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from each high school to exhibit in the the in exhibit to school high each from

mitted pieces and select at least four four least at select and pieces mitted

will include photographs, sculptures, sculptures, photographs, include will

la, New Trier and Walter Payton, will will Payton, Walter and Trier New la,

paintings and drawings. drawings. and paintings

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cago high schools, CT-Highers' work work CT-Highers' schools, high cago

also submit 10-15 of their best pieces. pieces. best of their 10-15 submit also

tunes from Broadway musicals performed by the Musical Theatre Skit Club Club Skit Theatre Musical the by performed musicals Broadway from tunes Street. Street.

a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at 375 West Erie Erie West 375 at Saturday p.m. a.m.-3

a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday and 9 9 and Wednesday-Friday p.m. a.m.-5

and continues until Friday, May 2, 9 9 2, May Friday, until continues and work work

and Bel Canto in Max Palevsky Palevsky Max in Theater. Bel Canto and

of the martial arts company Enso performed a dynamic demonstration of of demonstration dynamic a performed Enso company arts martial the of

Shodokan Aikido in Upper Kovler. The day closed with a selection of show show of selection a with closed day Kovler. The Upper in Aikido Shodokan

students, faculty members and visiting artists. To kick off the the off kick To artists. visiting and members faculty students,

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to get their work out of the confines confines the of out work their get to

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the current 8th grade class. class. grade 8th current the

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High School, along with the parents of of parents the with along School, High

appreciate you for what you do." do." you what for you appreciate

Magill will send to each family in the the in family each to send will Magill

invitation Lab Schools Director David David Director Schools Lab invitation

ready submitted and will be on the the on be will and submitted ready

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of their experience," Ms. Ricketts said. said. Ricketts Ms. experience," of their so much to photo. I'm always excited excited always I'm photo. to much so

my advanced class students because because students class advanced my

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overseeing the whole operation." operation." whole the overseeing

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cilitator. I make sure that things are are things that sure make I cilitator. would be interested in the idea of of pre­ idea the in interested be would

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Photography Holly Rodgers sparked sparked Rodgers Holly Photography

experience with showcasing students' students' showcasing with experience

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Chairperson John Biser. Biser. John Chairperson

according to Fine Arts Department Department Arts Fine to according

Sales and Marketing of Stuart Rodgers Rodgers of Stuart Marketing and Sales

Schools Scholarship Fund. Fund. Scholarship Schools

show. Seventy percent of the proceeds proceeds of the percent Seventy show.

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jammed on the guitar and Senior John Swank laid down fast fast down laid Swank John Senior and guitar the on jammed

Zak Smith rocked the microphone, Freshman Sam Frampton Frampton Sam Freshman microphone, the rocked Smith Zak

the Super Smashed Bros. electrifies the audience. Senior Senior audience. the electrifies Bros. Smashed Super the

wooden stylus, Freshman Christina Ahme dips her creation creation her dips Ahme Christina Freshman stylus, wooden

Cydney Weiner and Alya Forster act out small skits led by by led skits small out act Forster Alya and Weiner Cydney

U-Highers, painted a mural over a pencil drawing by Junior Junior by drawing pencil a over mural a painted U-Highers,

Gretchen Eng's Eng's lmprov Gretchen workshop (photos from top), Seniors

hallway, Sophomore Isabella Prenta along with many other other many with along Prenta Isabella Sophomore hallway,

beats on the drums. drums. the on beats

in dye at Lower School Computer Teacher Karen Putman's Putman's Karen Teacher Computer School Lower at dye in

Second City Associate Faculty Member Bill Bungeroth. Bungeroth. Bill Member Faculty Associate City Second

Ruiqi Tang. Tang. Ruiqi

Ukrainian egg painting workshop. workshop. painting egg Ukrainian

AFTER developing a creative design with candle wax and a a and wax candle with design a creative developing AFTER

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CAPTIVATING the crowd with original hits like "2 Cents," Cents," "2 like hits original with crowd CAPTIVATING the

MIRRORING each other using their hands in Senior Senior in hands their using other each MIRRORING

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computer science teachers and professors, professors, and teachers science computer

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touchy feely retreats that we go on," Mr. Mr. on," go we that retreats feely touchy

may not have been close to their peers to to peers their to close been have not may

McFarlane said. "It's a time for people who who people for time a "It's said. McFarlane

McFarlane. McFarlane.

a time for students to reflect on their time time their on reflect to students for time a

in far northwestern suburban Woodstock. Woodstock. suburban northwestern far in

Friday, April 9-11, at Resurrection Center Center Resurrection at 9-11, April Friday,

roiy t uir era, Wednesday­ Retreat, Junior at priority

at U-High, believes Dean of Student Larry Larry Student of Dean believes U-High, at

small and large group activities, will take take will activities, group large and small

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Plagiarists." The meeting meeting The Plagiarists."

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will consist only of computer science types, types, science computer of only consist will

worried that after explaining my assignment, assignment, my explaining after that worried

basically because it makes students think in in think students makes it because basically

why it works as an assignment, which is is which assignment, an as works it why

what the program is and the solutions that that solutions the and is program the what

hadn't even thought of. Since the meeting meeting the Since of. thought even hadn't

a positive message to students about the the about students to message positive a come up with an easy way to solve it that I I that it solve to way easy an with up come

a broad way and pool all of their computer computer their of all pool and way broad a

presentation," Mr. Franke explained. "I'm "I'm explained. Franke Mr. presentation,"

reports. reports.

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seriousness of plagiarism." plagiarism." of seriousness

someone in the audience will immediately immediately will audience the in someone

science skills while it additionally sends sends additionally it while skills science

catch students plagiarizing Physics 101 lab lab 101 Physics plagiarizing students catch

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to the specific year," Mr. McFarlane McFarlane Mr. year," specific the to

year, explained Mr. McFarlane. McFarlane. Mr. explained year, time." time."

Mr. Horvat or I will be there the entire entire the there be will I or Horvat Mr.

haven't figured out the list yet, but either either but yet, list the out figured haven't

lot of recreational time, as well as some some as well as time, recreational of lot

explained. "The students always have a a have always students "The explained.

then become close to them." them." to close become then

faculty chaperons going on the retreat. We We retreat. the on going chaperons faculty

some study time. We will have eight to 10 10 to eight have will We time. study some

small and large group activities and even even and activities group large and small

down there beforehand to tailor activities activities tailor to beforehand there down

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Morocco was to include a community community a include to was Morocco

Teacher Vicki Schneider, the trip to to trip the Schneider, Vicki Teacher

French students, one in France and and France in one students, French

cease planning. planning. cease

group as well as concerns about possible possible about concerns as well as group

Morocco Morocco trip out, French trip

for this summer. summer. this for

the chaperons. chaperons. the

Department will be replaced in favor of of favor in replaced be will Department

necessary to have a meeting with all all with meeting a have to necessary

active in Morocco forced the trip to to trip the forced Morocco in active

really difficult. I would say that it is is it that say would I difficult. really

actions of Islamic extremist groups groups extremist Islamic of actions from those schools to meet, would be be would meet, to schools those from

Conflicts over housing with the tour tour the with housing over Conflicts

northeastern African country Sudan Sudan country African northeastern

service project in the Atlas Mountains. Mountains. Atlas the in project service

Midway interview. interview. Midway raise awareness of genocide in the the in genocide of awareness raise

up and running," Mr. Horvat said in a a in said Horvat Mr. running," and up

Ronald Tunis. Tunis. Ronald

an extended trip to France scheduled scheduled France to trip extended an

Dance Committee, and counselors counselors and Committee, Dance

Moore-Bond, members of the BSA BSA the of members Moore-Bond,

sponsored by the World Languages Languages World the by sponsored

met with BSA Faculty Adviser Francis Francis Adviser Faculty BSA with met

Matthew Horvat about the dance, he he dance, the about Horvat Matthew

may change. change. may

and Whitney Young for Darfur to to Darfur for Young Whitney and

Camille Baughn-Cunningham and and Baughn-Cunningham Camille

schools, which requires the faculty faculty the requires which schools,

school dance with Latin, Parker Parker Latin, with dance school

BSA BSA

Plans for a Black Students' Association Association Students' Black a for Plans

After BSA officers informed Principal Principal informed officers BSA After

A planned trip to Morocco Spring Break Break to Morocco Spring trip A planned

"Logistically, it is hard to get a dance dance a get to hard is it "Logistically,

Suggested earlier this year by French French by year this earlier Suggested

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inspired by our presentation and for us to have have fun." to us and for our presentation by inspired

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exhibition, Ben Picker performs his experiment with poise and charm. charm. and poise with experiment his performs Picker Ben exhibition,

Potassium Iodide solution as part of A.P. Chemistry's 'Kool Khemistry' Khemistry' 'Kool Chemistry's A.P. of part as solution Iodide Potassium

while Herur-Raman, Andrey Andrey Herur-Raman, while

their A.P. Chemistry classes, classes, Chemistry A.P. their

from top) the week before in in before week the top) from

annual event. event. annual

of study, took part in the the in part took study, of

faculty members, as well as as well as members, faculty

observe. observe.

color color of achemical concoction

Stephanie Tang changes the the changes Tang Stephanie

several University University several of Chicago

Drinfeld and Katherine Xu Xu Katherine and Drinfeld student-led demonstrations, demonstrations, student-led

students from grades 3 3 grades from students

presenting presenting their experiments. scientific endeavors, endeavors, scientific

U-Highers felt confident confident felt U-Highers

professionals professionals in several fields

February 23. In addition to to addition In 23. February

participated in Science Expo, Expo, in Science participated

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juniors and seniors, as freshmen and and freshmen as seniors, and juniors

interested students to discuss it before before it discuss to students interested

when I brought the idea up and we we and up idea the brought I when

trip during the summer." summer." the during trip

the trip would be exclusively for the the for exclusively be would trip the

want to make it it make to want

one that offers a different westerner westerner different a offers that one I found out it couldn't be done. I don't don't I done. be couldn't it out found I

even had one meeting of seven or eight eight or of seven meeting one had even

dangerous to consider a trip there." there." trip a consider to dangerous

situation in Morocco is still a bit bit a still is Morocco in situation

continued. "It was just that the current current the that just was "It continued.

supported the trip," Ms. Schneider Schneider Ms. trip," the supported

"Morocco has a rich history and I think think I and history rich a has "Morocco

experience," Ms. Schneider explained. explained. Schneider Ms. experience,"

sophomores usually go on the French French the on go usually sophomores

school's fault for blocking the trip. trip. the blocking for fault school's

facility to make sure it is safe. safe. is it sure make to facility

facility other than the gym, I-House, I-House, gym, the than other facility

to six guests." guests." six to

process where a student can bring four four bring can student a where process

those schools through the whole guest guest whole the through schools those

out a way to invite those students from from students those invite to way a out

or Ida Noyes, I would have to visit the the visit to have would I Noyes, Ida or

am responsible for the safety of the the of safety the for responsible am unless there was a meeting among the the among meeting a was there unless

presents a challenge. At some level I I level some At challenge. a presents

facility we are familiar with definitely definitely with familiar are we facility

dance that is on our campus and figure figure and campus our on is that dance Larry McFarlane is responsible. responsible. is McFarlane Larry

responsible? responsible?

incident at this dance, who would be be would who dance, this at incident

gets hurt or there is some other other some is there or hurt gets

students of this school. school. this of students rules and procedures are. are. procedures and rules

four schools. I don't know what their their what know don't I schools. four

either me or the Dean of Students Students of Dean the or me either

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frey Stone, speaking in a program program a in speaking Stone, frey

and and

the trip, making U-Highers the first high school students to attend. attend. to students school high first the U-Highers making trip, the

U-High group was surrounded by policy makers. makers. policy by surrounded was group U-High

they had ever heard." heard." ever had they

compared the condition of Palestinians in Israel to that of the Jews in Nazi Nazi in Jews the of that to Israel in Palestinians of condition the compared

abeth Bullimer. Sophomores Isabella Prenta, left, left, among Fryer Prenta, and were Isabella Alex Bullimer. abeth Sophomores

ference February New February in D.C., 7-8 ference Eliz­ York was Washington Times journalist Liberation Organization representative representative Organization Liberation

responsible for airfare. One of seven roundtable discussion leaders, Palestine Palestine leaders, discussion roundtable seven of One airfare. for responsible

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has taken away civil liberties granted granted liberties has civil away taken said. "It was all very personal, we sat close to the speakers and got to meet meet to got and speakers the to close sat we personal, very all was "It said.

er Mrs. Andrea Martonffy, who attended in past years, asked WACA to sponsor sponsor to WACA asked years, past in attended who Martonffy, Andrea Mrs. er

foreign affairs councils, February 7 7 -8. February councils, affairs foreign

Europe. Even those that didn't agree thought it was some of the best speaking speaking best of the some was it thought agree didn't that those Even Europe.

ment. ment.

25 U-Highers who attended the conference. conference. the attended U-Highers who 25

sion amazed the students according to Mrs. Martonffy. Martonffy. Mrs. to according students the amazed sion

and to eat a semi-intimate dinner with the Mexican president." president." Mexican the with dinner semi-intimate a eat to and

U.S. History classes February 14. 14. February classes History U.S.

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Attending with about 350 other delegates, including 25 college students, the the students, college 25 including delegates, other 350 about with Attending

-Emily Crane, senior senior Crane, -Emily

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was was

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Karapetrova, Nicole Massad, Robert Meyer, Meyer, Robert Massad, Nicole Karapetrova,

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but it was nothing like that. There There that. like nothing was it but

knowledge out there." there." out knowledge

would always agree with the speakers, speakers, the with agree always would

they were really open to questions. At At questions. to open really were they

be more like a series of lectures, but but lectures, of series a like more be

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from Vicente Fox. When I met him, I I him, met I When Fox. Vicente from

was really a wide range of views that that views of range wide a really was

one point I was sitting just a few feet feet few a just sitting was I point one

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them at the end. I thought it would would it thought I end. the at them

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so there was plenty of time for people people for time of plenty was there so

actual presentations were quite short, short, quite were presentations actual

even got to talk to him in Spanish for for Spanish in him to talk to got even

Safieh's speech, Freshman Joseph Joseph Freshman speech, Safieh's

a little bit." bit." little a

Other students who attended are as as are attended who students Other

"Now that we're back in Chicago, we we Chicago, in back we're that "Now

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could purchase their books online," Mr. Jones Jones Mr. online," books their purchase could

for next fall won't mean they have to leave leave to have they mean won't fall next for

making it so that students and their families families their and students that so it making

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families and the school, so the new system system new the so school, the and families

various online textbook providers. providers. textbook online various

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Head­ icy directly related to them." quarters in New York City to compete Because Nationals draws schools at the National High School confer­ from around the country, Jenny said ence, the final this year. she expects strong competition for the Despite representing two small na­ top award, Distinguished Delegation. tions, President Jenny Harris, senior, "I'm looking forward to facing High­ believes the team can win, pointing to land Park High School (from Illinois)," the 13 of 15 individual awards won at she said. "They're one of our big rivals the University of Chicago conference, and we beat them at Harvard. But January 31-February 3. there are other good schools there too. "We represented small nations at Last year East Brunswick (New Jer­ the U. ofC. and did well there," Jenny sey) won, and Oceanside (New York) r said. "But there are some challenges and Santa Margarita (California) are to representing them, especially with always challenging." Debate Team plugs on despite disappointment of cancelled meets By Andrew Sylora were canceled because of the rainy Midway reporter weather that day, and they just ended up calling it a draw," Ms. Blinstein ex­ ...... · ...... · ..•• . .• . .. ·..•...... •• . ·. .• • . • < . ·...... Pho.toi,j, •,fflio/Foi~flt~ Junior varsity and novice debaters plained. "We also couldn't go to Lane RAJSING$18Q POR. the. Senipf Prom,·~eni<>rs ~old:tO$~S lnJh(;) caf• will head to the State Tournament Tech because the organizers over­ etetia the two.weeks beforeValentine's. ff8;Yi. then handedtflern to the Friday in Belleville. booked teams and ended up sorting us recipients.as (we assume).Cupid inv;isibly hovered; Eva.Jaegerj right, a After winning three meets at Evan­ out." member o(th, Pic:>mCorrunittee, h~r;1dsl)at1a Alft:tssathree ros~. Nice ston Township, Homewood-Flossmoor Captain Elisabeth Morant, junior, hauf,panaJ ·· · · · ·· · ·· · · ·· and Glenbrook North, the 12 debat­ hopes to use lost time to research more ers will participate in their seventh topics for the State Tournament. meet. "We're currently going over speech Science Team survives Faculty Adviser Anna Blinstein, readings we prepared for the last Middle School math teacher, noted meets as well as doing more research," the team's disappointment in can­ Elisabeth said. "This is one of the big­ surprises to surpass the competition celled meets. gest meets of the year, and it's impor­ By Alex Kleiman are concerned that the division with "The finals at Kelley High School tant that everyone do well there." schools of more than 1,500 students will Midway reporter make a difference for Sectionals, said Cocaptain Katherine Zhou, senior. Placing 1st, the Worldwide Youth in "We were switched for Regionals be­ UNIVERSITY ~T: Science and Engineering team domi­ cause we always placed 1st in our divi­ nated Regionals February 7 at Kanka­ sion, but it didn't make much of a dif­ PURVEYOR OF THE SNACK kee Community College despite finding ference since we only competed against after arriving U-High had been placed one school, Bradley-Bourbonnais, and IDGH-LIFE in a different division. still placed 1st," Katherine said. "I Winning the division of schools with think that being in the more than 1,500 300 to 700 students every year, U-High student division will make more of a dif­ was moved to the over 1,500 student ference for Sectionals, though, because division for Regionals to give other there are usually more teams compet­ schools a chance to win the division of ing in Sectionals than in Regionals." schools with 300 to 700 students. Also aiming to give other schools more The team will remain in the more than opportunities, Kankakee Community 1,500 student division for the March 13 College is only offering scholarships Sectional competition at North Central to students not attending U-High this College in west suburban Naperville. year rather than giving out a $1,000 U-High will switch back to the 300 to and $500 scholarship to the 1st and 700 student division for the April 15 2nd place competitors, Professor Monts State competition at University of Illi­ said. nois at Urbana-Champaign, according "We decided that we should only offer to Chemistry Professor Stephen Monts, scholarships to students from local dis­ site coordinator for the Regional WYSE tricts because the Lab students weren't competition in the Kankakee area. really using them, although we don't Photo by Alya Forster Science Team's other group, Science know whether the local students will snack cravers scavengers High School Olympiad, will also be competing in Re­ use them or not; we decided we would Attention and of the gionals, April 5. try it anyway. This year the students library: no longer do you have to hide in the dim shadows Only competing against one school in that placed 7th and 9th are the ones re­ that lurk about a cold, callous desk. No longer will a librarian its division for Regionals, CT-Highers ceiving the scholarships." seeminglymorph from the book lined shelvesand hastily scold you for enjoying sugar coated candy. University Market holds no Math Team takes winning burden for snackingstudents and servesas an apparently bottomless supplier for their customer'scravings. If only history onto road to State meet Junior Myles Woernerhad known-for now he is forcedto live in By Rafi Khan tests are just like math tests, in orals two people explain a problem to judg­ unenviablefear while feedingon a bag of potato chips, never Midway reporter es and get graded. The sum of these knowing the feeling of unbridled opennessthat lies only makes up the team's score. State isn't Bringing home yet another Illinois as easy as Regionals though, so we're a few blocksaway. Council of Teachers of Mathematics by no means done practicing and get­ Regional win, Math Team clinched 1st ting better." place February 23 at North Central Training weekly for the Regional and College in west suburban Naperville. State, CT-Highers also prepared for the Defeating nine schools in Division All-Conference North Suburban Math 2A, those with fewer than 500 stu­ League meet Thursday in Evanston. dents, U-High will compete in State Vying against all 12 division rivals in Finals April 26 at University of Illi­ the last of five meets, the team looks nois in Champaign-Urbana. to make up the seven point deficit to "The contests weren't that hard, but Hinsdale Central to take 3rd place. 1323 East 57th Street it feels good to kick butt," captain Rob A victory against Hinsdale Central Chicago, Illinois 60637 Webber, senior, said. 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his teammates every Saturday to ride. ride. to Saturday every teammates his years ago because my my because ago years

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three years ago, Lab Schools lifer John gathers with with gathers John lifer Schools Lab ago, years three

the the Mississippi Heat, captivated crowds

from from the side door while smoothly play­ bike around the neighborhood. I really enjoyed riding riding enjoyed I really neighborhood. the around bike

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test run for an eventual eventual an for run test

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former Lower School Teacher Vickie Vickie Teacher School Lower former

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and started doing it a lot. For my twelfth birthday, I I birthday, twelfth my For lot. a it doing started and sense of style contrasts contrasts style of sense

and hip-hop inspired inspired hip-hop and humor humor

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or how to respond, so maybe a drill wasn't possible. possible. wasn't drill a maybe so respond, to how or

time to use these new speakers for a drill. On the the On drill. a for speakers new these use to time

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themselves as adults. adults. as themselves

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track, "Angel." Johnson also introduces a a introduces also Johnson "Angel." track,

ican clothes, Marjane Satrapi rebels against an an against rebels Satrapi Marjane clothes, ican

from Johnson when he references the Iraq Iraq the references he when Johnson from

terial since, for the most part, part, most the for since, terial

kept the laid back, soothing lyrics and mood mood and lyrics soothing back, laid the kept

father, Johnson sings about what he knows knows he what about sings Johnson father, Angel Hair Pasta. Pasta. Hair Angel

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and "In Between Dreams." As a 32-year-old 32-year-old a As Dreams." Between "In and toasted bread with goat cheese spread over it. Both dishes dishes Both it. over spread cheese goat with bread toasted

for dinner. We already knew what we wanted to order, but but order, to wanted we what knew already We dinner. for

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include the Baked Chevre, the Dutch Club Sandwich and and Sandwich Club Dutch the Chevre, Baked the include

decided to glance over the menu anyway. Classic favorites favorites Classic anyway. menu the over glance to decided

wall and delicious dining make The 3rd Coast Coast 3rd The make dining delicious and wall steak and eggs dish with hash browns. browns. hash with dish eggs and steak

more than just diners: artists, writers and book lovers are are lovers book and writers artists, diners: just than more

Coast is currently showcasing black-and-white and color color and black-and-white showcasing currently is Coast home away from home. The wooden tables and chairs seat seat chairs and tables wooden The home. from away home

more importantly, where do they find the hate, anger and and anger hate, the find they do where importantly, more

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accused of shooting a student and on Febru­ on and student a of shooting accused

dents and opened fire, killing six students students six killing fire, opened and dents

stitute student killed herself and two peers. peers. two and herself killed student stitute lcue om ild ih rud 0 stu­ 200 around with filled room lecture a

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and himself, while injuring 16 others. others. 16 injuring while himself, and

sity in Dekalb suffered a devastating loss. loss. devastating a suffered Dekalb in sity

DINING DINING

BUYING ILLEGAL cassettes and wearing Amer­ and wearing cassettes ILLEGAL BUYING

I went for the lighter Nutty Waldorf Salad, accompanied by by accompanied Salad, Waldorf Nutty lighter the for I went

CURRENT EVENTS ANNA KATIA KATIA ZBIKOWSKI ANNA EVENTS CURRENT

DON'T EXPECT "Banana Pancakes." Pancakes." "Banana EXPECT DON'T

DIM LIGHTING, friendly servers, Parisian photos on the the on photos Parisian servers, friendly LIGHTING, DIM

A gunman, a former sociology major at NIU, stepped into into stepped NIU, at major sociology former a gunman, A

We began our dinner with warm Chai Tea Lattes. Since Since Lattes. Tea Chai warm with dinner our began We

But we hardly hear anything about movements trying to to trying movements about anything hear hardly we But

Making the three block trek from Dana's apartment, we we apartment, Dana's from trek block three the Making

WHILE CANDY hearts and paper Valentines were traded traded were Valentines paper and CANDY hearts WHILE

The NIU shooting rounded off a week of of week a off rounded shooting NIU The

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breakfast all day, Dana ordered her favorite favorite her ordered Dana day, all breakfast

album topped the sales charts charts sales the topped album a

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then, we visit at least once a week. week. a once least at visit we then,

Coast resembles a jazz cafe. The The cafe. jazz a resembles Coast

often seen hunched over with a steaming steaming a with over hunched seen often

ago by my friend Dana Alfassa. Ever since since Ever Alfassa. Dana friend my by ago

center of Goethe and Delaware, four years years four Delaware, and Goethe of center

drink at hand. hand. at drink

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murder of family members before her parents ship her her ship parents her before members family of murder

nesses the overthrow of a corrupt government and the the and government corrupt a of overthrow the nesses

losing to the Disney hit ''Ratatouille," ''Persepolis" still still ''Persepolis" ''Ratatouille," hit Disney the to losing

car nomination for Best Animated Feature Film. Despite Despite Film. Feature Animated Best for nomination car about growing up during the Iranian Revolution of the the of Revolution Iranian the during up growing about

rtcl n cmeca atnin ee rciig n Os­ an receiving even attention, commercial and critical

going into limited release in the United States late last last late States United the in release limited into going

can be seen at select Chicago theaters. theaters. Chicago select at seen be can

same name, "Persepolis" tells her autobiographical story story autobiographical her tells "Persepolis" name, same

age story sounds risky, but "Persepolis" pulls it off. off. After it pulls "Persepolis" but risky, sounds story age

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not be a classic, but Johnson doesn't fail to give us us give to fail doesn't Johnson but classic, a be not

like "Bubble Toes" and and Toes" "Bubble like

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great aspects of his previous releases show in jams jams in show releases previous his of aspects great

might be simple, but it works. works. it but simple, be might

spice we get from his former albums. albums. former his from get we spice drummer Adam Topol stay on a tight leash, falling falling leash, tight a on stay Topol Adam drummer

out much room for variation. variation. for room much out

do lack greatness. "Sleep Through The Static" may may Static" The Through "Sleep greatness. lack do

sound forever soothes the ears, even if his lyrics lyrics his if even ears, the soothes forever sound

short of spectacular in their role on the album. The The album. the on role their in spectacular of short

and Mona Dasgupta share delicious classic food. food. classic delicious share Dasgupta Mona and

the installation of 60 speakers and recent tragedies, tragedies, recent and speakers of 60 installation the

we should do drills to prepare for the unthinkanle. unthinkanle. the for prepare to drills do should we

aig sad n rvnig oe hoig. Per­ shootings. more preventing in stand a taking

had any intruder drills at all this school year. With With year. school this all at drills intruder any had

like this. this. like

Sunday. Sunday.

vent killings such as Virginia Tech and NIU. NIU. and Tech Virginia as such killings vent

haps we at Lab could better prepare for an event event an for prepare better could Lab at we haps

Street, 312-649-0730. 312-649-0730. Street, hl ohr fe ht togr u lw wud pre­ would laws gun stronger that feel others while

crimes, the federal government doesn't seem to be be to seem doesn't government federal the crimes,

their effect on society. Some people feel gun laws laws gun feel people Some society. on effect their

creation of a state bill focusing on preventing hate hate preventing on focusing bill state a of creation

with comments from people debating gun laws and and laws gun debating people from comments with

ing the Ghirardelli Brownie Sunday to split. We We split. to Sunday Brownie Ghirardelli the ing

unhappiness to commit such horrible acts? acts? horrible such commit to unhappiness

don't affect how and where people kill each other, other, each kill people where and how affect don't

Scones for the next morning. morning. next the for Scones

and chocolate ice creams to top the gooey brownie. brownie. gooey the top to creams ice chocolate and

ings, such as those on on those as such ings,

chose single scoops of mint chocolate chip, vanilla vanilla chip, chocolate mint of scoops single chose

are priced under $10. $10. under priced are

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Certainly there are security guards, but we haven't haven't we but guards, security are there Certainly

Furthermore, it seems keyboardist Zach Gill and and Gill Zach keyboardist seems it Furthermore,

Although the shooting in California prompted the the prompted California in shooting the Although

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film, elegantly telling the somber story of a country tom tom country a of story somber the telling elegantly film,

views she had of her country in childhood childhood in country of her had she views inquisitive aging girl. girl. aging inquisitive

later, her rebellious nature inevitably leads to trouble. trouble. to leads inevitably nature rebellious her later,

have been gradually erased. erased. gradually been have

not detract from the plot's deeply serious serious deeply plot's the from detract not

The comic book styling surprisingly does does surprisingly styling book comic The

apart by violence through the amusing viewpoint of an an of viewpoint amusing the through violence by apart The drawings become less whimsical when when whimsical less become drawings The

nature. nature.

Satrapi ages, showing that the idealistic idealistic the that showing ages, Satrapi

as an older Satrapi narrates the story. story. the narrates Satrapi older an as

In fact, it beautifully enhances the story. story. the enhances beautifully it fact, In

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two-hour afternoon. But we have little merit to to merit little have we But afternoon. two-hour

much like a job and the current atmosphere atmosphere current the and job a like much

off, call me up in dreamland when it comes to to comes it when dreamland in up me call off,

or aot uue ceue eragn. U­ rearranging. schedule future a about worry

ly memorizations in preparation for standard­ for preparation in memorizations ly Although a longer school day offers a less hur­ less a offers day school longer a Although

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clouded judgment: Working 9 to 5 sounds too too sounds 5 to 9 Working judgment: clouded

remains is to survey the situation in bias and and bias in situation the survey to is remains

free time. time. free

ofleaming in underprivileged schools. All All that schools. underprivileged in ofleaming

High boasts classes long dismantled in other other in dismantled long classes boasts High tional needs, it also seeps into our afternoon afternoon our into seeps also it needs, tional

ized tests and reiterate the in-depth concepts concepts in-depth the reiterate and tests ized

already feels like a confining cubicle. cubicle. confining a like feels already

seems a better substitute than an additional additional an than substitute better a seems tonin does not begin producing until 11 p.m. p.m. 11 until producing begin not does tonin

sic and arts program. If anything, the school school the anything, If program. arts and sic

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bleary eyes and growing exhaustion within within exhaustion growing and eyes bleary

schedules run from 8:30 a.m. a.m. 8:30 from run schedules

a teenager's system until 8 8 until system teenager's a

land tunnel provides a hasty disembarking on on disembarking hasty a provides tunnel land

attendance at schools whose whose schools at attendance

proaching a welcomed destination. The dream­ The destination. a welcomed proaching

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school students around the country find it hard hard it find country the around students school route. Somewhere between the clear lines of of lines clear the between Somewhere route.

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songs instead of juking, one chaperon told the Midway. Moving to "Crank "Crank to Moving Midway. the told chaperon one juking, of instead songs

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when chaperons say they did break up some couples, which which couples, some up break did they say chaperons when

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blame on the chaperons for "making no effort to stop it," it," stop to effort no "making for chaperons the on blame

referred to juking as "sexually offensive." The blog placed placed blog The offensive." "sexually as to juking referred

Ms. Nila Barnes, Ms. LeAnn Gariti and Ms. Lynn Lynn Ms. and Gariti LeAnn Ms. Barnes, Nila Ms.

four days after this year's Formal, few people took it it took people few Formal, year's this after days four

to hear the the hear to

the content." content." the

the paper but that we don't want him reviewing reviewing him want don't we that but paper the

the Supreme Court ruling of of ruling Court Supreme the

Stevenson-the blog focused primarily on a form of dance dance of form a on primarily focused blog Stevenson-the

case began after then Senior Andrew Smith wrote wrote Smith Andrew Senior then after began case seriously. seriously.

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February 11, during which they referenced referenced they which during 11, February

of a blog posted on the Parents' Association website, website, Association Parents' the on posted blog a of

assemblies to participate in "illegal activities." The The activities." "illegal in participate to assemblies

their children about sex." sex." about children their

we were infringing on the rights of parents to teach teach to of parents rights on the infringing we were that we were willing to hear from our principal principal our from hear to willing were we that

would be inappropriate for them. He also said that that said also He them. for inappropriate be would

that not all the perspectives were included in the the in included were perspectives the all not that the law said and why the decision would be going going be would decision the why and said law the called "juking'' occurring at Formal. The authors of the blog blog of the authors The Formal. at occurring "juking'' called

the article," she said in a phone interview. "He felt felt "He interview. phone a in said she article," the

students have the same rights in school as out. out. as school in rights same the have students

Editor-in-Chief RicciW arwick, senior. senior. arwick, RicciW Editor-in-Chief

reaction from the community. In response, Principal Principal response, In community. from the reaction School Board defending their right to free press, press, free to right their defending Board School

about what kinds of things should be included in in included be should things of kinds what about

has continued. continued. has

against Board policy," policy," Ricci said. Board against nationwide have continued to run into freedom of of freedom into run to continued have nationwide

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each issue before publication, explained Electron Electron explained publication, before issue each

Craig McCaffrey declared that he planned to read read to planned he that declared McCaffrey Craig

School's newspaper magazine, received a negative negative a received magazine, newspaper School's

safe sex in the Electron, Franklin Community High High Community Franklin Electron, the sex in safe

censorship of both high school and college press press college and school high both of censorship

article and that if kids had 8-year-old siblings it it siblings 8-year-old had kids if that and article

speech issues over the past year as administrative administrative as year past the over issues speech

and homosexuality, other high school newspapers newspapers school high other homosexuality, and

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Instead of heated discussions about the derogatory nature nature derogatory the about discussions of heated Instead

Last month in Franklin, Indiana, an article about about article an Indiana, Franklin, in month Last

Also last month, the Supreme Court decided not not decided Court Supreme the month, last Also

"He said that the community had problems with with problems had community the that said "He

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though so maybe that will help them out." out." them help will that maybe so though

was a racial incident and the district just put their their put just district the and incident racial a was

High's newspaper Adviser Amy Sorrell left the the left Sorrell Amy Adviser newspaper High's

Woodlan, Indiana, when Woodlan Junior-Senior Junior-Senior Woodlan when Indiana, Woodlan,

freedom of press was tested occurred last year in in year last occurred tested was press of freedom

foot in their mouth. They have hired a p.r. person person p.r. a hired have They mouth. their in foot

to take it away." away." it take to

example at Heritage High, where my son son goes, there my where High, Heritage at example

Keystone Schools, in Keystone, Indiana. Indiana. Keystone, in Schools, Keystone

three restrictions on speech, absentee, defamation defamation absentee, speech, on restrictions three

encouraging the tolerance of homosexuality. Mrs. Mrs. homosexuality. of tolerance the encouraging

school after community outrage over a column column a over outrage community after school

broad rights especially with politically sensitive sensitive politically with especially rights broad

The courts have interpreted that students have have students that interpreted have courts The

third case to determine the relevance of this statute. statute. of this relevance the determine to case third

rights. Our state standard incorporates the rights of of rights the incorporates standard state Our rights.

freedoms of speech as they do in California and if if and California in do they as speech of freedoms explained. explained.

It would be great if all students had the same same the had students all if great be would It

school's reputation was their reaction," Mrs. Sorrell Sorrell Mrs. reaction," their was reputation school's

incitement. I don't think that congress has the the has congress that think don't I incitement.

Sorrell now teaches English and Journalism at the the at Journalism and English teaches now Sorrell

not to hear the case and it was finally taken to the the to taken finally was it and case the hear to not

speech. speech.

the Navato High School community, in Navato, Navato, in community, School High Navato the

all states promoted freedom of speech as opposed opposed as speech of freedom promoted states all

30 years and students are having less and less less and less having are students and years 30

First Amendment has been narrowed over the last last the over narrowed been has Amendment First

authority to legislate on speech on such local issues. issues. local such on speech on legislate to authority

explained Mr. Paul Beard, Andrew's attorney. "The "The attorney. Andrew's Beard, Paul Mr. explained

and incitement. Our case was the first to look at at look to first the was case Our incitement. and

Supreme Court by the school. school. the by Court Supreme

2005 but the Marin County Superior Court ruled ruled Court Superior County Marin the but 2005

California, in 2002. Andrew sued the school in in school the sued Andrew 2002. in California,

adults on campus to students. Our case was only only the was case Our students. to on campus adults

standard than from our State Constitution," Constitution," State our from than standard

an editorial about reversed racism that upset upset that racism reversed about editorial an

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talking to Mr. Horvat or the administration. But I think a a think I But administration. the or Horvat Mr. to talking

underclassmen and upperclassmen, because it seemed as as seemed it because upperclassmen, and underclassmen

blog was to create an open stream of ideas. We met with with met We ideas. of stream open an create to was blog

on in the school that deserve more attention." attention." more deserve that school the in on

influenced the blog in the first place, according to Mrs. Mrs. to according place, first the in blog the influenced

we should have not put these things in the blog without without blog the in things these put not have should we

though it was mostly underclassmen parents writing the the writing parents underclassmen mostly was it though

the the

One idea we touched on was having separate dances for for dances separate having was on touched we idea One

Principal Matt Horvat and discussed the comments. comments. the discussed and Horvat Matt Principal

complained," Ms. Stevenson said. "The intent of the the of intent "The said. Stevenson Ms. complained,"

of negative reactions, though complaints from parents parents from complaints though reactions, negative of

cochairpersons eventually removed the blog because because blog the removed eventually cochairpersons

comments on the blog. blog. the on comments

Stevenson. Stevenson.

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McFarlane. McFarlane.

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top is almost impossible to to impossible almost is top

while media is related to to related is media while

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friends. Now friends and and friends Now friends. But I have broken up people people up broken I have But

things: media, family and and family media, things: appropriate anymore," Mr. Mr. anymore," appropriate

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to turn it off," Mr. Horvat Horvat Mr. off," it turn to

would come in and tell me me tell and in come would the culture. culture. the

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teenage years. years. teenage

is reminiscent of his own own his of reminiscent is

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attending a basketball basketball a attending

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the real world. There is very much this us against them mentality. mentality. them against us this much very is There world. real the

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dances, Black Students' Association President Artis Lewis, Lewis, Artis President Association Students' Black dances,

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come to a game." game." a to come

finish over Latin in nine years. years. nine in Latin over finish

and it has never been more exciting to to exciting more been never has it and

basketball team compiled a a 22-4 overall compiled team basketball

she was a big part of our team, but but team, our of part big a was she

over Morgan Park Academy, January January Academy, Park Morgan over

Coach Meghan Janda. Janda. Meghan Coach

game winning streak, the Maroons Maroons the streak, winning game

a few strokes of chance, believes Head Head believes of chance, strokes few a

Latin, January 25, breaking their 18 18 their breaking 25, January Latin,

record. record.

smoothly. I've been here for eight years years for eight here I've been smoothly.

in 20 years and marking their first ISL ISL first their marking and 20 years in

around the same time. So things went went So things time. same the around

claiming their first Conference crown crown Conference first their claiming

Final, February 15, the girls' varsity varsity girls' the 15, February Final,

31. The lady basketballers went on to to on went basketballers lady The 31.

Championship with a slamming victory victory slamming a with Championship

secured their place in the Conference Conference the in place their secured

Independent School League rival rival League School Independent

defeat Willows Academy, February 2, 2, February Academy, Willows defeat

Glenbard South in the Regional Regional the in South Glenbard

season filled with mixed emotions. emotions. mixed with filled season

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to their playing style, according to first­ to according style, playing to their

February 27, the Maroons fell short of of short fell Maroons the 27, February

Prep during overtime in Regionals, Regionals, in overtime during Prep

respectable 53-59 loss to Jones College College Jones to loss 53-59 respectable

the Maroons ended their season with a a with season their ended Maroons the

the boys' varsity basketball team took took team basketball varsity boys' the

preseason goals because of of adjustments goals because preseason

and Lake Forest Academy. Though Though Academy. Forest Lake and

3rd in the ISL behind North Ridge Ridge North behind ISL the in 3rd

"Overall it was an improvement from from improvement an was it "Overall

ELEVATING OVER a driving Eagles point guard, Senior Markie Room blocks the shot against Jones February 27. February Jones against shot blocks the Room Markie Senior point guard, Eagles ELEVATING driving a OVER

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because the music was so upbeat." upbeat." so was music the because

before. before.

just didn't put things together. We We together. things put didn't just

new dance so we decided to perform perform to decided we so dance new

We wanted to go out with a bang. bang. a with out go to wanted We

place finish at Sectionals, boys' varsity varsity boys' Sectionals, at finish place

choreographed and that we'd we'd performed that and choreographed

one that Denise and Annchellie had had Annchellie and Denise that one

think there was a lack of overall unity unity of overall lack a was there think

have a lot of energy to make up for it. it. for up make to of energy lot a have

for the last dance, we purposely tried to to tried purposely we dance, last for the

we were missing a majority of of team the a majority missing we were

all the practices, we ended up having having up we ended practices, the all

a lot of people onj.v. couldn't make it it make couldn't of onj.v. lot a people

friends quit the team," Sage said. "I "I said. Sage team," the quit friends

way it did and that a lot of my close close my of lot a that and did it way

with Senior Angie Maciel. Maciel. Angie Senior with

to Senior Sage Mahoney, cocaptain cocaptain Mahoney, Sage Senior to combine the two squads. Even though though Even squads. two the combine

cohesiveness and leadership, according according leadership, and cohesiveness

Dance Team suffered from a lack of of lack a from suffered Team Dance

February 9, j.v. ended its season with with season its ended 9, j.v. February at every game made it hard. hard. it made game every at

with a victory over Elgin Academy, Academy, Elgin over victory a with and the fact that the coaches weren't weren't coaches the that fact the and

have four or five scoring options on on options scoring five or four have

Upshaw, feels that the team needed needed team the that feels Upshaw,

a 21-3 overall record. record. overall 21-3 a the situation we were put in. We had had We in. put were we situation the before the start of the season, Senior Senior season, the of start the before

Dan said. "That's not a knock on Coach Coach on a knock not "That's said. Dan

those losses might have been wins," wins," been have might losses those

to the playing in his system some of of some system his in playing the to

offense. But there were times down the the down times were there But offense.

more time to learn the new playing playing new the learn to time more

didn't always pay attention to detail. detail. to attention pay always didn't

Derek Chiampas and Junior Zeke Zeke Junior and Chiampas Derek

Dan Hornung, cocaptain with Senior Senior with cocaptain Hornung, Dan some really good games in there; we we there; in games good really some

Caldwell or anybody else; that's just just that's else; anybody or Caldwell to adjust." adjust." to

such as costly turnovers." turnovers." costly as such the team's willingness to learn. I'm a a I'm learn. to willingness team's the

stretch when the little things hurt us, us, hurt things little the when stretch

were playing a more up tempo style of of style tempo up more a playing were

year, about nine were by five points points five by were nine about year,

finished 3rd. Out of our 12 losses this this losses 12 our of Out 3rd. finished

growing pains, but I really appreciate appreciate really I but pains, growing

play than last year. So there were some some were So there year. last than play

style. style.

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different coach than Ashlaw, so so we had Ashlaw, coach than different last year," Coach Caldwell said. "We "We said. Caldwell Coach year," last

did fail to achieve some of our goals. goals. our of some achieve to fail did

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which is great. It's a privilege to be one one to be privilege a It's great. is which

the first one or two weeks." weeks." two or one first the

gotten really fast," Leah said. "Emily is is "Emily said. Leah fast," really gotten

Kimball, J arus Singh, Philip Verma Verma Philip Singh, J arus Kimball,

as follows: follows: as

Juniors Emily Kuo and Don Traubert Traubert Don and Kuo Emily Juniors

Junior Leah Sibener, cocaptain with with cocaptain Sibener, Leah Junior

of their captains, but I was a little timid timid a little I was but captains, of their

maximizing its individual talents to to talents individual its maximizing

a lot of freshmen so the team is huge, huge, is team the so of freshmen lot a

also running really fast times. We We have times. fast really running also

clinched the win." win." the clinched

if we had more people we could've could've we people more had we if

and May Fu. Fu. May and rough for a few meets. At Northside, Northside, At meets. few a for rough

ready to make the commitment. It was was It commitment. the make to ready

match last year's success, according to to according success, year's last match

as of Midway deadline, indoor track is is track indoor deadline, of Midway as to Homer Shew, cocaptain with Won Won with cocaptain Shew, Homer to

out after a few weeks. They weren't weren't They weeks. few a after out

and Seniors Tom Brewer, Shannon Shannon Brewer, Tom Seniors and

Homer explained. "A lot of seniors fell fell of seniors "A lot explained. Homer

Hee Lee and Michael Miller. All the the All Miller. Michael and Lee Hee

compensate for low numbers, according according for low numbers, compensate

Jones College Prep during the Re­ the Prep during College Jones

captains are seniors. seniors. are captains

swimmers relied on team unity to to unity team on relied swimmers

gional Semifinal, the Maroons lost lost Maroons the Semifinal, gional

February 27 in Kovler Gym. Gym. Kovler in 27 February

in overtime 53-59 to the Eagles, Eagles, the to 53-59 overtime in

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this year, I was a little more than curious to hear where he would would he where hear to curious than more little a was I year, this

high school guard from Indiana, verbally agreed agreed verbally Indiana, from guard school high

reporters camped outside his door just to get an interview. interview. an get to just door his outside camped reporters

he wouldn't sign, T.V. cameras surrounded Pryor's house and and house Pryor's surrounded cameras T.V. sign, wouldn't he

not to sign a national letter of intent on NSD. After he announced announced he After NSD. on of intent letter national a sign to not

top recruits announcing their college choice. Certain sports analysts analysts sports college choice. Certain their announcing recruits top

into a mock circus. circus. mock a into

coaches and the media are pursuing big time recruits has turned turned has recruits time big pursuing are media the and coaches

future generations of professional sports. But the extent to which which to extent the But sports. of professional generations future

playing at Indiana and leading the team in scoring. scoring. in team the leading and Indiana at playing

go. Just like any other sports fan, I'm extremely interested in the the in interested extremely I'm fan, sports other any like Just go.

kept recruiting Gordon with such vigor that the guard is now now is guard the that vigor such with Gordon recruiting kept

to play at the University of Illinois. But Sampson Sampson But of Illinois. University the at play to

colleges. colleges. basketball team received various gifts from a booster, the NCAA NCAA the booster, a from gifts various received team basketball

money and exposure outstanding athletes offer offer athletes outstanding exposure and money

is increasingly aggressive because of potential potential of because aggressive increasingly is

attacked this year's top prospect, Terrelle Pryor, when he decided decided he when Pryor, Terrelle prospect, top year's this attacked

event with national television stations, such as ESPN, broadcasting broadcasting ESPN, as such stations, television national with event

admit that upon hearing about Pryor's freakish athleticism earlier earlier athleticism freakish Pryor's about hearing upon that admit

is still fighting a grueling battle with recruitment regulations. A A regulations. recruitment with battle grueling a fighting still is

incident, where five freshmen on the University of Michigan men's men's of Michigan University the on five freshmen where incident,

cell phone calls. But the recruitment process process recruitment the But calls. phone cell

gifts and constant nationwide attention: welcome to the world of of world the to welcome attention: nationwide constant and gifts implemented restrictions on text messages and and messages text on restrictions implemented

coaches are adapting. That's why the NCAA has has NCAA the why That's adapting. are coaches

making hundreds of phone calls to potential recruits. recruits. potential to calls of phone hundreds making

coach Kelvin Sampson was bought out of his contract after illegally illegally after contract of out his bought was Sampson Kelvin coach

little more than a week ago, Indiana University basketball head head basketball University Indiana ago, week a than more little

college sports recruiting. recruiting. sports college

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