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A limited forum for student expression // Volume 106 // Issue Six // 105 7th St. SW Puyallup, Wash, 98371 // March 2, 2018

SECURITY CAMERAS ENFORCE SAFETY

With a heightened awareness of security issues, one solution comes in the form of increased video cameras around campus. What led to this new tool in keeping students and staff safe? B Y

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uyallup High School has recently installed new security cameras. They will increase the safety of the school and help security guards and administrators do their jobs, says security officer Jim Jenkins PHS is one of the last schools in the district to get an upgrade and they are not completely done. They were able to afford the changes due to a grant received by the district a couple of years ago, for a camera and software upgrade. Jenkins explains how the new cameras differ from the old ones. “The biggest thing is that there are more of them and they are higher quality. The old ones, the quality was not great, they went in and out, they were not stable and they kept dropping or going out. The new ones have better quality, are more stable, there are more of them and they have a greater field of vision,” Jenkins said. Vice Principal Lorraine Hirakawa explains that the new cameras will be able to zoom in, rotate and the files are easier to download, too.

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The footage taken by the old cameras was also only able to be seen in Jenkin’s office, after the technology broke in the main office years ago, says Jenkins. The new cameras can be viewed in more places. “Setting up the cameras has been a long process, a several-week process. They had to be put up in conjunction with an electrician; it was a wiring issue. In a couple weeks, we will be able to see everything. [Camera footage]

supposed to be here. Identification is a big deal because if we can get a picture of someone, get specific details about their face and identify who they are, we can track them down, whether they are [at PHS] or have left. We can gather as much information as possible,” Jenkins said. The topic of school shootings hit headlines and social media Feb. 14, after 17 students were killed at a Florida high school. Nikolas Cruz, who had been expelled from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School the year before, entered the school and began shooting in classrooms. Cruz then dropped his weapons and fled the scene. He was arrested later that day and taken into custody. Cruz confessed to the murders Feb. 15 but police are still investigating his motives. This incident was the 18th school shooting this year and the sixth in which at least one person died. Although causes and motives have varied per school and cameras would not prevent someone from entering the school hallways, the videography could lessen the damage once a suspicious person LOR R A I N E H I R A K AWA came into the school and impact the way the V IC E P R I NC I PA L school is able to respond,” Hirakawa said. With higher quality and more cameras, the office staff and administrators can monitor the progress of anyone within the school, Hirakawa explains. Just being able to see what is going on and spot something suspicious is a huge gamechanger. “[As security officers], we can be in one spot and “It takes a lot of practice, figuring out which know where camera shows which area. Once we suspicious get up to speed, they will allow us to activity is at. see more of the building and it will be ...WE CAN HAVE ONE OFFICER Or we can easier to get evidence about who did have one TRACK AND FIND SOMEONE what,” Hirakawa said. officer track While all cameras increase visibility, WHILE THE OTHER MANS THE and find the most notable is the one by the CAMERA. someone while front door. J I M J E N K I NS the other mans “The number one camera is the one SEC U R I T Y OF F IC E R the camera. As right in front of the office because we I walk through can see the front door and everyone the school, I that comes in. There is also one by the can only see what is in my field of vision but these back door in the atrium. We can see both easily and cameras are force multipliers,” Jenkins said. it allows the office staff to see better,” Hirakawa Students are slowly learning and becoming aware said. of the new system. The new cameras would also increase the “We are happy to have this additional feature school’s ability to deal with an intruder or handle a to help provide safety to our students,” Hirakawa school shooting incident. said. “We are able to see people that are not will now be accessed by administrators, too, which is a big deal. It will also be networked so people downtown and the police can see,” Jenkins said. The cameras will improve Hirakawa’s capabilities as an administrator, although there is still a lot to learn, she says.

...THEY WILL ALLOW US TO SEE MORE OF THE BUILDING AND IT WILL BE EASIER TO GET EVIDENCE OF WHO DID WHAT.

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News You Can Use // Page 4 Origin and Impact of Black History Month // Page 6 Strom Enters PHS Lens // Page 8 Media Desensitizes Reality // Page 9 Winter Olympics Recap // Page 10 Century of ‘Fresh’ Tomatoes // Page 12

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IMPORTANCE UNDERESTIMATED 223.That is the number of African Americans fatally shot by the police in the past year, according to the Washington Post. Seven people were shot in Washington State. Twelve were minors. 132 had guns. Six had toy guns. According to a U.S. Census report, African Americans are three times more likely to be shot than white people and three times more likely to be incarcerated than white people. No matter how the numbers are arranged, it seems clear that being black in America does not mean safety or freedom. When February was officially designated as Black History Month in 1986, it was intended to be a month of reflection and recognition. The law stated that February would provide the opportunity “to gain a deeper understanding of the many contributions of Black Americans to our country and the world.” Black History is a tale of conflict, not just contribution. It is important to recognize the injustices and obstacles that African Americans have

Bland and Alteria Woods are testaments to the continuation of racial inequality into the 21st century. If Black History Month teaches us anything, it is that the effort is worth it. Progress is a train moving up the mountain slowly but surely. An important step toward true racial equality is recognizing the issues, both of the past and of the present. This month, The Viking Vanguard explores different aspects of black history in the hope of increasing awareness of IF BLACK HISTORY MONTH an ever-evolving, everTEACHES US ANYTHING, IT IS relevant topic. One focus THAT THE EFFORT IS WORTH IT. story centers on the creation and tradition OU R V I E W of Black History Month, while the other centers on its influence in our community. In the Features section we also once put it, “Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... explore the way race has affected every step toward justice requires African-American administrators and teachers at Puyallup High sacrifice, suffering and struggle.” School. Is justice achievable? Racism 28. That is the number of days is ingrained in the history of America, a country built upon the in Black History Month. The Viking Vanguard hopes that you backs of slaves. Every Trayvon have used them well. Martin, Michael Brown, Sandra overcome, not only the products of their triumphs. For every victory there is a defeat. For every successful activist, artist and athlete, there is a boy shot in the street or a man locked behind bars. Ten years ago, America elected its first African-American president, however there is still work to be done, hard work. As activist Martin Luther King Jr.

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COUNTDOWN TO OSCARS

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The 2018 Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, are this Sunday, March 4. The Academy Awards are voted on by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, made up of more than 7,000 industry professionals. There are nine films nominated for the Best Picture award this season: “Call Me By Your Name,” “Darkest Hour,” “Dunkirk,” “Get Out,” “Lady Bird,” “Phantom Thread,” “The Post,” “The Shape of Water” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” “The Shape of Water” is the frontrunner of the pack, with 13 nominations in total. The Oscars will be shown on ABC March 4 at 5 p.m.

STRIKER OUT FOR SEASON

Seattle Sounders striker Jordan Morris, 23, will be out the entire upcoming season with an ACL tear. The injury occured in the 85th minute of a non-league game against Santa Telca FC in El Salvador Feb. 22. The team’s first MLS game is Sunday, March 4, at 2 p.m.

NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARRIVING The Puyallup School District will see the addition of a new elementary school that will open its doors in 2019. The district is asking the community for suggestions on what to name the new school. Submissions are open until March 3 (tinyurl.com/puysurvey).

HOSA CONTRIBUTES TO COMMUNITY

PHS HOSA officers taught a basic first-aid class for the local Brownie Girl Scout Troops on Saturday, Feb. 24 at Masonic Lodge in downtown Puyallup. They are hoping to open this new event to other HOSA members as a volunteer opportunity next year.

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RUSSIA INVESTIGATION CONTINUES Robert Mueller’s Russia probe has reached new ground in recent weeks. Thirteen Russians and three companies were indicted on fraud and other charges on Feb. 16. Former top adviser to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign Rick Gates pleaded guilty to fraud and lying to investigators. Mueller also presented Gates and former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort with numerous new charges, including money laundering and bank fraud.The two men were first indicted in October, in which they pleaded not guilty.

STUDENTS RALLY FOR GUN CONTROL Survivors of the Feb. 14 shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL. have become extremely involved in the nation’s gun control debate recently. On Feb. 21, teachers, parents and students confronted Florida lawmakers, including Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Ted Deutch as well as NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch, about gun control laws. Students around the nation have been influenced by this movement, organizing walkouts at their schools to protest Republican lawmakers and call attention to the issue of gun control.

HOUSE PROPOSES FOR NEW LAWS Due to the events that occured Feb. 14, Florida House has decided to propose new gun control laws. The new laws would raise the legal gun-purchasing age to 21, extend the waiting period for a gun purchase to a minimum of three days and require a more in-depth background check, making mental health a more contributing factor.

Shooting in Florida sparks gun controversy

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he school shooting in Parkland, FL. was reportedly the 17th of 2018, with 17 students and faculty dead by gunman. The suspect apprehended after the event, Nikolas Cruz, had allegedly worried classmates prior to the shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School. Cruz, the shooter, reportedly has deep psychological mental health issues, according to a South Florida mental health facility and purchased more than five rifles in the past year. Students of the high school have reported Cruz to authorities in the past. Students now are speaking out for stricter gun control to prohibit another attack like the one that took place Feb. 14. “We know that they are claiming mental health issues and I am not a psychologist, but we need to pay attention to the fact that this was not just a mental health issue. He would not have harmed

that many students with a knife,” student Emma Gonzalez cried out at an anti-gun rally a few short days after the shooting. The push for stricter gun control laws has been met with plenty of scrutiny predominantly from

WHETHER WE ARE REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT, WE MUST NOW FOCUS ON STRENGTHENING BACKGROUND CHECKS. D ONALD T RU M P PR E SI DE N T

republicans who claim that people would still find ways to obtain firearms and that it would not change anything. Students mourning the death of their peers and

teachers are also becoming a lead force of change after the shooting. Students are sharing their point of view in any way they can. People are protesting in Washington, chanting their demands and speaking out for the change they wish to see. “Whether we are republican or democrat, we must now focus on strengthening background checks,” President Donald Trump tweeted Feb. 20. Florida lawmakers are refusing to take up the assault rifle bill, imposed after the Feb. 14 shooting. The bill to ban assault rifles was turned down, leaving advocates for gun control very upset. Assault rifles in particular have become the center of attention in the fight for more gun control. The shooting has reminded state law that a judge has the authority to take weapons away from those who they believe qualify as unfit.

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In honor of Black History Month, The Viking Vanguard takes a look at the way African-American culture has shaped the Puyallup School District. We also highlight lesser known activists and artists. was passed to abolish slavery. The purpose of this organization was lack History Month is celebrated to honor contributions of African Americans in US history. in many ways around the They pushed for teaching materials world-- but do you think about that included African Americans as why it is celebrated or how it was well as a deepened understanding started? Starting in 1926, Black of African-American culture. History Month has evolved This same association from the second week in designated the second February to the whole week in February, month. Looking into chosen in honor of its past reveals Abraham Lincoln a long history and Frederick of pushing for Douglass’ birthdays, African-American as a way to celebrate awareness and achievements that rights. African Americans had Carter G. made. Woodson, an As years went on, more African-American and more mayors and historian and schools began to accept educator, founded and celebrate that the Association for week. Although the Study of African the ASALH was American Life and effective, books in History along most schools still with Jesse E. only mentioned Moorland. two African This came in 1915, a Above: Carter Woodson was one of the first Americans. This changed half century scholars to study African-American history. after the 13th Through his efforts, America celebrated its in 1976 when President Gerald amendment first Black History Week in 1926.

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Alvin Ailey was an artist and choreographer who pioneered AfricanAmerican inclusion in modern dance. Founding his own theater company at the age of 27, Ailey’s dances featured a blend of ballet, jazz and African styles.

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Ford declared Black History Month a national observance. Every president since has recognized Black History Month. Every year, a new theme is chosen to celebrate the month. Ranging from education opportunity, achievements made, civil right as well as many others, each year the purpose is to highlight prominent figures and promote African-American culture. This year’s theme is African Americans in Times of War. African-American war heroes are being celebrated and prided for their actions. One thing to note is that Canada and the United Kingdom also celebrate their own version of Black History Month. This month was seen as a way to highlight people like Madam CJ Walker, America’s first woman to be a self-made millionaire. Another person is Thurgood Marshall, the first African American to be appointed to the US Supreme Court by President Lyndon B. Johnson and served from 1967 to 1991. With the formation of ASALH, this was really the first opportunity for AfricanAmericans to be acknowledged and prided for their accomplishments. Black History Month is celebrated to this day, now in universities, schools, museums and within households.

Cornel West is a noted AfricanAmerican scholar, author and social critic. He has held professorships at three Ivy Leagues universities and is a prominent grassroots activist, having twice been arrested at the Ferguson unrest.

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ccording to the Offic Instruction, African-A percent of the Puyall making African-Americans th the Puyallup. However, Febr and inspiration for American At Puyallup High School, s worked on various of project Assistant principal Nathan W ethics, commends the work. “I really enjoy seeing these special program with Reggie on the African-American acti There is the essay wall and te students to pick a person on exciting to see all the student diversity.” These programdriven celebrations include the Spanish Honor Society’s plans to put up posters of Afro-Latino activists around the school and Leadership’s MLK-focused Love Week, in January. Karshner Elementary, under principal LaShawnda Baldwin, has also and educate the younger gen “We recently had 11 Days i the Broadway Performing Ce could showcase the life and l Baldwin said. “Via email, I h resources and they have take different things. We have tea kids about African-American completed research projects. African-American history; it in providing those resources research about all of our kids But despite these endeavor that the School District’s wor Black History is subpar. “There is always room to d AaLeiyah Bell agrees. “I think there is more of a f like Martin Luther King, Mal CJ Walker,” Bell said. “There is always shown and I think [ face value. You see a lot of do adversity people have faced b on well-known people. It is i not always on the scene, the the curtain or behind the ca was happening in different Baldwin also acknowledg limitations of Black History Puyallup School District an United States as a whole. “A lot of times kids only g

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Junior AaLeiyah Bell believes in the power of Black History Month to educate and inspire. “I think it is important for people, especially young African-Americans, to know what they came from and who paved the way for them,” Bell said. “You see a lot of documentaries that talk about the adversity people have faced and watching those are very educational. It helps you understand all sides of the story.”

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obstacles, remain hopeful. “I overcome it by telling my story every day,” Baldwin said. “By raising awareness of who I am and how I want to be seen. I always want to bring awareness to the situation, never to react with in anger, never to act in frustration but to highlight what you are trying to get people to see.” Bell, in her ending comments, emphasized the future. “My dad came from my Jamaica and my mom came from a poor suburb in Charleston. They did not have enough money to go to college but they have provided for me what they could not have for themselves,” Bell said, smiling. “And it makes me hopeful.”

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one point in history, a story that begins and ends with Martin Luther King or Rosa Parks but there are so many other people that were part of the movement, instrumental to fighting for e of Superintendent of Public the rights of African Americans,” Baldwin said. ”And I think American students constitute 3.8 that Black History is not highlighted as much as it was in the lup School District’s students, past. To some degree, having an African-American president he third smallest minority group in ruary remains a month of education made people think that we had ns all across the country. arrived. They did students and teachers alike have TO SOME DEGREE, HAVING not think Black ts to promote Black History month. AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN History Month Webb, responsible for diversity and was as important PRESIDENT MADE PEOPLE because the e projects,” Webb said. “We have a THINK THAT WE HAD ARRIVED. things we were e Wagner, whose students worked L A SH AW N DA BALDW I N waiting for had ivists posters on the first floor. K A R SH N E R PR I NC I PAL come: an Africaneachers have been encouraging the wall and write about them. It is American leader t and teacher-driven celebrations of of the free world. In the past I felt like we were fighting for something and at the arrival of Barack Obama felt we did not have to heighten awareness, celebrate or fight as hard.” Should Black History Month become less and less relevant? Have African-Americans arrived? “No,” Baldwin said. “When you look on TV, you see IT IS EXCITING TO SEE ALL African-Americans being killed and the conversation is THE STUDENT AND TEACHERmerely it occurred because of their race. You see Black DRIVEN CELEBRATIONS OF Lives Matter and all the different movements that have DIVERSITY. come from violence geared toward African Americans. You see that we still have a ways to go.” NAT H A N W EBB V IC E PR I NC I PAL Both Webb and Bell recognize the effects of racism. “In any of those concerns, there is a lack of understanding of how each of us has more o made efforts to spread awareness commonalities than differences,” Webb said. “When I have seen hate come into play there is a lack of exposure or experience to neration. difference.” in the Life of MLK Jr. come from According to Bell, the Viking community’s confrontation of enter to the school here, just so we prejudice is adequate. legacy of Martin Luther King,” “I would not say the school has a huge racism problem ave given teachers different but I do get kids who stereotype,” en those things and created Bell said. “It is the way people achers who read literature to their portray black culture. You n History and students that have get subcategories of kids For me, it is not just about who say the n-word, who is about history in general, so try to be black when they I also was looking to provide are not.” s and all of our cultures.” In a similar fashion, rs, there is still a sentiment Baldwin has dealt less with rk in raising awareness for direct racism and more with stereotypes. do more,” Webb said and junior “[The school district] has been a welcoming focus on the obvious people, community; the district does lcolm X, Rosa Parks or Madam a good job acknowledging e is more to the story than what cultures,” Baldwin said. “But [PHS] is really only taking it at being a female of color and ocumentaries that talk about the being a leader often [means] but once again those are based being misunderstood. As an important to know activists were African-American female, ey could have been behind there are stereotypes that amera, molding what people often adhere to and when t forms of art.” you are in a leadership ges the Aretha Franklin, “The Queen of Soul”, is one of position, sometimes even y in the the best-selling musicians of all time. Her career more so.” nd the spans six decades and the genres of soul, gospel But Baldwin and and jazz. In 1987 she became the first woman to be Bell, despite all these get

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Wedding photos from one of Strom’s photography books. When living in Oregon, Strom started an independent photography business, Sara Strom Photography, capturing special memories of weddings and other events.

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ara Strom is many things: an entrepreneur, a photographer, a coach. And as of Feb. 1, 2018, she is the newest addition to the PHS faculty. Before teaching Photo I at PHS, Strom photographed events and took senior portraits in her self-started photography business, Sara Strom Photography. “When I started my business I jumped in with both feet. My first couple of paid jobs were from acquaintances... then I became a part of a few bridal fairs where I hosted a booth enabling me to show my work and meet potential brides and grooms. I stayed up late many nights a week studying the

her passion for helping students grow to become a photography teacher. “I am thrilled to be at PHS teaching Digital Photo best business practices and researching vendors. If I was going to start my company... I wanted to do it I. It gives me a chance to help students think out right. I put 100 percent effort in to the development of the box, learn to challenge themselves and to take the time to of my company, just like I do create a deeper with everything in my life,” understanding Strom said. of many topics,” I HOPE TO INSPIRE KIDS Through her Oregon-based Strom said. company, Strom was able to work TO KNOW THEY HAVE THE Strom cites with businesses around the U.S. POTENTIAL TO CREATE THE LIFE her ability to and even Italy but she eventually THEY WANT TO LIVE. empathize and decided to leave Oregon and SA R A ST ROM understand return to her hometown, T E AC H E R students as her Puyallup. most valuable Before joining the PHS staff strength in the full-time, Strom substitute taught classroom. and coached at Kalles Junior High. “I think I read people very well. Once I get to “Sports [are] also a huge love of mine. When know somebody, I think it is easy for me to tell if I started coaching here they are having a good day or a bad day and to in Puyallup, I had this discern what kind of help they need from me,” incredible feeling come over Strom said. me that I could be helping According to Strom, the most exciting part of students even more in the classroom. I have always had her new job is the ability to impact students’ lives positively. a passion for helping young “I hope to inspire kids to know they have the people learn to work hard potential to create the life they want to live. It takes and to work smart. I looked determination, self-discipline and a willingness in to the routes of earning to work for greatness. I hope kids take the time to my teaching certificate and investigate various opportunities. You never know am very happy with the what you are capable of until you try... Then try outcome,” Strom said. again and again, because it does not always happen Strom combined her on the first try,” Strom said. professional experience in the photography world with B Y

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torturing the mechanical human-like up the “danger,” for lack of androids without a second glance. a better word, of constantly They are desensitized, they shed their feeding such information to morals entirely. Now, this is extreme. yourself. The key word here is “desensitization:” And then there are the becoming accustomed so as to feel less, movies, the shows. All the care less. R-rated films that teens and Now of course, it can be argued that some kids still go see. this is not such a huge issue. Watching The grisly violence movies full of death, listening to becomes...nothing. No longer music full of curses does not make do we flinch away, no longer That seems to be the case K . LY C H I K you a worse person than someone that do we think about the horror more and more often. S T A F F does not. of Society is drowning in However, what is media. the issue flashing before Everything is pushed in our faces NO LONGER DO WE FLINCH is about our eyes. We through various means. AWAY, NO LONGER DO WE THINK the loss of blink it away News stories, movies and music are ABOUT THE HORROR OF WHAT IS empathy. and laugh and all ripe with all kinds of stimulation. We are think “it is not The problem is, what if it is simply FLASHING BEFORE OUR EYES. becoming real.” But what too much? K AT E LYC H I K quite the happens when it We are so accustomed to being STA F F apathetic does become real? overloaded with all manner of violence society. I myself cannot and tragedy and unhealthy habits that That is a worrying thought. pretend to be a saint that only watches it just does not affect us anymore. We read the news without batting an the purest, This is eye. Another tragedy, another family, G-rated stuff. I undoubtedly another individual— there is always do not. an “another.” A show I increasingly THE KEY WORD HERE IS In fact there are so many that it watched called growing ‘DESENSITIZATION:’ BECOMING starts meaning less to us. We take less “Westworld” issue. ACCUSTOMED SO AS TO FEEL time to think about what we read, we exemplifies Music is LESS, CARE LESS. empathize less, we care less. my point. The influential. What condolences we may give? Do whole series is Music is K AT E LYC H I K STA F F we even mean what we say? Those a depiction of an escape movies we watch? The violence we so what happens for many, greedily drink in… what if it dulls our when there for myself as senses, just as a drug. What if those are no consequences— people leave well. things in the news lose their reality? the real world and It allows us to isolate ourselves in a What if they really do just become enter a park in crowd, to lose ourselves and forget the “another?” which they world around us. So what then? What should we are allowed All well and good, sure. The content do? It would be ridiculous to to do however is a different story. suggest that we all quit taking whatever The lyrics that accompany those in media forever. None of us soothing sounds could potentially have they want. can do that; I certainly cannot. Many a negative influence. We can, however, take in of those There is no shortage of songs less. Choose wisely what you visitors that praise unhealthy habits: drugs, do with your time and take witness violence, cheating on partners… I time to really think. Next time and then understand I might sound like an old something happens in the news, end up grumpy women shaking her cane at the take time just to think. Ponder. “youngsters” but I simply want to bring murdering,

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Sports

The 2018 Winter Olympics took place in PyeongChang, South Korea. The U.S. took fourth place with a medal count of 23, including nine gold medals.

Skiing

March 2, 2018

Snowboarding

Snowboarding began development in the U.S. in the 1960s, inspired by skateboarding and skiing but was added to the Olympics in 1998. It is a sport for both men and women; 92 countries had athletes competing in at least one of the 2018 snowboarding categories. The categories include Men and Women’s Halfpipe, Slopestyle, Parallel Giant Slalom, Snowboard Cross and Big Air. The U.S. finished in the lead for snowboard medal count, with four gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal, followed by Canada with four total medals and France with two. Shaun White, 31, has the most gold medals for U.S. snowboarders; he has three after earning a gold in the Halfpipe competition in PyeongChang. He received his other two gold medals in the same event in 2006 and 2010. White is the first snowboarder to receive three gold medals and earned the U.S. their 100th Winter Olympics gold medal after earning his most recent. Jamie Anderson, 27, took home the gold in the Women’s Slopestyle category. At the 2014 games, Anderson made U.S. history as the first ever gold medalist in the Women’s Olympic Slopestyle, after receiving a near-perfect score on the inaugural run of the event. At the 2018 games, Anderson became the first female snowboarder to win more than one Olympic gold medal. Other medals came from Redmond Gerard, 17, in the Men’s Slopestyle (gold), Arielle Gold, 21, in the Women’s Halfpipe (bronze) and Chloe Kim, 17, in Women’s Halfpipe (gold). Kim is the youngest woman to ever P H O T O S F R O M G O O G L E win the Halfpipe event and she made history W I T H M O D I F I C A T I O N after reeling off back-to-back 1080s.

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ne of the most quintessential Winter Olympics sports, skiing, has been a part of the games since 1936, when a combined alpine skiing event was held in GarmischPartenkirchen. Downhill and cross country ski events have now come to include the biathlon, cross country relays and sprints, freestyle skiing, halfpipe, nordic combined, ski jumping and of course alpine skiing. In cross-country skiing, an event long dominated by Northern European competitors from snowy countries such as Norway and Sweden, tradition was broken as Americans Kikkan Randall and Jessica Diggins won the U.S.’s firstever gold in the event. Randall and Diggins narrowly defeated Sweden (which won silver) and Norway (which won bronze)

to make U.S. history in the women’s team sprint freestyle. Lindsey Vonn took home bronze for the U.S. in the women’s downhill final, becoming the oldest woman to medal in the event at 33. Twenty-two-year-old Mikaela Shiffrin from the U.S. won gold in the women’s giant slalom and silver in the women’s alpine combined. U.S. athlete David Wise won gold in the men’s halfpipe with the most technically precise run in Olympic history, earning a score of 97.2. Alex Ferreira won silver in the same event, and Brita Sigourney won bronze in women’s. In men’s freestyle skiing slopestlye, Nick Goepper took home silver. No American athletes medaled in biathlon events, which include both cross country skiing and rifle firing.

Hockey Ice hockey finds its origins rooted in Canada in around the early 1800s. However, it found its way to the U.S. in the 1890s. Hockey’s Olympic debut was at the 1920 games, where it has remained since. The women’s tournament was added in 1998. The United States has won 17 medals in ice hockey. The men’s team has won 11 and the women six. Since the introduction of the women’s event, it has been a competition between Canada and the U.S., the Americans winning gold in 1998, the Canadians every year after. In PyeongChang this rivalry continued, the gold medal match between the two countries. This time however, the Americans came out victorious. In a drama-filled game, the United States women won 3-2 in overtime, bringing the gold medal back to the states. The men’s team, however, did not find the same success. Due to the National Hockey League’s (NHL) decision to not allow their players to compete in the Olympics, the men’s team had to consist of “no-name,” non-established players. This led to a struggle for the men, resulting in a seventh place finish.

Speed Skating

Bobsleigh

Bobsleigh has been an Olympic event since the first games in 1924. The sport began with a four-man team, followed by a two-man team added in 1932 and two-woman team added in the Salt Lake City Games in 2002. Over the past century, the U.S. has earned 24 total medals, including seven gold. Despite having the fastest time in both the first and third heat of the two-woman bobsled competition and setting the track record, Elana Meyers Taylor and Lauren Gibbs finished the event with a silver medal, .07 seconds behind the winning Canadian team. Fellow U.S. team of Jamie Greubel

Poser and Aja Evans finished at fifth, .57 seconds away from the gold. Taylor received a silver medal in 2014 and bronze in 2010. Had the team won, they would be the first U.S. women gold medalists since the debut of the event. In the two-man competition, Canada and Germany tied for the gold medal, followed by Latvia with the bronze. The U.S. teams took 14th and 21st, the former less than two seconds behind the winners. The two U.S. four-man teams finished 19th and 20th in their event, just .01 seconds apart. They both trailed more than two seconds behind the winning Canadian team.

Speed Skating has been a featured Olympic event since the debut of the games in 1924. The women’s events were added in 1960. The U.S. has earned 67 total medals in Speed Skating, including 27 gold medals. The events range from short to long distance races; men compete in the 500m, 1000m, 1500m, 5000m, 10,000m and Team Pursuit, while women compete in the 500m, 1,000m, 1500m, 3000m, 5000m and Team Pursuit. A new event called Mass Start Speed Skating also debuted at the 2018 games. John-Henry Kreuger is the only American to receive a medal in the 2018 Speed Skating category. After three of the five finalists in the 1000m fell with just two laps to go, Kreuger was one of two left standing. He finished easily behind Canadian Samuel Girard, securing himself a silver medal. He is now one

Skating Figure skating, the Winter Olympics’ oldest sport, has changed dramatically since the 1908 London games and continues to do so today. Among the athletes contributing to figure skating’s continued evolution is 24-year-old Mirai Nagasu, the first American woman to complete a triple axel at an Olympic event. She nailed the historic move during the team figure skating event at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, helping the U.S. team take home the bronze. Olympics history was made in more ways than one at PyeongChang this year; 28-year-old figure skater Adam Rippon broke barriers as the first openly gay U.S. athlete to compete in the Winter Olympics. Rippon used the limelight of the games to speak on LGBTQ+ issues as well as the oft-ignored problem of eating disorders among male figure skaters. “While you may not be shocked that I am gay... I hope it helps a young girl or boy who does not feel like they belong, like I once did, and lets them know it is awesome to be yourself. You can do anything if you work hard,” Rippon

tweeted Jan. 10. Fifteen-year-old Olympic athletes from Russia (OAR) competitor Alina Zagitova, second-youngest Olympic individual ladies’ champion behind Tara Lipinski of the 1998 games, narrowly beat out fellow OAR athlete Evgenia Medvedeva for the gold. Siblings Maia and Alex Shibutani won bronze for the U.S. in ice dancing, placing below French pair Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron and Canadian veterans Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir.

of two Americans to medal in the Men’s 1000m. The U.S. took fifth in Short Track Speed Skating, thanks to Kreuger’s Medal. Brittany Bowe took fifth in the women’s 500m and fourth in the 1000m; she finished both races less than a second behind the champion. Bowe has won numerous World Championship medals, including a bronze and gold in the 1000m, in 2013 and 2015, respectively. In 2015 she also earned a gold in the 1500m, a silver in the 500m and she won the 2015 World Sprint Championships. Bowe currently holds the American record for the 1000m.

Curling

urling made its Olympic debut in the 1924 games. After that competition however, curling only made three appearances in the Olympics as a demonstration sport in the 1932, 1988 and 1992 games until being officially added in the 1998 games. Curling has three events: the men’s event, the women’s event and the newly-added mixed doubles event. The sport involves teams of four or two competing on a special type of textured ice called “pebbled ice,” named for the frozen water droplets on its surface that give it its texture. Two teams take turn “throwing” a 44-pound stone down the ice. One person sends the stone down the ice while three others sweep the ice using brooms to affect the speed and accuracy of the stone. The objective is to get the stone as close as possible to the center circles of a target at the end of the ice. The United States has only medaled once previously in curling, earning a bronze medal in the 2006 men’s event. In this year’s Pyeongchang games, the U.S. men’s team won gold for the first time ever in the final match against Sweden Feb. 24, with a victory of 10-7. Throughout the games the U.S. team has been labelled as a “ragtag” group of competitors but despite this remained confident, leading them to victory. Russians Aleksander Krushelnitchii and his wife Anastasia Bryzgalova who competed in the mixed doubles competition were faced with controversy after winning bronze in the event. Krushelnitchii tested positive for a banned substance, failing his required drug test. Russia was infamously banned from the 2018 games after a statesponsered doping scandal was uncovered, Russians instead competing as the Olympic athletes from Russia. Krushelnitchii and Bryzgalova have since returned their medals.

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A&E March 2, 2018

CENTURY OF ‘FRESH’ TOMATOES B Y

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The film critique site Rotten Tomatoes has MOVIE REVIEWS only given a handful of movies a perfect score of 100 percent, also known as “certified fresh.” Here are the the best films 1920s from each decade. “The Cabinet of Dr.Caligari” 1930s From long before our time, “The Roaring Twenties” the movie tells a tale about 1940s The story of three men a young man and his fiance as they unwittingly get tied up in a string of murders after a visit to a carnival hypnotist.

1950s

“All About Eve”

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A seemingly harmless aspiring actress meets her role model, an aging star and maneuvers her way into that star’s good graces. However, her intentions are less than innocent and the tale of deceit and betrayal is spun.

“Citizen Kane”

struggling to make a living in prohibitionist America after returning home, having served in World War I.

This fascinating film follows a group of reporters as they feverishly try to decipher a wealthy man’s last word. Through this, viewers watch as the man’s history is unfolded.

1960s

“Repulsion”

The harrowing story of a young woman with a strong repulsion to her sister’s lover, to put it in a rather over-simplified manner. Viewers watch her spiral into madness and despair. Not as light-hearted as one might first have thought.

1980s

“Terminator”

A widely-known and well-loved movie, it should come as no surprise that it made this list. A cyborg assassin goes back in time to find a young woman and kill her. Simultaneously a soldier from the future goes back to protect her. Who will find her first?

1990s

“The Conformist”

A man eager to fit into the Mussolini’s fascist party is sent to assassinate an old professor of his, a political dissident. However, his inner struggles threaten the outcome of his task.

“Toy Story”

Who has not seen Toy Story? A beloved animated film that depicts the exciting adventures of toys that come to life and follows the plight of the cowboy, Woody and his rival-turnedfriend, Buzz, as they try to return to their owner.

2000s

“Man on Wire”

1970s

A reenactment of the life of a French tightrope walker, Philippe Petit and the struggles and victories of his career. Most notably featured is his walk across the Twin Towers.

2010s

“Paddington 2”

The second children’s movie following the life of a bear called Paddington. Settled in with his new family, the bear buys a gift for his aunt, which is stolen. He embarks on an adventure to find the thief.