2 Pakistani Taliban targeting young women By Haley Carroll Women in the that the situation in Pakistan was stan. Redbird Writer middle east are brought to international attention. “She symbolizes the brave risking their lives Malala Yousufzai, a 14 year-old girls of Swat. She knew her voice to get an education. The Pakistani education activist, was shot in the was important, so she spoke up for Taliban has been at work for years head after a Taliban attack in Swat the rights of children. Even adults Volume 70 Issue 5 to keep women out of schools, but Valley. She was taken to a British didn't have a vision like hers,” said A piece of local history: Bogart and Bacall at Malabar Farm November 20, 2012 now the women are Samar Minallah, a docu- fighting back. mentary filmmaker who By Meghan Hunt Malabar Farm is a but off-screen was a man in a After a week with no scenes Throwing acid has worked among Pash- Redbird Writer state park in Rich- deeply troubled marriage of five to play, Bacall had returned to the on their faces is the lat- tun women. land county near years. He was married to actress set of her current movie, The Big est tactic the Taliban is In 2011, Malala Lucas that was built in 1939 by Mayo Methot. Methot was an alco- Sleep, and was sitting in Makeup using, but shootings and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Louis holic and also very mentally unsta- when Bogart came and told her that arson are also common. International Children's Bromfield. This is what you might ble. She even stabbed Bogart one he had moved back in with Methot. “If and when we Peace Prize, and later she find if you Google “Malabar night in a rage. Bogart however, He explained that she was ill and find any girl from Para- was awarded Pakistan's Farm”. Most people in this area, was determined to make the mar- needed him. For several days on set chinar going to univer- first National Youth though, know it as the place where riage work. Bacall applied ice packs to her eyes sity for an education we Peace Prize. the maple syrup festival and many which were swollen from crying. will target her (in) the Since the shoot- other fun activities are held each However, Methot's prom- same way, so that she ing, Malala has changed year. Some even know it as a wed- ise to stop drinking didn't last might not be able to unveil her face hospital to recover. her career aspiration to politics. She ding site for two famous Holly- long. The couple started fighting before others,” said Qari Muhavia, Malala first entered the wants to ensure that all children, no wood stars. again and soon after the news me- the local Pakistani Taliban leader. Taliban's radar in 2009, when she matter where they live, can enjoy On May 21, 1945, actor dia announced that Humphrey Bo- They hope the acid will scar spoke out against them about her an education in safety and security. Humphrey Bogart married actress gart had again left home. their faces for life so it will be al- passion for education, and that she “She had this vision, big Lauren Bacall at Malabar Farm. “This time he says his most impossible for them to find a wanted to be a doctor. Since then, dreams, that she was going to come This event was big for the area. separation from his wife of six husband and have a family. she has been the face of the into politics and bring about Two big Hollywood stars getting years...is final,” one news-station It was not until last month women's rights movement in Paki- change,” said Minallah. married in Lucas, Ohio? This was reported. a huge deal for the people in the Bogart and Bacall quickly surrounding area back then. Espe- The studio publicity depart- resumed their courtship and a wed- 2012 election results cially considering the couple's in- ment constantly set out stories ding date was soon set. The cere- teresting past. about the “happy, scrappy Bogarts” mony in Ohio was a simple, three- By Alexis Boyer Most of this Ohio, Republican candidates won Bacall and Bogart met for to attempt to shore up the image of minute affair. Columnist Earl Wil- Redbird Writer year's election twelve seats and Democratic candi- the first time on the set of Bogart's the faithful husband in the face of son found Bogart afflicted with last results at all lev- dates won four. We elected three film, Passage to Marseille. A few the rising, though still discreet, gos- -minute jitters. els of government, national, state people to the Supreme Court of polite words were exchanged, but sip. However, when it became clear “Something terrible's going and local, were heavily anticipated. Ohio – Sharon Kennedy, Terrance neither one was really impressed by that something had to be said about to happen. Maybe the guy that's As most of us are probably aware, O'Donnell, and William O'Neill. the other. how close the stars were, Warner supposed to marry us won't show President Barack Obama was re- State Issue 1 concerning the But then they met again on Publicity's staff said that the rela- up...or I'll louse it up by dropping elected over Republican candidate creation of a convention to revise, the set of To Have and Have Not tionship was simply an on-the-set the ring.” Bogart said. Mitt Romney with 51% of the alter, or amend the Ohio Constitu- and this time they were both quite flirtation. The next time you pass popular vote and 332 electoral tion was defeated 68% to 32%. that the Ashland County-West taken with each other. At the time As Bacall and Bogart grew Malabar Farm, maybe you'll think votes. State Issue 2 concerning the estab- Holmes JVS proposed passed. Bacall was nineteen and Bogart closer and Methot's problems got for a moment about the wedding The Republican candidate lishment of an appointed commis- These levies provide the school was forty-five. worse, Bogart realized that it was that took place there. Or about two running for a position in the US sion of individuals to replace the with about $1.5 million dollars that Not only was there a huge time to change. He moved out of people finding love in less than Senate, Josh Mandel, lost to incum- authority of elected officials who help out with most general operat- age difference, but Bogart was also the home he shared with Methot, ideal conditions. What ever the bent Sherrod Brown, 50% to 45%. would establish congressional and ing costs as well as building repair married. but then quickly got back together case, one thing's for sure, the his- Of the 16 districts used to elect state legislative lines was also de- and improvements. Bogart was one of the top with her when she promised to stop tory of our area has some pretty State House of Representative feated, 63% to 37%. movie stars in the world at the time, drinking. interesting stories to tell. members currently in existence in In local news, both levies

3 4 Lights, camera, America! Films' influence on society Review: The Vampire Diaries By Shelby Snyder Everyone has familiarity to a conversation. Quot- of time to sit here and describe of By Kylie Lewis The Vampire he's a vampire. He' relies on animal bitter, violent relationship. Redbird Writer preferences ing movies or discussing popular how movies influence our lives be- and Caelin Young Diaries is a s blood. Yes, he does have some is- Damon’s sole purpose for Redbird Writers when it comes to action films (ex. The Avengers) cause it happens that often. People how about a sues when he gets a taste of human coming back to Mystic Falls was to entertainment. There are endless encourages socialization. It is a love to quote comedies, (ex. The girl, Elena, who is in love with two blood, but he genuinely wants to be free Katherine Pierce, the vampire options in music, radio, television topic most people can relate to. It Hangover, Step Brothers) or talk brothers, Stefan and Damon. Stefan good. Damon goes around killing who turned him and the woman he shows, websites, blogs; the possi- creates easy conversation between about the latest scary films, or any and Damon are both vampires. whoever he wants and causing as loved. After realizing that Kathe- bilities are endless. One medium many people, regardless of how new action flick. The bottom line is There are also many other charac- much trouble as possible. rine never loved him, Damon most people can find common well they know each other. our society thrives on movies, and ters and all of these people have started working with Stefan and ground on, however, is movies. In Cinema is an American love has no shame in it. We embrace our their own trials and tribulations. Katherine’s descendent our American ways, we adore mov- and past time. It is a common bond love for films, and allow it to influ- She starts a relationship with and doppelgänger, Elena Gilbert, ies. For our generation, going to the we share. The biggest movies in the ence our lives. Stefan, but after he goes through with whom he fell in love with. movies is a social event. People go world are usually filmed or pro- many difficulties with his emo- Damon is also the head of the with friends, family, or create an duced from our country, so it is tions, Damon becomes a friend and Town Council, along with Sheriff entire event out of it. Many of us only natural that us Americans al- constant in her life. And while Forbes and Carol Lockwood, and are guilty as charged when asked if low movies to influence our lives. Stefan turns off his emotions and currently lives with Stefan in we have ever gone to a midnight In recent years, we have seen just leaves her for awhile, she starts to the Salvatore Boarding House. premiere of a movie. how much movies can take over realize her feelings for Damon. Af- I am Team Damon. The rea- Think of some of the most peoples' lives. Many fans of Twi- ter becoming completely single and son I am team Damon is because popular movies that have been re- light chose whether they were realizing she loves them both, she though he was mean to Elena in the leased within the past ten years. “Team Edward” or “Team Jacob”. had to make a decision and chose Caelin: Team Damon beginning, he stayed with her and They are movies everyone has at A fun rivalry was created and peo- Stefan, and as of today's episodes, helped her through all of her trou- least heard of or seen. Everyday, ple felt as though they knew the they are together. But her feelings Damon Salvatore is the anti-hero, a bles. He may have done some bad people quote lines from movies characters personally. for Damon are still there. protagonist, and one the male leads things, but it was for the good of when socializing because it brings It would take vast amounts of The Vampire Diaries. He is the Elena, Stephan, and everyone else.

Kylie: Team Stefan elder brother of Stefan Salvatore. Damon was the first one to meet He was born in the 1800s and lived Elena in the first place. Damon saw I'm on Team Stefan because in the colonial town of Mystic her on a road and mistook her for Hurricane Sandy aftermath: Recovery and relief him and Elena started their rela- Falls with his brother Stefan and Katherine. He told her about what By Caelin Young One hundred the seven countries affected by this ing their Hurricane Sandy : Com- tionship first, they fell in love and his father,Giuseppe Salvatore. He she really wanted: a love that con- Redbird Writer and ten miles hurricane, at least 199 people were ing Together telethon. Most of the had an instant connection. Stefan became a vampire in 1864. At the sumes her, passion and adventure, per hour. That is the highest sus- killed. Once the hurricane finally money raised from these benefits is has always wanted to be on the side time of his return to Mystic Falls, and even a little danger, before tained wind speed of the hurricane dissipated, we now see all of the going to the American Red Cross. of good as well, he doesn't go Damon and Stefan hadn't seen each compelling her to forget meeting that devastated portions of the Car- damage and destruction that Sandy On November 2, the ARC an- around killing people just because other in fifteen years due to their him. ibbean, the Mid-Atlantic and has caused. nounced they have 4,000 disaster Northeastern United States, and A total of 24 U.S. States workers across the storm damaged Eastern Canada in late October were in some way affected by areas, with thousands more en route 2012. Hurricane Sandy Sandy. Whether the problem was from other states. Hurricane Sandy was a loss of electricity or the loss of a With all of this help, the category 2 storm at its peak inten- home, relief efforts for this tragedy recover effort should be pretty sity. Catagory 2 hurricanes are ex- have commenced. Organizations strong. Many people were affected tremely dangerous and have winds like the American Red Cross, the by this hurricane and many don't that will cause extensive damage. Disney-ABC Television Group, even have homes, but with the help Speaking of damage, in the US, and NBC are all contributing to the of fellow Americans and others there was at least $52.4 billion in recovery of this tragic event. Dis- around the world, they should be damage, making hurricane Sandy ney-ABC Television Group held a able to recover. the second-costliest hurricane in “Day of Giving” which raised $17 US history. With all of this dam- million for the American Red age, there also came casualties. In Cross. NBC raised $23 million dur-

5 6 Strange stories from around the world Editorial: Body modifications: How far is too far? By Maddie Taylor The new fad that is too many needles, how able to be who you want and By Sage Weber Redbird Writer Redbird Writer of our genera- about one needle making two dress the way you want. My tion is finding new ways to incisions on your forehead to question is how far is too far? Doll-Make Overs stand out. People have gone Will people ever stop these We all know about the perfect doll couple Barbie and Ken. But away from wearing extreme extreme body modifications? what we have never heard of is the real like Barbie and Ken. A clothing and moved on to ex- Most of the modifications are guy named Justin Jedlica, from New York, has had nearly 100 treme tattoos, piercings, tans, permanent, plus very danger- cosmetic surgeries and has spent about and much more. Anything to ous. Stretching your skin to $100,000.00 to get that “chiseled” look of stand out to say “Hey look at the point of breaking or tattoo- the plastic doll version. Then there is a me, I'm not like you, I'm dif- ing your whole body makes girl named Valeria Lukyanova of the ferent.” There are different you not even look human any- Ukraine, who says she has never had any shades of tan as in Snooki or- more. There is no problem surgery done, and that she just naturally looks like Barbie. When Judlica was ange, just hop right into that with few tattoos or piercings asked if there is any way he and Lukyanova might become a couple he said, tanning booth until you look but going to the point of add- “doubts her passion for her looks” , the way she does, and that she just uses makeup to look that way. like you could be found in a ing horns or a plastic implant bowl of mac&cheese. If you doesn't look very appealing. aren't up for so much orange add horns or one incision to Don't stand out so much that Bagel Heads! maybe you could get a big tat- add a plastic implant of a star you become unattractive. The latest trend that the Japanese have started to create is just plain too that is on your face of or brass knuckles. Don't lose yourself inside of right odd. This trend is called the “Bagel Head”. This trend was in some girl you used to date. If In this country you are all these modifications. style many many years ago but became old, but now it is back! This process to get this stylish “Bagel Head” is as easy as 1,2,3. This process is simple, step 1: Inject a crap-ton of saline into a person’s Editorial: Urban vs. rural schooling forehead to create a bubble, then step 2: Push your finger into the By Megan Lance Many LHS stu- are behind, obviously, but many school but do not attend college middle to make it look like a bagel, then BAM!! You now have the Redbird Writer “Bagel Head”, who wouldn’t want to have that. Now this look does- dents complain are. A few facts on this issue are as will earn only $20,000 annually – about our small follow: both below the national poverty n’t last forever, it only lasts for one day. town. There’s nothing to do, I’m so Fourth graders growing up in low- level. bored, weh. I’ll be the first to ad- income communities are already The resulting social chaos from a mit, I’m very guilty of these com- three grade levels behind their lifetime of such low earnings po- Python Panic plaints. However, have you ever peers in high-income communities. tential is extreme. Only 1 in 10 will In West Springfield, Massachusetts there is a man facing charges for purposely using a pet python to really thought about how lucky you Only 7% of low-income 8th grade graduate from college. beat his girlfriend as she was relaxing in a hot tub, injuring the woman and ultimately killing the are to grow up here? You may not students complete a bachelor's de- These statistics should be snake. West Springfield police say 34 year old Keith Paro is scheduled to be on trial Friday with want to live here later in life, but as gree within 12 years. alarming, however they are over- charges of domestic assault and battery(intentionally harming an individual), larceny over $250, wan- far as your high school education About 50% of them won’t graduate looked. Isn’t one of the most im- goes, rural is where the individual from high school by the time they ton(carelessness) and malicious(spiteful) damage over $250, portant values in America equal and cruelty to animals. Police say the couple got into an ar- attention and opportunities for are 18 years old. more success lie. Urban, or city By twelfth grade, African Ameri- opportunity? Yet children living in gument on Tuesday night and Paro took the snake from a schooling is much different. Stu- cans are typically four years behind more impoverish conditions in ur- cage and "began beating the female repeatedly." Police say dents are falling behind at rapid their more affluent peers. These ban areas are not given a voice to Paro threw the snake in the hot tub when he was done, and it rates, and few people are stepping students are finishing High School this issue. Where is their equal op- ended up dead. The woman suffered from bruising to her into this injustice. Yes, I consider it with a Junior High education. portunity? knees, back, arms and stomach. Paro fled after the aligned a social justice and civil rights is- Those who do not graduate from assault before turning himself in late Thursday. sue. high school will earn approxi- What’s wrong with urban mately $17,000 annually, and those schooling? Not all urban schools who only graduate from high 7 8 Review: Black Ops II Classy vs Clunker By Coleman Quay At 12:01 A.M. On mode where you travel around a guns, perks, and attachments that By Maddie Taylor Redbird Writer November 13, huge world either on foot, or on a will balance out the game play while Redbird Writer people were lined bus. Then Grief, which allows for still retaining the fun that we all CLUNKER: up outside of video game stores na- two teams of four players to play know and love. tionwide to pick up their copy of one against each other and see who can Last but not least we have the Madeline Taylor of the years biggest titles, Call of survive the zombies the longest. Campaign. This is a story mode in Duty: Black Ops II. The Call of Duty Lastly is just regular Survival, with which you are part of different armed 1998 Chevy Lumina franchise is noted as having some of the basic goal of just surviving, noth- forces battalions, fighting terrorism, the most successful video games ever ing special just you and the zombies. tyranny, or any other threat to the Best Feature: Bass & IPod Hook Up selling over 100 million copies na- This is a player favorite and will be U.S. Black Ops II will be introducing tionwide. Chances are if you play fun for everyone to experience. a new set of characters, with a possi- Worst Feature: It ticks & No A/C video games at all, you have played Of course one cannot write a ble re-occurrence of characters from Call of Duty at one point or another. Call of Duty article without talking the original Black Ops. Campaign Cost: Free, My father gave it to me However, this game is extra about the mulitplayer. The most an- mode is always an exciting adventure special, as it marks the return of ticipated and popular part about that never disappoints. Black Ops II Name: Aleka or Ticking time bomb “zombies”. This is a game-mode in every Call of Duty is this game will surely be a hit and I definitely which four players are pitted against mode, it has made Call of Duty what recommend it, be sure to pick up an endless zombie horde that gets it is today. Millions of people world- your copy as soon as you can to join progressively stronger. They have wide take part in this, making it as in on all of the action. totally revamped the way we used to competitive as ever. Black Ops II know zombies, it is now part of the introduced a revolutionary “pick 10” mulitplayer game engine, allowing class system in which the player can for larger maps, host migration in pick 10 items however they choose. case someone leaves, and different Allowing for virtually endless com- game modes. Including Transit, a binations. Also not to mention new

Winter basketball review By Coleman Quay Boys Basket- best offense is a good defense.” Last After a down year the previ- Redbird Writer ball year the Birds took the MBC title ous season the Lady Birds are ready Head Coach: Kelly Seboe and are looking to give it everything to come back better than ever. With a CLASSY: Last Years Record: 17-5 they have to win it again. Neverthe- decent amount on returning letter- Returning Letterman: Tyler Book, less is should be another great season man, along with more young talent Emma Van Keuren and be sure to catch the birds in ac- on the rise, they should be a fun team Craig Henderson, Allen Berry th New Guys: Garret Quickle, Dylan tion November 30 at home against to watch this year. According to 2001 Volkswagen Jetta Shalmo, Austin VanSickle, Will Hillsdale. Coach Kauffman, “ these girls play Henly, Tyler Cates, Coleman Quay, well together and the team concept Best Feature: Heated Seats Zach Stitzlein, Stetson Bryson, Jacob Girls Basketball seems to really be present.” He also Bayer, Austin Young, Josh Beans Head Coach: Larry Kauffman mentioned they were implementing a Worst Feature: NO A/C Team Goals: Defend the MBC Last Years Record: 6-15 new defense to increase defensive crown, beat Hillsdale, defend and Returning Letterman: Tessa Coop- pressure. Teamwork is a big part of Cost: $6,000 rebound erider, Miranda Stake, Alexa Stoudt, winning and should benefit them well. Be sure to watch them play at Cheyenne Bryson, Shelby VanSickle th Name: Carlos (Gay & Available) With the loss of many seniors, the New Girls: Kayla Jamieson, Tanna home on November 24 against boys team looks to be in a rebuilding Stricklen, Ashley VanSickle, Jessica Smithville. stage. However, don't count them out Berry, Andie Heffelfinger, Rileigh Wrestling, swimming, and yet. They have some great talent and Stake drill team will be featured in the next should not be taken lightly. They Team Goals: Have a winning re- issue of the Redbird. plan to be defensive based team be- cord, win the league cause you know what they say, “the