March Madness

Volume 27, Issue 07 Purcellville, VA FRIDAY, March 16th 2018

By Kyle Ziemnick My dad and I, avid Michigan fans, just had to make a free throw, and the Copy Editor watched in dismay with the rest of our game would be nearly out of reach. It was March 29, 2013, and the family as the Wolverines failed to put The free throw clanked off the rim. top-seeded Kansas Jayhawks were well up enough of a fight. All seemed lost. The clock started moving. on their way to the Elite Eight—the But Michigan rallied. Sophomore Tim Hardaway Jr. rebounded the quarterfinals of the NCAA basketball star Trey Burke led the Wolverines shot and swung the ball to Burke. tournament. With two and a half min- back into the contest. Despite his best Burke received a screen five feet be- utes left, they led the fourth-seeded efforts, though, Kansas led by three hind the three-point line. He pulled up Michigan Wolverines by 10. with 12.6 seconds left. A Kansas player to shoot. continued on page 2

March Madness

Photo by Tyler Nix Sports | continued from cover

I’ll never forget what hap- rie of bracket groups doesn’t pened next. As we all held our look like it’s going away any breath, the ball flew through time soon. Even the freshmen the air of Cowboys Stadium— are already getting involved. and swished through the bas- CJ Fellenbaum said that he ket. With four seconds left. Tie and a few of his friends will be game. starting a group as well. NEWS My mom, who never “I know almost nothing watches sports, jumped off the about college basketball.” Fel- community: Assassin page 4 couch screaming. I screamed. lenbaum said. “People like me We all screamed. who know nothing have just series: Friendship page 5 That’s the beauty of March as much a chance of winning events: Sadies page 6 Madness. as people who follow it reli- Every spring, on Selection g i ou s l y.” essay: High School Dances page 8 Sunday, 68 college basketball For regular fans, the tour- community: Revival page 9 teams enter the bracket, re- nament provides some mem- ceiving a seed, an opponent, orable moments. Last year, contributors page 10 and a dream. In response, the Oregon Ducks played the art & poetry page 11 millions of people around the UNC Tar Heels in a thrilling world fill out their own brack- national semifinal before a ets, trying to predict who will packed D5 lounge. Every bas- emerge victorious. Bracket ket and stop drew frantic ap- STAFF mania sweeps through work- plause and dismayed silence. places, families, and colleges. “The beauty of a sin- Editor PHC is no exception. gle-elimination tournament Vienna Jacobson Junior Cooper Millhouse is that anyone can be lucky took over the PHC bracket enough to win,” Millhouse Assistant Editor group last year. Currently, it said. Marjorie Pratt includes 21 entries from stu- In 2013, the Wolverines dents all hoping to claim the were lucky enough—almost. Staff glory of top bracketologist. They rode the momentum “It’s a great way to connect from Burke’s shot to an over- Carrie Durning with other students through time victory and all the way Kara Brown just a little bit of trash talk,” to the national championship, Kyle Ziemnick Millhouse said. “You don’t where they lost to the Louis- have to know what’s going on.” ville Cardinals. I won’t forget Leah Greenwood Exhibit A? Senior Daniel that night either, but it wasn't Fierer, who won our wing’s a joyful one. bracket competition last year. But even the sad moments “Growing up, I never re- remind me of why we love the CONTACT ally watched basketball, so NCAA tournament. For three March Madness wasn't really a action-packed weeks, casual Interested in submitting an editorial? big deal to me. I'd just sort of fans, bracket lovers, and die- Notice an error? check in to see who won at the hard supporters will live and end and that's it,” Fierer said. die with every final score. And He doesn’t think he watched in the end, one team will stand If so, contact Vienna Jacobson at: a single game during the tour- above the rest. [email protected] nament. But he emerged with It’s incredible God-given free pizza and bragging rights talent on display to the world. for the rest of the year, much It’s the thrill of victory and the to the dismay of real fans in agony of defeat. the wing such as myself. It’s the insanity that we call The competitive camarade- sports. u Forensics "There's no way my buddy's going to jail!" PHC qualifies for mock trial Nationals after winning the Opening Round Championship Series By Kara Brown Social Media Editor After a 7-1 win-loss record at the Opening Round Championship Series (ORCS) tournament, PHC’s mock trial A Team is advancing to Nationals. De- termined to not be left out of the national championship like the previous year, the team battled top squads like Rutgers University, the University of Virginia, and the College of William and Mary to win the tournament. “Some people probably think it’s ‘just recalled. Many students have the misconcep- another tournament,’” Ashlyn Roberts If they lost the next two ballots they tion that mock trial is only for experi- commented on the way students unfa- would be cut out of the national cham- enced debaters or those who run in the miliar with mock trial might feel about pionship, but if they won the two, they debater crowd. “But that’s just wrong,” hearing of the win. “But these guys would win the entire tournament. Roberts said. “I had never done mock work really hard and they can never as- Baldacci, playing the defendant, trial before I came to PHC and I was sume that it will be another win.” looked like “the most innocent looking, downright bad at it for my first few Shane Roberts, a four-year mock sheepish human being in the world— rounds.” trial veteran, described the tourna- and he did it brilliantly,” Roberts said. The team is now awaiting the release ment’s defining moment between In his closing speech, Roberts ex- of the updated case. The champion- the third and fourth round when his plained to the judge that life goes on ship competitors are yet to be deter- coach, Frank Guliuzza, called him into for everyone in the courtroom… ex- mined, but Stanford University and the a room. Guliuzza told him teams were cept Baldacci. University of California-Los Angeles splitting ballots (winning some rounds “After I said that line, I paused and (UCLA) will most likely be in the tour- and losing others). looked back at our table. Everybody nament. “[Guliuzza] said that most every had a little smile on their face and So, how can PHC bring home the team had either a 3-3 or 4-2 record, Chris had tears welling up in his eyes,” national title? "The simple answer is and then he paused, looked up and Roberts said. “For that brief moment, it just to beat everybody that we hit," said, ‘except one team who has a 5-1 re- didn’t feel like a mock trial—it felt real. Guliuzza said. cord.’ Then he winked and said, ‘I’ll let In my head I was like, ‘Shoot, there’s no Championships will take place mid- you guess who that team is,’” Roberts way my buddy’s going to jail!’” April in Minneapolis, Minnesota. u

Photos Courtesy of Communications Community Risks of Being an Assassin

By Rachel Grove roommate, Susannah Shaifer. But Shai- contact before Hoffman’s eyes dropped Contributing Writer fer never got the chance to kill Hoffman to a pointed object in his hand. “Oh because she was swiftly dispatched by no,” Hoffman thought, and stood to "David, I have a question," Susanna Alejandro Ortiz. Ortiz's new target: sprint around the couches and out the Hoffman said while walking up to Da- Hoffman. door, flashbacks of Ortiz’s brutal mur- vid Slaughter, who immediately bolt- On the night of the US History ex- der flooding her mind. ed in the opposite direction. There is tra credit movie, Hoffman found out Hoffman was miles ahead of a simple explanation for that kind of she was in trouble when Karnes texted Karnes. She could have gotten away bizarre behavior on campus lately: As- her a warning about Ortiz. With this in unscathed… well, should have gotten sassin. So far, no student has leapt from mind, she kept her eyes open for her en- away, but at the bottom of the BHC the BHC roof to ambush an unsuspect- emy as she walked into the classroom. stairs, Hoffman turned a sharp right ing classmate, but some have taken Suddenly, Karnes made his move and and her knee turned left. Hoffman, who pretty drastic measures to kill or avoid assassinated his own target, Ortiz, with has a history of knee problems, knew being killed in the role-playing game. a knitting needle. “Watching [Karnes] she’d injured something as she fell and Weapons for Assassin include, but kill Alejandro put the fear of God in rolled down the hill. She’d later find out certainly aren’t limited to, nerf guns, me. It was so scary because he put him that she tore her meniscus, but Karnes pens, rubber band guns, rubber knives in a choke hold and did this,” Hoffman appeared at that moment, ready to dis- and Dr. Favelo’s keys. “Most kills aren't said, making a stabbing motion. patch her. Hoffman wishes she had had that exciting though... usually people Over spring break, Hoffman for- a pen. “He saw me fall so he was kinda get stabbed or shot before they even re- got about the game. Her new assassin, hesitant to kill me. He was so close I alize they're under attack,” competitor Karnes, did not. Sitting in the coffee could have killed him,” Hoffman said. Nathan Karnes said. shop one evening, Hoffman watched Karnes killed her with a gentle tap At the start of the game, Hoffman as Karnes walked in with a group of on the shoulder. u turned out to be the target of her own friends. He and Hoffman made eye with reporting by Marjorie Pratt Series

Friendship

By Vienna Jacobson Editor James 5:16 (NKJV) says, “Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. I have given permission to a handful of friends in my life The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” to say whatever they want about my behavior whenever they A friend who walks with you, prays with and for you, want. We call it the “open-door policy.” It means they can, at and is willing to drop everything to be there in a moment of any time, question my behavior and actions about anything. weakness is a treasure. But you cannot have a friendship like It may be lifestyle choices, boys, friendships, my devotional that unless you have laid down your pride. life, etc. These friendships, I have found, are not easy to come by. In college, it is especially easy to get away with behav- You have to fight for them, invest in them, and pour into ing however you want. them everything you Your close friends are want to get back. most likely all peers, The Bible also makes and your parents no it clear that we are to longer have direct ju- walk with the wise, and risdiction in your life. I do not think that only But peer friendships applies to our mentors. have the potential to Proverbs 13:20 (NKJV) be one of the most im- says, “He who walks portant things you will with wise men will be have on earth. I firmly wise, but the compan- believe Victor Hugo ion of fools will be de- had incredible insight stroyed.” when he wrote, “To Part of successful love another person is accountability is want- to see the face of God.” ing that accountability; True friendship can it does not matter how be one of the most re- Photo by Helena Lopes many times someone warding things in your life, but only once it is cultivated tells you to do something if you do not want to be kept ac- and grown to the point where you feel comfortable giving countable. Often I hear people talk about how they long for these people complete access to your life. The people that these deep friendships, but I think you would be surprised I trust completely to criticize me are the ones who love me at how many opportunities you have to grow with the people despite my flaws and choose to stay my friend, even when I already in your life. am choosing not to grow. As a side note: I think it is also easy for us as college stu- As a friend this is also where I strive to find myself—lov- dents to only have peer relationships. While this is wonder- ing people so much that they know when I do point out a ful, it is not enough to just have friends your age. To be in fel- fault, it is because of that love. lowship (whether that is a friendship or a mentorship) with Having a friend to keep you accountable is far more about someone in a different age of life is crucial to walking well. the good things than the bad ones. Friends who are close A real friendship of accountability means that you have enough to know your most intimate struggles can rejoice to lower your walls, lay down your pride, and let someone with you in the victories you win, both small and big. Not else—someone who loves and cares for you deeply—point only is accountability in friendship a good idea, but it is also out your flaws. This isn’t out of meanness, but to help you be a biblical one. a better person, more equipped to fight the good fight. u Events

"I am the dance floor." - JP Schumacher Events

"The best moment was when Leo's date "This gave me an opportuni- stole him [from An- ty to put guyliner on all my drew]." - Esther Katz friends. It was stellar." - Kate Forde

Prom King and Queen Share a Dance

"I was standing on stage, and I realized I had all this power. I could make [An- drew and Leo] dance if I wanted to, so I did." - Christian McGuire Essay Sadies: Throwing It Back to High School By Marjorie Pratt Assistant Editor Though 75 percent of PHC’s student problems that you have will never body was homeschooled throughout change, that they're insurmountable, “I’m pretty much the same as I was high school and never had the typical that you'll always be stuck in the same back then,” proclaimed pop-punk band high school experience of lockers, caf- bad cycles that you are in during high Bowling for Soup in the last verse of eterias, and homecoming, most every- school.” Though they clearly contradict “High School Never Ends." The song one can relate to the problems of ado- each other, many desperate teens seem plays on high school stereotypes and lescence and the thoughts expressed by to think this way. “When you leave teenage angst to express the feeling that the term “high school never ends." [high school], you realize that there are the cliques, trends, and some of the im- "You get your first life-altering ex- no rules and you have to make it up as maturities of high school tend to follow periences," Milligan said. “It’s your first you go along,” he adds. “And I think graduates into their adult lives. Bowl- relationship, and all your friend groups that [high school struggles] are im- ing for Soup released the song in 2006, change. Your first break-up. It's all shell portant because they do impact what when most of today’s college students shock to you." High school is the time struggles you'll face going forward, but were still in elementary school. PHC’s when most get their first taste of adult- they’re not determinative." current students couldn’t have begun hood. It’s something kids that age have Both Milligan and McGuire admit- to grasp what the song was trying to never experienced before, and it’s scary ted that their high school aesthetic was say. But now, over a decade later, the at the time. "It’s just life, and you learn pretty close to “weird homeschooler,” song’s message still speaks to PHC se- from it,” he added. but both donned all black apparel and niors Christian McGuire, Spencer Mil- “I spent high school in California,” black eyeliner for the dance. "If there's ligan, Keith Zimmerman, and Mark McGuire said, “and that fact is what a stereotype I would love to call my van Matre. makes me identify as Californian, why aesthetic, but was way too cautious to The four acted as the inaugural all- I listen to the music that I listen to and actually do, that would be it," McGuire male dance committee for the Sadie gives me the expectations that I have said. “There was definitely a four-year- Hawkins dance last Saturday. “When on how people will act in social set- long Green Day phase." I think of Sadie’s, I think of an inten- tings. It's the reason that I'm Catholic, While Milligan didn’t share his tional decision to turn the world upside because goodness knows there weren't friend’s notion, he was happy to “chan- down for a day, to rattle our comfort that many influences here. I think that nel his inner angst” for a night. level, our paradigm,” Dr. Doug Favelo the influence was more profound than "I feel like I'm past the point where said. The committee took it upon them- any other time in my life so far." I feel insecure about how I look. That's selves to rattle comfort levels more than He feels that high schoolers tend pretty much everyone's problem in ad- usual. "I think it’s cool if girls plan the to think two things: “People past high olescence, so [at Sadie’s] you could go dances they’re asked to and guys plan school have it all together,” and “the for it without ramifications." u the dance we’re asked to,” Milligan said. McGuire figures that "if you're going to [swap gender roles], you might as well go all the way.” The four continued to shake things up when they announced that the theme for this year’s dance would share a title with "High School Never Ends." “We were like, ‘What's the corniest theme we can come up with, without turning people away?’” Milligan ex- plained. They were going for something that would be easy to find a costume for but would still be fun. The committee considered a masquerade theme but thought that was too “hoity-toity” for Sadie’s and decided a high school themed college dance was perfect. Photo Courtesy of Esther Katz Spiritual Life

By Vienna Jacobson Editor

A Great Awakening? Students lead worship and prayer nights as well as Bible studies hoping to spark revival By Leah Greenwood Christmas break, Patton felt that God others to be able to experience the Staff Writer was calling him to start praying more, transforming power of prayer. In his as well as to pray for the school specif- own life, Patton has seen a shift in his The Chick-fil-A across the road ically. He felt that he was to continue desires where he now goes to worship, plays host to hungry PHCers almost this purposeful prayer into the spring pray, or read the Bible to relax instead every day. But last Tuesday, several stu- semester, but he knew that it would of scrolling through Facebook or go- dents had much more on their minds take time and devotion. “I [asked the ing to something less fulfilling. “When than chicken sandwiches and sweet tea. Lord to] bring prayer partners that I people catch who they’re meant to be Chick-fil-A and Pray, the brainchild of could actually pray with so that I have in Christ—when they catch the signif- senior Harvest Prude and juniors Mer- stamina,” Patton said. icance of what God has done for them edith Monroe, Victoria Cook, Olivia This is where Good, Bowers, and and operate as confident sons and Bowers, and Kara Brown, provided an Brown come in. A week before the se- daughters—it’s meant to change every- opportunity for the students to pray mester started, these three decided to thing in their lives; it’s meant to trans- both in the restaurant and while walk- fast and pray together. “This helped form the way that they see the world,” ing around campus. This event was just us to learn how to pray more, be more Patton said. one of many that have recently been disciplined in prayer now, and it also Prude has appreciated the new op- organized on campus. Prayer and wor- helped us see the power of prayer,” portunities for group prayer on campus ship nights, new Bible studies, and oth- Good said. “We felt this spiritual war- and has found it helpful to know that er, smaller groups of people meeting to fare going on when we were praying.” there are people who are willing to pray pray have all sprung up this semester. They knew that they wanted to build for her whenever she needs it. “When “I think there is a revitalization of prayer into their lives at school, so after we pray with others, we realize that so prayer, worship, and concern over spir- talking to Patton, they started up wor- many people are going through things itual things on this campus that is un- ship and prayer nights. and need support,” Prude said. “The like anything I’ve seen in my last four “Our prayer meetings focus on spir- more we do that together, the more years here,” Prude said. itual awakening and revival for this the culture of prayer and of seeking Juniors Mike Patton and Mikael school,” Patton said. He hopes that the Lord, and of supporting each other, Good, along with Bowers and Brown, instead of merely knowing a lot about will grow on campus.” u have been influential in getting these Jesus, people will truly connect with new prayer groups started. Over Jesus in a relationship. He also wants Contributors Are You a Disciple? By Dr. Steve Hake church legalistic and oppressive or just Does the prospect excite you? Appall Professor of Literature dull and unimaginative. Maybe your you? Can you imagine spending eter- How passionate are you about experience growing up was like that nity with this Stranger? Christ? How crazy? Would you pour of Stephen Dedalus in A Portrait of the Why does this matter? out something worth sixty thousand Artist as a Young Man where all your I am praying that Christ will blow dollars, something that would pay off “religious” associations were on the this place up, that He will completely all your school loans, on His feet and side of guilt, fear, and death. Or may- shatter our complacency and make us wipe them with your hair? If He had be you are like the people of Nazareth, desperate for Him, that we will know a whim for a drink of water from a who grew up around Jesus and thought the gospel as the dynamite of God well behind enemy lines, would you they knew all about Him, but didn’t (Rom. 1:16, Greek text). I am afraid attack the camp single-handedly to have a clue who He really was. Some- that unless you know Him as a Con- bring Him a canteen full? Would you how you have to get past all the peo- suming Fire, as Someone wild and walk away from everything, EVERY- ple you’ve known that bore His name even fearsome, you will miss Him al- THING, in your life to gain Him and and yet dragged it in the mud, and seek together; you will sleep through your think yourself infinitely rich? Does this Him directly. Evaluate Him on His own life. Or perhaps you need to know Him extravagant language seem repellent to terms, apart from His “representatives,” as Someone unimaginably tender and you? Absurd? if these have been unworthy. kind, and are in danger of missing Him There are many reasons you may Here’s a good test of where you are that way. How move us from indiffer- not have this kind of relationship with with Him: spend a whole day in some ence? How light this fire? Will these Him. Maybe your “Christian” par- quiet place, just you and Him. No iP- dry bones live? ents were abusive, or hypocritical, or hones, no computers, not even any Please pray with me! Where two or just dull plodders. Maybe your pastor books (except maybe a Bible and a three …. u growing up was a windbag, or your hymnal). Have you ever done this?

A Primer: Has Big Tech Become Big Brother? By Daniel Cochrane this hands-off attitude toward the tech sector is dangerous Contributing Writer because it ignores the “existential threat” posed by Big Tech to longstanding liberal values such as privacy, individuali- For most of us, messaging a friend on Facebook, purchas- ty, and pluralism. In Foer’s terms, “they’re monopolists who ing a mug from Amazon, or completing Spanish homework want access to every facet of our identities and influence with the help of Google Translate likely doesn’t conjure up over every corner of our decision-making.” images of an Orwellian technocracy dominated by behe- Who’s right? Are Big Tech firms simply the procurers of moth tech companies with almost total control over our pri- innovation, innocent of using their power to monopolize vate and public lives. markets, spread misinformation and invade personal priva- On the contrary, our society generally tends to be unsus- cy? Or has Big Tech Become Big Brother? Decide for your- picious of the tech sector, appreciating the vast assortment self on Monday, March 19th, as Adam Thierer and Franklin of efficiencies and conveniences that large technology com- Foer debate these pivotal questions in the Hodel Center lob- panies afford us. These abundant conveniences, according by at 7:00 p.m. u to Adam Thierer, Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center, are possible because Silicon Valley has been largely left free to engage in “permissionless innovation” with little interference from government regulators. If governments were to take a more active role however, Thierer argues that there would be “fewer services, lower-quality goods, higher prices, diminished econom- ic growth, and a decline in the overall standard of living.”

While the benefits of this laissez-faire approach are clearly Thierer

visible, there is a real question as to its hidden costs. Nation- Foer al correspondent for The Atlantic, Franklin Foer, claims that Art & Poetry

To Rex: My Dearest, Uncertain Love

The night rests on the earth, Treading through earth's slumbering, Floating through the wakened stars, Downcast eyes stare wistfully. Caressing fallen leaves In the woods, the flowers glow, Among her shadows, daughters. Night escaping bitter snow.

Waiting for the beams to rise, She creeps among the creepers, Ending every secret dance, Perambulates the haunt, The night grows wild, weary, Grasping at the dancing heat, Of the sunbeam's arrogance. The dance no more a taunt.

For the night is also cold, Though gossamer her gown, Grasping every essence, Reduced to shadow mist, Waiting for the warmth she had, She waits for sun's approach, Sunbeam luminescence. His presence, now unwist. ~ Gabriella

Washington D.C. will start to cel- ebrate the annual National Cher- ry Blossom Festival on March 20. The festival memorializes March 27, 1912, when the mayor of Tokyo, Yukio Ozaki, gifted Japanese cherry trees to grow the relationship between the US and Japan. Original artwork by PHC senior Andrew Shepherd. d the W n o u r Who Said What o l quotes from campus r d

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activists promise loabjb mold obpl [Vienna Jacobson] fight after assas- sination. "Do you ever wish hot boys went to our school?"

[Dr. Favelo] At least four people killed "If you do not know what a in Florida foot bong is, ask your neighbor." bridge collapse.

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