Mr. & Mrs. JHS Finalists
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The Volume 93 // Issue 10 Jenks High School Newspaper TRO AN TORCHApril 2013 Mr. & Mrs. JHSJ Finalists See Page 12 Boston Marathon coverage on pg. 12 News Page 2 North Korea rockets to Local dentist is dirty world attention Kelsey Ray Skye Cruz Reporter Reporter Recently North Korea an- think that North Korea will be Tulsa oral surgeon, Dr. help press charges. nounced that the 1953 armistice prevented from taking action by Scott Harrington, faces se- While the majority of the between the US and North Ko- neighboring or bordering coun- vere charges accusing him media attention focuses solely on rea is null. tries, namely China. of not only allowing his Dr. Harrington, his assistants also Senator John Kerry visited Sen. Kerry visited China uncertified assistants to per- face jail time and $10,000 in fines North Korean officials on Fri- to convince them to use their form IV sedation, but ex- for the unauthorized practice of day, Apr. 12, and warned Kim influence over North Korea to posing up to 7,000 people dentistry as well as without a li- Jong-un not to test his nuclear pressure the hostile country to to HIV, Hepatitis B, and cense. Both of these crimes are missile, called Musudan. denuclearize their defenses. Hepatitis C. The issue arose felonies in the U.S. The inves- The missile has a range of This new hostility is partly after one of his patients was tigation is far from being com- 2,500 according to top Ameri- due to a change in leadership. diagnosed with hepatitis C, plete, and the motives behind his can officials, which means the In late 2011, the country’s ruler, causing officials to conduct actions remain ambiguous. North Koreans can bomb all of Kim Jong-il, died. His son, Kim the original inspection. The Since the investigation has South Korea, Japan, and even Jong-un, took over. infection may have spread to commenced, an anonymous let- reach Guam. The country is in a dicta- his patients through unsani- ter was distributed to various Senator Kerry emphasized torship. Kim Jong-un and his tary and rusted equipment dentists warning them that one the unwillingness of the US to predecessors are the center of a of which he is accused of complaint can leave their practice recognize North Korea as a nu- cult of personality, where they cleaning with bleach, caus- in shambles, as well as criticizing clear state. are worshipped as gods. ing them to corrode as well the manner in which the media Because of this, US mili- Analysts believe that Kim as acting wholly negligent handled the crisis. The investiga- tary defenses in key Alaska Jong-un is trying to prove his towards proper nationwide tion will continue until justice has bases have more than doubled. worth by becoming increas- sanitation mandates. taken its course. However, many US mili- ingly aggressive. While no charges have tary officials say that the war- They also thing that he is been filed yet, witness will heads launched by North Korea assuring his military, which be key in proving the con- would be very unreliable and makes up a large percentage of tamination was caused di- that nuclear missiles in general the North Korean population, rectly through Harrington’s are beyond the military finesse that the military continues to practice. All of his patients of North Korea. be at the forefront of his admin- are required to be tested for A missile launch by North istration. various types of disease. Korea would violate U.N. secu- This also points to a grow- Investigators hope to un- rity sanctions ing theory that the dictatorship veil cases that allow them However, most experts is falling apart. to eliminate other causes of infection and utilize them to proceeded to stab him nearly thirty times gun. This leads the prosecution to believe Jodi Arias and slit his throat. Afterwards, Arias took that the killing was a product of jealousy, tried for murder photos of Alexander’s corpse and put it in as Arias claimed that Alexander did not Maddie Hudspeth the shower, dumped the gun in the desert, give all of his attention to her. Reporter and put the camera in a clothes washer. “She’s a sociopath,” sophomore Katie Jodi Arias, 32, was brought into the She claims it was self-defense against her Smith said, and many students agree. The Maricopa County Superior Court in Arizo- abusive boyfriend, but will face the death case itself also seems to be full of holes. na in Feb. to testify about the 2008 murder penalty if the jury decides to convict her of Domestic violence expert Juan Martinez of a man in his Arizona apartment. first-degree murder. claimed that Arias was vulnerable and that The Arizona jurors were allowed to ask Initially, Arias claimed that it was his advances left her defenseless, but that questions pertaining to Arias’s life in Cali- masked intruders before finally settling on her diary did not supply any evidence of fornia, her recent conversion to Mormon- self-defense. Her grandparents reported this. Shortly after this, Martinez was seen ism, and about her romance with Travis that a .25 caliber handgun- the same one signing autographs for fans, which equals Alexander, the man she is accused of mur- used to kill Alexander- was stolen from misconduct. He is still trying to disprove dering. their California home about a week before this theory and the matter of Arias’s sup- On the day of the murder, Arias said the murder, while Arias denies knowledge posed “amnesia”. All the while, testimo- that she and Alexander were fighting of the weapon. Authorities believe she nies are still being cleared up, and the trial when she obtained a gun from the victim’s brought it with her to Arizona, but Arias continues with Arias charged with first- closet and shot him in the head. She then claims she shot Alexander with his own degree murder. Feature Page 3 Sloan’s team takes the trial Horse slaughter leads to debate Avery Johnson Audra Glenn Reporter Reporter The members of this year’s Separating into two teams al- Oklahoma Governor Mary health and safety. American Mock Trial program have prov- lowed every member of the Fallin signed a bill on March horses are often treated with en their stellar ability to ruth- program to attend state competi- 29th allowing horse slaughter drugs and medications that are lessly annihilate the competition tion. in Oklahoma. However, the not approved for use in ani- from across Oklahoma. While Both Mock Trial teams bill prohibits selling the meat mals intended for food. Horse their success has been prevalent, achieved great success, with for human consumption in the slaughter opponents are push- it did not come without much one team eventually advanc- state. Proponents, including ing legislation in Congress to dedication and hard work. Much ing to the final round of state- Fallin, essentially said the bill ban domestic slaughter, as well is also owed to the two team wide competition; this was an was for the horses’ own good. as the export of horses to other coaches: Tim Sloan and Mike unprecedented accomplish- “Abuse is tragically com- countries for slaughter. Many Horn. Highly notable is the de- ment. This final round pitted mon among horses that are animal rights groups and public cision to split this year’s team the team against that of Clinton reaching the end of their natu- officials are outraged at the idea into different groups, allowing High School, where the Globo- ral lives. Many horses are of resuming domestic slaughter. two teams to enter competition. Gym Purple Cobras gloriously abandoned or left to starve to But others – including some Before the season began, conquered their way to second death. Others are shipped out horse rescuers, livestock asso- the team participated in scrim- place. of the country, many to Mexi- ciations the American Quarter mages with other mock trial “Getting second place was co, where they are processed Horse Association, and local teams. It was then that the group totally the best thing ever and it in potentially inhumane condi- equestrians – support the plans. and the coaches decided to split feels really special,” senior Zach tions that are not regulated by “I really do not have a into two different teams: TBA, Smith said with giddy, school- the U.S. government” governor problem with the bill. There are and The Purple Cobras. The girl inflection as he skipped Mary Fallin stated. just too many horses that are not Purple Cobra team was coach daintily down the hallway. The bill was backed by the being taken care of in the state. ran and comprised mostly of The team’s next objective Oklahoma Farm Bureau and The bill being passed is going varsity members. The TBA team is to celebrate their victory. The many farmers and ranchers who to be beneficial for everybody” was student run with a few var- season has now come to a close, said a seven-year national ban local trainer Kalea Maxwell sity members to help. and the Globo-Gym Purple Co- on horse slaughter has contrib- stated. “We are the Globo-Gym bras take great pride in their uted to overstocked herds and The state joins 46 other Purple Cobras, and we will, newfound status. Though cur- a depressed market. In addition states that do not prohibit we will, rock you” senior Jake rently relishing the success, the to animal welfare concerns, op- slaughter, and Oklahoma will Downs decreed. team’s coaches, Horn and Sloan, ponents have said slaughtering hopefully see the desired results The decision to split the are already preparing for next horses for human consumption soon.