Plugged In Issue Four • the official school newspaper of Speedway Senior High School • February 12, 2015 Need suggestions for Saturday? Make Valentine’s holiday special on your terms and your budget

PIZZA IN MOTION. The assembly line at Blaze is in full swing constructing pizzas for a fraction of the cost of other pizza restaurants in town. Photo courtesy of restaurantnews.com

Allyson Burns Plugged In Staff Writer

Looking for an extraordinary place to take that extraordinary person? Valentine’s Day is at our heels and if you and your significant other are stumped on where to go, here are some interesting destinations for your price range! Blaze Pizza ($) Love pizza but not what your other half has on their half? Here’s the Nirvana of affordable pizza. Blaze gives everyone their own personal pizza with a whole line of sauces, cheeses, veggies, and meats to create your perfect pie fresh from the open oven. 180 seconds of your time for about $7 a pop. Not shabby at all. Mongolian Barbecue($$) This Subway of the Japa- nese steakhouse world, you have a buffet of raw ingre- dients and seasoning to select from, hand them to the nice employee at the gigantic grill in the middle of the restaurant, and watch him or her fry it up for you along with all sweet tricks you’d expect to find at a Japanese steakhouse. Finish your meal with a side of sticky or fried rice and a dessert of fried oreos (not kidding, they For $50 a person, you get a card with green on one filet mignon, to seasoned pork, to chicken wrapped in serve those), and you are set. You can find their loca- side and red on the other. When flipped on its red bacon, Fogo de Chao gives you all the meat for as long tion near the Fashion Mall at Keystone. side, the card is useless. But when flipped to green, as the green card is up. Not only do you get unlimited Fogo de Chao ($$$) Have an extra $100 on your the card welcomes a swarm of men carrying massive meat, but you’d be amazed by how fantastic their salad hands? Well take your cutie on a date to Fogo de Chao. skewers of almost any meat you can imagine. From See FOOD FOR THOUGHT on page 3 Grammy Awards 2015 Sam Smith makes a near clean sweep of all top categories

LOS ANGELES - The 57th Grammy Awards on albums in the U.S. and Sunday became the night of Sam Smith, the freshman more than 5 million British singer-songwriter who took three of the four worldwide, allow- top awards, for record, song and new artist. ing Smith to headline The runaway success of Smith’s career in the span Madison Square Garden of barely eight months dramatically demonstrated the in New York in January new world in which music is created, given birth and and fill two nights at the blossoms at lightning speed thanks to Twitter, Face- 18,000-capacity Forum book, Instagram, YouTube and other creations of the in Inglewood, Calif., just Internet age. last week. “Stay With Me,” Smith’s breakthrough hit, was Smith missed out on named record and song of the year, a deeply heartfelt a sweep of the four top plea to a departing lover. Grammy categories in “Thank you so much for breaking my heart,” which he was nominated Smith, 22, said when he stepped to the stage to collect _ record, album, song the record of the year award. “You got me four Gram- and new artist _ when mys. ... Dear Lord, thank you so much, this is the best Los Angeles maverick night of my life.” rock singer-songwriter- What turned into a huge night for the artist came producer Beck scored eight months after the release of his debut album, an upset win with his “In the Lonely Hour,” which also took the pop vocal widely lauded “Morn- Paul McCartney, Rihanna and Kanye West perform at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards at Sta- album award. ing Phase” album. The ples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS) Less than a year ago, Smith was virtually un- hotly watched category known outside his native England, but thanks to the also included Smith’s album and the latest works by singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. near-instantaneous speed of word-of-mouth through pop-R&B queen Beyonce, omnipresent “Happy” the blogosphere, the album has sold nearly 2 million singer-songwriter Pharrell Williams and rising British See Grammys on page 4 2 Features Love and the Brain What exactly happens to our brain when we’re in love?

goes haywire and makes you feel a wave of emotion. (Livescience.org) The feeling of love is practically a “drug” to your body. WebMD states that when a person is in love, the person feels less emotional and physical pain; people also claimed Pam Albrecht that being in romantic love made Plugged In them feel like they were actually Staff Writer taking drugs. The brain does some “Love looks not with the eyes, but pretty cool stuff, for examples the with the mind.” -Helena A Midsummer brain can becomes sharper and finds Night’s Dream things more attractive; it can be Well Helena, you’re halfway there. “primed” to perceive beauty. When a We’re all very familiar with the word, person is in love, their blood pumps action, and feeling of love, but many faster, and makes the brain healthier. people do still associate it with the heart. Being in love is actually good for What exactly makes us think and feel you. Being in love makes your brain the sensation of “love?” “OCD” thus creating more organization A BRAIN ON LOVE. The different shadings are different hormones running through the brain, due to a special someone. The brain has three functions of love: skills. lust, attraction, and attachment. Accord- With the health benefits of love, why According to New York psychologist Then, stare deeply into each other’s ing to youramazingbrain.org, these three are millions of people still single and Arthur Arun, there are just three simple eyes without talking for four minutes stages are all influenced by hormones alone? Some people believe that love steps to fall in love: released. The main hormones that send will never come, but that’s not com- Find a complete stranger See, love is as simple as that! these feelings are dopamine, oxytocin, pletely true. Reveal to each other intimate details adrenaline, and vasopressin. With the about your lives for a half hour mixtures of these hormones, your brain Democratic Anarchy A political system whose power rests ultimately with the people

Anarchy is often associated with an irrational fear of chaos, murder, rape, political affiliation. It should also be and other debaucheries. The truth is far from such disorder. Anarchy is a system noted here that business does not count by which no citizen of a state is raised above any other. Each person is free to do as an individual. as they please so long as what they please is socially acceptable. Anarchy creates a Alan Duffy dynamic that affords each person as much freedom as is truly possible. Social Policy of Plugged In Democracy is often thought of as a system by which governments are Democratic Anarchy Staff Writer formed. Such governments are the root of all laws, regulations, and other institu- tions associated with the first world. Such is, however, not the absolute truth. Such institutions are possible in a totalitarian, fascist, or any other state. Democracy is not absolute in definition but a valid definition is that democracy is a system by which The primary goal of demo- the people decide the law by popular conscious. Most countries of the first world are cratic anarchy is equality. Equality, in democratic and derive their power from the people. this sense, is the idea that all people are created the exact same. The only way to Most people are of the impression anarchy and democracy has no place have any view changed in such a mater is to have done something that does offend for each other. The truth is that in both systems, the power rests in the People. This the equality of another. Such acts that offend equality are the ideas that most people creates a grey zone, such a grey zone as to provide support that one could claim that take for law; theft, murder, violence, rape. If a person offends the rights of another, democracy and anarchy are in fact not mutually exclusive but are very much related. they are treated with caution (certain rights suspended like that of firearm possession Generality of Democratic Anarchy if the crime was violent or involved a firearm). But until that point, all are equal The principal idea of a democratic anarchy is a system that minimizes gov- in the eyes of all persons. The enforcement of this balance is maintained by a court ernment to that of a pseudo government. The purpose of which is to grant the People system where all defendants are innocent until proven guilty. the most freedom that can be afforded any being. This concept is also designed to No right of any other person may be infringed upon. That is to say that be- eliminate party squabbles in favor of informed decision making and absolute free- cause of an ideology one finds fault with another for something which has no effect dom of the individual. on them or any other person, can remove the right which offends them because they The social system of democratic anarchy is a system by which no group or think it their right to run the life of another man. Contemporary examples of such individual is not granted the same rights as another or the removal of any right. It is debauchery are the Right’s attempts to snuff the rights of the LGBT population be- the task of each person to decide on their own terms what they wish to do them- cause it is “against their religion” (such a confounding idea is incredible because not selves. Because the person is solely deciding for himself (unless a juror), persons all people share the same religion) and the Left’s attempts to outlaw firearms (such must not take rights away from any other person or groups of persons unless it a confounding idea is incredible many people use them for a truly good reason and infringes on a true right of another (fear and peace of mind are not included). fear is an invalid argument in every case with any merit). It should also be noted that The economic aspect of a democratic anarchy is based on the theory of mu- the government does not have this power either because a free people must be free tualism, the best outcome for all is the best outcome for the individual. Mutualism is to make their own decisions and not be forced to follow draconian laws that serve the concept that the well-being of the group is more important than the self interest no benefit. in the individual or the selflessness of a population. Such a system will create an See PRINCIPLED APPROACH on page four economic system that is not partisan but instead the best choice regardless of the old

Expressing emotions Ceramics projects reveal how students bring art to life

“Every artist was first an amateur.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson glass particles with color variants) more evenly with more layer. - The penguin under close inspection appeared very thin and patchy in parts. Many Speedway High School students participate in the art department. Connor created a Chuck Taylor shoe with its traditional high top. This shoe Art is a way to express emotion through a tangible objective creation. captured my attention because of the fine details found in the shoe. It had the rubber I looked over an art critiquing worksheet used in the ceramics room and it dawned tip, the rubber sole, and its ankle wrap even had the sunken depression from plenty on me to review a selection of art pieces having been through a year of art class.. of wear. I did find that the outer body of the shoe was too rough. It should have been Therefore, I have decided to judge select artwork from this year’s ceramics class. smooth with a sponge. That is the only aesthetic problem I found with this sculpture. The three pieces that I will be judging are by senior Madison McCaughey, junior Quinton created a fanciful shoe which reminded me of a cobbler shoe mixed with Quinton West, and junior Connor Vickers. a heel. I was fascinated how the shoe drew my eyes in with its soft complexion and All of these pieces are great in their own way. Madison created a penguin with rounded points. Its size by length and width appears accurate in proportion. My only a red bow tie. I enjoyed this piece because she was able to capture the image of a concern for this piece is it breaking in the kiln from uneven drying. penguin and bring it “to life” in a three dimensional format. Her art piece is clear with minimal flaws. I would only suggest that she apply the glaze (liquid suspended by Haiden Vongpraseuth

Connor Vickers Madison McCaughey Quinton West Shape: 4 Shape: 8 Shape: 8 Balance: 7 Balance: 7 Balance: 6 Texture: 4 Texture: 4 Texture: 7 Contrast: 7 Contrast: 7 Contrast: 6 Form: 4 Form: 8 Form: 6 Emphasis: 7 Emphasis: 9 Emphasis: 8

Food for thought Lots of options for you and a friend continued from page one

meat, but you’d be amazed by how fantastic their salad bar is. Zaharakos ($) Out in Columbus, there is an ice cream parlor and museum established in 1901 is old fashioned as old fashioned can get. Enjoy a cheeseburger with a banana split and a frosty glass of soda. Scope the photos and history through the museum and take a jar of jam home with you. Check out their website for hours and directions at zaharakos.com. Enjoy your four day holiday break 4 Features Grammy Awards make noise What attributes are required to take home the hardware? Continued from page one“ Albums - remember those?” awards presenter Prince said before revealing Beck’s name as the win- ner, then injecting a pithy bit of social commentary when he added, “Like books, and black lives, albums still matter.” Beck’s album sold nowhere near the numbers of the Beyonce, Smith and Pharrell albums, but some industry observers thought he could slip through to win if the pop-R&B vote was split between Beyonce and Williams and the youthful indie singer-song- writer-minded academy members divided their votes between Smith and Sheeran. Earlier in the evening Beck also collected the rock album Grammy over works from Ryan Adams, the Black Keys, Tom Petty & the Hearbreakers and U2. Picking up that award, the 45-year-old musician said: “I’d like to thank all the musicians who played on this record _ they made it a family affair. I’ve played with most of them for 20 years.” After winning the pop vocal album award, Smith said, “I just want to say, that before this album, I tried everything to try to get my music heard. I tried losing weight and I was making terrible music. It wasn’t un- til I started being myself that people started to listen.” Smith became one of the record industry’s big success stories of 2014 with his breakthrough hit single “Stay With Me” from “In the Lonely Hour.” Mary J. Blige and Sam Smith perform at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. (Robert For his performance late in the show of “Stay With Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS) Me,” Smith was accompanied by singer Mary J. Blige and a string orchestra. free. He made a bid for legislation that assures that “artists are compensated fairly Williams transformed “Happy,” his omnipresent feel-good hit of 2014, into for their work.” an ominous slice of social commentary during one of the most powerful musical An after-the-fact live version of “Happy” earned Williams the pop solo perfor- performances of the ceremony, using his moment onstage to allude to racially tinged mance honor over records by John Legend, Sia, Sam Smith and Taylor Swift. clashes during the year by outfitting dancers in dark hoodie sweatshirts who raised The omnipresent singer-songwriter-producer said he was unprepared to win and their hands as if surrendering before the number shifted into its signature mood of consequently kept his acceptance speech comparatively short. The original version celebration. of “Happy,” introduced in the 2013 film “Despicable Me 2,” was released before the Williams was outfitted as a bellhop and gave a stern spoken introduction to a eligibility period for this year’s Grammy ceremony, but Williams slipped in with a haunting minor-key orchestral accompaniment written by film composer Hans Zim- subsequent live rendition. mer, who joined Williams on stage adding his electric guitar to the cross-genre num- His name was announced by Taylor Swift, who noted before revealing the ber that also featured Chinese classical pianist Lang Lang, a gospel choir, yellow- results in the category that “I have a lot of friends in this category ... and as a former robed members of a string orchestra and a raft of multi-ethnic dancers and singers. loser of this award in 2008, I just want to say that if you don’t win, you’ll be OK.” It segued into a public service announcement from President Barack Obama Swift’s latest album, “1989,” was the top-selling album of 2014. promoting the “It’s On Us” campaign to combat domestic violence, followed by Shortly before Williams took the stage, Miranda Lambert was awarded the another message from domestic abuse survivor Brooke Axtell that injected another country album trophy for her fifth album, “Platinum.” “I love every album in this topic that’s been in the news during the last year into the show. category,” Lambert said on taking the stage. “I’m so thankful. ... I poured my heart Recording Academy President Neil Portnow addressed the flip side of how and soul into this.” changing technology has impacted many musicians, who find it considerably harder A saucy ode to the physical and emotional pleasures of marital bliss _ but to earn livings at their craft in an age when music is circulated on the Internet for mostly physical _ Beyonce’s duet with husband Jay-Z, “Drunk In Love,” took the honor for R&B performance. A principled approach “Wow, thank you guys so much,” Beyonce said, looking out on the crowd at Staples Center in Los Angeles that included her husband. “I’d like to thank God and ... thank you to my Beyhive, thank you, guys, for working so hard,” a reference to Alternative idea founded in Constitution the nickname of her fan base. Continued from page two The primary principles of democratic anarchy are founded in the Bill of Plugged In Staff Rights and the other amendments to the Constitution (excluding prohibition) that Staff: Pam Albrecht, Matt Beyer, Allyson Burns, Alan Duffy, Jenny Fletcher, have dealt with the individual or a disenfranchised group, the primary liberties England Smith, Haiden Vongpraseuth. being the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights grants all people the rights of which no Staff Adviser: Derek K. Doehrmann Plugged In is the official school newspaper of Speedway High School. It is intended to world can do without. Such rights give the people reason to question, criticize (like be a public forum and it is produced by the journalism classes at Speedway High School. I am doing now), and challenge the government and its practices. 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