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Volume 3, Issue 8 http://somersschools.org/domain/995 Winter 2017 Martin Luther King’s Legacy an Example for All Generations

By Robert Gaudioso that many people wanted. The holiday Tusker Tribune Staff Writer was first to set to be on Dr. King's birth- Martin Luther King, Jr was a civ- day, January 15th. However it was il rights activist during a time of changed to the third Monday of January The Tusker Tribune civil unrest. due to opposition feel- Staff

He delivered the ing the holiday was Robert Gaudioso famous "I have a too close to Christmas Sabrina Cheung dream speech" and the New Year's Eli Yates Nitin Seshadri where he spoke Day holidays. Sara Vala about his dream of President Ronald an America where Reagan signed the everyone was legislation in 1983, equal. Martin Lu- making Martin Lu- ther King was ther King Jr. Day an tragically assassi- official national holi- The Tusker Tribune nated in 1968. day. is published online and is fea- But his legacy still Martin Luther tured weekly on lives on. King Jr Day is cele- the Somers Mid- Many brated by all Ameri- dle School Web- Americans wanted a holiday for this na- cans, nationwide, to honor one of the site. It is entirely tional hero. It took many years and brave men who fought to bring equality student-written compromises to get the national holiday and justice to millions. by 6th, 7th and 8th grade stu- dents from Somers Middle School My Take on Frog Dissection 250 Route 202 Somers, NY, USA. Any SMS student By Sabrina asked people what is eligible to write stories. If interest- Cheung they think about it ed, please e-mail Tusker Tribune and they were Advisor Dean Staff Writer like… Pappas at Yesterday and “No I can’t! I DPappas today, all 7th grade sci- would totally pass @somers ence classes at SMS en- out and throw up!” schools.org gaged in the annual sci- And I was ence rite of passage— like, “ok cool, I hope frog dissection! we do it soon. I am Yes, I know. Very scary and excited to, but also a bit nervous be- gross. But in my opinion, I think it is cause I hope it’s not TOO gross.” really cool. They buy some frogs, we cut them open and see what’s inside. I Continued on page 2 Page 2 The Tusker Tribune The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School “Uranium” (Chapter 5) A NaNoWriMo Story

By Nitin Seshadri Derek walked over to the computer and Tusker Tribune Staff Writer tried to turn it on. Duh, Andrew thought. How the Editor’s Note: Somers Middle School heck should it work? Sure enough, it didn't. Derek Eighth Graders have been writing novels shut it down and plopped on to the couch, which during the school year for the NaNoWriMo made a loud whining noise as if it wanted to break program. The name is short for National Novel into two. So much for that. Andrea was trying to Writing Month. Nitin Seshadri, a Tusker Tribune look for her phone. Staffer, will be presenting his NaNoWriMo entry "What happened to my phone?" she asked chapter by chapter in the Tursker Tribune. Chapter Andrew. 5 of his novel, “Uranium”, appears today. "I don’t know. Mine’s gone too," he replied. Beep…beep…beep… "We took them away. The radiation from a Andrew woke up on a bed, in a dingy room cell phone can damage your body. As is, you just with four white walls and a humming fluorescent survived an asteroid impact. We don’t need you to light. die," the nurse, who was still there, explained. Where am I? he thought. He "How long until I get my phone didn't know. Andrew looked around a again?" Andrea asked. spotted some beds to his left and "You won’t need it. The Internet right. On one of them was Derek. He won’t work. All the cell towers were was sleeping soundly, and appeared wiped out. You won’t be able to use Fa- to be dreaming. Andrew looked to his cebook, Instagram, or whatever ‘social left and saw that Andrea was sleep- networks’ you Earthlings use," said the ing as well. Andrew hopped out of nurse as she walked out. "I’ll be back the bed onto the cold, hard wooden with your dinner in a few moments." floor and woke up Andrea. She was The nurse left, got their dinner, startled as well. and burst through the Employees Only "Where am I?" she said. door again a moment later as if she was "How am I supposed to a football player scoring a . know?" he replied. Derek, by now, had woken She served a particularly rotten-smelling dinner. up. "Huh? Where am I?" Derek asked to no one in "Enjoy your dinner!" she chirped as she left. particular. Andrea took one bite of the food and ex- Just then a nurse walked in. She started ploded. "Ugh! This food SUCKS! Who would even droning on about where this place was. It was an call this healthy?" exclaimed Andrea. underground hospital and they were the only ones "I don’t know. This is probably the only in it. They could not go through the Employees food they have with that asteroid and everything," Only door nor could they go through the Above- Derek replied. ground door. It had (apparently) been one month "I guess so. Wonder where this crap even since the collision. Andrew wondered how he could comes from…," pondered Andrew. have slept that long. Besides, this room was bar- And with that, they all turned off their ren. There were only a few dirty green couches lights and went to bed. Andrew fell asleep instant- and a computer. ly.

Frog and stuff, but honestly, it’s not that big of a deal. Continued from page 1 All you do is take a knife and slit open the chest to see what surprise the frog has prepared for you. While everyone else worries about what If you are reading this, and in 7th grade the frog's intestines look like, I think about how waiting to complete the dissection, just know that much bigger ours are. (I also think about someone it’s not going to be as bad as it looks. Just do a fainting, but...who knows). quick look, and if it’s really that hard to see, then I think everyone is worrying too much be- just let others have all the fun! Anyway, I was so cause they are afraid the organs may be all slimy ready to see my surprise. It was like a late Christ- mas gift. Page 3 The Tusker Tribune The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School

Movie Review: Back to the Future

By Sara Vala to escape in the time Tusker Tribune Staff Writer machine, accidently As a big fan of action movies, I really don’t going back in time, like movies rated PG. Especially today’s movies, to 1955. Now, Marty which involve horrible plots, and freaky charac- has to get back to ters. his time, without These days, it seems like PG movies are at ultimately destroy- their all-time worst. But recently, I’ve seen a par- ing the future. ticular PG movie that was pure genius. It was a Along the way, he perfect blend of science fiction, action, and comedy. meets his teenage parents, some bullies, and plen- Best of all, it wasn’t animated. And this movie was ty of other familiar faces. With the help of 1955 called, “Back To The Future”. Doc, can Marty get back to the future? (Pun in- Now, this is a very, very, very popular tended) movie that many people love. Personally, I am now On a scale from 1-10, this is probably a 9.5. going to be officially obsessed for the next few The Rotten Tomato Rating was 96%, and the most weeks or so. Anyway, here is the summary: shocking part of all, the movie was made in 1985. Marty McFly is just your average 1985 teenager. Sure, some of you might not be so shocked, but With his good old friend Doc Brown, the two loved some movies in the late 1900s were really bad/ to test out Doc’s experiments. His biggest one? A scary. *Cough* It *Cough* time ma- But this movie was actually very surpris- chine made ing. I loved how they blended comedy, science fic- out of a De- tion, adventure, action, and mild swearing into a Lorean car. great movie. The only part I didn’t like was how But when confusing the time travel concept was. It took for- the two are ever to understand it. attacked, Well, that’s all the time I have for today. Marty tries Thank you for reading, and please check it out. SPORTS UPDATE

By Eli Yates The Steelers and the Ten- Tusker Tribune Staff Writer nessee Titans are the other two teams to have Over winter break on five players each playing in the . December 20, the NFL an- Chiefs kick returner , who's nounced the Pro Bowl Rosters a rookie and took over the starting position at which will be played at Camping when Jamal Charles got hurt on World Stadium in Orlando, Florida this coming November 1st, is the only rookie to make it to the Sunday at 8:00 PM. Pro Bowl. The have 6 players chosen Patriots was se- for the Pro Bowl, which is the most in the NFC. lected to his 11th career Pro Bowl which is the Three of those players are offensive quarterback most pro bowl selections for anyone playing right Matt Ryan, and run- now. However, he won’t be playing now that the ning back . However, they’ll pro- Patriots are in the . ably not play now that they’re in the Super Bowl. Cardinals wide receiver Rookies and also made the NFC roster for the eighth time. have helped the Cowboys win their division, and the Cowboys have five players playing in the Pro Continued on page 4 Bowl. NFC Pro Bowl Roster Pro Bowl Offense From page 3 Wide receiver: Julio Jones*, Falcons; Odell This season's Pro Bowl will feature a re- Beckham*, Giants; Mike Evans, Buccaneers; Lar- turn to the traditional AFC vs. NFC game format ry Fitzgerald, Cardinals following three years using a revised, unconfer- Tackle: *, Cowboys; Trent Wil- enced" format. Here are the rosters. liams*, Redskins; , Eagles Guard: *, Cowboys; Brandon AFC Pro Bowl Roster Scherff*, Redskins; T.J. Lang, Packers Offense Center: *, Cowboys; , Wide receiver: *, Falcons Steelers; *, Raiders; : Greg Olsen*, Panthers; Jor- A.J. Green, Bengals; T.Y. Hilton, dan Reed, Redskins Colts Tackle: Joe Thomas*, Browns; Quarterback: Matt Ryan*, Falcons; *, Raiders; Taylor , Packers; Dak Prescott, Lewan, Titans Cowboys Guard: *, Ravens; Running back: Ezekiel Elliott*, Cow- *, Raiders; David boys; David Johnson, Cardinals; Devon- DeCastro, Steelers ta Freeman, Falcons Center: *, Raiders; Maurkice Fullback: Mike Tolbert*, Panthers Pouncey, Steelers Tight end: *, Chiefs; Delanie Walk- Defense er, Titans : Everson Griffen*, Vikings; Cliff Quarterback: Tom Brady*, Patriots; Derek Avril*, Seahawks; Michael Bennett, Seahawks Carr, Raiders; , Steelers Interior linemen: *, Rams; Ger- Running back: Le'Veon Bell*, Steelers; De- ald McCoy*, Buccaneers; , Eagles Marco Murray, Titans; LeSean Outside : *, McCoy, Bills Fullback: Kyle Juszcyzyk*, Falcons; *, Redskins; Ravens Thomas Davis, Panthers Inside/middle linebacker: Bobby Defense Wagner*, Seahawks; , Defense end: *, Raiders; *, Dol- Panthers phins; , Tex- : *, Gi- ans ants; *, Cardinals; Interior linemen: *, Bengals; Nda- Richard Sherman, Seahawks; , Vi- mukong Suh*, Dolphins; , Titans Outside linebacker: *, Broncos; Lo- kings renzo Alexander*, Bills; , Titans Free safety: Harrison Smith*, Vikings; Ha Ha Inside/middle linebacker: Dont'a Hightower*, Clinton-Dix, Packers Patriots; C.J. Mosley, Ravens Strong safety: *, Giants Cornerback: *, Chiefs; Aqib Tal- ib*, Broncos; Casey Hayward, Chargers; Chris Special teams Harris Broncos : *, Rams Free safety: Devin Kicker: Matt Bryant*, Fal- McCourty*, Patriots; Reg- cons gie Nelson, Raiders Strong safety: Eric Ber- Return specialist: Cordar- ry*, Chiefs relle Patterson*, Vikings Special Teams Special teamer: Dwayne Punter: Pat McAfee*, Harris*, Giants Colts Kicker: *,  Indicates starter Ravens  NOTE: Patriots and Fal- Return specialist: cons candidates will not play Tyreek Hill*, Chiefs due to being in the Super Special teamer: Mat- Bowl. thew Slater*, Patriots  Roster Courtesy of NFL.com