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viking the views Hoover High School 525 Seventh St. North Canton OH 44720 November 18 Vol. 62 Issue 2 viking Letter from the the views EDITORS Staff 2011-2012 Dear Readers, Editors-in-chief As we near the end of autumn and the seasons begin to change again, Mara Nickel Jenna Romell we can expect the cold weather that Ohio has in store for us within the next Jenn Shaw Clint Yoos few months. Many of us will hole up at home in our rooms and snuggle in Managing Editors with a book and hot chocolate. You might also find yourself picking up your iPod and plugging in your headphones, the tunes of your favorite artists lulling Xavier Carr Kelsea Daniluk Copy Editors you into a post-autumn stupor. You would not be alone in that; it seems as though teens, (the newspaper Adrienne Devore Madeline Tauscher staff included), are becoming more and more obsessed with their music News Editors as the years go on. In this issue of The Viking Views, we explore music throughout the generations, and the way these different genres have Lucy Andrews Emily Plaver Features Editors influenced the teens of their ages. From pop to hip-hop and everything in-between, teenagers love Laura Kingsley Paiton Swope their music; no matter what the decade may be. Since the point when InDepth Editors music became important to us as pre-teens to now, in highschool, our tastes in music and the types of songs themselves have been transformed Katie Livick Kirsty Malloy Megan Sigler into something that screams of our generation and the way we feel about the world. So the next time you pull out your ipod and flip to your favorite Opinion Editors song, think about how your music has effected you throughout your life. Adare Chance Sami Nonno Now kick back to your favorite tune and drown out the world. Carly Preston Editorial Cartoonist Your editors, Jake Gratton Entertainment Editors Morgan Hoover Lauren Saltis Chris “Crispy” Parker Sports Editors Kelsey Peare Maria Stroia Photo Editor Jesse Sanchez-Strauss Assistant Photo Editors Rebecca Junod Ali McNeese Business/Billing Manager Stephen Bowersox Circulation Manager Maddie Morrow Editorial Policy rial, and personal attacks. Letters that exhibit a Online Editor The Viking Views is a student-run newspa- blatant disregard for such standards will not be Morgan Muffet per produced 9 times a year to approximately considered for publication. 1,900 students and staff, as well as members of Unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of Adviser the community. As student editors make content a majority of the editorial board. No one indi- vidual may be held responsible for the opinions Mrs. Rachelle Ogilvie decisions independently of the school’s staff and administration, the paper is considered a expressed therein. Signed editorials and col- forum for student opinion. It is therefore exempt umns reflect the opinion of the writer and not The Viking Views Cover: Retro cassettes from prior review or restraint in both principle The Viking Views, adviser or school. The Viking Hoover High School represent the changing and practice. Views takes all measures possible to make a 525 Seventh St. NE music of generations. Letters to the editor are accepted and en- clear distinction between fact and opinion in all North Canton, OH 44720 (Design by Megan Sigler) couraged. Letters must be signed, but, upon news printed. request, they may be published anonymously In the event of an error, The Viking Views E mail [email protected] will print retractions as they are brought to the Web http://www.northcanton.sparcc.org/~vv1nc at the discretion of the staff. The Viking Views Some material courtesy of American Society of Newspaper Editors/ reserves the right to edit letters for space and attention of the staff. KRT Campus High School Newspaper Service content in order to maintain the paper’s high -The Editors standards against obscenity, libelous mate- contents news World News 4 Veteran’s day assembly 6 Election 7 Art Teacher Wins Award 8 features Relationships vs. Hooking up 10 Teen of the Month 13 Personality Profile 14 Column 16 indepth Music Introduction 19 1970’s 20 1980’s 21 1990’s 22 2000’s 23 opinion Our Views 24 Your Views 25 Column 26 Column 27 entertainment iGeneration 28 Harvey Preview 30 CD & Movie Reviews 32 sports Majorettes34 Column 35 Winter sports preview 36 Cross Country 38 Game Face 39 Sports Captured 40 04 AROUND THE WORLD NOVEMBER 2011 St. Louis, USA New York City, USA At the end of a staggering Protestors continue to oc- seven game series, the St. cupy Wall Street and fight Louis Cardinals beat the the wealthy businessmen Texas Rangers to come away over alleged injustices on with their 11th World Series their part. championship. Dingzhou, China Although this picture may evoke thoughts of baseball, this salesman sells 6,000 steel and wooden bats a month as a defensive weapon. Managua, Nicaragua Daniel Ortega, president of Nica- ragua, won re-election with 62.7% of the votes in a landmark victory. In the streets of Managua, his sup- porters poured out to celebrate his second presidential term. news.The Viking Views OHIO NEWS PATRON 05 SUBSCRIBERS Cleveland , Ohio Actor Matthew Fox requested a jury The Barbush Family trial Nov. 3 in a civil lawsuit. A driver of a chartered party bus claims the The Baxter Family former Lost star punched her in the breast, groin, arms and legs Aug. 28. Dr. Charles E. Belles, Optometrist Belmont Business Systems and The Crofford Family Drs. Rhonda and Andrea Company, DDS Chris and Lee Ann Devore Forever Memories Custom Quilts Dr. Gary L. Giammarco, DDS Jordan D. Greenwald Mike and Sherry Huth Key Investment Services LLC, Peggy Yoos, Financial Advi- sor Kumon Math & Reading Center of North Canton Law Offices of Sandra L. Merrill The Livick Family Newark, OH A deer crashes through a Lick- North Canton Veterinary ing Valley School District bus landing seven rows back. No Clinic students were on the bus and the driver was not seriously Dr. Ted A. Rath, Optometrist injured. The Swope Family - Troy, Youngstown, OH Youngstown currently has Deshaun, Nick and Lucas the highest concentration of poverty among 100 other metro areas in the United States, with a rate of 49.7% from the loss of steel industry jobs. ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF MCT The Viking Views.news 06 Honoring heroism Hoover, nation observe Veteran’s Day COURTESY OF MCT COURTESY Xavier Carr “I can’t ask for Staff Writer any more from oover’s commemoration of them for all their Veteran’s Day was broadcasted to support,” he said. students throughout the building “All of the letters I H got from them while during third period Nov. 11. Although Hoover has commemorated Veteran’s Day I was in Afghanistan since 1999, this presentation was slightly and just all of the different than in years past. support back home Perhaps the most notable change was the definitely meant a strictly digital approach; prior to this year, lot.” seniors went to the auditorium and watched Mindy Moldovan presenters honor America’s veterans. said she was happy However, the presentation this year Hoover decided to featured Travis Moldovan, a 2009 graduate honor her brother of Hoover and Lance Corporal of the United for the Veteran’s States Marine Corps, as well as a short Day presentation. story narrated by World War II veteran Mr. “It makes me feel is just a year or two older than students Dale Frantz. good that he was interviewed because it here.” Junior Mindy Moldovan, brother of shows a lot of people at Hoover care about Although Travis Moldovan’s appearance Travis Moldovan, said he has in the presentation has always wanted to serve his made his sister happy, country. “We take it for granted what they do she said the distance “Ever since he was five, he due to his service can was wanting to join some sort — securing freedom and protectingbe difficult, but even of military service after my then, she said she stays grandparents served,” she said. liberty.” optimistic. “It wasn’t surprising [to me].” “The worst part Travis Moldovan said when -Mr. Tom Wilson would be not being able he was younger, there were many to see him,” she said. factors influencing him to join the military. “I’m not really a negative person so I don’t “Growing up, I was always playing with him,” she said. even think to myself, ‘is he going to make G.I. Joes, action figures, carrying around the Principal Mr. Anthony Pallija said the it back okay?’” fake rifles and dressing up in camouflage presentation will have a particular impact Despite the distance, she said it has and playing war with my friends,” he said. on students. brought their family closer together. “My grandfather was also in the Marine “I think [they] will have a real “We’re a lot closer together,” Mindy Corps.” appreciation for how real it is,” he said. Moldovan said. “[My older sister that has Long before her brother joined the Video productions instructor Mr. Tom just graduated from college] came over a military, Mindy Moldovan said she was Wilson said the purpose of Veteran’s Day lot more when he was in Afghanistan.” still a supporter of the armed forces. is simply to honor those that have served. Given the many ways to observe “I was still strong on military because “We take it for granted what they do— Veteran’s Day, it could be hard to find my grandpa was in the Marine Corps and securing freedom and protecting liberty,” out what is the most meaningful way to fought in the Korean War; my other one he said.