The Tusker Tribune the Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School

The Tusker Tribune The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School

Issue Number 30 https://www.somersschools.org/Page/11489 Spring 2019 Testing the Will You Escape or Run Out of Issue Time? By Natalia Tellez how challenging your Escape the By Isaac Like Tusker Tribune Room is depending on the age Tusker Tribune Staff Staff and number of the participants. Here is why tests Re- This way you can should not exist. cently I have a great time Tests have proba- went to an Escape and usually man- bly been around a lot the Mystery Room age to escape but longer than anyone reading this. with my friends and still get stumped Tests written on paper, on a tab- I thought it was real- throughout. let or, verbally, have been ly fun. Along with around since the beginning of An Escape that each Escape time. the Room is when the Room comes a Tests have evolved from you and a few other choice to ask for something to see how you are people are locked in two clues through- learning to just a grade. Teach- the room and out your time ers don’t even care about your have to find clue there to help test; they after clue to try you keep go- just want to to beat the 50- ing. When I submit your minute clock went, we grade and and escape by used both of move on reaching the fi- them and and unfor- nal one. You they were so tunately, aren’t just find- useful to fig- students ing clues uring out the feel the though, but solv- combination same way. ing puzzles and to the last That ruins understanding lock we need- the point of hidden codes ed to escape. test, in my that go with Over- opinion. I’m too worried about metal locks to all, I think getting a bad grade, which has get out. that an Es- its positives and its negatives. There are cape the One positive about tests many different Room is a making you worry about your types of Escape great and en- grade is that the test will make the Room joyable expe- you study more, which will re- themes, from 8- rience for all sult in you knowing your topic. 10 and levels of ages, so get a However, the negative difficulty. Some small group portion about tests making you are “Treasure together and worry about your grade is that Island”, “Murder go to an Escape while studying, you are just Mystery”, the Room near you memorizing for the test and I “Hollywood Studios”, to see if you will feel like you cannot absorb the “Superhero”, and escape or run out knowledge provided to you if you even “Zombie Apoca- of time! Editor’s are stressing about a test. That lypse” themed Es- Note: Escape the outweighs the positive. cape the Rooms. And Mystery Room is To conclude, I believe stu- if those don’t sound located in the Pali- dents should not get tests. Test fun, there are many sades Mall in provide unnecessary stress and more. Nyack. https:// you cannot learn that way. Not only that allinadven- but you can choose tures.com/ The Tusker Tribune Page 2 The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School

Annual Lions Carnival Co-Editors Noah Volkman Joseph Melillo Signals Start of Spring Feature Editor By Allison O’Connor thing for miles around—it’s TheFer- Samuel Sanz Tusker Tribune Staff ris Wheel. And another spinning Imagine you are fly- ride called “The Dragon Ride” spins Sports Editor Jesse Manginelli ing in the air like Super- you around in a circle. man. That’s because you’re The obstacle courses are also Photography Editor on the cool, but not as fun as Allison O’Connor ride called everything else. “Superman”. The food was Copy Editors On another amazing—lots of sug- William Underkoffler ride, you’re spin- ar and salt. The ar- Michael Aiello ning fast, then cade features darts you get faster and and water gun con- Reporters faster until you tests, along with bas- Natalia Tellez feel like you’re ketball shooting and Jesse Manginelli floating. That ride “Shoot Out the Star” Sam Sanz is called “The with pellet guns. You Isaac Like 2000”. did all of this to win a Allison O’Connor And then, variety of stuffed ani- Noah Volkman you’re 20 feet off the ground, riding mals. And during the whole time, down a slide. That ride is called “The there was loud music and a DJ. Super Slide”. All this was at the Lion's An- There’s also one where you’re nual Carnival that took place right super high up and you can see every- next to SMS. American League Competition Is Heating Up

By Jesse Manginelli able to show up even against good The Tusker Tribune Tusker Tribune Staff teams with full rosters. One star who is The MLB season has- is not hurt is Luke Voit. Voit has the online Somers Mid- n’t been going on for a while, done amazing this season and always dle School Student but I will be going gets the crowd rum- Newspaper. It is pub- over the best teams so far bling. Voit already lished weekly (except in each league. has 8 homeruns and during school vaca- In the AL East the 30 hits. He also has 25 tions) on the Somers first-place team is the RBIs with a batting Middle School Website. Tampa Bay Rays. The average of .283. It is entirely student- Rays are 19-9. They are 9-7 The 3rd place written by 6th, 7th and at home and 10-2 away. team in the AL East is 8th grade students They have some star play- the Blue Jays. The from: ers like Kevin Keirmaier Blue Jays are 14-14 Somers Middle and Mike Zunino. Kier- and 7-8 at home and 7 School maier is a center fielder -6 away. The Blue 250 Route 202 this year he has had 94 at Jays have a great first bats with 25 hits. His bat- baseman named Jus- Somers, NY, USA. ting average is .266 with tin Smoak. Smoak has Any SMS student is 11 RBIs. Zunino is also doing well 5 homeruns already. Smoak has got- eligible to write stories. this year. He has gotten up 65 times ten 88 at bats with 24 hits. He also If interested, please and got 15 hits with an average has 18 RBIs with a batting average e-mail of .224. of .273. The Blue Jays are still doing Advisor Dean Pappas The second place team in the well, but Smoak is going above and at AL East is the New York Yankees. beyond. Now that’s it with the AL DPappas Most of their original roster is on the East. @somersschools.org IR or not able to play. They are still Continue on Page 4 The Tusker Tribune Page 3 The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School Who Shot Mr. Burns? An Analysis

By Sam Sanz Mr. Burns later puts his plan into action Tusker Tribune Staff and a meeting is called to object it. Mr. Burns ar- Who Shot Mr. Burns was the rives with a firearm and earlier on you see a lot of thriller mystery 2- residents carrying guns. After parter episode in The the meeting Mr. Burns gets shot Simpsons in 1995. The owner in the parking lot by his own of the nuclear power plant gun. He also almost fought off his Montgomery Burns was shot attacker. He knew the attacker by a person. They revealed it in as well. He falls on a sundial part two, but can you figure it with his arms points at either out only with part one? Yes. WS or MS (it’s hard to tell).

Part 1: Plot Part 2: The Prediction

The first episode starts So, let's start by pointing by Principal Skinner finding out the suspects. Lisa in part 2 the class gerbil dead. He hands points out some suspects so let’s it to Groundskeeper Willie to start there. First up, Moe Syzlak. bury him. Willie strikes oil and He was very mad he lost his bar, everybody thinks that the his initials are MS. Those are school is rich. Mr. Burns being the evil man he is good things, but in the episode, he was holding a steals the oil for himself. shotgun and that shotgun is an accessory of Moe. During the drilling, the fumes enter Moe’s Next there is Barney. He lost Moe’s bar, but Tavern and Moe and Barney (The bartender and he doesn’t have MS or WS as his initials and was the town drunk) both complain. The drilling also carrying a small pistol. destroys the Springfield Retirement Castle, leav- Next, we have Principal Skinner. He was ing the old folks homeless. Later a bunch of oil hits mad because of the school, no longer is rich and his Bart’s treehouse and destroys it. It also injured the initials are WS, but he was shown with a silenced dog, Santa’s Little Helper. gun so, not only that he has a firearm you also, Burns also steals candy from a baby. wouldn’t hear the gun because it was silenced. The plot thickens when Mr. Burns shows his mas- Finally, out of our first 4 suspects we have ter plan to Waylon Smithers (his servant). His Groundskeeper Willie. He was furious that he did- plan is to make a giant object to block the sun. n’t get his crystal slap bucket, didn’t have a gun, Smithers doesn’t like his idea and is then fired. but his initials don’t match. Burns also, gets Homer Simpson mad because he Continued on Page 4 forgot his name. Criteria Why they are Has a firearm Initials are WS If Mr. Burns mad or MS Would Recognize them Moe Syzlak Bar is gone Yes. Shotgun Yes. MS Has Met Mr. Burns Barney Grumble Bar is gone Yes. Pistol No. BG Has Spoken with Him

W. Seymour Skinner School is no Yes. Silenced Yes. WS Argued Against longer rich Pistol Him

Willie MacDougal Doesn’t get a No No. WM Has Not Met crystal slap Him bucket. (whatever that is) The Tusker Tribune Page 4 The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School Mr. Burns From Page 3 Part 3: The Result

So, right now after those 4 suspects, I So, if none of these people shot Mr. Burns, think the best suspect is probably Moe or Princi- who did? Well, in part 2 it is revealed that Maggie pal Skinner. I'm going to bring up 4 more charac- Simpson was the criminal. How is Maggie the ters in a chart. It is self-explanatory so; I won’t criminal? Maggie was mad at Mr. Burns because write specifically about each character. at the end, he steals Maggie’s lollipop. She did not So, you would think that Waylon Smithers have a gun and shot Mr. Burns with his own gun. shot him, but there is one more clue. Smithers Her initials are MS and Mr. Burns recog- says he never misses the show Pardon My Zinger. nized her in a picture earlier on. So that’s how Pardon My Zinger was earlier shown in an ad in Maggie shot Mr. Burns. Moe’s bar to have a new episode at 3 PM the same time that Mr. Burns is shot. Criteria Why They Are Has A Firearm Initials Are WS If Mr. Burns Mad or MS would recognize them Bart Simpson Lost Treehouse. Yes. Knows No. BS Yes Dog Was Injured Where Grandpa Simpson’s Gun Is

Abraham Simp- Lost Retirement Yes. but the Gun No. AS Yes son Home Was Buried

Waylon Smithers Lost Job Yes. Revolver Yes. WS Yes

Tito Puente Lost Job No No. TP Not Likely (The Guest Star)

American League season but he actually is an all star. From Page 2 Cabrera is an 11x All-Star and a 7x Sil- Now I will be talking about ver Slugger. the AL Central. The first place Finally, I will be going over the team in the AL Central is the AL West. The first place team in the AL Twins. The Twins are 17-9. The West is the Astros. The Astros are 17-12 and 10-3 at home and 7-9 away. The As- Twins are 9-4 at home and 8-5 tros have one of the best players in all of away. The Twins have some good play- baseball named Jose Altuve. Altuve is the ers. One of them is Jonathan Schoop. 2017 American League MVP. Altuve al- Schoop has 4 homeruns with a batting ready has 9 home runs with an average average of .267. of .248. The second place team in the AL The second place team is the Mari- Central are the Cleveland Indians. The ners and are 18-13 and 7-9 at home and 11- Indians are 15-12. They are 7-4 at home 4 at home. One of the best players on their and 8-8 away. The Indians have some team is Kyle Seager. Seager has hit 175 great ball players but one is above them home runs in his career. all. That one is Francisco Lindor. Lin- rd dor has already hit 3 homeruns with a Finally, the 3 place team is the batting average of .219. Rangers. The Rangers are 14-13 and 10-4 The 3rd place team is the Tigers. at home and 4-9 away. The Rangers have The Tigers are 12-14. They are 6-5 at a great player named Elvis Andrus. He home and 6-9 away. The Tigers have an has 5 homeruns. Well that’s all for the all star player named Miguel Cabrera. American League. What do you think the Cabrera hasn’t been doing great this records will be next week? The Tusker Tribune Page 5 The Student Newspaper of Somers Middle School A Brief History of Rap’s Baby Rappers

By Noah Volkman he told to come hop in the car with him,” B.G. Tusker Tribune Staff said. In a world, of ever-changing rap The Hot Boys considered B.G., Lil Wayne, names, there’s one moniker that MCs have Juvenile and Turk, all under Cash Money and its loved for years, and that’s “baby.” In some CEO: “Baby.” Of their three studio albums, two of cases, the name just means they run with an older them, Guerrilla Warfare and Let ‘Em Burn, land- crowd like Lil Baby, who says, “I ed on the Billboard 200 chart, hang around a whole lot of older with the former going Platinum. dudes, so they just hit me with But as Cash Money’s babies took Lil Baby,” or they’re literally the over the charts through the late baby of their family like DaBaby, 90s and early 2000s, a few other who is the youngest out of his babies made it into the main- siblings. Today, there are plenty stream as well. of babies on the charts, so I de- There was Baby Bash, cided to look back at some favor- originally known as Baby Beesh, ites. who eventually racked up 7 Hot First up, Africa Baby Bam 100 hits by the mid-2000s. “Most from the Jungle Brothers who people call me Bash, I pretty took his name as an homage to much roll with the Bash. If you Afrika Bambaataa. Bursting onto wanna get technical it’s Baby the scene in 1988 with their first Bash but I was Baby Beesh be- release, Straight Out the Jungle, fore all that. Baby Beeshy love the Jungle Brothers, along with my chicken greasy,” Bash said. buddies like De La Soul and A The 90s also gave us Tribe Called Quest, paved the Oakland rapper Baby DC, who way for hip-hop’s free spirits. was just twelve years old when Next up, one of the most he signed to Too Short’s label, famous and the first babies in Short Records, in 1998. Then hip-hop, Cash Money CEO Bry- there was Baby Stace, Ma$e’s an “Birdman” Williams aka twin sister and the only female “Baby.” And the story behind his in the group Harlem World, a nickname is straightforward. A New York rap crew that includ- friend of Birdman’s said, ed Ma$e, their brother Blinky “Everybody used to go to her, Blink, Loo, Meeno, Suga J, Car- “Ms. Gladys what’s his name?” dan and the late Huddy Combs. She said, “Baby.” Two three They released their first and weeks after that she came up only album The Movement in with a name; she said his name 1999. was Brian. But ain’t nobody By 2000, there was At- calls him Brian because every- lanta’s Baby D, who came into body knew him as Baby.” the game with his debut album, In 1992, Birdman and his Off Da Chain. And New Orle- brother turned business partner ans rapper and No Limit Rec- Ronald “Slim” Williams established Cash Money ords signee Baby Boy Da Prince, whose debut stu- Records, which became home to superstar artists dio album Across the Water, peaked at #6 on the like Lil Wayne, who also began as a Baby—Baby Top Rap Albums chart. D, before changing his rap name. And his Young And while the 90s and the early 2000s Money imprint eventually housed Drake and seemed to have plenty of “baby” rappers, the game Nicki Minaj. “I got the rap game on lock; you must remained largely uncharged until the following know that first. Can’t nobody fade what we tryna decade. Today, the babies are taking over the do and what we bout to do,” Birdman said. charts faster than ever, from Florida’s Bhad Birdman’s own rap career, both as a solo Bhabie to Atlanta’s SahBabii. “I got the name artist and as one half of the duo Big Tymers, gar- SahBabii from my auntie…her name T-Babii. So, nered him a total of 22 Hot 100 hits. But as the she had just put the ‘baby’ behind my name, and I decade rolled along, there was yet another “baby” got that name when I was little,” SahBabii said. in Birdman’s clique, Cash Money affiliate and Hot Other notable babies include Baby Soulja, Sada Boys member, B.G. aka Baby Gangsta. “I ain’t re- Baby, Baby Keem, Yung Baby Tate, Bali Baby, alize being a rapper was what I wanted to do but Baby Goth, Baby E, BBG Baby Joe, Baby Jayy, Baby had started Cash Money Records. He came Smoovie Baby, Big Baby Scumbag, Big Baby Gan- in the barber shop one day and was like “spit dhi, the late Baby Ahk, and a number of others. somethin’ for me” so I spit somethin’ for him and So, who’s your favorite baby?