The Governor – Issue 16

ESTABLISHED 1959 May 6, 2016 WWW.THEGOVERNORNEWSPAPER.COM WorldNews NO CHANGE IS GOOD CHANGE? HeatherSkinner ‘17 Andrew Jackson’s When the Red Stick Indians point out that not every Indian transfer federal funds to state economic disaster. Her accom- being replaced on the twen- returned home they found that cried. The 4,000 Indians who banks. Two Secretaries of the plishments can be summed up ty-dollar bill is an outrage. Jackson had created a fort on did die were the weak, who Treasury opposed this idea, but by her looks, and they are cer- Jackson was a war hero and a their holy ground. He then couldn’t handle a little bit of they weren’t as fiscally edu- tainly lacking. Jackson helped president, an essential part of seized 22 million acres of their walking and hunger. Jackson’s cated as Jackson. He trans- to expand our land; all Harriet our nation’s glorious history. land. Jackson’s war tactics Indian removal plans were a ferred $10 million (that’s a Tubman ever did was to fuel In 1828 Jackson was elected earned him the title as a hero, “gentle” push to expand our lot of twenties) to state funds, the abolitionist movement and President of this great nation and rightfully so. During his nation. which precipitated an inflation singlehandedly bring 70 slaves and in 1928, a 100 years later, presidency Jackson worked to The idea that Jackson of land prices and a flood of to freedom. Tubman wasn’t we commemorated his presi- expand our great nation with a almost single handedly de- paper money, which even the even a President; we haven’t dency by slapping his face on plan of “forcible relocation” of stroyed the US banking system smartest economist couldn’t had a woman President (ob- the twenty-dollar bill. Indians (which was only some- and furthermore sparked the have predicted would happen. viously, there is a reason for Jackson was the no- what forceful). The Supreme Panic of 1837 is misguided. Jackson has earned to have his that). Ben Franklin is on the blest president we have ever Court case in 1823 deemed Jackson’s hate and distrust of face on our currency. $100 bill without being presi- had. He fought the War of that Indians could occupy their banks obviously originated Who is Harriet Tub- dent but at least he is attractive 1812 with valor. As General, land. Jackson, in his infinite from his own debt and eco- man anyway? She doesn’t and youthful. The notion that he led his men to victory in the wisdom, argued that since the nomic status, but all of his eco- have the right to replace in 2020 the $20 note will have Battle of Thames. Davy Crock- Indians were, “surrounded by nomic decisions were well-in- Jackson. She stole slaves away Harriet Tubman’s face on it is ett, one of the soldiers, recalls whites,” they were “doomed formed. His own personal debt from their benevolent owners mindboggling. In four year it proudly how they shot down to weakness and decay.” He shows that he spent lots of who just wanted the best for will only be 100 years since the Indians “like dogs.” After then, honorably, sent the US money with the intent of stim- their workers. This was not women got the right to vote. I another victory in the Battle Army to move them west. ulating the economy. In 1832 noble in the least; in fact, it think women would all agree of Horseshoe Bend, Jackson This movement of the Indians Jackson was reelected. Jack- was illegal. Jackson was much we need more time to have any permitted the enemy to return has been known as the Trail son, under the sound economic nobler, killing thousands of influence on society. home (a true act of kindness). of Tears, but many historians advisory of himself, wanted to Indians and contributing to ChaseZernich ‘17 TWILIGHT SOFTBALL GovsNews Didn’t sign up for Twi- your experience with softball, each team wants to win, the Twilight Softball takes requirement to show up. If you light Softball? You’re missing whether you’re on the varsity activity itself provides equal place on the Sager Bowl from are stressed with homework or out. This revived tradition and team or have never touched a opportunity for all who signed 6:45-7:30ish on most week- can’t make it for any specific activity has brought sudden softball, Twilight Softball is up. Softball involves a slow, nights. Each game plays until reason, you don’t have to fret excitement and entertainment an inclusive, non-competitive underhand pitch so the pitch- it becomes too dark to see the about your absence. to the Academy. Twilight activity to enjoy in the spring. er has no advantage over the ball, which poses a potential Take a break from softball has its roots at Govs Everyone plays de- batter and contact is made danger to the players. Games homework and enjoy both the since the 1950’s and its imme- fense, as there is no maxi- almost every pitch, so there is aren’t measured by the num- beautiful weather and a game diate resurgence has over 125 mum number of players you no waiting around for action. ber of innings, so depending of your friends playing soft- students and faculty signed up can have on the field and the Softballs are also launched into on the type of game, it can be ball. Cheer them on from any- and six teams formed. Twi- captains of each team make the street, belted near the field anywhere from 3 innings to 7. where around the Sager Bowl light Softball is a game for the sure their players get an equal house, and almost smashing One of the best parts of Twi- and enjoy the springtime. entire community. No matter number of at-bats. Although car windows. light Softball is that it’s not a GovsNews JackieRice ‘17 A Painful Blessing The idea of failure is however, our life and all our Although most people try to see our strengths and weak- in emerging from the ruins obscured by a dark and ugly successes won’t contain any evade it, failure is inevitable. nesses in earnest. I argue of setback, everyone finds a film, categorized by those measure of true, profound But it isn’t enough to simply that failure increases the sense of security in realizing who run from it as a shameful quality until they have been acknowledge failure or the value of success, for a cool your strength. The personal lowering of the self. Col- knocked down by failure. possibility of it as a reality; glass of lemonade always growth that failure reveals is lectively, we pretend to be Admittedly, we are we must embrace it and greet tastes sweeter after a sweaty a blessing that is ultimately strangers to the entity itself all often inclined to greet it like an old friend. fight against the hot summer worth more than the pain and and retreat fearfully from the failure with disgust and em- There is a lot to be sun. Failure drives our en- hardship endured to achieve mere idea of failure. In doing barrassment. Fear of failure, learned about yourself and ergy inwards. Our focus is it. so, we program ourselves however, makes us ignorant life from failure. For one, streamlined and we become to measure success literally. to the valuable and unique failure forces us to be frank rather reflective, searching Our egos are boosted by the knowledge that can only be with ourselves; ideally, we for a new approach towards gratification of achievement; attained by facing adversity. stop pretending and instead improvement. But above all, SimonChigier ‘16 The Myth of a Real America EDITORIAL Earlier in the primary what Jim Vandehei, in an So what’s the deal It’s a reality where segrega- real Americas, one for each season, Ted Cruz attacked article for The Wall Street with this ideal of a “Real tion is ever-present, where of us. We should recognize Donald Trump’s “New York Journal, calls the “heart of America?” At its core, it’s bussing causes riots, where that instead of excluding Values.” In that comment was Normal America.”) Again, rooted in nostalgia, espe- being gay means being con- each other from our “Real an implication: If you live in that’s a strange, almost elitist cially among an ever-more stantly under threat, where America” for one that is more New York, or any big city for idea: The most important part estranged white middle-class. being a woman means never racially or socioeconomically that matter, you’re not really of America is not where the It’s a dream for a time when being taken seriously. It’s a or politically homogenous, a part of this country. Your majority resides. This “Real the enemy was Nazis or So- reality that might have been we recognize our nation as values are not the values of America” is located in places viets, clear and obvious. It’s better for white, straight, An- the extraordinary model of the rest of America; instead, that look unsurprisingly like a dream of a perfect time that glo-Saxon, Protestant men, diversity that it is. We should your values are idealistic America in the 1950s. In a never really existed, a time but it’s also a reality where recognize that the Real Amer- fantasies that know nothing recent article for FiveThir- where everyone (well, every the rest of us are left out in ica encompasses all of our of the realities or the ideals tyEight, Jed Kolko created white man) had a job, and the cold.

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