the viking views Holiday Charities: Help make the season a little brighter HOOVER HIGH SCHOOL l 525 7TH ST. NORTH CANTON, OH 44720 l DECEMBER 17, 2010 l VOL. 61 l NO. 4 dear readers, It is that time of year again, a try, with the unemployment rate at time that in Ohio includes snow about 9.8 percent, one of the high- storms that are not quite heavy est rates since 1990. enough to get school called off but John Lennon and Yoko Ono said not light enough to make getting to it best, and the most melodically school an easy task. Do not even (even if you do have to listen to it mention the fact that you may not on repeat in the dentist’s office), get exactly what you want under “So this is Christmas/And what the Christmas tree this year. have you done?” The holiday sea- And for many of us, that is the son is often thought of as a time height of our winter struggle. for giving back, and many do. For countless others, however, We must not forget, however, the holiday season just adds sub- that millions of people in the world stantially to those who live their suffer every day, not just during lives day to day. The number of the holiday season. While your homeless citizens in the Unit- daily struggles may consume your ed States is said to range from thoughts, do not forget that some- your editors, 700,000 to more than three mil- where in the world, or even down lion. But in reality it is inestimat- the street, someone is suffering able, not to mention the rate of more than you are. homelessness in the world. So try to remember to be thank- Even though the United States ful this holiday season, and every is officially out of the recession, day after that. 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Katie Markijohn l Clint Yoos PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ANDREW KRIGLINE the viking views | 12.17.2010 contents Focus: Lighting Up Lives JESSE SANCHEZ-STRAUSS COURTESY OF MCT 04 COURTESY DISNEY ENTERPRISES/MCT 18 20 Making ends meet 21Hoover’s helping hands 22 A charitable community 33 News Entertainment AJ CROFFORD 4 Student-staff challenge photo essay 28 Top holiday songs 5 Traveling during the holidays 31 ‘80s makes a comeback 6 Speech and debate 32 Music reviews 7 Tension in Korea 33 Movie reviews 9 News-in-brief Features Sports 10 Applying to college 34 Horseback riding 12 Classic Cartoon Club 35 Annual wrestling tournament 13 The decline of grammar 36 Cheerleading 14 Personality Profile 37 Victoria’s secret 16 This will offend you 38 Updates/briefs 38 17 Life after high school 39 Game Faces 40 Sports Captured Opinion Online Exclusives check out our official 24 Editorials Holiday vacation spots Facebook fanpage! 24 Cartoon Forgotten clubs 25 Student views Columns the viking views 26 Civil Livic...k 27 The Maddie Hatter 12.17.2010 | the viking views news | 04 JESSE SANCHEZ-STRAUSS CHELSEA RODEN STUDENT-STAFF CHELSEA RODEN CHALLENGE AJ CROFFORD CHELSEA RODEN n (Clockwise from top left) Mr. Steve Wood races to the end of the obstacle course in an attempt to get a win for the staff. n Senior Josh LaFleur hula hoops before having to shoot a basketball in the obstacle course. n Mrs. Tina Cindea and Mrs. Jessica Haines compete against the students in the three-legged race. n Sophomore Jalen Crockett eats a cookie while partici- pating in the cookie-eating contest. The Student-Staff Challenge was held in the gym Nov. 24. the viking views | 12.17.2010 news | 05 ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF MCT TSA policies restrict holiday travelers Kelsea Daniluk Much to the dismay of the protestors, the there were highly ranked TSA officials at Staff Writer walk-through had no effect on the security airports to supervise the searches and make any people have a fear of flying, procedures, however. sure that individual rights are preserved as whether that is because they “I had to be patted-down because I had much as possible,” Roman said. Mbelieve the plane may plummet a hoodie on and I couldn’t just take it off,” Roman’s improvement idea is being to the ground or because of the 9/11 tragedy. May said. somewhat achieved. TSA administrator The Transportation Security Administration A number of students, including Roman, John S. Pistole addressed the criticisms (TSA), is committed to preventing another had not even been aware of the protest or concerning the pat downs Nov. 20. incident like the latter. However, travelers the uproar of frequent travelers and those “In either case where a pat-down is have lately become concerned that due to concerned with preserving their individual required, you have important options that the new TSA precautions, including more rights. we want you to be aware of: you have invasive pat-downs and new screening “I basically know that the TSA is using the option to request that the pat-down be procedures, their personal space is at risk. more thorough techniques of searching conducted in a private room and you have Protests were staged in airports around people in the security lines,” Roman said. the option to have that pat-down witnessed the country Nov. 24 as a result of the new Though May had to undergo the pat by a person of your choice,” he said. guidelines. These protests included walking -down that has become a fear for so many, In addition to these options, pat downs as a whole through the are also performed metal detectors in airport “A few minutes of being uncomfortable is worth only by the same security. This caused gender as the suspect. even more uneasiness feeling safe. The rules were set up to protect us.” As for May, the for holiday travelers, only addition she such as Spanish teacher – Brooke Roman would make to the Miss Lindsay May, who newly established took a trip to Paris over Thanksgiving she did not feel it was reason for concern. rules would be to subject every individual break. “I personally like [the rules],” she said. to the searches. “I heard Wednesday, the day I left, there “I would rather know that I’m going to be “I would rather everyone be patted was a national protest to walk through metal safe on the plane. I would walk through down, walk through a metal detector and detectors,” she said. “It made me a little three more detectors if it meant they could be safe,” May said. nervous because it’s the busiest traveling stop those psychos with guns and knives Roman said she agreed having a feeling day of the year and with all these people from getting on the plane.” of security is worth facing the new rules. walking through the detectors it would take Roman said she agreed the rules are “A few minutes of being uncomfortable longer.” not all bad, but she does understand the is worth feeling safe,” she said.