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AFTensions have been rising between many countries

over the possession of nuclear weapons. Iran has posed the greatest threat after March 25. Iran aimed a nuclear missile straight for the U.S.

According to U.S. officials, Iran could possibly de-stroy the whole northern half of the United States with this missile. After receiving news that Iran did in fact have an armed nuclear missile, Russia also got in on the action and aimed another missile towards the U.S.

Obama plans to address this issue in a speech but it seems our only escape route is to Nicaragua. Vice Presi-dent Joe Biden addressed the issue on Tuesday March 27 in which he said to have citizens dig tunnels under-neath their homes to remain safe.

by Ashlyn Bridgewater Reporterand Ali DeHartManaging Editor-of-Content

In an attempt to embrace a growing tech-nology-based world, Southport students will be allowed to bring any electronic device that can be used for educational purposes next year. From cellphones to tablets to voice re-corders, any device is a go.

What is being referred to as “bring your own device” is a basic policy for the entire school. Rules will be implemented by teachers and their preferences of if they feel it is neces-sary for students to have electronics out, from

allotting certain times in class for devices to even saying no devices whatsoever.

This year, Perry Meridian 6th Grade Acad-emy piloted a program similar to “bring your own device.” This program allows every sixth grader to use a school-provided tablet in class. PMA principal Mr. John Ralston thinks that this program is a necessary privilege that these students have.

“I think it’s important because it’ll move you along to become a 21st century school,” Ralston said. “It makes learning more relevant to kids. Kids are more excited about it. They want to use the tablets.”

Southport is already in the process of writing the guidelines for when students return to school this upcoming August. The first step in having this open policy was al-lowing students to have access to the WiFi. Internet usage restrictions will still be em-ployed, though. Websites will be blocked the same as if a student were to use the

school’s computers and student accounts will still be blocked if internet is abused in a negative manner.

Along with the new policy will come a new mandatory class. For incoming freshmen, it will be a requirement that they take a one se-mester class on how to use technology and the internet to their greatest benefit. This class will be called “TELL.”

One of the biggest anticipated drawbacks of the open policy is the potential for the in-crease in theft. When the no device policy was reinforced after the privilege of hav-ing phones was severely abused, theft de-creased and has since become much less of an issue. Brouwer’s biggest concern is that the thievery rate will increase. Ralston says that just trusting students to do the right thing is necessary.

Southport is ready to begin a program that is going to change how students learn in the classroom.

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JOURNAL March 30, 2012 Issue 12, Volume XC Southport High School 971 East Banta Road Indianapolis, IN 46227

{newsBRIEFS}Local: Marching for Martin’s murder

Although the late Trayvon Martin was shot and killed in Sanford, Fla., that didn’t stop local community mem-bers from standing up against what may have been an unjust murder.

This past Monday, more than 1,000 people marched downtown in a “march for justice.” Many wore hooded sweatshirts and carried skittles, just as Martin had been when he was shot by a neighborhood crime-watch volun-teer, George Zimmerman. The march ended at Monument Circle where there was a moment of silence as well as a silent prayer.

Law enforcement is still investigating the shooting. However, many are still hoping that their march will lead to awareness for Martin as well as less racial profiling.

Information from www.cnn.com

The Affordable Care Act has been an ongoing concern in Congress from the start. With Obama wanting health care provided to every American, Republicans have sug-gested that Obama’s health care plan is unconstitutional because it’s believed that this is the federal government reaching out into the daily lives of Americans.

The polls said that only 43 percent of Americans ap-proved of the plan, which is five points up from last No-vember. Thirty-seven percent of those who disapprove of it do so because they feel it is too liberal. Although the views from Republicans and Democrats have barely budged since last year, the plan goes to court this week. The Su-preme Court will rule on the whether or not the Affordable Care Act is constitutional or not.

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Southport’s bullying hotline: (317) 789-4880

News Briefs by Rachael Samm and Casey Smith

Global: Iran aiming nuclear weapons National: Congress to evaluate Act

(AF) Think this kitten is adorable? See Page 13.the (AF) Quidditch team gets flying brooms. Page 35.

by Cody FosterReporter

“The Southport High school Alumni As-sociation is an organization that encourages people who have graduated from Southport to stay involved and provide services and socialize throughout the year,” co-chairman of the Southport High School Alumni Asso-ciation and former English teacher Mrs. Ruth Mercer said.

This year, 62 differ-ent scholarships were given to students by the Southport High School Alumni Associ-ation for a grand total of $45,000.

According to Mercer, some scholarships are given to students based on financial need, while others are given solely on the basis of qualifi-cation.

Recipients are cho-sen by a committee of about six or seven peo-ple, who review each application and match students to specific scholarships on the basis of qualification, grades, service in and out of school, as well as teacher recommendation.

“There is never enough money, because we have so many students that need it,” Mercer said.

This year, two students were named win-ners of the two largest scholarships, at $1,500 each. The student who won the Alumnus of the Year award was senior Florence Salamone.

“I’m honored that I was chosen to receive this award,” Salamone said, “The money they gave me will go towards my first year’s tu-ition and will help me be successful in college and in life.”

Mercer says that even after its 20 year existence, Southport is the only school in the state that offers anything remotely close to this. According to Mercer, this is all because of former chairman Mrs. Cindy Bertram, and her continuing work to keep in touch with Southport alumni.

“I think other schools could do this, but they just don’t have somebody who goes after it like she [Bertram] does,” Mercer said.

Although the Alumni Association would love to pay for every student to go to college, there is only so much money available. But, ac-cording to Mercer, this year was successful in terms of alumni participation and all are look-ing forward to this year’s banquet.

62 students received scholarships from Southport’s Alumni Association

Southport in the process of wrting guidlines for ‘bring your own device’ policy

Changes to school calendar next yearby Marie PrevostReporter

Southport High School recently conduct-ed a study that showed it costs two times more money to heat the school than to cool it down. In an effort to save more money, the school district has decided to make a change.

Starting in the 2012-2013 school year, “summer break,” or the nine weeks the dis-trict gets off before the new school year starts, will now be during the winter. Instead of starting school in late July and finishing in early June, the first day back to school would be in late January and the last day of school would be right before Thanksgiving.

Even though the schedule is changing, the normal breaks throughout the year still need to be covered. Winter break or its con-troversial name Christmas break will meet its counterpart summer break, or Ramadan break. Spring break, which normally pro-tects April Fools’ Day, will now be centered around Halloween. Fall break, which normal-ly falls in late October, will now be centered around Arbor Day. Fall break will now aid Perry Township’s other attempts in moving towards a green environment by celebrating the planting of trees.

“We’re trying this now as a test for the state,” principal Barbara Brouwer said. “If it works for Perry Township, it will go state wide the following year. We’re extremely ex-cited to be the deciding factor on something so important.”

Perry Township was chosen as the pilot

for this project based on the diversity seen throughout the township. According to the state school board, Perry Township has the best students to represent the overall state. The idea, proposed by the State superinten-dent, has been tweaked by Brouwer herself including the new break schedule.

“I changed a few things to better fit our school. I centered things around holidays that seem to be important to our school fam-ily,” Brouwer said. “If it (the new schedule) works out, the board agreed to take them under consideration.”

This schedule change is important for the state, and more importantly, Perry Town-ship. Because it costs more to cool down the

school than to heat it, the Township is pro-jected to save over $1 million in one school year alone purely on energy cut backs.

“Switching the school schedule will be ex-tremely beneficial to saving energy, and in return, money for the district,” Brouwer said.

Freshman Jake Rose is one of the current students that will be affected by the schedule change. According to Rose, he’s excited for the change.

“I don’t particularly like the idea of this schedule on paper, but nothing looks good on paper. I’m interested in seeing how the school will implement this or if it will fall through like the block schedule from a few years ago.” Rose said.

Perry Township has been selected to pilot a new schedule to save money

Perry Township schools wanting to increase the use of technology in the classroom

Students awarded $45,000 from alumni scholarships

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High school hnu i duh tim nak

Collge hi highschool i na rak i ruah ning bantuk a si ma?

College hi high school i ka rak i ruah ning nak in a rak fawi deuh ka ti zei cah tiah college kai hi high school ka rak kai lio cun ka rak phang mi a tam tuk, phaisa le mirang holh cun class pawl kong hin ka thin a rak phang ngai nain ka ruah ning nak in a fawi deuh ko tiah ka hmuh. Saya te zong an ttha cun class zong a har tuk cu a si lo, holh ti ah le kan mah kan thiam mi te kha kan hmang khim ve ko cun kan mah

nak in a zual deuh mi ram dang lei siangn-gakchia (international students) pawl zong an um ve ko.

College kai hi laimi saingngakchia pakhat dirhmun in a har na ti ma?

A har a fawi tiin cun chim awk ka thei lo nain, zuam nak ngaih cu a hau. Kan tuah mi pakhat cung ah kan i biatak a hau a si lo ah cun a bianaba ah biology major in busi-ness major hei ti bantuk kan thleng duh ah cun a dang class lak tthan dih a hau fawn i tangkaa a dih, a caan a dih ti khi a si. Col-lege kai ti ah cun tha thut cuh a ngah bak lo. Thaizing ka tuah lai kan ti kar ah khin a tthet dih cang i thaizing a phak cun a tam tuk cang.

Highschool siangngakchia pawl caah college kong he pehtlaih in ruah nak na

pe kho hna nga ma?Lai mi sianghngakchia pawl sin ah cah

kan duh mi hna cu, a tu te in hin zeidah cawn na duh, zei dah si na duh, zei major dah na duh, zeidah na zuam(interest) ti mi kha i fiang uh law a ttha bik ti hi a si. Cun a si khawh ah cun AP/Advance Placement class hi lak uh tiah kan forh duh hna. AP cu a har ti cuh ka theih i a test zong a har ti ka theih ko nain a mah class ah nan awn khawh ah cun mah kha a zaa ko. Amah AP test nan awn lo zongah ziah kan ti ah cun a bianaba ah chemistry major a duh mi nih cun AP chemistry an i lak cia i a test zong an sungh kho men nain college kai tik ah a cawn tthan tik ah khan class pak-hat kha voihnih cawn a si cang caah a fawi deuh tuk.

Dawt Hlei Iang Major: BusinessCollege: IUPUI

Kum zei zat dah na kai lai? Zei ban tuk dah na cawn bik mi a si?

Kum khat le thla nga chung ka kai lai. Motor kong he pehtlaih in kan cawn deuh. Cu lawng si rih lo in motor chung lei a tel mi poah kong zong kan cawn.

Nangmah na kai mi hi saingngakchia pawl nih kai an duh ve ah cun zei tin dah ruah nak na pek hna lai?

Caa cawn le kum tlawmpal lawng sian-ginn kai a duh mi caah cun mah ka kai mi hi a tha tuk ka ti zei caah tiahcun kum khat le a cheu ah degree lak a si i a leng ah rian tuan khawh a si cawlh. Cu lawng si rih lo in, kan mah Lai mi phung caah zong a tha hnem fawn. Kan mah holh te in rian kan tuan ti kho lai a bianaba ah an motor a rawk tik caan ah.

Kio HmungMajor: AutomotiveCollege: Lincoln

Laimi siangngakchia pakhat dirh-mun in, Mirang ca pawl tah an har deuh ma college ah?

Kai lai ah placement test na tuah lai i nangmah level te ah an I chiah lai. Kei cu keimah level te ah ka um i a har tuk cun ka thei lo. Na in kei cu mirang ca cu a thiam mi ka si lo i a fawi tuk zong in ka thei lem lo.

College le high school an i dang bik nak tiah na ruah mi?

College cu self-study(mah te ca zoh) lawng te a si cang. High school ban tuk in detail in kan cawn ti lo. Mah te in a leng ah caan pek a hua deuh tuk cang. Class pakhat kan lut hlan ah mah class caah khan i timh tuah a hau peng.

Sui Tin Tial Major: ChemistryCollege: IUPUI

Nangmah te lawng nu le pa he um lo in dom ah um hi a har maw?

A har ngai ko zeicaah tiahcun laimi cu hawi le kom ngeih lo cun kan um kho lo i a si nain keimah lawng ka si lo Mi-rang ka hawi le zong first semester cu an i harh tuk ve ko. College i a kum khat nak kan kai nak cio a si le kan caah a har dih ko.

College ah tah, zei tin dah ca bawmh nak pawl an um ve ma?

A um ve ko. Sian-ginn ah tutor pawl le mentor pawl an tam pi. Homework kan thiam lo mi hi an mah deuh nih an kan bawmh. Cun professor pawl zong office hours(zung ah um nak caan) an ngei i kan hal duh mi hna an um ah cun mah caan ah khin kan va ton tawn hna.

Zai Tin ParMajor: Social WrokerCollege: ISU

College hi highschool i na rak i rauh bantuk a si ma?

A si lo. High school ban tuk in bawmh-nak kan ngei tuk ti lo. Professor pawl zong caan an ngei tuk ti lo high school saya bantuk in. Caa zong a har deuh tuk cang. A caan tam deuh cu self-study tuah peng a hau.

Nangmah nih na rak ton (experience) cang mi ah, high school siangngakchia pawl nih hin zeitin in dah college caah i timh tuah hna seh tiah na duh piak hna?

High school ah kan cawn mi vialte hi a biapi dih. Cu caah cun high school i na cawn mi vial te hi thiam ding in i zuam. College kai ding ah hin zei hmanh ttih ding a si lo. Holh lai zong ah, kan mah nak in Mirang holh a thiam lo mi an tam pi ko.

Ronald HninMajor: CIT ProgramCollege: IUPUI

Biak Chin ParThawngthanhtu

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by Rachael SammReporter

Spring Break is the time of year when some students flock to the beaches in Florida or other southern parts of the United States where it’s warm. However, there are always students who stay home for break. Unlike the students who go to tropical states or simply stay home, seniors Michael Hart and Gavin Krueger prepare for a trip not so far south. The two seniors will be en-joying their spring break in southern Kentucky on a camping trip.

“(Hart) kind of thought we should go camping together and it’d be fun. It was his idea to go to Mammoth Cave, and I thought it was a good idea

so we went with it,” Krueger said.Hart and Krueger have been best friends

since elementary school and have never been camping together. The two decided to spend their spring break together after Hart had men-tioned that he wanted to take a trip to Mammoth Cave. Although they did think about going with more people, they figured it would be too much of a hassle to get a group together.

With it just being the two of them, they plan to drive down in Krueger’s car to Mammoth Cave on April 2nd and return home on April 5th. In the four days they will be staying there, the two boys will be camping in a tent on the camp-grounds at Mammoth Cave National Park. The fee for camping in the Mammoth Cave camp-ground is $17 per person.

Krueger explained that while there, Hart and he would be doing a lot of hiking, taking a few tours of the cave and going canoeing. They will be renting a canoe when they get there and go on a canoe trip down the river one day.

Although Hart wanted to make reservations for the Wild Cave Tour, no spots were available. The Wild Cave Tour interested Hart because it’s a six hour long tour that has a part that you have to crawl through for about 60 feet. However Hart did make reservations for the three hour long Snowball Tour that doesn’t involve crawling through tight spaces.

Mammoth Cave is the longest known cave system in the U. S. Mammoth Cave has over 350 miles of passageway surveyed and mapped with still an extensive amount yet to be discovered.

With so many things to do at Mammoth Cave, Krueger looks forward to exploring the caves the most. Neither him nor Hart have ever been to Mammoth cave before and are excited for this new experience. Overall, Hart expects this trip to cost about $150 for each of them but it’s worth it.

With this being their first camping trip to-gether, Hart and Krueger are excited to see what adventures this trip entails.

March 30, 2012 3Student Life

Not just a beach breakSee how two Southport seniors are spending the break in a cave

(AF) The Journal did the most scientific and accurate tests to try to predict what seniors Gavin Krueger and Micheal Hart would be do-ing. This was the result. Drawn by Rachael Samm and Stefanie Maier.

You are going to get the worst sunburn of your life. Apply-ing sunscreen every hour is not going to help at all. The stars have already de-cided your fortune.

Are you trying to get that special someone? Well this spring break is just the perfect time. Re-ally spend the week stalking this individ-ual to find out what he/she likes.

You will run into Snooki over spring break. While talking to her, she’ll ask you to be the godparent of her child. Then you’re going to sell the news to “People” magazine.

You’re going to see “Titanic” in 3D over the break. You will not be able to stop crying. Because you a weeping so loudly, you will be thrown out of the theatre.

Great adventure is heading your way during spring break. It doesn’t matter where you’re going. Either way, you Leos are going to be put in a rather danger-ous situation.

You will photo-bomb another family’s picture this spring break. Little do you know that this picture is going to go viral over the internet. It will end up on “Tosh.0.”

You will rescue a cat this spring break. This will in turn cause you to become a crazy cat lady/man. Your house will become overrun with all the cats in the world.

You and your friends will try to conquer the cinnamon chal-lenge during the week. Do not do this. Ever. No matter how fun the cin-namon challenge looks, you will choke and die. End of story.

In the spirit of spontaneity, you will decide to get a lower back tattoo. Start stocking up on midriff exposing shirts to show it off to all of your friends. Hopefully you pick a good one.

You are going to spend your spring break wrangling raccoons and skunks with the Turtle Man. Be sure to get your rabies shots because he likes to catch all of his animals with his bare hands.

You are not going to make it out of the school today. By some misfortune, you will end up locked in a bath-room with no way out. Try to have a good time today while you can.

You will be spend-ing your break forever alone. Start stocking up on romance novels because you’re go-ing to need them to ease your loneliness. Try to find some cat friends.

Spring Break 2012~Horoscopes~

For the upcoming break the Journal decided to take a look into the future to help students take precautions. So the lovely Madame LaGaff decided to give our future forecast, check out what you got. Transcribed for you by Allison Gaffney.

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Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces

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Spring Break in INDY?

If you’re feeling a little lonely in Indiana, and desiring a big city getaway, go no further than downtown our very own Indianapolis. Massachusetts Avenue, or more commonly known as Mass Ave. has the charm of a big city not too far away.

If resting during the break doesn’t appeal and you’re craving an adventure, why not try riding in the bike lanes? Sure you have little margin for error, and the only thing separating you from heavy metal and hot engines is a thin white line, but at least you get to work on your reflexes.

Perhaps relaxing over spring break is just what you wanted. So instead of an expensive spa visit that could cost hundreds, save and walk down the canal. You can have all the relaxing ocean sounds while actually being next to dirty green water.Photos by Kaitlin Fallowfield. Investigation by Katie Hinh.

Go to the canal!

Travel by bike!

Visit Mass Ave!

Are you stuck in Indiana while your friends have flown far away? Well have no fear, the Journal has found places around Indy that can give one a Spring Break feel, with out leaving home. Are you craving adventure? Yearning for the city? Or are you looking for relaxation and rejuvenation?

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European boys. Ah. (That would be a sigh of contentment.) The most recent import from the U.K., is One Direction. The boys range in age from their late teens to early twenties and were put together on the show “X Factor.” Though not the winners of the show, they certainly made an impact on the U.K. music scene-- In particular, girls and women aged 14-45. All the boys ( Harry, Niall, Zayn, Louis and Liam) have twitters dedicated to themselves and are often followed by girls with the twitter tags of “LIAMLUVR52.”

All that being said, One Direction is more than just a group of attractive boys. They are instead a group of talented young men--each with unique voices, that when put together make a pop explosion that will not be gone in an instant.

This is second rise of the age of the boy bands, and we are ready to hear it.

The album begins with the song “What Makes You Beautiful,” which is the young, teenaged girl’s most treasured fantasy come to life. The song is the first single off of the album and has managed within its few weeks of being released in the U.S. to make it on to the radio. The song is made up of the lyrics, “You don’t know you’re beautiful, that’s what makes you beautiful,” they were words that melted my heart and made me fall for all five of the

well-dressed European boys. Though the songs are filled with lyrics that make teenaged girls scream and cry, musically the band is filled with talented singers that come together in beautiful harmonies.

The album continues seducing the lovesick teenaged girl with the next song, “Gotta Be You.” (They really thought out of the box when it came to song titles.) Musically is very different from the first track. The song is slow, filled with long echo-y notes and an even more pronounced vocal harmonies. The mood of the song is somber and the lyrics are apologetic and pleading for a second chance at love because according to the boys, “Let me try one more time, I’ll make it better.” I am not sure what the boys did but, why anyone would break it off with any of these angelic and model-esque boys is beyond me.

The album continues to not disappoint and with songs that, though are similar each are unique. They are all filled with big harmonized choruses, catchy cute lyrics and the over-arching theme of love. Each song manages to be an individual that can stand on their own but works well wrapped together to form the entire album of “Up All Night.”

The next song that shines would be the title track “Up All Night,” which pays homage to Katy Perry songs and even hints at something so racy most American boy bands never explicitly said. It makes me want to stay up all night with the boys. Once you listen to the song, I think virtually everyone would have to agree. The song musically delivers with big gang vocals in the middle of the song and a hot club beat.

A song that really is set apart from the rest and caught my ear was the totally techno-filled “Stole My Heart” which

makes me wonder why I’m not out at the club partying with the boys. The song is exciting, fast and one that gets you moving.

My only complaint with the album is that though each song is unique, eventually, the boys voices begin to blend into one and you come to the realization that you just need to move in another direction for a little while.

One Direction is a boy band with Justin Beiber-good looks, European fashion sense and voices of angels. I am fully prepared to jump, kicking and screaming onto the growing One Direction fan girl train and all of America(especially the teen girls) are too.

“Mass Effect 3” marks the end of a trilogy that Bioware started in 2007. “Mass Effect 3” delivers a satisfying story and more with an addition of a cooperative multiplayer, which is a first to the franchise.

Players take the role of Commander Shepard, a solider that has witnessed the existence of the Reapers, a race of sentient starships that destroy all life in the galaxy every 50,000 years. Mass Effect is the only franchise to offer the “Import Feature”, which allows players to bring over their customized Shepard from the previous games. Your import-ed Shepard will carry over every choice from the first two installments, which means no two person’s experiences will be identical.

The game starts off in Vancouver when the Reapers ar-rive and Earth can’t be less prepared. Shepard escapes while Earth is burning. Bioware does a great job of starting this story with a bang. I was instantly enthralled by the emotion Bioware presented.

When the enemy force consists of colossal machines, you can bet that the battles will be intense. Several times you are forced confront the Reapers and your guns may as well be pea shooters to the massive monstrosities, the scale of this game is epic. The main game can easily entertain for hours- I completed it in just over 30.

Aside from the game’s phenomenal story mode, it offers a four-player cooperative mode. The co-op is very well done, and players fight through 11 waves. Most waves involve de-feating all of the enemies, but thankfully every three or so waves an objective is added that must be completed in a certain time.

Once again, Bioware has delivered an unforgettable ex-perience with the release of “Mass Effect 3.” With offerings of intense combat and a story that feels tailored to your lik-ings, this game is a must buy.

March 30, 20124 Reviews

by Cara HinhEntertainment Editor

From Romeo and Juliet to High School Musical, serendipi-tous encounters and love at first sight are common themes of many books and stories. “The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight” focuses on two teenagers who experience this when they meet at an airport. Relationships, new and old, are observed and analyzed all while the main character tries to figure out how love should truly work.

Hadley is on her way to her father’s second marriage when she misses her flight to England by four minutes. It is because of this that she meets Oliver, an English boy who turns out to be on the next flight to England. In fact, it’s the same one she has been rescheduled to take. They discover that they have a connection and try to stick together through their trip in the airports and in the air. There are times when they lose each other, but they always find their way back together somehow.

What amazed me the most about this book was the fact that it made 24 hours feel like much longer than it is, which is actually a feeling mentioned throughout the book. The two characters meet at the beginning of the book and only 24 hours take place before in the course of the book. Yet by the end of it, it feels like they’ve known each other for a much longer amount of time.

There were little moments of sweetness and sadness, and Hadley’s narrative made me feel happiness and heartache with her as they happened.

“The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight” is a touching story about platonic and romantic relationships and how they all work out in the end. It is more than any-thing a reminder that love exists, whether it’s the kind that has to be found through acceptance or the kind that seems to spring up out of nowhere. This book made me feel like anything is possible. That’s why I loved it.

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‘Mass Effect 3’ Bioware’s

‘The Hunger Games’ Suzanne Collins’s Jennifer E. Smith’s

Suzanne Collins began to release the highly popularized book trilogy, “The Hunger Games” in 2008. Since then the book series, and the start of a movie series under the same title, have been highly anticipated and publicized.

The movie begins in the land that was once North America. Every year, the malicious capitol of Panem holds “The Hunger Games.” The competition against one boy and one girl from each of the nation’s twelve districts re-quires them to compete until one survivor remains. Hav-ing to strive against other competitors who have trained for their whole lives, Katniss (played by Jennifer Law-rence) and Peeta (played by Josh Hutcherson) must rely on the little training and instincts that they have to make it out alive.

If you haven’t read Collins’s book series already, have no fear. The movie did a pretty good job at keeping things together. During the movie, I didn’t find myself confused or lost at any points, and for a movie that’s based off a book, that was definitely a good sign.

Something I really wanted to point out was the acting. I was thoroughly impressed with the acting by Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson. I haven’t really seen their acting abilities before in any other movies, so seeing them in the spotlight on the big screen was a fun experience in itself. I can definitely see these two actors go really far in their careers after this movie.

The only negative thing I can say about “The Hunger Games” is that the plot seemed to be a little drawn out. The movie length in general is very reasonable, but the real ac-tion of the plot seemed to take a while to get to.

If you ask me whether or not you should go to see “The Hunger Games,” I would definitely tell you yes. The filming and acting are above par, and the overall plot is one not to miss.

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March 30, 2012 5Entertainment

Location of prom moved due to scheduling

Popular prom styles The right restaurant

by Casey SmithReporter

Unlike previously expected, this year’s prom will not be held at the Indiana Roof Ballroom. Unfortunately, Southport lost its reservations for the night of April 14 due to an error with the reservations.

“The Indiana Roof Ballroom has booked Perry Meridian High School instead of South-port,” principal Ms. Barbara Brouwer said. “So now they’re not available for prom.”

Perry Meridian only outbid Southport by a measly $1000 and offered to actually supply tables, chairs and a giant disco ball that the In-diana Roof Ballroom could keep. When asked by the Journal, the Indiana Roof Ballroom rep-resentative declined a comment, but over the phone the receptionist sounded snippy.

“Are you the kids who gave us the fancy dis-

co ball?” asked the snippy receptionist. “If not, I was told to hang up the phone right away.”

The dilemma of making new reservations was that most of the other locations in mind were already booked.

“Because the weather has changed and it’s a lot nicer outside, we thought we’d go ahead and have an outdoor venue,” Brouwer said.

After a decision made by Brouwer and other school officials, the tennis courts near the West Lot are now the official home of this year’s Prom. It has been deemed a convenient, and now, a more economical location for students.

The theme will not change from “Treasures of Italy.” Students are being encouraged to stick with formal dresses and suits as planned, while also complying with some newly expect-ed appropriate attire. As a reminder from the staff, know the dress code is long sleeves and covering all body parts except the neck up.

“Tennis shoes are also an absolute require-ment,” Brouwer said. “You should have to wear them because we’re going to be outside on the tennis courts.”

Although prom is now in a very unusual spot, the fun won’t stop. Activities have been

planned to entertain students. According to Brouwer, she has decided on some of the events as well.

“We’ll do the lim-bo underneath the tennis net,” Brouwer said. “But if anyone gets to close during Prom, we’re going to end up turning on the tennis courts lights.”

Another positive thing about this year’s prom is that there will still be an After Prom. Although it was originally being held in the East Gym, it has been decided that After Prom will now be a giant pool party in Southport’s own swimming pool.

“I didn’t want to lifeguard After Prom at first,” said senior Brooke Gagliola‘’. “But I de-cided to change my mind when I was told I could get paid $50 an hour.”

Besides swimming, there will be water polo and several competitive races. Boys can wear

swim trunks and girls can wear anything that covers them from the neck down.

Brouwer and other school officials are very hopeful and excited for this year’s prom. Al-though they’re disappointed that they had to make so many last minute plans, including finding an outdoor DJ. Fortunately, we found “The Circus Brutha’s”, a Romanian DJ duo that specializes in classic waltz mixed with country and sometimes dubstep.

“I just hope everyone has a good time,” Brouwer said. “I have a good feeling that they will.”

Tennis courts will serve as a quick fix to unexpeceted problems

A prom style that has held year through year is the classic ball gown with a figure flattering A-line cut. This dress can be worn by any body type and look good. The top of the dress is decorated by sequins and other glit-tering small details that are in this year for prom.

The mermaid cut dress is a style that is very in this year. The mermaid is meant to show off the figure. The second style is the print of the dress which made up of butterfly wings. Print can be found every-where in Raelynn’s and on the runway. In fact, this dress was picked from New York runways for prom.

Slim figure-fitting, sexy dresses have never gone out of style for prom. Not-too revealing cut outs to show off the figure and glittering details that make the wearer shine. Another trend of this year’s prom style is a high slit in dresses. This dress combined with bold color is to make anyone stand out at prom.

This dress manages to encompass ev-ery style this year with fashionable leop-ard print, feathers and is cut in a high-low fashion. High-low is the newest and most startling fashion this year’s prom season. One-shoulder gowns are also popular to continue the asymmetrical effect that ac-companies high-low.

Iaria’ s Italian restaurant has anything and everything Italian. Ranging from cheese tortel-lini to baked lasagna, you won’t be without your favorite Italian specialty. Not to mention, Iria’s is a convenient price for anyone wanting a friendly atmosphere and good food. Don’t forget to order a cannoli!

LOCATION: 317 S. College Ave.

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To help figure out what prom styles were popular for this year, The Journal staff went to a local dress store, Raelynn’s Boutique and talked to staff members about what they bought for their boutique.

Picture perfect prom

LOCATION: 49 W. Maryland St.

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To add some Eastern flare to your prom night, why not try P. F. Chang’s? With Chang’s menu featuring Asian dishes that involve lamb and duck, along with your favorite fried rice and egg roll, it’s a good place to try Asian cuisine, without leaving Indianapolis. And not to mention great prom pictures with the terra cotta soldiers that are a part of the restaurant décor.

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TUXEDO: $100.00 ACCESSORIES: $80.00

HAIR: $25.00FLOWERS: $30.00

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The projected look for prom. All couples are expected to dress appropriately for the location. Photo by Katie Hinh.

For students that are willing to spend a little cash and want a “fine dining” experience, look no further than in Greenwood. The Cheesecake Factory has a wide variety of food that can appeal to any palate. And as an added bonus, enjoy the Factory’s large selections of cheesecake for dessert.

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AFby Emma HoskinsReporter

Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes in restaurants? The Journal decided to investigate the kitchens of a few local places to find the answers. Names have been changed or left out for privacy.

The initial investigation started at a popu-lar burger place. I decided to go undercover and ask for a job application in order to be more inconspicuous. An employee offered to show me around, and the first thing that I noticed was the floor. It seemed to be coated in every substance known to man. Near the disturbingly sticky looking counter, an em-ployee was fixing a burger. After dropping the bun on the floor, he proceeded to pick it back up, blow the dust (and god knows what-ever else) off and place it back on the burger.

“Everyone knows about the five-second rule,” said the employee, who I’ll call em-ployee A. “Germs can’t touch food for five seconds, because there’s like, a force field around the food or something. I remember that from science class.”

I was apprehensive of what else I would find, but decided to trudge on and keep in-vestigating. Further back in the kitchen, near the freezer, another employee was sitting and staring at the wall. He was slowly munching on an entire head of lettuce.

“Oh sure, I do this all the time,” said the rather glazed-eyed employee B. “I mean, I never take more than a few bites of anything, and I always put it back where I found it. That’s just like, common courtesy.”

After this encounter, I backed out slowly and returned to the front of the kitchen. Once I was there, Employee A began telling

me why I should work here, which turned into a long-winded story about his personal experiences.

“This is why I went to college for two years and accumulated so much student debt, just to work here,” said the very sweaty employee A, who was now busy pre-paring french fries. “It was definitely worth it to keep people safe. I feel like I’m fully qualified to serve the public.”

Just when I thought this place couldn’t get any more disgusting, I managed to un-earth more secrets. After assuring that their names would remain anonymous, they told all.

“Sure I’ve put things in people’s food,” said employee C. “Laxatives, pocket change, hair, nail clippings, fuzz... especially when they don’t tip. They don’t tip, I spit in their food.”

After this extremely non-reassuring com-ment, another worker was spotted putting out his cigarette in the stack of hamburger buns. Another pair of workers were tossing pickle chips in each other mouths, effec-tively reinstating that this was not a very professional work environment. On the plus side, whenever one of them missed, the mass of pickle left on the floor provided a nice meal for the couple of mice that were scurrying across the tile.

I was curious as to how this place hadn’t been sued by the health department yet. Employee A seemed to be an authority fig-ure, so I decided to politely ask his opinion.

“Sanitation means a lot to me,” said em-ployee A. “It means definitely washing your hands most of the time after you go to the bathroom. When I think of food safety, I think of, like, definitely being safe when you make food. You know? It’s serious and I hope to be manager one day.”

After this experience, I learned a lot about what goes in in fast food kitchens and vowed to cook at home from now on.

March 30, 20126 Features

Senior Brandi Vaughn has been working at the Ponderosa Steakhouse for about a year. At Ponderosa on Thursdays a clown comes to be the entertainment for the customers.

One of the employees who works there arranges to be off that night to avoid the clown. She wasn’t aware that Ponderosa had switched the clown to work Monday nights. Vaughn happened to be working that same Monday night as the other employee.

While working, the clown snuck up behind her with a balloon. When the employee noticed the clown, she took off running, ran into the pop machine and then into the break room.

Vaughn asked the employee what was wrong, and the employee started screaming “It’s the balloon!”

Vaughn and the clown, who had entered the room, were confused. The clown brought in a balloon to clarify. The employee started screaming again at the balloon and not at the clown.

by Donna KnightReporter

How can one experience Greece without buying an airplane ticket? People in the Southport area can do this very easily and quite a lot cheaper. It is just a short trip to the Acropolis, which is an authentic Greek restau-rant and lounge on Southport Road.

Restaurants can be categorized in at least two different groups, local and chain. Some people have never even heard of Indianapolis’s local restaurants. How-ever, the Southport area offers several lo-cal restaurants includ-ing the Acropolis and Heine’s World Famous Roast Beef.

When customers first walk into the Acropolis, they imme-diately get a feeling for Greece. They are welcomed by owner Gus Geroulis, who opened the restaurant over two decades ago with his wife Kathy Geroulis. He then shows the customers to their table.

The restaurant con-sists of larger tables in the front with smaller tables in the back. There is a small bar on the side of the restaurant that has a Greek theme and serves authentic wines and beers. The restaurant is filled with decorations. There are pictures of ancient and modern Greece, Greek

mythology and other authentic pictures. One can really get a feel for Greece when they go to the Acropolis for lunch or dinner.

The Acropolis serves authentic Greek dishes, with their specialty being the gyros, pronounced euros. The owners cook the food, with the husband handling the meat dishes while the wife makes the desserts and soups.

The restaurant is very family oriented, ac-cording to waitress Ms. Sarah Clossey. Even though she has only worked at the Acropolis for a little less than a month, she realized that the atmosphere and experience of the restau-rant is very laid back.

“It is very relaxed and family friendly,” Clossey said.

Every Friday and Saturday the Acropo-lis has belly danc-ers in the restaurant. Clossey notes that these add to the fun and friendly experi-ence at the Acropolis. She says that even children really enjoy the dancers and get really excited in the restaurant.

“The kids get re-ally involved. It’s really about family dining,” Clossey said.

Clossey says the owners of the Acropo-lis are very involved and help add to the atmosphere of the restaurant. Customers can see Gus Geroulis come out with authen-tic dishes and light the

cheese, making for a very unique experience. However, Geroulis understands everyone has different experiences, and no one can be forced to experience a certain thing. He notes people cannot be told how to think or what to feel.

“You’re supposed to figure that out your-self,” Geroulis said.

Customers at the Acropolis can experi-ence several different things, depending on the day and time they’re at the restaurant. On a week-day, they can experience a quiet, clean and authentic res-taurant, while on weekends, they could be having fun with the whole family watching belly dancers. Whatever the situation is at the time, customers can be assured that the Geroulis’s and waitresses will provide them with a very authentic Greek meal and experience.

However, if one isn’t very fond of inter-national food, or they want to eat something more American, Heine’s World Famous Roast Beef could be a good choice and is a local restaurant. At Heine’s the food served is a lot of fair food, with roast beef being one of their specialties.

When customers walk into Heine’s they immediately get the smell of food in their nose. Since everything is cooked right behind the open counter, the smell of cooking food fills the restau-rant. The customer orders their food at the cash register, just like a regular fast food restaurant.

As the customers wait for the workers to prepare their food, they can entertain themselves by watching one of the two TVs in the restaurant. If one is dining in, the worker will bring the food out

to the customer. The food is made

when it is ordered. The restaurant can get a little warm in-

side, but fans make the restaurant cool and comfortable. The hum of the grill is con-tinuous, as well as the smell of the cooking

food. The workers are very friendly and get the food out to you quickly.

Customers can hear the TV, the grill and people silently talking, but the res-taurant serves as a place one can still think without too much noise.

Overall, the feel-ing in Heine’s World Famous Roast Beef is that almost of the fair away from the fair. Customers can expe-rience fair food, with-out having to actually go to the fair, and they can stay local.

Many people in the Southport area have never heard of the local restaurants the area offers. They can experience a foreign country without going to that country and eat fair food without the fair. All of this is available at Southport’s local restaurants.

The dish on the local dining scene

Unsanitary conditions uncovered at local eatery

Brandi Vaughn,Senior

Amanda Armstrong,Senior

Senior Amanda Armstrong has been working at Moe’s Southwest Grill on US 31 for a year and a half.

One afternoon around dinner rush, Armstrong was working. It was just an average day at Moe’s, when suddenly two teenage boys walked in and started causing trouble. They started fighting right then and there in the middle of Moe’s. As if things couldn’t get any worse, three or four more teenagers came in after them and joined in the fighting.

Armstrong’s boss told the teenagers to leave, and he tried to break up the fight. Other employees also tried to pull apart the teenagers from the fight. Armstrong was sent to call 911.

When the cops arrived, they only arrested the two teenagers that had started the fight. The two were also banned from Moe’s. Armstrong was shocked. At the time she had never seen a fight that wasn’t in school.

“It was a little weird,” Armstrong said.

Kayliegh Holsapple,Junior

Junior Kayliegh Holsapple is a former employee at Rally’s. Though she only worked there for a month, she still encountered a moment she wouldn’t ever forget.

During the month she worked, on Aug. 13, it was storming and thundering. This was the same night as the Sugarland stage collapse.

Her floor manager was taking orders from the drive through, and employees could hear her voice throughout the restaurant. She was terrified of the thunder outside.

When abruptly, the windows all flew open and rain came pouring into Rally’s. The floor manager was screaming, causing Holsapple along with the other six employees to laugh at their floor manager. With the floors soaked and Holsapple laughing so hard, she kept slipping and falling down.

A lady was still sitting in the drive through as this all was occurring. She was concerned of course, but also laughing at all the commotion inside.

Little-known local restaurants create unique experiences and food

Exposé of local establishment comes up with dirty results

Working at restaurants leads to interesting experiences

Owner Gus Geroulis lights cheese on fire in a classic Greek manner at the Acropo-lis on Friday March 23. Photo by Jesse Roller.

A layer of mold grows on a piece of bread being served at the restaurant. Photo con-tributed by Nick Reinhart.

Fellow employee unknowingly faces fear

Student witnesses fight during work

Storm causes commotion for junior

{goouttoEAT}Heine’s World Famous Roast Beef: 7040 Madison Ave.(317) 782-1808 The Acropolis Restaurant & Lounge: 1625 East Southport Road (317) 787-8883

Shorts by Rachel Patterson.

Two bugs sit in the dish of butter. There were other insects found in the food as well. Photo contributed by Nick Reinhart.

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by Jesse RollerPhotographer

“It’s way more than the money,” said co-pres-ident and Riley kid, junior Jaime Robbins. “The money is just a small piece of what we do. This year we tried to make it more about the hospital than we ever had before.”

Printed on every sleeve of this year’s Riley Dance Marathon t-shirt were the three letters, FTK (for the kids). This year, RDM was launched nearly a month earlier than last year’s. Along with the time constraint, RDM received less support from their sponsors and summer fun-draising events. Along with Robbins, co- presi-dent, junior Kellie McAllister has had to deal with RDM’s financial condition throughout this year.

“This year, we’ve struggled getting money because the economy is so bad,” McAllister said. “And our usual sponsors couldn’t supply

as much.” Even with these restrictions, the RDM team turned their focus to their true purpose, “FTK.” What was originally overshadowed by the goal to beat the previous year’s total became the prominent aspect of this year’s marathon.

In anticipation to RDM, Robbins said, “...we’re rushing to get things done, to get money, to get everything set up.” Despite the tedious prepara-tions for this year’s Dance Marathon, Robbins remained hopeful, stating that “... it’s coming together and it will be good for the most part.”

According to McAllister, RDM wanted to make more connections with the hospital and the people they work with.

“This year we had Riley stories told at every meeting and we’re going to the hospital trying to make it more than ...the money,” McAllister said.

After RDM, Robbins reflected upon the amount that was raised by the participants.

“We only made $12,746, but we did that all ourselves. We didn’t get it from the corporation or anything,” Robbins said. “I think, in the end, it’s more about showing people how great Ri-ley is and explaining all these amazing miracles that come out of it and promoting the hospital more than it is about a number.”

RDM is a fundraiser that helps to raise money for Riley Children’s Hospital

1. All Riley Dance Marathon participants, including some from I.U., stand in the shape of the letters “RDM” towards the end of the marathon. Photo by Becca Tapp. 2. Some of the students learn part of the line dance during the day on Saturday, March 24. Photo by Kaitlin Fallowfield. 3. Senior Leigh Bowles helps to teach a group parts of the line dance. Photo by Jesse Roller. 4. Partici-pants play the trash can game with best friend of a Riley kid, Lindsay. Photo by Jackie Smith. 5. Junior Jake Hally helps to teach part of the line dance during the neon-themed hour. Photo by Jesse Roller. 6. Seniors Nolan Fenwick, Van Vu, Peter Thyssen and Emma Hughes dance during the last line dance to the Celine Dion song “My Heart Will Go On.” Photo by Becca Tapp. 7. Group learns part of the line dance at the beginning of RDM. Photo by Jesse Roller. 8. Thys-sen stands showing off the back of his shirt that says “...it’ll be okay.” Photo by Kaitlin Fallowfield. 9. Junior Greg Salyers plays ninja with his group during one of the station rotations in the last few hours of the marathon. Photo by Becca Tapp. 10. (AF) Juniors Megan Conlin, Ben Tierney and Michaela Ulrich dances on the wing of a plane on the way back from RDM headquarters. Edited by Becca Tapp. Photos by Becca Tapp and Jackie Smith.

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AFThe other day, I was tweeting on my #iPhone4 when something dawned on me. It’s 2012, and it’s time we finally get rid of face to face contact.

With how quickly we can type a tweet on Twitter or upload a status on Facebook, our brains are actually becoming obsolete and so are our social skills. Who needs a voice box when we have keyboards? I feel that eliminating actual contact with people will solve all sorts of issues. From world hunger to the fights in the cafeteria – all will be solved. Even if we put solving issues on the back burner, the level of honesty that people emit will only improve if we take a trip down this avenue. Being faceless and just being able to post something allows us to fully express how we feel. We don’t have to worry about watching someone’s face as we hurt their feelings #sorrynotsorry.

Thanks to things like 4g – and probably soon 60g with how quickly things are progressing – I can fire my tweets and post

my pictures and like that status quicker than my brain waves can even think about waving. It seems like nothing but nonsense to try and take the time to actually carry out one conversation with one person, when I can open my messages and have 50 different conversations going on at once. This isn’t just multi-tasking. This is taking on the world #ballin. And weren’t we taught to aim high when we were little?

According to tweettothetop.com, if all the tweets in just an hour were printed off in 12 point font, there would be enough pages to fill up the depths of every ocean. People would be surfing through the thoughts and words of others. People would be in an abyss of pure honesty, honesty in its entirety #honestyhour. And what better way to unite people in a peaceful manner than with gut wrenching honesty.

By the year 2014, it’s believed that if we have successfully gone with this course of action, that the world will be under a blanket of prosperity. We will have long since said goodbye to the recession, every mouth will be fed and guns will have become obsolete #righttobeararms. According to the president, not only will we no longer have a deficit, but we will be finally making money.

I can only speak for myself, but I am confident that this is more than attainable. As a society, we already have a wonderful start on this plan. I’m actually surrounded by participants at the moment. A man on his laptop, his Facebook page opened while he

switches tabs with Twitter. A woman actually typing a tweet as I type this. A young boy zipping through old things that he “liked.” If we keep going with this sort of snowball effect that we have already started, then we could even see the prominent changes in the world as soon as next year. I would ask them for a few words on the topic, but as I said

they’re already well in the process of going down this avenue.

Not only would we make a better world, but minute things would also improve. Because of not speaking, our eardrums will also become obsolete. No longer will we have to listen to the pesky noises that normally buzz around our ears throughout the day and there will be no more #pleasestoptalkingtome, # y o u r v o i c e i s a n n o y i n g , # o h m y g o d , #blahblahblah.

So back to the other day when I was tweeting on my #iPhone4. My brilliant line of thoughts was provoked from me typing a tweet. If something as beautiful as that can be born from a tweet or a post, than who is to argue that my logic is flawed? #I’mrightyou’rewrong, #YOLO, #deuces.

Tutankhamun inherited the throne at the age of only nine or ten. With a history of many great and powerful Egyptian pharaohs behind him, he had the potential of having the longest reign in the 18th dynasty. However, in approximately 1323 BC, Tutankhamun suffered a mysterious death that has baffled numerous Egyptologists for nearly a century.

Under the employment of Lord Carnarvon, an English aristocrat, Howard Carter was the Egyptologist in need of a find. In 1922,

his big break came when he discovered the steps to the most preserved tomb in The Valley of the Kings.

Of course, the story goes on with elaborate recollections of what would later be determined as the tomb of Tutankhamun. However, there is still an unsolved mystery revolving around one major finding, the mummy of “King Tut.” Although many scientists argued that the young pharaoh’s demise was caused by a gruesome murder, I happen to believe otherwise.

Carter and his team did the first study of Tutankhamun’s mummy in 1925. It was the first time the mummy had ever been unwrapped and studied. However, new tests in 1968 found much different results. The new team discovered that earlier researchers were careless and less observant than noted before.

It was after learning of this that I began having doubts about Tutankhamun being murdered. Originally, “credible” evidence for his murder was a cracked skull and broken leg. That’s not enough for me.

In 2005, a newer and more modernized study was conducted by the School of Medicine at Cairo University. A CT scan was performed on Tutankhamun’s mummy.The results of the in-depth scan of the skull showed that the damage to the skull had to be post-mortem.

In 2007, Dr. Zahi Hawass lead the most recent investigation. Scientists obtained DNA samples of Tutankhamun, discovering that his family had a history of incest and medical abnormalities. It was determined that his broken leg was most likely caused by an infection, which would have also caused his demise.

For me, there’s too much evidence proving that Tutankhamun was not murdered. I’m a firm believer that at the young age of nineteen, he was already in poor health due to a family history of medical problems. To add to those problems, Tutankhamun caught malaria, an extremely common disease in Egypt that has been seen as the cause of death in other mummies of his time. It would have been a quick death, which would also

explain his last minute burial tomb in The Valley of the Kings.

When approved scientific evidence can prove that Tutankhamun’s DNA contained genetic abnormalities and the possibility of an infection, I know that I cannot argue it. The misconception of his death started almost a century ago when science and technology couldn’t properly analyze objects that were thousands of years old. That’s why I want to make this point. Yes, many people will say that Tutankhamun was murdered because that’s what everyone has always said. However, if you just take a look at today’s modern science, you can see the reality of what really happened to Tutankhamun.

March 30, 20128 Opinion

by Ashlyn Bridgewater

“It’s people I can’t stand.”

While enjoying the warm weather one day after school at Southport Elementary, I was surprised by a series of events. There were around seven kids there ranging from about age six to 12 at the playground that day. I expected them to be playing a nice game of tag, but I don’t remember cussing and punching being a part of tag. One of the younger boys who looked to be six was dropping the f-bomb almost every other word, and an older girl was encouraging the two youngest boys there to fight.

Those kids probably cussed more in the 10 minutes I was there than I have ever in my entire life. It was sad to see how comfortable those kids were with cussing and fighting. It was almost like it was normal.

As a society, we have grown into something negative, something that creates a negative environment for the kids that encourages a bad lifestyle.

We create role models out of celebrities that we like for younger kids. Take Eminem for example. He produces great music but he curses in every single song he has. Kids listen to the music and hear what the people are saying but they don’t always think about what they’re actually saying like we do. They listen to what Eminem says and repeat it.

Another example is Rihanna. It’s not her music that’s bad--it’s the way she dresses. She is a role model for so many young girls and just recently was photographed wearing a see through top exposing her breasts. She creates such a negative influence on the girls who want to be like her one day.

Society can’t really do much to choose Rihanna’s clothes or limit the amount of times Eminem cusses, but we can protect younger kids from it. Give them positive role models in their life and stop being careless about what you do around kids. As soon as kids find a role model, they copy their every move.

Watch what you say around kids because they learn from you and will mimic anything you do or say. Orbit gum may give you fresh breath but it won’t give those kids a fresh mind. The filthy words that come out of your mouth go straight into their heads and out of their mouth.

50 Cent recently went to Africa to help with the Hunger campaign. When he was there, the kids had begged him to rap for them but he refused. He explained that he didn’t rap for those kids because that’s not something he thought they needed to hear.

50 Cent just set a great example of what society needs to be doing. Six year olds shouldn’t be aspiring to be just like Lil Wayne when they grow up. Although he’s a very talented rapper, he has teardrop tattoo which, in most cases, signifies that he has killed someone. Kids shouldn’t aspire to be like someone who spent a long time in jail and could have possibly killed a man. We make negative influences look good because kids don’t know the difference between right and wrong. If we promote what’s wrong then that’s what they think is right.

These kids are going to be our future, and it’s time we change for their sake. Watch what you say and how you act because as adults, we are the biggest influence on kids.

by Rachael SammReporter

“A squirrel ate my pumpkin.”

by Casey SmithReporter

“I am way better than Katie Hinh.”

King Tutankhamun’s murder, a giant misconception

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“I feel terrible for everyone who’s seen even one episode. I’m sorry.”- Sarah Fowerbaugh ‘15

”I’m glad I’ve never seen it.”

-Anna Laws ‘14

“Terribly crappy.”

-Scott Miller ‘13

“It’s very educating and learning. It also gives me a correct insight of the American Lifestyle.”-Oscar Liunggron ‘12

Kids of today face poor influences

What is your opinion of Jersey Shore?

New ideas promise for successful future

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AFAlumni scholarships, Teens for Jeans,

Riley Dance Marathon, Henryville donations, canned food drive, various sweatpants days and the blood drives are just a few ways that Southport comes together to support others. Southport continues to find new causes to stand behind every year.

Southport is a big school that is made up of more than 2,000 students. However, according to principal Ms. Barbara Brouwer, this big school has more of a “small-school, community feel.” Southport can always be counted on to help. Our community of high school students and staff members has a big presence whenever we are called upon.

Brouwer explained that during her experiences here, it seems that the students and staff at Southport all share a mentality

of the golden rule. What if the 2003 tornadoes that barely missed the town of Southport were as devastating as the recent tornadoes in southern Indiana? What if our schools and homes were all destroyed? If you were in Henryville’s situation, how would you want to be treated?

All of Perry Township raised more than $30,000 for the schools in Henryville, Ind. that were severely damaged by the tornadoes in early March. Southport raised more than $3,000 alone. Elementary schools wrote notes to Henryville’s schools. Perry Township representatives, including two Southport seniors Kayla Chappell and Florence Henderson, presented the money in Henryville last week. No one did this because we had to, but only because we knew that others needed it.

“It’s the coolest when you just give

because you know how it’s going to make somebody else feel,” Brouwer said.

The Journal thinks it is unique that you can count on such a big group of people to care so much about everyone around them. Sometimes that big of group could become detached. Even our alumni is showing us the Southport way of caring by giving out $45,000 to seniors in scholarships this past week. Again, the scholarships aren’t something that they have to do, but they do it for the sake of others.

Southport, we encourage you to continue with the mindset of giving and expecting nothing in return. That is the mindset that makes Perry Township stand out among other townships. That is a mindset that creates impact in the community around us.

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School Journal is to inform the student body of timely events and issues that affect their lives while being a voice for the faculty, staff and community.

Journal staff members will observe the same legal responsibilities as those imposed on all news media, thus will refrain from production of material that:

1. Is obscene, according to community standards;

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Views found in the Journal do not necessarily reflect the opinions the Journal staff as a whole, or of the staff or administration of Southport High School or the Metropolitan District of Perry Township.

STAFF LISTEditor-in-Chief

BRITTANY HEMPHILL ‘12

Managing Editor-of-ContentALI DEHART ‘12

News EditorJESSICA DE LA CRUZ ‘13

Student Life EditorKATIE HINH ‘14

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“Let it all Out: The Journal picked two teachers to voice conflicting

sides on a specific topic. This issue, biology teacher Mr. Terry Lewis and chemistry teacher Mr. Mark Duncan Debate the issue of chemistry verses biology.

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I have heard rumors that some science teachers are promoting one science over another and I want to take this opportunity to set the record

straight. As the chairman of the science de-partment I get a chance to interact with all of the science disciplines and it is obvious that biology is the most important science class. Biology, after all, is a study of living things and what could be more important than that? We are alive and a study of life means we are studying ourselves. If today’s society teaches us anything it is how important we are. I believe earth science has it all wrong. The sun is

not the center of the solar system, we are. Chemistry thinks it is all high and mighty,

but what does it study? Atoms! Have you ever seen an atom? I think they are just mak-ing them up. Chemistry also makes a big deal out of studying moles. We all know moles are living creatures. Physics is not science at all but a mind trick to get us to do math. The next time someone tries to sell you the idea that some science other than biology is cool,

set them straight!Mark Duncan

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Terry Lewis

This is an age old battle that has waged over the centuries. Of course Chemis-try is the most important of the sci-ences. It is the Central science around which all the lesser sciences revolve. Without chemical bonding, life would cease to exist. DNA would unravel without the chemical forces holding it together. The rivers, lakes and oceans would freeze without the chemical forc-es of attraction. Ask any of my chem-istry students, we have songs devoted to chemistry like “ A mole is a unit.” and the “TRV Polka”. We have jokes, such as; “What do doctors do for sick people? They Helium. We also have wonderful words such as molarity, electronegativity, manometer, and my personal favorite. Phenolphthalein. Fi-nally, only a Muggle will study biology. True Wizards will elect to study Potions through CHEMISTRY.

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by Ali DeHartManaging Editor-of-Content

Congratulations, you have been chosen to be a part of a new, harmonious society. I am the queen, Miss Alexa N. Dria. The new society is called Alistan. All of the United States is now under my reign. Before you can become a certified citizen of this new society, you need to understand a couple of rules.

-The public school system will pretty much stay the same as it is today. Private schools don’t exist. No one is required by the government to attend. Citizens have the opportunity to begin schooling until they are officially adults. Uneducated citizens over the age of 18 will be forced to move to West Virginia. There will be lots of manufacturing jobs for these folks in West Virginia. We no longer rely on China for all of our products. We rely on West Virginia.

-The only food in Alistan that will be served is grilled cheese, macaroni and cheese, barbeque wings, cinnamon rolls and Diet Coke. The only food that will exist in West Virginia is coleslaw, porkchops and pig livers. Obviously, that is

the worst kind of food.-If citizens have the desire to, they

can move to West Virginia on their own. The government has the right to make certain citizens move there for certain reasons. Once you

reside in West Virginia, you are under complete control

of me.-Grammar Nazis

are real. Learn your grammar! They will

find you if you make continuous grammar

mistakes, and you will be punished and be forced to West Virginia.

-Citizens have to personally deliver me some sort of merchandise from the store Forever 21 to get a Learner’s Permit. In addition to the driving test, citizens have to

deliver something else to me that they know I would enjoy. This is even more difficult because if I

don’t like what you deliver, you

don’t drive. Driving in Alistan is not a right, and it’s only

available to those who want to serve me.-To become a citizen, this list must

be memorized: The national mammal is

a teacup yorkie. The national flower is a red rose. The national color is purple. The national song is “Rack City.” (All of the lyrics must be memorized also.) The national sport is baseball. The national clothing store is Forever 21.

Citizens can be asked this list at ANY time by any government official. Random checks will happen. If they can’t recite the list on cue, they will be forced to move to West Virginia until they can recite it in their sleep.

-Everyone plays baseball in Alistan. Everyone. Guess where you’ll be sent if you don’t like it? West Virginia. Baseball is the only sport in Alistan, so get used to it. The biggest event in Alistan is the World Series, and everyone in the country is expected to be there.

-Eventually, because of the carelessness of people that are living in America today, my prediction is that the square mileage of West Virginia just simply won’t be enough room for all of the people that will be required to move there. The solution for this is that West Virginia will now encompass the land that is labeled as Virginia. I just don’t want to deal with those people.

-Facebook and Twitter will require an application process to me. In order to use these sites, it will cost a great deal of money (unless you’re my friend. In that case, it’s free because I want to hear what you have to say).

-In Alistan, there will be no cats. I’m allergic to them, so...

I hope you are excited to be a citizen of Alistan. I am very honored to be your queen, and I know you’ll enjoy living in this beautiful society.

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AFBy Taylor DeHartReporter

Peyton Manning has been all but under the radar in the past few weeks. With all the talk about if he is healthy and how he will fit in with the Denver Broncos for the rest of his career, he had to be under a lot of stress. He is human. Sometimes his play shows differently, but he is. So, I am sure that he had some problems along with mak-ing the decision of where he will reside for the remainder of his career.

According to my extremely credible sourc-es, some things have happened in the past few weeks that really have shaped where he wants to go.

First off, I have been told that Peyton has been feeling a tad bit lonely during the time of his decision. So, like any other person on the planet, he reverted back to his fam-ily. But, some may say that Peyton and his family have become a tad too close during this time of deep thought. According to my sources, Peyton has been so lonely that he has been sharing a room with his brother and Super Bowl winning-quarterback, Eli Manning, during this rough time. I guess he just needed a little extra comfort when laying there. I wonder what their “brother-to-brother” talks consisted of as they fell

asleep at night.A few days before Peyton made his de-

cision, I heard that Peyton was considering retirement. Yes, that a huge surprise, but reports also suggested he was going to go play professional baseball for the New York Yankees. The Yankees were said to offer him a five year-$200 million contract. Al-though Peyton has not played baseball in a while, people have reported that he can throw 100 plus off the hill. But in the end, the offer was turned to down and had this to say about his decision.

Peyton said that he had wanted this to be as classy as a process as possible. He then went on to say something about how he thought that LeBron’s decision show was the most ridiculous hour of television that he has ever seen.

“At least I have a ring,” Peyton said. “I don’t need a 60 minute television show to make up for my lack of championships.”

I then talked to Peyton after his decision and he jokingly said, “I am going to take my talents to the Rocky Mountains.”

Hopefully Peyton is good at getting his new team out of slumps of mediocre seasons with the lack of talent around him at the wide receiver position. I do not see any Pro Bowl wide receivers on the roster.

I think that Peyton’s decision was made up for him because every other place had a lot of

flaws surrounding it.The New York Jets: Nobody wants to deal

with Rex Ryan. Peyton has been on the re-cord calling Ryan “fat” and “one of the worst coaches in the league.” Who wants to play under a walrus that belongs at the New York Zoo? I do not even think Tim Tebow wants that. And on top of that, the Carnegie Deli would have a shortage of meat and bread if there was a sandwich named after Peyton.

The Tennessee Titans: I heard that bars in Tennessee had riots brewing when they found out there were in the running. Nobody wants to be involved with that. And that is why he will never go back. Also, keep in mind that the Titans never rode horses.

The Arizona Cardinals: Nobody wants to be a bird. A cardinal is not tough in the slightest. It is in the same category as the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The San Francisco 49ers: This would be a terrible fit. The 49ers are miners, not horse lovers. This would never work. Although they were flexible and said that they would change their name to the San Fran Fillies.

Another pretty embarrassing thing that has been linked to Peyton consists of the teams that he has played for. Recently, I have been told that Peyton has had a crazy obsession with horses. Because of this ob-session, the Broncos were a clear cut choice from the beginning. Peyton has always had

the strange obsession since he was drafted in 1998 by the India-napolis Colts. This has now car-ried over to the Broncos. At least we Colts fans never have to worry about him heading to the Jets or Patriots any-time soon. But, other than that, it’s a great fit. I am sure those talks with Eli really helped him. I mean, as a thirty-six year old, really living the American Dream as a mil-lionaire must be cuddling up to your thirty-one year old brother.

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1st and 10 with Taylor DeHartManning has wacky time making his decision on a team

Few returners, lots of confidence

Senior athlete achieves family goals

Senior Sam Thompson throws up the ball as he serves it across the net at the Luthern game on March 23. Photo by Nick Holland.

By Derrick GrayReporter

“It’s going to be hard starting over again,” senior Sam Thompson said.

Thompson is a 6’6 setter for the boys’ varsity volleyball team. Just this year, Sam was offered the opportunity to play for Adrian College in Michigan. The scholar-ship he has received will pay for approxi-mately 90 percent of Sam’s college career.

Sam isn’t the only person from his fam-ily to make their way through the Southport volleyball program. Sam’s older brother, Nate, has also gone through this experi-ence. According to Nate, he is happy for his younger brother and hopes that he plays his very best.

“I think Sam will control his own destiny at Adrian,” Nate said. “If he stays focused, he could end up being a very good setter at the college level.”

Ever since they were kids, Sam has

looked up to his older brother Nate. In fact, he credits his brother Nate for the reason he is playing volleyball today. According to Sam, they have both always been very competitive and have always tried to one-up each other. Nate has set the bar high for Sam by achieving all state two times, but Sam is ready to try and top his brother one more time.

While at Adrian, Sam hopes to get a degree in business and eventually go into law school. According to Sam, he looks forward to meet-ing new people the most. Adrian is four hours away from Indianapolis so he must immerse himself in this new environment.

“I think it will be a test of my maturity being so far away,” Sam said. “No one is go-ing to be there to tell me when to wake up or to do my homework.”

Sam is extremely excited to be compet-ing on the college level, but he still has some changes to make before he is ready. According to Sam, he feels that he is to slow to compete with these higher level athletes. Being 6’6 and 240 pounds, speed can be a difficult thing to achieve. Sam plans on hit-ting the gym during his free time strength-ening his legs and shedding weight. It’s go-ing to take some time for Sam to get his

speed to where he wants it to be, but he is ready to put in the time to get himself there.

In general, Sam is looking forward to constantly playing volleyball. He is espe-cially excited for the upcoming summer tournament at the University of Central Florida (UCF). After the tournament at UCF, Thompson will be moving right along to college, starting over and creating a new name for himself.

Senior Sam Thompson finds success playing boys volleyball at Southport

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By Nick HollandReporter

“I’m 100 percent sure that we will be ranked as one of the top ten teams in the state by the end of the year.” Yes, first-year men’s volleyball coach Brock Chipman did say that about his team that is returning only two players from last year.

He believes that since he has so many new athletes that have come in and devel-oped the skills that the sport requires so quickly they can fill the void left by the graduating class more efficiently than in recent years.

And he credits the quick progress of the newcomers to senior Sam Thompson and Junior David Boyer. Both are the only re-turners for the Cards’ team and are noted by Chipman as “instrumental in the ad-vancement of our young player’s skills.”

While Chipman is excited about all his new athletes, he is especially excited about a few of them.

“(Junior) Henry Thang really helps me translate my coaching to the other Chin players on the team,” Chipman said. “Also, he really gives it his all out there. He is all over the place and he really adds a lot to our team. He makes big plays when we need him to.”

Thang has been playing volleyball since before he came to America. He says that he really enjoys the sport and he is excited about all the things that the team can do this season. And when asked about be-ing the coaches “translator” he said that it comes with the territory. That if it was him who couldn’t speak English well, then his

friends would do the same thing for him.Chipman also hopes that since his

team is primarily athletes who haven’t played the sport of volleyball competi-tively before that they can learn the game quickly and overcome the mistakes that come with being inexperienced players.

But he says that his staff not only helps him but Thompson has been the most helpful in his own “little coach” kind of way.

“Before we run a new drill I run the idea by (Thompson) to get his thoughts,” Chip-man said. “And he’ll let me know what I should have the team work on and what drills would help with this or that. He talks to the team before each game and after. He gets them pumped up and then after each game, win or lose, he says not only which individuals need to do certain things but also the individuals who did certain things well. And he always talks responsibility for his actions. When he does something wrong he lets everyone know that is was his bad and not theirs.”

But Thompson is not the only returner that has been making noise for the Cards. Boyer has also helped in his own ways too.

“I think I have stepped up as more of a leader this season,” Boyer said. “There were also more open gyms and I think that time really helped (Thompson) and I teach the new guys the rules and the right and wrong ways to do things. Without those, it really would have been tough to teach everyone every-thing as quick as we had too.”

Boyer is also really excited about the team and is hopeful that they can fulfill the expectations that Chipman has for them. He also really agrees with Chipman about Thang’s abilities and how helpful he is to the team.

The expectations for the team this season

are obviously set very high by Chipman. But as much as he would love to fulfill them and maybe even eclipse them, the team has to overcome its weaknesses and develop into the team that Chipman hopes they can be.

“We are a young team,” he said. “We have a lot of learning to do. We can’t get down on ourselves so easily and the little mistakes have to become non-existent. I know we are a good team, and I believe if we can fix those few things that we can be a great team.”

But Chipman says that none of the things

this season could have been possible without former coach, now assistant Mr. Joe Leonard. Chipman says that Leonard helps out the team in “every way, shape, and form.”

While the team is hopeful for a good season, they have compiled a record of 3-3 as of Tues. March, 27 and look to bounce back and improve their record when they resume action after spring break when they travel to the Metro tour-nament on Tues. April, 2.

With only two returning players, the boys volleyball team still has high hopes

The team has a talk after their loss to Luthern on Fri. March 23. The team came back and beat rival Perry Meridian on Mon. March 26 to improve their record to 3-3. Photo by Nick Holland.

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