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THE KINKAID FALCON
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Sept. 30, 2016 Volume 70, Issue 1
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Rivalry renewed: programs battle for city dominance Falcons take on Episcopal in first rematch after SPC Championship BY COLIN CONWAY & WILLIAM SCOTT
At seven o’clock tonight when the annual Kinkaid-Episcopal rivalry game kicks off, a rematch that has been 329 days in the making will commence. One year ago, Kinkaid shocked Episcopal in a 31-27 upset victory in the 2015 SPC Championship, capping off a magical season for the Falcons. The Knights were not only 9-1 in the season last year going into SPC, but they had dominated Kinkaid in each of their three prior matchups. The Falcons parlayed their best performance of the season into a reversal of the trend. Johnathon Thomas (11) rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns while Hayden Rome (11) executed three onside kicks to lead the Falcons to the coveted SPC title.
The three previous Episcopal victories included the devastating 2014 SPC Championship, where the Knights soundly beat the Falcons by 44-20. Since 2013—when the current seniors were freshmen—the two teams have battled it out five times, with Falcons taking home two contests to the Knights’ three. Pride is definitely involved: The programs have met twice in the SPC Championship, each walking away with one win since 2013. (Kinkaid also took home the trophy in 2013, in a game against St. Mark’s.) Both schools have seen great success the past three and a half seasons in terms of wins-versus-games-played ratios. Continued on Page 22
Olivia’s little pink backpack
Senior starts foundation for donating to children in times of crisis BY FARAZ VIRANI “It was a ghost town.” The city usually filled with noise and people was empty—spiritless. Instead of the loud jazz music that engulfs the city on any other night, the brass instruments that bring the city to life were scattered on the ground around every block. The city usually runs on the sound, but on this night, it was the deafening sound of silence that enveloped every corridor. This intense silence is what stunned Olivia Hart (12). This wasn’t her home. What she saw couldn’t possibly have been the same New Orleans, where all the most cherished memories from her childhood took place.
With nearly 150,000 homes left in shambles and 10,000 Louisianians displaced, the Red Cross referred to the August floods in New Orleans as “the worst US natural disaster since Hurricane Sandy,” which took place in 2012. “There was just enormous piles of stuff around the city,” Hart said. Sinking cars, submerged buildings and homes, and the sound of horses gasping for every breath took over the city. But for Hart, this isn’t the first time she has seen her beloved city in shambles. Continued on Page 11
Johnathon Thomas (11) bulldozes his way to the endzone to put the Falcons up 13-7 in the second quarter of the 2015 SPC Championship. Photo by David Shutts.
Debate Update
Top 32 Ranking of the policy team comprised of seniors Sabrina Bajwa and Sam Richey.
15th
Place Bajwa received overall out of 224 individal speakers.
16th
Place Jason Yang (12) received overall out of 106 individual speakers.
2nd
Place Shreya Mehta (9) received in the novice Lincoln-Douglas debate.
Alumni return to talk show biz BY ANNA LEON-AMTMANN On Monday, Sept. 26, students were introduced to two alumni who make their living in the entertainment industry. In a conversation onstage in the Brown, moderated by Christopher Carothers, Jeff Martin (Class of ‘78) and Eric Ladin (Class of ‘97) talked about their careers as a writer and actor, respectively. Martin and Ladin were this year’s AJ Carothers Visiting Artists. Martin has had success as a writer for The Simpsons and the David Letterman show, for which he received four Emmy Awards. Ladin has had roles on Boardwalk Empire, The Killing, even a small role in American Sniper. The assembly began with Martin and Ladin acting out a skit that they had written for their visit to Kinkaid. The skit satirized the relationship
between writers and actors, poking fun at how the relationship changes once the actor is given the role. They reminisced onstage, sharing memorable moments at Kinkaid and how the school helped them discover their future paths. Students were shown brief clips from their body of work. Students could join Ladin and Martin in the Amphitheatre during Period D. In the smaller setting, they talked about the importance of receiving a good education and pursuing a career that you’re really passionate about. They shared their tough times in an industry where so much controversy occurs but also stressed how important it is to value people’s opinions, even when you don’t agree with them. Ladin shared how crucial it is to take classes out of one’s comfort zone and classes outside of the university, while Martin described how valuable creating connections can be, because you never know when those can come in handy.