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2 | april 22, 2016 Contents Volume 79, Issue 8 • APRIL 22, 2016

5 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Editor-in-Chief encourages students to recognize autism within the community

PUBLICATION DESIGN BY JENNY JIAO, KELLY CHIAN NEWS AND ELLISE SHAFER. COVER BY KELLY CHIAN, COVER PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY CAROLINE 7 CURRICULUM CHANGES: Changes are being implemented CHIDESTER. CONTENTS BY ELLISE SHAFER AND to the social studies pathway CONTENTS PHOTO BY CHARLOTTE JANES 8 TWELVE JURORS: UACT’s newest play challenges gender norms

SPORTS 10 SPORTS RECAP: Winter sports wrap up

FEATURES 20 PRIVATE VS. PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Is one better than the other? 22 SCHOOL SHOOTINGS: An update on nationwide school safety initiatives 23 YAY OR NAY: Student body is polled on trending topics

LIFESTYLE 24 SPRING BREAK: Where UAHS students went in late March 26 CAPSTONE PROFILES: Check out the projects of seniors Nick Amore, Madison Clark, Joe Levitt and Mia Smith

OP/ED 27 OHIO PRIMARIES: Columnist shares her experience voting for the first time 28 ALBUM REVIEWS: Matt Corby’s “Telluric” and Zayn’s “Mind of Mine” are reviewed 29 VETERANS: Guest columnist sheds light on those who have fought for our country 30 8 IN 8: If you were able to go anywhere in the world, where would you go? CARTOONS: Talented UAHS artists share their cartoons AUTISM AWARENESS 31 STAFF EDITORIAL: Staff questions UAHS’ preparedness for a school shooting 15 Highlighting UAHS’ Special Education Department in celebration of Autism Awareness month 17 The Gender Gap: New research brings attention to the relationship between autism and gender 18 Autism Speaks Under Scrutiny: Top organization investigated Friend us on Facebook Visit us at www.arlingtonian.com and follow us on Twitter

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4 | april 22, 2016 letter from the editor He taught me a lot about autism spectrum disorder, or ASD. I had already known what most of Arlingtonian 2015-16 STAFF you know: ASD is a developmental disorder. Many people with autism struggle with social situations EDITORS Editor in Chief and have repetitive behaviors. What I didn’t know, Jenny Jiao or even know to think about, was how people with Managing Editor ASD think, what life looks like from their eyes or Kelly Chian with their brains. Copy Editor People with autism spectrum disorder Ellise Shafer don’t think like I do. They often don’t process WRITING STAFF information the same way I do or react to News Editor environmental stimuli like I do. Olivia Van Arsdale He also taught me a word: neurodiversity. It’s Sports Editor actually a movement to restructure how we as Cole Pirwitz a society approach autism spectrum disorder. It Features Editor tells us that the goal isn’t necessarily to make his Maeve O’Brien brain work like mine does, even though I’m labeled Op/Ed Editor ‘neurotypical.’ It tells us that in the attempt to find McDaniel Hartranft common ground, he shouldn’t be the only one Staff Writer trying to grasp how other people think. Alayna Press He summed it up better than I ever could. He said, VISUALS STAFF “Everyone needs to take steps to understand each Arts Editor other, across all ends of neurodiversity, so as to create Caroline Chidester an environment where everyone is welcome.” Photographers A little over a year ago, I met a boy who had We should all be taking this perspective to heart. Elaina Downey Charlotte Janes Asperger’s, a more mild condition on the autism Respecting those with ASD should mean more than being nice or even contributing to help them Sarah Martin spectrum. I say that he was a boy with autism and Tom Weimer not an autistic boy because he is a person first, a with their various difficulties with communication or the like. Respecting those with ASD should also BUSINESS STAFF boy first. Business Manager This boy opened up my mind. mean trying to understand not just their indicators, Lindsey Shi but their eccentricities and their minds. It should be He was incredibly intelligent, but his brain worked Communications differently than mine does, which is something that’s about recognizing that their minds may not be as Coordinator hard to grasp. He was able to focus and read about disabled as we think, they may just be different. Ashley McCartney and understand many abstract concepts, some CONTRIBUTORS topics that hurt my brain a little just to think about. Adviser He also would get very excited about certain events Carol Hemmerly or topics of discussion and his eyes would light up Printing Rep and he would use his whole body to explain to you Jenny Jiao Andy Leitch, Fine Line Graphics what he was thinking and why it was important. Editor in Chief

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6 | april 22, 2016 NEWS Changing Curriculums Changes in the social studies pathway impact APUSH, AP Econ and others

By Jenny Jiao, ‘16 “Historically, we have done well on [state- However, the administration has made it mandated] types of tests but if one student clear that this loss is not necessarily permanent. or years, a single course has dominated didn’t graduate because of this, that would be a There are continued meetings with the conversation in the hallways of UAHS. big problem,” Theado said. department chairs and staff on the value of the FWhispers of horror from freshmen, As for APUSH, the administration is APUSH class and its vibrancy in the school’s wails of agony from sophomores, and tales of temporarily taking it off the list of class curriculum as it continues to transition. survival from upperclassmen have all drifted offerings because American History will In addition to APUSH, other social studies from the infamous AP U.S. History. become a freshman-, not a sophomore- classes may be affected by this change. However, the class that’s the source of so level course. AP Economics has been an enormously much discussion, complaints and fifteen-page “We don’t recommend that freshmen popular class that has filled almost five class study guides will not be offered in the next take AP classes so we’re not offering sections each year. For the ‘16-17 school two years. Due to restructuring of graduation [APUSH],” Theado said. “The Social year however, sophomores are set to take an requirements by state law, UAHS elective year instead of has officially changed its social the usual juniors. studies curriculum pathway. AP Economics Small changes in the pathway teacher Scott Shinaberry for the ‘15-16, ‘16-17, ‘17-18 expresses concern over school years are transitioning the enrollment numbers. the school into its new pathway: “If you look at American History for freshman, the way the pathway Government for sophomores, plays out, I am a little Electives for juniors and finally, concerned AP Economics Global History for seniors. won’t get offered for a Social Studies Dept. Chair few years and students Robert Soccorsi explains the might miss out on taking motive behind the change. it,” Shinaberry said. “I “The state now mandates am hoping that some that students take an end of Photo by sarah martin of the sophomores who course exam in American Changes in the curriculum have impacted students’ ability to take different social would’ve taken APUSH studies classes. The shift has significantly affected enrollment numbers for many Government,” Soccorsi said. higher-level elective classes, such as AP Econ. might be interested in “The administration, therefore, taking AP Economics. was not comfortable offering I think they’re pretty Government as a senior course in case there Studies Dept. is interested in offering it as similar and kids that did well in APUSH were students who needed a certain score an elective later on though.” traditionally do well in AP Economics as well.” on that particular test in order to graduate. The loss of APUSH may be a welcome Theado feels a similar concern, but believes Moving Government allows students change for some, but many alums of the numbers will shift to other electives instead. more opportunities to take the American class, such as senior Daniel Wang, viewed “We may see [AP Economics] numbers dip Government test in order to reach the it as the first step in the world of Advanced for a year but I think that they’ll come back,” necessary point total.” Placement classes. Theado said. “I think some numbers in other The point requirement is a new component “APUSH was the first AP class I ever took classes will go up such as Beyond Tolerance or to statewide graduation requirements. Of seven (my sophomore year) and, while difficult in Current Political Problems.” tests scored on a five-point scale (five being the moment, was a rite of passage that I am Preliminary enrollment numbers for the the highest), students must receive at least 18 thankful for after the fact,” Wang said. “As ‘16-’17 school year show shifts in the numbers points to graduate, six of those in science and cliche as it may come across, the struggle that between these electives, but administrators and social studies tests (Biology, American History is APUSH taught me how to take notes, do teachers are continuing to tweak and adjust and American Government). homework, and study more efficiently. I have these before the next school year begins. Principal Andrew Theado elaborates that retained and still pull a surprising amount of With the changes in the curriculum though most students do not need the extra information from my time in that class. I’m pathway and fluctuations in enrollment opportunities, it’s still extremely important to not sure if any other course could take on this numbers, it remains unclear how drastically the administration to offer them. ‘duty’ as well as APUSH really did.” this shift will affect the students of UAHS.

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The cast members rehearse for the upcoming spring play, “Twelve Angry Jurors”. Every cast member stays on the stage for the whole play while the audience sits around the stage to emulate the setting of a jury room. The Jury is Out “Twelve Angry Jurors” provides a twist on an old classic with a mixed cast and a theater-in-the-round layout

By Kelly Chian, ’16 leads to an 11 to one vote for a guilty cast reflects a broad range of experience, verdict. The play follows the discussion so the rehearsal process is about teaching he spring play, “Twelve Angry to convince the jurors to have a 12 to and expanding students to cultivate the Jurors” is being performed on zero vote. The jurors are not identified most successful performance.” T April 21, 22 and 23 at 7:30 p.m. by name but rather are numbered one Varner has a more relaxed approach The play is about jurors who try to through 12. of letting the actors figure out how they make an unanimous decision of guilt or Director Greg Varner tries to preserve want to play their character and uses that acquittal of a murder case on the basis the meaning of the play while still leaving as a starting block. He wants the play to of reasonable doubt. The mixed cast of some room for interpretation. Varner be the students’ vision as well as his own. genders and theater-in-the-round create wants his students to be in charge of the “After the first few read-throughs, an exciting new form of a play. development of character in the first few I put my script away and just watch,” The play is adapted from “Twelve weeks but tries his best to give each of the Varner said. “I want to see the choices Angry Men” which was previously a play 12 jurors a distinct personality. students make so I can affirm the ones and a movie in the 1950’s. In order to “This is a tough piece to direct that land well and talk more about areas accommodate a mixed gender cast, the play because it is an iconic text. Many people that aren’t as effective.” was changed to “Twelve Angry Jurors.” are familiar with the play, so we have For the play to have a more organic The case is about a 18-year-old boy to be careful to honor the legacy of the feel, the actors are asked to formulate who is accused of stabbing his father to piece while still allowing the actors to different aspects to their characters. death. The preliminary vote of the jury make it their own,” Varner said. “The “Because it is important that this play

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respectively. Juror #3 is a hot head that the cameras aren’t on. masks his insecurities with overconfidence “It is just more exhausting. You can’t let and attempting to be better than others your energy die because you are acting the while Juror #8 is more calm and collected whole play,” Chene said. “I have to think in her thoughts. Both leads agree with about the way I’m sitting or the way I’m Varner that the mixed gender cast doesn’t reacting to the other characters.” affect the play much. From the director’s side, this means “It’s just a women playing a role creating a set that allows for every audience instead of a man,” Chene said. “The member to have a clear line of sight to see biggest difference is that the pronoun all of the action. goes from ‘he’ to ‘she.’ I don’t think that “It adds a dimension to the performance changes how the play works.” that is not a typical part of theatre,” Varner With the exception of different said. “For the cast, there is no place to hide. genders, the largest change for the At all times, they are on–even when they cast and director is the performance might not have a line for pages.” through a theater-in-the-round format. For Hohman, she must be aware that The audience will be surrounding the some people may be seeing her back while 12-person cast. speaking dialogue and must find a balance “The surrounding audience and a of making the play interesting from every non-stop presentation lends a realism to angle of the set. the experience that should serve to draw “We have been working hard to connect the audience into the story,” Varner said. with the audience and make the stage Chene sees it as a way to create a picture interesting because you can be large audience engagement. talking and some people would be seeing “I really enjoy it because it’s a your back,” Hohman said. challenging way to perform. I have never The play has become more of an done it before. Wherever you look, there’s ensemble cast because of the continued Photo by charlotte janes audience members. It’s a great way to presence of every member. The situation The cast members rehearse for the upcoming spring play, “Twelve Angry Jurors”. Every cast member stays on the stage for the whole play while the audience sits around the stage to emulate the setting of a jury room. bring the audience into the play and to is supposed to emulate the feeling of a real enclose yourself in the show because there jury because some jurors are locked up never becomes a scripted experience, is no dead space,” Chene said. “There’s when deciding the case. I will be challenging students to always an audience member about three “It underscores, in this piece, the way experiment with various tactics that feet away from you.” that we are so frequently in the gallery of continue to reshape stories the media the performance,” “The surrounding audience and a non-stop presentation presents,” Varner Varner said. “I lends to a realism to the experience that should serve to said. “It will feel like working very much like the with ensemble to draw the audience into the story.” audience is actually pieces where the in the jury room. production is Director Greg Varner For the audience, it influenced by is interesting to be student input.” watching both the Although the genders have switched, Without any set changes or breaks play and the people across the stage who are Varner and other cast members do due to scene cuts, the action continues also watching the play.” not see this as a large change simply throughout the play. The decades-old play remains timeless because the characters have such distinct “It really helps with the dramatic because of its take on life through the eyes personalities separate from their genders. momentum because there aren’t dead of twelve jurors. The play focuses on the “[The play] has been produced as spots and so there aren’t moments where differences that exist in our society and how ‘Twelve Angry Women’. ‘Twelve Angry people are entering or leaving. It’s we deal with them in the microcosm of a Jurors’, obviously, is the iteration of constant. It’s hot and intense throughout jury room. the piece that accommodates a mixed the play,” Chene said. “I see in it a universal application: cast,” Varner said. “Because the play is However, because of the constant people have unique and valid perspectives grounded in 12 different personalities spotlight on the cast, Chene must on the things they see in life,” Varner said. coming together, the gender of the preserve his energy in order to be “The most successful communities are the performer seems secondary.” engaging for the entirety of the play, ones that can host purposeful conversations Leads senior Tina Hohman and unlike in a movie, where actors can say about their differences. Jurors monopolize junior Chris Chene play Juror #8 and #3 their lines and then take a break when on that.”

Arlingtonian | 9 SPORTS SPORTS RECAP The Bears finish their sports seasons with determination

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▶▶ boys swimming: Junior Parker Neri prepares to swim the 200 freestyle in the OCC Invitational. He broke the school record set in 1976 with the time of 1:40:35.

▶ wrestling: Senior Izak Wunderlich pins his opponent at the Upper Arlington Sectional Meet on Feb. 20. The Wrestling Bears ended their season 8-10 in their dual meets.

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◀ crew: The crew team sets out on the Great Miami River in Dayton, Ohio for the Charlie Doyle Regatta. This race was a mixed eight, meaning it was a race with both girls and boys.

▼ girls basketball: Senior Kortney Eisenman prepares to shoot a basket on Feb. 27 at the district finals against New Albany. It was a close game for the girls, with a loss of 59-47.

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◀ ◀ GIRLS SWIMMING: Senior Sarah Dilz races backstroke against St. Ignatius High School and Firestone High School on Dec. 11. The girls ended their season strong by placing first in the State Swim Meet.

◀ boys basketball: Senior Nick Kahler blocks opposing Jackets player on Feb. 19. They ended their season in the regional semifinals in a game with Gahanna Lincoln with a score of 52-40.

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Arlingtonian | 11 senior Capstone project - advertisement / senior Capstone project - advertisement Stereotypes about depression hinder support e are entering the end of yet another school But first, I must address the mild symptoms of depression. Wyear. The air is warming up—our skin limitations of my data. About 52% When we are forced to do yearning for the healthy rays—and we feel trapped of respondents were seniors and something nearly every day that in these white walls, blocked from the free air. 63% of all respondents were fe- we don’t enjoy, it’s easy to feel But fourth quarter is no time to slack off. We male. The survey was handed out hopeless or irritable and begin to will still care about our grades no matter how by opportunity sampling (which have negative thoughts. But one much we try to deny or avoid the inevitable. lacks randomization) and might reason school can be dreadful is The previous Arlingtonian addressed the issue of not be generalizable to the whole the students themselves. stress at our school, and I would like to follow it up population of our student body. Students who had severe with my findings from a survey I released in late Out of 243 respondents—re- depressive symptoms were nearly February for my Capstone Project. member, these are our friends four times as likely than those Most of us are familiar with the Signs of Suicide and classmates—47 qualified who showed mild symptoms of (SOS) Program at our school. The data from last as having severe symptoms of depression to feel as if they didn’t year (our current senior class) startled me. The depression (about 19% of respon- by Julianne Ali, ’16 have a group of friends with questionnaire was handed out to 427 students: dents). Of those, 72% said their whom they could identify with 33 students shared that they were currently being parents push them to get good while 17% said they didn’t feel treated for depression (7% of the class), 11 people grades, 66% said they push themselves to get good like they had people they could go to for support. had thought seriously about killing themselves grades, and 51% said they have their parents and Depression is an isolating illness. Depression over the past four weeks (2%), and 8 people had themselves pushing to get good grades. can make you believe that you have no one to turn tried to kill themselves within the last year (1.8%). This trend supports one of the most common to and no one who cares. This negative mindset Now, counselors are following up on these sta- triggers of depression: stress. can then become reality. tistics. We are finally talking about mental illnesses Out of all respondents, 73% said there was too It is easy to get caught up in our fast-paced as both a local and national epidemic. much emphasis put on getting good grades at our society. It is normal to get swept up in academics According to the National Institute of Mental school and 91% said that when a teacher hands and become stressed and confused when making Health, depression is a mental illness that can af- back papers, tests, etc. people compare answers. important decisions. fect an individual’s ability to function in society. The idea of “good grades” is now determined What is hard is talking about it and opening up While symptoms range in their transparen- by how well students around you perform. When to others. cies, common symptoms are feeling sad, hopeless, success is determined by others, you have been set If you ever find yourself feeling overwhelmed, irritable or “empty,” losing interest in activities, up to fail. We create stress over unachievable goals need support, or struggle with depression, try experiencing a change in sleep and/or eating pat- or grades that, even when you try your best, still breaking up large tasks into small ones, and doing terns, and having thoughts of suicide. aren’t good enough. what you can as you can. If you have a treatment As part of my Capstone product, I created a sur- But this number also suggests that the majority plan, be patient—it will take time for it to work. vey using the MH Depression PHQ-3 question- of the school is feeling the pressure. While stress If someone comes to you for help offer support, naire to analyze an individual’s depressions score. can be a huge factor in causing depression, the understanding, patience, and encouragement. Talk This allowed me to categorize respondents’ depres- cause is usually a combination of factors that form to him or her, listen carefully and never ignore sion scores into three different categories: a 0-7 was this complex illness. comments about suicide. A passing comment could classified as having mild symptoms of depression, We may not all enjoy school, but most of us reveal underlying feelings or a need to be heard. an 8-15 as moderate symptoms of depression, and can tolerate it or even enjoy it at times. 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14 | april 22, 2016 SPOTLIGHT AUTISM AND ACADEMICS Autism Awareness Month brings attention to how schools treat students with ASD by Cole Pirwitz, ‘16 and Olivia Van Arsdale, ‘17

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AHS senior Jacob Zheng sits patiently at a table Spectrum Disorders are brain-based and affect behavior outside the attendance office, surrounded by as well as social and communication skills. Ustacks of papers, colorful pins, bracelets, and candy. Groups of people tentatively approach him, take his surveys, and walk away with the product of Understanding their choice - many leave with small blue bracelets that declare “Autism Awareness” in all-caps white lettering Autism on their wrists. Despite being one of the most common disorders Zheng has dedicated his senior capstone project to in America, affecting on average one in 68 people raising awareness and support for people like him who according to the Center for Disease Control, autism live with autism. is enigmatic to researchers. There is no single known His capstone involves gathering data through cause of autism, but scientists suspect a genetic surveying students at UAHS and compiling it to see influence. However, no two people with autism how informed the student body is about autism. present the exact same symptoms, so researchers have “[The surveys] asked if you know a person with very few common denominators to help them better autism, and if you meet a person with autism, are you understand the disorder. willing to talk with them and hang out with them,” What is known is that the most typical symptoms Zheng said. “My research paper is on autism awareness, involve difficulty communicating and oversensitivity to what autism is, the science of making friends and how stimuli, such as sound and light. They also may have people can help others with autism.” difficulty expressing themselves. April is Autism Awareness Month and across the However, this variation in symptoms greatly nation, schools and businesses are pinning up ribbons affects how teachers work in a classroom with emblazoned with multicolored puzzle pieces in students who have autism. solidarity with these individuals. “You have to be really informed about that Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are among the student specifically, because students with autism are most common developmental disorders in America all different and they all have their own things that and are colloquially referred to just as ‘autism.’ Autism bother them and things that work for them

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FACTS and FIGURES 1 in68 1 in 68 children are identified with ASD. 4.5 ASD is 4.5 times more common in boys than girls.

and different interests,” Kelli Axner, accommodations and modifications.” badly, they can be placed in a seclusion who teaches Algebra II for special needs Increasingly, accommodations are room by themselves. students, said. “For example, some don’t becoming more available every year, both in According to National Public Radio, like when the lights are too bright, and the classroom and for standardized testing. seclusion rooms are being used across many don’t like loud noises. You have to “Every year it seems like more and America and were recorded as being used really get to know those students.” more modifications are being approved, over 104,000 times in the 2014 school year. Axner also said that this type which is great,” Axner said. “So for the In the case of students with autism, of teaching is often more personal ACT and SAT, these students are able to seclusion rooms can be a place to regroup than others, requiring much more apply to get accommodations.” and regain control of their emotions. interpersonal connection than a general Some examples of modifications would be “With an autistic person, if there’s a education classroom. extended time, text to speech or calculation lot going on around them, it can make “It’s a very intense and direct type of devices on non-calculator portions. the outbreak worse. So by having the instruction that they need. More so with With such a unique condition, learning seclusion room, it becomes their safe students with autism, it’s guiding them is just as unique, according to UA Director place,” Axner said. through the instruction,” Axner said. of Student Services Dr. Kevin Gorman. While many, like Axner, defend the Like any other student, those with “If you have seen one person with usage of seclusion rooms, they sometimes autism thrive when introduced to subjects autism, you’ve seen only one person with result in mishaps. During the 2014-2015 they find interesting. For example, Zheng autism, because autism presents differently school year, the Ohio Board of Education likes digital media classes. in every single person. So you really have to reported a total of over 410 injuries “My overall favorite class was Desktop think outside of the box sometimes to come to students as a result of seclusion and Design in my sophomore year of high up with a program that is going to work for restraints, and 777 injuries to school staff. school,” Zheng said. “Another class I like is that child,” Gorman said. However, in UA, special education one I take at Columbus Downtown High teachers work hard to make sure things like School about Interactive Media.” this don’t happen. Zheng, who is in all general education “If you’re leaving [students] in there for classes, is an example of what the special In Seclusion a long period of time without supervision, education teachers are working towards for so if they start hurting themselves there’s no all their students. A topic that has come under fire recently one to stop them, or if you’re in the room “Our ultimate goal is to get these in relation to students with autism is that of with them and inappropriately restraining students into the general education seclusion rooms. them, that would be an example of classes,” Axner said. “So if a student is Seclusion rooms are a way of handling misusing the seclusion room,” Axner said. performing really well, our goal is to a student when they are having behavioral “I think that part of what you do should hopefully work them into the general issues and are used in schools across be teach them to use the seclusion room education classroom, just with some America. When a student is behaving beforehand, so they know what it’s for and

16 | april 22, 2016 SPOTLIGHT 44% 44% of children identified with ASD have average or above average intellectual ability. 1:1 Students with autism learn best when there is 1:1 instruction.

information courtesy CDC they know how to use it, and set the rules humanely with seclusion rooms. With no system in place to monitor first, like you get three minutes to cool off.” “[The Ohio Board of Education] the use of seclusion rooms and restraints, The Ohio Board of Education adopted has no system for monitoring schools schools are essentially on the honor system, a rule in 2013 that forbids restraint and for compliance of the rule, inadequate and any misuses of seclusion rooms and seclusion except under imminent threat reporting and notification of incidents, restraints may fail to be reported. of physical harm, but a recent report from insufficient recourse for parents and Overall, there is still much controversy Disability Rights Ohio has said that there students when the rule has been violated, and disagreement over the question of if is a lack of accountability and oversight and no coordinated effort among agencies seclusion rooms should be allowed at all, to enforce this rule and make sure that to thoroughly investigate incidents,” the or if they should be outright banned and learning disabled students are being treated report, published this past February, stated. punishable by law.

that may not be true. indicators for ASD in females, and thus Researchers have taken to looking at diagnosing them less often. how autistic features manifest themselves “Studies are suggesting that girls in the behaviors of both genders. with ASD … differ from males in key The Researchers have found that not only symptoms and behaviors, particularly are the “typical” indicators for ASD milder around social interactions,” said IAN in girls, but also girls may actually have Director Paul H. Lipkin M.D. “We completely different behaviors. must consider whether the girls are not Gender Experts commonly refer to a list of only being recognized later but also what they call “repetitive and restrictive may be under-identified due to less behaviors” when diagnosing ASD. pronounced symptoms.” Common behaviors include “lining up Lack of recognition, or even a late Gap toys, a fascination with spinning wheels diagnosis, of ASD in girls could be or parts of objects, or obsessions with extremely harmful, as they won’t be by Jenny Jiao ‘16 trains, motors, video games, or mechanical getting the sufficient help they need. objects,” according to the Interactive Researchers and doctors nationwide oys outnumber girls in Autism Autism Network (IAN). However, are continuing to uncover the gender Spectrum Disorder (ASD) scientists and physicians learned about differences in ASD; but in the meantime, Bdiagnoses by about four to one. most of these behaviors by studying males. many recommend being both proactive Logically, this seems to mean that boys What this means is that the current and protective and keeping in mind that are more susceptible to ASD than girls. diagnoses may not be sufficiently ASD does not necessarily look the same Recently, however, research has shown that understanding or recognizing the in boys as it does in girls.

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Autism Speaks Under Scrutiny by Maeve O’Brien, ‘16 utism Speaks, founded in 2005, his or her thoughts,” Zheng said. “I think is the leading organization for Slow Going this school should have a program to help Aautism advocacy in the world. students with autism feel more suited to It funds research for identifying causes, Recently, Upper Arlington City this school [socially].” treatments, and a cure for autism. Schools received its report card from the Both Axner and Gorman believe that While this organization has garnered Ohio Department of Education. Though students at UAHS need to take more popularity for its dedication to autism they received an A in progress for special responsibility towards being inclusive to awareness, Autism Speaks has come education, Gorman said, “we [still] have a students with autism. under some harsh criticism for how lot of work to do.” “I think that there’s definitely room it executes its advertising, allocates its Gorman elaborated on his past experiences for improvement. Students with autism money and characterizes those who are to show the patience, time and dedication struggle with social interaction, so it’s affected by autism. required to change a social culture. a lot harder for other students to Other charities such as Autistic Self- “I’m a retired high school principal want to approach them, because Advocacy Network and Autism Society from Sylvania Northview in they don’t necessarily know of America find issue with how Autism Northwest Ohio, I was there for nine how to hold an appropriate Speaks spends the money that is donated years,” Gorman said, speaking on conversation,” Axner said. to them; only four percent of the how the social aspect of change, “The more high school kids budget is given to families with autism. “It took me nine years to change can learn about autism, the 44 percent of the money is funneled the culture of that building, so it’s better. These kids want the towards research, but the majority of the a slow process because schools are inclusion and want the social research is to find autism causation and just different.” interaction, so educating prevention, not improving the quality of However, because autism is not ourselves more about the families affected by autism. widely understood, understanding disability would help a lot. It’s Meanwhile, Autism Speaks is still people with autism can be difficult not all there yet.” backed by an abundance of families with for neurotypical people. UAHS senior Aidan Gipe, children who have autism who believe “If you haven’t been who has a sibling with that the work that the organization does around somebody with autism, said that he thinks is beneficial for those affected by autism. special needs or you the school is improving Autism Speaks is especially prominent aren’t educated as why its social attitude in April, as it is Autism Awareness Month. certain things happen, towards students with They are hosting walks and events across it’s hard for kids to autism. the nation, and having different locations understand,” Goman “I think before the light up in the color blue, the color for explained. “And ‘Spread the Word to autism awareness. different is scary for End the Word’ campaign On Twitter, there is a blue border somebody that doesn’t there was a problem that people can utilize for their profile understand it.” with people using picture to show support for Autism This can make courtesy National Autism Society The Autism Awareness Ribbon, used by the “R-word” Speaks’ cause. progress difficult organizations across the country, is emblazoned but now I’m not The organization has a significant to achieve, even with multicolored puzzle pieces to reflect the seeing as much of presence in Columbus as well, hosting with campaigns complexity of autism and autistic individuals. a problem,” Gipe the Walk Now for Autism Speaks such as Autism said. walk every fall, in which thousands of Awareness Month and Spread the Word Gorman believes that the overall attitude marchers participate. to End the Word. towards special education students needs Autism Speaks raises awareness about Zheng believes that the school should to change to be more inclusive and open autism through advertising, social media make more of an effort to integrate towards students with learning disabilities. stints and event-hosting. However, the students with autism socially. “I think the goal should be that we don’t organization is under criticism for how “I feel like Upper Arlington is more look at them as special education kids, it treats autism itself: as a preventable suited to [neurotypical] kids, not for but instead as Upper Arlington students,” disease, not the lifelong developmental people with special needs or who have Gorman said. “That’s a cultural change, disorder that it is. autism or who have trouble expressing which is going to take some time.”

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Private or Public? Differences in curriculum, funding prompts students to switch between the two by ELLISE SHAFER, ‘17

Photo by TOM WEIMER DIFFERING APPEARANCES: A public school student and a private school student stand side by ellington junior Danny Callanan between public schools and independent side. At a public school, uniforms are not required, unlike at a private school. has switched back and forth schools is with whom the decision-making Wbetween public and private schools authority rests,” Dodd said. “For public all his life. He started at Wellington, where schools, elected officials and government he stayed until sixth grade, when he decided bureaucrats make decisions on what is taught to transfer into the Upper Arlington School and who is teaching it, whereas heads of District. As of early September, Callanan school, hired by boards of trustees consisting has made the switch back to Wellington, of parents and school supporters, make leaving the friends with whom he survived decisions at independent schools.” adolescence behind. For both public and private schools, Callanan’s departure has led students these decisions include what is taught to wonder about the reasoning behind his in the curriculum, such as religion and switch, as well as if public and private schools certain elective classes, as well as which are really that different. after-school programs should be offered at According to Dan Dodd, Executive the school. However, at a public school, Director of the Ohio Association the school district makes these choices, of Independent Schools, there are whereas at a private school it is a much significant differences between public smaller group of board members. and private schools. Another notable difference– besides “Speaking for independent [private] the uniforms– is how public and private schools, one of the largest differences schools are funded, UAHS Principal

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Andrew Theado said. community feel as a factor in her choice “Public schools are obviously funded between the two schools. through public monies. Private schools “CSG does encompass you more in an are not funded that way; there is a tuition academic bubble, whereas UA is more of a involved. Depending on the school, it can be socioeconomic bubble,” Awad said. “I love anywhere from $21,000 down to $7,000 or seeing all the girls that I used to go to [CSG] less per year.” with on Twitter and Instagram and stuff, Yay or Nay compiled by Maeve O’Brien It was this cost that played a factor in because a lot of them really don’t know how to Callanan’s decision to switch to Jones Middle function in the real world, especially attending You think the cafeteria has School after spending Kindergarten through an all-girls school in high school. I don’t know healthy enough options. 52% fifth grade at Wellington. what they’re going to do in college.” “I transferred to UA after fifth grade Callanan agrees with Awad, saying that because the cost was pretty outrageous,” UA’s social atmosphere has been hard to leave. 31% yay, 52% nay, 17% undecided Callanan said. “The social life at UA is 10 times better However, this year his preference of [than at Wellington],” Callanan said. “Going You feel that our school building has enough security. “I think that Upper Arlington, ultimately, has prepared 68% me for college and the real world a little bit more.”

68% yay, 20% nay, 12% undecided SENIOR ANISAH AWAD You feel informed about what autism is. Wellington’s education overrode the cost, and to school at UA was an entirely new 71% Callanan decided to return. experience [compared to Wellington]. “I like the education more [at I met tons of people and made a lot of 71% yay, 25% nay, 4% undecided Wellington],” Callanan said. “The classes are friends [at UA].” smaller and less strict. You have 80-minute However, according to a survey conducted You feel like you know most of classes, and only four classes each day, which by the National Center for Education 60% your teachers’ political opinions. makes your classes every other day and Statistics, private school students score higher therefore not as repetitive. You also [are able on standardized tests and send more students to] know all the teachers and students.” to college. 29% yay, 60% nay, 11% undecided On the other hand, senior Anisah This has fueled a common stereotype You heard about Jon Husted’s Awad, who attended the private school that private school students are more initiative to keep 17-year-olds Columbus School for Girls until the appealing to colleges; one that both Dodd who will be 18 by the general seventh grade, prefers the education she and Theado deny. election from voting in the 75% has received at UAHS. “Colleges look at the body of work presidential primaries. “I think that Upper Arlington, ultimately, of each applicant and the profile of 75% yay, 25% nay, 0% undecided has prepared me for college and the real world each school when an applicant submits a little bit more,” Awad said. “It’s harsh out an application,” Dodd said. “There are You went to Florida for spring there, and so is high school.” many high-performing public schools, 76% break. However, she does look back on her CSG Upper Arlington being one of them, that days fondly. I am sure are thought of as highly by

“I loved CSG. I mean, every year you have college admissions staff as many private 21% yay, 76% nay, 3% undecided a class full of not even 20 girls and it’s very – I schools. The student’s body of work, don’t know how to describe it – the education the academic rigor of the school, the is very one-on-one a lot of the times; they’ll classes taken by the student and their You are aware of the curriculum changes to the social studies pull you aside and help you with stuff if you’re community involvement are going to be .classes. 63% struggling,” Awad said. “[CSG] has so much the primary factors considered by college time to contour the education towards all admissions departments.” 63% yay, 37% nay, 0% undecided the girls and what they get and what they That being said, if deciding between don’t get. I thought it was amazing because attending a public or private school, use You are traveling over the everyone always jumps at the opportunity to learning style as a key factor because summer. answer a question, which does not happen chances are success will be found. 83% here at all. At CSG, you would fight to get the “Colleges recognize that there are

first response.” schools that are doing great things,” 83% yay, 10% nay, 7% undecided Although Awad praises CSG for its Theado said. “[These schools] may be academics, she cites Upper Arlington’s private– but they also may be public.” data for this yay or nay compiled through a voluntary arlingtonian survey of 10 percent of the student body.

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The New Drill Schools in America, including UAHS, are going above and beyond to protect their students from the threat of an active shooter Photo by TOm Weimer UAHS Safety: The hallways of UAHS are relatively safe, but that would change if a shooter entered the school with students inside. New protocols and lockdown drills are being enacted in schools around the country, including UAHS, to keep the hallways safe for high school students. by ALayna Press, ’17 lockdown drills, students are no longer told but clearly after Columbine we had to change to lock the doors and hide. Instead they are a lot of our tactics.” n Dec. of 2012, Sandy Hook Elementary told to run and get out of the building as New programs have also been created School was hit with one of the biggest soon as possible. to aid schools against gun violence. A Itragedies to ever happen in a public It has been found that staying still is an psychologist named Melissa Reeves created school. A shooter entered the school and unsafe action. A report by Police Executive the PREPaRE program after the shooting killed 20 first graders and six adults. The Research Forum found that in previous at Columbine High School in 1999, which incident rocked the entire country, but since school shootings, the shooter often went is considered the worst school shooting in then, the number of school shootings has after people who froze in place or tried to U.S. History. The program gives students only increased. According to Everytown for play dead. tools to help them handle the emotional Gun Safety, an advocacy group working to As a result, the Dept. of Homeland trauma of a school tragedy. end gun violence, there has been an average Security came up with the slogan “Run, Another program called ALICE Training of almost one incident of a weapon discharge Hide, Fight” to teach students how they Institute was created in 2001 by a former in a school per week elementary school since Sandy Hook. “We may scare these kids by doing these excersises, teacher Lisa Crane In response to the but there is a worse penalty to pay if they don’t know and her husband, increase in gun violence, how to get away.” who was a SWAT public schools have team leader. OFFICER JON RICE begun to take extensive ALICE stands for precautions to protect Alert, Lockdown, their students. According Inform, Counter and to National Public Radio, Evacuate. It teaches after a school shooting in 2003, a school should react during a school shooting. The students how to use defense tactics used by district in Minnesota spent over $250,000 slogan came out in 2012, but only 24.4 SWAT team members when confronted with on bulletproof white boards. The Dallas percent of students surveyed by Arlingtonian a shooter. The techniques include dog-piling Morning News reported an elementary were familiar with the phrase. the shooter or throwing objects at their head school in Texas spent $21.5 million Despite differences in preparation, all to distract them. rebuilding a school with bulletproof glass, schools in America have begun to reevaluate Rice has his own experience with the security cameras and a panic button. their protocols for active shooters. ALICE Program; he participated in the Another way schools are trying to keep “The old protocol was to shut off the program as part of his training as an officer. their kids safe is by teaching them how to lights and shut the door,” said police offier “I think it’s one of the best programs protect themselves against a shooter. During Jon Rice, “That’s fine in some circumstances they have out there,” Rice said. “It was

22 | april 22, 2016 FEATURES amazing to see how they worked with the or even trigger flashbacks for individuals open lunch. classroom setting.” dealing with a mental trauma like PTSD. “One of the aspects that is difficult to As part of the training, Rice and the NYU neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux deal with at Upper Arlington is open lunch,” other participants had to first experience stated that the reactions people have to the Rice said. “At any given point we’ve got how students used to be taught to protect simulation drills will vary, which could argue hundreds of kids on foot.” themselves against a shooter by sitting in the that the cost of the drills could outweigh Not only are students out of the building back of the room with the lights turned off the benefit. But the cost of not knowing during those periods, but several doors around while a pretend shooter came in and shot the valuable information provided by these the school remain unlocked so students can get them with an airsoft gun. training excersis could be life threatening. in and out of the building easily. “I just felt helpless,” said Rice of his “We may scare these kids by doing these Despite the safety concerns, members of thoughts before being taught the the community don’t want to lose one ALICE tactics. of the things that makes UA unique. But by the end of the program, In response to these concerns, Officer Rice and the other participants Shooting Statistics Rice and other administrators have were taught several techniques on how considered a messaging system to to defend against the shooter, including Surveys show concern notify students of a threat. dog-piling, barricading the door and about school gun violence “We’ve pondered texting programs throwing objects at the shooter. that we could implement that “When we threw objects and students can sign up for,” Rice said. swarmed the individual while trying to PROBABLY PROBABLY NOT “If a shooter comes to the school escape, only one person got shot before 25% 28.8% during fourth or fifth period and kids we stopped the shooter,” Rice said. are out at lunch, we don’t want them Some schools have also begun Do you feel prepared in to come back.” using simulation drills to prepare the even that a shooter Students are split on the idea of students for what it will really feel enters the school? increased security for the school. like to have an attacker in the school. UNDECIDED 37.2 percent of students surveyed The drills use air horns and air soft 4.5% by Arlingtonian said they don’t want guns to simulate gunfire, forcing NO increased security, while 32.1 percent the students to learn quickly as YES of students surveyed said they think they react. In some states, officials 22.4% 19.2% more security would be a good idea. go even further by implementing UAHS is already taking steps to unannounced drills that surprise prepare the students. The three level both the students and the school 24.4% lockdown drills and an emergency faculty. With this technique, the UNSURE plan submitted to the state are just the whole school will be prepared for beginning of the safety measures that 42.3% Do you think students surprise attacks. should receive detailed are being implemented to keep UAHS UAHS may soon be one of the YES training from the students safe from an active shooter. schools implementing active shooter school to prepare them “We want to go in more detail with drills. for an active shooter it and have more involvement from situation? 19.9% “Eventually we are going to do a students and staff,” Rice said. pretty elaborate exercise that’s going NO The threat of a shooter in the to involve staff, students, the police UNDECIDED school is always a possibility, and department and the fire department,” schools are going to great lengths to said Rice. “We would go all out.” 13.5% prepare their students. Rice agrees that it’s hard for Source: Voluntary arlingtonian survey of 170 Students, GRAPHICS BY SARAH MARTIN It’s not an easy process to teach students to truly be prepared for a young people how to defend their lives situation until they have experienced it against an active shooter, especially if the for themselves. exercises but there is a worse penalty to pay students aren’t that concerned about the issue. “We’re working on our plan of how to if they don’t know how to get away,” said Almost 70 percent of students surveyed by get the students and staff, police and fire, Rice. Arlingtonian aren’t worried about a school all together and do a big scenario. [The Students seem to agree, the majority of shooting happening at UAHS. students] won’t feel the gravity until we do students surveyed by Arlingtonian felt they Bad things can happen anywhere that,” Rice said. should recieve detailed training from the though, even in a safe community like But the repercussions of giving young school to prepare them for an active shooter. Upper Arlington. For this reason, it is students a first hand look at their own Apart from just training the students, necessary that schools around the country mortality has been brought into question. UAHS has its own unique struggles with continue to go above and beyond to keep Simulation drills can cause fear and panic, keeping the school safe. One in particular is their students safe.

Arlingtonian | 23 FEATURES | LIFESTYLE Spring Breakers Students travel across the world for their 2016 Spring Break by Caroline Chidester, ’17

photo By Betsy Jones

photo By Mary Lee Fenner ▲Reykjavik, Iceland: Junior Mary Lee Fenner attended an Education First Summit in Reykjavic, Iceland to learn about energy efficiency. While there, she met United States Secretary of Energy, Ernest Moniz. ▶ Exuma, Bahamas: Junior Brooke Scheinberg went to Exuma, Bahamas with her family. They went to multiple islands and did various activities such as snorkeling and diving.

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photo By Emma Reed ▲ Trinidad, California: Junior Emma Reed flew to San Francisco, then drove with her family to Trinidad, a small fishing town in Northern California. ◀ Paris, France: Junior Tory Loux joined a week long Education First Language Emmersion Tour to Paris, France. The photo shown was taken on top of the Eiffel Tower on the second day of the trip. ◀◀ Tecate, Mexico: Sophomore Betsy Jones went on a trip to Tecate, Mexico with the organization Amor Ministries. While there, the group built multiple houses for families in need. ▼ New York, New York: Junior Drew Harper went to New York City with the UAHS Orchestra to perform for the United Nations. The group saw many famous attractions such as the Brooklyn Bridge, as pictured below.

photo By Caroline Chidester

photo by Brooke Scheinberg photo By Drew Harper

Arlingtonian | 25 FEATURES | LIFESTYLE capstone profiles Nick Amore: Tracking Transportation Senior Nick Amore’s capstone project uncertainty about his whereabouts, Amore hopes stemmed from an unusual childhood experience. to create an app that tracks school buses, allowing “In kindergarten, I got left on a school bus,” parents to know their child’s exact location. Amore said. “My parents called the principal and “I don’t want anything like [what happened to he said, ‘Oh no, [Nick is] fine, he’ll be off soon, me] to happen again,” Amore said. “The capstone he probably got off at a friend’s house,” but sure project is a great method and initiative for me to enough I was sleeping or passed out [in the bus pursue that.” at the bus barn] and it was almost 90 or 100 Amore is also planning to eventually propose degrees in the bus so [the outcome] could have the idea to the school board in an attempt to offer been really bad.” his app to a larger audience. Since this situation spurred from his parents’

OTTE JANES by CHARL Photo Madison Clark: Borderless Baking Senior Madison Clark turned her passion experienced immense success with her bakery, for baking desserts into her capstone project. and continues to do so. “I’m exploring the different flavors, ingredients, “I was asked to bake for three graduation and methods for making desserts all across the parties last year, a wedding for 200 guests, and world,” Clark said. “I hope my project will inspire several families and friends. It was amazing how people to try new foods, and get them thinking much support I received,” Clark said. “However, about different cultures.” I equally love learning about other cultures and Clark created an online bakery, called MadTreats, as the food they eat. Traveling is my favorite thing well as a promotional Instagram account. The money to do, and learning more about these different made from her bakery helped Clark to fund her 25- cultures gets me excited to hopefully go and mile bike ride in last summer’s Pelotonia. Clark has visit these other countries one day.”

Joe Levitt: Returning to the Roots Photo by TOM WEIMER Senior Joe Levitt generated his capstone idea from his accomplish this through donations and equipment drives love of lacrosse. Having played the sport for seven years, held at UAHS. Levitt wanted to find an outlet in which he could give “My goal is to bring the opportunity to [the kids] by back to the game. He discovered a way to do so through providing sticks and equipment so that they can play,” Levitt attempting to revive lacrosse where it originated: with the said. “I hope to make this an annual thing where I can donate Native American community. equipment or money to provide goals, balls and sticks.” “Right now, lacrosse is growing around the world, In addition, Levitt hopes to visit the Red Lake Nation even in Africa and South America,” Levitt said. “But, many reservation in Minnesota this summer to see his efforts [Native American] tribes [have] lost the game because of in action. assimilation and expansion.” “It would be so cool to actually get to see the kids Therefore, Levitt’s goal is to re-introduce lacrosse to playing with their sticks,” Levitt said. “Lacrosse really brings children on Native American reservations. He hopes to people together.”

TIN by SARAH MAR Photo Mia Smith: Artistic Aspirations Senior Mia Smith used her artistic abilities Her final 16 pieces were shown at Tremont for her capstone, drawing inspiration from early Library on March 30, and she will also have a 20th century painter Egon Schiele, who is best gallery hanging at the Grandview Ave. Stauf’s known for his figurative works. on May 1. “I wanted to see what I could express using Overall, Smith has enjoyed the experience of the human body, using colors, and just using art getting to incorporate her passion for art into as a means of personal expression,” Smith said. her schoolwork. In her own art, Smith focused on themes “Being able to work on things that I want of sexuality and addiction, hoping to evoke a to work on and getting to make that my reaction out of those who view it. school experience has been really, really “I definitely want to leave an impact; I’m not nice,” Smith said. “It’s been very relaxing and so much worried if people like it,” Smith said. “I rewarding.” want them to think about it and I want to make them uncomfortable.” by ELLISE SHAFER, ‘17

Photo by sarah martin 26 | april 22, 2016 OP/ED

Our Right, Our Fight Columnist discusses Jon Husted’s initiative to keep 17-year-olds from voting in the presidential primaries.

photo courtesy of Caroline Chidester A group of teenagers gather in front of Jon Husted’s office on March 11. This protest occurred while the judge was deciding whether or not to block Husted’s initiative that would prevent 17-year-olds from voting in the primaries. ess than two weeks before the presidential primary on Although I am pleased that I ultimately was allowed to March 15, The Columbus Dispatch broke the news to vote in the presidential primary, I am left with a twinge L teenagers across Ohio: Secretary of State Jon Husted of disappointment that this debacle even occurred in the barred 17-year-olds who would be 18 by the general election first place. In a country that routinely struggles with low from voting for a presidential candidate in the primaries. voter turnout, I think young, American voters should be The reaction that this news caused was unforeseen. encouraged to participate politically, not silenced right Teenagers did not sit idly by and accept before an election. the law; instead, they spoke out publicly We, as young voters, are the next generation against Jon Husted, sent letters to his office, of politicians, policy-makers, lawyers, bombarded him with emails and even businessmen, and activists; how we view our congregated in a peaceful protest outside of national political processes is highly influential his office. As a senior who turns 18 this coming in determining the fate of our country. If we summer, I made sure to be there. are disenchanted with our state government The source of the teenagers’ frustration before we even turn 18, we are bound to grow seems to be twofold: 1. Husted’s interpretation apathetic towards national politics, and thus of Ohio election law differs from what he participate less. enforced back in the 2012 primary, despite him The U.S. is continually plagued with claiming that it has always been this way, and skepticism towards politicians, disappointment 2. The news broke right before voting day, after in Washington, and misinformation about how some students had been expecting to follow by Maeve O’Brien, ’16 our government functions. A crucial first step Mia Smith: Artistic Aspirations the historical precedent and cast their ballots in fixing these issues is to reach out to young in the primary. Americans, the next generation of voters, and Husted cited Ohio election law, in which 17-year-olds can let them know that their opinion and insight does matter. only vote in elections where they “nominate” candidates, not Husted’s attempted move was a step in the wrong direction. “elect” them. He claimed that by voting in the presidential As I walked up towards the protest on Broad St., a man primary, 17-year-olds are “electing” delegates to cast passed us on the sidewalk. “Dumb 17-year-olds shouldn’t be their ballots for a certain candidate at the larger national able to vote anyways,” he mumbled just loud enough for my convention in July. friend and I to hear. Nine registered 17-year-old voters later sued Husted in You see, sir, by gathering sixty-some informed and state court for violating their voting rights. On March 11, a passionate high school students from across Ohio to address Franklin County judge granted them an emergency order a political issue, we have already accomplished a task that that blocked Husted’s initiative, FOX News reported. Just like half the American adult population has yet to get around to. that, 17-year-olds were permitted to vote again. We care.

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The coming of spring yields new music from breakout artists

by ELLISE SHAFER, ‘17

Photo COURTESY WIKIMEDIA Matt Corby in the studio recording “Telluric”. He is celebrating the new album by touring his homeland of Australia.

Photo COURTESY WIKIPEDIA Zayn Malik performing with One Direction. “Mind of Mine” is his debut album as a solo act.

28 | april 22, 2016 OP/ED

Columnist shares veterans’ stories and urges students to appreciate their work

n this modern era of technology, where new devices are doing. Be appreciative of veterans and do small things for them.” being rolled off the conveyor belt almost daily and we are Second, I sat down with Mitchell Stafford, Captain in the Iconstantly connected with the internet, it can be easy to take Ohio Army National Guard, age 34. Recently he has conducted things for granted. From time to time, we all thank someone many projects concerning veterans, like raising money and even for something, whether it’s our parents for guiding us or our collecting suits and clothing for veterans who are looking for jobs coaches for training us. in and around Columbus. However, there are some things in our nation, especially in UA, Joining the Coast Guard in 2000, his first job was to overwatch that are ever so important, yet looked over. Take the Constitution, and guard the production of F-16 fighter jets in the US, and the for example. It is the lifeblood of the United States. And it gives us head of his battalion was his high school physics teacher. He was the right to be who we want to be, regardless of deployed to Kuwait in 2005, and later to Afghanistan whether or not we think about it outside of history in 2012. class. This is no different for those who fought and Similar to Colonel Betley, Mr. Stafford had a died for our nation. unique job that wasn’t what one would typically Some of the best and most interesting stories think of when considering activity within the military. I’ve ever read have come from those who have His job was to train and prepare local Afghan fighters served our nation: veterans. It’s not only interesting for combat, so that they would be able to handle to listen their stories, but it gets me thinking, “How conflicts without American assistance. is it that this person who has done such incredible “Every three to four weeks we would get a new and selfless acts isn’t appreciated more?” group of guys that needed to be trained,” he said. I would like to introduce to you two veterans, “We worked with the Afghan police, and really we of different ages and conflicts, who live right here had no idea if one of the trainees would just decide in UA. First, WWII veteran Colonel Walter Betley, to pull a gun on us at any given time.” age 94. After the death of his father in an industrial By Guest Columnist That truly is a job that doesn’t get enough credit. accident at the age of 10, Betley had to work day Jamie McCombs, ‘16 When I asked him how locals could honor veterans in and day out to support his family. in everyday life, his answer was simple. “I appreciate “I knew I wasn’t going to be able to go to college, just because being honored, so continue to do small things for all veterans, I had no money,” he said. “Before the war, my life was taken day by not just me. If someone walks up to me and says ‘thanks for your day. I worked in a grocery store for a dollar and a half an hour, and service’ I’m not gonna say ‘get out of my face’. I appreciate the just lived my life.” gesture, but I also like my space.” However Dec. 7, 1941 was no ordinary day. After hearing Veterans really are the heroes of this nation. They always of the Pearl Harbor attack, Colonel Betley knew it was time to have and always will work for, fight for and die for everyone this step up. country houses. It is almost impossible to truly repay the veterans “Everyone wanted to sign up after that, and I did with my of our nation, but that’s what makes their job so respectable. friends,” he said. As a nation, we honor veterans on Nov. 11, Veterans Day, Despite feeling a strong desire to serve, he was rejected by the which is pretty self-explanatory. There are indeed many ways to Navy simply because he wore glasses. After two years, he decided honor veterans on Veterans Day, like having a city-wide parade or to enlist in the Army, specifically the engineer division because of ceremony, similar to those that take place at Hastings and Jones his background and engineering experience. Middle Schools. In Dec. of 1944 he was sent to France as a combat engineer You could simply walk up to a veteran and say “thank you,” and a platoon leader to handle equipment such as land mines and I encourage every student in UA to do something to show and bridge construction. Though not often seeing combat, his veterans appreciation all year round, not just on November 11th. job was just as important as any other in WWII. It might seem intimidating to approach a veteran especially if When I asked him how students and citizens of UA can honor they are wearing a uniform, but do something to show them veterans year-round, he simply said, “Keep doing what you’re appreciation. They truly will appreciate it.

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“If you were able to go anywhere in the world, where would you go?” Eight students respond in eight words

Senior junior sophomore freshman

“I’d spend a year “To a tropical “New York “I’d go to traveling island with City because Michigan to throughout my close I’ve never find my Eastern boyz.” been there.” dad.” Europe.”

senior junior sophomore freshman

“I’d probably “I would go “Most likely “I’d go to go to France, to Australia Canada for Italy because seems pretty to see the maple I’m part chill.“ koalas.” syrup, eh.” Italian.”

Background image Courtesy permaculturemarin eight in eight compiled by McDaniel Hartranft Students share some comic relief compiled by jenny jiao, ‘16

cartoon by charlotte janes, ‘18 cartoon by dylan carlson Sirvent, ‘19

30 | april 22, 2016 OP/ED

one such drill involved two policemen carrying a real AK-15 and pistol entering the school and telling teachers and students that it was a drill, according to ABC News. However, lack of clarity caused panic amongst students, teachers and parents who were unable to tell whether the policemen were being serious. Even further, students recovering from PTSD may make this bad idea an even worse one. These two options make it extremely difficult for the administration to create a drill to prepare students, but that doesn’t mean an effective drill isn’t important. The first and most important step toward greater safety is education and awareness. For many of us, we don’t know what to do

Editorial Cartoon by Charlotte Janes if there would be a school shooting. The first reaction would be to panic. Even from what we’ve learned in the past, the ‘correct’ reaction Shooting Shock would be to turn off the lights and hide. This differs drastically from the current procedures, which say that escaping, or running, is actually the Staff discusses preparation for active shooters best first action. Teachers and administrators should be explaining their Staff Editorial expectations for students in the event of a school shooting, instead of letting us rely on old, and no longer true, information. very school district struggles with the same question: How do Until students and teachers engage in conversation about what Eyou create a drill that is effective but still safe? should be done in those situations, students can and will stay naïve. Most people react to announced lock down drills with a sigh of As for all students, take the time to look up what the best possible relief that they get out of class or a groan of annoyance that they can’t strategies are or take a look at current strategies on pgs. 22-23, go into the hallways. Either way, the reactions aren’t anywhere close to because a school shooting can happen regardless of whether we’ve the feeling of a true intruder situation. been taught how to deal with it. Unlike that assignment you plead Yet unannounced intruder and lock down drills can result in a ignorance of to try to receive an extension, be ready in case disaster completely different issue: widespread panic. In Winter Haven, Florida, truly strikes.

cartoon by olivia van arsdale, ‘17

cartoon by nic gill, ‘16

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