On Friday, 27 October at about 4.40 PM, principal Chad Towe delivered dire news to theatre students: The 2017 Haunt was cancelled. The Eugene-Springfield Fire Marshal declared that the project was unsafe and denied the theatre department the required fire permit.

In an ironic twist of fate, the marshal arrived for inspection just as the fire alarm went off. Fog machines that were to be used in The Haunt triggered smoke detectors in the auditorium just as the engines pulled up. After he delivered the news, Theatre director Megan Helwig broke down into tears. “I’m crying for you guys,” Helwig said to the students who had spent a week building sets and rehearsing

for the two-night event “you should be proud of yourselves.”

The cancellation was exceptionally unfortunate, as it came after Heliwg contacted a local news station to help increase community awareness of alternative forms of student-directed theatre. The news crew asked for a fire permit, which was the first time Helwig had .

“We got everything ready; Towe even wrote a cheque

for a fire permit, but when [the fire marshal] came, they found problems we couldn’t fix in such a short amount of time”, senior Jissel Smith, an Acting Ensemble student who directed a room in the Haunt, said.

The short notice was an enormous factor in The Haunt’s cancellation. When Dr. Towe broke the news, he stressed that getting a fire permit in less than a week was pretty much unprecedented. “There’s only one haunted house in Eugene that has a fire permit, and that one took eight months to get certified”, he said.

Still, the sting of the news hit the crew hard. Many students broke down into tears whilst tearing down their sets.

Not only was it that this year’s Haunt was canned, but also the uncertainty of future Haunts that really disturbs the theatre community.

“As the fire marshal went through they saw fire hazards, there was hanging cloth that was not fire retardant... that doesn’t mean that we can’t do the Haunt ever again, but we have to do it right and keep people safe,” said Towe.

While that may sound simple, “doing it right” means dipping every drape in fire retardant chemicals, a process that costs quite the pretty penny. Thespians have had to fundraise several thousand dollars to maintain the auditorium curtains, a significant portion of which goes to re-treating them every few years to remain compliant with fire codes.

That means the Haunt is changing. Instead of a haunted house, Thurston High School Theatre will put on a film festival, featuring student-directed-and-produced horror films, and a similar festival is coming up this spring.

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Students at Thurston High School have many rights. For example sophomores, juniors, and seniors all have the right to leave campus during lunch or during an off period; however, freshmen don’t.

“Freshmen often ask for the right to go off campus,” said Dean of Students Jared Taylor.

Freshmen aren’t allowed to go off because it is their first year in high school, and they need to get comfortable with the school first. At lunch, it is the busiest time of the day and freshmen need more time to mature.

All students have freedom of

speech and the right to express themselves through clothing, as long as what they are wearing meets the schools guidelines.

“Students have the right to wear what they want as long as we deem it appropriate and that it is not a distraction to the learning environment. You have the right to express yourself freely in terms of your clothes and attire. We do not tolerate racism, harassment, and [things that students wear to make] other people feel uncomfortable,“ Assistant Principal Sun Saeturn said.

Although students retain their constitutional rights on campus, some rights have restrictions once on campus.

“Once students step foot on campus, we have the right to move forward with school -based rules and regulations,” said Assistant Principal Sun Saeturn.

When students step onto campus, expectations change and disciplinary actions are different than off campus. Bad choices that are made have different consequences at school than off campus. For example, being seen smoking at school results in a disciplinary action, often suspension from school. If seen smoking off campus, it’s often not called out on.

There have been many rumored student rights. One

rumor is that students can leave class if the teacher hasn’t arrived within the first 15 minutes of said class.

“If a teacher isn’t there within 15 minutes of class you can absolutely leave,” student Ethan Fisher said.

This rumor has been confirmed as false from Dean of Students Jared Taylor: “It was a common myth back then too. You’re supposed to wait until the teacher shows up, but sometimes the teacher gets sick or the sub didn’t get called. So technically, you are suppose to wait by the classroom.”

Students change throughout the years but rights will always stay the same.

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What apps do you binge on? A.Netflix B.Hulu C. HBO Now D. Amazon Video What genre of shows do you enjoy the most?

A. Drama B.Comedy C. Thrilling D.Romance

Which trending binge-wor-thy show do you most prefer?

A.Riverdale B.The Office C. Grey’s Anatomy D. Stranger Things

How many hours do you binge? A.An hour or less B.2 hours C. 3 hours D. 4 hours or more

Who/what made in you interested in your binge worthy series? A.Advertisements B.Friends C. Articles D. Family

What time of day do you binge?

A.Morning B.Afternoon C. Night D. All Day

A radical opinion about poli-tics on twitter creates conflict be-tween both parties causing more division than ever before. Twitter is the fastest way to get out opin-ions, or news for today’s society.

It is also the worst possible place to put an opinion of what you think is right, if done the per-son is attacked by the radicals of the world. Almost every celebri-ty, and even the President of the United States, uses it to release their opinion about today’s pol-itics. Whether left or right this causes great conflicts dividing

the common people of this great country.

Everyone has input about a subject witch causes a never ending limbo of back and forth tweets about how wrong the other persons is. The app is a great source for finding news and getting entertainment but when opinions about politics get involved it is a inextinguishable garbage fire that does nothing but feed the addiction of chaos in the people of today.

For some businesses that’s exactly what they want, news corporations profit on people’s addiction to such filth enter-tainment, so they release the extreme radicals of both sides to make a spark and bring them

publicity. Also Russia has been proven to make Twitter accounts solely to cause Americans to fight with each other over the internet to cause such division between us.

Grown adults spend their time fighting with radical old la-dies and children about how you should believe exactly what they believe and how right they are, just to boost their ego. Instead of politely informing them of their beliefs, pointing out mistakes in the others arguments or taking the high road.

To unify we don’t necessarily have to respect someone’s opin-ion but respect that they have a right to their own opinion. As a country we must come together

to realize that we are a nation of diversity, not everyone is going to believe the same thing or feel the same about a certain thing, and a friendly

Debate can go much further than not having any budging room at all on a topic. Nothing is wrong about strongly believing or saying your opinion but the way you do it can cause great conflict between people.

When stating an opinion to an unreasonable person try be-ing the bigger person and let the other bask in his/hers ego and see how far it gets them. People of the world should come togeth-er and discuss and debate about politics, but the key thing is to be lenient and not set in stone.

Social media was made for people to communicate and build communities. Twitter is the new newsstand, everyone sees Twitter and goes to it for infor-mation.

Nowadays, the average per-son never picks up a newspa-pers. We see this with many groups only getting notice be-cause of social media, eventual-ly reaching the point where the mainstream media gives them coverage. Movements like Black Lives Matter, Antifa, the Tea Party

Movement, and Donald Trump have only come out of obscuri-ty because their fans have mo-bilised on Twitter. People have been able to find a common ground with people they agree with. This is why social media is so desperately needed: it’s about building a community and com-mon ground to connect and hear ideas.

Ideas are the foundation of American industrialism and in-vention. Our nation was founded on people uniting against a gov-ernment they viewed as oppres-sive. Back then they had newspa-per that the British crown wanted

to suppress, now we have social media. This is a necessary evil in a society where we can’t be suppressed. We’ve gotten to the point where we tread a fine line between being kind and being oppressive.

As a society, we must ac-cept facts and social media is a spread facts, facts that hold a lot of weight when election season rolls around. Without social me-dia, Anthony Weiner could have held onto his seat. We would have a paedophile in office if people on Twitter didn’t raise an uproar. Our society would have never seen the true evil he was if

people were afraid to talk about politics on social media.

We need this necessary evil to be in our lives to expose the true evils of our society and band together to fight a suppression that we feel in our daily lives from schools, work, or family.

Our country was founded on the idea of freedom. In these times, we need social media in our lives to promote freedom and ideas.

After all, America is a melt-ing pot of ideas and inventions to promote to idea of American exceptionalism we need social media.

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Braxton Haugen Senior Editor

Stranger Things Season 2 Review

TV Series (2016– ) Creators: Matt Duffer, Ross DufferNo. of Episodes: 9 Stars: Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Release Date: October 27 Wolfhard, Winona Ryder, David Rating: TV-14 Harbour, Gaten Matarazzo, contd.

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Following Will’s disappear-ance, Stranger Things 2 continues the adventure into the supernat-ural mystery that has engulfed Hawkins. Sticking with prece-dent established with the de-but season, the series’ strongest characteristic lie with its diverse and charismatic cast. It’s the natural back-and-forth between the show’s characters that make each episode feel grounded in a common and cohesive fiction; a fiction that beautifully bal-ances the supernatural with the relatable. The writing and per-formances are once again top-notch, expertly selling the series’ more unbelievable moments.

While pound for pound a worthy successor, Strang-er Things 2 finds itself fend-ing off more issues than its predecessor. The endearing bond between its characters stand strong in the face of the season’s weaker elements, successfully preserving the show’s overall superb quality.

Despite occasional pacing issues and episode seven’s ob-noxious aimlessness, Stranger Things remains one of Net-flix’s strongest, most accessible original offerings. Equally as charming and more narratively ambitious than its predecessor, the Duffer brothers’ anticipated continuation is a reminder of the magic childhood friendships embrace. At its most impactful, Stranger Things 2 evokes a nos-talgic naivety, a callback to days gone bye where adventure and an infectious sense of imagina-tion sit center stage.It’s not as evenly balanced or surprisingly refreshing as what came before it, but it’s sure to draw a glee-ful, childlike smile, nonetheless.

“Stranger Things continues to stylis-tically embrace the era it’s set, while si-multaneously utiliz-ing the technolog-ical advancement of the medium.”

When the Duffer brothers un-veiled to the world their captivat-ing love letter to 80s with the de-but of Stranger Things, the Netflix original drama quickly sparked a passionate cult following. Pro-ceeding the excellent first sea-son, you wouldn’t be alone if you were left wondering how the writers would follow up such a re-freshing first impression. The sec-ond season acts as direct sequel -- stylized as Stranger Things 2 -- and picks up where we last left the cast in small town of Hawkins.

“The Duffer broth-ers’ utilization of nostalgia remains unprecedented in the modern tele-vision landscape.”

Do Politics Belong in Social Media?

No

Jacob Sieczkowski Staff Writer

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