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leJournal A Publication of Notre Dame de Sion* 10631 Wornall Road*Kansas City, MO 64114 Volume 30, Issue 2 October 2011

How Failure Produces.....

A New Version of an Old Classic Gets Us Moving

Social NetworkChallenges Facebook

Le Journal’s Top Scary Movie Picks

What’s InsIde

3 THE EDITOR’S INK

4 STAFF EDITORIAL

14 NOw pLAyINg

15 My LIFE IS AwKwARD

20 A LAST LOOK

IN EACH ISSUE

ON THE COVER

WHAT’S INSIDE: FROM THE TOP: LUCY GASAL, MCT CAMPUS, SARAH HOLLAND, LUCY GASAL, MCT CAMPUS, WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

COVER: MARIKATE SEARS, SARAH BRILL, SARAH MURPHY, JENNIFER JURY COVER PHOTOS BY: ALI SWEE ,PARAMOUNT PICTURES, WIKIMEDIA COMMONS, AND WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

LAYOUT BY: VICTORIA KENNER

An Inside Look At Troy Davis And The Death Penalty

Starbucks’s Secret Menu Revealed

German Exchange Student Tries A

New Sport

17Think Pink During Breast Cancer

Awareness Month

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10Failure ; A Step

On The Road To Success

Meet Sion’s Students Who

Achieved National Merit 65

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With Changing Seasons, Comes Changed Perspectives

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BY ALI SWEEEditor-in-Chief

EDITOR-IN-CHIEFAli Swee

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Letters to the Editor

Confession: I hate scary movies. Yet, conve-niently,everyoneIknow,seemstobeobsessedwiththem. So, somehow,I am always coercedinto watching one. Forme, that feeling of un-easiness when you’renot sure what’s goingto happen next, whokilled who, or whetheror not she is actuallydeadisnotnecessarilycomfortingand/orthrilling.Justscary. TakeCase39.Afterwatchingit,mynightlightisnowaccompaniedby thedim luminanceofmypink touch lamp. Yes, I sleep with two lights on.Embarrassing, I know. Fear is such a constant,sometimes we don’t even notice it. Whether it’ssubconsciously locking our car doors before weeventurnontheignitionormakingsureourcloset

doorisshuteverynightfornoapparentreason,fearsettlesintoourbonesandshakesusmorethanweevenrealize. Thistimeofyear,fearimmersesitselfintheair.Everywherewego,we’resurroundedby fakeblood,cobwebs and little kids dressed up as MichaelJackson.For somereason, the transition fromthelongsummerdaysspentbythepoolareovertakenbythedarknightshauntedbythousandsofdaunt-ing legends. There’s no rhyme or reason to it, butsomehow,everythingisscarierinOctober. All of a sudden, the kid down the street whoyou babysit, rings your doorbell, arms stretched

out,facesmotheredinwhitefacepaintandgushingfakeblood.It’stheonlydayoftheyearwehappilyopen our doors to hundreds of strangers, dressedasunidentifiablecreaturesandsubordinatelyhandthemcandy.Andwedon’tthinktwice,it’ssubcon-scious.Adaywhenwedropallinhibitionsandletanyoneinourhouse.Adaywhenweoverlookourneighborhood differences and drop a handful offun-sizedmilkywaysintotheiroverflowingbag.A

“Sometimes the fear of failing is so numbing that we don’t even give

ourselves the chance to try.”

Jane McCormackCarole wall-Simmons

Ali SweeTaylor Escher

Michelle OlsonKay walkup

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dayofrisks. Sure,therisksareminuscule.You’rereallynotin that much danger on Halloween. But nonethe-less, every year, on October 31st, the autumn aircatchesanominous,eeriechillandweembraceit.Weanticipateit.We,forthemostpart,loveit. Sometimes fear surroundsus,overwhelmsus,suppressesus.It’salmostimpossibletoescape.Weletitcontrolusanditbeginstotakeoverourlives.Wewonderwhywe’refacedwithsomuchstressandso little enjoyment.The fear of failing, fear of suc-ceedingandeverythinginbetweenoverwhelmsus. In this issue,we tried to lookdeeper intoour

inherent fear of failingand combat it. I’ve real-ized over the years thatsometimesfailureisn’ttheendall.Lifegoeson.Sure,it hurts when you fail atest.Actually,itstingsandmakes you want to justbreak down and cry. But

ashardasitistosee,sometimesthefearoffailingissonumbingthatwedon’tevengiveourselvesthechancetotry. So,whynotliveeverydaylikeit’sOctober31st?Whynottakearisk,embrace,anticipateandlearntocombatourfears?Whynottakeahintfromtheonlygirlwhocansingle-handlyselloutArrowheadStadium, Taylor Swift? Why not, just, simply befearless?

Death by a NeedleTroy Davis Execution Resurrects the Death Penalty Issue in Today’s Society

BY EMMA EVELDNews/Editorial Editor

Whydowekillpeoplewhokillpeopletoshowthatkillingpeopleiswrong? Whoa.Didyouprocessthat?Readitagain.Itmightseemcomplicated,butthemessageisclear.   What are we possibly teaching peopleby killing others?   In my opinion, absolutelynothing.  On Sept. 21, Troy Davis was executed forshootingandkillinganoff-dutypoliceofficerinSavannah,Ga.,22yearsago.Inthose22years,hecameclosetoexecutionthreetimes. Beforehisfirstexecutiondatein2007andthesecondin2008,peoplesuchasArchbishopDesmond Tutu and Pope Benedict XVI madeappealstosparehislife.TheU.S.CircuitCourtofAppealsreceivedapetitionwith140,000sig-naturesasking thecourt to intervene.Theex-ecutionwasputonhold. ButonSept.17,morethan600,000signa-tureswerepresentedtoGeorgia’sBoardofPardonsandParolestoaskforclemency,anditwasdenied. Throughoutthose22years,Davishadclaimedthathewasinnocent. Innocentorguilty,killingthemanwaswrong.Iamnotaloneinbe-lievingthatthedeathpenaltyisimmoralandhypocritical. “Ifweexecuteacriminal,howdoesthatmakeusanybetter(thanthekiller),”freshmanMauraHealysaid. Thedeathpenaltyiswrongonmanycounts:Itviolatesourfaithprin-ciples,itdoesn’tdeterhomicidesandit’stoocostlyforAmericantaxpayers. Catholicdoctrineopposes thedeathpenalty. Its teachingscallus toproclaimlifeateverylevel,fromconceptiontonaturaldeath,accordingtoCatholicsAgainstCapitalPunishment.

“To take it as a faith issue,” religion teacher Bonnie Haghirian said. “Jesusraisedthebarwhenhetoldusthatan‘eyeforaneye,atoothforatooth’wasnothisway.Heasksustoloveourenemies.” Supportersofthedeathpenaltyclaimthatkillingthemurdererteachesothersalessonanddecreasescrime.Butmanywhohavestudiedtheissue,includingthe

NationalCoalitiontoAbolishtheDeathPenalty,sayitisnotadeterrent. The Death Penalty Information Centerstatesthat88percentofthecountry’stopcrimi-nologists do not believe the death penalty actsas a deterrent to homicide. According to theAmerican Civil Liberties Union, when policeofficerswereaskedwhattheythoughtwerethebest actions to deter crime, they ranked thedeathpenaltyastheleasteffective. The long court processes make execu-tions wildly expensive. In fact, executions costfarmore thankeepingamurderer inprisonoronparole,accordingtotheCommissionontheFairAdministrationofJustice.TheextracostsofexecutionsarepaidforbyAmericantaxpayers.It’smorethananuneasyfeelingtoknowthatmy

parents’taxesaresupportingexecutions. We need to make our opinions known. Start talking to people about yourbeliefsonthedeathpenalty.Also,makeyouropinionknowntogovernmentlead-ers suchasyourU.S. representative, senators,governorandother localpoliticalleaders.OntheNCADP’swebsite,youcanbrowsetofindyourstatesoyoucangetinvolvedlocally. Next time when you hear about a death penalty case, realize a life is beingtaken. Innocentorguilty,alifeisalife. “Lifeisprecious,”freshmanMaryB.Freemansaid. Everyonedeservesthechancetolive.

Supporters of Troy Davis gather across the road from Georgia’s death row prison in Jackson, Georgia, Wednesday, September 21, 2011. (Photo from Mike Haskey/Columbus Ledger-Enquirer/MCT)

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InKansas,thecostsofcapitalcasesare70%moreexpensivethancomparablenon-capitalcases

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Death Penalty Information Center Facts

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Troy Davis Execution Resurrects the Death Penalty Issue in Today’s Society

Death Penalty Information Center Facts

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The Beats that Changed a NationA Critical Look at the Rap Genre’s Negative Influence on Our Society

Pulsating. Pumping. Vibrating.Throbbing. The beats that make a1997ToyotaCorollabounceviolently.Thebeatsthatdoubtthegovernmentanddestroypolitical campaigns.Thebeats that give men the upper handand send women to domestic abuseshelters.Thebeatsthatcausedrivebyshootings and promote illegal druguse.Thebeatsthatchangeourmoralcompass. Inthe1980s,anewgenreofmusicemerged, known as “rap.” It featureda predominately African-Americanmalesceneandcarefullycraftedlyricswoven amongst throbbing beats. Aninstant hit. Within the last 30 years,themusicthatonceintriguedthena-tion has taken a dramatic turn, forthe worst. Tales of successful artists’careersruinedbythepullofatriggerandtheslammingofprisonbars. Once a genre of hope and op-portunity has become haunted byviolence,drugsanddegradation.AndwiththereleaseofSouljaBoy’snew-est single, “Let’s be real” once againbrings to question the ethics behindthepulsatingbeats. Notonlyhasthemusicindustrybeenaffectedbythedegeneratingrapmusicscene,butalsosociety.Oneofthe hardest hit victims of it all? TheUnitedStatesGovernment. The origin of much of the con-troversy, rapper Common wrote “ASong for Assata,” which glorifies aconvictedcop-killerandformerBlack

PantherAssataShakur. Then,there’sSouljaBoy.Hisnew-estsong,“Let’sbeReal”,featureshor-rifyinglyanti-Americanlyrics,suchas“----theF.B.I.”and“----alltheArmytroops.” Finally, there’sLudacris. In2008,he released a song blasting HillaryClintonandremarkingthat“McCaindon’t belong in any chair unless he’sparalyzed.” Regardlessofwhereyouleanpo-litically,asAmericans,weareobligat-ed to give and receive respect, espe-ciallytothoseservingandprotectingourcountry.Forthosesittingathome,praying everyday for their solider toreturnsafelyandeveryfamilyofacopthathasdiedonduty,theselyricsarenot only offensive, but hit painfullyclosetohome. Another victim of rap’s vengefulwrath:women.Asstudentsatapres-tigiousall-girlsschool,weshouldnotsuccumbtorap’sdegradationofwom-en. Here, we are taught that we de-serverespectandequality.Rapteach-estheexactopposite.Oftentimes,rapportrayswomenasnothing lessthananobject. Songs like Ludacris’ “MoneyMaker”,Nelly’s“TipDrill”andSnoppDogg’s “Ain’t No Fun” completelyalienatewomenandexploittheirsex-uality,ratherthanplacingvalueuponthem. Then, there’sEminem.Hundredsof hit songs, thousands of degradinglyrics.There’sthesong“LovetheWayYou Lie,” which spotlights domestic

abuse, “Superman” which highlightsthe wonderful world of promiscuouswomen and “Kim” which depicts hisreallifeex-wife’ssuicideattempt. Rap’s final victim? Us. Theteenagers. The ones who listen, scream outthe lyrics and continue the wholepainfulcycle.Raphasbeguntoinflu-enceteenagersmorethanwebegintoimagine.The themeofviolenceissoomnipresentineveryrapsongthatit’salmostimpossibletoignore. Howcanwelookuptothesemen,whoactlikemonsters?Theoneswhobeat theirwives,abuse theirchildrenandshoottheinnocent. Soit’snosurprisethatrapartistshave the highest incarceration rateout of any musical genre accordingto thedefendersonline.com. A strik-ingly, alarming statistic of which weallshouldbeaware.Famousrappers,like Lil’ Wayne and T.I. have evengained more notoriety from theirincarcerations. SothinktwiceaboutpushingplayonLilWayne’s“ThaCarterIV”album.Maybe sometimes we need to pausetherapmusicandtrysomethingnew.We need to stop commending themenwhoputdownourgovernment,ourwomenandadvocateviolence. Instead,weneedtoturnonuplift-ingsongs,theonesthatmakeusstrivefor a better society. By simply turn-ing off the pounding beats, the onesurgingustoshootacoporbeatupawoman,wecanchangesocietyforthebetter,onelyricatatime.

BY ALI SWEEEditor-in-Chief

Rap’s Controversial Trio

Do You Think Rap Music has

had a Postive or Negative Impact

on Society?

I think rap music can be postive at times be-cause sometimes they

have interesting thoughts and ideas. While some rappers rap about nega-tive topics, I think that

there is always some lesson to it. This can be positive to our society because it can influ-

ence us in a good way.

“

”I think some rap music is okay but some of it, actually most, can be

degrading to women. In rap women are seen as objects. I don’t think it

has had a postitive effect.

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”Possibly Both. Music has the power to enlighten people and give them a good attitude, but some of the types of music out there could be harmful. Younger kids sing any-thing they hear on the radio and the lyrics are

sometimes pretty vulgar.

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-Gigi Failoni, freshman

-Lauren O’Bannon, junior

-Megan Heydon, seniorRapper, Common, poses during his secondperformance in theCoca-ColaSuperloungeduring the 2007 Essence Music Festival inNew Orleans, Louisiana, Saturday, July 7,2007. (Katina Revels/Detroit Free Press/MCT)

Eminem performs at Lollapalooza Sunday,August 7, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. (LennyGilmore/RedEye/MCT)

Grammy award winning rapper Ludacris,performsduringatapingforavideoforup-and-comingrapperSheldonBullock,knownasSmallWorld,25,atleft,August4,2007,inRaleigh,NorthCarolina.(CoreyLowenstein/RaleighNews&Observer/MCT)

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National Merit Announced

Looking Back 100 years in honor of Sion’s 100th Birthday

BY SARAH HOLLANDReporter

Seniors Laura Camarata, Rachel Fenimore,andMaryCrowehaveachievedNationalMeritsta-tusbyearninghighscoresonthePSAT.Camaratais a Semifinalist while Fenimore and Crowe areCommended.ThesegirlscontinuethetraditionofSiongirlsreceivingthesehonors.

“ThisisSion’s43rdconsecutiveyearofNational

Girls Receive Commended and Semifinalist Awards

Books Behind Bars

notthebookcontainssexuallyexplicitoroffensivelanguage.Thenthegoverningbodymakesthefinaldecision.Inaschoolpredicament,theprincipalandschoolboardhavethefinalsay.

Crackingthisissue,Sionstudentshavepartici-pated in thiseventbyexpressing their feelings to-wardthismatter,analyzingthedisplayedbooks,andsimply sparking interest. Book club members cre-atedapersonalsilhouette,describinganythoughtsregardingthebanningofbooksbeneathit.

“Ifeelrestrictingbooksisunethical,”bookclubmemberAllieLamposaid.“Justbecauseafewpeo-ple are too immature to handle certain scenarios,doesn’tmeanotherpeopleinsocietyshouldbede-privedofthosespecificbooks.”

Books that have gone through attemptedbansinclude:To Kill a Mockingbird, 1984, andThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian,manyof which have been required for the Sion Englishcurriculum. Even the Harry Potter Series and theDictionaryhaveposedconflicts.

“TheBannedBooksWeek’spurpose is toem-powerpeopleandtomaintainfreedomofspeech,”Campbellsaid.“Inordertobeawellroundedhu-manbeing,youhavetoexposeyourselftoinforma-tion,analyzeit,andhaveathoughtprocessaboutit.”

Fromthecautiontapeddoorstotherestrictedbookdisplays,librariesacrossthenation,havepar-ticipated in what is referred to as ‘Banned BooksWeek’. For the first time Sion participated in thisnationwideevent,recognizingactsofcensorshipinamorein-depthapproach.TypicallyfallingonthelastweekofSeptember,theeventisstrictlydevotedtowardthefreeaccessofinformation.

“Freedom of speech is important to the FirstAmendment rights,” Librarian Jennifer Campbellsaid.“ItfocusesonwhatitmeanstobeanAmerican.”

SowhydidCampbellencourageSiontopartici-pateinBannedBooksWeek?Asalibrarian,shefeelsitisextremelyimportantforpeopletoutilizetheirfreedomtoreadanddevelopasahumanbeing.

“People don’t realize that restricting books isa common theme. Banned Books Week raises anawarenessthatthisissuealwaysgoeson,”Campbellsaid.“Ifanything,peoplearemorelikelytoreadtherestrictedbooks.

The restriction process involves two majorsteps.First,someonechallengesthebook.Recently,the top two causes for restriction are whether or

From Top to Bottom, Left to Right: Laura Cama-rata, Mary Crowe, and Rachel Fenimore. (Photo by Sarah Holland)

The library participated in Banned Books Week by placing caution tape on the library doors and books that have been banned. (Photo by Elizabeth Gianino)

MeritRecognition.Ourgoalisforcontinuedsuc-cessannually,“KayWalkup,AcademicDean,said.

As a Semifinalist, Camarata is one of about16,000 students nationwide that is a high scorerfromtheirindividualstate.ShehasthechancetogoonandbecomeaFinalist.

“Sionisaverycompetitiveschoolwhencom-pared to other high schools, but also within ourownhalls,”Camaratasaid.“Ireallythinkthatself-propelleddrivecan’tbeanythingbutuseful in thefuture,forme,andforallofus.”

Fenimore and Crowe will not continue on incompetition,butarecandidatesforspecialscholar-shipssponsoredbycorporationsandbusinesses.

“ReceivingthisawardhasopenedmanydoorsformeandmanycollegesareinterestedinmethatIneverthoughtaboutlookinginto,”Fenimoresaid.“ForthegirlslookingtobeaNationalMeritScholar,Iwouldtellthemtotakeitseriously.”

SherecentlyvisitedtheUniversityofSanDiegoandaskedapre-medstudentwhathe’ddodifferent-lyinhighschool.Hesaidthathe’dtryharderonthePSATbecauseofalltheopportunitiesthatbecomeavailable.

“[ToprepareforthePSAT]practicequestions,get familiar with the test, relax, eat well, and staypositive and confident,” Karen Phillips, guidancecounselor,said.

Banned Books Week Breaks Down Barriers BY ELIZABETH GIANINO

Layout Editor

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Representative from Ten-Thousand Villages, Martha Brox, discusses benefits of fair trade for sophomore religion classes. (Photo by Victoria Kenner)

Fair Trade

Takingcareofalargegardencanbehardwork,asthechildrencanattest.However,everyonestepsuptotheplatetohelpcontributetothecommunitygarden.AmyGeorge,anothergardencoordinatorand school nurse, said that it takes a lot of hardworkandthattheycouldn’tdoitwithouthelp. “Ofcourseittakestimeandextraeffortwhichisledingreatpartbyasuperenthusiasticanddedi-catedparent,SydneyEvans,”Georgesaid.

Evans helped es-tablishagroupofin-terested parents andteachers, who volun-teer to work in thegarden. This gardencommitteealsoworksSaturday morningsduringthesummer. The students arealso encouraged towork and enjoy the

garden with their parents. This way, they are ex-posedtonewfoods.“Kidsaresupposedtolikemacandcheese,chick-ennuggetsandpizza right? Just lookatanykid’smenuandthat’sallthatislisted,”Riggssaid.Thegardenhelpsencouragekidstoenjoyhealthyfoods.Thechildrenatthegradeschoolhavebeenexposedtoawholenewlifestylefilledwithhealthyeating.Thegardenhasmanypositivebenefits,in-cludingsupplyingfoodsforlunch,andexpandingtheknowledgeofeatinghealthy.“Ifourkidsneverseeuseatingasalad,orwholegrainbread,whyshouldtheytryit?”Riggsasked.

Hiding within the hustle and bustle of down-townKansasCityliesanorganic,pesticide-freegar-den.Tomatoes,greenbeans,lettuceandbroccoliarejustsomeofthevegetablesthatflourishoutofthesewooden-boxedbeds.Thisgreenspotislocateddeepin an urban neighborhood and home to the Siongradeschool. Twenty-two boxes filledwith dirt, fruits and veg-etables are evenly spacedthroughoutthegarden.Eachgrade manages a bed, inwhichtheytendtheirgrade’sspecificplant.“Mydaughtercamehomelast week talking non-stopabouthowherkindergartenclassgottoharvestradishes,spinachandgreenpeppers.Eachchildgottobringhomewhattheypicked,”AnnieRiggs,gardencoor-dinatorandSpanishteacher,said.Notonlydothesechildrengettoparticipateinthegrowingandharvestingoffreshplants, theygettoparticipateinpreparingandservingthevegetablesduringlunch. Onegradepreparedacornsquash.Thechildrencleaned, roasted and helped prepare acorn squashsoup,whichtheyservedtoallthestudentsatlunchthatday.“Almostallthekidstastedthesoupthatday,butnoteveryonelikedit,”Riggssaid.

Children Expand Knowledge on Healthy Lifestyles

War of 1967: East Jerusalem, the West Bank, andGaza.ThemostdifficultproblemiswhattodowithIsraeliswhohavesettledindisputedareasafter1967andhowtorelocateIsraeliswholiveoutsideofpro-posed new borders, Model United Nations ClubsponsorMaryMurphysaid.  Israel also wants to retain total control of Jeru-salembecause it ishomeof theWesternWallandwhat Nissim said is the most sacred place in theworldforJews. Israelis also worry that the Palestinians are notsendingpeacefulmessagestothenextgeneration.  “Themainproblemistrust,”Nissimsaid.  InordertobepromotedtoUnitedNationsstatusoffullmembership,Palestineneedsnineoutof15votesintheSecurityCouncil,Murphysaid. How-ever, the United States promises to veto any suchapplication.  AlongtimeallyofIsrael,theUnitedStatesagreeswithIsrael that thebestwaytofixPalestine-Israe-li tension is for Palestine to negotiate with Israelrather thanapproachtheUnitedNations,Murphysaid.  But thisvetomayweakentheUnitedStates’

Palestine Turns to United Nations for Help But Israel Wants Negotiation

“If our kids neversee us eating a salad,or whole grain bread,

why should they try it?”-Annie Riggs, Garden Coordinator

BY MEG COWANReporter

Harvesting Young Futures

In itsquest forstatehood,PalestinesubmittedanapplicationSeptember23toreceivefullmembershipintheUnitedNations.  Ahmed Awad, Palestinian refugee and father ofsophomore Neda Awad, said the Palestinians hopeforstatehoodbecause theywant independenceandautonomy. “They do not want to be ruled by an occupieror a foreign nation; they want to have their ownsovereignty,” Awad said.   “It is time for the Israe-lis to give some concessions and allow the Pal-estinians to live side by side with the Israelis.” LilachNissim,theIsraeliemissaryofGreaterKan-sas City, said most Israelis today accept and agreewith the idea of a Palestinian state, but Israelis arebotheredbyPalestine’sUnitedNationsapproach.  “Wewantit[aPalestinianstate]asapartoftruenegotiation,”Nissimsaid.  TheproposedstateofPalestineincludeslandthathasbeenunderIsraelicontrolsincetheArab-Israeli

reputationamongotherArabnations. “ThereactionfromthePalestinianstotheUnit-ed States’ stance has been clear long ago. Disap-pointing,tosaytheleast,”Awadsaid. “Whenthemajority of the world agrees for an independentPalestine, the United States threatens with theveto.” Ifvetoed,Palestine’snextmovecouldbetovieforstatusasanon-memberstate,whichrequiresatwo-thirdsmajorityvoteintheGeneralAssembly,Murphysaid. “Nobody can tell exactly what will happen,”Nissimsaid. 

Palestine Fights For Rights BY MAURA EVELD

Features Editor

Ten-Thousand VillagesBY KATIE MAHONEY

Web Editor OctoberisFairTradeMonthandforTenThou-sand Villages employee Martha Brox in OverlandPark, it is a time of celebration and thanksgivingforfair-tradeandendingthird-worldpoverty.TenThousand Villages is a store based on a nationalorganization thatbuys from thousandsofpovertystrickencountriesaroundtheworld,tokeepwom-enworkingandchildreninschoolandawayfromfactoriesandunfairtreatment. “Fairtradehelpsagainstsocialunrest.We’recar-ingaboutthepersonatthelowestendofthesoci-ety,”Broxsaid.

Palestinian Presi-dent Mahmoud Abbas speaks be-fore the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, Fri-day, September 23, 2011. (Dennis Van Tine/Abaca Press/MCT)

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Itwasthecrackheardaroundthecourt. After the match on September 16 at MinorParkcourtswhenfreshmenSavannahOddodefeat-edaKickapooplayer,theSiontennisteamhoistedOddointheair. TheyhandedherSasporumpet(sas-poor-um-pet),apreservedsharkinajar,asherprize.Sheheldhimoutvictoriouslyuntilsuddenly,hefell.Hetum-bledtothegroundandbouncedoffthepavement.Agaspreleasedfromalltheplayersinunison. Butnoworries,thesharkrecoveredandreas-sumed its rightfulplaceas the“unofficial”mascotofthetennisteam.Yes,asharkinajarhasnothingtodowithtennisbutithasbecomeasymboloftheteamthatstartedwithajokejusttwoyearsago. “OnedayIbroughtSastoschooljusttofreak

peopleout,”seniormanagerMaryCrowesaid.“ButIendeduptakinghimtotennisthatdayandevery-onethoughtitwasreallyfunny.” Sasporumpet has become such a permanentmemberof the teamthatheevenappeared in thetennisteampicturethisyear,andwaswiththemuptotheir lastmatchagainstBarstowthatendedtheteam’sjourneytostate. “At first I thought Mary was crazy when shetoldmethesharkbringsspecialpowerstotheteam,but I was wrong,” coach Karen O’Neill said. “Ourteam is full of such great girls that we will reallymissourseniorsnextyear.” WithorwithoutSasporumpettheteamstillhastheirrecordthisyear.Theymadeittothelastroundofdistrictsandstillhaveindividualsatstatetogo. Evenwiththeendofteam’sstatecompetition,theteamhasfoundawaytostayunifiedandconfi-dent.Evenifitiswithadehydrated,babyshark.

Unlikely Team Member

BY AUDREY SARACINISports Editor

Sophomore team member Kamryn Schropp introduces Sasporumpet as the team mascot. (Picture by Audrey Saracini)

Tennis Team Totes Bizarre, Adopted Good Luck Charm to Tournaments

Taking that last gasp of air, freshman MollyMcCarthy,runsacrossthefinishlineattheExcelsiorSpringsInvitational,finishing14th.McCarthyisoneofthefewfreshmanthathavebeenselectedtorunvarsity.Thoughthevarsityteamchangeswitheachrace,thefreshmanrunnershaveprovedtheirplaceontheteam. “The freshman have such a positive outlookwithourteam.Theentireteamissoclose(allclass-es), and we all support eachother,” McCarthy said. “Theseniors have been a strongbackbone for us freshman.They have given us tips andpointers on meets and run-ningthathavehelpedeachoneofus.” Reynold Middleton orCoachMid,thecrosscountrycoach,hadapleasantsurpriseattryoutsthissummer. “With cross country you never know if thefreshmenwillbeabletofillthespotsoftheseniorswelost.It’saveryhitandmisssport,andthisyearwasdefinitelyahit,”Middletonsaid. ThisyearMiddletonsaidheplanstomakesuretheteamworkshardandhasfun.Hewillbehappywithwhateverresultsfromtheirhardwork. MiddletonhasapreciseworkoutscheduleforthewholeteamMcCarthysaid. “On Mondays and Wednesdays we do a hard

XC Freshmen Contribute to Success

BY VICTORIA KENNERReporter

workoutwhichiseithersevenmiles,fivehardmiles,milerepeats,poleworkouts,orhills.ThenTuesdayis a long recovery day, which is usually about sixmiles.ThursdayswedoanAvilahillrun,whichisfivemiles.WefinishoffonFriday,whichisusuallythedaybeforeameet,withachurchrun,whichisaneasyfour,”McCarthysaid. NotonlydoesMcCarthytrainhard,shemakessuretostayhydrated,eathealthy,andgetplentyofrestalongwiththerestoftheteam.McCarthysaidthecrosscountryteamhasreallybonded. “I absolutely love the team. We think of our-selves as a cult, and we can talk for hours. Cross

countryisoneoftheonlysportswhereyoucanbasicallytalktheentire time you practice. Welearn about each other’s livesand share stories while we arebusy running six miles or so,”McCarthysaid. Running right nextto McCarthy, fellow freshmanJulianna Steilen, also agrees the

teamiscloseandconnected,whichhelpsthemdobetter.SteilenplacesmostofthefreshmensuccessonMiddleton’scoaching. “Midalwaysputshisrunnersfirst.Hewillnev-erpushusfartherthanheknowswearecapableof,”Steilensaid. Though the team may have several successfulfreshmen, the seniors and upperclassmen are alsoabigpartofthewinningteam.Middeltonsaidtheteam is strong and he is looking forward to thegrowthofyoungermembersoftheteam.

Coach Middleton is Pleasantly Surprised by Freshmen Turnout this Fall Season

Weekly WorkoutMonday: 8 miles

Morning:3Afternoon:5

Tuesday: 10 miles Morning:3 Afternoon:7

Wednesday: 8 milesMorning:3

Afternoon:5

Thursday: 8 miles Morning:3 Afternoon:5

Friday: 7 milesMorning:3

Afternoon:4

Saturday: 3 miles RaceDay:3

Drawings by MCT Campus

“Mid always putshis runners first. He

will never push usfarther than he knows

we are capable of,”-Julianna Steilen, Freshman

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Onherown,anduptoher;Germanexchangestudent Pia Keienburg switches from the self-de-pendentsportoftennisandbecomesateamplayerinaforeigncountryandaforeignsport. Sheiscomfortablewithtennis,andshehasalotofexperiencewithit,butKeienburgwantedtotrysomethingdifferentwhen shecame to theUnitedStates. “Ithinkthatanysportyouplaywillopenyouuptomanynewpeopleandhelpalotwithmakingfriends,”Keienburgsaid. Keienburg did not know anything about soft-ball before she tried it, but now she talks aboutwanting to play when she returns home. By join-ingthesoftballteam,Keienburghasmetmanynewpeople. “Pia warmed up to the softball team and washaving funwithher teammates inno time,”HeadCoachKurtMorrisonsaid,“thesoftballkidsreallytookherunder theirwingand tried toencourageandhelphereverychancetheygot.” The softball girls, all involved in makingKeienburg feel comfortable and at home in sucha vastly different place, played a huge part in hergameimprovement.“Wewereallsoexcited,lastweekintheJVgamePiahitherfirstballandthencontinuedontofirstbase,”juniorMaddieRoederersaid. InGermany,manyofherfriendsarealsopar-ticipating in foreign exchange programs. One ofKeienburg’sgoodfriends,wholivesinKansasCity,isthereasonKeienburgdecidedtocometoNotreDamedeSion. Sion bound, Pia Keienburg departed Bonn,Germany and took the seven hour flight to New

YorkCity.Afterafewdaysofsight-seeingandwalk-ingaroundNewYork,KeienburgboardedthenextflighttotheKansasCityInternationalAirport.Sheleft her only brother, mother and father to join afamilywithplentyofmemberstomakeupforherloss. TheHealyfamilywaspairedupwithKeienburgonly two weeks before her departure date, thoughshehadsignedupfortheexchangeprogramalmostayearbefore. “I was a little nervous, but not much. I wasmainlyreallyexcited,”Keienburgsaid. KeienburgwaswelcomedbyafamilyofsevenonAugust15.Herfirstdayofschool,alongwithalloftheotherincomingsophomores,beganjusttwodayslater. “Notonlyhasshelearnedmoreaboutsoftball,but she has also taught the team so many things,especiallyGerman.SheisimprovingrapidlyatthesportaswellasenjoyinghertimelearningatSion,”Roederersaid. BackhomeinBonn.Germany,Keienburggoestoacoedschoolwithnouniforms.“Itisreallynicegettingupinthemorningandnothaving to worry about what to wear, but also oneoutfitcanbekindofboring,”Keienburgsaid. Keienburgisworkinghardonthejuniorvarsityteam,andisalwaystheretohelpcheeronandsup-porthervarsityteammates. “Hereisayoungladywithoutthebackgroundinsoftball,asmanyofourkidshave,outtheredayindayoutgivingitallshehas...Verycontagiousinagreatway,”saidMorrison. The team’s 17-8 season ended with a loss toBeltoninthedistrictchampionship.Theteamhadbecomesoclosethataftertheirfinalgame,noonewantedtoleave.Theteammatesstayedafter,remi-niscingontheirseason.

An Exchange of Interest

On a long anticipated Senior night, Junior Jodie Rel-lihan and Sophomore Pia Keienburg cheer on their teammates from the dugout. (Photo by Sarah Holland)

BY EMMA GROJEAN Reporter

“It’s rare to have a team with that strong of aconnectionandPiawasabigpartofwhytheconnection was so strong on this years’ team,”AssistantCoachJaredPittssaid. The softball season has officially ended, butKeienburg’s stay has not. She will stay in KansasCity,andatSion,untilthefirstofFebruarythenshewillsaygoodbyetoallherswiftlymadefriends,andreturnhome. “Piahasdefinitelymadeanimpactonmylife.Softball brought us together, and friendship willkeepuscommunicating.”Roederersaid.

Softball For Dummies Five terms to remember when getting

into the softball swing.

◆ Change-up – a pitch thrown deceptively slow to surprise the batter. ◆ Sacrifice - A batter strategically hits the ball

into an out situation to advance or score a runner. Usually a “sacrifice bunt” or “sacrifice fly.”

◆ Run - The point scored when a batter or base runner advances to home plate.

◆ Ducks on the Pond - Runners on 2nd and 3rd base, but especially when the bases are loaded.

◆ Strike - As called by the umpire, a pitch that enters the strike zone in flight and is not struck at by the batter; a pitch that a batter swings at and misses; a foul ball.

◆ Lay One Down - To purposely bunt the ball.

Senior Jessica Benninghof pitches the ball on senior night to their opponent Oak Grove High School. Junior Maddie Roederer awaits an oncoming batter at first base. Sion beat Oak Grove High School 5-4. (Photo by Maura Eveld)

Sion’s Daring German Exchange Student Opens up to a New and Unfamiliar Sport

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FA Bump on the RoadAILailure is perceived as something terrible. But is

it really? Family therapist Mary Helen Dennihan believes that people are afraid of not living up to the expectations they and other people hold for them. Society raises us in the belief that making mistakes, not being perfect all the time, is some-

thing to be avoided at all costs. Le Journal wanted to find out if failing can actually teach us how to

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Math teacher Reynold Middleton is walk-ingaround theclassroom.Themomenthascome.Heispassingbackthefinaltestofthequarter.Thetestthatwilldecideyourfate.ThetestthatyouspenthoursstudyingforintotheearlymorningwithonlyStarbucks,yourhomeworkcorrectionsyouactuallydid even though you didn’t get a grade for it, andyouriPodtokeepyousane.Theonlymotivationinthebackofyourmindisthehopethatallyourhardworkwillpayoff. This test has the potential to make or breakyourgrade.YourGPAcouldplummet.Yourcollegedreamscouldgodown thedrain if youdonotdowell. Middleton approaches your desk, pulls yourtestoffthetopofthestack,anddropsitfacedowninfrontofyou.Youturnoverthepaperwithantici-pationofrewardforallyourlaboronlytoseeabigD+writtenonthetopofthepaperinbrightredink. Questionsbegintofloodyourmind.Howcouldthis happen? Why is it even happening? You puteverythingyouhadintostudyingforthistest.Youdoublecheckedeveryanswer.Allofthathardworkwasfornothing.Youputsomuchintothistest,anditdidn’tpayoffonebit.Youfeellikelifeisover.Youfeellikegivingup.Youfeellikeafailure. Failurecanbedefinedasanactoffailingorlackofsuccess,butitissomuchmorethanthat. “It’s thepressure tobebetter thanyoualreadyare,”sophomoreLillySchaffersaid. Atfirst,failurecanseemliketheendofthe

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Junior Annie McKenzie concentrates during class as she works on an assignment. McKenzie said her hardest subject is English.(Photo by Victoria Kenner)

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UseTheseToolstoBounceBackfromFailure*:

Distanceyourselffromfailure,step

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ingonwhatyoudidwrong.

Don’tgiveuponsomethingyoulove,evenifyouaren’tgreatatit.Dowhatmakesyouhappyandjustworktwiceashard.

Rememberfailuredoesn’tdefine

you.Keepitinperspective.This

isafailure,notyouridentity.

*TipsfromCynthiaSchendel,LicensedSpecialistClinicalSocialWorker

world. It can seem like nothing you do is goodenough. Buttherearetwowaysanyonecanrespondtofailure:youcangetcaughtupinyourlosses,oryoucanreboundfromitandlearnfromtheexperience.According to sophomore Kristine Sullivan, failurecaneithertearapersondownormakethemstron-ger.Itisallaboutperspective. Butwhatcausesthat fearof failure?Forsome,suchasjuniorBethanyBarber,it’sthatpressureso-cietyconstantlyputsonperfectingourhumanflaws.Forothers,suchassophomoreHannaMeek,it’sthatconstant comparison to older siblings, needing tofollowintheirfootsteps.Butwhateverthecause,thefearof failure isaveryreal thing ineveryperson’slife. “Weliveinasocietywherefailureisnotanop-tion,”guidancecounselorErikaEllwangersaid. Nevertheless,failuregivesustheopportunitytogrow,tochange,tobuildourselvesup,tolearntogetknockeddownandjumprightbackupagain.It’sallabouttheeffortyouputintosomethingbeforeyoufailatit. “If you don’t try, you don’t fail,” Math teacherMarilynDreassaid.“It’swhatwedowithour fail-uresthatdefinesus.” AstudycompletedatRiverdaleCountrySchoolinNewYorkCity,N.Y.provedthatcharacterreallydoeshaveanimpactinaperson’sabilitytobouncebackfromdisappointments. According to David Levin, co-founder ofKnowledge Is Power Program network of charterschoolsinNewYork,studentswithstrongcharactertraitssuchasoptimism,persistence,andsocialintel-ligencearemorelikelytosucceedincollege. These students were not necessarily the ones

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Junior Chris Flucke works

hard on home-work during her

study hall. Flucke said her hardest

subject is Algebra 2. (Photo by Lucy Gasal)

Sophomores in English 2

Honors listen to their teacher, Melissa Wilcox,

as she teaches about The

Crucible. (Photo by Meg Cowan)

Despite Great FailuresHad Many Great Successes

Steve Jobs

(photo by MCT Campus)

Steven paul Jobs was born February 24, 1955 and was adopted by Clara Jobs, an ac-countant, and paul Jobs, a Coast guard vet-eran in Mountain View, Ca. He dropped out of college after six months. Jobs began his career developing video games for Atari.

“...all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”- Steve Jobs, 2005 Stanford commencement speech

In 1976, he started Apple with his close friend Steve wozniak. The company soon went downhill after four years and Jobs was forced to retire from Apple. In 1986, Jobs bought an animation studio from george Lucas which later became pixar Animation Studios. In 1997, Jobs returned to his CEO position at

Apple and began his series of “i” products like the “iMac”, the “ipod” and the “iphone.” In 2001, doctors discovered pancreatic cancer which they believed they had removed in a 2004 surgery. On October 5, 2011 Jobs died at the age of 56 after a recurrence of his cancer.

(According to Biography.Com)

If at first you don't succeed...

“Youarenotfin-ishedifyoulose,youarefinished

who received the best grades in high school, butthey were the kids who learned to easily recoverfromafightwith theirparentsorabad test scoreandknewtostayathomeonaFridaynighttostudyratherthangotothemovies,Levinsaid. They learned the importance of getting helpfrom professors early in their educational careersandactivelysoughtthathelpascollegestudents. Failurecangiveyouthechancetolearnaboutyourself,yourstrengthsandweaknesses.And, let’sfaceit,teenagersarealreadyconfusedandstressedenough.Whymakeitworseonyourself?Asguid-ancecounselorKarenPhillipssaid,failuregivesusroomtogrowinourselves.Itisunrealistictothinkthatsomeonewillneverexperiencefailure,buthighschool is the traininggroundfor it.Embracemis-takes,learnfromthem,becomebetteratbeingau-thenticallyyou. “Ifyoudon’tknowhowtodosomethingwrong,howdoyouknowhowtodosomethingright?”ju-niorMaryGraceAdkinssaid. Many times, the fearof failingcanpreventusfrom actually reaching our goals. According toSusan Youngsman, a financial advisor in Seattle,Wash., the significance of events in our lives doesnotcomefromwhatwedo,butfromwhatwelearnaboutourselvesintheprocess.Itisimportanttore-memberthatfailingcanpropelustoamorereward-ingachievementifweletit. “You are not finished if you lose, you are fin-ishedifyouquit,”sophomoreMichelleKingsaid. Failureisamentalgame.Itisallaboutpersever-ingandfindingsomethingthatisworththedisap-pointmentonceyoureachthegoal.Mistakesmakeusstrongereveryday.Attheendoftheday,everyfailure we have encountered and overcome bringsusonestepclosertothesuccesswehadbeenaimingforfromthebeginning.

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O t h e r S u c c e s s f u l f a i l u r e s :

Before Jordan was known as one of thegreatestbasketballplayersofalltime,hewas cut fromhishigh school team.Butheperseveredandknowswhatittakestobethebest.

“Ihavemissedmorethan9,000shotsinmycareer.Ihavelostalmost300games.On26occasionsIhavebeenentrustedtotakethegamewinningshot,andImissed.Ihavefailedoverandoverandoveragainin my life. And that is why I succeed.”

AlthougheveryoneknowsRowlingasoneoftherichestwomenintheworldfromherHarryPotterbookseriesandthebook-inspiredmovies,shewasnearlypennilessbeforeshepublished.

Shehadrecentlybeendivorced,wasputtingherselfthroughschoolandtryingtoraiseachildonherownwhilewritinganovel.Shewentfromsurvivingonwelfaretooneofthewealthiestpeopleofourtimeinaspanofonlyfiveyears.

Today,everyoneknowsDisneyfromthemultitudeofamusementparks,merchan-diseandmovies.

Buthewasfiredfromhisfirstnewspaperartistjobbecause“helackedimaginationandhadnogoodideas.”Hethenstartedseveralbusinessesthatfailedandendedupinbankruptcy.

EventuallyhefoundHollywoodandthesecrettohissuccess.

“Don’t be disappointed in failures,” Englishteacher Melissa Wilcox said. “It’s healthy to makemistakes.Learningisaprocess.Ourgoalistosuc-ceed,butmostofalltobehappy.” Failure is just one step on the roadus to suc-cess.Youwillfailmanytimesbeforeyoureachsuc-cess.Thismaybehard toseeespeciallywhenyouarestaringdownatthatbigfatD+onthemathtestMiddletonploppedonyourdesk.However,lookingcloser,youseethatonthesecondproblemyoufor-gottoputthenegativesignononeoftheanswers.You flip over the paper and see that on anotherproblemyouaddedwrongthrowingtherestofitoff.Howdidyounotcatchthatwhenyoulookedoveryourtest? You look at the rest of your test, calm downfromtheinitialshockofthatuglyredletteronthetopof the frontpage,andreally thinkaboutwhathappened. Youstart to thinkabout those longhoursyouspent studying and realize there is a small chancetheywereintermixedwithanepisodeortwoofGleealong theway.Youalsorealize that ‘intoallhoursof the morning’ may not count considering youcrashedaround1:30a.m.evenwithyourStarbucks. Yourealizethatyoumadeafewmistakes. Fortunately, you now know what went wrongandlearnedthatprobablywatchingGleeisnotthebestideawhenyouhaveabigMiddtestcomingup. Thesearethingsyouwillprobablynotdoagainnext time you have a Midd test. And that big fatD+willserveasareminderandmotivationtoworkharder. Your failure in the formofbright red inkwillstickwithyouforalongtime,butitwillserveasareminder that failure teaches us how to learn andputs us back on the right track when we swerveawayfromtheroadoflongtermsuccess.

“There is only one success-to be able to spend your life in your own way.”-Christopher Morley, author

“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.”-Bill Cosby, actor

“Defeat is not the worst of fail-ures. Not to have tried is the true failure.”-George Edward Woodberry, author

“Success is one percent inspirtation, ninety-nine percent perspiration.” -Thomas Edison, inventor

Walt DisneyJ. K. RowlingMichael Jordan

If at first you don't succeed...

...try, try again.- American educator Thomas H. Palmer 1840

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14 entertainment

“There’sa time fordance andthe timeis now.”Footlooseis a cur-rentrendi-tion of anold classicthat getsthe wholeaudience

excited tojoin in the

dancing.Thismoviekeptmelaughingwith its hilarious dialogue and keptmytoestapping. Five years before the story takesplace, five teenagers were killed in acar accident involving, alcohol, loudmusic, and a dance party. So, thetownofBeaumontimplementedrulesprohibiting these things and impos-ing an 11:00 p.m. weekend curfewon the teenagers. Ren MacCormack,played by Kenny Wormald, movesto Beaumont and is stunned by thestrict rules. Ren finds comfort in hisnew friendWillard,playedby MilesTeller, and buddies from the footballteam.HealsomeetsAriel,playedbyJulianne Hough, the daughter of thetownminister.Arielisrebelliousandloves breaking the rules. In the end,Ren and Ariel shake up the town ofBeaumont.

Now Playing: FootlooseObnoxious Character Shouldn’t Stop You from Seeing this Movie

BY TAYLOR ESCHERManaging Editor

Themoviewasexciting.Thedia-logue was comical, such as the wayAriel’s boyfriend said, “touché” andthewholeaudiencewascrackingupatWillardandhisbaddancemoves.Thecontemporarysettingkept themoviefresh and updated. The music wasprettymuchequaltotheoriginalandI was struggling to stop myself fromdancinginmyseat. Whenyouarenotlaughingatthejokes and puns or trying to controlyourdancemoves,youarescoffingatAriel.Ariel is sucharebelliouschar-acter and instead of admiring her, Ifound myself cringing at her accent,almost non-existentclothing, and bad deci-sions. Craig Brewer, di-rector, keeps Ariel con-sistentwiththeoriginalmovie but plays up herattitude way too much.Atonepointinthemov-ie,Arielisstandingonatrain track as a train isrushing towardheranddoesn’t move until Renpushes her out of theway. Then she followsupwithaskinghimifhewantstokissher.What?Shehasaboyfriendwhois a 30-year-old ruffianwhohasnogoalsinlifeexcepttogetdrunkandrace cars. Cool. Ariel

Straight No Chaser Midland10/23

KC Chiefs vs.San Diego Chargers

Arrowhead10/31

The Cake Boss: Buddy Valastro

Midland11/7

University of Kansas vs

University of Missouri

Arrowhead11/23

Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn:

Part 111/18

Anything GoesSion Musical11/17-11/21

KansasCity?“What My

Husband Doesn’t Know”

Music Hall of KC10/21-10/22

Sion’s Thanksgiving

Break11/23-11/25

Guns ‘N RosesSprint Center

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is an obnoxious character and I waswishingRenwouldn’tstaywithherintheendofthemovie,becauseshe’snotworthit. Okay, so if you disregard the ir-ritatingcharacterofAriel,thismoviereallyimprovesupontheoriginal.Youmight even find yourself practicingthe dance moves in the restrooms atthemovietheater(guilty)andsingingthesongswiththemusicblastingfromyourcar,asmanygroupsofmomsdidafterwards. Go see Footloose on arainydayorifyou’reinabadmood,it’llpullyououtofanyslump.

The New Facebook: Google PlusHas the New Google Plus Taken Over the Facebook Scene?

After school activities: Grab asnack. Upload pictures from lastSaturdayontoFacebook.Doa smid-gen of homework. Post the hilariousnew video you found on your bestfriend’s Facebook wall. Tweet abouttheawkwardmomentinEnglishclasstoday. Millionsofteenagersareengagingin social networking sites, the mostpopular being Facebook and Twitter.Internet companies aren’t stoppingthere,though.Anewsocialnetwork-ingsite,GooglePlus,hasjustmadeitsentrance. Google Plus twists FacebookandTwitterintoone.Afeaturecalled“Circles” allows users to group theirfriends. In these circles, people can

disableothers fromseeingwhat theypost.Insimplerterms,peoplecancat-egorizetheirfriends. For some, it’s a solution to the“I don’t want to be friends with mymom”issue.GooglePlusallowsteen-agerstobefriendswiththeirparents,whilekeepingsomepostsoutofsight. The“Hangout”optionisbasicallyvideochat,similartoFacebook’s,butwithGooglePlus,userscanvideochatwithupto10peopleatatime. Google Plus’ “Sparks” allows us-ers toname their interests, and theirfriendscanmakecommentsontheseinterests according to their circlesettings. “I don’t have a Google Plus. Imight get one soon,” sophomoreMarySizemoresaid.“Truthfully,I’mgettingkindoftiredofFacebookand

their new update doesn’t make mehappy.IfenoughofmyfriendsgotoGooglePlus,Iprobablywill,too,justso I can keep up with them, events,andpictures.” There are about 25 millionGoogle Plus users currently, accord-ing to Google estimates. Comparethat to 800 million Facebook usersandTwitter’s200milliontweeters. “My first thought was ‘Geeze, ittook me forever to shift my networkofpeoplefromMyspacetoFacebook’-I’m getting too old for this,” EllenCarmody, director of Sion’s technol-ogyservices,said. While Google Plus may becomea serious contender with FacebookandTwitter,amajordrawbackmaybewhether people have time to set oneupanduseit.

Performing the final dance, Ariel played by Julianne Hough and Ren played by Kenny Wormald in the new version of Footloose. (Photo from Paramount Pictures)

The Enchanted Forest

ExpositionOverland Park

Convention Center

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BY EMMA EVELDNews/Editorial Editor

MyLifeIsAwkward Phrase of the Day:

*See LeJournalLive for insider interviews

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MyLifeIsAwkward...Awkward Phrase of the Day:AWKtober 31st “Mywholeeighthgradeclasswentovertoafriend’shouseforaHalloweenparty.MyfriendandIdecidedtogoalloutonourcostumes.Littledidweknow,everyoneelsefeltweweretoooldforcostumes.So,weshoweduptoherpartydressedasscubadivers.I’mtalkingfullwetsuits,goggles,masks,andflippers.”-CourtneyTushaus,freshman

“Ithoughtit’dbecooltowearapenguincostumemadeforatwoyearoldwhenIwasabout13becauseIthoughtitwasfunny.Peoplewouldcommentonhowcutemyfriends’costumeswere,butnotmine.Iguesstheydidn’tthinkitwasfunny.”-EmilySchnitker,sophomore

“OneHalloweeen,allthegirlsinmygradewenttomyfriend’shousewholivesinLochLloydandnexttoMattCassel,theChiefsplayer.Weallweresurroundinghimandthenweallhuggedhimsohardhegotpushedintoalargepotonhisfrontporch.Thepotshatteredandwefeltbad.”-MariaWagner,freshman

“OneHalloweenmygradewashavingaparty.Mymommademycostume.IwentasLillyfromtheRugrats.Lillyhasatwin,butIwentalone.Tomakeitworse,Ihadabinkyinmymouthandallnight,peoplewereasking‘Whoareyou?’Soawk.”-ElizabethPrusa,junior

“Idon’tknowwhy,butoneHalloweenIfoundmyselfonaNewYorksubwayinacape.IthinkIwasDracula.”-GaryAdams,MusicTeacher

Fall Trends...SallyHansennailpolisheshaveallthetrendingfallcolorslikeburntorangeandbrown. CVS Pharmacy for $5.99.

Thelongerthebetter.Wearmaxidresseswithprintsandsolidcolors.Find at Target from $20-$40.

Thechunkyheelandsuedecomponentsareinthisfall.Solid colors avaliable at Aldo for $90.

Grand Opening

Two summers ago on an Alaskan vacation,freshman Aubrie Horstmeier and her mother,MelanieColeman,roamedinandoutoflittlestorestobuypresentsandgetideasfortheirownstore. "Iaskedherattheendofthetrip,'Whenareyougoingtodothisforyourself?',"Horstmeiersaid. And now she has. Tallulahbelle's, an upscaleboutiquethatsellsavarietyofhand-craftedjewelry,purses, scarves,hatsandnotebooks, celebrates itsgrandopeningattheendofOctober.ItislocatedinthenewParkPlacestoresat116thandNall.

BY KATIE MAHONEYWeb Editor

The store offers one-of-a-kind works of art, according to Coleman. See LeJournalLive.com for more information. (Photo courtesy Melanie Coleman)

(All photos MCT Campus)

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TheExorcist(1973)

TheGrudge(2004)

TheRing(2002)

Insidious(2010)

Whenateenagerispossessedbyamyste-riousentity,hermotherseeksthehelpoftwoprieststosaveherdaughter.

Afamilyheadstoanisolatedhotelforthewinterwhereanevilandspiritualpresenceinfluencesthefatherintoviolence,whilehispsychicsonseeshor-rificforebodingsfromthepastandofthefuture.

A young journalist must investigate amysterious videotape which seems tocause the death of anyone in a week ofviewingit.

A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trap-ping their comatose child in a realm called TheFurther.

How-To CarveA Pumpkin

Like A Pro1.Pickyourfavorite

pumpkinfromthenearestpatch.2.Usingaknife,cutaKnotts-approvedcirclearoundthestem,thenremoveit.(Pumpkin Carv-ing Set: $9.99 on Amazon or $3.89 at Walmart)

3.Useyourhandstoscoopouttheseedsandguts.

4.Drawascaryfaceontheoutsideofyour

pumpkinwithapermanentmarker.(Pumpkin Carving

Patterns: DLTK-Holidays.com or Pumpkinmasters.com)

5.Cutalongtheline.Onceyoufinishcutting,pushthecut-outpiecesfromthe

insideout.6.Placeasmallcandleinsidethe

pumpkintocreateaneerieglow.

AnAmericannurselivingandworkinginTokyoisexposedtoamysterioussupernaturalcurse,onethatlocksapersoninapowerfulragebeforeclaim-ingtheirlifeandspreadingtoanothervictim.

7.EnjoyandhaveaHappyHalloween!

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17features

Afterlungcancer,breastcancer isthesecond-leadingcauseofcancerdeathinwomen.

Think Pink: Behind the Battle Student Recollects Emotional, Life-Changing Struggles

Fourteenyearsago,juniorNatalieWood’smotherwasdiagnosedwithbreastcancer.Butwhatwasatragic period of time during Natalie’s life, turnedouttohelpherappreciateherfamilyandespeciallyhermother,somuchmore. “SometimesIthinkabouthowluckyIam,andhowIshouldbethankful.Iwouldhavenomemoryof my mother at all if she hadn’t been so strong,”Woodsaid. Wood was only two when she found out hermother had breast cancer. All she remembers ishavingtostayatgrandma’shouseinArkansaswhilehermotherwasgettingtreatment.“IfeellikeIcan’tappreciateitasmuchastherestofmyfamilysincetheyrememberit,”Woodsaid. Breast cancer affects thousands of womenthroughout the world. According to the NationalCancer Institute, there are an estimated 230,480cases of breast cancer and an estimated 39,520deathsin2011.Thisdeadlydiseasetestsdifferentfamiliesalloverthecountry.

Breast Cancer Facts According to Web MD

Aperson’sage,geneticfactors, personalhealthhistory,anddietallcontributetobreastcancerrisk.

Breastcanceristhemostcom- moncanceramongwomen.Almostoneineveryeightwomenwilldevelopbreastcancerinherlifetime.

“WomenintheUnitedStatesgetbreastcancermore than any other kind of cancer,” Dr. KristiMonson,animmunologistandallergistinDuluth,Minn.,said. Differentwomenhandlethesituationdifferently.Somedon’tbelieveit,someare justplainterrifiedandsomedon’tevenknowhowtoreact,accordingtoMonson.AccordingtoDr.TaliaMillerWhitsett,abreastcancercoachinNorthCarolina,disbeliefisoneofthemostcommonfirstemotionalresponses. “Breast cancer survivors are faced with manycriticaldecisions.Oftenthereisatimeofpressuretomaketreatmentdecisionsandmanyotherdeci-sions,”Millersaid. Women and children are constantly being putindifficultsituationsbecauseofthisdisease.Somechildren feel confused and they don’t know howtohandlethesituation.Theyareafraidthatintheend,theoutcomemaynotbedesirable.However,itcanalsobringfamiliesclosertogetherandforthosewhodosurviveit,itmakesthemevenstrongerac-cordingtotheLiveStrongFoundation. TheWomen’sAwarenessClubistryingtoraiseawarenessbyputtinguppostersandsignsthrough-out the school according to Women’s AwarenessClubsponsorJenniferBrown-Howerton. “We want to educate the population on whatcausesbreastcancerandhowdeadlyitis,”Brown-Howertonsaid.AccordingtoWomen’sAwarenessClubpresidentseniorAubreyOkenfuss,theyareplanningonhav-inga speakercome in to talkaboutbreastcancerprevention. Even though Wood was only a little girl whenhermotherhadbreastcancer,ithasaffectedherlifetremendouslyandhashelpedshapewhosheis.Sheappreciateshowstronghermotherwasandthatsheisclearnow.

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Marked by Many Milesfourth and fifth grade.   But, Vannoy said, thoseweren’ther“vitalyears.” “Myparentsalwayssaidwe’dstayinoneplaceoncewegottomiddleschoolandhighschool,”Van-noysaid. Moving fazed Hendrix in a different way. Al-though she has lived in eight cities in four states,changingschoolswasn’ttoodifficultforherthanksto her outgoing personality, she said.   One bigdownsidewasmissing thechance toconnectwithherrelativesonadailybasis,especiallyhergrand-ma. “[Seeing]mygrandmawasalmost likeseeing

SantaClaus,”Hendrixsaid. “WhenIsawheritwasonlyseasonal,andwhilemymomwasasinglepar-entshewouldtraveltocomewatchme.”  But the moving experience wasn’t all nega-tive,thethreeagreed. Hendrixsaidshegrewtobemore open-minded and comfortable with manysurroundings, and Govea said she became moreoutgoing. “I became closer with my family,” Govea

BY MAURA EVELDFeatures Editor

Seniors Megan Govea, Meryl Vannoy and Anna Hen-drix collectively lived in 18 cities and nine states. All three have lived in the Kansas City area for their high school years. (Photo by Maura Eveld)

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Theytraveledthousandsofmiles. Theyattend-eddozensofschools. Theyinhabited18cities. Frequent moves are often rough on childrenandadolescents,accordingtotheAmericanAcade-myofChildandAdolescentPsychiatry. ButseniorsMeryl Vannoy, Megan Govea and Anna Hendrixdon’t need the experts to tell you that.   All threemovedatleastfivetimesbeforehighschool,anditwasn’teasy, theysaid.  However, theyfoundmanybenefitsfromtheexperience.  Goveamovedseventimes,rangingfromMin-nesota to Georgia. Each of her four siblings wasborninadifferentcity.  Herfamilymovedforherdad’s job, and their goal was to ultimately live inKansasclosetotheirrelatives.  “Ididn’tlikemovingbecause,althoughImadefriendsprettyeasily,Idon’tlikethethoughtofstart-ingover,”Goveasaid.  Vannoy also struggled with starting over infourstates:Nebraska,California,Indiana,andKan-sas.   The shift from California to Indiana was thehardest,shesaid.  Athirdgraderatthetime,Van-noy transferred from a small private school withonly16studentspergradetoapublicschoolwith110ineachclass. “Noonewasmean,Ijustfeltliketheyalreadyhad their set friends,” Vannoy said.   “[As a thirdgrader]you’rejusttryingtogetinthere.” Vannoy switched schools in second, third,

said. “Wereliedoneachotherbecausewewereouronlyfriendswhenfirstcomingtoanewstate.” Vannoy even considers continuing this life-style. Inthefuture,shewantsherownfamilytoliveinseveraldifferentplaces. Apersonexperiencessomuchmoreiftheytravel,shesaid. As forGoveaandHendrix, theywantKansastobetheirpermanenthome.Hendrixsaidthatbystayinginonecityapersoncanhavecloserfriendsandbemoreinvolvedinthecommunity. “I feel like if Iwouldn’thave livedhere[Kan-sas], Iwouldn’thavebeen thepersonIamtoday,”Hendrixsaid.

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Strings, Solos, and Symphony

Bothpairsofeyesdirecttheirfocusontheconductorasheliftshistwoarms.Withtheirchinsproppedinpositionandtheirbowsheldmotionless,twoviolists,alongwiththemakingsofanorchestrawaitforthedelicatemo-tionoftheconductor’shands. It is after three metronomic taps that the sound of “Tchaicovsky’s 4thSymphony”began toflood theearsof the1,600people seated inHelzbergHall.WhatbeganasanensemblewastheopeningofKansasCity’s13-acreperformingartsfacility,theKauffmanCenter. Giventhisopportunity,seniorClaireMartinandjuniorCigiDandaweretwooutofnearlyonehundredmusicianswhorepresentedtheKansasCityYouthSymphonyduringtheSeptember18grandopening. WhenenteringthetransparentdoorsonthatwetSundaymorningandseeing the long linesof50,000people,bothgirlsagreed theyhad ‘thepre-performancejitters’.Despitetheirnerves,nothingcoulddistractthemfromexperiencingtheattractivebuilding. “Thelobbyismadeentirelyoutofglasswalls,whichallowsyoutoseethecitybeyond,”Martinsaid. Throughthelobby,therearetwoprimaryentertainmenthalls:theMurielKauffmanTheatreandtheHelzbergHall.TheYouthSymphonyplayedintheHelzbergHall,whichwasdescribedbyMartinas‘SydneyOperahouse-esque’. “HelzbergHallwasgorgeous.Theseatswereevenlyscatteredallaroundusasifitmadeasemi-circle,”Dandasaid. After having two rehearsals prior to the event, the Youth Symphony,alongwithMartinandDanda,wasnotexpectingafullhouse.Bothrecountedthateveryseatwastaken.AccordingtoDanda,havingafullhousewassig-nificantlydifferentfromthenormalsoloandensemblecompetition. Astheopener,theKansasCityYouthSymphonyperformedtwopiecesofliterature:“Tchaikovky’s4thSymphony”and“TheBarberofSeville”. “‘Tchaikovky’s 4th Symphony” was incredibly fast which made it somuchhardertoperformwithanensemble,”Martinsaid. Dandasaidthatwhenpracticingalone,shewasabletomaintainthetem-po,butwhenputtingtheliteraturetogetherwithseveralotherinstruments,thingsgotoutofhand. Despite thechallengingpiecesof literature, thegroupof88musiciansthat collectively formed theYouthSymphonywereable topulloff theonehouractoftheopener.

Whether itbeplaying intheKansasCityYouthSymphonyat theKauff-manCenterorperforminginsoloorensemblecompetitions,bothMartinandDandashareacommontalent.Theybothintendonpursuingtheirmusicalin-terests,evenifnotprofessionally.Danda,aswellasMartin,neverwantstolosepassionforplaying. Martinsaid,“IwanttomaintaintheskilllevelI’veworkedsohardtoreach.”

Sion violists Claire Martin and Cigi Danda perform at the Kauffman Opener.

BY ELIZABETH GIANINOLayout/Design Editor

Claire Martin and Cigi Danda scan their literauture when performing “Tchaikovky’s 4th Symphony”. Both Martin and Danda are located in the strings-section of the orchestra. (Photo by Claire Martin)

The Kansas City Youth Symphony performs at Helzberg Hall during the Kaufmann Opener. The Symphony is made up of 88 orchestra musicians. (Photo by Claire Martin)

Claire Martin and Julia Kauffman converse after the symphony’s opening performance. They are located in lobby, right outside Helberg Hall. (Photo by Claire Martin)

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SPIRITWEEK

This year’s spirit weekwas changed from Catho-lic schools week to October17-21. According to StudentCouncil President SarahArnoldi, spirit week waschanged because studentscould only dress up twodaysduringCatholicschoolsweek and it took away fromthespiritualityaspect. “Because we don’t have aHomecoming we wanted todoitinOctobersowecouldhaveourtakeonwhatalltheotherareaschoolsaredoing,”Arnoldisaid. Students throughout theschool went all out for thethemes: Bro-coming, WorldCup Soccer, w Music Genreby class, Makin’ it Rain andSpiritShirts.

From top to bottom right: Senior Sarah Andrews cheers for her World Cup team; juniors Alex Lozano, Meg Cowan, Maddie Roederer, Meghan Gordon, and Serena Clark present their class float; the senior float is the gift of this year’s seniors; and junior Ellie Fritts dons a rain poncho.