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Artists try for Vans prize
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Boarding Sports shoe (below): Created by Andrew Brown, Jessica Cassidy, Justin Ramirez, Eddy Slye, Kathy Yurchak, Sophie Ziller, Jennifer Lucas.
By Dylan Bougis Staff writer Every year since 2007 the Vans shoe company holds a contest in which art students from high schools all over the nation are challenged to create and submit a custom Vans’ shoe design. This year, the Owen fine arts students are taking on the challenge to win the grand prize of $50,000. The money goes towards the school’s art program. “It [winning the grand prize] would bring recognition to our art program as well as pay for consumable art supplies that diminish quickly, such as paint and paper,” art teacher Karen Jones said. The competition, Vans Custom Culture, gives students four themes to base their shoe designs on: art, music, action sports, and local flavor.Vans sends the art class four pairs of size seven, white Vans sneakers—the starting line for an artistic race. Students are not restricted to any particular medium allowing them to use paint, pens, markers, spray paint, and air brushes. Jones said that some schools have even resorted to adding attachments to the shoes like wings. Seniors Krystal Bradley, Yasemine Akduman, and Shelby Graham worked on the music themed shoes. They had to face struggles when deciding a design for their shoes that would be fair to each members’ artistic vision. In their final product they opted for a general music theme—not necessarily devoted to local music. To mention a few features of their design, painted around the rubber rims of the shoes are piano keys and painted on the backs are digital equalizers. “We chose [the colors] orange and red for the shoes because they’re the color of fire. Music is powerful, and we wanted colors to show that power,” Krystal said. Seeing designs from other schools is intimidating but drove her group to make their shoes “awesome.” The art shoes feature student depictions of famous artwork and styles such as Van Gogh’s Starry Night and comic-like action bubbles. The skateboarding-themed shoes are illustrated with a range of bright colors in zigzag and zebra patterns. On the top of each shoe is the silhouette of a crouching skateboarder. The local flavor shoes are a colorful collage of local monuments, city signs, landmarks, and renditions of the varieties of people found in the area. This isn’t the first contest art students have competed in. They previously competed in the Doodle 4 Google art contest. On April 22, the top 50 shoes will be confirmed and uploaded to the Vans Custom Culture site so that contenders can see if they passed the first tier of judging. Local Flavor shoes (right): Created by Sarah-Margaret Christy, Audrey Moore, Faith Pugh, Sarah Sawyer, Adam Westbrook, Gabriel Maese, Carly Owens
Art shoe (above right): Created by Sage Churchill, Julie Hollifield, Whitney Montgomery, Mike Allen, Brandi Davidson
Music shoe (above): Created by Krystal Bradley, Yasemine Akduman, Shelby Graham
photos by Karen Jones
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Are voting rights protections still needed? Controversy: In recent months, North Carolina and other states have examined issues of voter fraud and requiring voter IDs. In addition, the Supreme Court is hearing arguments about whether Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 remains necessary. have the proper ID. According to the American Civil LiberBy Sarah Gilmour ties Union (ACLU), Co-Editor-In-Chief five million voters were at risk of being turned In 2008, when Barack Obama was elected, away from the polls in the voter turnout was the most racially diverse 2013 under such voting in American history, but immediately followrestrictions. ing the election, measures were adopted to reThe main reason for GILMOUR strict voting. the restrictions was to Voter restrictions include measures requir- prevent voter fraud, which would be a pering IDs to vote, restricting voter registration fectly legitimate reason to require IDs to vote... and cutting early voting times. These mea- if voter fraud was a problem in this country. sures, as studies show, disproportionately affect It is not. youth, minorities, the poor and the elderly. As noted in the New York Times, when The Voting Rights Act of 1965 has been looking into voter fraud, the Justice Departused to prevent such flagrant disenfranchise- ment “turned up virtually no evidence of any ment efforts, but the Supreme Court is cur- organized effort to skew federal elections.” rently hearing a case that challenges the conAccording to The Daily Beast, “The Departstitutionality of Section 5 of the Act. ment of Justice doesn’t even compile figures Section 5 reof how many people quires either entire Restriction of voting proves have been convicted states or specific of fraud in the last dedistricts of a state the Voting Rights Act is still a cade, and ...prosecuwith a history of necessary aspect of the vot- tions have focused on discriminatory laws ing system to ensure all citi- tampering by election to submit any votofficials and local poling law changes to zens can utilize their consti- iticians, not on voters the Department of tutional right to vote. themselves.” Justice for approval. News21, a Carn-Sarah Gilmour The continued egie-Knight investigarestriction of voting tive reporting project, proves the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is still a found only 2,068 reported fraud cases since necessary aspect of the voting system to en- 2000, meaning the rate of reported fraud cases sure all citizens can utilize their constitutional is one in every 15 million prospective voters. right to vote. Voter fraud is nearly non-existent. A studied co-authored by Cathy J. CoVoters without photo IDs are more likely hen of the University of Chicago and Jon C. to be young people, the elderly and minorRogowski of Washington University in St. ity populations that statistically tend to vote Louis concluded that voter ID laws primarily Democratic. impacted youth voters, especially youth miVoting rights, for which people fought to norities, because the youth did not have the achieve, need to be protected against discrimirequired government issued ID. natory action, such as the passage of voter ID In the study, 72.9 percent of blacks ages 18 laws. to 29 were asked for ID, compared to only 50.8 The country is still at a stage where Section 5 percent of white youth. Inadequate ID pre- is needed. The arguments against Section 5 vary, vented 17.3 percent of these black youth from but the bottom line is that it effectively protects voting while only 4.7 percent of white did not the right to vote, and has for nearly 50 years.
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permitted to guard the city’s precinct polling locations. CNN reported that 1,500 of Philadelphia’s votes were investigated by the U.S. Attorney’s Office and 8,000 more considered “suspect.” The argument that voter fraud does not exist is not founded in re-
It’s 6:30 a.m. in North Carolina and the polls are finally open. Citizens start lining up with the intentions of finally being able to vote for brains. FERRY If the scenario of 53,000 zombies coming to a polling place and voting in an orderly way sounds far fetched, then the only plausable sce- search. nario that explains the 53,000 dead voters still Also, according to the New York Times registered in Florida would be voter fraud. website, voter ID laws only decrease registered The opposition to voter ID laws argues that voter turn out by two percent. cases like this, found by Christian Adams in his The question becomes, is the harm of not study 53,000 Dead Voters Found In Florida, having voter ID and electing a president who do not exist and that voter fraud laws are only has not rightfully won the election worth the passed to restrict voting for members of the small decrease in voter turn out? Democratic Party. As for Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, There is some the Supreme Court truth in their ar“There is some truth in their has been asked guments. Amerito reexamine the ca has never had arguments. America has nev- need for oversight an election rigged er had an election rigged on of mostly Southern on the national states when it comes level, unless you the national level, unless you to voting rules and study the elec- study the elections of John F. regulations. It simtions of John F. Kennedy, Rutherford B. Hayes ply isn’t necessary Kennedy, Ruthanymore. It is deerford B. Hayes and George W. Bush.” meaning to states and George W. who have worked - Connor Ferry Bush. hard to adhere to a Horace Coohigher standard of equality. per, writer for the National Center for PubA Wall Street Journal editorial points to the lic Policy Research, claims that in 2002, The 2004 election in Alabama where equal percentChicago Sun-Times reported that when senior ages of black and white voters were registered citizens applied for absentee ballots, a man had to vote. In the same year, in Georgia, North already filled them out and said, “Don’t worry, Carolina and Mississippi, more black voters you’re voting Democratic.” were registered than white voters. The editorial The opposition also claims that Voter ID rightly deems Section 5 as no longer needed laws hurt senior citizens, but senior citizens be- and discriminatory because not all states are ing tricked into voting for a candidate for whom treated in the same manner. they do not wish to vote also hurts them. Voter ID laws protect the right to vote for But if physical pain is what the opposition citizens, all citizens, both black and white. Obmeans by hurting citizens, there is always the jections from a time far past to these very easy 2008 presidental case in Philidelphia, Penn- to acquire proofs of identity will keep the votsylvania, where the New Black Panthers were ing process honest and free.
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Too much importance placed on ACT, SAT STAFF EDITORIAL It’s seven in the morning, and you’re in a classroom you haven’t been in since freshmen year. This kid behind you won’t stop tapping his pencil, as your brain fails during the math section of the biggest test you can take in your life. Many students have been faced with scenarios like this since 1927 when that was first administered. They have felt the same stress about making a good grade as their parents did, but the SAT and ACT scores students receive are not the only items that stand out on an application. The SAT, made benchmarks for “college bound” seniors in 1971, was originally created by educators at Harvard to create a classless society in which a person in a lower income situation could advance to receive a higher education through examinations. Now, according to College Board, more than three million students take the SAT every year. The Charlotte Observer claims that North Carolina spent 4.6 billion dollars on exams for 100,000 juniors across the state and most of these students will, if they have not already, take the SAT. Also, the College Board reports that 1 in every 5,000 students receives a perfect score on the SAT. Students must compete with each other to look desirable for colleges, and a good SAT score is one of the ways to stand out. A student would have difficulty in finding reasons why they should not be nervous about taking the ACT and SAT; after all, only 850 colleges have the SAT as optional according to About.com, Wake-
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Forest being one of them. “An Argument Against Taking (And Retaking) the SAT and ACT” by The New York Times asserts that a student should express himself or herself through essays written to the colleges. In these essays the students should try to capture themselves. Capturing personality in writing is usually counterintuitive to most students. Students should practice writing in a way that is not artificial or dry before sending in their essays. Guidance counselor Kitty Kelly has been working with students and their college applications at Owen for 13 years and has gone to workshops with college admissions directors from around the region. “It’s [what colleges want] changed. They wanted good grades, good SAT scores and a well-rounded student, but what they want now is every student to show in SAT or ACT scores that they have college ready skills,” Kelly said. Washington State Board For Community & Technical Colleges defines college readiness as, “the combination of skills, knowledge, and habits of mind necessary to fully participate in college-level courses.” U.S. News also asserts that students should not join clubs as a way to pad their resumes but take part in clubs and activities around a certain area in which they can excel. If a student is a world-class soccer play, he or she should not join Grammar Club with the belief that it is what colleges want. There are numerous other ways for students to stand out that do not involve
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testing. Volunteering is a way for students to both help their community as well as improve their college applications. The SAT and the ACT are both ways that colleges can gauge the aptitude of a student. They alone do not dictate if a student is accepted into college or not. A student is not a score, an essay or a GPA. A student is a human being with a
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personality and hopes and experiences that he or she can bring to the college attended. The belief that a perfect SAT score will trump a student who can bring a new view to a college is simply wrong. Standardized tests have no intrinsic value, and they don’t have to be the centerpiece of a college application. What should be the centerpiece is the student.
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Irreverent cartoons misinform, offend COMMENTARY Gisselle Villegas By Staff Writer No topic is too serious to mock, at least on TV Religion, politics, social groups and different races are all material to be turned into crude entertainment. VILLEGAS Animated TV shows such as South Park, Family Guy, Robot Chicken and The Simpsons are being viewed across America. These comedy shows cross the line making fun of anyone or anything that shouldn’t be laughed at. They are pushing people’s buttons, and there is no reason for
this type of show to continue that way. Among these animated TV shows is Comedy Central’s series South Park. South Park is the number one most offensive TV shown on air. The series reached the top for sexual references, swearing, and violence in a survey done by an American TV watchdog. South Park was created by Matt Stone and Trey Parker in 1997. The series has won Emmy and Peabody awards viewed through the lives of four elementary school troublemakers, Stan, Kyle, Kenny, and Cartman in a town in Colorado. Although South Park is ugly to see and disturbing to hear, in 1997 it became the most popular animated series to hit TV screens. Then by early 1998, South Park was the highest rated program in Comedy Central history. Even though the show is animated, it’s not meant for kids. The characters are also ridiculed about being physically and de-
velopmentally disabled and overweight. People of every race, class, gender, religion, profession and credo are parodied no matter what. There’s no exception. It is rated (TV-MA) for mature audiences. The incidents that shows why this show should be more resrictive includes the espisode that was shown a month later after 9/11 attack. South Park feautured their new episode called “Mystery of the Urinal Deuce,” in which President George W. Bush and his administration make people believe that the government is “all-powerful” and could achieve absolutely anything. The conspiracy of the 9/11 episode has Cartman, Kyle, and Stan on a search for the actual truth of the attack. They came to that the “one fourth” of Americans who thought the attack was an inside job were “retards”. But in July 2006 the Scripps-Howard poll was taken show-
ing that more than one-third of Americans polled suspect the government perpetrated the September 11 attack or took no action to prevent it. This cartoon has promoted misinformation. Aaron Dykes from JonesReport says, “The episode equates the 9/11 truth movement with anti-semitism, a pointless and insignificant investigation into the misuse of a bathroom, numerology and the selfish racist, spoiled and moreor-less evil show character Cartman.” The whole series is full of satire. It has even been banned in Russia from broadcasting entirely. “South Park offends the honor and diginity of Christians and Muslims and insults the feelings of believers irrespective of their faith,” prosecuters in Russia said. South Park should have some limits at least. The show creators comedy does not have to offend people to be funny.
Requiring Internet access for games creates issues COMMENTARY By Max Alford Staff writer Customers expect to own the products they purchase, but some corporations disagree. Software companies like Electronic ALFORD Arts, Blizzard-Activision, and Ubisoft have begun combating software piracy by adopting draconian methods of copy protection for their games, such as always online DRM, limited installs, and offloading certain processes of the game to offsite servers. These methods are detrimental to the experience of the game, and can prevent certain consumers from using the product. Many multiplayer games also restrict some of their content behind a unique multiplayer access code which needs to be purchased separately if the game is bought used. While only a few products come with
these extreme methods of copy protection, selling the digital download version of the it’s an alarming trend that cannot be al- game for a couple of hours. Sim City’s disastrous launch wouldn’t have been as bad lowed to gain traction. if an Internet Sim City, A game released “Diablo 3, like Sim City, can- c o n n e c t i o n wasn’t needed. by EA in JanuSim City ary 2013, re- not be played without an Inquired a con- ternet connection, so the day it wasn’t the first nline-only stant Internet was released, millions of players ogame that sufconnection to from EA’s servers weren’t able to play the game for fered it’s own deto play, and which they paid $60 " sign. Diablo 3, for the first the sequel to few weeks the Blizzard Engame was out, - Max Alford ter tainment’s many players acclaimed dunwere unable to geon crawler connect to EA’s game servers. Since Sim City requires a Diablo 2, was released on May 15, 2012 constant connection to play even the single with a host of connection-based issues. Diablo 3, like Sim City, cannot be played player aspects, the game was unplayable for without an Internet connection, so on the weeks. Even months after the game was re- day it was released, millions of players leased, some key features of the game were weren’t able to play the game for which unavailable due to the server load they gen- they paid $60. Diablo is currently rated 2.2 erated, leaving the overall experience crip- out of 5 stars on Amazon because of this. pled. As a result, gaming news and review While customer reviews don’t necessarily site Polygon changed Sim City’s score from represent all customers, it certainly shows a 9.5/10 to a 4/10, and Amazon stopped that many people weren’t happy.
Issues of actual ownership have not been a problem until recently. In the past, customers would know if they owned the software they were using because they could physically hold the disk in their hands. Now, with services like Steam and Origin, which require a connection to the Internet to play games, consumers aren’t so sure. What would happen to their games if the Steam servers go offline? Would they still be able to access them, or would they be gone forever? Users of digital distribution service Onlive had a scare similar to this in August when it was announced Onlive was being sold to an unknown company. Onlive, which is fortunately still online, works by streaming the game through an Internet connection. No part of the game exists on the user’s computer; games are streamed similarly to how Netflix or Hulu streams movies and shows and if the servers go down, there is no way to access the game files. Games bought through Onlive still cost as much as a physical copy. Consumers have a right to the goods they buy, and when companies deny access to the software they paid for, something is clearly very wrong.
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Cell phone policy must be consistent COMMENTARY By Jessie Woodward Staff writer For Generation Z, the new and the old technology is booming. Cell phones are more high tech and students want to in- WOODWARD corporate them in their classes. Cell phones have progressed from the flip to the touch screen in just a blink of an eye. They are able to download millions of apps and access the Internet. Phones can send e-mails, take HD pictures, and work as a GPS device, among other uses.
There is so much knowledge in one little device that could help students learn, but at Owen, students aren’t allowed to have access to them. The rules state that students are not allowed to use cell phones during school hours, from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m., which in a teen’s life is a very long time. Teens enjoy using the Internet. If students had the chance, they could use their cells to search for information on topics to better answer questions and promote discussions in class. When students get caught or accused of using their cell phones, they get their devices taken away and a referral to one or two days of ISS. When a teacher is texting in class, however, it’s perfectly fine, and they don’t have to worry about a thing. Shouldn’t we start giving the teachers consequences too? The school system doesn’t understand
“I’d teach respect because there is not a lot of respect now-a-days, and people need to learn respect.” Travis Robinette, senior
“ I would want to take a current issues class because I want to learn about worldwide news and international affairs.” Lee Barnes, junior
“I would want to teach the proper consumption of snacks. So, they don’t complain about not knowing how to consume snacks,” Noah Vaden junior.
that teachers use their cell phones to get on Facebook or text their friends during class, when they are teaching. Some teachers can’t even let go of their phones. If the teachers can do this why can’t the students, too? The school system needs to be fair to everyone. “Between classes when I have a small break I will check for important calls or texts. But I’m consumed with teaching. I usually keep my phone in my desk on silent from 8:00 till 3:00,” English teacher Kelly Scruggs said. It’s understandable that teachers need to use their phones if there is an emergency, and they need to make sure they don’t miss important calls or texts about their kids or family issues. However, when a student has that kind of issue, he or she has to use a school phone or the parents have to call the school, but on some occasions that call or text can’t wait; it needs
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If you could teach or learn anything, what it be and why?
to be instant. If students were allowed to have access to their cell phones during class change, it would settle the issue of the students having the urge to use them in class. They would be able to get that important call or text out of the way during the ten -minute change and not be tempted in class. “Roberson doesn’t allow it [cell phones] in class, but when they’re out and about they can use it as long as it doesn’t become a problem,” SRO Will Fisher said. Cell phones are fast ways to find out information, so why not let students and teachers use them and incorporate them in class. Let students use cell phones during class change, to take care of the texting and calling so it doesn’t cause a problem in class. Also, schools shouldn’t punish students when the teachers do it as well. We need to find a common ground where it’s fair for everyone.
“ I would teach basketball, because it’s my favorite sport and I know most about it.” Jacob Halvorson, freshman
“I would want to learn Japanese because the language is intriguing and I plan to go there one day and be able to speak their language.” Chiah Hartwiger, sophomore
“I’d want to take a class on how to shoot a gun the correct way, so everyone could have good gun safety.” Dakota Lowe, sophomore
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Dogs provide healing for those in need COMMENTARY By Hannah King Staff writer Most people refer to dogs as “man’s best friend,” but for other people, like cancer and stroke patients, they see them as something different. KING These dogs are known as therapy dogs. Therapy dogs are dogs trained to provide affection and comfort to people in hospitals, retirement homes, nursing homes, hospices and schools. They also comfort people with learning difficulties, like speech impedimants, and people in stress-
ful situations, such as in areas where diaster has struck. Therapy dogs range from big to small to yorkie to golden retriever. One of the most important character traits is their good behavior. A good therapy dog must be friendly, patient, gentle, confident and at ease in all situations. They must also enjoy contact with humans and be content to being petted and handled, sometimes roughly. Therapy dogs must be able to allow unfamiliar people to make physical contact with it and enjoy the contact. Children in particular enjoy hugging the dogs while adults usually stick to gently petting them. Many dogs also perform small tricks for their audience, such as structured games. Watching the dogs play these games usually relieves stress and anxiety from the patients. Research shows that herapy dogs can in-
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Media center creates production room, promotes competition
The media center has created a production room expressly for video production. “ Because we had to save our money, it’s been in planning a couple of years,” librarian Tammy Young said. According to Young, the idea for setting up this production lab came when they noticed that students doing Graduation Project videos had large files that could not be worked with on any of the computers available in the school. They saved money earmarked for library technology for three years and purchased two Mini Macs (each of which can hold a terabyte of digital information), iMovie software, and two iPads for filming. The media center is promoting a contest for students to create and submit a video about the abuse of prescription and over-the-counter drugs. The winner will receive an Apple iPad supplied by the National Association of Drug Abuse. The winning videos will be aired on the Owen website and Facebook page. Videos should be submitted to the library by April 26, 2013.
JROTC places third
The JROTC won third place out of six schools in their Field Day competition held on Friday, April 5, 2013. Owen scored highest in the 800 meter water-can relay. Erwin High School got first place and Reynolds High School got second place. A video of the Field Day events can be seen on the www.hoofbeatonline.net website.
Agriculture students learn to groom
A 25-year-old show horse named Addie was brought to campus to help the equine science class learn to groom the horse and prepare it for retirement. The newest member of the agricultural team, teacher Nina Fisher, brought her in.
FFA sells plants, goes to competition
The greenhouse will open to the public on April 20 and will continue to be open until some-
crease oxytocin (bonding) and dopamine (happiness), and lower stress through their interactions with patients. According to an article on DogChannel. com called “Elaine Smith: A Lifetime of Serving Others,” registered nurse and founder of Therapy Dog International, Elaine Smith started the program for training dogs to visit institutions and saw how well the animals and patients bonded. Clyde Hollifield, English teacher Adrienne Hollifield’s husband knows therapy dogs. He volunteered at Memorial Mission Hospital with stroke and seizure patients with his dog Dr. Willie. Before you can do this, you and the dog both have to pass a number of tests to get certified. It usually takes about a year. Some tests the dogs had to take were, according to Hollifield, having someone drop a pan behind them.If the dog got startled, he or
she failed the test. The dog also had to greet another dog and go on trial runs with that dog. For the trainers to get certified, they have to sign up as volunteers, get checked for any diseases that could be a threat to patients and get a badge. They also have to learn the hospital’s evacuation processes for safety. Once all these steps are completed, they are good to go. “You can really see a connection with the patients and the dogs,” Hollifield said. For some patients, spending time with the dogs makes physical therapy enjoyable and most of the time they don’t even know they’re doing it. Over the years other health care professionals have noticed the therapeutic effect of animal companionship, such as relieving stress, lowering blood pressure and raising sprits, and the demand for therapy dogs continues to grow.
time in the beginning of May. For sale will be assorted hanging baskets and flats of vegetable and flower plants. Nine Fisher’s livestock judging teams placed first in the Blue Ridge Federation (which includes Buncombe and McDowell counties), and came in eighth in the region. This year is the first time in 25 years that Owen teams have entered livestock judging. Horticulture teacher Tim Pasour’s land judging teams competed against over 50 teams at Randelman High School, near Asheboro, N.C. The junior team came in fifth in state and the senior team came in sixth in state.
CTE classes build and decorate playhouse
In a competition promoted by the Asheville Home Builders Association and Buncombe County Schools, the Career and Technical Education classes in Buncombe County were challenged to compete in building playhouses that were raffled off on Saturday, April 20. Participating were Stephen Walston’s construction education class, Charlotte Elliott’s interior design class, and Dan Cochran’s drafting class. The entries will be judged and the top three playhouses will get cash and tool prizes. The house was on display on Saturday April 20 and was raffled off to someone who bought a $5 raffle ticket. The total cost of the project was approximately $2,200, but the raffle money is going back into the schools. Walston said, “The project was a good experience to push and motivate students into wanting to get into the construction business.”
Music groups compete
The Chamber Singers competed in the N.C. Music Educators Large Ensemble Music Performances Adjudication at Brevard College and received a rating of Excellent. The Owen chorus concert will be on May 23 at 7 p.m. in the theater. In band, the winterguard and drum line competed in championships at Western Carolina University on April 7-8. The drum line finished ninth in PSA and winterguard finished fourth in SAA. Earlier competition ratings include winterguard first, drum line seventh at Dorman High School; winterguard third, drum line second at Volunteer High School, and winterguard fifth, drum line fourth, at Byrnes High School. Band director Jason Minnix said that the winterguard had a great season. “Our winterguard was promoted twice during the season,” he said.
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Proposed bill raises old, unresolved questions By Sarah Gilmour Co-Editor-In-Chief
A proposed North Carolina resolution would fundamentally alter the way the state government functions. NC State Representatives Harry Warren (R) and Carl Ford (R) of Rowan County sponsored a bill titled The Defense of Religion Act that would allow the state to establish a state religion. While the resolution will not be heard by the House, the proposal shocked many residents in the state and across the country. “This proposed bill is discriminatory against non-Christians and violates the First Amendment,” senior Caleb Stout said. Jamison Doran, a North Carolinian who moved to work in Washington D.C, wrote a letter on the Huffington Post to express her frustration with the actions of the NC Legislature. “What a slap in the face to hundreds of thousands of people who reside within North Carolina’s borders but do not identify
as Christian,” Doran wrote. official religion. The bill would declare North Carolina It is presumed this bill aims to estabsovereign, meaning federal rulings regard- lish Christianity as the state religion. It was ing religion would be nullified. written in response to a suit brought by the “This bill both excludes a significant por- ACLU against the Rowan County Board of tion of North Carolinians and sets a danger- Commissioners for opening meetings with ous precedent that could be abused in the explicitly Christian prayers. future,” senior Bobby Decker said. “Establishing Christianity as the reliThe central argument in the bill is that the gion of North Carolina is letting all of us Constitution does non-Christians know not grant the fed- “What a slap in the face...” exactly what you eral government [the NC Legislature] or federal courts think of us,” Doran -Jamison Doran the power to dewrote. “You may not termine what is ‘actively’ discrimior is not constitutional. The Tenth Amend- nate against those who have different views ment, as interpreted by Warren and Ford, re- of God than yours, but you are damn well serves for the states the power to determine doing it passive aggressively,” the constitutionality of laws and rulings. The Constitution expressly states in the Following this logic, the case Marbury v. First Amendment, under the Establishment Madison, which established the process of Clause, that “Congress shall make no law rejudicial review, is not binding because it was specting the establishment of religion.” a federal ruling. These changes would then However, the bill interprets this clause as allow the state to make their own rules re- only applying to the federal Congress, not garding religion, including establishing an the states, meaning North Carolina would
be free to establish a state religion. This interpretation violates the 1971 case Lemon v. Kurtzman. The case ruled that all government actions, including those of the states, in accordance with the First Amendment, “must have a secular legislative purpose, must not have the primary effect of either advancing or inhibiting religion and must not result in an excessive government entanglement with religion.” But again, according to the bill, the case was a federal decision and, therefore, not binding. All of these interpretations violate the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution (Article VI, Clause 2), which says federal laws are the supreme law of the land and take precedence over state laws. The bill will not be heard but has raised age-old questions about the power of the states to nullify federal laws. According to The Week, attempts to make states more powerful than the federal government have been tried many times in the past and have always failed. Remember the Civil War?
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“Books are better because there is something about holding a book that is comforting.”
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“E-Readers are better because they are in HD and it saves your page for you, and you can read it in the dark.”
“I use my E-Reader to watch Netflix, especially 30 Rock. The reason is because I have to swish the page too often.”
Samantha Gallman, librarian
Netflix tries new format Old format becomes new By Sarah Gilmour Co-Editor-In-Chief
Netflix may once again be changing the way people watch television. This February, Netflix released their own adaptation of the British series House of Cards. The difference? All thirteen episodes were put online at once for Netflix subscribers. House of Cards is a political drama set in D.C. that follows the corruption in Congress and the media. Releasing all first season episodes of House of Cards at once is an experiment Netflix aims to continue. The next thirteen episodes of the show are in production now and plans for other shows to be released in the same manner are in place. Junior Will Presnell likes the new format Netflix is trying. “It keeps the continuity of the story instead of it getting broken up where you lose some of the mood and emotion the show evokes,” Will said. But not everyone prefers this method of viewing shows. Junior Trey Clayton prefers watching shows on TV but acknowledges it isn’t for everyone. “When it’s on TV, it keeps you hooked because you only get to see one episode at a time and there’s a cliffhanger at the end, which keeps
you waiting for a whole week,” Trey said, “But if you’re impatient, then the Netflix deal is pretty good.” Senior Carley Owens sees an advantage to Netflix’s new format. “I don’t have time to watch things, so I end up missing episodes, but having them all up at once allows me to watch them on my own time,” Carley said. Maya Baratz of ABC News compared the new format to a book. “It’s long enough that you may not read it cover-to-cover in just one sitting, but you’re likely to read more than one chapt er at a time,” Baratz wrote. Netflix also planned House of Cards specifically to be a hit among their subscribers. Netflix ran the numbers about what their 27 million American subscribers watch and found that many subscribers watched the Social Network, directed by David Flincher, movies starring Kevin Spacey, and the British version of House of Cards. Based on those facts and the popularity of political thrillers, Netflix decided to produce an American version of House of Cards, directed by David Flinch and starring Kevin Spacey. Sarandos has said that the show is the most watched show on Netflix in countries with access to Netflix and that he is “thrilled” with the results.
By Tyler Newman Staff writer In a day and age where Kindles and EReaders have become prevalent in the literary world, it is no surprise that another journalistic tecnique, serial writing, has worked its way into the technology trend. Serial writing is a writing style in which the author releases a portion of the book at a time, leaving a cliffhanger at the end to make the reader want the next installment. Some of the better-known serial works are the Harry Potter series and Stephen King novels such as The Plant, The Green Mile, and Mile 81. Even 19 century literature, like every Charles Dickens story and “Uncle Toms Cabin” by Harriet Beecher Stowe, started out being published serially. Writers use serial work as a way to make their writing known and to see if people like it enough to continue to the next part of their story. Authors also enjoy the connection serial writing creates with their readers. Aside from the sentimental value serial writing provides, it also pays more than publishing the book as a whole would.
Sites such as Byliner and Atavist are giving these authors a place to publish. Authors get paid an initial price when the installment is sent in ready to be published and then also get paid a 50 percent stake of the traffic their books bring to the site. Columnist Emily Witt says that compared to Byliner and Atavist, [magazine and newspapers are “chump change”]. Byliner is like a Netflix. Subscribers pay 9 dollars per month to read as much as they want and to watch for new chapters from their favorite authors to be put on the site. Developer Mark Bryant says these kinds of sites have only been up and running for about three years so they are still in the early stages of development, but the site is already paying for itself. Since the site is paying for itself, it does not need revenue from ads, and is therefore ad free. Entertainment columnist Greg Quill interviewed author Margaret Atwood. Atwood has been signed with Byliner for a year and is at the forefront of the site. She told Quill she sees it as “a brave new world” and says she “gets the feeling it’s a darn good fit.”
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Stretches help prevent ACL injuries By Ryan Raines Staff writer Tearing the ACL means at least nine months of rehab where he or she can’t help the team. An ACL tear can happen at any time which is why it’s scary. Athletes can prevent tearing their ACLs by stretching. These three stretches will help.
Wall Sits (25 seconds, 2 reps)
Side-lying Planks (15-60 seconds, 3 reps)
Quadricep Stretch (30 seconds, 2 reps)
Robotic doctor enables patients to get help sooner By Tivoli Nickerson Staff writer IRobot and Intouch Health have come together in a joint development of an idea that most have only dreamt of—robotic doctors. The Remote Presence Virtual + Independent Telemedicine Assistant, a machine that will significantly change the hospital industry, is the result of the two companies. Recently cleared by the FDA, this machine is expected to dramatically increase the effectiveness of healthcare professionals. The RP-Vita weighs 200 pounds and stands approximately five feet tall. It has flat video screens, video cameras, the ability to connect to medical devices, and is equipped with the latest electronic stethoscope. Doctors who are away from the hospital can check in with their patients and medical colleagues through live video hook up. The RP-Vita is cloud connected and can swiftly gain access
see their physician in person but if they were adto medical records. The RP-Vita is controlled by a joystick and vised that this technology could speed things up can be sent to a target destination with a single for them, then they might agree,“ school nurse click. The new iPad user interface will allow easy Sharon Raines said. According to The Dallas Chronicle, on Frinavigation access. The aim of this new technology is not to day, February 15, a Remote Presence System robotic telemedicine unit replace the human “ The robot allowed spe- saved the life of Clarence medical workforce but to provide doc- cialists to examine Clarence Renno, a retired railroad worker and homemaker. tors with easy access from 80 miles away... " When Clarence began to their patients, and - Nickerson to have a stroke his wife for patients to have easy access to their called 9-1-1 and the ampersonal physicians. bulance arrived 15 minThe Johns Hopkins experiment at Maryland utes later. University Hospital, showed that half of the 30 First Clarence had a CT scan to see where a patients visited by the robo-doc agreed that blood clot might be impeding blood flow. Then telerounding should become a standard prac- Dr. Patrick Grimsley of the Emergency Departtice for patient management, and 57 percent ment contacted OHSU and the stroke team. said that they would feel comfortable with havThe robot allowed specialists to examine ing telerounds as part of their future care. Clarence from 80 miles away and helped Carol “ I think people in general would prefer to Clarence with important medical decisions.
Before the robotic telemedicine systemknown as a Remote Presence System, local emergency department doctors would evaluate a stroke patient and decide whether they needed to be sent to Portland to be examined by neurologists. Now neurologists in Portland can examine patients minutes after they arrive at Mid-Columbia Medical Center. Strokes kill 133,000 people a year. The robot allowed specialists to examine Clarence from 80 miles away and helped Carol Clarence with important medical decisions. According to The Mountaineer, Mission Health’s telestroke program treated their hundreth stroke patient. Dr. Alex Schneider, used a TeleStroke robot located in Angel Medical Center in Franklin, NC, to treat a stroke patient who was 70 miles away. Mission Health’s Telestroke program enables neurologists in Asheville to treat stroke patients in several community hospitals throughout Western North Carolina.
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Farms serve community with quality meats, produce By Dalton Nickerson Staff writer Consumers wanting organic or fresh food can support locally owned and operated farms with Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). CSA farms allow consumers to pledge their support to a local farm and share in the risks and benefits of the food production. English teacher Adrienne Hollifield prefers to buy local, seasonal food from CSAs to eat organic food while reducing transportation and processing costs associated with larger food sources. “Transportation has changed everything about how we eat. We don’t eat seasonally; everything can be shipped from another part of the world,” Hollifield said. In most cases the consumer supports the farm by purchasing either a “share,” “membership,” or “subscription” to receive food directly from the source farm, after which the money spent on these shares often goes toward the costs of maintaining the farm and supplying the farmer’s salary for the season. This CSA method offers a wealth of benefits for the both the consumers and producers as consumers provide for earlier marketing and preparation before the growing season so that farmers may effectively produce more fresh food for their surrounding areas. English Teacher Dawn Rookey also buys from a local CSA for generally fresher food and humanely produced organic meats. “You get healthier, fresher food,” Rookey said. CSAs are not always successful though, as members are sharing in the risk of produce. Like with any other business, there’s the potential for things to go wrong, and catastrophic, unexpected events like weather and death can cause smaller harvests and shares for the CSA’s members; however, these risks are not enough to deter most CSA members, as subscribers continue to support local CSA farms in return for fresh food each year. With countless CSA farms in the surrounding Western North Carolina region, many options are available for consumers to consider to support. “I like to support local farmers. My
photo courtesy of Hickory Nut Gap Farm.
friend’s daughter started one,” Hollifield said. The Flying Cloud Farm is, along with the Hickory Nut Gap Farm, one of two CSA farms relatively close to the Black Mountain-Swannanoa area in Fairview. Hickory Nut Gap Farm specializes in natural and organic meats including grassfed beef and pastured poultry and pork. Hickory Gap Nut Farm supplies meat for at least 30 nearby restaurants including Doc Cheys and My Father’s Pizza. Flying Cloud Farm, lying adjacent to Hickory Gap Nut Farm, produces a wide range of over 30 vegetables, fruits, and herbs throughout its 20 week CSA season for its members along with optional bouquets of fresh flowers for an additional fee. CSAs have become an extremely popular method for buying fresh, local food and more information on these programs may be found online at: www.localharvest.org/csa
Local CSA supporters enjoy the community of a meal provided for by their CSA, above. The Flying Cloud Farm’s standard CSA subscriber’s box may contain any number of varieties of fruits and vegetables, left. photo courtesy of Flying Cloud Farm.
Organic
USDA Certified Organic products must be: -produced without excluded methods of genetic engineering, ionizing radiation, or sewage sludge. -produced per the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances. -Overseen by a USDA National Organic Program-authorized certifying agent, following all usda organic regulations. The benefits of eating organic are widely speculated and said to not be the main driving force behind why people choose to eat organic, as some prefer to eat organic not just for the possibility of greater nutritional value, but for less exposure to pesticides and lesser chances of antibiotic resistant bacteria, which would generally be killed off during the cooking process in any event.
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Restaurants buy local, sustainable foods Compiled by Gisselle Villegas Staff Writer
Morning Glory Cafe
6 E Market St Black Mountain, NC 28711 (828)-6696212 The Morning Glory Cafe believes in “real food.” They take into consideration their customers’ health by not using any trans fats or partially hydrogenated oils in their kitchen. The meat they use is nitrate free and hormone free and the salmon is locally raised and processed by Sunburst Trout Farms. It’s sourced locally giving the local economy a hand.
Sustainable
Fresh Wood Fired Pizza and Pasta
Tupelo Honey Cafe
Fresh uses an oven like the old times, back 1,168 years ago in Naples, Italy. The oven is “the ultimate environment for true artisan, wood fired pizza.” They obtain their food products, knead the dough, make fresh pasta by hand and have fresh food options. Fresh goes by some basic rules they try to follow. If possible they buy only locally grown, organic, seasonal meat and produce. The flour they use is organic and is milled in Granham County and their cheese and dairy products are from local creameries.
The “Southern plate a little different.” Their kitchen is filled with scratch made, “inventive goodness.” They gather up their flavors with farm-fresh produce and healthy choices. From fried chicken to catfish , their food is Southern to the core.
100 S Ridgeway Ave Black Mountain, NC 28711 (828)-669-6999
Sustainable agriculture involves systems of plant and animal production practices that will satisfy human food and fiber needs, enhance the environmental quality of its required natural resource base, enhance the quality of life for farmers and society, efficiently use or omit nonrenewable resources, integrate natural biological processes where possible, and sustain further production.
12 College St Asheville, NC 28801 (828)-255-4863
Terms to know Local
Home Grown
371 Merrimon Ave Asheville, NC 28801 (828)-232-4340
“Local” and “locally grown” are not specifically defined by the federal government or other equally large authorities; this leaves the interpretation open anywhere from locally grown across the town or among a region of states.
Home Grown is a local eatery, serving local food, cooked by local people. Their menu contains soups, salads, sandwhiches, hot plates and a variety of side dishes. Although they serve local food, they believe that it should affordable and convient for everybody while supporting community farms. You have the choicesto dine in or eat on their patio.
GMOs
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are plants and animals that have been created or altered through genetic engineering for increased tolerances to herbicides and/or pesticides, drought resistance, and other factors influencing yield and production, but this modification has caused concerns of genetic instability and greater weakness to viral and bacterial outbreaks.
‘Meme’ evolves in meaning over time By Connor Ferry Co Editor-In-Chief The term “meme” was invented by Richard Dawkins, in his book The Selfish Gene to explain how ideas spread through culture. Now the term “meme” refers to pictures of unhappy cats and Korean dances. A meme is a inside joke intended for the enjoyment of everyone. Most people who have used the Internet extensively know about the phenomenon. These images or phrases spread through websites, social networks and Internet users. These shared experiences have lead to connections between people of various cultures through laughter. A meme does not have any particular specifications as far as what it must be. A meme can be a picture, a video, a cartoon or a phrase. A meme is anything that conveys a message through the Internet. The loose definition of meme allows for new interpretations.
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The Meme Graveyard is the burial ground for m RAGE COMICS
Rage comics are small comic strips describing a frustrating or humorous event. Once popular in the Reddit community, Rage comics have since fallen out of style. The format of a rage comic requires using specific faces for the situation, such as the ones pictured.
VIRAL VIDEOS A viral video is a video on the Internet that spreads to a large amount of people in a short amount of time. Usually humorous in nature, videos spread on social networks like Reddit, Tumblr, Twitter and YouTube. A recent example of a viral video is the Harlem Shake, a 30 second video accompanied by musician Baauer’s song “Harlem Shake.” At its height, 4000 Harlem Shake videos were being uploaded a day.
Overly Attached Girlfriend (above) was a popular viral video as well as a popular image meme. Gangnam Style (left) was a popular viral video, as well as a popular dance move.
GRAVEYARD
memes that are no longer used and have passed on to the next life.
MEME
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an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture. pronounced “meem.”
IMAGE MEMES
Futurama Fry (above), Socially Awkward Penguin, Slowpoke, Technologically Inept Duck, Courage Wolf, Scumbag Steve, Success Kid, and Condescending Wonka (right, clockwise from left.)
An image meme is a situational image with a caption that pertains to the theme of the image in question. Image memes are usually topical jokes or in-jokes within a certain online community. Some memes relate to certain feelings, events, or people to which the reader may be familiar. Image memes are usually made with tools called meme generators, available online from sites like quickmeme.com, or cheezburger.com. Due to the popularity of these tools, a standard format has emerged.
Streisand Effect works on memes By Max Alford Staff writer The Streisand Effect is a phenomenon that occurs when a person or entity attempts to censor a piece of information and unintentionally makes it more popular. The term was coined by blogger Mike Masnick of Techdirt after singer Barbra Streisand tried unsuccessfully to sue photographer Kenneth Adelman for violation of privacy. The violation of privacy in question was a photo he took of Streisand’s California mansion, which was in a collection of 12,000 publicly available photos of the Californian coast. Before Streisand’s lawsuit, the image in question was viewed six times. After the lawsuit, public knowledge of the picture increased dramatically. The following month, more than 420,000 people viewed the picture. Many memes become popular due to the Streisand Effect. The suggestion that Fergie should have unflattering pictures removed from the Internet, quickly became agents of Photoshop battles, using those pictures of Fergie to transform her into the Hulk.
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Futuristic technology gives glimpse of tomorrow By Ryan Raines Staff Writer
MakerBot Replicator 2X Desktop 3D Printer $2,799 A full-featured desktop 3D printer that you can put in your home or office, this printer features everything possible in 3D printing all in a small sleek design.
iPhone 5 32GB $299
A thinner and lighter design than the previous iPhones, with a four-inch retina display and the new A6 performance and graphic chip, the iPhone 5 is not only looking better but also running better. It offers an iSight camera that can now shoot panorama pictures.
Music services offer alternatives
More features, less hassle By Chris McHone Staff writer iTunes is not the only kid on the block when it comes online music.
Amazon MP3
Google Glass Not up for sale yet
A revolutionary pair of glasses made by Google that do not act as vision-improving glasses. They have a small screen in the corner of the right eye which takes pictures or videos, gives directions, sends messages, and translates the user’s voice, all within a sleek and comfortable design.
Dell XPS 10” 64GB Tablet w/ Keyboard Dock $650
A new tablet that functions as a laptop, with the optional keyboard,the user can race through emails and with Windows RT, can multi-task with split screen, side-by-side apps. All of this comes with the Windows 8 that is very reliable.
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Amazon MP3 houses over 20 million songs, ranging from old classics such as “Total Eclipse Of The Heart” by Bonnie Tyler, to new hits including “When I Was Your Man” by Bruno Mars. Another helpful feature of Amazon MP3 is some bands that aren’t big enough to get on iTunes yet can be featured on Amazon. An album on iTunes may cost up to as much as $11.99, and some Indie albums go for as much as $7.99. According to the Information Is Beautiful website, iTunes only gives artists a 10 percent cut of the album prize, while on Amazon, they get about 11 percent cut.
Grooveshark Another site that may be useful is Grooveshark. com. Grooveshark is an Internet radio, similar to Pandora but with less advertisements. The user creates a playlist based on albums and songs, not from the site’s suggestions. Grooveshark allows the user to play songs repetitively as many times as wanted, not only one time. The user can’t download music from Grooveshark, but it’s the place to go to listen.
Spotify Many people have turned to Spotify for their music listening and downloading needs. Spotify offers streaming music from major and independent record labels including, Sony, EMI, Warner Music Group, and Universal. Users download Spotify and then log onto their service enabling the on-demand playing of music. Music can be browsed by artist, album, genre, music label, song, or playlist. Users can sign up for a free account which is stockpiled with radio and visual advertisements, or pay for an account, to get extra features, no ads, and offline accessibility to music.
Rhapsody Rhapsody was the first streaming on-demand music subscription service to offer unlimited access to a large library of digital music for a flat monthly fee. One convenient aspect of Rhapsody is the NUMBER of compatible MP3 devices it has. Rhapsody is able to be played on devices ranging from an iPhone to a Russound Collage home entertainment system. These programs are legal and work well. If iTunes is the only way you get music, you might want to look into using one of these.
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Open Mic Night @ The White Horse 8:45 p.m.
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Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band @ The Orange Peel
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Father John Misty @ The Orange Peel 9 p.m.
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The Orange Peel @ 101 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville 28801 www.theorangepeel.net The Grey Eagle @ 180 Clingman Avenue, Asheville 28801 www.thegreyeagle.com
Contra Dancing @ The Grey Eagle 8 p.m.
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Music Festival @ Asheville Visitors Center 10 a.m.
Black Moth Super @ The Orange Peel
Graduation for the class of 2013 9 a.m.
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Players explore universe in Eve Online By Max Alford Staff writer Particle beams shimmer in the eternal sunlight as the carrier returns fire at enemy ships off the shoulder of Isid V. Massive Titan class spaceships lead gigantic fleets into uncharted systems. A railgun bolt slices through the hull of a cargo ship, and hundreds of real world dollars are lost to the vacuum of space. Welcome to Eve Online. Eve online is a massively multiplayer space simulation game developed by Icelandic game studio Crowd Control Productions, commonly abbreviated to CCP, and was was released in May 2003 in the United States and Europe. On January 22, 2008, Eve Online was released on the digital distribution service Steam. Players buy or create their own ships and customize them for mining asteroids, scanning unexplored territory, transporting goods, and engaging in combat. The galaxy in which players reside contains over 7,500 systems, each with their unique set of planets and space stations. Senior Hardy Whitney played the game for three months. “I had a simple mining vessel and the space equivalent of a train. [They were called] Spacefish and Spacetrain,” Hardy said. Eve Online is unique as a Massively Multiplayer Online game, or MMO, in that the ingame economy is almost completely player driven, meaning any item, excluding quest items, the user buys in the in-game store was found
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or manufactured by another player somewhere in the universe. This also means goods have to be transported to and from different stations by actual players, similar to how goods are transported in real life via semi trucks. This method of transportation also means piracy is an issue. If a player transporting goods is not careful, he or she can be attacked by other players who profit by preying on various ships in shipping lanes. In other MMOs, this kind of activity is commonly referred to as “griefing”
and is extremely discouraged. In Eve Online, it is treated as the status quo and is even accepted by Eve’s developers. Even though the act of piracy is sanctioned, regular players frown upon it. “I’m still mad at that one guy that blew up my space truck,” Hardy said. Eve Online is notorious for requiring a large time commitment. For players to be able to fly different classes of ships or use better weapons, they must “train” by using in-game items called skill books, which require a certain amount of
real world time, up to 24 hours. However, this process still continues even when the player is not in the game. Some ships require hundreds of hours to be able to pilot which causes many players to abandon the game. “[It was] too much of a time investment to get fully involved,” Hardy said. A large part of Eve Online is the player-created groups called Corporations. Online communities like Reddit.com and Somethingawful. com tend to spawn large corporations in Eve, which then band together into alliances. The two largest alliances as of now are Test Alliance Please Ignore and GoonSwarm. Alliances then can take command of systems not occupied by AI fleets. Large alliances clashing for systems is where the majority of the action takes place. On January 27, 2013, the largest player vs player battle occurred when a pilot from the Goonswarm alliance misclicked and warped into a system owned by Test Alliance Please Ignore. Both sides called in reinforcements, and a small engagement turned into a massive battle, with over 2,500 players involved. Damages for both sides were calculated after the battle, and the total value of all ships and equipment lost totalled the equivalent of $28,000. Eve Online offers a different take on the MMO archetype, with a large amount of simulation which keeps the general populace out. Eve has survived since 2003 on its dedicated playerbase who play Eve for the unique experience only Eve offers.
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Musicians seek opportunities to perform By Ashton Woody Staff writer Junior Connor Ferry claims the lure of playing music is the adrenaline of playing in front of an audience. “My legs were shaking, the lights were too bright, the stage smelled like beer and stale pretzels and the crowd wasn’t expecting two white teenagers to break out into Gloria Gaynor’s ‘I Will Survive,’ and they loved it.” Connor’s experience is typical of many musicians in their high school years. Connor is a guitarist and vocalist in his band And Friends, which is comprised of juniors Ian Pomeroy, rhythm guitarist, Aaron Hamrick, drummer, and Noah Vaden, bassist. The band covers a range of genres, including warm folk melodies accompanied by mandolin to flamenco instrumentals. And Friends plays often at the White Horse, a Black Mountain venue that is a favorite of Connor. They are also set to play at Legacy Church on April 4. Far from the traditional acoustic sound of And Friends is the electronic sound that is ju-
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Juniors Connor Ferry and Rush Dittbrender play along with their band at Legacy Church on April 12 . nior Micah Stewart. The synthesizer is his instrument of choice. “It has a lot of diversity [and is] really fun,” Micah said.
The synthesizer manipulates electronic sounds to form a wide range of music. He says he enjoys the scope of the things that the synthesizer allows him to create.
Micah often produces mixes of other artists, but he has also produced his own personal works that focus on mellow “ambient stuff.” In addition to electronic music, he also has an appreciation for many forms and styles, including guitar and percussion. Senior Dwayne Mundy says the clarinet is “simple to play, fun to learn.” “Sevens” is Dwayne’s favorite song because it has an “air of a suspenseful action movie.” Junior Patrick Johnson has an affinity for guitar and for music that is heavy and in the raw. He is skilled in both rhythm and lead guitar but can also play bass. Blues-rock is Patrick’s preferred style of playing. He enjoys the intricate finger-work and the traditionally resonance-based chord progressions. In his spare time, aside from playing, Patrick also builds custom amplifiers and WahWah pedals. With his varied distortion devices and amps, Patrick is always exploring new avenues of sound. “Music is the most direct way to express emotion,” Patrick said.
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Tennis team has record season, shoots for state By Dylan Bougis Staff writer Game. Set. Match. Satisfying words to the ears of victorious tennis players, though, there are those who hear it more than most. The boy’s tennis team is ranked second in state and has won twelve consecutive matches with only one loss to Shelby on April 15. Their winning streak benefits their collective goal as a team to compete in and win the state championship. Last year the team made it to the semi-finals of the state games. “I’m expecting to go further [this year], and I’m confident in our abilities; however, I’m not a fortune teller,” senior Bobby Decker said. The veteran and newer players agree that the team is more experienced than previous years. They said they have physically improved and know what to expect from opposing schools. “[We] know the playoff atmosphere,” Bobby said. Sophomore Miles Lally said that the team’s
undefeated streak is attributed to a “weaker conference.” “We are projected to win, we want to win, but we don’t want to go in with big heads,” he said. The state competition has changed. Unlike previous years where the entire team could qualify for the state tournament, teams are now only allowed to send two singles players and four doubles players. The chance of a loss is always present, especially at the later stages in the season. Miles said if the team lost state “The seniors would be crushed. The rest of us would be down too.” Bobby agreed it would be a tough loss, but “[We would] shake it off and get excited about college.” On Wednesday April 17 the team faces off in the conference championship. Senior Ben Keefer predicts that this is the last year the team has the chance to win state for a few years to come. He said “This is the highpoint. It’s all downhill from here.”
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The boys tennis team, from left, Grant Dickerson, Ben Keefer, Adam Tomberlin, Bobby Decker, Eli Hile, Levi Bannerman, Bobby Frith, Miles Lally and Sam Linton, walk together on game day. The team hopes to continue its early season success in the playoffs.
Girl’s soccer undefeated in conference By Miles Lally Staff Writer The girls’ soccer team has been working all year to achieve their ultimate goal—a state championship. As of April 16, the girls soccer team has ten wins, one tie and one loss. They tied with Polk and they lost in their first game of the season to Enka. They are also ranked fourteenth in the state at the moment. The soccer team has been lucky to have the help of foreign exchange student Nessi Pommeranz. Nessi plays forward on the soccer team and is the lead scorer for Owen this year with eleven goals. “We are doing really well this year. We are undefeated in conference and have only allowed three goals scored on us all year. We are definitely on the right track so far,” junior defensive player Taylor Dale said. Earlier in the season, defensive midfielder Ashley Devan tore her ACL and meniscus in her right leg which has caused her to miss the rest of the season.
The goalkeeper for the varsity team, Jordan Devan, has only allowed three goals scored on her this season and none of them have been in conference games. “I’m happy with how our team is playing, especially our defense because of the fact we haven’t been scored on in conference. That’s a combination of a strong defensive line and confident goalie,” junior co-captain Morgan Dale said. The JV soccer team hasn’t won a game so far this season, although they haven’t played too many games this year. The JV team has a new coach, Kelly Limon, who has worked hard on improving the team this year. The varsity soccer team has gone undefeated in conference this year and hasn’t allowed a single goal scored on them thus far in conference. “We made it to the third round in state last year and this year one of our main goals is to advance past the third round of state this year,” coach David Feist said. “We also think we have a good chance at winning conference this year.”
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Senior Christina McIntosh dribbles the ball.
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Track pushes through despite weather By Hannah King Staff writer April showers may bring May flowers, but it will also prevent the track team from running. “Our season has not started off too well due to the fact we’ve had to cancel a few meets because of the rainy weather, but since it has warmed up, I think our team will do really good,” Coach Kenny Ford said. Track has many different events, ranging from relays, dashes and hurdles to discus and shot put. So far, the 4x2 runners have placed first at two meets. One was on March 12 at Enka and the other one was at Pisgah on March 14. The 4x2 runners are sophomores Chris McHone, “Zee” Johnston and Jager Gardner, and senior Tyler White. “You have to sprint your hardest if you want to win,” “Z” said. On April 11, both boys and girls both placed first out of eight other teams at home. “Zee” placed first in the 110 and 300 hurdles. He also qualified for the regionals and led the 4x2 team to another victory. Jager got first in the 110-meter and second in the 200 and long jump. Tyler also won the long jump and got second in the 100-meter dash. The 4x1 team had a win with Tyler as their anchor. “I’m glad because I’m off to a good start this season, but I’m sad because this is my last year doing track,” Tyler said.
Juniors Ryan Raines and Michael Pomeroy placed in their jumps as well. The girls track team is also doing very well this season. Freshman Allison Gardner has placed in all three of her events. She got third in her triple jump on April 11, at home, third in her long jump on March 12, at Enka and third in the 400 at Pisgah on March 14. “It keeps me in shape, and it is fun to do,” Allison said. Sophomore Lauren Nalley placed first n high jump and second in triple jump. Both events took place at home on April 12. “I hope to beat my personal record by conference,” Lauren said. Seniors Imani Stewart and Whitney Montgomery both started out their seaphoto by Adrienne Hollifield sons with placing first in their “Zee” Johnston comes in first in 300 hurdle at the home track meet on Thursday, April 11, 2013. events. Imani got first in the 400 at the Buncombe County meet at TC Roberson on April This team consists of seniors Dante Brown “It makes me feel good that I can finish third 4. Whitney also won her triple jump here at and Tyler, sophomore Chris, and junior Denis against all the other throwers and teams when home on April 12. Senior Kailanne Burleson Avila. Freshman Dexter Andrews led the throw- I’m just a freshman.” Dexter said. placed third at her shot put event. ers by placing third in his discus event.
Young pitching staff hinders baseball team By Kailanne Burleson Staff writer Overcoming terrible playing conditions and a young pitching staff, the baseball team has a winning conference record of 5- 4 in conference. “If our pitchers work hard and get the ball over the plate, we’ll be very successful,” said senior Jake Buske. The varsity team has pitchers sophomore Sam Drummond, juniors Ben MacMahan and Aaron Dreadfulwater, as well as seniors Jake Buske and Tate Gardner this year, who have managed to do very well. “Baseball is clearly the most sophisticated sport because it’s the only sport
where you aren’t racing the clock,” said senior Derrick Owens. The team plans to focus on hitting and pitching by continuing to improve on fundamentals. “We can never take those for granted,” said coach Anthony Lee. The JV team has started out a bit rough but are improving. They have a record of 5-2 in conference, just like varsity. They plan on using their speed to their advantage this year and to have several stolen bases. Both teams are headed towards a winning season and will do what it takes to be successful.
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Junior Ben McMahan pitches in a game against McDowell on Thursday, April 11.
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Girls strive for consistency on field By Gisselle Villegas Staff writer Being one heartbreak away from making it to playoffs last year has made the softball team more determined to win. Everyone has their strong points bringing them to have a good season overall. They have a record of 5 in 1 in conference. Coach Jennifer Johnson believes that they just need to improve on consistency throughout the game in order to be victorious. “We have good potential we just need to start out strong,” junior Amy Bogan said. There has been one minor injury into the season. Junior Shelby Robinson hurt her arm during practice and it has gradually progressed. Shelby isn’t able to throw or pitch but she coninues to hit. Even though one of the players is injured it has not affected the team. The ladies have managed to keep strong. Not only are they softball players but the girls are also coaches. The girls participated at a girl’s camp teaching a group of about thirty little girls
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(above) Anna Stewart hits the ball thrown by her coach, Jack Slaughter, at practice. Faith Ryan stands with her bat waiting for Slaughter to pitch at practice. (right)--from five to twelve how to play softball. “It went great. The little girls were looking up to the ladies as if they were
Golfers improve on weak start By Tyler Newman Staff writer
sidering how we were looking at the beginning.” senior Dakota Moss said. “Avery is our biggest The golf team fin“ The season is going competition. We can ished second in conbeat the rest if we ference on April 2, pretty good considering beat Avery.” bringing their record how we were looking at The team won to 16-12. their match against the beginning. Avery is Erwin on April 11, Although their tee was a little wobbly at the our biggest competition. 2013. Kyle Wertstart, the team seems to We can beat the rest if heim was medalist be on the ball as the seawith a score of 41, we beat Avery." son progresses. and Earley finished This year’s team a close second with is led by seniors Daa score of 42. Sopho- Dakota Moss kota Moss and Kyle more Matt Begley Werthiem, as well as shot a personal best juniors Taylor Earley and Noah Reese, of 49. The Erwin match brought Owen’s with contribution from sophomore Will record to 24-20. Whisnant. The season is only half over Coach John Knight said, “If the team and all the big matches are yet to come. continues to improve we should be in the “The season is going pretty good con- mix at the end.”
their very own coach,” Johnson said. The softball team invited the girls to their home game against Erwin for their
youth night on April 15, where the girls showed up in their softball uniforms.
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Sports Pro/Con: By Chris McHone, Ryan Raines, Dylan Bougis, and Miles Lally Staff writers
Is the Miami Heat the best basketball team of all time? Yes:
The Miami Heat has four or five potential Hall of Famers, and a player who is arguably the best of all time. They won the NBA finals last year and are projected to win this. As of March 20, the Heat is on a 23game winning streak and has eleven games to break the all time winning streak set by the Lakers of the 1971-1972 season. The biggest obstacle will be the New York Knicks, who they beat by six.
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Not even close. Everyone got worked up because they won one championship, and they’re on a really good winning streak. They play in the Eastern Conference, and as of the past few years, that has been the weaker of the two conferences. The Chicago Bulls of 19951996 finished with a regular season record of 72-10, a mark that will probably never be beaten. Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen led the Bulls to six championships. If the Heat can do that, they might get some consideration for best team of all time.
No: Whle the majority of people work 30 to 40 years, basketball players, football players and baseball players play their sports for about 5 years. They make enough money over those few years to pay for training, medical expenses and any other necessities, such as traveling costs. Though some make tens of millions of dollars a year, many lower-end professional players don’t make more than a few hundred thousand. They don’t spend their entire lives playing so after their often short performance records, pro athletes will have enough to live respectably for the rest of their lives and offer significant financial support to their families.
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In soccer, is Lionel Messi better than Christiano Ronaldo? Yes: Lionel Messi is better than Chris-
tiano Ronaldo. As of March 19, he has 55 goals in only 43 games played. In 2012, Messi broke several records, including the all-time goals record for his club team, and most goals in a calendar year, with 91, and he’s only 24 years old. He has outscored Ronaldo every year since 2009 except for 2010, in which they tied with 53 goals each. However, Messi also had 11 more assists. With so much time left in his professional career, he could set marks that no one else will ever be able to reach.
Do athletes make too much money? Yes: The average pro athlete makes more money in one year than the average American makes in a lifetime. NFL players are paid the least of the four major sports leagues (NBA, MLB, NHL, NFL) and the average player still makes 1.9 million dollars a year. It is great that athletes provide entertainment for the nation but they should not be getting paid more than a surgeon, whose job is to save lives. Also, while, sports like hockey and baseball have ratings that are rapidly decreasing each year, they are still some of the highest paid people in America.
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No: Christiano is best at what he does, and what he does is score multiple goals in single games games that count. He has had 7 hat tricks in 43 appearances. He has 8 goals in cup games such as the Copa Del Rey, Spanish Super Cup, and World Club Cup, compared to Messi’s 6. Ronaldo is the best free kick and penalty kick taker. Also, Ronaldo is 6’2” compared to Messi’s 5’7”. Messi might have more skill but Ronaldo catches up in speed and strength. With his height, Ronaldo is deadly from not only the attack but also in the air, making him the best player in the world.
Is cheerleading a sport? Yes:
Cheerleaders compete in competitions just like all other sports in the world. Cheerleaders practice for competition and their main goal is to win, just like other competitors. They are also required to be athletic so they can do their tricks to win competitions. Even though they get their score from a third party that does not mean they are not a sport. Gymnastics, another sport judged by a third party, is in competition at the Olympics.
No: A sport is defined as a competition with a set scoring system that is only decided by the performance of an athlete and no one else--no third party, like a panel of judges. Cheerleading competitions are judged and the score of the cheerleaders depends entirely on the judgment of others. Look at swimming and diving. Swimming is a sport because its outcome is based on the swimmers’ times while diving is judged on technique. Just because cheerleading is not classified as a ‘sport’ does not mean it is not difficult or challenging. It simply does not have a scoring system that qualifies it as a sport.
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Olympic exclusion stirs wrestler’s wrath By Miles Lally Staff writer As wrestlers prepare for the Olympic Games in 2016 they are thinking ahead to the 2020 games, in which the competition in wrestling is still in dispute. Wrestling, one of the most ancient sports, was recently removed from the 2020 Olympic Games. It has been in the Olympic Games since 708 B.C.E. Before wrestling was removed, there were 26 core sports -- sports that are played in every Olympics. However, this year the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided that they needed to cut one of the core sports because of growing costs. According to a study conducted by the IOC, wrestling was the least popular core sport at the London Olympic Games, and because of that and controversies in the past, wrestling was deleted from the roster. “Wrestling is one of the oldest and
which sports will be included. Wrestling is now officially one of eight non-core sports along with baseball, squash, karate, sports climbing, wakeboarding, wushu and roller sports. This is not the first time that wrestling has been removed in the modern Olympic Games. The first time was in 1900 because they were adding 13 other sports to take its place. The fact that wrestling will not be included every year in the Olympics is very controversial. Russia, one of the biggest pushers to get wrestling back in the Olympics, is working hard to get appeals to the IOC so that it can be brought back to illustration by Devin Sweazy the 2020 games. The olympic rings are the current symbol of the Olympic Movement. The rings have been “It is a tragedy that wrestling has in service since 1912. Wrestling has been a part of the Olympics since as far back as 708 been removed from the Olympics in B.C.E., which makes it older than the symbol itself. more ways than one,” wrestling coach Jeff Foster said. “U.S.A. wrestling backs most interesting sports in the Olympics. However, wrestling might be considalmost every single Division 1 college, and I think that the Olympics ratings will go ered a non-core sport - a sport that is only since wrestling was removed from the down because wrestling was removed, “ played in some of the Olympic Games. Olympics, it will hurt funding for colleges.” Before each Olympics, the IOC decides wrestler Cole Leighton said.
Boys Tennis Stats
Overall Team Record: 12-1 Individual Records: 1 Bobby Decker: 8-5 2 Eli Hile: 12-1 3 Ben Keefer: 13-0 4 Levi Bannerman: 10-3 5 Grant Dickerson: 4-5 (at 6: 3-1) 6 Bobby Frith: 6-2 (at 5: 4-0)
Doubles Records: 1 Bobby & Eli: 8-3 2 Ben & Levi: 10-3 3 Grant & Bobby: 6-0
Girls Soccer Stats
Overall Team Record: 10-1-1 Top 5 Goals: Nessi Pommeranz: 11 Sarah Gilmour: 10 Megan Powell:4 Lauren Moore: 3 Britnee Roland: 3
Top 5 Assists: Nessi Pommeranz: 5 Sarah Gilmour: 5 Morgan Dale: 4 Megan Powell: 2 Shelby Clark: 2
Total Goals Scored: 37 Total Goals Against: 3
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Students of the Issue Britnee Roland
Jiovanni Rodriguez
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Sophomore Britnee Roland’s favorite thing to do is dance. “ An interesting skill of mine is that I can twerk upside down,” Britnee said. She wanted to take dance because it is a good workout and a way to express yourself without words. She is also on the soccer team, which made it to playoffs last year and has had no conference losses this year. Britnee’s favourite celebrities are Cristiano Ronaldo and Abby Wambach. She likes the television series’ Supernatural, Psych, and she has too many favorite movies to name. Britnee said she wants to pursue a career in law enforcement. “I’d like to work with the police department and the canine unit,” she said. “I want to be in law enforcement to give back to the community and also because it is interesting.”
Junior Jiovanni Rodriguez loves to play soccer and go four wheeling. Something unique about Jiovanni is his unusually long tongue Friends remark that Jiovanni can touch his tongue to his chin. ” That should count as a talent?” Jiovanni said. Jiovanni was featured in a song by Bei Maejor, a rapper. He is one of Jiovanni’s favorite music artists. Three years ago, a friend told Jiovanni about Bei Maejor when he was a fairly new song writer. “My friend gave me the album with Bei Maejor’s phone number on it. The first time I called, we talked for 15 minutes. I’m near the end of his song, ‘Count on Me.’” Bei Maejor has written songs for many artists including Justin Bieber and Soulja Boy. He featured Jiovanni’s voicemail at the end of his song. “ I want to be an accountant,” Jiovanni said. “I want to own a bunch of property and have people work for me.”