The Lion’s Pride The Newspaper of Walkersville High School Volume XXVI, Issue 1 March 24, 2011

NEWS PGS 1-3 Relief Efforts for Japan by Jason Fisher ness, taking $1 out FEATURES of every ticket to PGS 4-7 and Doris Shonobi Reporters his forthcoming live shows and donating ENTERTAINMENT it to Red Cross Japa- PGS 8-10 This March 11th, an 8.9-magnitude nese Earthquake Re- OPINIONS earthquake hit the lief Fund. This char- PGS 11-12 coast of Japan. The ity has also released earthquake was fol- a website (Global- SHOWCASE lowed by a tsunami, Giving.org) that has PGS 13-14 massive waves raised over $100,000 causing enormous mainly from worried SPORTS disaster. Experts Twitter users around PGS 15-17 predict that 3,600 the world. are currently dead, Volunteers looks for survivors in the rubble. Walkersville High ADVERTISEMENTS but they also predict aolnews.com School students may PGS 18-20 that 10,000 will fall under have offered help. The U. donations averaging $77 be thinking “What can I do that same unfortunate fate. S. government has allo- per donor. to help?” Believe it or not, Now, 434,000 are homeless cated $35 million for “Op- Celebrities are doing as they can do plenty. Lady “After the game, the while 8,000 are missing. eration Tomodachi”, which much as they can to help Gaga designed a bracelet king and the pawn go A multitude of organiza- is Japanese for “friend- out with the situation as with the words “We Pray tions are doing their part ship”. AT&T, T Mobile, well. Conan O’Brien, P. for Japan”, each priced at into the same box.” to assist in the relief effort. and Verizon Wireless are Diddy, and Chris Brown $5 at ladygaga.shop.brava- Japan’s foreign ministry re- allowing free calls and text used Twitter to urge their dousa.com. All the money ~Proverb ported 113 countries and re- messaging to Japan. AOL fans to contribute. Char- collected from these brace- gions, and 24 organizations has raised $200,000 with lie Sheen also feels sad- cont. pg 3, Japan’s Relief. Fort Herbicide Same Sex by Erik Sears Herbicides were used to expose any hiding Viet- Showcase Editor more on farms than on namese soldiers. Agent base, though a spokesman Orange’s most toxic and Marriage from Fort Detrick stated lasting ingredient, dioxin, that the herbicides were was later linked to illnesses Maryland Still Not Ready used in controlled scien- such as non-Hodgkin's lym- by Melissa Wright supporters wavered when tific areas and only in small phoma, diabetes, soft-tissue Copy-Editor voting time came around. quantities on small test sarcomas, and various can- He has plans of trying again plots and in greenhous- cers and nerve disorders. next year. Entering Fort Detrick. es. The Army also states The initial work focused As of February 24th, Usmilitary.com that civilians throughout on aerial spray systems and Maryland was one step A report released on Feb- the country use the same “tactical” herbicides for closer to being the sixth ruary 22, 2011 stated that herbicides in the tests, military use as opposed to state to allow same sex Army Scientists used less and in larger quantities. commercial use. Continu- Wedding bands. marriage. After hours of than 17 pounds of herbi- Officials said earlier this ing efforts at Detrick in- weddingringsreview.net debate, the Senate approved cides at Fort Detrick in a year that they believed any volved testing new spray On Friday March 11th the the same-sex marriage bill 24-year period starting in testing on herbicides, in- equipment and formula- Same Sex Marriage bill with a vote of 25-22. The 1944. Though none was cluding Agent Orange, was tions of the herbicides. was withdrawn from the bill needed to be approved more toxic than commer- done on a small scale at the Detrick scientists tested House of Delegates, halting by the House of Delegates, cial grade herbicide, cancer base. Agent Orange is an the herbicide on rice and the bill for the year. House then sent to the governor. patients started appearing herbicide that was used in grasses to evaluate aerial Speaker Michael Busch de- Originally called the at a higher rate than normal the Vietnam War, to defo- applications at Fort Ritchie, cided to save the final vote “Religious Freedom and within the Fort Detrick area. liate large areas of trees cont. pg 2, Herbicide. for next year after many cont. pg 3, Gay Marriage Bill. news The Newspaper of Walkersville High School Page 2 March 24, 2011 Herbicide “Bone” - Appétit Cont. from pg 1, Fort Herbicide. tary personnel, making it by Jason Fisher the physical Fort Ritchie, Maryland; the world's largest public Reporter body construc- Dugway, Utah; and Fort engineering, design and tion, Astrodons Drum, New York. During construction management In November in are believed to 1969 alone, the national agency. The report was 2009, something be herbivores. average for use of the exact announced shortly before unusual hap- Its bones were same chemical was roughly a press conference began pened in Prince found near wa- 1.12 pounds per acre, which at Frederick’s Weinberg George’s Coun- ter, though it’s equates to more than 8.9 Center for the Arts, dur- ty. A 9-year- estimated that million pounds used nation- ing which the Kristen Re- old found a 100 not a lot of its wide to include farm, lawn nee Foundation said it has million year-old Skelatal grouping of dinosaurs. life was actually care, private property, and found a link between dioxin dinosaur tailbone. 3.bp.blogspot.com spent in water. aquatic area applications. found in the blood samples Laurel, Maryland Dinosaur Park A report, released by The of people with cancer to di- is the home to Dinosaur Christopher Johnston care- is not the only one open in Army Corps of Engineers, oxin in soil samples taken Park, a 41-acre park that fully sliced open the teeth Maryland (not to be con- confi rmed that Agent Or- near Fort Detrick. What opened in 2009. While into cross sections, and fused with Jurassic Park). ange was used on Fort De- exactly is being done about most people had little luck, found a star pattern. The Most are open in Southern trick grounds. The United the use of the herbicide is a child found one during her term Astrodon means “star Maryland, and they donate States Army Corps of Engi- still unclear, but efforts are fi rst visit, only the second tooth.” In 1998, the Astro- the fi ndings to the Smith- neers (USACE) is a federal being made to stop test- time the park was opened. don johnstoni was named sonian Museum. David agency and a major Army ing with the herbicides, That wasn’t even the fi rst the state dinosaur. Hacker is a systems analyst command made up of some and store them in a sealed time dinosaur bones were Weighing 20 tons, growing and amateur paleontolo- 34,000 civilian and mili- area within Fort Detrick. discovered in our state. to be as long as 50 to over gist who has been watch- “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” Phillip Tyson found two 60 feet, and being over 30 ing over the vulnerable site teeth, belonging to Astro- feet tall, Astrodons lived 95 for four years, searching ~Helen Keller don johnstoni in 1858 (also to 130 million years ago in for bones weekly. “Every- in PG County). That was the Early Cretaceous peri- thing gets offered up to sci- The Lion’s Pride Staff the fi rst fi nd of remains od. They had small heads, ence, to the Smithsonian," in Maryland, even in the long necks, and long tails. he said. "I don't feel like Editor-in-Chief/News Editor Megan Bolst country. Tyson gave the Their strong legs supported I actually own them. It’s teeth to a local dentist. their long bodies. Due to a privilege to be out there.” Co-Managing Editors Anna Gushard-Edwards Carissa Teehee

Features Editor Krista Thiede Cell Phone Crackdown by Katie Cameron This year, FCPS has a parent must pick it up af- Entertaiment Editor Kent Southern Sports Editor ramped up the cell phone ter school. These rules were policy. In put into play in attempts to Opinions Editor Anna Gushard-Edwards past years, if eliminate cell phone use caught with a during school hours. Showcase Editor Erik Sears cell phone dur- The school agenda says, ing class, the “Students are not permitted Sports Editor Katie Cameron students would to use cell phones, portable get their phones pagers, or any other por- Copy Editors Amber Kloper taken away, table electronic device dur- Melissa Wright then given back ing the school day, while to them at the aboard a school bus, or Photography Editor Andy Smith end of class. during after school activi- Now, if a stu- ties.” These rules were cre- Reporters Jason Fisher dent gets caught ated to assure that the use Alison Grossnickle with a phone, it of cell phones and other Jonah Peterson Student using a cell phone in class. is sent straight electronic devices do not Doris Shonobi illiniwest.fi les.wordpress.com to the offi ce and Cont. pg 3, Cell Phones. news The Newspaper of Walkersville High School Page 3 March 24, 2011 Japan’s Relief Cell Cont. from pg 1, Relief Efforts for Japan. 90999, s/he can make a $10 any donation, regardless phone, and door-to-door donation, or visit redcross. of the amount. When she scams. Try not to donate Phones org to do the same. Text has thousands of cranes, cash. It’s best to use a Cont. from pg 2, Cell Phone Crackdown. messaging donations have she plans to send them and credit card or checks to an proven successful after the donations to the Red organization (not an indi- Haiti’s earthquake last year, Cross. vidual). Using a credit card but it can be done tradition- Donating money isn’t the on an illegitimate website ally. Some well-known re- only way to help, though. can lead to identity theft. lief sites for donations are Volunteering some time at www.redcross.org, www. a local Red Cross or donat- unicefusa.org, and www. ing blood to those in need Tsunami survivors fi nd a worldvision.org. can save lives. dry place to sleep. A woman in Frederick Be on the lookout for defensemedianetwork.com County, Mari Hamada- scams. Maryland Attorney let sales will be donated Prendergast of the Japa- General Douglas F. Gansler to relief funds. If some- nese Friendship Club, is warned well-meaning do- Victims recieve treatment. one texts REDCROSS to making peace cranes for nors of emerging Internet, nationalgeographic.com Sneaky Texting. www.visualphotos.com “disrupt the learning envi- Gay Marriage Bill ronment or school activity, Cont. from pg 1, Same Sex Marriage. said, “He, in my heart, is volved protecting religious lic leaders were speaking pose a threat to academic Marriage Protection my spouse in every sense groups from being forced out against the idea of same integrity, violate confi den- Act,” the bill’s name was of the word. To the law, to participate in homosexu- sex marriage, and encour- tiality [or] privacy rights changed while in Senate to he remains a legal stranger al weddings if they choose aged Maryland Catholics to of others, [or] create safety the “Civil Marriage Protec- “act at once to make [their] concerns.” (p17) tion Act.” It would have voices heard,” referring to Asked about the new allowed same sex couples the joint statement made policy, junior Kayla Met- to marry, and would have by Cardinal Donald Wuerl calfe said, “I think that’s granted them the same le- of Washington, Archbishop not good. I think teachers gal rights as heterosexual Edwin O'Brien of Balti- should give them back at couples. more, and Bishop Francis the end of class.” English Even though Gov. Martin Malooly of Wilmington. teacher, Mr. Eric Reickel O’Malley already stated They believed that the bill says, “I didn’t like it at that he would sign off on went against what the Bible fi rst, but now students have the bill, opponents planned defi nes as marriage. stopped using them.” Con- to launch a campaign that Currently, Maryland al- tradicting Reickel, Met- would put the idea to a vote lows same sex couples to calfe says, “kids are always for the public. It would share health benefi ts after going to be sneaky.” also postpone the vote un- registering as “domestic Schools all over the coun- til November 2012. A fi li- partners.” This means ty have changed their cell buster was suggested, but Marriage rings atop the USA constitution. they can share a bank ac- phone policy and are just as it was confi rmed that there caribfl yer.com count and home address as strict as WHS. FCPS, not weren’t any plans of doing to me." Many openly gay not to. They are not forced long as they agree to sign a school principals, decided so in the House of Repre- Senators stood up during to provide any sort of wed- contract claiming that they on these rules, so no matter sentatives. the debate to appeal to the ding services including have been in a relationship how many students dislike Openly gay Senator opposing side, including space for the ceremony. for at least one year. them, there is not much that Richard S. Madaleno Jr. Delegate Heather Mizeur, According to Sen. Jamie The Connecticut, Iowa, will be done. “I feel like we of the Maryland State As- who also described her Raskin, who led the fl oor Massachusetts, New Hamp- should be able to use them sembly spoke in favor of spouse as a “legal stranger” debate, "The committee has shire and Vermont are the at lunch,” Metcalfe says, the bill during the hearing to her. tried to bend over backward existing states that allow “If we use them during in Senate. On the subject Most of the changes made to the concerns of religious gay marriage, along with class and we don’t pay at- of his partner, Madaleno to the bill in Senate in- institutions." Many Catho- the District of Columbia. tention, that’s our fault.” feaTures The Newspaper of Walkersville High School Page 4 March 24, 2011 Military Families at WHS by Jonah Peterson family in the military is the written communica- Reporter 10th grader Emily Sabol. tion, she stated, “Letters Her brother has been gone are really impersonal and It is no secret that America two months for training don’t make up for actually is currently engaged in war. and she misses him a lot. having him home. We wait Some people do not realize Luckily, Emily and her for the day when he is re- the impact it has on the lives brother have constant com- warded with a phone call.” of some students in WHS munication, receiving a Luckily, he has a ten day with family in the military. letter in the mail from him leave in April, but he will Tenth grader Cynthiana about every two days, and be sent to a new base right Palomo has not one but sometimes even a phone after his leave is over for two relatives currently call. When she was asked more training to become a Kirstie Albright serving: both her aunt and about how she feels about marine. When asked about Photography by Andy Smith cousin. She stated that they her opinion on the war, she family misses him, but miss a lot of holidays and replied, “The war is stu- they’re also very proud. that her aunt has missed pid, and America should Stephen and his cousin her own daughter giving have stayed out of it.” talk once a month and birth. Both are overseas, Eleventh grader Stephen haven’t seen each other in so communication is lim- Aiken also has family in two years. When Stephen ited. When asked about the military. His cousin was asked his thoughts how she overcomes the is currently a marine serv- on the war, he stated, “I communication barrier, she ing in Iraq. Stephen is re- wanna be in the war. I said, “We usually call them ally close to his cousin, wanna be a marine, ‘cause or write them a letter.” and they used to hang out I wanna keep people safe.” When asked about her feel- all the time, so he was re- The fi nal person in- ings on the war, she stated ally bummed when he was terviewed was 12th she doesn’t really have any. Stephen Aiken sent overseas. His entire grader Kirstie Albright. Photography by Andy Smith Another student who has Cont. on page 5... An “A” For Absolutely-Exhausted by Amber Kloper considering you’re getting rate should be anywhere expected to be depressed up on sleep missed during Copy-Editor up in only a few hours. between 50 and 90 beats per and 20% will contemplate the week were generally Sounds familiar, huh? minute. Less than that can ending their lives. “Ad- slimmer. “Obese children It’s 9:00pm on a Wednes- Well, that’s because it is. be dangerous. It may only equate quality sleep could were less likely to experi- day and you’ve done ev- Many studies have been be one hour, but just think therefore be a preventative ence ‘catch-up’ sleep on erything to avoid home- conducted on this currently about how many manage to measure against depression weekends,” the authors of a work. You’ve watched pressing issue. Investiga- get along with four or fi ve? and a treatment for depres- January 24th article in the recordings of your favorite tors have shown that kids What’s even scarier is that sion,” Gangwisch stated. journal, Pediatrics, wrote. shows, gone on Facebook who stay up late may have James Gangwisch, Colum- This doesn’t just go for “The combination of short- ten times, eaten so many heart problems later. The bia University psychiatry week-nights either. Re- er sleep duration and more snacks and are surprisingly experiment, presented by professor, discovered that searchers from the Uni- variable sleep patterns was still hungry, and had some the American Heart Asso- teens who don’t get their versity of Chicago say associated with adverse huge fi ght with Mom about ciation’s 50th Annual Con- daily dose of sleep are at a that kids who stay up late metabolic outcomes.” grades: pretty ironic. In ference on Cardiovascular greater risk of depression on weekends run the risk Researchers are hopeful turn, you end up cramming Disease Epidemiology and and more likely to pon- of battling obesity when that this evidence encour- for that Physics test after Prevention, found that chil- der suicide. Over 15,000 they get older. Parents ages parents to help their you fi nish your Algebra dren, who slept a full eight teenagers, between grades who don’t put their kids children develop healthy and write up that English hours at night (one hour 7-12, were observed. It to bed early aren’t benefi t- sleeping habits. No one’s paper that you didn’t bother less than recommended for was concluded that, when ing them with the extra rest saying that pulling an all- to start until the day before high-school students), had a compared to kids who re- they need for good, strong nighter every once in a it’s due. So… your usual slower heart rate than those tire before 10:00pm, 24% development. During the while will kill you, but… 9:00pm bedtime becomes who only had seven. For of late-night creepers are study, those who caught better safe than sorry, right? your 1:00am naptime, teenagers, a resting heart feaTures The Newspaper of Walkersville High School Page 5 March 24, 2011 Prom Dress Trends for 2011 by Krista Thiede •Printed fl oral patterns- prom dresses and it gives heart necklines- One- in beaded prom dresses. Features Editor You can choose anything you an excuse to wear a shoulder dresses are a must- The best way to comple- from bold fl orals to femi- fabulous pair of high heels. have this season. Not only ment beaded gowns is Prom 2011 is quickly ap- nine pastels. With fl oral Celebrities like Disney do they look great, they are with a pair of glamorous proaching! Having trouble dresses, accessorize by put- star, Selena Gomez, have comfortable to wear, too. chandelier earrings and fi nding the right dress? ting a fl ower in your hair. It been seen wearing these They’re sleek and sophisti- metallic colored shoes. There are many trends this adds something a little extra. dresses quite frequently. cated. Some of the best fi t- •Short prom dresses- If year. Check out the big- •Oversized ruffl es- This ting and most stylish strap- you’re going more com- gest fads of the season. look is defi nitely fun less prom dresses are those fortable and casual, go •Dramatic ball gowns- and fl irty, and will set with a sweetheart neckline. short. Don’t forget to in- They fl atter all body types you apart from everyone It puts a twist on the tradi- clude some really nice high and make a dramatic, in the room. You don’t tional straight-across strap- heels to fi nish the look. fashionable statement. need much accessorizing. less neckline. The sweet- The must-have colors of •Crystal embellish- heart neckline is a classic the season include citrus ments- They’re very in style that looks good on shades of lemon, lime, style right now. You will a variety of body shapes. orange and pink. Finding look and feel glamorous. •Watercolor prints- the right dress for prom •High/low hemlines- They is extremely important. Selena Gomez They’re very popular are a mix between a short www.wordpress.com this season. It’s a unique You have to make sure prom dress in the front and look and if you like pat- it’s comfortable, fl atter- an elegantly-long, formal She has worn them while terns, then you’ll love ing, and makes you feel prom dress in the back. performing for her fans, watercolor print dresses. beautiful. Always be sure It’s the best of both worlds and even to award shows. Dramatic Ball Gown •Beaded silhouettes- Ev- to accessorize properly. www.blogspot.com with wearing high-low •One-shoulder and sweet- eryone looks beautiful Cont. from Miltary

Odd Places to Tweet Kirstie’s cousin is in the by Carissa Teehee geons can pip in with their posted a picture of his O- lance. Mountaineers have military and she is very Managing Editor knowledge. The televi- Level exam on Twitter. He actually tweeted from the proud of him. Her cousin sion show Grey’s Anatomy got away with it by claim- top of Mount Everest. They being in the military has im- Facebook, Myspace, Tum- demonstrated how Twit- ing he took the picture strapped satellite equip- pacted her family. Kirstie blr. Social networking ter could let local sur- out of boredom, instead ment on their backs, so and her family are worried sites are quickly becoming geons give ideas and offer of trying to leak answers. they would be able to send about him, but they’re also the way of communicating. nearby medical supplies. He has refused to take the their triumphant tweets very proud. Communica- Most people don’t even OR’s are not the only picture down, basking in once they reached the peak. tion is limited. because think about getting onto places where Twitter is be- the light of his new-found As younger generations she’s only able to talk to these websites nowadays. ing used. Seventeen per- attention. Farmers are take the place of the older him about once a month and They have become part cent of Twitter users admit even tweeting for their ones, technology is in- even then it’s on Facebook. of a daily routine: wake that they use social web- cows about how much creasingly being applied Kirstie has feelings about up, check Facebook, go to sites while they’re on the milk they give every day! the war. She believes, “It’s school, check Twitter, come toilet. Rambler sneakers Early this year, astro- stupid, because people home, and check Tumblr. are shoes that tweet where nauts sent tweets from the are dying and that’s sad”. But, what if your surgeon one walks. A typical Twit- International Space Sta- The people interviewed was on Twitter while he ter update from the shoes tion. Ukrainian TV jour- are defi nitely not the only was operating on you? would look something like, nalist Julia Gorodetskaya Twitter Logo people with family in the Twitter has been used in “Tap…tap…tap…tap”. A made history this year: www.pluggedinco.com the operating room only sensor is embedded in the the fi rst underwater Tweet military, but they repre- two known times before, sole of the shoe and keeps was sent from a cellphone to life. Maybe in a few sent the fact that there are but the future is expected track of everywhere one wrapped in a plastic bag. years, all the doctors will kids with siblings in the to hold more twittering walks. Students are tweet- In July 2010, P!nk fell off be tweeting about their military. The people in the surgeons. Tweeting while ing in schools and exam her stage while performing surgeries and people can military are protecting the in surgery allows medical rooms. Sixteen year old and got on Twitter while all read an astronaut’s rights, the freedom, and students to “experience” Xavier Ong in Singapore she was still in the ambu- “out-of-this-world” tweet. the safety of all Americans. surgery and older sur- feaTures The Newspaper of Walkersville High School Page 6 March 24, 2011

The Thirteenth Zodiac The Calendar: Traits of the Ophiuchan Tropical Zodiac (T) by Megan Bolst This is the start of the trop- constellations and Earth Sidereal Zodiac (S) Editor-in-Chief ical zodiac—the one com- to shift, realigning over supposedly mirror the man •Aries, The Ram- (T) monly followed by Western the millennia. The hous- behind the constellation, 3/21-4/20; (S) 4/19-5/13 You may have heard societies and referenced for es of the constellations, be he a god or an Ancient •Taurus, The Bull- (T) about a new zodiac sign: horoscopes. Tropical zodi- however, never change. Egyptian. Ophiuchans are 4/21-5/20; (S) 5/14-6/19 Ophiuchus. This thirteenth acs correspond with the po- All the zodiacs are envied by many, as they •Gemini, The Twins- (T) sign has offset the mandala sition of the earth in relation rooted in classical mythol- progress well throughout 5/21-6/21; (S) 6/20-7/20 (the oh-so-popular wheel of to fi xed arrangements (i.e. ogy. The most widely ac- life. They usually leave •Cancer, The Crab- (T) the zodiacs) and sent some the sun and the seasons). cepted is the legend of the home at an early age, but 6/22-7/22; (S) 7/21-8/9 horoscope-loving fanatics The sidereal zodiac (of twelve Olympian gods who have large families. Fol- •Leo, The Lion- (T)7/23- into a frenzy. Well, Ophi- which Ophiuchus is a part), took the form of various lowing Athena’s hunger, 8/22; (S) 8/10-9/15 uchus has been there since followed by Eastern societ- earthly shapes to escape they are seekers of wis- •Virgo, The Virgin- (T) its discovery around 150 the destruction of the sul- dom and knowledge, and 8/23-9/22; (S) 9/16-10/30 BCE. As for horoscopes, furous, multi-armed mon- authority looks upon them •Libra, The Scales- (T) Ophiuchus only affects one ster Typhon. Ophiuchus favorably. Ophiuchans 9/23-10/22; (S) 10/31- of the zodiac systems. In re- has a mythical story, too. typically have a fl amboy- 11/22 ality, nothing has changed. Asclepius,the man who ant style of dress, favoring •Scorpio, The Scorpion- Astrologers are bewil- inspired Ophiuchus, was bright colors. Their lucky (T) 10/23-11/22; (S) dered by the sudden hype, not surprisingly, the prod- number is twelve. The 11/23-11/29 calling it fl at out “ridicu- uct of a tragic pairing. His prime jobs for these people •Ophiuchus, The Serpent lous—we’ve known about mother, impregnated by the are builder and architect. Holder- (T) –; (S) 11/30- god Apollo, began a love Tropical zodiacs (the it for ages.” All that’s hap- Ophiuchus Symbol 12/17 ones most Americans have pened with the zodiacs, and www.operationtshirt.com affair with another man. •Sagittarius, The Archer- furthermore the stars, is Spurned, Apollo set the grown up with) don’t recog- (T) 11/23-12/21; (S) a shift taking place about ies, is based off the earth’s woman on fi re and ripped nize Ophiuchus as a zodiac. 12/18-1/18 three thousand years. Be- position in relation to the the child from her womb Many sidereal astrologers •Capricorn, The Sea- cause the heavens are alive, constellations. Precession (Asklepius meaning “to are hesitant to identify it Goat- (T) 12/22-1/20; (S) they’re always moving. of the equinoxes—a slow be cut”). The infant was as anything more than an 1/19-2/15 Twice a year, Earth’s shift in the correspondence given to the good and wise extra-zodiacal indicator as •Aquarius, The Water tilt zeroes—the sun aligns between Earth’s seasons centaur Chiron, where it well. To the realists of the Bearer- (T) 1/21-2/18; (S) directly with the equator, (and calendar) and the became able to cure the world, it’s just a bunch of 2/16-3/11 known as the equinoxes. constellations—causes the sick and raise the dead. stars. Nothing to fret over. •Pisces, The Fish- (T) 2/19-3/20; (S) 3/12-4/18 America’s Obsession: Being Thin by Katie Cameron Sports Editor extremely tall, thin women. of art, but merely “Average yourself), but that is not as In actuality, the majority of Joes” posing in pictures. prevalent in young people. In today’s society, “thin is the population looks noth- Anorexia nervosa and buli- The standard that females in”. The media bombards ing like them at all. Most mia nervosa are both mental try to hold themselves to is females with unrealistic people don’t understand health diseases dealing with nearly unobtainable in to- body images with bone-thin that high fashion is more body weight. Both of these day’s fast-paced working models and well-known ce- of an art than clothes that diseases have harsh long- society. There is a differ- lebrities endorsing weight someone can wear daily. term effects on the body, ence between being healthy loss supplements. The mes- To believe that is what ev- such as kidney and liver and trying to look like the sage that is being portrayed eryone should look like is problems, permanent tooth models in the fashion world. can be detrimental to one’s not plausible. The models decay from the acid in the America needs to focus self-esteem, self- worth, in the magazine are just stomach, and even possible more on getting healthy and even mental health. that: models. If everyone suicide. There are other rather than just getting thin. When you pick up a fash- were meant to look like eating disorders such as To learn more about eat- ion magazine, readers see that, if wouldn’t be a form binge eating (then starving ing disorders, go to www. Runway Model nationaleatingdisorders.org www.fashionrat.com feaTures The Newspaper of Walkersville High School Page 7 March 24, 2011 Distorted Thinking by Carissa Teehee forgetting about all the by people is a reaction to a helpless victim. The cause your hopes for happi- Managing Editor positives. When someone you. The boy in the back fallacy of internal con- ness depend on them alone. trips in the cafeteria and of the classroom laughed trol has you responsible 9. Global Labeling: The mind is a funny thing everyone laughs, the mind because you got the prob- for the pain and happi- You generalize one or and can be your worst en- has a knee-jerk reaction of lem wrong, a person you ness of those around you. two qualities into a nega- emy. Have you ever over- intensifying the humilia- can’t stand put a mean sta- 4. Fallacy of Fair- tive global judgment. heard a sobbing girl being tion until it’s the only thing tus on Facebook in hopes ness: You feel resentful 10. Heavenly Reward comforted by her friends? that person remembers. to get under your skin, your because you think they Fallacy: You believe all “Oh, since Bob dumped Not only do bizarre ways crush wore that shirt today know what is fair but oth- your sacrifi ces and self- me, nobody is ever going of thinking harm people because you like it, and so er people will not agree. denials will pay off, like to want to date me again!” personally, but also those on. Not only can personal- 5. Blaming: You hold someone is keeping score. This is overgeneralization, surrounding them. Mind ization lead to paranoia and other people responsible You feel bitter when the the unconscious act of reading is the thought that suspicion of people, but it for your pain. Or, you take reward does not come. coming to a solid conclu- you know, without their can also lead to arrogance. the other side, and blame 11. Passive Thinking: sion based off of one in- saying so, how people [T]traumaawareness. yourself for every problem. You believe that your cident (traumaawareness. are feeling and why they org offers a list of other 6. Shoulds: You have a wants, needs and rights org.) It’s the assumption act the way they do, par- ways of harmful thinking: list of rules about how you are not important enough that since one bad thing ticularly towards you. So, 1. Polarized Thinking: and other people should act. to assert with others. happened, it will keep when your best friend Things are black and white, People who break the rules 12. Being Right: You are happening. Overgeneral- snaps at you, you auto- good or bad. You have to anger you and you feel continually on trial to prove ization doesn’t seem like matically know that she’s be 100 percent perfect or guilty if you break the rules. that your opinions and ac- such a big deal, but it can just being a [w]itch instead you’ve failed 100 percent. 7. Emotional reasoning: tions are correct. Being keep you from doing things of thinking maybe she’s There is no middle ground. You believe that what you wrong is unthinkable and from the belief that nothing had a bad morning. Mind 2. Catastrophizing: You feel must be true –automati- you will go to any length to will change. Many people reading can wreck friend- expect disaster. You hear or cally. Therefore, if you feel demonstrate your rightness. have distorted styles of ships because friends can read about bad things hap- stupid and boring, then you It’s good to know dis- thinking that cause harm. harbor negative feelings pening and start the “What must be stupid and boring. torted ways of thinking One common slanted after someone does them If” game. What if something 8. Fallacy of Change: because that way people thinking style is fi ltering. wrong unintentionally. bad happens? What if…? You expect people will can stop the unconscious This is taking the negative Mind reading leads into 3. Control Fallacies: change to suit you if you reactions in their tracks and aspects of a situation and personalization, the idea If you feel externally pressures them enough. You make clear sense of things. magnifying them, while that everything said or done controlled, you feel like need to change people be- The Death of Frederick Towne Mall by Jason Fisher nally being done. Ifshin million to gut and refurbish theater has gotten little Reporter says demolition has for- it, a 602,000-square-foot business. Like many of the ward progress, but won’t space on nearly 40 acres. stores, it also has closed. The once popular Fred- give specifi cs on time or It would have added 465 The mall has been de- erick Towne Mall has been budget. He only hopes for condominiums, a parking scribed as dead, vacant, on a downward spiral for more progress by April. deck, and two multistory and a waste of space by many years. Owner Ste- The Frederick Towne additions to the anchor students. A recent poll of ven Ifshin says the mall Mall was built in 1972, stores, The Bon Ton (closed 140 students shows that a is in line for demolition, six years prior to the con- 2010/2011 in late January), Boscov’s majority hasn’t been to the calling it “a piece of junk.” struction of the FSK Mall. and The Home Depot. mall in fi ve or more years. Richard Griffi n is the di- In 2006, The Frederick 2 years The plans fell through. Thirty-one percent have rector of the city’s Depart- Towne Mall associates in- Before Regal Westview visited this year or last. The ment of Economic Devel- vested $500,000 to bring 3 years Stadium was built on recent visits were caused opment. Griffi n said the new life to the mall, hoping Buckeystown Pike, the by sales in a desperate at- 4 years demolition has been in the to increase business back mall was home to one of tempt to bring custom- works for several years, to the way it was. Ifshin 5+ the few theaters in Freder- ers during the holidays. but now something is fi - also planned to invest $120 ick. Because of that, the enTerTainmenT The Newspaper of Walkersville High School Page 8 March 24, 2011 Awesome as...a Four Letter Word by Andy Smith every show CD+DVD “Nimrod”, and “Warning” Photographer on the combo is did not achieve the mas- “21st Cen- currently sive success of “Dookie”, Green Day, a famous tury Break- $20.98. though they reached double American punk rock band, down” tour. Green platinum and gold status most known for their 2004 Band mem- Day was respectively. Their 2004 hit American Idiot, is re- bers, sing- originally rock opera “American leasing a new live album er-guitarist part of Idiot” reignited the band’s on March 22, 2011 called Billie Joe the punk popularity with a younger “Awesome as F**k”. This Armstrong, scene in generation, selling fi ve mil- second live album, re- b a s s i s t Berkeley, lion copies in the U.S. The corded after 2005’s “Bullet Mike Dirnt, California. band’s eighth studio album, in a Bible”, is composed and drum- In 1994, “21st Century Breakdown”, of tracks recorded dur- mer Tré “Dookie” was later released in 2009. ing the 2010 World Tour Cool, sifted became a Green Day has sold over in support of their eighth through the b r e a k o u t 65 million records world- studio album, “21st Cen- audio to s u c c e s s wide and 24.639 million tury Breakdown”. Green deliver the and even- in the U.S. alone. They Day fi rst revealed it was best performances. An Album Art for “Awesome as F**k” tually sold over ten mil- won four Grammy Awards: working on a live album iTunes Exclusive edition lion copies in the U.S. As Best Alternative Album for at an August 2010 concert of the audio portion will biggest hits and fan favor- a result, Green Day was “Dookie”, Best Rock Al- in Denver, where the punk feature two bonus tracks. ites, including “21 Guns”,” widely credited with popu- bum for “American Idiot”, trio told fans the show was The footage on the bonus American Idiot”, “When I larizing and reviving main- Record of the Year for Bou- being recorded and un- DVD sold in stores was Come Around”, and “Good stream interest in punk levard of Broken Dreams, veiled a new track, “Ciga- shot at the band’s show in Riddance (Time of Your rock in the United States. and Best Rock Album for rettes and Valentines”. Tokyo, Japan. The pack- Life)”. The estimated re- Green Day’s three follow- the second time for “21st Green Day had recorded age includes Green Day’s tail price for the standard up albums, “Insomniac”, Century Breakdown”. The Real Black Ops by Erik Sears ing, and Instrumentation) lion apiece, and the bulky gaming literacy can’t be sarily lead players down Showcase Editor uses several such programs hardware was not easy to taken for granted when the right path. Develop- to prepare recruits for dif- deploy. The investment re- using games in training. ing paths, strategies, rules Almost everyone loves fi cult situations in Iraq. quired to adapt a commer- What makes training and tricks and adapting playing big name fi rst-per- Investments include role- cial game or commission games different from off- them to different situations son shooter games (FPS), playing simulations that one is signifi cantly smaller. the-shelf titles? Simula- amounts to learning. Sol- like Halo and Call of Duty. put troops in unexpected Time-on-task is essential tions require motivation that diers play these games in Believe it or not, the Army situations, forcing them to to learning. The more time resides outside the game. their free time, saving mil- uses these styles of games consider actions and conse- spent rehearsing, explor- A game can make soliders lions in the training budget. as training exercises. Vid- quences. AWE (Asymmet- ing options, and study- more battlefi eld profi cient Games are also effective eogames have become a ric Warfare Environment) ing outcomes, the better and help them survive at teaching team-oriented vital part of the Army’s is a massive multiplayer you become at the task. in lethal environments. skills: scenarios allow 21st century arsenal. simulation that trains troops Many soldiers have never Breakaway has developed soldiers to learn the pat- In training, the focus is not for urban warfare, allowing known a world without simulations for medics terns of behavior that are on thinking with the rifl e. soldiers to create their own videogames. According to treat injuries sustained effective in completing a Games are used as tactical scenarios, share confl ict to PEO STRI research in Bioterrorism and other mission. In most cases, decision aids, training sol- experiences, and help pre- only about 50 percent of catastrophic scenarios. the soldiers also practiced diers to make decisions and pare others to face them. enlisted soldiers consid- Games must be engaging, these skills in a live envi- preparing them mentally . Training games are much ered themselves gamers. thought-provoking, and ronment. Games allow The Army PEO STRI cheaper than traditional Among offi cers that num- use immersive environ- more time on cognitive (Program Executive Of- training methods; simula- ber dropped to around 33 ments, the interface must tasks without limitation im- fi ce for Simulation, Train- tors once costed over $1 mil- percent, meaning that be intuitive, but not neces- posed in the physical world. enTerTainmenT The Newspaper of Walkersville High School Page 9 March 24, 2011 by Amber Kloper Copy-Editor Gleek Out! Across the nation, teens merchandise in stores, such tition that measured fans’ Glee is one of the most on Glee, and I had to pick and their moms are tun- as games, electrical prod- Glee-related activity on so- “tweeted” about television one. I ended up singing ing in Tuesday nights ucts, greeting cards, ap- cial networking sites, such shows today. Fans have rec- Don’t Rain on My Parade to catch Glee. With two parel, stationary, and more. as Facebook and MySpace. reated many of the musical and it had to be streamed Golden Globes, two numbers shown in episodes, as a MySpace video.” People’s Choice Awards, posting them on YouTube To determine the winners, fi ve Satellite Awards, and for all to enjoy. Based on the singers had to gather more, Glee has become this trend, show producers their friends and family, an overnight sensation! have included instrumen- asking them to give them The season premiere aired tal versions on the some gold stars at a 1 to 5 rating. on May 19 with 9.62 mil- of the show’s soundtracks. “I asked all of my classes to lion viewers, the following In January 2010, the cast give me gold stars and re- eleven somewhere between held open auditions for corded a personal statement 6.1 and 7.65 million. Once three new members. The that showed my creativity the audience noticed how producers allowed ama- for people who didn’t know the show skyrocketed, The cast of Glee teurs and professionals 16 me.” It sounds to me like fox.com commodities were in order. to 26 years of age try out, she went about it the right Three soundtracks were re- and the winners were to way. Well done, Ashlee! leased with two extended Macy’s currently carries This experiment illumi- appear in at least one epi- Glee is becoming more editions accompanied by a line of Glee clothing. nated that the growth of sode. In fact, WHS’ very popular by day and has the episodes “The Power Glee fans, commonly re- the fan base outdid Fox’s own Ashlee Smith audi- grabbed the attention of of Madonna” and “Jour- ferred to as “gleeks”, are science-fi ction shows. Who tioned last year and gave many, many people. Be sure ney to Regionals”. Fox still coming to life every would’ve guessed? The the inside scoop on how it to catch new episodes on Consumer Products have second! Fox Network held cast’s Hot Topic tour was all went down. “They had Tuesday nights at 8:00pm, plans for Glee¬-related a “Biggest Gleek” compe- known as “The Gleek Tour”. a list of songs that were airing on Fox Network! Skins adults rather than teenag- releases that the show U.S. Senate and House Ju- 42 depictions and refer- by Doris Shonobi ers making stupid choices is “specifi cally de- diciary Committees look ences to drugs and alcohol Reporter trying to rush into adult- signed to be viewed by into the show, claiming that in the premiere episode”. hood. Other than Stan- adults”. MTV has stated the show is violating child The network was not Skins, a remake of the ley (Daniel Flaherty), the that the show only ap- pornography laws. The about to back down saying hit British show Kids, pre- characters don’t show pears at or after 10pm organization sent a letter that Skins “addresses real- miered on MTV January one second of insecu- According to The Hol- to the Justice Department world issues confronting 17th, 2011. Three mil- rity. This makes them lywood Reporter, The saying, “In addition to the teens in a frank way. We lion people, from ages 12 appear to be the opposite Parents Television Coun- sexual content on the show ensure our shows com- to 34, tuned into the fi rst of high school students. cil has requested that the involving cast members as ply with laws and com- episode. Skins is rated MTV has said in press Department of Justice and young as 15, PTC counted munity standard with all TV-MA, which is a warn- legal requirements, but ing that the show may not also with our responsi- be suitable for viewers un- bilities to our viewers.” der 17. I was among the Skins executive pro- 1.7 million people under ducer Bryan Elsley, 18 who viewed the pilot stated, “They’re mak- episode entitled “Tony”, ing the characters their introducing a bunch of own and demanding that teenagers supposedly their voices be heard”. coping with everyday life. There it is. Even though A herd of crazy, rude, I don’t remember the last promiscuous teens who time I drove a stolen car are fi lled with self-im- Skins cast together into water, Skins, failing to portance seem more like fanpop4.com be infl uential, is harmless. enTerTainmenT The Newspaper of Walkersville High School Page 10 March 24, 2011 Do You Tumblr? by Anna Gushard sired password, and a URL on the dashboard, saying and “About Me” sections, later posted a status on Fa- Opinions Editor that people can access. s/he has started following. bringing the creative aspect cebook that stated how sad After signing up, the user The only problem with from MySpace back into and embarrassed he was. Want a new effi cient way is directed to the dashboard, this notifi cation system play that Facebook does So many people “liked” to blog feelings, post cool, which is the home page for is if the user is not on at not provide. Tumblr pro- his dilemma to commit sui- random photos, and share Tumblr. At the dashboard, the moment someone has vides backgrounds that you cide or not that theto com- music, vid- can purchase and plenty of mit suicide became clear. eos, and links free ones. Don’t like the Everything is turning to to interesting ones they provide? There technology as an alter- w e b s i t e s ? are many background web- native, so why not have T u m b l r , sites that make Tumblr diaries and journals done pronounced backgrounds for free. To the same? Tumblr allows “Tum-blur”, fi nd those websites, just privacy, but also offers a tumblr’s new logo is the most Google “Tumblr Back- social networking twist. If tumblr.com recent blogging grounds,” and hundreds the person simply does not site that has been created. It users can view others’ started following. The next of websites should appear. care, then s/he would ob- allows users to set up their posts. This is also where time the user gets on; s/he People are probably won- viously keep the feedback own profi le, as Tumblr likes the links are to post texts, would have to scroll down dering “Why not just have on. Many people want to call Tumblog, which photos, quotes, website to fi nd recent notifi cations. a Facebook?” Tumblr has a sense of privacy while refl ect their true selves links, audio, and videos. It is not like Facebook, an option that can either still being on the internet. through pictures, videos, The dashboard is how us- where users have a spe- allow, or not allow, people There are constantly- or simply a daily text post. ers see their notifi cations. cifi c notifi cation bar that to provide feedback on new alternative to social Signing-up for Tumblr When they follow a fel- saves and notifi es the user their posts. This prevents networking sites: MyS- is fairly easy; the sign up low Tumblr user, most of with a red speech bubble. criticism and bullying. For pace was an alternative to page is the fi rst thing peo- the time, the user follows On the Tumblog, users can example, a homosexual Xanga, and Facebook is ple see when they enter them back. When the other change their background male this past year was an alternative to MySpace. the site. First, provide a user follows back, a noti- and edit their profi les. Us- exposed on YouTube in Will Tumblr be the new valid e-mail address, a de- fi cation bar will show up ers have profi le pictures an inappropriate way, and alternative to Facebook? A Wedding of Royal Proportions by Krista Thiede Features Editor The date of the wedding Pippa’s job will be to make they were only friends. when he was just fi fteen is the feast day of St. Cath- sure that the bridal gown “When I fi rst met Kate, years old. Kate was raised erine of Siena, whose name is displayed properly and I knew there was some- in a middle-class family Get ready for a royal Kate Middleton shares. the young wedding party thing very special about with both parents work- wedding! The UK Press The Prime Minister of is kept in line. It’s esti- her," Prince William said ing for British Airways. Association announced on England, David Cam- mated that there will be during a recent joint inter- The royal wedding November 16, 2010 that eron, declared the wed- about six hundred guests. view. "We went through a schedule will offi cially after eight years of dating, ding date to be a bank The couple, both 28 years few stumbling blocks like begin at 11:00am, when Prince William and Kate holiday. Queen Elizabeth old, met in 2001 as class- any other relationship, but the couple arrives at West- Middleton would be get- II married at the Abbey, mates at the University of we picked ourselves up." minster Abbey. The wed- ting married on April 29, the one-thousand-year-old St. Andrews in Scotland. Prince William was born ding will be broadcast all 2011 at the Westminster church in central Lon- They regularly saw each and raised in London, over the world and billions Abbey in London, England. don, where British kings other in lectures and around while Kate Middleton was are expected to tune in. Prince William pro- and queens are crowned. the university halls, and born and raised in Read- London is fi ve hours posed to Kate while va- Prince William chose his connected over their love of ing, Berkshire, England. ahead of the East Coast in cationing in Kenya with brother, Prince Harry, to sports and life experiences. Prince William’s parents the United States, which the sapphire engagement be the best man and Kate By the second year at the divorced when he was very means the coverage will ring that belonged to his chose her sister, Pippa, university, they moved in young. His mother, Prin- be broadcast on TV at mother, Princess Diana. to be her maid-of-honor. together, but insisted that cess Diana, died tragically 6am EST and 3am PST. enTerTainmenT The Newspaper of Walkersville High School Page 11 March 24, 2011 “When I Grow Up” by Erik Sears he might be the parody of What made Yank- Showcase Editor when he grows “Ridin’ Dirty” ovic happy turned up. The book by Chamil- out to be a career On February 1, has been listed lionare, and that no one expected. 2011 “Weird” Al as one of the “Another One When he was 12, a Yankovic published “Best Books Rides the Bus” guidance counselor a HarperCollins of February”, the parody of talked him out of children’s book, and became “Another One pursuing of a career “When I Grow Up”. number nine on Bites the Dust.” in drawing comics Illustrations are amazon.com. But did his for MAD Magazine, done by Wes Har- “I wanted to fans expect to leading to his college gis with editing by be an architect Book Cover get a children’s stint in architecture. Anne Hoppe. The at age 12,” Weird newsodrome.com book out of it, too? After three years of book is currently be- Al says. Everyone ing a name in satire, Yankovic’s father architecture school, ing sold for $10.79, has heard the line people expected his used to tell him that he realized that it new and used. “do what makes you career to keep giv- “the only true sign wasn’t for him. Yankovic’s book happy” at least once ing his fans parodies of success in life is With the support centers on what Bil- in their lives. Yank- of their favorite hip being able to do for of his parents, he ly, an energetic eight ovic took that advice hop or rock songs: a living that which took a step towards -year old, imagines literally. By mak- “White and Nerdy” makes you happy.” his passion: music. Florence + the Machine by Carissa Teehee Co-Managing Editor gained popularity started popping up shows like The Vam- that many of the with the help from everywhere. The pire Diaries, Grey’s songs topics will be Most know Flor- the British Broad- debut single, “Kiss Anatomy, and So inspired by science ence + the Machine casting Corporation with a Fist”, was You Think You Can because “a lot of for their track, “Dog (BBC) while on featured in movies Dance. Florence + my family members Days Are Over”, Introducing, a pro- such as Wild Child, the Machine even are doctors or try- featured in the mov- gram spotlighting Jennifer’s Body, and provided a song for ing to become doc- ie Eat, Pray, Love. unknown musicians. on the television The Twilight Saga: tors, so much of my When the song The fi rst album show Saving Grace. Eclipse, “Heavy conversations are comes on the radio, released by the “Dogs Days Are in Your Arms”. fi xated on medical those who have heard band, Lungs, spread Over” was also in A second album is stuff”. “Spectrum” it know all the lyrics around European the show Covert Af- supposed to come and “Strangeness as they sing along. countries long be- fairs. The 7th and out in 2011. The and Charm” are the But, there is much fore the CD came fi nal single off the expected title of the names of two songs more to Florence. to America. Once album, “Cosmic new album is The that are rumored to Originally from it reached the U.S., Love”, was used Chronicles of Sci- be on the album. London, the band songs off the album in many popular ence. Florence says be more “dance-y.” oPinions The Newspaper of Walkersville High School Page 12 March 24, 2011 Sad But Legal by Anna Gushard-Edwards convey their disapproval. WBC, located in Topeka, “God Hates [Gays]” and get cremated or buried? Opinions Editor This creates controversy, Kansas, was founded by “America is doomed.” Recently the Supreme because they are protesting Fred Phelps in 1967. They They travel all over the Court ruled 8 to 1 that Westboro Baptist Church outside of someone’s funer- claim to be of Baptist prin- United States to picket the WBC protests are le- (WBC), known for their al. This is a sign of disre- ciples, but they are a small, outside of these funerals. gal. Since the church is extreme views against spect, but living in America homophobic, anti-Semitic Think about the families, not doing harm to any- homosexuality and U.S. people have the right to free hate group causing con- who are devastated inside one physically, they have war policies, are known speech. This is what keeps troversy because of the that funeral home, having the right to express their for showing up outside of WBC going legally. That timing and nature of their to hear the yelling outside views, even at a funeral. fallen soldiers’ funerals to does not mean it is right. picketing. It’s not appro- about issues that does not The daughter of Fred priate to protest outside even involve them. You Phelps and also the law- of funerals because they can protest war all you yer who argued the recent think solider’s deaths are want, but taking the pro- Supreme Court case, Mar- God’s will for the military testing to a fallen soldier’s gie Phelps, says that the allowing homosexuals in funeral is unnecessary. deaths of the U.S. service the military. How can they men are the “will of God,” protest that, especially at I am against war, but respect the soldiers who in an interview with Chris someone’s funeral who Wallace on Fox News. fi ght for my country. To has fought to have those I think the WBC is ab- put their lives in harm’s rights of free speech? solutely nuts. You can way to protect our na- WBC is the defi nition have your right to free of the Latin word reduc- tion is an outstanding speech, but, I think there tio ad absurdum: reducing service to do. When is no reason to protest an argument to absurdity. they have died for this these controversial topics WBC Protestors www.foxnews.com They take their homopho- country, why disrespect at someone’s funeral. It bia to an extreme by mak- their family’s last interac- is just heartless and sad. ing awful signs stating tion with them before they Access Denied by Katie Cameron tain aspects of that site. Pandora, for example, I ally do not see a problem the rest of the student body. Sports Editor To say that there should feel should be allowed. As with music during class. Banning websites should not be banned websites long as the student who is If the students in the class- be up to the teacher and it There are many websites would be irrational. There listening to the music is room are getting off task relevancy to their subject. that FCPS have banned in are some that should not wearing headphones, I re- and going to sites that are It is not fair that classes school, like YouTube and be allowed, such counter-produc- have to abide by these ri- Facebook. There are obvi- as social network- tive, I feel that is diculous rules on banned ous reasons that Facebook is ing sites. Some may more of the teach- websites if certain sites banned, but are other ones, argue that these er’s responsibility can prove useful. If some- like Youtube, really neces- should be allowed in to watch and tell thing can benefi t the class, sary? Granted there are in- school, but are they the student not to why shouldn’t it be used? appropriate videos on You- really being used for be on there. Just The rules for websites tube, but there are videos educational purpos- because some need to be examined more that can be informational. es? Most likely not. students won’t thoroughly and effec- I really do not think There are certain use all websites tively. Although there are that so many websites music websites that for educational certain places on the web should be banned alto- can be debated on and informational that defi nitely shouldn’t gether just because of cer- whether or not they purposes does not be on students’ computers, are to be allowed in school. www.savvygrouse.com mean it should be ruined for there are some that should. oPinions The Newspaper of Walkersville High School Page 13 March 24, 2011 Rated M For Minors Just Don’t by Jonah Peterson by Jason Fisher off a team is too harsh of Reporter a punishment. Quarter- Reporter unnecessary, and he agreed. Killzone 2, Resistance 2, back Tim Tebow of the He told me that there is no Assassin’s Creed, Assas- On March 1st, Brigham Denver Broncos is among Any teen who plays video point, because we’re go- sin’s Creed: Brotherhood, Young University basket- those defending Davies. games knows the rating ing to play these games no Prototype, and Brutal Leg- ball star Brandon Davies “People defi nitely deserve system: “E” means “every- matter what, so why bother ends. They’re all Mature, was dismissed by the team second chances because one”, “T” means “Teen”, making our parents buy and my mother bought after having premarital sex, no one is perfect and we and “M” means “Mature”. them? My mom walked every single one for me. violating the school honor mess up every day,” Tebow A lot of people play video into the store, and all she She has no problem with code. The code clearly told The Orlando Sentinel. games that are rated M. If had to do was stand next them, because she sees that states a student needs to This isn’t the fi rst time BYU you have ever walked into to me, nod approval at the they don’t do any harm to “live a chaste and virtu- has had to punish a basket- a store like Gamestop and game, and I paid for the me. I am not desensitized. ous life”. When Davies ball star. Mekeli Wesley tried to buy a Mature game game with my own money. People argue that graphic violated school rules, I feel started his freshman year in but couldn’t, then you Why do this? Why take video games that depict that BYU had every right 1998, and got his girlfriend know how it feels to have away the right to purchase massive amounts of blood to kick him (now wife of 13 that right taken from you. these games? The games and gore might make kids off the team. years) pregnant. By law, the sale of video rarely corrupted us before. more violent. The games After com- He was then was games rated “M” to minors They rarely created prob- have no effect. It’s the mitting to suspended until is illegal. If you have your lems. They don’t promote people who play them. BYU, Davies the following parent come in and buy violence. The game is what There are retailers that was fully year. “[BYU] it for you, then it’s per- you make it. If you purchase agree that the ban on sale of aware of the came to me and fectly fi ne. That in itself a game that has excessive Mature games to minors is consequenc- said, ‘Is your makes absolutely no sense; violence and you become completely stupid. I went es of violat- girlfriend preg- the law is unnecessary. very violent, don’t blame into Gamestop to go buy a ing its strict nant?’ I said, Why are parents so afraid the game. Blame yourself game, forgetting about the honor code. www.blogs.orlandosentinel. ‘Yes, she is, of graphic video games? for letting it happen. It’s law. The man who worked Contracts com but we’re get- Desensitization? I person- about self-control, and just there apologized and said are to be ting married ally own plenty of violent because some people lack that my mom would have read, followed, and most next month.’ It didn’t mat- video games. My library it, it doesn’t mean the rest to buy it for me because importantly upheld. Davies ter to them [that the wed- includes Fallout 3, Fallout must suffer. And no mat- I’m 16. I asked him if he is representing BYU while ding was coming up]”. New Vegas, Elder Scrolls ter what, we’ll always fi nd thought that the rule was wearing its uniform and When a student breaks hon- IV: Oblivion, Army of Two, a way to play our games. participating in sports and or code, it depends on the activities. Many schools schools’ individual rulings Uniform Driving Age have honor codes against on how to punish him or premarital sex, alcohol, her. Wesley was only sus- by Krista Thiede and many other controver- pended, and was allowed Features Editor the driving ages are, not the old in the next few years. sies. Among the top are to come back the next year. state governments. That’s To prevent the confusion religious schools, military In 2001, he was named the The driving ages across the why the driving ages should of teen and adult drivers in academies, and private uni- Mountain West Player of United States range from a be the same in every state. the U.S., the driving age versities. BYU is a Mor- the Year. Davies’s return young fourteen years and In Maryland, the MVA should be the same in ev- mon school, having forceful may or may not come; three months (South Da- changed the driving age ery state. It takes a load honor codes due to its reli- we’ll have to wait and see. kota) to seventeen years from sixteen years and six off of the state govern- gious beliefs. These honor For now, Davies’s suspen- old (New Jersey). Many months to sixteen years and ments and makes it easier codes apply to all students, sion is justifi ed. He was states have been trying to nine months. Many future for the national govern- even if they happen to play aware of the honor code, raise the age to eighteen teen drivers didn’t even ment to put a driving age for the #10 seed NCAA and he had even grown years old. Thirty-two know that the new law law into effect. It would basketball team. The close to Wesley prior to his states in the U.S. have the was in effect. The driving be more “set in stone” team has lost two games dismissal. Davies would driving age of sixteen years age is not really adver- and the law would clearly since dropping from #3. have known or heard Wes- old. The variety of ages tised. Maryland frequently be publicized. Everyone Some professional ath- ley’s stories, and the con- causes widespread confu- changes the driving age could easily fi gure out letes are speaking out in sequences for his actions. sion. The national govern- and hopes to increase the what the driving age is due Davies’s defense. They ment should decide what age up to eighteen years to the national advertising. feel that getting kicked showcase The Newspaper of Walkersville High School Page 14 March 24, 2011 Quentin Ezell: Next Big Thing by Amber Kloper Copy-Editor “[The signing] was great. A lot of people that sup- The senior class of 2011 has been geared up since ported me came to see freshman year to explore the wonderful college life. me sign. It was nice The hard part is fi guring to have so many peo- out where to go, how to get there, and what you have ple who care about me to do to succeed. Quen- tin Ezell, WHS’ running- around.” - Quentin Ezell back, has it all fi gured out! He recently received a full-ride to the United States Naval Academy and signed with them in Febru- ary. Lucky for me, I got to sit down with him and fi nd out his take on it all. Quentin Ezell Amber: When did you Photo by Andy Smith start playing football?

Quentin: When I was sev- allowed me to go to col- ported me came to see don’t really have free en, I fi rst started playing fl ag lege for free and helped Amber: What me sign. It was nice to time. I’m always so busy! football; I played defensive me build new friend- won’t you miss? have so many people who line and running-back. ships with my team. care about me around. Amber: What’s your Quentin: I won’t miss the favorite subject? Amber: What made Amber: Are the WHS crowded hallways and be- Amber: What do you want to play? Lions like family? ing late to class all the time! you plan to major in? Quentin: Probably math. Quentin: I actually didn’t Quentin: Yeah, of course! Amber: Who has been Quentin: Economics, but Amber: Who’s your fa- want to play… I liked soc- We practice together and infl uential to you? I still haven’t selected my vorite teacher at WHS? cer better. As I got older, when you go through tough military branch. I was inter- though, it grew on me. ones, like two-a-days, it Quentin: My parents. ested in the pilot program, Quentin: My favorite My parents forced me to really helped us bond. They’ve supported me but I’m not really sure. teacher this year is Mr. do it and I ended up lik- throughout my high Cronk; he has the cool- ing it, so happy ending! Amber: What other school career and I know Amber: What other colleg- est hairstyle in the school! sports have you played? they will in college, too. es were you looking at be- Amber: Have you ever fore you signed with Navy? Amber: Will you gotten hurt while playing? Quentin: I played mid- Amber: Are you excited come back to visit? fi eld in lacrosse, center about going to Navy? Quentin: Cornell and Quentin: Yes. I’ve got- in basketball, and sprint- Western Kentucky Univer- Quentin: If I’m ever al- ten a concussion, sprained ed during indoor track. Quentin: I am! I know sity were my top choices. lowed off the base, then yes. both of my ankles, it’ll be hard at fi rst, but I looked at Army, too. and blew out my knee. Amber: What will you it’ll pay off in the end. Amber: Thanks for taking miss about high school? Amber: What do you like to the time to talk with me! Amber: How has foot- Amber: How do other than play football? ball impacted your life? Quentin: I’ll miss my old was the signing? Quentin: You’re wel- team, Coach Polce, and Quentin: Spend time come! Thanks for in- Quentin: It’s really opened Quentin: It was great. A staff because they all did so with friends, I guess. I terviewing me, Amber. a lot of doors for me. It much for me my senior year. lot of people who sup- showcase The Newspaper of Walkersville High School Page 15 March 24, 2011 Lexi Logan-Brown: The World Traveler

“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your 세계 door. You step 일주 onto the road, The World and if you don’t Traveler in keep your feet, Korean there’s no know- ing where you might be swept ワールド off to.” トラベラ ー -JRR Tolken The World

(Lexi’s favorite quote on Traveler in travel.) Japanese by Melissa Wright Lexi Logan-Brown Copy - Editor photo by Andy Smith sad thinking about all of the historical shrines and At a glance, Lexi Logan- She won’t stop there; Lexi Center and traveled around jing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, landmarks that could have Brown is just an average still wants to add Chinese Washington, DC to dif- and Hong Kong with other been destroyed or dam- high school senior. Her fa- and Japanese to her reper- ferent government build- high school students. The aged.” Lexi doesn’t know vorite class is AP Psychol- toire. Currently, her list of ings, such as the House Lions Pride asked Lexi anyone in Japan personally ogy, and she’s involved in tongues includes English, of Representatives and what she thinks her trip that was affected by the tsu- theater and Girl Scouts. Spanish, ASL, and Korean. even the White House. will be like and she an- nami, but her favorite band She applied to multiple col- World travel is also on Lexi got to meet teens swered, “It’s gonna be hot!” lives in Japan. She even leges, and has already been Lexi’s list of favorite ac- from all over the country Lexi loves Asian culture said that she would love accepted to George Mason tivities. In the summer of and still continues her re- which is slightly obvious to do something to help, University. Yet, what’s be- 2009 she fl ew to Japan for a lationship with them to- because her travel and life but “they really just need hind all this is not ordinary once in a lifetime vacation. day over Facebook and choices. Her favorite food money to help rebuild right at all. Her many accom- She visited Tokyo, Osaka, text messaging. Although is Chinese, and her favor- now”. Maybe someday plishments in the last year Nara, Hido- Takayama, and this event doesn’t sound ite band is a Korean pop soon she’ll have the op- include teaching herself Hiroshima in the best month like a vacation in paradise band JYJ. She recently portunity to go and help re- Korean and attending the of her life. When asked to for most high school stu- saw DBSK (another K- build the country she loves. National Young Leadership describe her visit in three dents, Lexi assured me, “It pop band) perform in New After graduation, who Conference in Washing- words, she said, “Awe- sounds boring, but it really York City. One place she knows where the world ton, DC. This is all after a someness times infi nity!” was fun!” They even at- would love to travel to is will take Lexi? She wants month long visit to Japan. The National Young Lead- tended a dance at the end Korea. Lexi said it wasn’t to major in Psychology, Lexi is quite obviously not ership conference Lexi at- of the week at a local hotel. as hard as it sounds to teach International Relations, or just an average student; her tended holds the position The Global Young Lead- herself Korean and that she Korean. With her leader- drive and passion for lan- as the best week of her life. ership Conference is com- learned most of it online. ship, she may even want guage sets her apart. Lexi The main goal is to teach ing up soon, and Lexi is set Following the tragedy to go into a position in goes above and beyond leadership skills and vari- to attend that as well. The in Japan, I talked to Lexi government. She has the what is needed to succeed. ous government processes, best part? The global con- about her thoughts on the world in front of her with She’s currently working on dealing with politics and ference is in China from events that are occurring. all of the skills and quali- her 6th and fi nal language decision-making of the June 28th to July 14th, and “I’m extremely sad,” Lexi ties to trulty make a dif- credit at Walkersville- country. The participants Lexi is absolutely ecstatic! told me. “I’m sure every- ference. Good luck, Lexi! American Sign Language 1. stayed at the National 4-H She will be going to Bei- one is. It also makes me sPorTs The Newspaper of Walkersville High School Page 16 March 24, 2011 Breaking Point by Amber Kloper Copy Editor fans have lifelong effects WHS for both cross-coun- indoor track for the 2-mile, on the athletes, with im- try and track-and-fi eld, beating the qualifying From rolling ankles to pairments in movement as well as a “Runner to time of 12:33 by running a breaking legs to fracturing and thinking skills that are Watch”, according to The 12:22 at her second meet. spines, student athletes are showing up thirty years or Frederick News-Post. It Unfortunately, she only got being benched more often more after the concussions. was very hard on her to fi nd to run once more after that. for pushing it far beyond Western Maryland La- out that she couldn’t run for “At fi rst, the doctor said their limits at practice. crosse Offi cials Associa- a while. “It just happened,” it was tendonitis and that I High school sports are be- tion (WMLOA) is currently Megan tells me abut her in- wouldn’t be able to run for coming increasingly dan- up-in-the-air about issuing jury. “I don’t really know. a month. Then, physical It took a while for [the gerous. Some kids are ig- a red card to players who Megan Kaczor running at Regionals therapy wasn’t working and noring very important signs check another in the head Photography by FNP doctors] to fi gure out that it would’ve helped if that’s from these injuries that can with their stick, meaning tain to only concussions, it was a sprained muscle what was wrong. I had to be detrimental to their lives. they would sit out the rest though. Whether it goes in my hip joint. I guess it get an MRI, which sucked. Scientifi c research has of that game and the next. down on the court or the was because of over-use.” They ended up saying it shown that repeated con- They’re worried about track, an injury is an in- Finishing up cross-country would be two months total cussions lead to brain players ignoring these head jury. One of WHS’ star by going to the state race before I could run again.” damage, according to re- injuries and going back on athletes has been dealing with the team, things were for indoor and knowing porter Thomas H. Maugh the fi eld, not realizing what with this very problem. looking promising for Me- that makes it even worse.” II. The head-banging col- bad shape they’re really in. Junior Megan Kaczor is gan. She was expected to (continues on pg. 17) lisions that thrill sports Sport injuries don’t per the top female runner at go to the state meet during Chillaxin’ Caps vs. Pens: by Krista Thiede Rivalry at WHS by Katie Cameron defensemen. Zeke Smith, Features Editor Sports Editor who graduated last year teams and a lot of people at and he was picked fi rst with Brian, was notable. WHS are from Pittsburgh. for the 2011 NHL All-Star Sidney Crosby of the After two years as head K.R. Schultz’s experi- There has been a huge Game.” Capitals’ fan Pittsburgh Penguins and coach of boys’ lacrosse ence with lacrosse includes rivalry building at Walk- Duffy said, “Ovechkin is Alexander Ovechkin of at Walkersville, Mr. Jim playing goalie in high ersville High between the a better player and may the Washington Capitals Cameron resigned as coach school and then he went on Washington Capitals fans not have a Stanley Cup but are the stars of their teams. at the end of last year for to play at McDaniel Col- and the Pittsburgh Penguins there’s a fi rst for every- Who’s better? Pittsburgh medical reason. The new lege. His assistant coaches fans. I interviewed some of thing.” On the other hand, fan Haines believes that coach, Mr. K.R. Schultz include Mr. Stephen Lane the biggest fans of the Cap- Pittsburgh fan Leleck said, Crosby is better because has taken the position of who was Cameron’s as- itals and the Penguins here “You can’t compare them. “even though he’s been head coach. Though new to sistant coach last year, Mr. at WHS to fi nd out about They have completely dif- out for injuries, he still has coaching, he brings many Derek Hubbard, and Mr. the rivalry and why they ferent playing styles.” more points than anyone (continues on pg. 17) years of playing experience. Danny Neel, all who grad- love their team so much. “I have faith in K.R. to do uated from Walkersville. When asked why there is a good job this year with “The Walkersville lacrosse such a huge rivalry at WHS, the team,” says Cameron. community will be sup- sophomore Jenna Haines Schultz is up for a chal- porting KR and his coach- said, “They’re the two lenge this year after losing ing staff throughout this best teams in the National 17 seniors. One of them season and are confi dent Hockey League.” Senior was Schultz’s younger that they will continue the Thomas Leleck believes brother, Brian, a key play- winning tradition that was “All the fans are ‘bandwag- er and leading scorer for started by former coach, oners.’” Juniors Erin Duffy the team. The starting at- Dave Baldwin,” Cam- and Casey Donegan both tackmen this year have eron says. We wish them agree that there will always large shoes to fi ll, as do good luck to their season! Casey Donegan, Thomas Leleck, Erin Duffy, Jenna Haines be rivalries with Pittsburgh Photography by Andy Smith sPorTs The Newspaper of Walkersville High School Page 17 March 24, 2011 Fired Up On Pin To Win: Wrestling at WHS The Court by Doris Shonobi Johnston, who is in 9th, working harder than ever, by Jason Fisher all and made me proud.” Reporter both agreed with Coach but they’re winning. They Reporter Disney says, “Of course Jackson that the team is a have determination and [we have what it takes Not a lot of people know lot better than last year and drive to keep them going, After a thrilling season, to make it so far]!” Her how much goes into wres- will keep getting better. so what happens when you both boys and girls basket- biggest basketball accom- tling. Walkersville High No doubt wrestling is a throw girls in the mix? ball teams recorded double plishment is being one of is not any different. With hardcore sport. During a From a coaches’ point of digit wins. Juniors and un- the top scores in the county practice from 2:30 to 4:30 tournament a wrestler is view, having females on the derclassmen of both teams each year, and this season and having to keep up the by him (or her) self with team does not affect players show a promising future. she recorded her 1,000th grades, it takes a lot of ef- an opponent. Wrestlers much. They are competi- Boys Coach Ryan Burkey career point. Her sopho- fort to be a part of the sport. learn things faster than oth- tors and they win. From and girls Coach Mike Ma- more year, she moved from Our wrestling team has ers may. They learn how a wrestler’s point of view, this led their teams to the Virginia to Walkersville. only had two seasons with to make decisions, how the girls are distractions. 2A West Regional Playoffs. “This school is more or- Coach Mr. Andre Jack- to stand up on your own, With wrestlers such as The boys lost a close game ganized. Basketball is son, so according to the and how to push through Tucker, Johnston and by two against Middle- taken more seriously.” coach, the team is where things. They put these Craig Etchison and, expect town on Feburary 25th, Hughes will play Division they are expected to be in things to use when they more to come from the and the girls blew out 3 basketball at Messiah performance. When inter- made it to states which Walkersville Lions Wres- Winters Mill by 40 points College next year, and Dis- viewing top performers were on March 4th and 5th. tling Team. Go Lions! on February 26th. They ney plans to play basket- Ty Tucker 11th and Jon Not only are these guys Varsity season record (2-13) beat #1 seed Poolesville ball, but she is undecided 57-42 March 1st, then lost on what college to attend. to Middletown on March Good luck to all the seniors! 3rd. Both teams’ seniors led the way in scoring. Point of Impact James Hughes got it done for the boys, and Shernise by Jason Fisher more likely to get concus- these head injuries? The Disney averaged over 19 Reporter sions than girls; however, NFL wants all 50 states points a game (309 total). in certain sports, like soc- and Washington, DC to “Coming to Walkersville, I About every 21 seconds, cer, girls have a higher pass legislation to limit knew I was gonna be one of someone in the country suf- potential for concussion. concussions. These laws the top players and was go- fers from a concussion and There is a disease called would require longer wait ing to need to be a leader.” other serious head injuries. chronic traumatic enceph- for youth to play sports Hughes commented. He Sure, sports are entertain- alopathy, or CTE, caused again after returning from said his coach has settled ing to watch, but side ef- by repeated blows to the getting treatments. Noth- into his second year well. fects for athletes are grue- head. The difference be- ing has been proposed, “He was stricter, and prac- James Hughes some. Concussions and tween CTE and concus- just urged by the NFL. tices were more intense.” Photography by Andy Smith other head injuries are a sions is that CTE can be Knowing the symp- Many seniors will be leav- growing concern in the U.S. developed after getting toms helps treat and ing, but Hughes believes in Sports and recreational ac- multiple concussions and prevent injuries. Walkersville’s future. “We tivities cause about 135,000 head injuries. CTE is tied If your head hurts while had plenty juniors who concussions in children to depression, dementia, playing sports, and you played on the team this between the ages of 5 and and suicide. Dave Duerson suddenly feel nauseous, ex- year who will be more than 18 who are treated in emer- was a former NFL player tremely tired, have blurred ready next year.” As the Li- gency rooms each year. who recently committed vision, memory loss, or if ons’ top scorer, he excelled People can also get concus- suicide. A four time Pro you’re “seeing stars”, it’s his fi nal season. “This year sions from falls, bike and Bowl Safety who played 11 possible you have a con- was great. The ending of car accidents, other mis- years with 566 tackles, he cussion and you need to it wasn’t too good ‘cause haps, and physical violence, was known as a hard hitter. stop playing. The less seri- I was injured and couldn’t such as fi ghting. Rules in Duerson’s brain is be- ous it is, the less amount of Shernise Disney play my last senior game. sports vary depending on ing examined for CTE. time it will take to recover. But, my team gave it their Photography by Andy Smith age and gender. Guys are What is being done about sPorTs The Newspaper of Walkersville High School Page 18 March 24, 2011

Continued from Caps vs. Pens

fi rst overall into the NHL in what makes the games ex- Atlantic Division, and Continued from Canadian Sidney Crosby 2004. Ovechkin currently hilarating. The fans are pas- the Capitals are 1st in Breaking Point (also known as “Sid the Kid”), 23, began his NHL has 29 goals, 46 assists, sionate about their teams. the Southeast division. career in 2005 by being and 75 points this season. Haines, Leleck, Duffy, In its 26-year-long histo- Although it sounds bad, drafted fi rst overall. He He won various awards, and Donegan all prefer to ry, the Capitals have never she’s back! The second is currently on the injured one being the Hart Trophy watch the games in person. won a Stanley Cup. But the the outdoor season started, reserve since January 6 in 2008. He also played on When asked to describe the Penguins have won three Megan was back training due to a concussion. This the 2010 Russian Olympic Penguins’ fans in one word, Stanley Cups (1990-1991, and ready for what will be season he had a twenty-fi ve Team; he scored two goals Haines said, “dedicated,” 1991-1992, and 2008- the most important season game scoring streak. So far and got two assists. Ovech- while Leleck said, “loy- 2009). Haines said, “That’s in her high school career. this season he has 32 goals, kin has always been a fan al.” Capitals’ fans Duffy what makes the Penguins While most kids are able 34 assists, and 66 points. favorite, and is known for and Donegan described better than the Capitals.” to bounce back from their Among his successful ca- his humor and of course, the fans as “energetic.” All four Penguins and injuries, it isn’t always the reer, Crosby played on the his missing front teeth. The Pittsburgh Penguins Capitals fans that were in- case. Student athletes are 2010 Canadian Olympic Ovechkin fan Casey Done- currently have a record terviewed agree that there prone to getting hurt and Team and even scored the gan had this to say about of 41 wins, 22 losses, and are more Capitals fans than need to do their best to stay winning goal against Team him: “He’s insanely good 8 overtime losses, while Penguins fans at WHS. The safe. Be sure to rest when USA for the gold medal. and can score goals when the Washington Capitals rivalry between the fans will you’re feeling sore and Russian Alexander Ovech- it doesn’t seem possible.” currently have a record continue for quite a while ice when needed to make kin (also known as the Not only do both teams of 41 wins, 21 losses, and and will probaby coninue sure you’re back to play- “Great 8”), 25, was drafted have great players, they 10 overtime losses. The for both NHL franchises. ing, or racing, in no time! have great fans too. That’s Penguins are 2nd in the PhoTograPhs The Newspaper of Walkersville High School Page 19 March 24, 2011 Student Life... As We Know It

Mrs. Graunke’s 3rd period class The Social Studies hallway during lunch

Students coming and going from lunch

Mrs. Stovall’s Digital Photography 1 class Mrs. Vendouern’s 3rd period class

All photos by Andy Smith adverTisemenTs The Newspaper of Walkersville High School Page 20 March 24, 2011