless base for your foundation that lasts all day long.

E.l.f. Studio Mineral Infused Face Primer, offers the same smooth texture and full coverage and is a steal at $6.

High quality makeup doesn’t always have to come at a high price. There are plenty of inexpensive, quality drugstore makeup options that rival their more expensive competitors.

Marisa Lang Graphic Designer Rocking music, hot pizza and an array of rainbow tshirts colored the ceramics room last Wednesday as the Gay-Straight Alliance club held its first official meeting of the year.

As they walked into the room, members each received a goody-bag and ticket, the winning ticket drawn at the end of the meeting for a mystery prize. To help members meet new people everyone also received a glow stick, and those with the same color glow stick sat at the same table.

This meeting saw the return of old members, but the arrival of many new members as well.

“Oh it’s good. I loved it,” GSA president Beckie Carter said regarding the turnout. “A lot of people came. There was good energy. No one was like ‘man this sucks.’”

Sophomore GSA member Jennifer Rodrigues agrees this club is a place with a lot of positive energy.

“It’s fun. And I feel like ev-

eryone is so open and they’re not afraid to speak their mind,” Rodrigues said.

Junior Olivia Groninger recently started going to Manhattan High School and said one of her main reasons for deciding to come to MHS was the overall welcoming atmosphere towards people in the LGBT community.

“I joined GSA because I wanted to find other people that have stuff in common with me,” Groninger said. “At my old school there weren’t a lot of gay people there, or people that supported us. That was one of my main reasons for even coming to the school.”

Sophomore Allison Clauss also joined GSA for similar reasons.

“I am Pan [Pansexual, or being attracted to all people regardless of their gender identity] so this is a great place for me,” Clauss said. “I just enjoy the fact that this school allows people of the LGBT community to come together and have the same understanding that just because you might like someone of the same gender doesn’t mean you’re an

outcast, and I thought that was really nice.”

Senior Representative Kendall McBrayer said she is very excited for this year, and she hopes to keep the club going strong by getting members involved.

“I hope that we can get some people to go to the conference,” McBrayer said. “That way they cannot just be like ‘man this club is great because we have fun’ but so that they can go to this conference and understand the things that are going on in the community with Gay-Straight Alliance and with the LGBT.” As for events planned this year, club president Beckie Carter also hopes to keep the atmosphere positive and club member participation high.

“I plan to make pride prom full this year with a lot of people and plan to have organized meetings and have people come to all of them and not have minimal people at them and keep the club going and keep things up and happy and gay,” Carter said.

Sports

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Boys soccer ties with Heights, shuts out Lawrence at home Madison Newman Senior Photographer The Manhattan High School soccer team had a solid week and weekend, running through the plays with one win and a tie.

Last Tuesday the boys played the Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds. During the final third of the game the Indi-

ans had a hard time possessing the ball and getting together the opportunity of creating shots. They lost a goal to the Thunderbirds when there was an accidental lapse, but a sudden breakthrough happened where junior forward Kirkland Lambert scored, resulting in a 1-1 tie.

Saturday the Indians butted heads with the Lawrence

Lions, kicking them off their own turf winning 2-0. With good ball control and solid defense, the Indians got the ball out wide, which gave Lambert and forward junior John Lynch the advantage of the field and scoring the two winning goals.

"We had two beautiful goals and our defense held them scoreless, being our first home game everyone was stoked and

a little bit nervous," junior center back Jacob Bussmann said.

"We played decent, but it could have been a lot better."

This upcoming week will be intense with practices being focused on fundamentals and games to be won in preparation for upcoming games against Seaman today at 4:30 p.m. (J.V.) and 6:15 p.m. (V) at Bishop Stadium. On Thursday

they’ll head to Washburn Rural at the same game times.

"We seemed to grow from the game Thursday because we were doing everything we worked on in practice, right and we looked like a dangerous team. We have a good squad and we are out to prove that," Lynch said.

"We struggled to keep the ball [on Tuesday]. We prac-

ticed that a lot during the rest of the week at practice and I think that helped us vs. Lawrence," Bussmann said. “Overall this was a good week to figure out what we need to work on to prepare for Seaman, Washburn and Great Bend.

This week is going to be tough, but it will make us a stronger team for later in the season,” Bussmann said.

Football edges Hayden with second-half rally

Senior Chris Martin runs the ball during the Indians’ 23-20 defeat of Hayden Friday night. Martin rushed 19 times for 130 yards and completed both of his two passes for 12 yards. The senior also punted twice.

PHOTO BY DANIELLE COOK Greg Woods Sports Editor Before senior kicker Joe Trujillo went out to attempt the game-winning field goal Friday night, head coach Joe Schartz was telling jokes in the huddle. Trujillo nailed the field goal to give Manhattan High football a 23-20 win over Hayden and gave the Indians a perfect 3-0 record on the year.

“Just a normal kick, just another kick,” Trujillo said of his thoughts before he kicked the field goal. “I trust my teammates. They gave me a great snap, great hold, and I kicked it through.”

Hayden fumbled on its first play from scrimmage, but on the Indians’ ensuing drive, senior quarterback Eric Prockish threw an interception. The Wildcats did not score off the turnover, but senior quarterback Jacob Head completed a touchdown pass to junior Connor Schumacher later.

Hayden lead 7-0 with 9:38 in the second quarter.

“We just kept battling. We kept overcoming the adversity, whether it was a turnover, or whether it was [Hayden] scoring and going up on us,” Schartz said.

Hayden scored on its next drive. Head completed his second touchdown pass on the night, this time to senior Derrick McGreevy, to push the Wildcats’ advantage to 14-0 with 32 seconds left in the first half.

“I was disappointed at half because we weren’t focused,” Schartz said. “I saw kids hanging their heads.”

Hayden’s attempt at pitching a shutout was halted 1:03 into the second half. The Indians drove down the field in three plays and scored on senior Chris Martin’s 42-yard touchdown run. Hayden’s lead was trimmed to 14-6 after Trujillo’s PAT clanged off the crossbar.

“I usually don’t play this much; it was just a tenser game,” Martin said. “[Schartz] told us to pick up our heads [at

halftime].”

Manhattan forced Hayden to punt on its next series, but the Indians’ ensuing drive spelled doom. Senior D’Angelo Gray fumbled on a completed pass and set up the Wildcats deep inside MHS territory.

Head then threw his third touchdown pass of the game, a 34-yard strike to senior Noah Huston. The Wildcats’ lead was widened to 20-6 inside of five minutes in the third quarter.

“Tenaivas [Richardson] got beat on [Hayden’s] third touchdown on the post,” Schartz said.

With the help of a 56-yard pass from Prockish to sophomore Keadrian McDonald, the Indians scored on their following series. Martin scored on a one-yard run and cut the Hayden lead to 20-13 at the close of the third quarter.

Martin followed up his touchdown run with a touchdown pass to senior Jake Olson with 5:13 left in the game.

The Indians tied the game at

20 and scored its 14th unanswered point. “[Martin] adds another dimension to our offense when he’s at quarterback,” Schartz said. “He’s starting to throw the ball a little bit, which makes him even more dangerous.”

Manhattan’s momentum increased exponentially on Hayden’s next drive. Richardson intercepted Head and gave the Indian offense the ball at the Wildcats’ 34 yard line.

“I told [Richardson], ‘they’re going to go at you again,’ and I said, ‘and you’re going to make a play,’” Schartz said. “And sure enough he did, and there’s another kid that grew up tonight.”

Trujillo’s game-winning field goal came on the Indians’ ensuing drive as time expired in the game, handing Hayden its first loss of its season and keeping MHS’ record perfect.

Manhattan will host Highland Park (1-2) this Friday.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK SENIOR JOE TRUJILLO

Trujillo kicked the game-winning field goal as time expired Friday night, defeating Hayden 23-20 and keeping the Indians’ record perfect at 3-0.

Q: A:

How important is it, as a kicker, to have a good mindset going into such a big kick?

It’s just business as usual.

You’ve just got to do what you practice over and over again.

Q:

What’s the most challenging part about being a kicker?

A:

There’s a lot of pressure.

Tennis takes second at quad, triumphs over Junction City Greg Woods Sports Editor

burn’s Megan Hill] to deuce, but [Hill] is just on another level.”

Senior Kristen Fraley played No. 2 singles and went 3-0, taking matches from each team.

“Kristen was on a mission to beat [Washburn’s No. 2 singles player],” Allen said.

Junior Tracy Le and freshman Neely Joyce played No. 1 doubles and went 1-2, winning only against Junction City. Allen explained that it is a challenge for Lei and Joyce in No. 1 doubles.

“Last year, Tracy did a good

job, and now she’s playing with Neely, a ninth grader. It is rough. It’s a heavy burden to play No. 1 doubles,” Allen said.

Senior Alé Andrade and sophomore Lauren Robben played No. 2 doubles and also went 1-2, winning one match against Junction City.

Manhattan hosts Shawnee Mission East today, an opponent Allen pointed out would be challenging for her team. “[Shawnee Mission East’s coach] will probably bring part of her top six,” Allen said. “We want [the match] to be more about good competition.”

Freshman Neely Joyce returns a ball last Tuesday. Joyce played No. 1 doubles and went 1-2 on the day.

PHOTO BY CORA ASTIN

Last Tuesday, the Manhattan High girls tennis team took second at a quad tournament.

Attending teams included Washburn Rural, which took first; Marysville, which took third; and Junction City, which finished last. Junior Cathy Lei played No. 1 singles and went 2-1, falling only to Washburn Rural.

“Cathy played really well, but she couldn’t get the winning point,” head coach Joyce Allen said. “She took [Wash-

Volleyball takes fifth at Seaman tournament

Cross country finishes fifth in Joplin

Angie Moss Business Manager The Manhattan High volleyball team competed in a tournament last Saturday at Seaman High School against Aquinas, Mill Valley, Hayden, Bishop Carroll, Silver Lake, Olathe East and Louisburg.

The Lady Indians won three games and lost two, putting MHS in fifth place. The team competed against some tough teams throughout the day, adding some strain to the matches.

“The competition was good.

I know the team that won state last year was there. It was very tough competition but overall I think we did good,” senior middle blocker Kelsey Schroll

said. Schroll had a total of 19 blocks and 26 kills.

Manhattan had many challenges to handle, but communication was a problem.

“We could have done better but our chemistry is not all there yet,” junior setter Madi Fief said. “I think once we get to know each other a little bit more, we’ll be doing a lot better but we didn’t do awful.” Fief ended the tournament with 99 assists.

Junior outside hitter Maddie Mittie had seven aces, 30 kills and 48 digs. Senior outside hitter Savannah Thaemert had the second highest amount of kills at 28. Senior defensive specialist Carleigh Stein had the highest passing average at 2.50.

Manhattan began to improve toward the end of the tournament, but it was too late to come back from earlier struggles.

“As a whole, I don’t think we did very good at reading the other teams or staying ready.

We kind of got flat-footed,” senior outside hitter Savannah Roberts said.

Although there were many challenges, Manhattan ended the day as champions in the consolation bracket.

“We didn’t play well in the second set against Silver Lake but we came back and just didn’t come out on ahead because that third set score was 27-25. Then they came back,” head coach Lisa Kinderknecht said.

John Rockey Senior Photographer With 41 competing high schools from several Midwestern states, the Missouri Southern Stampede in Joplin is one of the largest meets in Manhattan High’s season. Last Saturday’s annual Joplin meet concluded with both Varsity teams taking fifth place.

Against close to 300 runners in both races, the team took to the Missouri course in a race that lived up to its name on a day made more exigent by the humidity. It affected numerous runners from different schools.

“I don’t know if I’ve ever been to a meet where there were random people who

could not finish,” coach Susan Melgares said. “It was a meet where people were having a tough time in the middle and were still fighting through it.”

Despite the environment, the team continued forward with their races.

“It was pretty difficult. The course started out very narrow, but it later thinned out and became a normal race by the midway point,” sophomore Jackson Schroeder said.

Schroeder and senior Michael Melgares were both able to finish in the top 10 out of 332 runners, both finishing in under 16 minutes. The boys team took fifth place with 164 points, averaging a team finish of 16:46.26, with other teams behind them ranging from 200

points to over a 1000 points.

The girls started the day off cinching their fifth place finish with 210 points and an average team finish of 20:35.93. The top five overall finishers were all able to make below 19 minutes, with freshman Christina Martinez finishing 24th at below 20 minutes.

The team’s next meet, the Rimrock Invitational, similar to Joplin, is one of the largest meets of the season and will ensure the team drives strong into the remaining month of their season.

“This is what’ll be our measuring stick of our readiness will be for State on Oct. 31,” Melgares said. “We still can see some places where we need to improve.”

Girls golf tops all at Salina meet, finishes two of five in top ten Joseph Sell Online Editor-In-Chief The Junior Varsity girls golf team took first on Thursday at Salina. The team had two of the five girls they brought finish in the top 10.

“I think most of the ladies

were very pleased with how they played,” J.V. coach Craig Ackerman said. “There might have been one who wasn’t happy with how she played.”

The J.V. girls played in three tournaments prior to the Salina tournament.

“From the times I saw the

girls play, it looked like they really come a ways since that first tournament at the beginning of the season,” Ackerman said. “Everyone was more consistent and approach shots were getting on the green more often than maybe they were in that first tournament.”

Senior Taylor Schalles took second place in the tournament.

“I think I did better just because my first hole I chipped into the hole from about 10 feet or something and I got in so I didn’t have to putt, so I think that was more of a con-

fidence booster for the rest of the tournament,” Schalles said.

Despite her high finish, Schalles still struggled.

“There were some putts that I wish weren’t as short, like when the ball gets really close to the hole and just stopped like an inch and that’s

kind of disappointing because that counts as a whole stroke,” Schalles said.

The Varsity golf team is competing at the Salina South invitational today at one p.m.

The J.V. girls will next compete on Thursday at the Council Grove Invitational.

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MHS Fall Homecoming 2014: ‘80s Neon Friday night, Manhattan High students and supporters gathered at Bishop Stadium for the 2014 Fall Homecoming Varsity football game and annual crowning of the Fall Homecoming king and queen and recognition of nominees in Homecoming Court.

Right: Seniors Daniel Aramouni and Alex Stenberg are all smiles as they accept their titles of 2014 Fall Homecoming King and Queen during halftime at the Homecoming Varsity football game on Friday night.

“It took me a second to register in my head that it was my name being called. I really wasn’t expecting it, but it was exciting,” Stenberg said.

Manhattan High cheerleaders dance and cheerfor their audience at the Fall Homecoming pep rally Friday afternoon in preparation for the Homecoming game against Hayden later that evening.

Powderpuff cheerleaders seniors Darrion Taylor, Jack Cunningham, Kurtis Rich, Kendrick Rivera, and Eric Deters drop it low, closing the Homecoming pep rally with their performance.

The MHS Dance Team shakes it to a mashup of pop songs, helping the Manhattan High School crowd get pumped up during the pep rally.

Seniors Nadal Abudayyeh, Adelle Sloan and Matalyn Mahan laugh and dance under the blacklights, decked out in their ‘80s apparel, showing off their school spirit at the 2014 Fall Homecoming dance.

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Casablancas rocks into the unknown Julian Casablancas doesn’t play by the rules anymore.

Upon first listen, his new album “Tyranny” may sound like a mad scientist’s creation.

It’s a bizarre, mysterious, outside-the-box barrage of sounds that mix together to form an album like no other. Traditional song structures and smooth production are abandoned in

favor of a raw release. Vocals melt behind powerful riffs and blasts of cacophony. “Tyranny” is truly an adventure into no man’s land and, as Casablancas puts it, a protest record against mainstream society.

Casablancas, now 36, has always had a nostalgic side to him. This is evident in his classic rock ‘n’ roll days with The Strokes and his ‘80s influenced solo album “Phrazes for the Young.” In “Tyranny,” he finally takes a step outside

of his comfort zone and fully releases his creativity. Acting as backing band is The Voidz, an assembly of musicians who have fully bought into Casablancas’ new style. This may be their first record together, but it’s already conclusive that their mutual progressiveness has benefitted to the flow and execution of ideas.

The use of unconventional sounds and ideas bring tremendous flavor to the album.

Numerous cultural influences,

including sounds of Arabia and Latin America, come together well with catchy guitar and electronic vibes. Ambitious guitar riffs, however, are what truly fuel the album.

They are especially strong in “Dare I Care” and “Johan Von Bronx.” Listening behind the instrumentals, it appears as if Casablancas has taken strides lyrically as well. He also shows off his extensive power and range of his vocals, featuring high pitched falsettos and deep

growls.

Every track throughout the album brings something different to the table. From the spacey, Daft Punk influenced “Take Me in Your Army,” the tropical vibe of “Father Electricity,” the sounds of revolution in “Mutually Assured Destruction” to the gently pulsed “Xerox;” it’s a pleasantly diverse album.

Perhaps Tyranny’s finest track may be “Human Sadness,” a collage of different emotions and melodies stretched togeth-

er throughout eleven minutes.

Only the not-so-grand-finale “Off to War” disappoints.

It can be said that “Tyranny” is a masterpiece for the rebels.

It’s far beyond the comprehension of mainstream pop. In fact, the music finds itself in a “void.” Julian Casablancas and The Voidz have found life and energy in this unknown. If it truly is the sound of the future, we are in for one heck of a ride.

“Tyranny” will be released today.

Professional musicians inspire future for students of MHS Elassia Cunningham Staff Writer A unique style of violin was featured when two professional string players dropped by Manhattan High School’s orchestra department last week.

Professional jazz violinist Doug Cameron is a Grammynominated recording artist from Los Angeles. Last week Cameron was performing with the Kansas State University Orchestra and was invited to hang out with the orchestra, along with viola professor Margaret Miller. Miller has been at Colorado State University for 30 years. Miller started playing professionally

in Detroit prior to playing in Colorado.

Cameron’s style is considered truly unique.

“You don’t hear as much jazz violin or even contemporary violin or string instruments,” Orchestra director Nate McClendon said. “You think classical music.”

Cameron’s jazz music involves a large amount of improvisation, the spontaneous composer of music.

“It involves a high level of creativity, theoretical knowledge of music, having a good ear and most importantly, it involves a lot of courage,” McClendon said. “There’s always the probability that your go-

ing to make up something that doesn’t sound very good.”

In addition to giving the young musicians a chance to improvise, Cameron gave the students a shot at practicing on his electric violin.

“It’s really cool because it’s an electric violin and people don’t get to play that often,” violist Roxy Gehring, senior, said.

Being able to play with Cameron taught the students that they don’t have to always focus on Bach. Their instruments are capable of other genres of music.

“I learned a lot from him,” junior Lydia Parish, cellist, said. “He’s more of an enter-

tainer, so he pleases the audience more. He’s fun. Unlike classical music which we always play.”

Cameron inspired the creative side of playing stringed instruments. The students learned some helpful performance tips and instrument techniques from Miller as well.

Miller performed at a KState recital on Sept.18. She also stopped by MHS to give the orchestra students some pointers. Miller rehearsed with a group of 14 violists while the rest of the orchestra watched as their audience. She modeled what a productive rehearsal would look like for the students.

“Our students would not only hear her play, but she let them watch how she would fix things, how she would make them better,” McClendon said.

The Chamber Orchestra performed for Miller, and she gave the group constructive tips on what should be improved.

Miller gave the Chamber Orchestra some helpful advice on college and majoring in music. There’s more than just performing when it comes to music, and Miller helped break down all the career options and programs available for musicians.

“It was nice of [Cameron and Miller] to go out of their

way to come speak to the high school orchestra,” Gehring said. “They’re performing at K-State, so it was very generous of them to come speak to us.”

Exposure to professional musicians helped orchestra students see what is ahead of in terms of their possibilities in music. Meeting with the musicians opened up a creative future for the younger musicians.

“When you expose students student musicians to professional musicians, there’s always inspiration that happens,” McClendon said. “It opens up creativity as far as what is possible.”

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Pumpkin everthing Spice& nice FALL IS OFFICIALLY HERE. Rain, golden mornings, foggy skies, an excuse to drink hot beverages, pies, hats,

Evan Heger, junior It’s not too hot and it’s not too cold.

[My favorite part is] the weather.

sleeping under that duvet, a whole extra hour when the clocks get set back…

It’s the season of vibrant colors and rich smells, the season of unbelievably perfect weather and an undeniably perfect atmosphere -- it’s not surprising why many students at Manhattan High love it to pieces.

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Caitlin Rusk, junior

The weather starts cooling down and it kind of has the distinct smell of dying leaves and artificial heating. That’s what fall smells like.

I’m excited [for Halloween]. It’s on a Friday this year.

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Meycelle Miller, senior

It’s the best season because it’s colder but it’s still warm and then you also have the clouds and colors.

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Mary Romig, senior

I love autumn more than any of the other seasons. Especially in Kansas, because here it’s either really hot or really cold and autumn just happens to be that happy medium.

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Madeline Wilson, senior

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Samantha Gameros, senior

I like it because you get to wear boots and sweaters and stuff like that. That’s like the best part.

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Kailey Koopman, junior

I love fall, it’s my favorite season.

I like cold weather a lot more and fall weather isn’t as harsh as winter.

It also smells really nice and all the leaves are pretty.

Going out to the pumpkin patch and getting pumpkins and going through that maze and playing leaves and drinking hot beverages like teas and lattes, and sweaters, and long socks, and boots… I really like fall.

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Graphics by Marisa Lang

1. Transatlanticism // Death Cab for Cutie 2. Only Ones Who Know // Arctic Monkeys 3. Asleep // The Smiths 4. Autumn Leaves // Miles Davis 5. Concerning Hobbits // Lord Of The Rings Soundtrack 6. Wake Me Up When September Ends // Green Day 7. Little Black Submarines // The Black Keys 8. Cosmic Love (Acoustic) // Florence + The Machine 9. Always // Panic! At The Disco 10. The Only Exception // Paramore 11. Autumn Leaves // Ed Sheeran 12. Sweater Weather // The Neighbourhood 13. Strange Birds // Birdy 14. Firewood // Regina Spektor

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It allows me to not shave my legs all the time. I can wear long pants.

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Rebekah Hennesey, junior I love fall. It has all my favorite things: warm sweaters, warm soup and warm tea.

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somewhat chill songs for your lovely autumn days

15. Into The West // Annie Lennox 16. Something Wrong // The Cozies 17. School Spirit // Kanye West 18. The Kids Don’t Stand A Chance // Vampire Weekend 19. Hats In The Air // Stargroves 20. Flaws (Acoustic) // Bastille 21. San Francisco // The Mowgli’s 22. In Our Talons // Bowerbirds 23. Time to Pretend // MGMT 24. Song Of The Caged Bird // Lindsey Stirling 25. Amnesia // 5 Seconds Of Summer 26. Californication // Red Hot Chili Peppers 27. Undisclosed Desires // Muse