Issue 3 | November 17, 201510 Hoofbeat Entertainment

Keep Your Eyes on the Pies

Music App Play-by-PlayOlivia JohannesFeature Editor

Pandora20%

M O V I E S

UPCOMING

These days when your fa-vorite artist releases a new track or album, you don’t have to take a trip to the store to buy a CD album. Now we have many more op-tions when it comes to buying or streaming music, and it can be difficult to decipher which website is the best.

Some of the most popular apps are: Spotify, Pandora, and iTunes Radio. All of these apps are in the app store, downloadable free of charge.

These apps let listeners en-joy their favorite songs and al-bums for free but are not with-out limitations.

Each have their upsides and their downfalls. Whether it is the amount of skips you have per hour or day or the variety of music playlists available, all these apps have different offers for music listeners.

A benefit to using these apps is that many music artists use them as a platform to re-

lease their brand new singles and albums. In fact, the music

group O n e D i r e c -tion used Spotify for the release of their new-est singles “Home” and “Infinity.”

H o w e v e r Spotify does have a major flaw: some

artists choose not to have their music on Spotify at all. Artists such as Taylor Swift admit that creat-ing songs and albums

is a lot of hard

wor k and prefer

their music be bought

through mediums like iTunes. Unlike music purchased

through iTunes or the Google Play, when using the free ver-sions of these music apps you are restricted to already created playlists or algorithm based mixes. However you can pur-chase a subscription to these various apps, which increases

music quality and give you more options

as a user.T h e s e

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ing to music there are a lot

of options. Spotify, iTunes Radio, and

Pandora are just three exam-ples that all have quality music selections for you to listen to for free whenever you want. That is, of course, if you have a good Internet connection.

Which music app do you prefer to use?iTunes Spotify

*based on a survey of 50 students

30%

50%

While at first glance this candy filled temptation may be an exciting choice, the overall effect was very fickle. Presentation for this

thick dessert was wonderful, but the whipped topping was distracting and didn’t quite add all that much

to the pie’s flavor. First impressions are clearly important, and the first taste was incredible.

However, as the participants continued to eat, it made them quite sick. This pie was

much too rich, thick, and sweet for their liking, earning the pie a one-star rating.

Nostalgic memories flooded back as the participants chowed down into this Thanks-

giving classic. The plain and simple presenta-tion lacked whipped topping; the overall taste

could have used some whipped topping as well. While the crust could have been cooked a little longer, the thick, fresh

taste of the pumpkin brought back fond memories of Thanksgivings past. This basic, but not to be counted out, pie earned a three-star rating.

This “just like mom used to make,” timeless, traditional treat was a hit with the participants of the pie tasting. Village Inn is highly re-garded for their fruit pies, and this one is no exception. Along with a five-star pre-sentation, the crust, filling, and fresh fruit com-bined effortlessly to bombard the participant with a combination of fruity, flaky, and sweet flavors. The incred-ible presentation and flavor earned this classic a four-star rating.

strawberry-rhubarb pieThis fruity arrangement was an overall favorite with the pie tast-ing participants. The first impression through the pre-sentation seemed to be unprofessional and dent-ed, but it’s what’s on the inside that matters. The flaky, crumbly crust was a tad un-dercooked, but the superb quality and freshness of the filling compensated for it and created a four-star rating.

apple pie

reese’s peanut butter pie

pumpkin pie

Hoofbeat staff members participated in reviewing four pies from Village Inn in anticipation of Thanksgiving: Strawberry-Rhubarb, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, Pumpkin, and Apple.

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The Social Media

Survey

*Based on a survey of 50 people

What is your fa-vorite Social me-dia site?

Editorial Cartoon

Facebook-12%

Twitter-37%

Instagram-41%

None-10%

A little radicalism needed

Liam HessionStaff Writer

Donald Trump has sur-prised me as a canidate. He is a surprisingly reactionary, and is not what anyone would de-scribe as politically correct.

However, at the moment he is the front runner for the Republican nomination, but that makes sense after seeing political approval ratings plum-met in previous years; accord-ing to a Gallup poll, presiden-tial approval is currently at just 30%, and congress is at a mere 7%. I think this also explains another surprisingly extreme candidate.

Bernie Sanders has come out and called himself a social-ist, and with our Country’s his-torical view on socialism that is not something that one would think would win him a lot of votes. However, in recent years national poverty has been a serious issue and many believe that Sanders could be the one to bring an end to it.

Sanders proposed something that surprised many. Raising minimum wage to $15.00 an hour. This would be a huge change for our nation, and even just the state of NE, whioch currently has a mini-mum wage of $8.00.

Many argue that raising minimum wage would cause many companies to hire fewer people or find other alterna-tives,. Such as grocery stores that have automated checkout machines instead of cashiers.

However, I think it could be beneficial. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, un-

employment in 2014 dropped to between 5-6%, while the poverty rate is still at 14%. This means that 10% of people working do not earn a livable wage. I think that if someone has a job they should be able to live off of it.

Another one of Sanders campaign promises helps to explain why he has had such a large following of younger adults, eliminating college debt. His plan includes eliminating tuition for public universities, and substantially lowering in-terest rates on student loans.

In past years student debt has risen considerably. In fact according to the Wall Street Journal it has risen over twice the rate of inflation, to a total of $35,000 per student. With nearly 70% of students gradu-ating with debt, this is affecting most of the working class and is a problem that must be dealt with in the near future.

College education is an important part of our count-rie’s future. Buissness man Bill Gates said in the past that his company was forced to out-source jobs that required tech-nical skills because there were not enough people in the U.S. to do these jobs.

So far, both Bernie Sand-ers and Donald Trump have revealed themselves to be ex-tremist candidates. However, if you look at Sanders website, under issues you will see 17 things listed with explanations behind each; on Trump’s, you will see 5. Bernie Sanders plan is complete and thought out.

Bernie Sanders’ has radi-cal plans for how he wants to fix the U.S., and at the moment, I think we could use some radi-calism.

Staff Editorial Hole in the. . . heart of Mustang snack shop tradition

Quick Poll

Should we raise minimun wage to $15?

Yes—50%

No—

50%

Quick Poll

Do you think the name of the hole in the wall should be chan-ged?

Yes—68%

No—

32%

By Haidyn Sosalla-Bahr

nity for the student body and approved it. 

Student Council con-trolled the process and allowed students to sug-gest a new name that they would like the snack shop to have. Then they put the top three names from the student body entries into a poll online that students and staff could log in and vote on. 

“The basic premise is for updating the look of the space and brand-ing it more specific to the school,” Wiley said, “The idea of the naming com-petition was to gain in-volvement and feedback so the student body could help make it more per-sonal to Millard North.” 

But will this new name really be more “per-

sonal” to Millard North? How much more per-sonal does it get than a name like the “Hole in the Wall?”  The name is per-sonal because it is truly part of the school.

When the snack shop opened back in 1999, af-ter a renovation of the cafeteria, the little nook took on the name “Hole in the Wall” because of its setup, and this name has stuck for over 15 years. Why would we take away this personal touch to our school? 

As said before: tradi-tion is a big part of MN. We the students named this snack shop at the turn of the century, and we the students want that tradi-tion of calling the snack shop by its original name

to remain.The name that won

the vote from the given options was the “Mustang Express.” The “Mustang Express?” How much more generic can we get? If we wanted personal, we got cliché. If we wanted unique, we got ordinary.

Yet not only is it a loss in this way, but the redec-orating which will take place over winter break is a waste of district re-sources.

Should we really be spending more money to redecorate a space which currently looks just fine? Redecorating is not nec-essary, and is in fact quite low ranking on school or community improvement projects that could take its place.

Although the idea for the renaming and redeco-rating of the snack shop was valid and creative, ac-cording to our survey of 50 students it is not what the majority of students want or thought neces-sary.

This simply goes to prove the well known point that it is hard for people on the outside to understand what is wanted by the people on the inside. Other projects might find more place with members of the stu-dent body and faculty.

Our dear snack shop will be changed from a place defined by its per-sonal legacy to a cliché convenience store that could be found anywhere and everywhere.

Tradition is something we value greatly here at Millard North. From our Hard Hat to our Junior-Senior chant, it’s evident all throughout our school. It’s who we are. It’s what we do. It’s our quirks and our distinguishing it’s what makes us special. Should we be letting people who are not a daily part of our school functions take this away from us?   

In September of this school year the MPS Di-rector of Food Service Justin Wiley approached Principal Brian Begley about having a contest to re-name the snack shop. Begley saw this as a fun and engaging opportu-

STAR WARS

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The mile-a-minute

speeder bike chase on Endor between

Luke, Leia, and a group of Scout Troopers was

filmed in the Red-wood State Park

near Eureka, CA

In early drafts

of the screenplay Yoda was actu-

ally named “Buffy,” which was complete-

ly changed in sub-sequent drafts

to “Yoda”

Star Wars fun Facts

“The Empire Strikes

Back” kicks off on the ice planet

of Hoth, which was shot partially at the

Hardangerjøkulen glacier in Nor-

wayIt

took seven different pupe-

teers to control the gigantic

Jabba the Hut puppet

Be-fore Han Solo

is frozen in carbo-nite, Leia says, “I love

you,” and Solo quips, “I know.” But the exchange wasn’t written that way. The script had Solo just

responding, “I love you, too.”

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personal communica-tor used by Qui-Gon Jinn is actually made from a resin cast of a Gillette Ladies Sensor Excell

Razor. Now that’s smooth.

De-pending

on what movie you’re watching,

Yoda has a differ-ent number of

toes.Which is your favoirte Star Wars movie?

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are you excited for the new Star

wars movie?

no

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very

Carrie Fisher was in just one movie before Star Wars, and she played a minor role. She continued to find success after the trilogy, with roles in movies like When Harry Met Sally.

Fisher is also credited with being an amaz-ing “script doctor,” or someone that edits scripts unaccredited for other writers. She has written her own screenplays as well, along with pub-lishing five novels and two non-fiction books.

R E T U R N I N G

For Mark Hamill the Star Wars movies were his first major role in a movie, and they were his most successful films. His role in the series only came to be after he found the try out room across the hall from the auditions for Apocalypse Now, another film he was trying out for. His greatest success may not have come to be without him stumbling into the auditions.

Harrison Ford landed the job as Han Solo be-cause he was hired to read lines for actors trying out, but George Lucas, the director and writer of Star Wars, liked him more than any of the other actors trying out.

His films have earned him over $3.5 billion in U.S. box office grosses, this makes him the 4th highest domestic box-office star of all time, behind only Sam-uel L. Jackson, Tom Hanks, and Morgan Freeman.

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olo

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finn

Daisy Ridley will play Rey in the upcoming Star Wars movie. She has had roles main-ly in British television thus far in her career, making her pos-sibly the least known to Ameri-can audiences.

Adam Driver will play Kylo Ren in The Force Awakens. His biggest claim to fame, so far in his career, is for his role in the HBO series Girls, for which he has been nominated for four Emmys for “best supporting actor in a comedy series.”

John Boyega will play Finn in Episode VII. He has previously mainly had roles in British films. He was given the Black Reel Award for Best Actor for his role in Attack the Block.

N E W

Everyone has something they love. Many love sports or cars; others may love stories and follow a series like Twilight, Harry Potter, or the Star Wars franchise. This Friday, those that love Star Wars will see their se-ries continue.

In 2012, the Walt Disney Company purchased Lucas Films and announced that they will make three more films for the Star Wars franchise. This means that this next trilogy will be the first Star Wars movies that George Lucas will not be in charge of. Instead, Disney went to a new director to head the project, and this combination

scared some.“I have a lot of friends that

are Star Wars fans, and I am the only one that isn’t upset by J.J. Abrams being in charge of the movies,” english teacher Chris Cobb said, “I am hopeful though; I think Disney is very willing to put money towards making the movies good.”

Abrams was aware that many questioned him, and made an early decision in the film’s production to help keep the Star Wars feel. He recasted the main characters from the original series, and it convinced some concerned fans.

“I was worried [that new people were in charge of the films], but there are a lot of the old actors in it and the trail-

ers look good, so I think it’ll be okay,” senior Andrew Carlson said.

The Star Wars ‘feel’ may not make sense to some, but for those that knew the movies as children, they are full of nostal-gia.

“Some don’t want to ad-mit it, but the Star Wars mov-ies are geared to children. I still remember when I first saw Star Wars with my aunt as a six-year-old. I loved Darth Vader, of all characters, and made my mom buy me a black towel so I could wear it around as a cape,” Cobb said.

Senior Claudia Holmes also fell in love with the films as a child.

“The Star Wars movies

were some of the first action movies I saw as a kid, so they were really exciting [to watch],” Holmes said.

Even if the movies en-tranced some people as children, that does not mean the stories are not interesting to adults.

“My favorite movie is still Episode III, because of Anakin’s awesome comeback ‘Well from my perspective, the Jedi are Evil!” Carlson said.

The students may remem-ber Anakin from the prequels more, but those that watched the old movies first know him as Darth Vader.

“I think that Darth Vader is the first modern anti-hero. He is a ‘bad guy’ but people, like me, were still fascinated with him,”

Cobb said.This character develop-

ment stretched across six movies and 28 years, captivating gener-ations. Now, another 10 years after the last release, fans get to witness the first of a new Star Wars trilogy. Many fans wasted no time acquiring tickets.

“It was a Friday that the tickets went on sale, so I sat at the football game hitting refresh on my phone until they went on sale. The moment they did, I bought an entire row of seats,” Cobb said.

For some Star Wars fans, they were hooked as a child and have been obsessed ever since. However, even if you are not planning to watch the movie at the release with your closest 17 friends, I am sure those that are would encourage you to watch it as soon as possible.

The force has awoken MN Star Wars fans

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The Star Wars movies and TV shows through the decades

Liam HessionStaff Writer

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