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St. Charles Preparatory School November/2010

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Q U I C K The Saint Charles Community Mourns the Loss of NEWS:

 SC Water Polo Sophomore Dominic Gregory brings home state title! Sam Powell ‗11 ―Dominic was always smiling smile. He was also a very whenever I saw him. Seeing generous person. If someone  Cardinals Soccer On October 13th, 2010, that, it was hard not to smile needed food because they forget finishes 3rd in the myself.‖ –Anonymous theirs, he would give whatever CCL. the Saint Charles Community experienced the tragic loss of he could to them. I miss him St. Charles wel-  sophomore Dominic Gregory. ―I‘ll remember Dom as a joking very much, and will never forget comes Mr. Gruber person who could make you him.‖ -Anonymous to the faculty. To his parents, he was a beloved son. To his brother laugh at will. He never let  Trapped Chilean Eythan, he was a cherished anyone tell him what to do. ―I remember days at St. Charles miners finally Even though I didn‘t agree with with Dominic. Dominic was a freed. sibling. To many, he was a cheerful, energetic, and genuine him always, I have respect for happy kid that was great to be  “Don’t Ask, Don’t friend. But to all of us, he was a his ideas and thoughts because around. He made study halls Tell” is repealed. brother. he was determined. Dom and I and St. Charles a better place.‖- One thing is for sure— would always talk about the Christian Cumberland he will be sorely missed, and this movie Seabiscuit. RIP‖ –Matt G tragedy has served to highlight ―The thing that I admire most the importance of brotherhood about Dominic is that he could at St. Charles, as many affected smile through anything. It INSIDE THIS wasn‘t really even like a polite ISSUE: by this loss have recited the Latin phrase, Semper Fratres— smile, it was just goofy. He was such a happy kid, and I don‘t SC Sports 2 ―Always brothers.‖ think I ever saw him frown. Resquias in pace, Dominic. Every day he would bring in a SC-Related 4 little Pepsi can with his lunch. Here is what some are saying We would all ask him for it, but World News 5 about Dominic: he would never give it to us (the Dominic, middle, with a group only thing he didn‘t share). The ―Dom, having you in my of friends. His bright smile will Pepsi had ―JOY‖ printed on the Non-Sequiturs 6 homeroom last year was a real be remembered by all. side. He would never give his blessing. As freshman we were Photo from Dominic‘s Face- joy away, and no one could take book profile. it from him. It‘s good to know Editorials 10 all uncertain what we were going to do at some points. I always that Dominic is in a better place new no matter what we were now, because he deserves it. He ―Dominic was a great person to going through you would always was a good friend, a good guy, have around, especially at lunch. have that bright smile that would and just a pleasure to have for Every day that I would sit at the keep us going. We are all gonna his time here. We will miss him table with him he would be miss you bud. Love, David greatly.‖ – Chris Whaley smiling, and it would make Sullivan‖ everyone around him want to

The Carolian Sports Page 2 SC Water Polo Snatches State Title!

goals to take the lead. ―We had to get guard (Willi) gets so high out of the Chris D‘Angelo ‗12 our heads in the game. We thought we water every time the ball goes near him. could plow through them,‖ said He‘s lucky the pool is so deep, or else In only its fourth year of Swanson. Daniel Cogan followed with you would think he was jumping off the existence, Coach Geoff Gear‘s St. two goals, and Toledo scored again to tie bottom.‖ Charles Water polo team has won the the game at 3-3 at half. After the half, St. Francis had the ball with state championship, a result of a Cogan scored yet again. However, twelve seconds remaining, and Coach sensational 31-4 season. merely six seconds later, the Knights Geoff Gear put in all of the seniors. The Entering the regional made another goal, and sent the game to ball started at the goalie and he lobbed it tournament at Thomas Worthington on a 4-4 fourth quarter. The players, toward the goal. Senior Thomas Phillips October 15th, St. Charles was the coaches, and fans were all excited. sprinted towards the ball and was able to number one seed. However, they were steal it away from two Knights players to defeated on a penalty shot with three clinch the victory. The players, the seconds left by the number two seed, the bench, and the crowd erupted with Knights of Toledo St. Francis DeSales. cheers as St. Charles won their first water The Cardinals returned Saturday night to polo State Championship! The players all defeat number three seed Thomas jumped in the water, but ―Pushing Worthington by one goal on a shot by Coach Gear in the water was the best Max Herath with twenty seconds left, part,‖ said junior Zack Poltor. thereby securing a spot at the four-team John Flis said, ―We played with state tournament on October 22nd and our best team unity ever. We left it all in 23rd. the pool.‖ Junior Alex Kocher was In their first game on the 22nd, pumped: ―It feels great that after four the Cardinals faced the Upper Arlington years we finally pulled it off.‖ Orion Golden Bears, the number one seed Swanson profoundly said, ―We took a from the other regional tournament. sloppy team and won a state Two and a half weeks earlier, UA had championship through determination, come back from a 7-1 deficit to defeat good coaching, and hard work. A candle the Cards 8-7. So many of the players burns brightest in the dark.‖ viewed this as a revenge game. ―Last Nate Cohen, St. Charles time, we were really humbled,‖ said alumnus, brother of sophomore Josh senior Max Herath. ―This time, we came Cohen, and first-year assistant coach, in level-headed and played our game. I was jubilant after the win. Earlier in the had no doubt in my mind that we would The glory of champions. year, Nate said, ―I was terrible. I didn‘t win, even when we were not playing our Photo courtesy of Andy Sellan. know anything. But both the team and I best.‖ St. Charles went on to win the improved greatly, made adjustments, and matchup 10-8, thanks in large part to five Halfway through the fourth picked up a lot.‖ Asked if he will return goals by junior Daniel Cogan. This win quarter, junior Natty Patterson had a next year, Nate replied, ―probably.‖ launched SC into the title game the next wide open goal to take the lead. With Coach Geoff Gear said, ―I was night against Toledo‘s St. Francis 1:30 left, Orion Swanson scored again to so proud of how far we‘ve come. It‘s DeSales, setting up yet another revenge make the game 6-4. Toledo had plenty of been a fun ride over the last four years, match. time; luckily Senior captain and goalie, being able to see the progress. Coming After an emotional pregame John Flis, ―Played out of his mind,‖ said into this weekend, I didn‘t have any prayer by junior Chris D‘Angelo, the Swanson. Flis blocked lob after lob, expectations. I looked at this as a bonus Cardinals prepared for the most shot after shot, and made steal after opportunity, a reward for a great season. important game of their water polo steal. Earlier in the quarter, he had I just wanted us to play our best.‖ Asked careers. ―I was nervous and excited blocked a penalty shot by the same what the best part of the season was, before the game, although on the outside player who had defeated the Cards the Gear paused, and replied, ―Winning the I looked cool, calm, and collected,‖ said week before. Senior Captain Brian Willi state championship, but also every step assistant coach Nate Cohen. After an also played tremendously, getting about along the way.‖ The biggest change from opening goal by senior captain Orion twenty steals. A spectator was overheard last year to this year? ―Nate Cohen.‖ Swanson, St. Francis scored two straight during the game saying: ―that center

The Carolian Sports Page 3 Rollercoaster Ride of a Soccer Season Comes to an End

Adam Mesewicz ‗12 dominated Central A rollercoaster ride is truly the on their own turf; only way to describe the Cardinal‘s soc- however, they were cer season this year. With a final record not able to score a of 5-11, fans never knew what to expect goal in the first half. from the Cardinals. The five wins came After a motivational against some impressive opponents, yet halftime speech by many of the eleven losses came against Coach Rick Ey, the inferior teams. Cardinals came out This year the Cardinals finished fired up. Captain third in the CCL with a final record of 2- Alan Sincich put 2. The wins came over tough opponents the Cards on the Bishop Watterson (3-1) and the impres- board first, scoring sive Bishop Ready team (4-1). The Car- off a cross from the dinals suffered losses to traditional pow- other captain, Char- erhouse St. Francis DeSales and to up- lie Macias. Soon and-coming Bishop Hartley. ―I felt like after Sincich‘s goal, we had a shot at finishing in the top of Macias put in two more goals that sealed the CCL this year, but we didn‘t come to the victory. Charlie Macias goes for a kick. The next game in the district play against Hartley and DeSales,‖ said Photo Courtesy of Andy Sellan. starting defenseman Michael Buonaiuto. tournament for the Cardinals came A key non-league win came against Pickerington Central‘s counter- against top-ranked Beavercreek, followed part, Pickerington North. North, who who has committed to the University of by one against Marysville, who has been was seeded fourth in the central division, Evansville, will go on to play soccer in playing well recently. ―The games we came in with a solid record and a roster college. The rest of the seniors will likely won this season were games when we full of experienced seniors. Unfortu- play in intramurals and enjoy the skills came together collectively as a team and nately, North proved to be too much to which they have refined in high school. played hard the entire eighty minutes,‖ handle, and the Cards fell 3-0. As for the rest of the returning team, said Buonaiuto. These important wins The overall consensus of the most will play club soccer in the spring were enough for the Cardinals to receive season is definitely one of disappoint- and will be prepared to come out next a district tournament draw. ment. The team had plenty of talent, but season motivated and ready to compete. The first game of the district was not able to put all the pieces togeth- tournament for the Cardinals was against er at the right times. For the seven sen- a very strong OCC opponent in Picker- iors on the team, their careers as high ington Central. Although the field con- school soccer players have come to a ditions were not ideal, the Cardinals close. Some, such as Charlie Macias, SC Cross Country Finishes Strong

Sam Powell ‗11 While the team is losing some cross country team can only boost the Congratulations to the SC Cross key seniors next year, Quinn expects the strong momentum the team has already Country Team for completing another Cards to thrive for the next few years. gained this season. According to some highly successful season! ―Even though we‘re losing seniors from players, this year‘s team was a healthy The Cards won the CCL meet the varsity team, I think we have plenty mix of upperclassman leaders with and qualified for the regional meet. of underclassman ready to step up,‖ he promising freshman and sophomore When asked about these achievements, said. ―Next year will be similar to this runners. In this way, the future only cross country star Chris Quinn year, and we should be able to continue looks bright for SC Cross Country. responded, ―The new runners and strong our CCL winning streak for the next two leadership from the seniors definitely years. I expect that we will continue to helped.‖ do well in the future.‖ Such positive predictions for the

The Carolian SC-Related Page 4 Saint Charles Welcomes Mr. Gruber

Austin Cuervo ‗12 wanted to be a teacher because he felt that he has many opportunities to share Mr. Gruber is the newest and a vast amount of knowledge to pass addition to the unique teaching staff of on. He is a recent 2010 graduate of The St. Charles. Ohio State University where he obtained Mr. William Gruber was born in his Bachelor of Arts in Physical Columbus and grew up here in Bexley, as Education and Health. This is his first a buckeye. Mr. Gruber was year teaching at St. Charles, and it is also homeschooled until high school and his first year teaching ever. graduated from St. Charles. Throughout Mr. Gruber finds passion in high school, he played basketball and health because of the positive influence baseball for the Cardinals. His favorite of athletics in his life. Growing up his subject in school was mathematics, and biggest role model was his grandfather Father Bennett reigned as his favorite because he was hardworking and kind by teacher. He chose St. Charles because his helping everyone but himself in the family attended and because of the family. Mr. Gruber is exceptionally tradition that St. Charles upholds to this hardworking, focused, and happy to be day. at St. Charles; as we are very pleased to He knew he wanted to be a have him. teacher his freshman year in high school after having Father Bennett and the Mr. Gruber cheerfully watching over impact he made on him. Mr. Gruber students. Photo courtesy of Andy Sellan. The History of the Secrets of St. Charles

John Browne ‗14 and a college seminary until 1965. Everyone knows that St. Charles Then there is one of the oldest schools in the state are the intriguing of Ohio just from driving by the campus. balconies to which But what many people do not know is nobody can seem to that there are many secrets and legends find a stairwell. Some within the walls of St. Charles. The very even claim that there structure of the school is quite mystical. is a nuclear bomb Between the original foundation and the shelter below the many renovations that have been basement level which constructed on the school since its was established during beginning, the architects‘ original design the Cold War and of the campus may have become much Cuban Missile Crisis different from the structure which was eras in case a nuclear originally intended. This legend may war broke out. While make the buzz around campus of secret these legends may seem to be hogwash, Room 212. Though familiar to all stu- underground tunnels, which connect it is quite possible that they are actually dents, there may be much more lying certain areas of the school with each accurate. beneath the surface. other, true. Are any of the rumors true? Photo courtesy of Andy Sellan. And you can‘t help but to What are all of those strange and unused wonder if there are any ghosts or rooms for anyways? What is up on the hauntings within the school. After all, it fifth floor and beyond the balconies St. Charles really like? Find out in the has been around since 1923, and St. untouched by students during the day? following updates of The History of the Charles was both an all-male high school And what are the bomb shelters beneath Secrets of St. Charles coming to you soon.

The Carolian World News Page 5 The Heroic Rescue of the Chilean Miners

Eric Shomo ‗11

When coal mines collapse, the outcomes are usually very fatal and unfortunate. We have seen it happen before. It is such a common and unlucky occurrence these days. Collapses of such coal mines have taken place all over the world, and have devastated the communities in which mining serves as a way of life. A mine in Chile collapsed about two months ago. Trapped beneath the surface were thirty-three men, thirty-two of whom were Chileans and one was Bolivian. At first glance, it did not seem likely that the men would survive, for they were ensnared 2,050 feet below the surface for seventeen days before anyone The emotional emergence from be- confirmed that they were still alive. That building a capsule which would sink neath. is between a quarter of a mile and a half slowly down to the depths of the mine. of a mile underground…for seventy days This type of capsule is referred to as a Photo courtesy of Google Images. total! For those who work in safe ―Phoenix Capsule.‖ Pathways had to be offices, make at least forty-thousand dug in the right places and with the right dollars a year, and go home to the ones measurements, lest the debris fall further condition. Each miner was provided they love every day, it‘s a real eye-opener. down and suffocate the miners. The with special sunglasses in order to Assistance from various drilling was done with a T-130 American transition their eyesight back to normal countries, including the United States, rig, brought from Afghanistan where it and to readjust to the sunlight. One by soon rushed to the aid of the people of was used for drilling water wells. one, they were each embraced by their Chile. The miners were then assured The capsule itself, which was family members, friends, and loved ones. that they would live…as long as they less than twenty-six inches wide and From now on they will not just could be rescued within a fair amount of slightly more than six feet long, was be ordinary miners, but they will be time. lowered into a vertical tunnel that rescue Chilean (and possibly global) celebrities As soon as government workers workers had been digging since word and symbols of determination and found a way to provide air, food, and was received that the miners were still perseverance. They will attempt their water to the trapped miners, they began alive. perilous profession again, but for now to work on a method of transporting the The process of bringing up the they celebrate their victory over death. miners out from the actual mine. miners was much smoother than We can remember them as los hombres de Because of the conditions of the miners expected. What helped was the fact that las profundidades abajo— ―the men from and the position of the collapsed debris, the rig pulled the miners up at a faster the depths below.‖ it took a while for the crew to devise rate than it lowered down items. The such as plan. The final scheme for the miners were all safely brought out of the rescue of the miners consisted of mine, and were said to be in good Volcanic Eruption in Indonesia Sam Powell ‗11 So far, authorities estimate the been evacuated as they anxiously wait Just recently, the Indonesian death toll to be 194, and they say that for the cue to return safely to their volcano Mount Merapi erupted, sending most of the deaths are due to respiratory homes. Government officials say it will clouds of ash over the island of Java. illnesses caused by the ash. be a while until the area fully recovers 350,000 Indonesian people have from this catastrophic eruption.

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Grimm‘s Grim Tales: A Commentary on Fairy Tales You Thought You Knew No. 1: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Cottage Steven Darnell ‗11; Jacob and Wilhelm right, ―Little Red Cap‖ (―Little Red divulged her purpose for being in the Grimm Riding Hood‖ is a mistranslation/use of woods and her destination. I guess she a synonym for the original German title). missed the ―don‘t-talk-to-strangers‖ talk. In order to better understand If you do not want to hear me mention As you already know, the wolf rushes our first story, it may be necessary to the gruesome details contained in the ahead and devours Granny while Red point out a few key ideas. First off, original, then please, run away from this Cap frolics in the woods. Fast forward WOLVES ARE BAD. Is that clear? copy of The Carolian like a murderous to ―what big eyes, ears, hands and They are always, unlike swans, deer, huntsman is after you. If you feel brave, mouth‖ Red Cap notices her ‗Granny‘ birds, and other ―cute‖ animals, seen as or you have nothing else to do with your now has and you have one digested EVIL and even sinful. Just remember five seconds of free time that you have daughter of a mother that was, at the which animals were good in Bambi and as a St. Charles student, read on and find least, lax in her cautionary talks. After a you should be fine. Secondly, elderly out what the ALA has tried to keep from meal of two humans (just how BIG are people and those in need are good, and you. these German wolves?!?!), you have one need to be helped unless you want It may come as a shock, but wolf in a food coma. How else could something bad to happen to you. Little Red Cap is transporting not only you explain the passing woodsman Understand this as a sort of Karma. cakes but also liquor to her sick scissoring open the belly of the wolf Thirdly, simple people are always honest grandmother. Why exactly she needs the without him waking? and good-hearted. Finally, always listen alcohol to make her feel better, I‘ll let And now the story gets a little to your parents, or else bad things are you decide. Red Cap also is told by her far fetched. Granny and Red are not likely to happen. I hate to say it, but all mother to be polite, careful, and not to only alive but also apparently not messy of these lessons (except for maybe wander off the path lest she break the from their alimentary adventure. The number one and number three) are true bottle. helpful woodsman fills the belly of the and hold up to today‘s view of life. So, enter our opportunistic wolf with stones which kills our napping If you have not figured out the lupine. Red Cap falls for the old ―pick- nemesis. I guess that is one way to story I‘m talking about yet, it‘s, that‘s Granny-some-flowers‖ line, after she has handle identity theft. Granny then celebrates by eating and drinking and Red realizes that Mother knows best. Except for the not talking to strangers, and killing protected species, and plucking poison ivy for Granny‘s nosegay, and… So remember the moral of the story—stay on the straight and narrow or a wolf will eat your Granny and you will end up with a bottle of wine. No that‘s not right—stay on the beaten path or you will get poison ivy and your Granny will have big hands. No, no that doesn‘t sound right either. Well, you will have to draw your own conclusion— Aesop‘s fables these are not. And what about part two where Granny‘s sausages have a special ingredient? Hint, stay away from anything that old girl makes. Until next time, Steven Darnell.

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The Carolian Non-Sequitur Page 7 A Closer Look at the One and Only, Phil Davison!!! Sam Powell ‗11 that we should tell our From the small village of friends, neighbors, and Minerva, Ohio, Councilman Phil Randy Gonzalez. Davison rocked America when his Stark So how legitimate County Treasurer nomination speech is the man with ―both went on YouTube. Davison yelled, barrels, guns loaded?‖ screamed, shouted, and even emitted a Although it may be easy to dog-like whimper during his passionate blow the video off as some campaign speech. comical, staged event, it Davison, who insists that he has seems that it was actually ―a Bachelor‘s Degree in Sociology, a real. Delivered at Malone Bachelor‘s Degree in History, a Master‘s University‘s Johnson Degree in Public Administration, Center, this dramatic speech and….a Master‘s degree IN was given to a crowd of COMMUNIVATION,‖ frantically about one-hundred paced back and forth between his listeners. So you may wonder, then, who Davison getting serious. audience and the podium with his well- is this guy? Photo courtesy of Google Images. rehearsed notes. This GOP politician With a current estimated became overly passionate when he population of 3,934 and a land area of passion stems from his own personal screamed, ―I have been a Republican in 2.1 square miles, Minerva is the village in experience with hardship and his times good, and I have been a which Davison is one of four elected struggles with unemployment. ―I‘m Republican in times bad!!!‖ After citing a council members, who work with the living what I spoke,‖ he said. ―People favorite Einstein quote, Davison said small town‘s mayor in making executive are frustrated out there. People want that he also believes that ―drastic times and legislative decisions. Yes, that‘s changes. I want to get involved. That's call for drastic measures,‖ and he told right—Phil Davison is part of the group why I ran for treasurer.‖ everyone that ―We‘re tired of business as that actually governs Minerva. Elected When asked about his political usual!‖ What is most impressive is into this office in January of 2010, views, Davison replied, ―I think it‘s time Davison‘s ability to use knowledge not Davison will complete his term on we form a radical branch of the only as a trusty tool, but as a weapon, December 31, 2013. Besides the Republican Party. We need to embrace seemingly some sort of machete. position of councilman for Minerva, diversity and include people who are Davison concluded that if nominated, he which pays $260 a month, Davison is frustrated with government, who truly plans on eliminating the ―infestation‖ of currently unemployed, and confesses want to make a change.‖ He said that the Stark County Treasurer‘s Office, and that he has been turned down for his ultimate political vision is ―to expand minimum-wage jobs. the GOP to encompass the louder, more In an interview extreme factions of the party.‖ with PBS, Davison said, Davison told an interviewer ―My speech last night—I from Politico that he was surprised that knew it might be a little his video received such fame after his over the edge, but that‘s speech. ―It‘s shocking,‖ he explained. how I felt at the time. If ―I don‘t know what to say. I‘m it spurs someone to go on speechless. I was emotional last night. and say, ‗You know, I I‘m truly passionate about what I believe want to go up there and in. If I had to give it again, I would give talk like that too. I want it again.‖ to a make a difference. I Needless to say, Phil Davison want to get involved in did not receive the nomination for Stark the community…‘ If it County Treasurer. Instead, it was given Davison often employed elaborate gestures during affects one person in a to North Canton Financial Director Alex his speech. positive way, then it was Zumbar. So for now, Phil Davison worth it.‖ remains a council member of a humble Photo courtesy of Google Images. Davison also told town, and the world can only wait and PBS that his egregious see what he does with himself next.

The Carolian Non–Sequitur Page 8 Review: ‘s Peter Vilardi ‗12 obviously added to reinforce that this shouted at the top of Bennington‘s This month‘s ―Album Review‖ album is about war. Give me a break. register. takes a look at Linkin Park‘s latest release, And the rest of the album‘s But the album‘s other single, A Thousand Suns (2010). Linkin Park has material is not particularly interesting nor ―,‖ starts as an clearly come a long way since their 2000 convincing. Many of the songs resort to annoyingly harmonized rap and ends as debut , but where they are metronomic electronic beats, replacing an emotionally overwrought ballad. now, quite frankly, is not very impressive. the driving rhythm of the band‘s earlier ―Iridescent‖ and ―Robot Boy‖ provide This trend of misguided musical songs with a soulless sterility that more of the same, while ―Blackout‖ is experimentation began with 2007‘s pervades the entire album. The seamless -backed yelling. The two or Minutes to Midnight, in which their music combination of rap, hard rock, and three ―good‖ songs that I mentioned became a lot less heavy and more teenage angst was what lent early Linkin earlier do not make the rest of the album oriented toward drippy love ballads Park‘s music power and urgency. Their any easier to listen to. The fact is, two or (―Leave Out All the Rest‖ was in Twilight, new material is flat and uninteresting, three songs are just not enough to carry for goodness‘ sake!). In every effort to coated in static, , , an entire album. (Even the Beatles could push their music into different directions, and electronic pulses. For example, listen not carry it off with Let it Be, though that they only succeeded in sounding to their debut single ―One Step Closer.‖ album had songs as good as ―Get Back,‖ pretentious and unfulfilling. Now listen to the first real song on A ―Across the Universe,‖ and the title But in A Thousand Suns, Linkin Thousand Suns, ―.‖ track.) And it does not help that this Park has reached their highest point of The former is loud, driving, raucous, particular album is one full of pompous excess yet: a full-blown intense, and angry. The latter is just, well, filler and yawn-inducing drum machines. about nuclear war and social unrest (in turgid. I‘ll close by noting that James other words, Everything Bono Has Ever Said Not all of the songs are bad, Montgomery, the MTV reviewer, in Public: The Album). And to make however. The rapping in ―When They compared A Thousand Suns to two matters worse, the band has included no Come for Me‖ is admittedly regrettable extremely well-reviewed, high-profile less than six (six!) filler songs that serve and obnoxious, but the wordless Indian- . One was ‘s . The only to continue the album‘s gapless styled melody belted out by lead vocalist other was The Dark Side of the Moon. It is segue. These ―songs‖ range from tepid during the choruses an insult to the average listener‘s instrumentals with sampled quotes from is legitimately interesting. ―,‖ intelligence to mention those two albums J. Robert Oppenheimer and Dr. Martin the album‘s lead single, despite its by name in positive comparison to A Luther King Jr., to a reprise of an earlier repetitiveness, manages to recapture Thousand Suns, let alone within the same song (―Burning in the Skies‖) under a some of that old Linkin Park energy, or sentence. Skip this one, and listen to different title (―Fallout‖). Talk about at least recall it. ―The Messenger‖ is a Linkin Park‘s first couple albums instead. writers‘ block! One ―song‖ is eighteen surprisingly welcome foray into a Trust me, you‘ll be better off. seconds of war sounds and night noises, stripped-down guitar-and- ballad Rating: 4.5/10 Breaking Free Steven McFadden ‗14 American journalist perfectly described Cross and sympathetic Filipinos. GHOST SOLDIERS by Hampton the loneliness and isolation of the The breakout of Cabanatuan Sides relates the overlooked, World War American forces on Bataan and Camp began in the middle of the night, II legend of the sixth Ranger Battalion Corregidor. In March of 1942, Edward January 1945, with a single rifle shot and the emancipation of the American, King, a general in the Philippines, from Lieutenant Murphy of the Rangers. Dutch, Swedish, and British prisoners in surrendered his flea-bitten, worn-out A firestorm of lead, bazooka shells, and the Cabanatuan Prison Camp. This soldiers to the Japanese Army which mortars rained death on the Japanese historic and heroic event was left prompted the Bataan Death March, a side of the camp, while securing the basically untold; for the Rangers involved many-mile forced exodus across Bataan release of all the Allied forces and the said it was just a job; the prisoners to various prison camps. ―life march‖ to American lines. After wanted to forget the whole ordeal. Cabanatuan Camp was the main being transported back to the United ―We‘re the battling bastards of prison for the American and Allied States, the former prisoners were treated Bataan, no mama, no papa, no Uncle forces that participated in the Bataan as heroes, even after returning to civilian Sam, No aunts, no uncles, no nephews, Death March. They were forced to life. The hardships these men endured no nieces, no pills, no planes, no artillery endure horrible living conditions, the for the sake of their country should not pieces, …and nobody gives a damn.‖ threat of mass execution at any time, and be forgotten, so consider reading GHOST Those words penned by an unknown the lack of food and clean water. Their SOLDIERS. only relief came from the American Red

The Carolian Non-Sequitur Page 9 Boise State Football

James Davisson ‗12 In 2009, quarterback Kellen Moore led his Boise State Broncos to a 14-0 season. Only two teams accomplished that feat last year. The other team, the Alabama Crimson Tide, beat Texas to finish an undefeated season. This year, the Moore-led Broncos are eyeing Glendale, Arizona. Chris Petersen, coach of the Broncos, continues to tell his team to stay in the moment, to not look forward to the National Championship. The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) rankings have the Boise State Broncos ranked third in the NCAA FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision), behind Auburn and Oregon. If these rankings hold for the rest of the season, and both the Tigers and Ducks go undefeated, Boise State will once again fail to be invited to the National Championship. Boise State is surrounded by division James Madison team. After two controversy concerning their spot in a weeks, the Broncos were back in the hot Photo courtesy of Google Images. major bowl every year. In the last two seat. Boise State beat the 24th ranked years, they have gone undefeated Oregon State Beavers, but they are the State could be the only team to go throughout the regular season. They lost last quality team the Broncos will face all undefeated in 2010. If that happens, one to Texas Christian University in the year. The Broncos‘ only potential slip-up can only speculate on whether the BCS Holiday Bowl after their 2008 season, could be against a Nevada team that computers will put Boise State in the and beat TCU in the Fiesta Bowl a year dominated California and was poised to National Championship for the first time ago. Last year, Boise State fans wanted to be undefeated until the Boise game, but in history. see their team play in the National lost to Hawaii in a shootout. Championship. Instead, undefeated How can the Texas and Alabama teams took their Boise State Broncos do place. anything more? The For the past few years, Boise players do not choose the State has taken criticism for their weak teams on their schedule, conference schedule. This is the case this nor do they control the year as well. Boise State opened the Western Athletic season against the tenth ranked Virginia Conference‘s makeup of Tech Hokies. Coming into the season, lower-prestige teams. The the Hokies were hyped as one of the best the Boise State better teams in the country, led by dual- Broncos can do is to beat threat quarterback Tyrod Taylor and the non-conference teams dynamic running back Ryan Williams. In on their schedule, and to an exciting game, Kellen Moore led his dominate their team to a comeback victory with less conference. They have than two minutes to play. The next been consistently doing this for the past Photo courtesy of Google Images. weekend, Boise State fans were shocked three seasons, and they will no doubt go to watch Virginia Tech lose to a lower- undefeated once again this season. Boise

The Carolian Editorials Page 10 A Point… ―Don‘t Ask, Don‘t Tell‖—Don‘t Repeal

Andy Hof ‗11 seen from the recent suicide of a Rutgers a straight soldier, or for that matter, a student humiliated for his orientation, soldier whose orientation he is not aware. Before 1993, the enlistment of many straight people find it comical to I would hope that as a trained member of homosexual or bisexual men and women ridicule those who are not straight. This our Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, or was not permitted by the Armed Forces is a fact of our society, and as long as Coast Guard, a soldier would fight just as of the United States. Starting in ‘93, hate exists, people will pick on and bully hard to save any wounded or endangered President Clinton passed a law allowing those around them to whom they feel comrade, but hate runs deep within many homosexual participation in the military superior. people. Hatred causes people to do under the guise of ―Don‘t Ask, Don‘t Openly gay service members will idiotic things, and a high powered Tell,‖ which essentially made it illegal to cause many problems, not because of military machine like the United States flat out ask someone if they are gay in who they are, but because of the people Marine Corps cannot tolerate idiotic order to prohibit them from joining the around them. It has not been determined behavior on the front lines. military. However, DADT also made it if overturning this act will affect the Many fail to realize that it does grounds for discharge for any member of living situations of those members of our not allow homosexuals to be persecuted the armed forces to openly admit armed forces; homophobia exists, and it because of their orientation, and it does homosexual orientation or the intent to will likely cause people to wish to move not allow them to be discharged unless commit homosexual acts. In recent years, away from people of homosexual they overtly demonstrate homosexual this policy has come under fire because it orientation. It remains to be seen activity or intentions. So what is wrong seemingly excludes open homosexuals whether a homophobic soldier will with ―Don‘t Ask, Don‘t Tell?‖ Before from enlisting in any branch of the protect a gay soldier as much as he would the 1990s, homosexuals were not even military. From where I see it, however, allowed to enlist in the military; now that the policy is spot on in allowing for the has changed, but repealing DADT and continued dutiful service of these men allowing the enlistment of openly and women without causing a distraction homosexual people could cause danger and bringing attention to themselves. to the service men and women fighting Everyone knows that there is a for our freedom. large amount of prejudice still around, Many homosexual people argue even in today‘s day and age. I‘m not that DADT does not allow them to going to lie and try to float you a story of speak about their love life like a straight how all people live in harmony and no soldier would. Honestly, does it matter? one hates anybody. The truth is a lot of Why would you allow that to affect the bias exists that, when injected into a safety of thousands of people? combat situation, could put our nation‘s Homosexuals admit that they are defenders into a life-threatening situation. discriminated against in everyday life, so To make things clear, there is absolutely why would a homosexual person take nothing wrong with being homosexual or that to a level of war where everyone is bisexual, or any orientation other than carrying multiple weapons? It is a matter heterosexual. of safety before a matter of free speech. Honestly, I do not care what There is nothing wrong with anyone of orientation a person is; I will be your the homosexual orientation serving in the friend if you are friendly, and if you are military, but allowing them to do so not a jerk I won‘t be one either. Simple as For years, this was the dominating openly would only hurt them and the that. rule regarding homosexuals in the people around them. But other people are not as Armed Forces of the United States. educated and do not understand the dignity of people with different feelings Photo courtesy of Google Images. than their own. Unfortunately, as can be

The Carolian Editorials Page 11 ...And Its Counter-Point Goodbye and Good Riddance: The End of ―Don‘t Ask, Don‘t Tell‖

Greg Lindsey ‗11 absolutely no basis in fact. In the words presence damaging the unit‘s morale. of Rear Admiral John Hutson, the policy Following this case was Log As of October 19th, the U.S. ―wasn‘t empirical, it wasn‘t studied, it Cabin Republicans V. The United States. In military‘s policy of barring gays from was completely visceral, intuitive.‖ In this case, LCR, a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, serving openly is no longer being fact, empirical studies spoke the exact and Transgender (LGBT) republican enforced. This policy, known colloquially opposite of the central idea of DADT. group in the San Francisco area, sued the as ―Don‘t Ask, Don‘t Tell‖ or DADT, In 1993, a Pentagon-funded study found U.S. on the basis that DADT limits the has been the subject of much debate in that openly gay soldiers did not First Amendment rights of LGBT both legislatures and courts in the past negatively affect unit cohesion, morale, soldiers by limiting their right to speak, months. The fact that DADT is no or military readiness. At Congressional specifically about their sexuality. The longer being enforced is a victory in one hearings, Dr. Gregory Herek, on behalf judge in this case, Virginia Philips, issued of the final frontiers of civil rights. of the American Psychological a permanent injunction that banned the DADT was first instituted in Association (APA) and five other military from enforcing DADT, and this 1993 by then President Bill Clinton. It professional organizations, testified that spelled the end for DADT. was seen as a step up from the military‘s ―The research data show that there is In the past seventeen years, previous policies, which banned gays nothing about lesbians and gay men that DADT has been the basis for the from serving under any circumstances. makes them inherently unfit for military discharging of over 13,000 troops from The common thought at the time was service, and there is nothing about the United States Armed Services. About that open gays and straight soldiers heterosexuals that makes them inherently 800 of those discharged were considered fighting together in the same unit would unable to work and live with gay people to be ―critical‖ to the mission in which negatively affect the morale and in close quarters‖. The APA also stated they were working. These men and therefore the readiness and proficiency ―When openly gay, lesbian, and bisexual women were all doing the job that many of the unit in combat. individuals have been allowed to serve in shrink from—serving their country. Why However, this idea had the U.S. Armed Forces, there has been take manpower away from the military no evidence of while simultaneously discriminating disruption or loss against thousands of proud men and of mission women who want to show their love for effectiveness.‖ the country by serving it? One former Most soldier discharged on account of DADT recently, the reenlisted in the military the very next debate over day after the injunction that kept DADT DADT has been from being enforced. These men and centered on two women clearly place their country before court cases, Witt themselves. Keeping them from serving V. Department of the in the military is nothing short of an Air Force, and Log abomination, a travesty that thankfully Cabin Republicans will not be continued. I have but one V. The United thing to say to the policy of ―Don‘t Ask, States. The Witt Don‘t Tell‖: Goodbye and good case, decided in riddance. September, reinstated an Air Proponents of repealing ―Don‘t Ask, Force Flight Nurse who had been Don‘t Tell.‖ discharged because she was a lesbian. In testimony, other members of Witt‘s unit Photo courtesy of Google Images. stated that her removal actually hurt the moral of their unit, as opposed to her

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