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ESD levy on Feb. ballot By Megan Resler News Editor
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Beginning Friday Jan. 20, Washington state registered voters will receive their mail-in ballots for the Feb. 9 elections. The School Programs and Operations Levy has been re-added to Snohomish County’s ballot by the Edmonds School District, reinstating an old tax nearing it’s expiration date.. Other districts in state went further than ESD to add additional funding issues to their ballots. This tax is not new, nor does it add on to pre-existing taxes; it will simply replace an old levy that expires in 2010, and the public will be paying on average the same as they currently do, Edmonds School District Superintendent Nick Brossoit said. The state has projected it will receive even less funding for the next school year, and the public is growing concerned about where educational resources will come from Brossoit said. “In the current economy, there are understandably concerns about fiscal matters,” Brossoit said. “State funding issues will get sorted out in this legislative session, and then we will thoughtfully go through the open process we use to build our operational budget for next year,” Brossoit said. The levy makes up 20 percent of the district’s General Fund, which funds additional teachers to keep class sizes smaller, new textbooks, student transportation, special-needs services, athletics, music and drama. It does not however supply new busses or the money needed to rebuild buildings that money comes from different district funds. “All is considerably better if our General Fund budget has a revenue foundation that includes the replacement of the local programs and operations levy,” Brossoit said. Information on this replacement tax has been made available electronically on the district Web site as well as in the form of hand outs at school board meetings. Navarre Kerr/Hawkeye
The Hawks fell to the Kamiak Knights (3-9, 2-8) 44-47 Tuesday night in the Terraceum, dropping to 4-6 in WesCo South and 5-7 overall. Andrew Eftkahari (20) scored three points, Nedim Cano (40) scored two, and Martinze Johnson (second from right) added 11. Jacob Champoux (24) led all scorers with 20 in the loss. The Hawks are on the road at Shorewood Thursday night and at Lynnwood Saturday before returning home next Tuesday to face Glacier Peak.
Roof renovation underway the total cost for this work is $130,000. We will have more work done on our roof in the future as the entire News Editor school’s roof needs to be replaced,” Schwab said. For the first time in many Terrace students’ memories At a recent basketball game was forced to forfeit by of the school, there has been active maintenance on because a rival team refused to play on the wet courts. the roof above the gym. Construction “We’ll continue to try and hold on a new gym roof began over Winter events in the gym as long as the leaks Break, becoming less and less sub- “In terms of an effect on our budget do not pose a safety hazard. We have tle as students came back to school. as a school, we won’t be negatively cancelled some basketball games but impacted. I believe the total cost Numerous detrimental and inconveit is hard to predict in advance if for this work is $130,000. We will we will need to cancel future events nient leaks have spurred this replacement, including, but not limited to: have more work done on our roof in as it really depends on the weather,” the interruption of homecoming coro- the future as the entire school’s roof Schwab said. needs to be replaced.” nation ceremonies, basketball games, Last weeks’ womens’ basketball game Greg Schwab and overall quality of the school’s aesagainst Meadowdale was moved to principal thetic. Friday, and the Shorecrest game was The roof was originally planned to rescheduled for Jan. 30. take a month to complete, but this far it has been dif“It’s frustrating that we couldn’t play in our gym. We ficult to pin a completion date. Due in part to rainy were all in our mindset for playing and then we had weather, uncharacteristic of the season, there have to reschedule,” said varsity women basketball player been time extensions, and it is expected to take longer Teryn Bouche. than projected for the project to be completed. Administration has taken this leaky roof problem If all goes according to plan, it should take about seriously, and acted to fix the leak. However, the effects another month to complete. of water damage can be seen on the particleboard ceilIt may be surprising to some that the school is able ings within hallways, classrooms, and other workspacto pay for this renovation, as the budget this year has es, and have caused many distractions in the school’s been decreased so substantially. visual disposition. “The money to pay for this project comes from the The elements are beginning to show their wear and district’s capital projects fund,” Principal Greg Schwab tear on Terrace, and it is likely that more reconstructive said. maintenance will be scheduled soon, for other parts of “This is a separate fund from the district’s operat- the building. ing budget. So in terms of an effect on our budget as “So long as it is dry outside, it will be dry inside,” said a school, we won’t be negatively impacted. I believe Schwab.
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Senior, Max Wicklander and alumnus Andrew Morrison spent last Saturday painting two spirited murals in the HUB. Morrison was supposed to paint a similar but larger-scale mural at MTHS last spring, but was not able to due to budget constraints. The two decided to paint two smaller-scale hawk murals for free. Assisting Morrison with this mural has helped to prepare Wicklander for his senior project, which is also mural-centric.
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Carton vs. bagged milk taken place in the school lunch lines. Previously plastic bagged milk, of the chocolate and white variety, had been replaced with the cardboard carton version students may remember using five years to the prior in Nov. 2002. The district originally switched from cartons to bags in 2002 to help reduce the volume of solid waste going into landfills. “Although they were recyclable in the past, wax milk cartons are currently not accepted for recycling,” Edmonds School District Resource Conservation Specialist Pandora Touart saidc. “At that time [Nov. 2002], the cost difference between milk cartons and pouches was not significant and the district was able to save money [by making the switch],” Edmonds School District Food Service Director Barbara Lloyd said. This switch saved money because the size of dumpsters in use could be reduced along with the number of times per week the dumpsters were emptied because not as much waste was being produced. The decision to switch back to milk cartons was a district wide decision and was implemented in all schools on Jan. 4. The main reason for this recent switch back to carton milk was to save money. Over the past few years, the cost of the pouches has escalated and the price difference between the pouches and the cartons has become signifiAmanda Lockleer/Hawkeye cant. The use of cartons will save the district Beginning Jan. 4 all schools in the Edmonds School $128,000.00 annually. District switched from plastic bagged milk back to “In maintaining a balanced budget, we concardboard cartons. While this switch is economically stantly have to perform a cost/benefit analysis friendly, it is not envrionmentally friendly. on the decisions and actions we take. At this time, it is too expensive for use to offer the By Megan Resler pouches anymore,” said Lloyd. News Editor “It’s heartbreaking to go back to a container Upon returning from winter break MTHS that is not recyclable,” Assistant Superintendent cafeteria lunch-goers found a drastic change had Marla Miller said.
Local marajuana dispensary dispute By Jordan Moore Hawkeye staff
Two men from Mountlake Terrace are now threatening to sue the city after their request for a business license to open a medical marijuana dispensary was rejected. Todd Madison and Aaron Panagos have both been using marijuana in the place of painkillers, which they claim never worked for them, for years. After running a business out of their homes for almost a year now, the two decided to open up a public for-profit dispensary. In September, they applied for a business license to open a Botanical Urban Dispensary Service (BUDS) in Mountlake Terrace. But in early October, Madison received a letter from the city, denying the business license request. A later appeal to the rejection was also denied. Now the two men are threatening to sue the city if they are not allowed to open their medical dispensary. Madison and Panagos’ business license request has crossed into some unprecedented territory- Although Initivatve 692, which was passed in 1998, legalized medical marijuana in the state of Washington and gave physicians the right to recommend medical marijuana to their patients, federal laws make the sale or possession of marijuana as a whole illegal. These two contradicting laws
make a decision much more difficult to justify. Stated in a letter addressed to Madison, “the sale of marijuana through a medical marijuana dispensary is not allowed as an outright permitted use or as a conditional use in any land-use zone within the City of Mountlake Terrace.” Under another city ordinance, the possession of marijuana is prohibited. The selling of this drug also violates the Washington State Uniformed Controlled Substances Act. But in 1998, voters passed Initiative 692, known as the Washington State Medical Marijuana Act. This law allows physicians to provide a 60-day supply of marijuana to patients with conditions including glaucoma, AIDS, cancer, chronic pain and nausea. The Washington Administrative Code also specified that patients can possess a supply of 24 ounces of marijuana, or allows the patient to grow up to 15 plants. None of these laws “authorize or provide for a storefront dispensary delivery system for medical marijuana.” “The two letters were the only action that has been taken,” Scott Hugill said, the Assistant City Manager, who was the head of this matter. Madison and Panagos’ threat to sue is still up in the air.
ORCA cards replace bus transfers change, but also cut down the time allotment riders used to have to transfer with News Editor significantly. Beginning Jan. 1 Community Transit’s Karnoski used to have to transfer three paper bus transfer distribution system times a day to get to school but lately was eliminated, and replaced with the One her father has been driving her to school, Regional Card for All (ORCA) card. “partly because we cannot afford the ridicORCA cards serve two purposes in the ulously high cost of bus passes, and unbeworld of community transit; firstly, as a lievably, because it’s just cheaper to buy means to pay initial bus fare, and secondly gas,” she said. as an electronic bus transfer that will last “[The ORCA card] discourages users up to two hours after riders purchase their from taking the bus, especially people to bus pass. The ORCA card costs extra for have to take the bus, the same people who the bus transfer aspect of the card, along take the bus because they can’t afford a with however much more car,” Karnoski said, “This is no your wish to put on it to pay battle for inflation.” for bus fare with. This new “It’s handy and it’s cute.” Sophomore Hunter Hunter Goncalves system mimics other singleGoncalves got her ORCA sophomore pass programs found in large card at Westlake Center in cities such as San Francisco, August when they first came Chicago, Houston, and out. Goncalves lives out of disWashington D.C. trict and takes community transit every The card is currently free, but beginning day, to and from school, transferring one Feb.1 they will cost five dollars. They will time each way. “I do like [the ORCA card] last for three to five years. though. It’s handy and it’s cute,” Goncalves In the past riders have been able to pay said. “It’s easier because you just swipe the their fare upon entering the bus, received card. It makes me feel cosmopolitan.” a paper bus transfer, and been allowed Although Goncalves prefers the ORCA to transfer as many times as they wished card to paper bus passes she pointed out within the next few hours depending on that riders used to be able to purchase a when they purchased their original fare. month long bus pass that would give them “I bought an ORCA card like a week unlimited rides all month long, but bus ago,” said sophomore Community Transit passes are no longer available. rider Laura Karnoski. Karnoski uses “It’s obvious [community transit] needs Community Transit daily and finds fault money. But instead of raising their fare with the new regulations enforced along- to $1.25, they should hold car washes side the ORCA card. or cookie dough fundraisers,” Goncalves ORCA cards eliminate the need to carry said.
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Censorship revised on staff profiles By Megan Resler News Editor
The Edmonds School District has recently reevaluated their Internet filtering levels for teachers in the district. Beginning Oct. 12, 2009 online communities, chat, instant messaging, games and newsgroup sites were unblocked on staff profiles. Before new sites were unblocked however, teachers were required by the district to watch a six-minute informative video that reviewed the appropriate use of the sites that were opened to them. “With today’s advances in technology, our filtering system can now differentiate between staff and students. This means we have the ability to [create] a new Staff level for filtering, thus allowing all teaching staff access to these important resources from their schools while maintaining the stronger filtering levels for students,” said Kim Mathey, ESD Libraries and Instructional Technology Manager, in an e-mail to district employees. This censorship reevaluation can be traced back to budget cuts earlier in the year that eliminated the Library and Information Systems Coordinator position, whose job entailed dealing with Cassie Soriano/Hawkeye requests for unblocking sites. On Oct. 12 staff profiles at school were granted acces to online communities such as Facebook, Since the position was eradicated, Twitter, and MySpace. Jessica Walton has used this opportunity to connect with her students on requests for unblocking sites (stemming a more personal level, along with accessing her Farmville at appropriate times during the day. mainly from teachers) had piled up and response time had been elongated. The new separate staff filtering level has cut the number of requests by half. Despite these changes, every filtering level in the district will continue to have pornography, dating profiles, spyware, hacking sites, proxies and gambling sites
Student lunch advisory committee By Megan Resler and Suzanne Cho News Editor and Hawkeye staff
The Edmonds School District adopted a new school board policy in 2005, which definitively lists the guidelines the MTHS cafeteria staff must follow when planning lunch and breakfast meals. Written with the assistance of the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Dietary Guidelines for Americans, this policy has been enforced by the ESD for five years and has set a standard for nutrition at Mountlake Terrace High School. Each high school in district has the same fiscal food budget; the difference is in how each school decides to spend their money. The federal government allots $2.68 per meal for students receiving free or reduced lunch, $0.03 comes from the state, and $0.18 comes from federal commodities. The remainder of the revenue needed to create the meals served at school comes from the price the students pay. As long as their menus follow the district wide nutrition and budget guidelines, cafeteria workers can decide what they want to cook and serve based on what the consumer wants. Lloyd believes that with the right amount of exercise and having healthy food eating habits, students can be healthier and are more able to pay attention and learn in school. “Schools are providing healthy food choices that are following the nutrition guidelines while reinforcing this idea of healthy eating behaviors.” All schools in the Edmonds School District, grades 9-12, must follow certain required nutritional guidelines for their school lunches. These guidelines include 1 cup of milk; 2 ounces of meat portion; 2 ounces of cheese; 1 large egg; ¾ cup of two or more servings of different vegetables or fruits or both; and 8 servings per week of grains/breads. These lunch standards are based off of the traditional food-based menu planning approach, which says that in grades 9-12, the food must contain 785
calories, 2 grams of total fat, 3 grams of total saturated fat, 15 grams of protein, 370 milligrams of calcium, 285 micrograms of Vitamin A, and 17 milligrams of Vitamin C. These current food guidelines were written in 2005 but the Institute of Medicine (IOM) will officially revise these dietary guidelines in 2010. These new changes will be enforced during the 2011-2012 school year. They are predicted to lower the amount of sodium, fat, and calories in all school food. Barbara Lloyd, the ESD food service director, said ,“There has been a lot of attention on school lunches and our youth’s obesity. However, it’s more about how we were taught to eat and the amount of activity that we do.” Each high school in the district serves a different variety of foods during lunch and breakfast, and has polished their menu to meet the demands of their customers. Schools sell what their students (customers) want to purchase. However, a common complaint throughout the MTHS community is that school lunches are not up to standard and they wish some revisions to be made. ESD recommends that a student food service advisory committee is made, where students are given the option to verbalize and clarify what the customer wants from a school lunch. The student food service advisory committee would develop plausible new menu items while sharing ideas on how to promote healthy food choices in their school’s lunch menu. MTHS Kitchen Manager Peggy Ellis said, “Change might come about [in school lunch menus] if students figure out cost and if we could afford to do it… it would also have to fit with government nutrition values.” If any student is interested in becoming a part of this food service advisory committee please contact Barbara Lloyd at (425)4317073.
blocked from their profiles. Filtering at the student level will be reviewed in late fall 2010. English teacher Ryan Niman has been instrumental in monitoring district filtering levels since he first became involved with the cause in Jan. 2005. At this time the district made the decision to block chat, IM, malicious code, and blogs from all school profiles. “Why block a blog, anybody can sign up for a website and post whatever they want on it,” said Niman. Niman successfully worked last spring to unblock blogs, and has been working with Mathey to give teachers access to override the filter entirely. “I was promised last spring that would happen, and I’m kind of disappointed it hasn’t yet,” Niman said. Among more educational uses, Jessica Walton had used this reduced censorship to access her Farmville from school. “Of course I only [play Farmville] on my lunch break. I don’t play it on my free period, because that is when I do work for my classes,” Senior Experience, Chef 1 and Child Psychology teacher, Jessica Walton said. Walton regularly competes with Kimberly Nelson on this Facebook sponsored game; both teachers are on level thirty-three, with Nelson about two thousand points ahead of Walton. “I’m coming in sick tomorrow, so I will have time to get ahead of her then,” Walton said. Walton has also used access to Facebook to connect on a more personal level with her students. “I think it has increased my ability to relate with students who have Farmville. Be it if it is just how any chickens they have,” Walton said.
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Hawkeye Staff Editorial Leaky roof affects women’s basketball season
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kay, we all knew that the time had come to fix up that leaky roof, but during the indoor sports season, really? Two women’s basketball games have been rescheduled because of water on the floor, and the games that have happened have been full of tension. Half of the bleachers have been closed, so the parents all sit together ready to fight at one close call. The scoreboard operators only touch buttons when necessary, scared of electrocution, and the sports med team runs onto the court to wipe off the floor. Sounds like a great night to us!
Watchful eye of the Hawk
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otice something new around the HUB? Alumnus Andrew Morrison and a small group, including our own Max Wicklander, spent their Saturday spray painting giant hawks onto the walls. After the original mural plans were axed awhile back because of budget cuts the halls were left gray and bare. Luckily Morrison agreed to do a smaller mural for free so we can all feel like our mascot is hunting us as we eat our lunches.
Milk carton comeback
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he return of the milk carton comes with many mixed feelings. Being able to drink and squeeze and move and dance again without the perils of chocolate stains is definitely a plus. The switch will also save the district $128,00 annually. However, there is a negative. These new cartons are not recyclable, and after we have started a new pilot program to increase recycling, this does not seem to be the right direction to go. At least we have some ditches in the back that we can start filling up when the landfills are exhausted.
I just got HDTV now what?!
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es, we agree that everything is better in 3D, but who would have thought that we could have things flying in our faces in the comfort of our own homes? That’s right; Discovery and ESPN are both planning to launch 3D channels by 2011. Granted, we will have to buy a new TV, cable box, 3D glasses and a whole slew of other things to make it work, but it will be worth it to have sharks competing for our popcorn.
Correction and clarification
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n the news section of the last issue of the Hawkeye on page 3 there was a photo accompanying a story about the Pledge of Allegiance. For illustrative purposes, the photographer chose to stage the picture – not something we frequently do, and it is always our policy to clearly identify such photos as illustrations. However, through a series of internal miscommunications, we erroneously included a caption that implied that it was a news photo, and that math teacher Stephanie Harwood was in charge of the class. To be clear, it wasn’t Harwood’s class, and the photo was supposed to be an illustration, not depicted as news. Deep apologizes for this misrepresentation and the confusion and pain it caused Stephanie Harwood.
Reflecting on Haiti Can you see the horror? Can you even imagine the pain?
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any students are worrying about dates understand the feeling of complete and utter to Tolo and studying for finals and loss but I know I can sympathize. But I’m not it would seem to be a stressful next cou- so certain that others can. ple of weeks but it is Pat Robertson, one of the leading conserparadise in comparison vative religious voices in America, stated on to the people of Haiti. national television that the reason Haiti was The people of Haiti are hit with this earthquake was because over living through some- fifty years ago they made a deal with the devil thing worse than hell. to get out from under France’s rule, and now Devyn Cox Everything they have God is punishing them. He does not sympaHealth Editor ever loved, ever believed thize but he does hope that they have a “great in, ever dreamed of has turning to God.” This is simply another exambeen crushed by something as “simple” as 7.0. ple of the way in which Americans are failing What does this number mean? To many to recognize the very real human cost of this Americans it is just the number that was tragedy. I am livid that Robertson missed the classified on the Richter scale for point so dramatically. What that the massive earthquake that hit old decrepit man doesn’t underWhat makes this the island of Hispaniola. But to stand is that there are people in the people who lived through it such a tragedy is that Haiti who share his faith but lost every one of those is the cause and the reason your their lives, that there are devotmother is under a building, cry- two hundred thousand ed Christians going through this was someone’s, ing in agony begging you to help same traumatic experience as fullbest friend, mother, blown atheists. her. What do you say to her “don’t worry, you’re going to be okay?” father, boyfriend, wife, This is a natural disaster, not a even though you’re the only one daughter, or classmate. punishment from above. This is a who is concerned with her well wake up call, yelled resoundingly being, not because everyone else in the face of all humanity to get is cold hearted but because they’re up and help. going through the same thing. Seven point Equally appalling have been the words zero is your little sister lost among the debris of convervative radio host. Rush Limbaugh. and screaming crowds. You saw her take her Limbaugh, the highest ranked talk radio host, first steps and all you can hope is that those a well off man from a well known Republican steps turned into strides that turned into the family, is also the man who apparently quotsprints that hopefully took her away from ed Harry Reid with his controversial “light here and spared her life. skinned, dark skinned” statements, and basiThere are multiple news articles informing cally implied that the reason Obama was so U.S. citizens of this catastrophic event and quick to help Haiti was because the people even though I am grateful for the informa- there are darker skinned. tion that we are reveiving, I am profoundly As a proud black woman I detest how appalled by the tone of what I have read. things in America are often based solely on Journalists have turned the Haitians lives race. Perhaps the only sane voice from the into numbers. It is estimated as of Jan. 16 the mainstream media has been that of Keith death toll was two hundred thousand. Fifty Olbermann. thousand people have already been buried in Olbermann spoke to Eugene Robinson, mass graves. But two hundred thousand is Pulitzer Prize winning columnist to the not just the death toll it is two hundred thou- Washington Post, who said, his voice dripsand first steps, two hundred thousand loved ping in sarcasm, “Aren’t we all appalled that human beings. our president would mount a rescue effort What makes this, such a tragedy is that to try to save thousands, tens of thousands every one of those two hundred thousand maybe hundreds of thousands of people who was some ones, best friend, mother, father, are either dying right now or will die in the boyfriend, wife, daughter, or classmate but next few days if they don’t get help, shame the list just goes on. on the president for trying to alleviate that As an American I feel a sense of protection. suffering.” When I hear of horrific natural disasters I In my opinion our president is doing whatautomatically come to the conclusion that if ever he can to help the people of Haiti, and in it were to happen here things would turn out the next few weeks there will be opportunidifferently. ties for the students here at MTHS and the But then I remember Katrina. people of the surrounding community to join Fellow Americans went through something together and help these people, because that’s similar to these people and only they can fully what they are, people, not numbers.
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Destroying capitalism: a step by step guide I
n this uncertian economic era, one thing appears quite clear: America has broken capitalism. The supposedly infallible system of minimal government interference on trade was taken too far, and our economy was damaged so severely that it affected the entire Levi Suryan Hawkeye staff world. Now this is a big deal. Respected people with theories about economics that they adhered to like religions just had their foundations shook violently. The downturn that this country is struggling to recover from at the moment has become known as the Great Recession. Numerically, it is actually comparable to the Great Depression of the 1930s, but thankfully there are regulations still intact that were put in place to keep the economy from collapsing as catastrophically. As high
school students, we see a worse job market What happens when one of these comthan the big, bad, Great Depression, and peting businesses finally wins? Monopolies massive cuts in our school budget. One are established. Not all of the paths that main reason for these and many other a business can take toward beating out steps backward is the shrinking of govern- competition in a specific industry are in mental power over the econthe best interest of the conomy known as deregulation, sumer. True, free market capThey have the power to do italism inspires innovation, most notably in the banking industry. This deregulation this simply because they can but it only specifies that this dump money into lobbyists innovation increase profits, allows the economy to fall out of balance and causes and political campaigns, and not that it helps humanity in throw the weight of their terrible problems. any way. The inherent deficiencies bloated bank accounts against If there are fundamental caused by the free market the balance of our democracy. problems with the system we system can be explained by are using here in the United its principles. First of all, States, then there must be what draws a state in need people with power out there of an economic doctrine toward capitalism who are not looking out for our best interis the prospect of competition between ests. These are people with lots of money, businesses automatically improving the who want to keep their money. So they services or products being offered to us, push for minimal taxes and a small central the consumers. There’s one problem with government, which puts them in a position this approach, which is that of the end to make even more money at the expense game. of the rest of us. They have the power to do
this simply because they can dump money into lobbyists and political campaigns, and throw the weight of their bloated bank accounts against the balance of our democracy. They do this, and then tell the uninformed majority of the people that shrinking the central government helps with efficiency, so what they are doing helps everyone. In reality, though, they are only taking the services that the government provides, and transferring them to private corporations, so a few people can take mountains of our money. The concept of “greed is good” only works to a certain degree. Never mind that this popular mantra, “greed is good,” was lifted from the movie “Wall Street,” (1987) and solicited as a proven fact. Past a point, too much economic production goes toward the good of only a few greedy people who rely on the voters’ ignorance to their existence to keep gathering money. Because of this, we need more prominent governmental regulations on our economy.
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he question on my mind is one about love. Not the lets run away, get married, start a family, and live happily ever after love. I am talking about the love that Alex Herbig motivate s Hawkeye staff a person to help others and drives them to act kindly towards strangers. I’m talking about the love that they sing about in the song “Where is the Love” by the Black Eyed Peas. There are some lines in the song that got me thinking about our school. Without sounding too terribly pessimistic, I believe that we could really look at these two lines and learn from them. “Instead of spreading love we’re spreading animosity, Lack of understanding, leading lives away from unity.” Animosity, a word used to describe hostility or hatred. I don’t want to come off as cynical but I believe that if we were to really look around there is an unhealthy amount of hostility harbored in the halls of Mountlake Terrace High School. Our school may look like a saint compared to other schools; but I don’t want to settle for pretty good when this school could very well be exceptionally loving. The root of it is; we as a school
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are guilty of spreading animosity to some degree. My first thought was to include an example to illustrate my point but I think you as a reader would better relate to this; I would like you to take a minute and think of a situation during this week that someone or you yourself took part in that was selfish. I know I can think of a few and if you cant try harder. Now take those situations (that you just thought of ) where you acted thinking of yourself rather than others and instead think of what you could do to show love. The task is among the hardest
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eality television should end. What is the point of this uncreative, pathetic excuse for TV programming, you may ask? It certainly is not to display actual reality. In all honesty, it is less reality, more colossal amounts of manufactured conflict resulting in an unhealthy dose of drama. Producers create situations and find specific personalities that are certain to induce dramatic instances. Society really does not need such Amanda Adkins Hawkeye staff poor influences enticing people to
The task is among the hardest mankind is proposed with, to do the right thing when it is so ingrained in us to think of ourselves.
mankind is proposed with, to do the right thing when it is so ingrained in us to think of ourselves. Imagine with me how crazy awesome that would be to attend a school where the students thought of their fellow class
mates before themselves. It would be unbelievable. The second part of the quote is “Lack of understanding, leading love away from unity” I have come to the realization that people at this school are so incredibly quick to judge when they don’t have a good enough understanding of what is really going on. I will give you an example this time: when a fellow student acts harshly towards a friend of yours and you immediately jump to your friends defense without really taking the time to understand the situation. There is, not in all cases
act in such a disgraceful demeanor. Shows today teach us that behaving in unethical ways is acceptable and will earn you fame and doing despicable things to others will get you farther in the competition or on a larger scale, farther in life. People should not surround themselves with all of reality television’s drama. Reality television is like hanging out with the same people a lot. You subconsciously pick up traits from them, and not always good ones. Do you really want to be picking up all of the fighting and lying that is displayed on television? You’d think that people would be tired of watching other people fight, eat bugs, act impropriety, and stab fellow contestants in the back, and yet people are still striving to be a part of it. People are going to extreme measures for their 15 minutes of fame. Like the recent White House crashers who we later
but most, a lack of understanding. What I mean by that is that you don’t know what most students dealt with last night. You don’t know if his father beat him or if she went to bed on an empty stomach. If we knew the hardships in people’s lives and if we also came to an understanding that the way they acted towards you was a direct result of those hardships they deal with; then I know we wouldn’t be so quick to judge. The way you have probably heard it said is “You can’t hate someone if you know his or her story .” Being quick to judge is not constructive at all; it does exactly what the quote says, it leads us away from unity. Again if we can take time to think of others and put ourselves in their shoes, we will be more unified. All of these points I made are quite readily accepted - almost no-brainers. The problem is our understanding and agreement with these concepts rarely resembles how often we put them into practice (I am as guilty as anyone). I serve merely as a reminder, that the little things we learned in kindergarten such as sharing is caring or the Golden Rule (treat others as you would like to be treated) still apply. No, you wont get a gold star by your name but this I promise you: if you make loving others a priority in your daily life people will notice and the reward is much greater than a silly gold sticker.
found out were in the running for “The Real Housewives of Washington D.C.” Their little publicity stunt pretty much assured them a spot on the show. But what about when the fame runs out? Former reality stars spend most of their time scraping for just a few more moments in the spotlight, until finally sinking back into the abyss of anonymity. (Or at least until they leak a Tiger Woods sex tape!) Aren’t people sick of hearing about these pitiful stories and watching these crazy reality shows? When will reality TV’s reign of terror end? I say leave the acting to the actors and not just the redneck next door that sent in a home video. Reality TV has run its course and I sincerely urge each and every one of you to change the channel next time one of theses dishonorable shows come on. Or for that matter, turn off the TV entirely and do something fun that actually requires brain cells.
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an you believe that the first semes- uation ceremony in June. ter of the school year is done? I am The “You’re not Graduating” conversaamazed at how fast the school year has tion is hard to have with seniors who were gone — I say counting on going through the graduation this every ceremony. Plan now to make sure you take year, I think, care of the things that are really important but I am — your grades and senior project. no less surNow, for the freshmen, sophomores and prised this juniors, it is time to start thinking about year by how your classes for next year. We are at the quickly time start of registration for next year. has passed. The registration process is incredibly Now, as important because our philosophy with we begin the regard to course offerings is to offer those Greg Schwab start of sec- classes that you, the students, tell us you Principal ond semes- want to take. We use your course selecter, there are a couple of things that I tions to determine the classes that we will wanted to share with all of you. run next year. First, to the seniors, the first half of your So, we need you to put a great deal senior year of thought is done and into what the time The “You’re not Graduating” conversation is hard to have with seniors you say who were counting on going through the graduation ceremony. between you want now and to take Graduation next year. will pass very quickly. You are all prob- Please only sign up for those classes that ably thinking about June and beyond. It is you are sure you want to take. This is in thinking about June and beyond that a especially critical when it comes to honors strange affliction strikes some seniors — classes, AP classes and electives like art. this is commonly known as “senior-itis.” You will be guided through the process by Its symptoms include extreme excite- your counselor and your advisory teacher, ment about being a senior, a desire to pull but your input is most important. off pranks on the school, and a tendency Also, be sure you turn in your registrato stop working on things that are impor- tion forms. Every year, we spend time tant — like school. picking classes for students who did not I send this out as a caution to all of you bother to turn in their forms on time. If who are seniors. Please keep things in you want to control what classes you take their proper perspective. There have been next year, please turn in your forms. more than a few seniors who have let their Thanks to all of you for a great start to senior-itis get the best of them and as a the school year. I look forward to the secresult, they failed to graduate on time. ond semester. Remember, you need to have all 22 credThe Hawkeye provides school officials this its completed and have passed your senior column each issue as a part of our mission as an open, public forum project in order to participate in the grad-
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ello Terrace High! This is Stew! It will be my distinct honor to sit in for this edition for the vacationing Jack Clinch, who, along with the other ASB officers, needed some much deserved rest, after s p e n d ing most of the three day weekKim Stewart end up here Activities coordinator & Athletic director at school working on the MLK video. I sincerely hope everyone found the video not only educational but also a real tribute to a man admired by so many, including myself. So, do you have a servant’s heart? Do you have ideas and an imagination that are ready to take on the world? Then what are you waiting for? Run for one of the six ASB positions that will be opening soon.
Listen for details in the coming weeks on HBN. Hopefully by now you have seen the newest addition to the HUB by renowned artist and MTHS grad Andrew Morrison. Andrew did this in one day along with Max Wicklander who was working with Andrew for his senior project. Now that’s a cool senior project. So, last but not least, the MTHS ASB has a wild second semester planned for all of you. “The Week of Love” along with Tolo will be in February. For the remainder of the year we will have a different theme day every Friday, as well as a weekly scavenger hunt for bizarre items. The winner each week will be allowed to carry around the treasured “Spirit Stick.” Who doesn’t want to do that? I want to thank Hawkeye for allowing me to sit in this week and remember my door is always open for suggestions and ideas. P.S. Happy 63rd birthday Keith! The Hawkeye provides the ASB this column each issue as a part of our mission as an open, public forum
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“I think that President Obama talks about dreams and aspirations for America but hasn’t done anything. I don’t see any potential in him as President.”
I think that [President] Obama has done a good job managing all the problems that have been brought on by the past leaders and he has made educated decisions. He’s a good guy.”
“I believe President Obama has one of the most diffivult jobs in representing the diverse and complex needs of our nation. I respect his questioning of systems and openness to look outside current practice.”
“I think President Obama has done a wonderful job. He definitely opened the doors for people of color. He has inspired millions of African Americans like myself. Since his presidency I believe that anything is possible.”
“President Obama has worked hard to open new doors for many people. I think with more time he could really do some good in this world. I like what he is doing in Haiti about the earthquake.”
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Gender determines strengths, attractions The birds and the bees has long been a major topic among teens. Girls develop breasts while guys get deeper voices. But does Billy really like your black dress? Does Sally think it’s hot when you wear Axe? The truth is, each gender has a different perspective and acts with different motives. The “girls are from Venus boys are from Mars” phrase might be an exaggeration, but the main idea is correct – the genders are different physically and mentally. According to Simon Baron-Cohen, the author of “The Essential Difference: Men Women and the Extreme Male Brain,” the female brain has stronger empathizing tendencies. So, do not make fun of a girl crying at the end of “Marley and Me” she cannot help it. Females also have a larger corpus collosum, a structure of the brain that connects the left and right hemispheres. This means that women can transfer information between the hemispheres faster than males. On the other hand, the male brain, according to Cohen, has systemizing tendencies. A study at Cambridge University showed that girls looked at faces longer than boys, and boys looked at machinery longer than girls. Inside the female brain the limbic system, involved with emotions and motivations, is bigger. This explains why they are better at bonding, identifying and connecting with others. Women have 12 percent more neurons than men.
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These neurons are clustered together in areas representing the transferring of information within the brain. At Vanderbilt University, researchers Stephen Camarata and Richard Woodcock found that females performed better in timed tests. In standardized tests that focused on processing speed, female adolescents scored on average 105.5, males 97.4. Women utilize both hemispheres for language, too. The areas in the frontal and temporal lobes representing language are much larger in women than men. Therefore, women’s reading and verbal skills outshine men. However, men tend to do better in math. On the SAT test, men surpassed women on the math portion by an average of 35 points. There is a part of the brain called the inferior-parietal lobule that is larger in men than in women. This section of the brain is thought to be associated with mathematics. In a study done at Harvard in 2001, researchers discovered that the parietal cortex was larger in men than women. The parietal cortex is involved with spatial organization. The male brain excels at mechanical thinking. Men are motivated to analyze and build a system and to figure things out. Men have 6.5 times more grey matter than women, which means they have more areas to process data. But what makes a man attracted to a woman or vice versa? According to Mark J. Taylor, author of “A Psychological Look at What C au s e s Attraction –
Cracking the Root Causes of Attraction,” one of the main causes of attraction is proximity, how close people are to each other. For example, where you go to school makes attraction more likely with a classmate than someone who lives across the world. Next is association, if people meet their significant others at a park in the summer when they’re having fun they are more likely to be attracted than if they had met at a vet clinic after they had to put a pet to sleep. When and where people meet determines what they associate with that person. Human beings also respond to scent, according to the Smell and Taste Research foundation in Chicago. Males are attracted to lavender and pumpkin scents, so the males out there might want to check the ingredients in their favorite body spray, while females are attracted to the scent of cucumbers and black licorice. Another fun fact is males are attracted to the color red because in Western culture it symbolizes romance and passion. To be clear, someone smearing himself or herself with pumpkin pie and wearing a red t-shirt cannot guarantee that their crush will fall for them, but it will definitely get them noticed. Not all these findings apply to everyone. They are sweeping statements of the typical society. A male may not have typical male characteristics and a female typical female characteristics. These studies are attempts to explain general gender-based behaviors.
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o we all really know the history behind the gift-giving, romancefilled Valentine’s Day, or ever wonder where it all started?
Was gift-giving the norm so many years ago? In fact, the origins (from legend and archaeology) of this day date back to the year 270 A.D. with a Roman priest, St. Valentine. During the reign of Emperor Claudius II, it was decreed that young men could not marry. Claudius believed that this emotional attachment made men weak and he wanted good, strong soldiers. Feeling pity towards these young men and young couples, St. Valentine started holding secret matrimony ceremonies. Word was cast of this priest, and from all around young couples came to Valentine to secretly wed.
When Claudius II heard tence today. In 1415, while imprisoned in what St. Valentine was Before his execution, Valentine sent a the Tower of London, he wrote this fair note doing, he had the man farewell message signed, “From Your to his wife. It now resides in the manuscript arrested. It is said that in Valentine,” hence the phrase that is still section of the British Library in London. a meeting between the commonly used today. By the 18th century, gift-giving and handtwo, Valentine stood his made cards dressed in ribbon and lace ground against the marwere seen everywhere. Eventually, riage ban. Claudius tried to convert Valentine to this holiday spread to the American the Roman gods, but Valentine refused and in colonies. Esther A. Howland of turn tried to convert the emperor to Christianity. Massachusetts is credited for the Angered, Claudius ordered Valentine’s execution. first American Valentine’s Day During his time in jail, it is said that Valentine fell greeting card, which became in love with the jailer’s daughter. Before his execumass-produced across tion, Valentine sent a farewell message signed, the nation. What “From Your Valentine,” hence the phrase that is started out as a still commonly used today. St. Valentine is said to rebellious act have been executed on February 14, 270 A.D. of courage, It was also believed that this day, February has given way 14, was the day that birds mated. Romance to the cardcame to be associated with Valentine’s Day, filled, gift givas well as the symbol of birds for love. ing, romantic In the Middle Ages, popularity of this holiday holiday that rose in Great Britain and France. Charles, Duke we now celof Orleans, wrote the oldest valentine still in exisebrate today.
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spontaneous events Decorate his/her house with hearts, ribbons and bows Cook a dinner for two and decorate the room with heart-shaped candles Blow up your favorite pictures of the both of you and have it delivered to his/her house
romantic gestures
A simple “i love you” with a kiss send sweet love notes throughout the day Bring his/her favorite movie over with a bag of popcorn
do it yourself
make your own valentine’s day card that expresses your feelings create a scrapbook filled with love letters, photographs or a cd of songs both of you love post sing him/her a cheesy love song and link it on youtube and send her/him the
Every year people gather gifts of chocolates and flowers, cards and teddy bears, as their way of showing affection for their “valentine.” Valentine’s Day is the second largest card-sending holiday, with an estimated 1 billion cards given out each year. But this popular day is not celebrated as a worldwide holiday. The countries that celebrate this day of love include the United States, Canada, Mexico, France, the United Kingdom and Australia. We owe all of this to the spark that created this fantastic holiday: St. Valentine, the martyr of love.
a necklace engraved with an inside joke a book of famous love letters with one he/she wrote you on the front page personalized sweet snacks ideas check out jones soda and m&ms for
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Haiti’s helping hands arrive As many as 200,000 deaths reported; relief efforts stymied by substandard infrastructure, power outages By Jordan Moore Hawkeye staff
A 7.0 earthquake hit the island of Hispaniola, 700 miles off the coast of Florida, devastating Haiti and its capital on Tuesday, Jan. 12, just before 5 p.m. At the epicenter, 15 miles west of the capitol PortAu-Prince, 80-90 percent of the buildings were destroyed, most of the town leveled to the ground. Just minutes after the quake, chaos ensued as people ran around in search of survivors among the rubble. Hours after the quake, hundreds – if not thousands – of bodies lie in the streets, most covered with any available materials people could find, showing their respect for the dead. In a frantic search for food and water, toppled stores were looted and items carried off towards families. Now, almost a week later, the scene has not changed by much. Looting and violence has continued to increase around the poorest areas of Haiti. But more than a dozen drop centers have been set up for getting food and water to the Haitians all across the island.
Doctors in the area have made due with what little supplies they had for the injured. In the quake, hospitals were destroyed, leveled. Many have gone to their neighboring country, the Dominican Republic, but they are now overwhelmed with the number of patients. Hundreds still sit in the streets of Haiti as doctors and medical supplies are flown in and slowly, one by one, people are being treated as best they could. Many Americans who were present on the island during the quake have already been flown home. The number of people trying to get out of the country now overwhelms the one airport of Haiti that is still standing. Tent cities have popped up all around the capital, serving as the temporary home for the estimated 300,000 survivors who are now homeless. There have been 50,000 confirmed dead and 25,000 bodies burned, but government officials fear there is a greater amount of people dead than they have seen. Estimates from the Red Cross and United Nations place the death toll anywhere from 100,000 to 200,000. Three million people are estimated to have been affected by this 7.0 earthquake. But among the chaos, relief efforts are underway. Countries from all around the world have pitched in supplies – from water and food to medical and aid – as well as rescue units and doctors.
The U.N. has sent out $10 million from their funds; China has agreed to $1 million; Canada has pledged $5 million; all across Europe, funds total to around $23.5 million. Everyone has come together in this time of need, including President Obama reaching out to his predecessors George W. Bush and Bill Clinton to raise support for American donations. President Obama has also launched a relief effort, starting with $100 million in aid. Some 900 paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division have reported to Haiti, and already 100 have landed from bases in North Carolina. They were followed by more than 2,000 Marines over the weekend. These troops are meant to relieve pressure on the overworked U.N. Donations have also mounted. As of last weekend, texting donations have reached $11 million for the Haiti relief funds. But amidst all of the search and rescue efforts, many still remain missing among the buildings littering the ground. The ASB is holding a fund-raising effort for Haitian earthquake victims, and senior Alex Herbig’s senior project will provide additional support
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By Amanda Lockleer & Jordan Moore Hawkeye staff
iving in Seattle it comes as no surprise that during the winter season temperatures are going to be cold and it’s going to rain, a lot. So what better way to spend the days we’re stuck inside than curing up on the couch with your Snuggie watching movies and eating some hot soup. Campbell’s Soup was created more than 130 years ago by a chemist who invented condensed soup, and today still remains a classic. It’s the perfect meal for the person who is craving a childhood lunch favorite, or the person who is watching what they eat thanks to Campbell’s “light” option. But if you aren’t in the mood to stay at home, take a trip down to Panera Bread at the Alderwood Mall to get your soup fix. Panera’s menu has many soup options to choose from, along with sandwiches, salads and other bakery goods. They offer lighter soups that are a little healthier, and even a few vegetarian options as well.
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Compared to canned soups such as Campbell’s or homemade, it is a thicker and more satisfying soup. “These soups are a meal rather than a compliment to a meal,” said Steven Farrar, who has been working at Panera since November 2009. Among the variety of soups that Panera offers, Farrar said that his personal favorite is the chicken and wild rice; the customer favorite is broccoli cheddar in a bread bowl. So while Campbell’s Soup can be made in the comfort of your home, allowing you to curl up on the couch in front of a good movie, you can come to Panera’s to enjoy their soups and be surrounded by the lively environment of the mall. During the winter season go out and get a few cans of chicken noodle soup, or take a trip to Panera Bread and shake off the cold weather along with the colds that seem to go around school a lot this time of year. Remember, chicken noodle soup is proven to be very effective when trying to get rid of your cold!
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Drama department proves themselves once again By Amanda Lockleer A&E Editor
Last weekend eight students who had prepared a monologue, pantomime, solo musical, duet musical, duet monologue, or group musical took a trip to the Washington state Westside Regional Drama Festival to represent our school. Among the eight attendees were 486 students from the west side of Washington that also participated. Senior Alan Garcia is no newbie to the arts, having starred in several school productions and being a member of Theatre Sports. All his hard work has paid off, as he received two superior ratings and is a regional qualifier in both of the categories he entered: monologue and pantomime. Alan will be accepting an award at Central Washington University for being in the top 20th percentile of the group. “Exit the Body” was the most recent production put on by the drama department becoming a big hit and was a good ending to another great year. Last year’s production of “Once Upon a Mattress” also proved itself to be a huge success when it was nominated for the Outstanding Stage Crew award as well as receiving two honorable mentions, all from
the 5th Avenue Theatre. Next up for drama, the newest production “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” which Nick Terry explained as a group of kids from various situations and families coming together for the “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” and as the play progresses we start to see each characters home life along with explanations for the characteristics they possess. This production will star Jessica Weight, Nick Terry, Miranda Trout, and Alan Garcia among others. The producion opens its curtains March 5 and 6 as well as March 11-13 for an encore presentation. The next competition the drama department plans to attend is nationals held at the International Thespian Society in Nebraska, as well as a competition at the 5th Ave. Theatre in Seattle. The drama department is also hosting the Showcase here in the theater this Friday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. to spotlight talents from people like Keith Comeau, Ariana DeBoo, and Gabe Much. Tickets are just $5 for entry. “Our goals are always to get more people interested and involved in the arts, and we
always strive to be even more connected as a school by helping prepare underclassmen for the years ahead and promote leadership as a whole,” Garcia said.
Sounds like the drama department has it all under control and is ready to win big at nationals and represent MTHS with the highest fortitude.
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Senior’s ‘mockumentary’ hits close to home By Navarre Kerr
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took the longest. There were some points where it took me around five hours to edit a 10-minute clip.
Q: What inspired you to make your fulllength film “Senior Prom”?
Q: Did you have to write up scripts for everyone?
A: Back in the winter of 2008 I helped my dad with a full-length micro-budget film entitled “Daylight Savings Time.” I helped with the editing and wrote and composed the entire soundtrack.
A: Believe it or not I didn’t. Almost every person from the cast was on Theatre Sports at some point in time and was able to deliver a perfect scene in two to three takes. I basically told them a guideline of what was happening in the scene and they took it from there. I did however write the graduation speech at the end.
Q: What genre is your film?
A: It is considered a mockumentary which is a film done in a documentary format with fictional characters. I was influenced by Christopher Guest’s mockumentary style.
Q: You have had two free showings of the film in the theatre in December and January with donations being given to theatre department. How much did you raise?
Q: It has been stated that you are entering your movie in a film festival.Which one?
A: From both the showings I raised between $150-200.
A: Actually I have entered it into three festivals; NFFTY, SIFF and FGFF. NFFTY is the National Film Festival For Talented Youth which incorporates anyone under 21 who has made a film. SIFF is the Seattle International Film Festival which incorporates films from all around the world. Lastly FGFF, the Feel Good Film Festival, which includes any film that makes you “feel good.”
Q: For those who didn’t get to see either Pictures provided by Nick Terry
of the showings or want to see it again how could they go about doing that?
A: Actually I am currently making DVDs to sell. I gave out order forms at the second showing and will soon make them available to be purchased by anyone. There will be two versions to purchase; a single disc and a two disc special edition.
Q: Hollywood films cost millions of dollars. How much money did your film cost?
Q: What is included in the second disc of the special edition?
A: Essentially it cost me absolutely nothing. I already had the camera equipment and all the locations in which I shot the film were public places, cast’s houses, or businesses that let me film in the buildings.
A: The second disc includes deleted scenes, bloopers, alternate endings, and cast commentaries. The single disc edition costs $5 and the two-disc special edition is only $8.
Q: Were there any obstacles you ran into in the filming process?
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A: Actually there was a funny mishap at Home Depot. The hardware store portion of the film was shot at True Value because Home Depot doesn’t allow filming because of company rules. We didn’t know this so we just went in and started filming and they abruptly kicked us out.
The film possesses aesthetic beauty that must be seen in its entirety in order to be fully experienced. Countless people are anticipating its digital release and those who haven’t seen it are missing out on a utopian treat. Instead of buying a couple coffees or a new electronic accessory invest in a copy of “Senior Prom.” It is well worth the money.
Q: About how long did it take you to make the entire film?
A: I conceived the idea in July of last summer and completed the film in November of last fall. The editing by far
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years of tech By Samantha Clark Tech Editor
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hese past ten years have been rough on America; the first part of the decade was welcomed with explosions and terror. The last part ended with a multitude of deaths and a seemingly never-ending war, so it is understood why a lot of people are glad to see the decade in their rear view mirrors. A cursory look at the blogosphere reveals a certain jaded quality to its words and tone. Cynicism colors the writing, and has snuck into its conversations as the decade progressed. During our daily lives over the last 10 years, advances in technology provided a sense of wonder and awe and one can be grateful for that. Genuine digital marvels became affordable and easy to use. Distances became shorter. People made contact. Information was made available. Many people started writing and reading more. This is not just referring about gadgets either; it’s more than iPods, iTunes, and iPhones, Blackberries, GPS, Tivos, WiFi, Kindles, Wiis, Blu-rays and Google. It’s much more than portable email. It’s more than avoiding the Christmas mall crowds and going shopping online instead. It’s more than
using web cams to make sure the kids and house are safe. There’s a multitude of new inventions out there not strictly for entertainment purposes. Ranging from an electronic eye that has the ability to help the blind see to MARS Rovers searching for water on the Red Planet. What’s also important is what’s underneath all of those activities that people are taking for granted. It’s the encryption that makes online shopping possible. It’s the leaps in hardware, software, microprocessors and storage. It’s the brainpower at various tech companies big and small and the hard work that makes it all happen. For those who don’t know how to write code, build a motherboard or set up a Web site from scratch, it really can seem like magic. We listen to music on a device smaller than a cigarette lighter, take a picture and send it around the world, all while getting real-time feedback on our thoughts and ideas via social media. How awesome is that? The three kings of tech, Google, Microsoft and Apple, have made this decade possible and thanks to them we have sweet gadgets and gizmos. For instance, in 2001, Apple came out with the very first iPod-- a marvel technology that shook up the decade. Since then, Apple has been a driving force in the music industry, wracking up
over a billion downloads via its iTunes Store. Microsoft recently came out with their new Windows 7 operating system, and Google just announced their first very own smartphone. What coolness waits? Whatever happens, the next generation will keep us heading down the path blazed by technology developments of the last 10 years: handheld gadgets that contain a lot of the computing firepower then that used in the early 1990s; wireless broadband networks that get faster and more robust; the move toward ondemand media when you want it, on whatever screen you want to view it. The citizen media aspects of the business will continue to drive us toward on-demand news; that is, “news” that conforms to your particular point of view. That’s OK too, as long as we all continue to head towards a more media-literate society that considers the source, vets the facts, and curates the results. It’s been a heck of a decade with lots of bad news. The techno-wonders in our homes and offices may not balance all the nastiness in the past decade, but believe there’s enough there to give some hope. Or at least help take our minds off our troubles.
The Technology Timeline in 2002 camera phones were introduced to North America. By 2003 80 million camera phones had sold worldwide.
In December of 2001 the disposible cell phone was created by Peter Michaels.
The Safety Chute was developed by Eli Nir after the attack on The World Trade Center in 2001, it can evact a single person in 19 seconds. Nov. 1, 2001, Robert Tools was the first to recieve the Abiocor Artificial Heart transplant
YouTube was created by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim in 2005.
TIVO devices invented in 2004.
Dance Dance Revolution introduced to the United States in 2004.
The Wireless headset was invented in 2002, so now you too can look like a super cool secret agent.
2009
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On Oct. 23, 2001 Apple Computers publicly announced their portable music digital player the iPod, created under project codename Dulcimer.
In 2008 the Amazon Kindle was introduced, so we can carry tons of books with us at once.
Mobile television introduced for select mobile phones in 2007.
The electrice eye, still being developed in 2009 by MIT researchers, has the ability to help blind people retain partial eyesight.
Gardasil, a vaccine against cervical cancer, was created in 2006 by the Merk Company.
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Google: Nexus One
Cut it out and take it home today!
Pricey. Is it worth it?
By Navarre Kerr
tures are a clickable trackball identical to that of a Blackberry, as well as voice recognition software ith search engines, web browsers, and phone that dictates what is spoken into it. technology each having an ample amount Aside from Nexus’ incredible features, one minor of features branching off eachother, Google’s roll- setback is that it does not have its own internal ing rock is gathering no moss but rather the label memory, but does accept micro SD cards up to 32 as the most powerful brand in the world. Its lat- GB. Another downfall is that with so many feaest installment is in the mobile services category: tures and such high resolution, the battery life is far Nexus One. shorter than that of the iphone. But Nexus has a five megapixel Being the successor to the the largest (and most considered) androids, the name was carefully camera compared to the iPhone drawback is the price. An iphone chosen to represent the next genera- 3GS’s three megapixel offering. 3GS ranges from $199-299, whereas tion in mobile devices. Nexus is the It also has flash, digital zoom, the Nexus One costs a stifling $529 and a built-in GPS that will brand name of the Androids from by itself, and another $179 for a two display the exact loction the year contract with T-mobile. This the movie Bladerunner, therefore picture was taken. it seems quite appropriate that the spring it will be released on Verizon latest creation would be the very but costs are still pending. maker of its predecessor. The half-a-thousand-dollar-quesThe phone launched Jan. 5 and will soon be avail- tion: is it worth it? Google has received nothing able to T-mobile users. Its appearance is similar to but positive reviews so far, which means it is most that of the iPhone as far as the large touch screen. likely worth the money. However, a high school However, the Nexus One leaves Apple in its wake student being able to shell out over $500 for a with superior features: slimmer, higher resolution, phone is almost unheard of. Although the price larger screen, higher resolution video capture, and puts this unbeleivable phone out of reach for most two microphones (one for extra noise reduction). of the youth, it is undeniable that it will be rapidly As far as camera features, Nexus has a five mega- consumed by well off adults everywhere. pixel camera compared to the iPhone 3GS’s three megapixel offering. It also has flash, digital zoom, and a built-in GPS will display the exact loction the picture was taken. Arguably, its two best fea-
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ll those cancer concerns surrounding cell phone may have to rake a break and make room for good news. Astonished scientists found that electromagnetic radiation from cell phones not only boosted the memories of young mice but also reversed Alzheimer’s symptoms in old mice. Their study marks the first to investigate how long-term electromagnetic radiation effects memory function within human. The University of Florida study showed that the electromagnetic waves erase brain deposits of the harmful protein beta-amyloid, which represents a hallmark of the mentally crippling Alzheimer’s disease. The exposure also prevented build-up from the protein in younger mice, which can possibly be used for future use in humans. During this study, The University of Florida experimented on almost 100 mice, most of which had been genetically altered to develop beta-amyloid proteins in their brains, had endured two 1-hour sessions of daily exposure to an antenna that generated a cell phone signal to expose the mice to cell phone radiation. During the seven or so months of investigation, most of the mice were shown to have improved their memory function. The study noted that the mice with
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Alzheimer’s were found to have equal memory and thinking skills as their Alzheimer’s- free peers. In some cases, their lack of memory disappeared after exposure to the electromagnetic waves. It took just two months for the results to be conclusive, but the researchers expect the process to take years with humans. This probably explains why those paragons of virtue and all that is good, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and the rest, want to tie us into three -year contracts. It is to save our lives, of course. Future non-invasive treatments based on electromagnetic exposure might even help treat soldiers suffering from traumatic brain injury due to blasts. Such traumatic brain injuries also involve boosted production of the troublesome protein beta-amyloid. The study also addressed worries about cell phone exposure leading to cancer and found no evidence of abnormal growth in the brains of mice. That finding seems consistent with the positions of the World Health Organization, the American Cancer Society and the National Institutes of Health, which all concluded that no scientific evidence points to bad health effects from cell phone use. The researchers have already begun testing whether different electromagnetic frequencies or strengths can provide even better cognitive benefits.
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WA breeds Olympic athletes
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eams for the 2010 Winter Olympics have been chosen for the U.S. team, and many of the athletes competing for gold this year are from the Evergreen State, one of the youngest being J.R. Celski, 20, a short track speed-skater. All athletes mentioned are sponsored by the Comcast Local Heroes campaign, for their residencies in Washington. Some among the U.S. team are Nicole Joraanstad, 29, originally of Seattle (Curling), Scott Macartney, 32, originally of Crystal Mountain (Alpine Skiing), and Sean Halsted, 40, originally of Spokane (Skiing Adaptive), to name a few. The torch will be lit in Vancouver, Canada, Febuary 12. For more information on this year’s Olympics, check out www.vancouver2010.com. Sean Halsted Born: September 20, 1970 in Spokane (still lives in Spokane) Sport: Skiing Adaptive Halsted is an Air Force veteran and was injured after a 40-foot drop from a helicopter. The drop paralyzed him from the waist down, but not his love of sports and spirit. At a Veterans Assiciation program, Halsted discovered skiing at a VA Winter Sports Clinic. In 2007 he joined the 2008 circuit of the World Cup, where he finished 16th in the standings. It was only his third year on the team. Still he improves and will definitely be one Olympic athlete to watch. Apolo Ohno Born: May 22, 1982 in Federal Way (now lives in Salt Lake City, Utah) Sport: Speed Skating Ohno is two medals away from becoming the most decorated winter Olympic
athlete in United States history. He is one of the most popular, if not the most well known, athletes on the U.S. team, due to his great success as a skater and his appearance on “Dancing with the Stars”, which he won. This year Ohno will be skating in all three speed-skating events, as well as the relay, giving him four chances to win a medal. His resumé includes five gold medals, three Olympic games, and 10 consecutive national titles. Look for him to be just as strong this year as ever. J.R. Celski Born: July 17, 1990 in Federal Way (now lives in Long Beach, California) Sport: Short Track Speed-Skating J.R began inline skating when he was three years old and slowly moved up the ranks as he got older. In 2004, when Celski was 14, his parents decided that he should move to a location where the best possible coaching would be available. So that year, his brother went with him to Long Beach where they lived together so that J.R. could work with the very talented Dutch speed-skating coach Wilma Boomstra. After living in California for two years, J.R. decided to move back to Washington and give up his goal of becoming a professional skater. After a year however he moved back to California to continue his dream. This time his dad came with him, while his mom stayed and kept her job in Washington. Celski was seriously injured by his own skate during the Olympic trials, but has been cleared by doctors to participate and is optimistic going into the 2010 Olympics. This will be his first Olympic games, and although he has drawn many comparisons to superstar Apolo Ohno, Celski has a very different style of skating. He is one of the most aggressive skaters out there, and his aggressiveness may lead to medals, or it
could lead to disqualifications (Celski was disqualified in the 500m for being reckless).
but appears to be in great shape now and is ready to lead the U.S women’s hockey team in their persuit of gold.
Patrick Deneen Born: December 25, 1987 in Redmond (now lives in Cle Elum) Sport: Moguls Nicknamed “The Rocket” by 1994 Olympic Moguls champion, Jean Luc Brassard, because of his trademark speed. Deneen doesn’t often have the cleanest runs, but his speed allows him to compensate for a few minor technical errors he might make. After being voted rookie of the year in 2008, he jumped onto the radar when he came out of nowhere to win the 2009 World Championship in Inawashiro, Japan. This came after he took 47th place in Canada and 45th in Utah earlier that year. Deneen got off to an early start with skiing. His dad owned a ski shack, and put Patrick on skis when he was only 11 months old. He started off as an alpine skier, but then focused his attention on freestyle instead. Hopefully Deneen can use his speed and his training (190 days a year) to bring home a gold for the very young U.S. team.
Torin Koos Born: July 19, 1980 in Minneapolis, Minn. (now lives in Leavenworth, Wash.) Sport: Cross-Country Skiing Torin is the son of former Olympic athlete Shaun Koos, who was on the national biatholan team. Koos, who had dreams of being an Olympic athlete since second grade, seemed destined to be a track runner. In fact, his skiing career took off when he was in college, which is fairly late for an Olympic trainee. Since then he has been all about skiing and has plenty of Olympic experience having made the team in 2002, 2006, and now 2010. His best shot for gold will be in the individual sprint. Hopefully Koos comes home with a medal, especially since the United States has not won a cross-country skiing medal since the 1974 Olympics.
Karen Thatcher Born: Febuary 29, 1984 in Bryn Mawr, Pa. (now lives in Blaine, Washington) Sport: Hockey This will be the first Olympic experience for Karen, but she is hardly inexperienced. She won the world championships with her team in 2007 and 2008, and was named to the 2007 Worlds team. After graduating from college, Karen moved to Blaine, Wash., so she is very excited to be close to her friends and family who can support her in Vancoover. Thatcher also had to overcome an injury (torn MCL)
Christian Niccum Born: January 27, 1978 in Minneapolis, Minn. (now lives in Seattle, Wash.) Sport: Luge Growing up in Woodinville, Niccum loved to skateboard, wakeboard, and ride BMX. But when he took a simulated luge run down the Seattle hills, once again, he fell in love. Niccum has been a fixture on the U.S. luge team for years now and, even though he may be getting older, he still has the determination and skill necessary to compete at the Olympic level. Niccum and his luge partner Dan Joye are currently solidified as the U.S. second fastest team. Niccum also had to overcome a devastating crash that resulted in a grade three concussion and forced him to miss two World Game events, and he barely made it to the 2006 Olympics. This may be one of his final chances, so expect his team to compete and place well.
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Weight of wrestling world The effects and disadvantages of keeping weight for high school wrestling By Ben Miller Hawkeye staff
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t was about 90 minutes before the district wrestling tournament and the crowd could feel excitement in the air. Anxious wrestlers mulled around in the locker rooms and gyms waiting for their chance to take their opponent down. Amid these anxious wrestlers, some may have caught a glimpse of a Terrace wrestler wearing multiple jackets and sweat pants, running around outside and away from all the activity. One may have thought he was trying to warm-up, or he was simply calming his nerves, but that was not the case. Eric Quintero was attempting to lose 4 pounds before the weigh-in at the start of the meet. When he started running, Quintero weighed 116 pounds, but when he stepped onto the scale just 90 minutes later, he had lost the 4 pounds necessary to drop him into a lower weight class. He admits that this is not at all healthy, but he felt that it was necessary for him to do well in districts and makes it worth it. Quintero ended up placing very well that day and qualified to be a state alternate. This year looks to be even better. He weighed in at 116, but once again must cut down to 112. However, instead of being able to drop weight whenever he wants, there are some new rules in place. The WIAA (Washington Interscholastic Activities Association) is putting in new standards for weight loss during the season because of all the dehydrated and malnourished athletes that made themselves sick just to drop weight classes. According to Quintero, “I didn’t eat much food at home, I just had sips of water, and I went to sleep in sweats [to lose weight by sweating overnight].” He was constantly drained of energy, but his passion to succeed overrides the complaints of his body. He is not alone with this mentality either. Wrestlers across the nation and around the world are aware of their weight classes and many athletes do things like Quintero to drop a few pounds and get into a lower weight class, whether their ways are healthy or not. Taylor Call also runs to keep weight off. Over Thanksgiving Break alone he ran 25 miles “to keep off the
as they want during the year. The WIAA also mandating skin fold measurements along with urine tests to calculate the body fat percentage of athletes and the minimum weight class the athlete can participate in. A male wrestler has to stay at 7 percent body fat or above for the entire season, or, if they are starting below 7 percent body fat, they cannot drop any weight classes. Females have the same guidelines, but with 18 percent instead of 7 percent, for obvious reasons. There is an appeal system for those athletes who feel that their original assessment was incorrect, but this process forbids parent or coach involvement and has to be done by a certified weight assessor that did not originally test the athlete. There are mixed reactions to these new rules, however. “Even though these new weight rules are meant to keep wrestlers healthy, it shouldn’t limit us to how much we can lose,” Quintero said. Ripley on the other hand likes the new rules. “Yes, I do. I believe that the controls in place for weight loss keep athletes healthy and safe – two attributes that are unquestionably vital for success in athletics,” she explained. “These controls protect the athletes from becoming overly dehydrated or malnourished; this means that the athletes’ bodies are consistently ready for training and competition thereby increasing the athletes’ opportunities for success.” She does have one complaint though. “Where I have some misgivings and disagree Eric Quintero complies with the new WIAA is the minimum [body fat] percentage for rules. females. I believe it is set too low and so leaves female wrestlers vulnerable to conditions and weight from thanksgiving dinner,” he disorders that would negatively impact their told the Hawkeye. MTHS athletic overall health and safety and thus their ability trainer Shannon Ripley said, “Athletes to participate fully and successfully.” were dehydrated and malnourished, so Terrace does have at least one female wres[something needed to be done] to keep tler this year, with the possibility of more them healthy. The old system allowed coming out in the future. So, even though Photos by Alex Herbig/Hawkeye athletes to lose as much and as often as the new rules have made significant changes they wanted. There was not a lot of control.” perhaps for the better, there is still some controversy. This The WIAA has taken notice to this and changed the sys- season will be a good indicator on how effective the new tem. Now, wrestlers cannot drop as many weight classes rules are.
Three leading ladies hold court for the Hawks By Lizzie Haworth
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his season, Brophy strives for these goals: “Practice hard, play hard and intelligently, and play good team basketball. If we do that we will be good in terms of our one lose record,” he said, refering to last years loss that shook up the 6-year streak of participating in districts. Those believed to be the leaders to help keep the energy high on the court are Teryn Bouché, Corinne Pingul and Mindy James. “Bouché and Pingul are very good athletes, also very competitive and motivated. James’ greatest asset is she has a knack for finding situations she can be successful in,” Brophy said. “Hopefully they learned enough this last year to provide leadership to those who were on JV last year.” Here’s a quick overview of this dynamic trio.
Idol or mentor: “My dad because he’s really patient about the game and got me into it. He supports me with everything and is always there to help me and encourage me.” Favorite basketball player: “I like Lauren Jackson, but it’s really hard to say.”
#22 Corinne Pingul Position:
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my coach since I was a little kid.”
on cause I’m injured, and to get more wins than last year.” Pre-game ritual: “I listen to my iPod to pump up; usually something country.” Interests: “Softball, hanging out with friends, family, facebook & myspace.” Favorite basketball memory: “Playing at the Key Arena for championship game for my rec team [in 8th grade].” Idol or mentor: “My family!”
“To always give 110 percent whether at practice or in a game.” Goals for the team: “Win more games than last year and to play as a team and know where everyone is on the court without having to think about it. And dedication, always.” Pre-game ritual: “Listening to music with Cori. I used to listen to “Hey, Steven” by Taylor Swift, before every game.” Personal goals for the season:
anticipated
Person who got you involved/interested in basketball: “My dad. He signed me up in kindergarten; been
Position: guard Grade: 11 Varsity experience: 3 years Personal goals for the season: “To cheer the team
Position: guard Grade: 12 Varsity experience: Freshman, junior, and
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Personal goals for the season: “My personal goals are to be a good role model for younger players and to get everyone involved in the game.” Goals for the team: “Working to play like a unit, and to understand each teammates playing styles and bring what they have to the court.” Interests: “I love to dance, sing and recite lines from movies.” Favorite basketball memory: “Freshman year when I would trip while doing lines. I got the nickname “Mop” for sweeping up the floor.” Most anticipated game: “Meadowdale because I really wanna beat them; We always come so close.”
#24 Mindy James
#33 Teryn Bouché
Person who got you involved/interested in basketball: “Mom. My brother plays
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hockey and I wanted to play but mom said no. So now I play basketball.” Favorite basketball player: “Michael Jordan. He’s an all around player and that’s the type I want to be.”