Plugged In May 30, 2014

It has been said numerous times that remakes are never the way to go, yet our society literally and figuratively feeds off of this well-known device to ensure true happiness and further nourishment for the box office. We are lead to believe this world ranks and banks as much as they effortlessly can just to earn another buck or two. However, I look onward into the future where remakes are an obsolete thing of the past that renders itself dull in various ways when it comes to true cinema. continued on page 7

Right: An artist’s rendition of the “mechanical” beast that leaves New York ravaged with pure chaos which perpretrates the disaster at hand. Photo courtesy of thesource.com page 4 IBM’s 16 q-bit quantum processor (image from tested.com)

Be sure to check out the Senior Tribute pages. J.A. Bedell, Quentin Ellett, Will Harris, and the French Assailant (aka John Minniear) all offer their sage wisdom in this, their final issue of Plugged In. 2 The Senior Edition • Plugged In Minimum wage laws and capitalist ploys What Mommy didn’t tell you but Marx did

We’ve all heard formulaic ignorance of oppression. Value is limits. Capital, generally speaking then, is an that the Obama the transconceptual extraction from labor— unlimited force of production albeit not a administration the material process from which commodi- material one— profit dramatically increases is trying to up ties emerge. Put simply, all wealth is created on the global stage while wages stagnate for the minimum by human labor; the value of any commod- those who affirm that possibility daily with Quentin Ellett wage— you might ity is ultimately derived from human labor. their toil. This is the chief causational step Devout Matholic not have heard, Even Adam Smith, the great apologist for toward default and collapse in economy. however, that the root, mercantile economy admitted this. The The nerve centers for this systemic constitutional- cultural map which tries to confound the extortion are banks, which act (sometimes ity of a new Oklahoma law signed by Gov. cognitive map of the worker is capitalism. merely symbolically, as the kettle is often al- Mary Fallin which bans towns and cities Before capitalism is an idea to be champi- ready in the fire, so to speak) as the primary from raising the local minimum wage is be- oned or contested it is a (bureaucratic and depository and shuffling centers for global ing brought into question. indirect) mode of production. capital. The cardinal enterprise for capitalist Stalling the wage hike doesn’t of- The capitalist modes of produc- circulation, shares in a money-store (see?) al- fend me, mostly because of its inevitability; tion could be described psychoanalytically lows “investors” not merely to own property the pending $10+ wage is an affable idea, as obsessive and neurotic— fixed economic or resources or commodities, but capital and contributes no more to inflation than fetishes laud consumerism without mutual- interests themselves. The intergovernmental any other normalized part of economic ity, without democracy, escalating a revo- association of the International Monetary society. Though as of now, I hardly want lutionary accumulation of profit (from as- Fund and the World Bank have brought this to argue that point. It’s useless to remain so signed value) on the back of wage labor: the to universality, even in the supposed “third cattily within the rhetorical pinwheel, the international community of working people, world.” “symbolic order” as opposed to realpolitik. voiceless and exploited —the neurosis be- In order to understand why certain The gesture (and it is a gesture) of raising ing, here, that value is seen by the capitalist class interests are placated by those in the lowest possible hourly wage without as paper denominations or the credit thereof power, we must first surpass the illusory veil ascribing a maximum wage negates the point and not as the labor which generates it. Note between neoliberal economy and the real. of an equitable pay scale entirely— setting well that divisions of account are rarely When someone asks about your position the minimum wage (for the purpose of on a fixed exchange rate with any material on the minimum wage, remember to ask worker-justice) necessarily requires a refer- elements, i.e. gold, which consign currency them in kind about banks, or if they’ve ever ent of maximum possibility. Otherwise, the and its accumulation to necessary material wondered why there’s no maximum wage. perverse economics of the right-winger are correct: you’ll just raise everybody’s wage, in- Thoughts on becoming a Senior... crease the cost of living, etc… and the legis- Time goes by and so does the excitement lation, when comprehensively reified, will aid the class interests of the over-paid and the My junior year has seemingly gone by both fast and slow. My senior syndicated bourgeoisie along with the aver- year of high school is approaching and a part of me couldn’t be more age employee. I’m unwilling to commend excited to be finished with high school and move on to college, but this as a “compromise” as no alteration to another part is terrified to step into a higher level of education with the backwards mode of production which new places, people, and things surrounding me. I have subconsciously determines wage slavery has been made. developed a routine throughout my high school years. I wake up Mon- Emily Tucker In redefining this problem we can day through Friday and go to school, 8:00-3:20, excluding late-start Little Fat Girl access the formal identity of the minimum Mondays. Nothing about this routine has been altered since my fresh- wage debate: ignorance of what labor is and man year. After my senior year, my entire schedule and routinely comfort will be diminished. its value. To the class-conscious capitalist My perspective of senior year is wrapping up my comfortable-yet-lackluster life, and getting (and most of them are!) this is a deliber- ready to move up into a more exciting atmosphere, academically and non-academically. In ate ignorance, but to the laboring masses high school, you take basic classes like English, math, science, and history. Conversely, col- (who have lost most of their revolutionary lege classes focus on your intended major, hence would undoubtedly be more enjoyable. consciousness in the United States) this is a See Senior prep on page 7 3 The Senior Edition • Plugged In Munitions for thought (excerpt) Firearms in democracy and the school Now the argument shifts to have no resistance and therefore that the mentally ill mass shoot- the purpose of this dialog – the will simply walk in expecting no er is a statistical nothing in the defense of schools. resistance. If we now thing of grand scheme of things and that Many arguments for the “gun the killer flagrantly swaggering most firearm crime is committed free zone” reason that firearms into the school simply shooting by “hardened” criminals, there- will do little to defend the as they move by. Imagine, now, fore the ‘think of the children’ school. This argument is belted this killer being taken off guard argument is not an argument but Alan Duffy by those standing on the bodies by a teacher who has a firearm. a fallacy. This disconnect is fur- Twinkletoes of the massacred children of The ensuing “fire fight” will ther proliferated by the fact that base is primarily staffed with the most recent school shoot- last seconds if we realize the most people don’t hear about people conducting desk jobs ing. This is probably the easiest surprise leaves the criminal with the true statistics; the number of and not armed to the teeth. This of all arguments to deflect. The arms splayed in a position that mass shootings is down. is the danger of persons being logic presented above should favors the twist. This is often Other opponents claim that unarmed. They did not carry still transpose to this realm made to be minutes of shooting firearms won’t stop the shooter. because they felt there was no (firearms causing criminals to from cover. But this cover-to- This is often rallied around the reason to carry and therefore hesitate when the presence of cover shooting will not happen Ft. Hood shooting. Now it must were easy prey. danger is existent). This flagrant if no one knows of the ace in be noted that the personnel of Now let me point out that slaughter is proliferated by the the hole. continental bases are simply not the only protection that is ac- knowledge that the shooter will Now, let me diverge to say expecting the shooting and the See more of “Munitions” on page 8 John Mayer The Most Dynamic Musician of 2014 Music is a powerful medium immense love for blues music John Mayer’s that brings people together sprouted when he was given a earlier albums physically, emotionally, and Stevie Ray Vaughn cassette. I including Inside mentally. So much music of have been listening to John Wants Out, Room this generation is articulated in Mayer ever since I was in pre- for Squares, and innovative styles. Although there school and could comprehend Heavier Things are countless music performers the idea of “music,” when my are generally pop- of today that create a dynamic mother would blast his lovely rock. Continuum portfolio of melodies and har- sounds throughout the house and Battle Studies monies, the current artist that and during car rides. contain more sticks out the most to me is John Although blues music is bluesy songs. Mayer. prominent in Mayer’s music Mayer’s more re- The 36-year-old American career, he also has created songs cent albums Born musi cian from Connecticut, and albums in the pop, acoustic, and Raised and John Clayton Mayer, has been rock, folk, and country genres. Paradise Valley On location for the Paradise Valley photo shoot, John interested in music for more Along with these different sorts are transitioning Mayer is wistful. Photo courtesy of Google Images. than two decades. At age of music is, of course, Mayer’s into folk melodies. thirteen, voice of velvet and sunshine. However, Mayer executes no Mayer’s outstanding guitar skills his father There isn’t a song of Mayer’s genre better than another. His with his mellifluous voice. His bought that I don’t enjoy, from his pop-rock songs are upbeat with folk tunes blossom with twangy him his rhythmic rock-pop songs of catchy rhythms, exciting beats, guitar strums and a smooth own Room for Squares, to his slow and fun lyrics. His blues music is singing voice. In Mayer’s most Emily Tucker guitar. blues of Continuum, to the extremely relatable and the aes- Little Fat Girl Mayer’s folksy lilts of Paradise Valley. thetics are impeccable, pairing Continued on page J.A. Bedell 4 The Senior Edition • Plugged In Seeing without observing Quantum computing: the future of technology Schrodinger proposed a a particle cannot be observed in Now run a string of electrons, thought experiment to explain its entirety (often the particles photons, or other atomic or the quantum confusion that act as waves but this is not im- subatomic particles through is today quite famous. That portant here). At absolute zero, the processor. Each is analyzed experiment is Schrodinger’s Cat. electrons still move because in all possible outcomes. Most The set-up of the experiment they are in a free fall around a quantum processors are analyz- Alan Duffy is simple, a cat is placed in an nucleus and still spin because of ing partial spin characteristics Twinkletoes enclosed box with a hole that a the Uncertainty Principle. Par- (in a binary analogy, up spinning tube goes into to which is con- ticles cannot be fully observed is a 1 and down is a 0 (in true What does the future hold? nected to a system to dispense because the precision is lost binary on is 1 and off is 0). If Most of us are familiar with the poison at random. The lesson entirely. our processor can analyses any Hydrogen fuel cell, bio-fuels, comes when you are asked to Another way of thinking spin position, we can process 3-D printing, and Google Fiber. guess whether the cat is alive or about it is a picture of a car in data infinitely fast. Some think that the future is dead without opening the box. motion. An image that is clear Now in real life, this is not wrap-around phone screens Because the poison is released has a defined position for the possible. But every day, we get and bending screens. The later at random, you have no way of car, but if it is moving is not more and more precise. This al- statement is one of the stupid- knowing the state of the cat and known. If the exposure is longer lows for More’s law to still apply est things I have ever heard (my it is therefore, both alive and you get an image that has no to computers (if you don’t know, sentiments are shared by many dead. Now the box is opened true position (it is blurred) but don’t worry about it or Google technology savvy people). The and the cat ceases to be both you can tell it is in motion. This it.). A quantum computer uses a future is not in certainty, but dead and alive and now is either has been proven at every at- network of “entangled particles” probability; quantum computing. alive or dead. This is biased on tempt to disprove it (a fact of all to measure even more than one Now, I reach a lexegonal the Heisenberg Uncertainty quantum theory, even Einstein and reduce error (How Does chasm that is challenging to Principle. The Schrodinger’s tried) not just in quantum theory a Quantum Computer Work?, cross, but I will try to explain Cat experiment states that the but also in ocean and other Veritasium). what quantum mechanics is and act of observing an experiment waves. In fact the speed has been by extension, quantum comput- changes the outcome of said A quantum computer there- said to be so great, I must use ing. experiment. fore must follow these rules some math to find the speed. To explain what is so strange Now the Uncertainty Prin- when analyzing data. A quantum Ketchen, an IBM scientist who about quantum physics is, an ciple is similar to the before processor analyses data without is working on quantum com- example is in order. Take for mentioned experiment but “seeing” it. This also means that puting has said that a modern example the addition of all the involves movement of particles, the processor is analyzing all supper computer would factor a natural numbers to infinity. The specifically the location, and outcomes at once and is there- thousand decimal digit number answer should be infinite, right? movement. At the quantum level fore processing at speeds far be- the age of the universe (about Wrong. It is actually found by the position of a particle can be yond the comprehension (I have 14 billion years) to factor, a using the transitive property observed but not the movement not seen any figures on flops per See Neither Here on page 5 of mathematics to calculate as at the same time as the speed is second) of most people. Let us -1/12 (ASTOUNDING: 1 + observed (with any precision). create our own 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + ... = -1/12, The same is said of the mo- thought experi- Numberphile). tion being observed. The piece ment now. This is the oddness that becomes even more confusing Consider a quantum computing and me- when one removes all energy processor that chanics relies on. More accu- from a particle, absolute zero is connected to rately, it relies on the principles (temperature is a measure of a system that of Schrodinger’s Cat and the average atomic movement). At can take all the

Heisenberg Uncertainty Prin- absolute zero, electrons should information The Uncertainty Principle with ping pong balls ciple. stop moving, right? Wrong. That that the proces- image from “The Uncertainty Principle of Vision” found on blog. is because the actual position of sor can handle. gingkoapp.com 5 The Senior Edition • Plugged In Pride in Speedway Senior High School How Speedway’s schools compare to other learning experiences

of an education as I could have Senior High School offers ad- students. Consequently, there had from Speedway. The lack vanced classes, and after receiv- was no teacher-student rapport of face-to-face contact with my ing a sufficiently high score on that could be achieved, at least teachers was a detriment to my the STAR reading assessment, in this particular school. In stark personal ability to meet dead- the principal of the school saw contrast, the teachers of Speed- lines, and although I could call it fit that I be placed into an AP way High School are enabled to J.A. Bedell the faculty of this online school, English class. I am thankful for answer questions comprehen- The New Kid I never really knew them. I pre- this decision because in that sively and expound upon the It is an unfortunate self- fer to see and hear the teacher class I am consistently chal- concepts they’re teaching to the evident truth that not all of the class, learning with my lenged, and thus thrive where I class. The nine period schedule educational facilities were cre- peers, and I think that my grades could have just coasted along. had a slight advantage in that ated equal. Many educational reflect how much better I learn I feel this is especially impor- there would be allotted time professionals can attest to the in this kind of environment. tant because I hope to pursue a for studying, but it often went fact that schools often run the However, for my sophomore profession in which writing is a under utilized because students gamut in quality, for better and junior years I attended a primary skill required. who were more on top of things or for worse. This is why the brick-and-mortal school not as Although a seemingly had already got their work done students of Speedway Senior conducive to my learning as the minor point, there are also while students who were falling High School are fortunate one that I am currently attend- seven periods as opposed to behind often didn’t use their to be attending here, and I ing. To my knowledge it offered the nine that were present in time there properly. don’t just say this as someone no accelerated classes, and con- my previous school. With such And in the school that I who is proud to be a fellow sequently no method of apprais- short periods of time allotted attended, there was a sizable attendee. Although I was born ing who might be eligible for to students, educators got less fraction of the student body that in Indianapolis and raised in such. In contrast, the Speedway time to fully engage with their “A variety...” continued on page 8 Speedway, I spent six years of my adolescent life in two Ohio Neither here, nor there cities. Thus, I believe that this range of learning experiences Quantum computing: the future of technology have afforded me a favorable quantum computer could fac- computing the answer is like chaos theory, running models. position to discuss what makes tor the same number, by an a string vibrating. “Think of a Weather models in particular Speedway top-tier. appropriately sized quantum rope… [that] has one position, because you have so much data, One reason is that our computer, in one hour. That is siting still or moving. In quan- so many variables, all happen- education is conducted in a 1.21*1014 times faster (IBM’s tum mechanics it can be sitting ing simultaneously; it would brick-and-mortar building stunning breakthrough: Quan- still, moving up and down, mov- definitely be useful there.” She teaming with faculty members tum computing finally ‘within ing sideways, moving diagonally. also remarked that quantum and students. Although this reach’, Fox News). The last time So you have [an infinite] number computing would be useful in may sound like damning with power like this was seen, J. Rob- of possibilities, so you don’t application to black holes and all faint praise, this is particu- ert Oppenheimer said, “Now I need to go step by step by step, the mater about them in terms larly important for me. From am become Death, destroyer of but can literally do it all simul- of gravity and the movement of seventh grade to ninth grade I worlds.” taneously all at once, which is all of it. had attended an online school, To better explain this idea of what increases the computing This is the future of technol- and these programs are an ex- quantum computing, I spoke to power.” ogy. One can only wonder and cellent option for some, it was our physics teacher, Denise Phil- I asked what she saw quan- wait with baited breath for such for me at that time because the lips. Ms. Phillips explained that tum computing being used for, power and speed to be achieved. local middle school was in des- a computer has two choices to having explained that the uses This will send waves in the very perate need for textbooks and solve things, “a logic problem.” for bank numbers she weighed fabric of computer science and remodeling. However, I believe The answer is an if and then a in. She said, “I think the applica- modern physics. that I didn’t receive as good therefore answer but in quantum tion comes in with things like 6 The Senior Edition • Plugged In ENCLOSURE A musical revolution begins On April 8, 2014 John Frusciante, esteemed guitar virtuoso of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, released his elev- enth solo studio album. Under the name “Enclosure”, the album continues Fusciante’s work in pushing sonic boundar- ies. This installment in his repertoire is identifiable by the copious use of chaotic drum beats and electronic music. While the drums or very chaotic, the songs are drawn in by a calculated melody. Needless to say, Frusciante has outdone himself yet again. In my opinion, the highlight tracks of the album are “Sleep”, “Stage”, and “Shining Desert”. To understand “Enclosure” you first must understand John Frusciante. Much of a musical genius, he joined the Red Hot Chili Peppers at age seventeen prior to re- cording “Mother’s Milk.” During the promotional tour of that album, he was introduced to Marijuana smok- Will harris ing, and injection of both cocaine he’s a jerk but he’s our jerk and heroin, quickly building a depen- dence upon the latter two. During the tour of his second album with the Chili Peppers, “Blood Sugar Sex Magik”, the group’s quick ascension into the lime- The Genius: Photographs of the Frusciante from prodigy to virtuoso. light was more than he could cope with and left him jaded to Photo courtesy of Rolling Stone. his new lifestyle. Frusciante promptly left the band to return to Hollywood where the women and drugs were always plentiful. He this largely untouched domain, he is pioneering what may be the continued to descend deeper into the darkness of his addictions. He next generation of alternative rock music. became a recluse, producing amazing music and paintings. The art- Perfectly matching the attitude of Frusciante, “Enclosure” is work he expelled seemed to validate his behavior to the public eye. receiving mostly poor reviews, describing it as pedantic. The reviews The lifestyle Frusciante had was so extreme that Johnny Depp made do not matter because this album is art for art sake, not requiring 1993 documentary “Stuff ” about him. Frusciante checked into validation from pop culture. Its purpose is to break new ground. Las Encinas rehab and beat his addictions. He had to have his teeth Not only in expression but in the way it is brought to fans as well. replaced due to infection, and skin grafts due to shotty needle work. Frusciante had satellite sent up to space to revolve the earth. In the Frusciante would return to the Chili Peppers in 1998 for “Californi- period of time that is over you, you can stream “Enclosure” with cation”, “By the Way”, and “Stadium Arcadium”. IOS technology for free. What is “Enclosure”? To start, it is a major departure from the “Enclosure”, while poorly received is a beautiful piece of art, other solo albums Frusciante has previously put out. Albums like arguably the album of the year. Shunned by many magazines and “Niandra LaDes and Usually just a Tshirt” are rooted in scratch- critics fail to appreciate the value of it. Unfortunately, I will not be esque guitar tracks, and “The Empyrean” is built up of refined gui- able to rate this album for my readers; any scale I present will serve tar and piano parts paired with melodic vocals. “Enclosure” however only to insult the beauty and genius of the album. However I will is a primarily electronic based album, which is uncharted territory say that this album is a must listen for everyone. Please enjoy and ap- for Frusciante. This however is no surprise to any Frusciante fan. preciate “Enclosure”. It isn’t everyday an album that will change the He has earned a reputation of being extremely experimental in his course of music is released. musical expression. The hybrid world of rock-electronica was just an unbeaten path that beckoned his name. Having now extended into 7 The Senior Edition • Plugged In Godzilla heads to America! (again) The French assailant delves into the popular Warner Brothers reboot

continued from page one My ideas are thoughtful and ever so original that it’s al- most a crime that I’m still in high school but John Minniear our lives are measured French Assailant by new and humble beginnings that reach into the canvas of eternal process, to put it delicately. Interest- ingly we are brought a revised and wonder- fully artistic (albeit unnecessary) look at the upcoming remake that is Godzilla. Gareth Edwards takes helm over as director of this new passion project and the all-star cast includes Kick-Ass’s Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Godzilla quietly and erratically desecrates the city to utter and complete waste. Photo courtesy of www. Elizabeth Olsen (the better actress of those hdwallpapermint.com other girls…), three time Emmy Award tone of directing. Only will he succeed if shall remain astute to whatever this film may Winner Bryan Cranston, plus fellow Oscar he understands how to ultimately direct an be going, as long as it never ever ends up nominees Ken Watanabe, Juliette Binoche, action film full of explosions and numbingly like that first crap attempt Godzilla (1998) Sally Hawkins, and David Strathairn. This mindless nonsense like that which renders by that master of cinematic ineptitude can only mean one thing exactly: that this the mind too blown to even comprehend. Roland Emmerch. Thus I shall see the day gargantuan sized epic will ultimately depend Even with him, the cavalcade of A-list stars, when we all fall due to our own desirable upon the charismatic attitudes of these par- and the promising return of pop culture’s faults, but I think we wonder along hoping ticular characters. I honestly can say that I greatest triumph in “movie monsters”, there to see a better tomorrow as usual. have full and complete faith within their ex- still lingers a thundering cloud of absolute traordinary capability to act flawlessly. The terror which haunts the very thought pro- Senior prep creature on the other hand is reportedly fifty ducers minds everywhere. However, if we feet or so taller than the original monster, can state the obvious and uphold the truths continued from page two that he (or she?) derived from painting out of past pictures, then we can ultimately suc- As I’m preparing to begin my final year in Hollywood’s acceptance to the more is bet- ceed throughout the years to come. high school, I am being asked about where ter method of moviemaking. There are at With the trials and tribulations of I want to go to college and what I want to least more than one hundred Godzilla films remakes my mind upsets and rages with it- major in. I am aiming to attend IU, and my out there today ranging all the way back to self in a never-ending war of ineptitude that major will probably be something art/music 1954 and presumably ending its Japanese just won’t give in yet I am willing to invest related. Taking classes and learning more run in 2004 with Godzilla: Final Wars. some critical thought into a few key ideas about the arts sounds much more promis- Edwards not too long ago made a such as this one. I agree with Hollywood’s ing to me than learning about trigonometry little independent film appropriately titled tactics with such advice yet I don’t wish and stoichiometry. Furthermore, college Monsters which depicts a group of human to see sequels in the process if this were provides a much more copious amount of survivors whose world has been overrun by to succeed (not every action pic has to be freedom than high school allows. You can “monsters” big and small tackling human bastardized into numerous and unintelligible live on your own, and to an extent, do what issues and the rising economic status that entries that further explain why our SAT you want and be independent. A new, bub- infiltrates our own world itself in reality. scores keep going down). Like serialized bling environment alongside fresh people is It was a good, if not particularly great or horror films we need to be careful with what the prime example of excitement. Although definitive film, but it was an important state- we choose to show and ultimately desire to I am willing to enjoy my last year of high ment that reached out to my mind and said triumph over the weakness that convolutes school, I am definitely relieved that it’s hap- that I should have faith this guy’s style and our minds every day. Nevertheless though I pening soon. 8 The Senior Edition • Plugged In Planes, trains, and pogo stilts More to life than boring car rides

I don’t know not) at our fingertips. Remember Heelys? ordinary and uninteresting…you’re actually if you know Now those were cool. Remember those little right. You definitely will not have as much this, but it’s the electric jeeps from when you were little? fun riding the bus as you would hopping 21st century, Those were even cooler. But stepping into around on some pogo stilts, but you can still and we’re only the 21st century we have cool things like meet some crazy people and walk away from getting older. As pogo stilts…now tell me those don’t even the bus with some funny stories and life Hunter Smith time keeps on sound cool. While these (premium) stilts are experiences that are hard to come by. Old Sport ticking life away, an unusual and interesting way of getting Buying some stilts would require some we’re increasingly around, there is more than one way to skin serious coin, and the bus may require a lit- getting closer to cool future things like hover a cat (or make it from point a to point b). eral coin or two, but if you still want to have boards and practical jetpacks. We haven’t Jumping stilts aren’t the only kind of stilts some fun and you have more than just a few gotten there yet, but we’re coming up on out there, but they could very well be some dollars, some pretty cool inventions as it is, consid- of the coolest. These stilts can allow you to you can ering it is only 2014. jump several feet off of the ground and let spend Getting from point A to point B has you travel at super human speeds of 20+ some never been as cool as it is now, with so many miles per hour! And you don’t even need a of that options’ ever-increasing availability. As high parking spot for these bad boys. moolah school students, we’re finally reaching that On the other hand, we have (relatively and rent free) public transportation. While public some age where we can get our driver’s license. image courtesy of White River State Park. However, it does happen to be 2014, and transportation isn’t a crazy, cool new inven- wheels we don’t only have cars, or motorcycles, or tion, it is still an ever present option in to- (or paddles!) at the White River State Park even our old bicycles (training wheels or day’s society. Now riding the bus may sound for a pretty reasonable rate and price. Ap- propriately named Wheel Fun Rentals main- Munitions and the marketplace tains a fleet of land and sea vehicles available to the general public, weather permitting, Firearms and their value in our lives to ride around the park. During the spring, continued from page three Wheel Fun Rentals are open through the easily done by simply not going out of the moment to reassess the situation. The flock weekend, even open on Sundays. But once way to let everyone know a firearm is pres- need not know about the shepherd’s rod the summer gets here, boy oh boy there ent or not. This is simply to add both a true until it is needed. won’t be anything to stop you from having level of security and a mental layer for both The firearm is the single thing fun every day of the week! the students and the would be criminal. The most trusted to defend. So why do we carrying will not be impressed upon any per- tie our hands and ram our head into the son, the firearm need only be in the general sand? The right nay, the responsibility to A variety of educations proximity (safes are a viable alternative to on defend the future with a firearm is clear. From Ohio to Indiana the person carry). This will be granted the Furthermore, the protection granted by the continued from page five teacher if their mental integrity is monitored ownership of an undisclosed firearm on an was falling behind and dropping out. The and the teacher already possesses a permit undisclosed person grants all the safety af- entire spirit of the place was one of despair (which shows you have the capacity to be forded the carrier to those in their proximity. and inevitable defeat that often consumed its trusted with a firearm) and a firearm. This Many may mock the concept of mutually students. In marked contrast, the Speedway would only be undertaken by one who feels assured destruction, but it is a damn sure Senior High School is a bastion of hope they possess the capacity to maintain a level thing to make the opposition Second guess where students can enjoy a faculty endowed head. If you feel you cannot use a firearm the outcome of their actions. with superlative educational prowess within safely, you needn’t worry. This is best exem- the framework of a well-developed set of plified by the concept of mutually assured A full copy can be obtained from me and I encurage feed- policies. It is for these reasons that I am glad destruction. Both parties know the other back. I will answer any questions or thaughts personaly at: [email protected]. to be attending here, and I believe that all of side has the power to retaliate and will halt a the students should likewise be proud. J. A. Bedell

In its eldest Aradia felt almost perfectly happy for the first quickly descended from the flight of stairs. days, the city of time in her life. She got good grades on all of Corvo was but a her quizzes, she won her school race, and she “What are you doing out so late? village where two had more friends than she knew what to do Were you by yourself?” he said, rushing over small pearl-colored with. Feeling unmitigated joy she instinctively to her. pyramids stood reached out at the sky with her hands. Just as J.A. Bedell above anything before, shadows then began to emerge from “Dad, I want to show you some- The New Kid else on the banks her hands and descend outwards in light-suf- thing,” she replied, pulling him outside. of its red-rust focating clouds. She screamed and fell, before river. Attending to it daily where a tribe of beginning to well up with tears and self-hate. She waited quietly as a cool autumn witches who lived in the nearby forests, each She believed it to be an evil and malignant in- breeze blew past them. blessed at birth with a unique and supernatu- fluence from demons within, as she had heard ral power every three generations. Nowadays, stories from Isaac about the witches of Corvo, “Promise not to freak out in a bad that ancient architecture is dwarfed by a bus- and how their powers came from a fallen way?” she whispered. tling metropolis with hundreds of thousands source, thus only producing more evil with it. of people, often ignorant of the witches She resolved never tell him about it, and was He nodded solemnly. amongst them. Even those who have lineage glad to see the shadows dissipate after long. from witches don’t know that they have it. Suddenly, the darkness came from After years of self-imposed igno- her fingers, and Reverend Isaac fought the On the day Aradia was born, rance about the topic of witches, she decided urge to gasp as it floated upwards to the sky. there seemed to be no moon in the sky. to exercise her new-found freedom of driving Her mother and her father regarded this by making a trip to the twin pyramids of “Do you want to see the stars?” she as a portentous omen, but the delivery was Rust River, famed for being a temple for the said. regular, and the couple’s collective anxieties witches’ tribe. There was no one there at the “You know that we can never see were relieved with her smile. Their drive back time, and so she wandered into the ruins as the any out here…” he said, his voice trailing off. home was similarly peaceful, and Aradia be- sunlight poured over it. The inscriptions on gan to laugh that small giggle only a baby can the sides were indecipherable to her, and she But the darkness removed the light give. She waved her hands at the sky, and that was frustrated that the place had no answers pollution from the bright city, leaving nothing was when a dark shadow emerged, suffocat- about her past or the origin of her shadows, but the brilliance of the stars distant from ing the light in the car. They crashed into a not even a plaque explaining the purpose of the shadows. Aradia laughed again, and they tree, and her father ran to escape the strange the monument. She went back defeated to her hugged while watching the night sky. darkness. He went to a nearby church that house, mulling over the events in her mind. was just letting out its services, and hasted to The End hand her to a bystander while spitting out her Night fell and she couldn’t stop name in exasperated gasps, before running thinking about the pyramids. At midnight she off. It would be a long time before Aradia crept silently out of the house and drove to Diversity in music Continued from page 3 smiled or laughed again. see them. She advanced in long steps to the inscriptions that had frustrated her so, and album, Paradise Valley, acclaimed singers Katy The befuddled churchgoer went leaned against them. While looking up at the Perry and Frank Ocean grace a couple of to youth pastor Isaac, who took it upon forest, she saw a flicker of fire in the distance. songs with their voices. In the song “Half of himself to raise Aradia. She thus had a quiet She was a bit alarmed and crept towards it My Heart” on the album Battle Studies, Taylor and content childhood, full of worship and in the dark, bustling through the shrubs and Swift makes a guest appearance. Along with psalms with her adopted father. What she thorns until she came upon an altar with a these astonishing artists, John Mayer has per- enjoyed most, however, was to go onto the chalice, alight with an eternal flame. “It’s only formed with myriad other musicians on stage. hill and look at the sky. Although she never in the darkness that I could see this light...” John Mayer’s diversity in music style, his saw any stars, she longed to be able to live she murmured, before she gasped from an noticeable growth in technique, his remarkable somewhere she could. internal revelation, and bounded from the talents with his voice and a guitar, and his ties forests back to her car. She sped home and with other great musicians makes him one of One night when she was twelve, excitedly clamored for Reverend Isaac, who the most dynamic musicians of 2014. The Ten Commandments Of Quentin Ellett

1. Be simple. Always, however, note the complexities of simple living. Leave nothing unexamined so you might be at rest in what you know, and be at rest in what you don’t (the trick will always be telling the dif- ference).

2. Respect fate and appreciate irony. Engage what hap- pens.

3. Never, never, never drink weak coffee. Have noth- ing to do with the kind that leaves a fruity aftertaste, either.

4. Rather than constantly trying to be good, try to be whole. Efforts toward authenticity don’t heap loads of guilt and resentment on one’s head like the quest to be “good” does.

5. Remember your dreams.

6. Beware those in positions of authority— most are bullies deserving neither respect nor the title they bear. Always, however, acknowledge the potency of strength.

7. As a habit one should both read and listen to music daily, exploring both new books and new music.

8. Always be in love, regardless of the pain it brings you. Quentin Ellett Devout Matholic 9. Surrender to your own ferocity, intensity. Be human, all too human.

10. Be in touch with the rapturous undercurrent, what lies beneath immediate awareness— the transient inter connectedness of life in all its furious wave-play. Wake yourself up to the animations, the personalities found in the shared Ground of Being. Recognize yourself as an agent of change within the All, not an abstraction or fragmented unit of inconsequence. Will Harris

Will harris he’s a jerk but he’s our jerk Take it Sleazy - Adam Devine

i thought to myself “Self”.. Denny Pelley John Minniear (ye)

Top Ten Role them laughable; it’s something ten- deep down inside. No matter what Models I Stand der about them. As though in strug- people say you truly are who you By in Thought gling to reach what’s most personal are and that’s a matter of trust that and Theory: about them they could only come never ceases to amaze people all in up with what’s most public.” all. I’ll go as far as to say I love all John Minniear “I’d rather let the - Terrence Malick of you out there in the world who French Assailant fiction speak for are striving to overcome the dif- itself and I don’t “Human beings will be happier - ficulties that keep you at bay. I will want to write fiction that tells peo- not when they cure cancer or get to always remember each and every ple how to feel, and I don’t want to Mars or eliminate racial prejudice one of you for my entire lifetime be judgmental in the fiction.” or flush Lake Erie but when they while myself shall try to entertain - Bret Easton Ellis find ways to inhabit primitive com- those who desire the cinematic art- munities again. That’s my utopia.” work that is film. Your love spans “I’m not a prophet or a stone aged - Kurt Vonnegut the globe and the galaxy overall man, just a mortal with potential of and I shall never forget you my one a superman. I’m living on.” “We feel a lot of pressure about and only civilization of prospect.” - David Bowie looking silly or appearing weak, - John Charles Minniear (ye) III whatever that means, or being a AKA The Frenchassailant “I always knew I was a star And failure. You have to keep in your \ now, the rest of the world seems to head: what’s the worst that can agree with me.” - Freddie Mercury happen?” - Michael Fassbender

“Truth is, I’ll never know all there “It was an amazing adventure, it is to know about you just as you was my dream to be in an Ameri- will never know all there is to can musical... I really hope you are know about me. Humans are by going to love what you are going to nature too complicated to be un- see.” - Marion Cotillard derstood fully. So, we can choose either to approach our fellow hu- “I think music in itself is healing. man beings with suspicion or to It’s an explosive expression of approach them with an open mind, humanity. It’s something we are all a dash of optimism and a great deal touched by. No matter what culture of candour.” - Tom Hanks we’re from, everyone loves music.” - Billy Joel “If it’s a good movie, the sound could go off and the audience “Friends and lovers I leave would still have a perfectly clear you with thoughts to prosper upon idea of what was going on.” as you continue High School, - Alfred Hitchcock remember to always live life to the absolute fullest of your potential “When people express what is most whenever it is exactly necessary. important to them, it often comes You hold the tenacity of love to en- out in cliches. That doesn’t make act upon the prospects of our faults