Throughout the school’s history, each member of the student body, faculty and staff has worked to bring the school’s mission to life.

A key way that mission is em-bodied is through the Luck of the Leprechaun student raffle, which began Sept. 16 and continues through Oct. 9.

Beginning in 2013, the school be-gan a new student fundraiser. Each student works to sell a minimum of 25 $10 raffle tickets.

Each ticket is entered into a drawing that takes place during the school’s Homecoming game, on Oct. 9. Three winning tickets are drawn for prizes of $10,000, $2,500 and $1,000.

This program raises funds and support for the school’s tuition assistance program as well as for various clubs and activities.

Mr. Nick Torres, director of the Cathedral Fund, said, “We’ll give all Cathedral students the opportunity to sell 25 raffle tickets and a per-centage of the proceeds will benefit the tuition assistance program and a portion of the proceeds will also support designated clubs, athletic teams and student organizations.”

Torres said that this fundrais-ing program provides students the chance to participate in this philanthropy project and see some payback to what they are passionate about.

Coordinator of student philan-thropy Mr. Howard Fogel, said, “Students go out in the community and ask people to support our mission.”

Torres said that around 35 percent of students receive tuition assistance. The school awards about $2.6 million a year in tuition assistance.

Torres said, “Cathedral has a mis-sion of being inclusive, and there’s

five pillars to that: geographic diversity, religious diversity, racial and ethnic diversity, academic diversity and the fifth, which is the most present throughout the raffle, socioeconomic diversity.

“We take a lot of pride in that our student body is one of the most di-verse, most inclusive student bodies for any private school in the state of Indiana.”

This program provides one way students have the opportunity to emphasize the spirit of the school. Fogel said, “Our point in the raffle is to get the students to sell the Cathedral experience.”

Torres said, “I hope students think of it as it’s less about the tui-tion assistance program at Cathe-dral, and it’s more about the culture and the mission of who we are at Cathedral.”

One such student, who has excelled in the raffle fundraiser, is junior Lia Jacobson. She has been the school’s top seller for the past two years, and hopes to make it a third. Torres said of Jacobson, “Her participation has helped all of Cathedral.”

Jacobson encouraged student participation, saying, “Strive to go above and beyond.”

Student participation leads to in-creased opportunities for students who receive tuition assistance.

Torres said, “To me, it’s ultimate-ly about the mission of the school, which is to be diverse, to be inclu-sive and to not turn families away. If they want to be at Cathedral, we always want to make it possible for them.

“Sometimes one of those holdups for a family is financial, and the more that we can increase partici-pation and support for the student raffle, the better we are about giving people an opportunity to be here, and that’s ultimately what it is about.”

Raffle Ticket Sales Will Benefit Students, Clubs and Improve School Experience BY JENNA WILLIAMS

Top, raffle sales will not only benefit the school’s tuition assistance program, but also student clubs and sports.Bottom, the sign at the bottom of the Hill advertis-es the sale of the Luck of the Irish raffle tickets.Photos by Emma Flohr

How does the raffle help clubs?

Of all school activ-ities during last year’s raffle, the football team raised the most money last year. Combined, the program generated a total of $9,137.50. Head Coach Mr. Rick Streiff said the football program used the mon-ey to help cover the cost of equipment.

He said, “The raffle helped keep us ahead instead of losing mon-ey.” Funds will be used for the same purpose this year unless a larger amount results. In that case, the team will buy new video equipment.

The band raised the second most amount of money with a total of $6,800. According to band director Mrs. Kathy McCullough, the money was used to

help pay for the band fees for students who couldn’t afford to join. Also, she said that this year the money will be put toward the band trip to Ireland during second semester.

The In Our Vil-lage class was among the top 10 clubs and sports that raised the most money. Mrs. Liz Browning’s classes brought in a total of $4,637.50.

According to Brown-ing, the money was used in two ways. She said, “Someone going to Africa could use the money to help offset the cost of the trip. The people who donated money but (who did not go) on the trip, we used that to help fund the electricity for the school (in Tanzania).”     

BY AMANDA KEILMAN

MegaphoneCATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL - A HOLY CROSS SCHOOL - SEPT. 25, 2015 - VOLUME 95, ISSUE 3 - 5225 E. 56TH STREET INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46226

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Students Travel to Philadelphia for Pope’s Visitby evan schoettle

Homecoming Brings Classes Together, Unites Schoolby lauren smith

While the irish used to cele-brate homecoming in the same way as most other high schools, it changed in the 1980s.

Dr. tom Greer, chief officer for student services, spoke of three young men, scott altherr, matt Debono and ryan updike, all of whom died around the same time. The following year a junior and cheerleader passed away as the result of a car accident.

Those tragic events changed homecoming. Greer said, “The mother’s club at the end of the school year donated a spirit stick and a plaque commemorating those four kids.” homecoming now is celebrated in honor of those students. Greer said it provides a good time to “raise up your spirits when you’re down and keep it going.”

This year, homecoming begins oct. 5 to and wraps up oct. 9. mr. ed Freije ‘98, student council

Seniors Maddy Cockerham, Joe Kennedy, Grace Stinson and Tess Welch decorate the junior hallway during Homecoming Week last year. | Photo by Emma Flohr

co-moderator, said, “homecom-ing is a time where we come together as a school, specifically as classes, to compete for the tradi-tional spirit stick.”

There are many factors to winning the spirit stick. senior nolan boyle, a member of student council, said, “it is based on which grade decorates the best hallway and how many students from each class dress up during the week.”

students are encouraged to enjoy this week and to participate in all the activities.

During the week there are dress up days, hallway decorating, pow-der puff football, the homecom-ing dance, the walkathon and the school assembly.

During the competition among the four classes for the spirit stick, students dress up for a different theme each day.

student council co-moderator mrs. Kim Jamell said the themes for the week will be monday night Football, Throwback tues-day, Wednesday as seen on tv, all out irish Thursday and class Theme Friday.

For freshmen, this is their first time experiencing this tradition.

Upcoming Events

TonightFootball vs. rhea county

tennessee at tech at 7 p.m.

Tomorrowmen’s soccer city first round

at 5 p.m.men’s tennis city champi-

onship vs. cardinal ritter at riverside Park at 9 a.m.

TuesdayWomen’s volleyball vs. carmel at

7 p.m.

ThursdayJunior Women’s overnight

through Friday

Oct. 2Football vs. Fishers high school

at victory Field at 7 p.m.Women’s golf state

championship at 9:30 a.m.

Oct. 5homecoming Week

Oct. 7two hour delay

Oct. 9Football vs. brebeuf Prepa-ratory at lawrence north at

7 p.m.homecoming assembly

homecoming dance time tbD

Oct. 14Freshman/sophomore Psat

Freshmen retreat

Oct. 16end of first quarter

Pope Francis is scheduled to land in Philadelphia today for his first trip to the united states, and three students and a teacher will be there to see him first-hand.

Theology teachers selected three students for the trip: se-niors molly mitchell and mike rushka and junior rachel Kent.

“i sent an email out to all the theology staff here and i asked who do you think would not only get a lot from this trip but in going bring back a lot as well,” said mr. matt cannaday, theology teacher and the trip supervisor.

“i’m looking to have the students going get a different perspective on the church,” cannaday said.

“to see that the church is the people of God and not just a building. There are bound to be a lot of diverse people at this event, and i think that in going that we can see what we have in common as a human family.”

Junior rachel Kent and senior molly mitchell shared their thoughts and excitement getting the chance to see the Pope.

“it’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” Kent said.

“it’s like the bible stories where people would just flock to see Jesus just to see him and hear him speak. i’m hoping to gain a closer feeling to God.”

“i look forward to being able to openly express my faith,” mitchell said. “i will be surrounded by people from all over the world who think the same way i do about christ.”

“It encourages you to make a

difference in helping your grade win the

spirit stick, and it is a time to be proud of

your grade and school.”

Senior Kate Flynn

senior Kate Flynn, a member of student coun-cil, said, “homecoming is a really fun time to get involved in school.”

Flynn and boyle both encourage freshmen to show school spirit, partici-pate in dress up days and have fun in all the activi-ties throughout the week.

Jamell said, “students are really enthusiastic and put in a lot of effort during the dress up days.”

Flynn said, “it encour-ages you to make a differ-ence in helping your grade win the spirit stick, and it is a time to be proud of your grade and school.”

Sunday “The Wizard of oz” 1 and 4

p.m.

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Landeros Explains Benefits of New Apple Update, Products for Students, Teachers BY MADDIE LUCIA

At a school where all 1,262 students uses an iPad, Apple’s recent announcement regarding significant upgrades to its iPads resulted in special notice by the school’s technology staff.

Chief information officer Mr. Rolly Landeros said there are three major new gadgets to look for in the technology marketing this fall: the iPad Pro with a 12  by 9-inch screen, a new Apple TV and the iPhone 6s.

Landeros said that the major marketing tool will end up being the iPad Pro, due to millions of consumers worldwide wanting

tablets. He said, “Apple knows they

need to keep up with the compet-itors with the new technology that tablets include.

“This iPad is definitely different from the others, especially when it has a much bigger screen and there are two sets of speakers, both on each end of the tablet, north and south.”

Landeros said he sees both ad-vantages and disadvantages with the new iPad Pros.

He explained that before the school decides to adapt any prod-ucts, technologically speaking or not, it has to evaluate on how those products will enhance

learning and benefit both students and teachers.

He did say that the new iPad Pro would definitely be advan-tageous to those students and teachers in the arts and engineer-ing programs.

“Being able to draw and draft on a bigger tablet would help out those who are interested in doing arts and engineering, because the screen is bigger and easier for drawing,” Landeros said.

But Landeros noted the chal-lenge for students lugging around a bigger iPad across campus all day. He said, “Sometimes bigger is not always better.”

For those interested in the

new iPhone 6s, Landeros added how the camera has been greatly improved and that there is also a new color coming out.

“The camera is definitely up-dated, which is awesome. There is now even a front flash for you selfie users, also known as a selfie flash.

“The new color they have is a pink rose, which I know there are people out there who’d love that,” he said.

In addition, Apple also an-nounced that with iOS 9 some iPads will be able to go into a split screen mode, like Microsoft’s tablets.

Another factor is that Safari

Advances in Technology Create New Opportunities for Learning in ClassroomsBY EVAN SCHOETTLE

With the rise of technology comes new opportunities to inno-vate and learn. These new forms of learning are becoming more and more present in schools and learning environments. However, these can often be misused and become distractions.

An expert on this subject field is the Principal Instructional Tech-nology Consultant Miss. Leslie Hammersmith, who works for the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning at IU, Hammer-smith shared her thoughts on the matter.

“I believe that technology is important for everybody,” Ham-mersmith said.

“It’s an important tool for some people and allows them to get jobs done. There are also risks and things that are not so great about technology. People become addicted.”

“It’s just instant gratification more then anything else,” said Psychology teacher Mr. Harold Spooner.

“You don’t ever have to be

bored, you don’t ever have to wor-ry about what you’re going to be doing right now, because you can always go to whatever game or website or social media you want.

“I think it’s a good learning tool in the classroom if used well,” Spooner said.

“But if allowed to be taken ad-

vantage of then it could be a huge distraction.”

Spooner highlighted on the biggest pros of technology.

“I think the biggest benefits are the diverse type of learning style, the diverse type of learn-ing assessments and activities,” Spooner said. “Anything from

reading to videos to creating your own projects.

“You’re not forced to teach something one way, you can do a number of different things with this one instrument.”

However, with most things, there are always consequences.

“The drawbacks are that it’s so

easy to get distracted,” Spooner said. “You could be entirely on task but all it takes is one message from a friend to throw you off.”

As someone who has taught here 35 years, Mrs. Ford has seen first-hand the rise in use of technology.

“I think it can be distracting to students,” said Ford. “I have found that most students still prefer a hands on approach.”

“There are a lot of good things,” Ford said. “I think technology offers a lot of things like a lot of opportunities for extra practice.

“But I really do think it’s hindered students’ problem solving ability in terms of their perseverance. When you can Google something in 10 seconds it becomes harder for you to sit and do a problem for 10 minutes.

“The use of technology can be both good a bad,” Ford said. “But I think it lends itself more to certain subjects than others.

“Even though all of my student have the option of taking notes on the iPad, most prefer to take them on paper. I think it just feels more comfortable to most.”

From left to right, sophomore Lauren Kaplan, junior Joanie Stephens and sophomore Erin Dolan study in the library during their resource period. | Photo by Morgan Carter

users will be able to navigate to websites faster on any Mac com-puter, thanks to a new operating system called OS X El Capitan.

Along with it will be the new music streaming app called Apple Music, which will allow users to customize their own music playlists.

Siri will also be getting an up-grade to anticipate phone owners’ needs with a new technology in iOS 9, in which Siri can  predict what they want from their daily routine using the iPad or iPhone.

About Apple’s rollout of these new products, Landeros said, “It will be interesting to see what people enjoy and what they don’t.”

FeaturePAGE 4SEPT. 25 2015

Photo Poll

What is your favorite part of fall?

Senior Matt Durthaler

Freshman Matt Troy

Senior Sydney Graves

“My favorite part is the view of the Hill.”

“Going to football games.”

“I like the fall play.”

Drug Truck Debunked: New Tests Implemented This School Yearby sean mckinney

it’s white, mobile and unex-pected. a shroud of mystery often surrounds it. murmurs of “when will it come” or “who will be called” can be heard in the halls. it has acquired its own colloquial moniker: “the drug truck.” and this year, the “drug truck” has stepped up its game.  

Put into action under the insti-tution of the wellness program 14 months ago, this vehicle contains a crew of technicians whose job is to collect urine samples from ran-domly selected students and send the samples to a lab to be screened for any trace of drug use.

The implementation of this pol-icy came in an effort to ensure the wellness and welfare of students, promote healthy choices and deter drug use, according to ms. kathy saum, vice principal for student conduct and attendance.

saum said that there was a specific concern regarding alcohol

use among students that led in part to the decision to implement drug testing for every student. The purpose of the drug truck is to prevent drug and alcohol use, not to catch anybody to punish them, she said. “We don’t want anybody to use drugs,” she said.

an issue that piqued saum’s concern was the use of alcohol. if a student consumed alcohol over the weekend, then the testing method used to detect alcohol would not be able to find any presence of ethanol, the metabo-lite in the student’s system, due to its short half-life.

saum said that if a student drank on Friday or saturday, there would be no way for the school to detect this use or help deter it.

saum said the goal is to identify students who are at risk and need help. Reflecting her concern for students, saum said she prefers “to say misuse rather than abuse” when referring to student drug use.

it is out of this concern that a new test for alcohol has been inte-grated into the wellness program. The test will still be included in the analysis of a urine-based sam-ple collected by midwest Toxicol-ogy services.

However, a special screen for the metabolite ethyl glucuronride, or eTG, will now be used instead of exclusively screening for ethanol. The difference between the two tests is that the new eTG test can detect alcohol use for up to five days prior to the student providing a urine sample.

by being able to detect past alcohol use for this period, saum said she hopes that students will have less of an incentive to drink. However, some students find that this new test will not change the ways of some.

Whether the new eTG would deter more students from drink-ing, senior emma mourouzis said, “it will not have a large effect because kids who want to drink

will continue to do so.”While the goal of drug testing

is deterrence, inevitably some students will test positive.

saum wants those in need of help for substance misuse issues to receive it. if a student tests positive for a substance, he or she will face disciplinary measures. if a student again tests positive, then he or she will begin a personal-ized rehabilitation program with mrs. Rebecca Heger, the school’s licensed mental health counselor.

There are only a few things certain in life: death, taxes and the drug truck.

it will show up and make the rounds, and classrooms will echo with intercom buzzes. saum said she hopes that students will further be deterred from drug use with the new eTG test and will make healthy and safe choices.

she said “it’d be a beautiful thing to see student drug use at zero.”

The drug truck comes to campus about every week to test students. Ms. Kathy Saum, vice principal for student conduct and attendance, said that the goal of the drug testing is intended to deter students from using drugs and to help those who are using drugs to stop. | Photo by J.R. Hill

Senior Kenton Earnhart

“I love the leaves.”

After YouTube Success, Senior Katie O’Neill Comes Out With Debut Album ‘Poems’ BY MORGAN CARTER

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Senior Katie O’Neill’s debut album ‘Poems’ was released on iTunes, Amazon, SoundCloud, Spotify and Google Music on Aug. 31. | Photo submitted

Senior Katie O’Neill didn’t expect her songs to turn into an album. In fact, she didn’t ex-pect the poems that she wrote back in middle school to turn into songs at all.

As O’Neill began to branch out into the vi-ral music realm in high school, she decided to adapt her poems to songs instead of letting them collect dust, thus coining her debut album “Poems.” O’Neill said, “I called the album ‘Poems’ because all of the lyrics that I wrote were originally

it being something that I can do for fun.”

According to O’Neill, music has helped her in many aspects of her life.

O’Neill said, “Music has impacted my life a lot because I probably wouldn’t be where I am today, or have the friends that I have today, if I didn’t make music.

“Music is a great conversation starter and it has helped me to make more friends in general. It’s made me more outgoing because singing on stage can be hard, but I’ve gotten used to it. So perform-ing has helped me in a social aspect too.”

bum at a music studio, O’Neill took the matter into her own hands and produced the entire record by herself. O’Neill recorded each of her songs in one take on a self-described “bad” microphone that she previously received as a Christmas gift.

O’Neill said, “I re-corded all of the songs on my Mac computer in my family’s home office area of my house, and that became like my little recording studio. I tried to record one song a day until I

had com-

pleted the album.”

So far, O’Neill said that she has sold about 100 copies of ‘Poems’ and she hopes that she will profit enough money off of the album so that she can record the album in a real record studio. O’Neill said, “Right now, the al-

O’Neill began posting covers on her YouTube channel, @ktfaithful, of songs such as “Lego House” by Ed Sheeran and “Roar” by Katy Perry. Because of her channel, O’Neill began to receive recog-nition from YouTube celebrities Rebecca Black and Troye Sivan. Black and Sivan praised O’Neill’s covers and encouraged her to keep making music.

Once O’Neill reached high school, she began to write her own, original songs and upload them to an app called Soundcloud.

O’Neill said, “During the middle of my junior year, I had four original songs that I put on Soundcloud. I put them on Soundcloud to see what people would think of my music at first. People liked it so I started to write more songs.”

O’Neill kept her four original songs from Soundcloud on her album and added six more, which were a culmination of songs and poems that she had previously written.

O’Neill also incor-porated the piano and ukulele into the album. She learned how to play the ukulele this summer.

Instead of following the traditional route and recording her al-

bum is home-made

sound-ing. I

want more of a profes-

sional sound, and a recording

studio would pro-vide that.”

Even though O’Neill is planning on going to college, she still hopes that music will always be a part of her life.

O’Neill said, “I hope that I will always be able to make music, even if it isn’t my main career. If music works out as my main job, that would be awe-some, but I always want to have a backup since music isn’t the most reliable career industry to go into.

“I’m going to try to work hard enough to get to the point where music could be a part of my career. I want to always be around musical things that inspire me.”

One of the bonuses of not relying on music as a career is that it will always be something that O’Neill can do for pleasure, instead of for work.

O’Neill said, “I don’t want to make music into something that I hate and have to do as a job.

“I like having cre-ative freedom. I don’t have anyone telling me what to do, so I have full control.

“I don’t want to go into music as a full-time job because I like

just poems, but then I added music to them later.”

Even though O’Neill came out with her debut album on Aug. 31, music has always been a part of her life. O’Neill began singing in her school choir in California in fourth grade, and she has been performing ever since.

In middle school,

“Music is my emotional outlet, so if

I’m ever sad I can just play

music. It is my therapy and

helps me with my daily life.”

Senior Katie O’Neill

No matter where O’Neill ends up after this year, she knows that she will always have music.

O’Neill said, “Music is my emotional outlet, so if I’m ever feeling sad, I can just go play music; if I’m in a good mood, I can do the same thing. Music is my therapy and it helps me with my daily life.”

“Music is a great

conversation starter, and

it has helped me to make more friends in general.”

Senior Katie O’Neill

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Page 8 Page 9Mary Kate and Elizabeth Steinmetz ’16What is it Like to be a Twin?

Reilly and taylor Trieloff ’17

Connor, Jenna and lauren helmen ’19

casey and clare beidelman ’16marissa and miranda seguin ’18

Who was born first? Casey was born first.What are your favor-ite things about each other? Casey: “I like Clare’s I-don’t-care attitude.” Clare: “I like how approachable she is.”What are your favorite memories together? Casey: “Anytime we share an inside joke, and nobody else under-stands it.” Clare: “When we went boating together at our grandma’s lake house.” What is the most diffi-cult part? Casey: “Other people’s perceptions of you, not being able to separate one person from the other and realize we are different.” Clare: “When people don’t know who you are.”

Who was born first? Marissa was born first. What are your favorite things about each other?Miranda: “She understands me the most because she’s my age and we go through the same things.” Marissa: “When we play jokes on people, we do them really well. It’s nice to have someone to trick people with. I like that we can do fun things like that

Who was born first? Taylor was by a minute.Who was walking and talking first? Taylor was walking first.What is your favorite thing about each other? Taylor: “We are really similar, so we are actually good friends. We can hang out and tell each other things.” Reilly: “I have a built-in-best-friend and someone I can al-ways do my homework with.” What is the most difficult part? Reilly “We are both very competitive with each other.” What are your favorite memories together? Taylor: “I spend my whole life with her, so every memory that I have, she has too.” Have the two of you payed any good pranks on anyone? Reilly: “I can’t really think of anything. We don’t look alike, so we can’t switch to play a prank.”

Who was born first? Connor was born first. Who was walking and talking first? Jenna was the first to walk and talk.What is your favorite thing about each other? Jenna: “Connor is my partner in crime, and Lauren is my pal.” Lauren: “Jenna is funny and she cares in her heart. Connor is protec-tive and sticks up for us.” Connor: “Lauren does

Who was born first? Elizabeth was born first. Who was walking and talking first? We starting walking around the same time. We would use each other to help ourselves up.What your favorite thing about each other?Mary Kate: “Elizabeth is funny. I’m never really bored when I’m with her.” Elizabeth: “She’s fun to be with.” What is the most difficult part?Mary Kate: “We have to share everything.” Elizabeth: “We are con-stantly being compared.” What are your favorite memories together?Mary Kate: “Last year, at this time we went to Costa Rica just the two of us. We missed our flight and was stranded at the Texas air-port all day. Costa Rica was fun too.” Have you both played any good pranks on any-one?Elizabeth: “In grade school at one of our basketball games I had four fouls by half time and Mary Kate didn’t have any. In the locker room, we switched jersey and I got to play again in the second half. “I ended that game with 7 fouls. I don’t think a lot of people can say they got away with getting 7 fouls

Have you played any good pranks? Casey: “No, we’re good kids.” Clare: “We unfortunately are too scared of punishment to pull any good pranks at school.” What is something that peo-ple can use to tell you apart? Casey: “Our faces are different shapes.” Clare: “I have piercings, and Ca-sey doesn’t.”

in one game.” What is something people can use to tell you apart? Elizabeth: “I have a freckle above my left eyebrow.” Mary Kate: “Elizabeth has darker hair, and she also has thinner cheekbones.”

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what she wants because she is herself. Jenna likes to be nice to people but in a secret way.” What is the most difficult part?Jenna: “Being called Lauren.” Lauren: “Being called Jenna. Sometimes I wish we had our own birthday and didn’t have to share everything.” Connor: “It works for me since I’m a boy. I get my own freedom sometimes.” Have you three pulled any good pranks on anyone? Jenna: “Lauren and I poured a bunch of ice on Connor while he was in the shower once.” Connor: “One time we took the stuffing out of an Oreo and put toothpaste in it, and we made Lauren eat it.” What is your favorite memory?Jenna: “Family vacations because we have to be together.” Connor: “We went go karting once.”

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together.” What are your favorite memories together? Miranda: “I don’t have a specific one, but I really liked when we would switch classes.” Marissa: “We were at a concert and we were just jam-ming out together, and it was really fun.” What is the most difficult part? Miranda: “We are really competitive with each other.” Marissa: “We have a hard time sharing things.” Have you pulled any good pranks on anyone? Miranda: “We’ve switched classes before. When we lived in Germany, there were 16 sets of twins in our school, so they were interviewing us. Marissa and I switched spots and tricked the teacher on TV.” Marissa: “We’ve switched classes before.” What is something that people can use to tell you apart? Miranda: “Our facial structure is different. My face is lon-ger and hers is rounder.” Marissa: “I always wear rings.”

Marissa Miranda

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Foreign Exchange Student Shares How her Experiences Here Differ from MontenegroBY MAX WIRTH

BIO BOXHow many languages

do you speak? “Five.”

Favorite American food?“Hershey’s kisses.”

Birthday?“Nov. 8, 1998.”

Favorite nail polish color?

“Neon pink.”In how many computer

languages can you code?“Four.”

Favorite thing about America so far?

“Cathedral.”Favorite movie?

“‘I Origins.’”Favorite school subject?

“Precalculus.” Siblings?

“I have one brother, Dimitrije, who is 20 years old.”

Favorite country she’s visited?

“I travel a lot, which is probably why I can’t pick just one destination. Every place on this Earth has something

that gives special beauty. Beauty is in the eye of the

beholder.”

MEET DANICA SOCFor most, change is difficult.

But for Danica Soc, a transfer student from Europe, change couldn’t have come sooner. Soc was born in Podgorica, the capital city of Montenegro, which is a small country in southeastern Europe just across from Italy. “Everything in my country is different, for sure,” she said. The use of cars was not as prevalent as it is in America.

“I used to walk to school, and now I need 30 minutes of driving,” Soc said. Her summers back home are dif-ferent, too. “Summers are warmer and most of us spend the week-ends on the seaside.”

A major distinction between Montenegro and America is the proximity of everything.

“I love the way that in our country everything is so close to each other. One hour from the beautiful Mediterranean Sea, one hour from the mountain tops covered with snow in May.”

Soc was involved in athletics for many years in her home country. “I loved it, especially because I met some of my best friends there. I was a member of the dancing team as well.”

The school system has its differences, also. The number of subjects a student learns each year is doubled. “Instead of seven subjects, like in your school, we have 14 or 15,” she said.

Soc said she is proud of her Montenegrin education.     

When asked about her reasons for coming to America, she had two answers. “I moved here to go further with my English and my intellectual success.”  

“I live in Fishers with the Hruskoci family,” she said. “People opened up their home for me and I am thankful for that.” The transition was no problem. Soc re-vealed she’s been dreaming about America since kindergarten.

“Transition was something I wasn’t scared of. I travel a lot and that’s the reason I adjust very well in a pretty short period of time.

“I adore the feeling I got look-ing at my classmates while they were talking about America.

“They are proud to be Amer-icans and it’s something I have never seen in my life,” she said.

She said the world should take America as an example for living a modern life and creating an unbroken mixture of that pride and family.

Soc said she admires American culture and the way of life here in the United States.

Her favorite thing about Ca-thedral is the “spirit that inspires,” she said referring to her new high school. She feels comfortable in the Cathedral family.

“My main goal is to graduate from Cathedral. It is hard to leave your country as a 16- year-old girl but I find myself as a student at an American university,” she said.

As junior Danica Soc arrives in America, her hosts, the Hruskoci family, welcomes her at the Indianapolis Interna-tional Airport. | Photo submitted

Where in the World is Montenegro?

Soc has done something many teenagers might not imagine doing.

She left her home country, her

family and friends and all her old activities behind to better her education. And for Soc, her dream has come true.  

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Maker Room in Library ProvidesArea for Students to Relax, De-stressBY CATHERINE JASPER

When students first step into the media center, they are greeted with a quiet space to work. Yet, there is more to the media center than meets the eye.

The Maker Space, a room locat-ed off the main floor of the media center, is available for everyone.

“The purpose of the Maker Space is to encourage creative play and imaginative activities among students and staff,” Media Direc-tor Mrs. Jenny Herron said. Stu-dents can gain access to the Maker Space by asking at the desk.

The inspiration to create a Maker Space available to Cathe-dral students came from an idea known as the maker movement. Started in 2008, the maker move-ment focuses on educating people in the art of creating and innovat-ing through creative play.

“It’s getting into a ‘flow’ similar to when you were a child and

played for hours,” Herron said. “From that comes ideas, problem solving and stress relief.”

When students are seeking some sort of creative relief, the Maker Space will be there. From drawing and coloring to program-ming a robot to dance or turning a banana into a mouse, the Maker Space is at your service.

Though there is an array of cre-ative activities, there are certainly favorites among the students. The 3D pen, a pen that allows you to create 3D shapes, has the most interest among students, but the Spirograph, a pen that uses the mathematics of circles to create designs, and balancing game is gaining popularity.

Herron said, “I think the space is so popular because word of mouth is spreading.”

Though it’s fun to play and cre-ate in the Maker Space, there are benefits to making that go beyond

enjoyment. Sometimes creating is the best thing to help with a stressful day.

Many students say they draw to relax, and now there is a room in the media center where they can do just that.

The Maker Space in the library creates an area for students to sit down and relax in order to take a break from the stress of the school environment. | Photo by Emma Flohr

“The Maker Space is a great resource during finals week espe-cially,” Herron said,. “I even have special coloring pages designed to relieve stress.”

Sophomore Kalysta Lee greatly appreciates the Maker Space.

“I think it’s a great, great stress reliever. It allows (students) to be more creative.”

Lee was creating a carousel from a cut and assemble book, another activity offered in the Maker Space.

Freshman Retreat Moves Location; Junior Men’s Changes from Overnight to One Day BY SYDNEY HUTCHINSON

The time when freshmen and juniors go rolling down the Hill seeking a religious experience approaches. The junior men and freshman retreats are coming with changes in both the venues and schedules.

The men of the Class of 2017 can look forward to the new and improved changes, according to director of campus ministry Mrs. Charlene Witka.

“The (first) junior boys’ retreat is changing in the sense that we are trying something new this year. It will be a one-day retreat.”

As far as location, Witka said, “They will be going to Butler to do a leadership-type course and

there will be a formation of talks and speeches.”

The second men’s retreat will

be located at CYO Camp Ran-cho Framasa in Brown County.

As far as the junior men, Witka said that it is much harder

to get the boys excited for the retreat.

“Freshman and sophomore year are mandatory, but by junior year, I feel that this is a decision they can make on their own, so that’s why we are trying new things.”

She realizes sports practices can sometimes be an obstacle to attending a retreat, and that is why multiple retreat dates are offered.

Witka stressed the importance of the retreats.

“We have three elements as a Holy Cross school: Informa-tion as the educational piece, formation as the informational religious piece and transfor-mation, so when people leave

“Junior retreat changed my life by giving me a whole

new group of friends I met at the

retreat.” Senior

Mike Rushka

Cathedral their lives are changed and they can make a difference in the world,” she said.

Mike Rushka, a senior who went on junior retreat last year, said that his retreat impacted his life.

“Junior retreat changed my life by giving me a whole new group of friends I met at the re-treat. Hearing the teachers’ wit-nesses who went on the retreat gave me a new perspective on things and how I will continue to grow as a person.”

Rushka said that he would recommend this year’s junior men to attend the retreat.

Senior Jarrod Hutchings said he agrees with Rushka.

“Other than the day off

school, it’s a grand opportunity to connect with your unknown peers,” Hutchings said.

Rushka said, “I would advise this year’s juniors to make the most of the time they spend here at Cathedral, because it won’t last forever.”

For the freshmen, the message stays the same but the location changes.

“The theme is basically getting them ready and familiar with the Holy Cross core values,” said Witka.

She continued, “Taking the freshmen off campus will be new this year. It is not as intimate to have everyone on campus, so we are taking (the freshmen) to Belzer Boy Scout Camp.”

Top-Ranked Volleyball Team to Host Irish Invite Tomorrow in the WACBY COLE KAISER

One of the most success-ful volleyball programs in the state is experiencing an even more successful season this year.

Coming off of a State runner-up finish in the Class 4A tournament last year and going into tomorrow’s Irish Invite in the WAC, the women’s vol-leyball team is ranked first in both the state coaches’ poll and in the national poll by maxpreps.com.

“Students come to our games with higher expecta-tions because of the Num-ber-1 ranking,” said senior hitter Megan Sloan.

The team has experi-enced much success so far this season. As of last week, it is undefeated with only three games out of 15 going

Women’s Cross-CountryRecent results: First place in Rushville Invitational, second place in Terre Haute Savings Bank InvitationalNext meet: Tomorrow at Culver Mili-tary Academy at 8:45 a.m.Key performances: Senior Katherine Free and senior Ellen Flood, first in Hokum Karem at Plainfield; Free first at Rushville and second at Terre Haute Coach’s comment: “Our returning varsity athletes, particularly Katherine Free, Ellen Flood, (sophomore) Erin Arney and (sophomore) Sofia Alatorre, are stronger than ever. Newcomers (sophomore) Jen Maginot and (junior) Olivia Benz have given us solid performances in the 5 and 6 positions, where we have struggled in the past. We have depth that we haven’t seen in several years, and people are noticing. We definitely will not be able to sneak up on people like we did last year.” Head Coach Mr. Mark Doctor

to five matches. An early season highlight included a win over highly ranked As-sumption from Louisville.

Most competitions this season, such as the match against Lawrence North, resulted in a quick three-game victory.

The girls have had many challengers who did not give much of a challenge.

“Those wins pull the team closer,” said Coach Jean Kesterson. “The girls are a close knit group and probably the closest I’ve ever coached. They want each other to do well and they understand the younger players will lead next year.”

The players also expe-rience this closeness that Kesterson witnesses.

Junior Maria Schorr said,

Men’s Cross-CountryRecent results: Placed first at the All Catholic Invite at GuerinNext meet: Tomorrow at Delta at 9:15 a.m.Key performances: Freshman Cole Hocker has been running well this season.Coach’s comment: “We’ve gotten better and more experienced. We haven’t hit our peak yet, but I expect to see it within the next few weeks.” Head Coach Mr. Jim Nohl

FootballRecent results: 42-14 win over Bishop Chatard and a 31-17 loss to Cincinnati St. XavierNext game: Tonight vs. Rhea County High School at Arsenal Technical at 7 p.m.Key performances: Max Borten-schlager went 14-16 against Bishop Chatard, and senior Ryan Guhl received Defensive Player of the Week award for his performance during the game.Coach’s comment: “We’ve had two setbacks against teams in Ohio and

had opportunities to win both, but overall, we’ve played good football.” Head Coach Mr. Rick Streiff

Women’s GolfRecent results: Placed first in SectionalNext match: Regional begins tomor-row at Edgewood Anderson at 9:30 a.m.Key performances: Senior Betsy Wer-ner, senior Ally Mattingly, junior Gabi Sharp, sophomore Sophia Alexander, sophomore Maddie Dittoe and soph-omore Sydney Hruskoci have all been key for the team. Werner and Mattingly have been the team leaders this year.Coach’s comment: “Our goal is to make the State Finals and do the best we can there. The team is currently ranked fifth in the state, and we want to finish as high as we possibly can. “ Head Coach Mr. Pat Fagan

Women’s SoccerRecent results: 3-0 victory over North CentralNext match: City begins Monday at Bishop Chatard at 5 p.m.

Fall Sports Updates: Winning Teams, Outstanding Performances

After scoring a point against Bishop Chatard, members of the top-ranked volleyball team gather to celebrate. The Irish defeated the Trojans 25-13, 25-8 and 25-18 and host the Irish Invite tomorrow in the WAC. | Photo by J.R. Hill

Key performances: Played seven ranked teams (including the eighth-ranked team in Kentucky) and have gone 7-3-3.Coach’s comment: “The girls began the season with a brutal schedule (10 matches in 20 days) that included seven ranked opponents. The seniors have done a good job leading on and off the field. We will be gearing up for the City and State tournaments over the next couple weeks. If the pieces come together the right way, this team may surprise some people in the State tournament.” Head Coach Mr. Marc Behringer

Men’s Soccer Recent results: 1-0 win over NoblesvilleNext match: City begins tomorrow at Lawrence Park at 5 p.m.Key performances: Senior Reid Cumings and sophomore Trey Kapsalis had one goal each vs. Brebeuf; junior Michael Cohen with one goal against Chatard.

Men’s TennisRecent results: 0-5 loss to Carmel Next match: City begins tomorrow at Riverside Park at 9 a.m.Key performances: Freshman Abe Wojtalik has been playing well in the Number-2 singles position on the team.Coach’s comment: “We are right where we should be, and we’re getting better.” Head Coach Mr. Mark Noe

Women’s VolleyballRecent results: 3-0 win over Law-rence Central and a 3-1 win over AvonNext match: Lady Irish Invite tomor-row in the WAC at 9 a.m.Key performances: Senior Audrey Adams handled herself in a coura-geous and classy manner after an injury, and the team has played in a way that will continue her spirit.Coach’s comment: “I am very pleased with how we are progressing, and I love the way the kids stay hungry.” Head Coach Ms. Jean Kesterson

“It was great to be with all my teammates. We play well as team.”

With that also comes higher expectations from each other. Senior libero Kendall White said about the team’s performance so far this season, “We hold each other to a higher standard.”

The competitiveness each player brings makes the team better.

The team will be tested tomorrow when it hosts the Irish Invite in the WAC. The eight-team pool play tournament gets underway at 9 a.m. in the WAC. Doors open at 8:15 a.m.

Pool 1 will consist of Cathedral, Columbus East, New Albany and New Castle. Pool 2 will be Avon, Center Grove, Penn and Perry Meridian.

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Varsity Freshmen Athletes Participating in Fall Sports“I wasn’t

surprised I made the team

because I trained very hard over the summer. I also have had

five years of past running

experiences.”Freshman

Ryan Pehlman

“The practices are harder and the races more

competitive. I can only say

that I am lucky to compete under the

expert coaching of Coach Nohl.”

Freshman Cole Hocker

“During a game, the players on the team treat me like anyone

else. If I lose a ball they’re not going

to cut me slack just because I’m a

freshman.”Freshman

Jennifer Utzinger

Women’s SoccerMen’s Cross-CountryMen’s Cross-Country

Freshman Jennifer Utzinger Shares her Experiences as Part of Varsity Soccer Teamby cole kaiser

While it is not common for a freshman to make a varsity roster, those who do, including soccer player Jennifer Utzinger,  stand out.

While Utzinger may be young-er, slightly smaller and not as fast as the other girls against whom she competes, she still gets the work done through her competi-tive nature.

in the season opener, a 2-0 loss to Noblesville, she was known for getting knocked around a lot, but she stayed positive.

Teammate and junior Nicolette kapsalis said, “i enjoy playing with Jennifer because she never takes a play off. if she keeps that up her skills will come later and she could be very good.”

During the winter, spring and summer, Utzinger plays for Fc Pride. she participates on the U15 girls’ elite team.

Her love and desire for soccer comes from her father, Mr. Jeff Utzinger. He was an all-american

at Hope college in Michigan. “He’s the one who would coach

me when i was younger and who got me to love soccer. Now, i’m always asking for advice from him after games or if i’m confused about anything,” the freshman said.

The summer workouts benefit-ed Utzinger, as they got her used to the irish soccer program and introduced her to the other girls.

Freshman Jennifer Utzinger is one of the three freshmen who play on varsity fall sports. Head Coach Mr. Marc Behringer said, “She is small but her power and speed make up for it.” | Photo by Emma Flohr

she said knowing her older, more experienced teammates helped her because if there is something she doesn’t under-stand, she is comfortable with asking any for advice.

she said, “Playing in the sum-mer did help because i met a lot of girls my age that i ended up having classes with.”

Utzinger said she was surprised she made the varsity team. she was especially excited because she was the only freshman to do so.

she said tryouts were tough and there were so many great players, but she knew she just had to push herself every drill and sprint to show the upperclassmen and coaches she wanted a spot.

“Jennifer is technical and quick with the ball, which allows

her to avoid being in situations that give her a disadvantage. She is small but her

power and speed make up for it.”

Mr. Marc Behringer

Utzinger said the hardest aspect was keeping a positive mindset through everything.

Head coach Mr. Marc behring-er said, “Jennifer is technical and quick with the ball, which allows her to avoid being in situations that give her a disadvantage. she is smaller but her power and speed make up for it.”

Utzinger said, “During a game, the players on the team treat me like anyone else. if i lose a ball, they’re not going to cut me slack just because i’m a freshman.”

she continued, “They know i can do better, so they’ll say something just like if a senior lost the ball,” and added that she is still getting familiar with competing at such a high level.

she has plans to play all four years and said she can’t wait for the rest of the season and the tournament.

Utzinger and her teammates are scheduled to compete in the first round of the city tournament tomorrow at bishop chatard High school.

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OpinionPAGE 14SEPT. 25 2015

Album Review: Lana Del Rey’s ‘Honeymoon’ Epitomizes Love, Boys, Heartbreak

Movie Review: ‘Scorch Trials’ Up to Standard of First Movie

Food Review: Food, Atmosphere at Pat Flynn’s Creates a Unique Restaurant Feel

by nicole curlin

by amanda keilman

by erin collins

“Honeymoon”“Music To Watch Boys To”“Terrence Loves You”“God Knows I Tried”“High by the Beach”“Freak”“Art Deco”“Religion”“Salvatore”“The Blackest Day”“Swan Song”“Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”

lana del rey has re-leased her new album, “Honeymoon,” with 12 songs including a cover by nina simone and a blurb for one of T.s. eliot’s poems.

it’s no secret that del rey has a beauti-ful, magical, captivat-ing voice.

on this album, del rey’s voice is paired with different music genres including r&b, hip hop and jazz. The

incorporation of jazz can especially be felt in “Terrence loves you.” This is a song that focuses on the sadness and hardship sur-rounding heartbreak.

The title song, “Honeymoon” pro-vides a somber start to the album. it starts off the themes of heart-break and love that can be seen in many, if not all, of del rey’s songs.

overall, if you enjoy the slow, sultry type

of music paired with acoustic instruments and the smooth voice of lana del rey, then this album is perfect for you.

Those of you look-ing for more upbeat songs will probably not find what you are looking for in her latest album. This cd is the one to listen to when you are having a rough day and need something slow and soulful.

The movie “maze runner: The scorch Trials” premiered in theaters last Friday. it is based on the novel by James dashner, and is the sequel to last year’s movie, “The maze runner.”

The sequel picks the plot up right where the last movie ended. The group of kids had just escaped the maze and found the creators dead. immediately after, a group of men and women storm the building

and rescue the kids. The opening scene

takes place in the heli-copter right after they leave the compound where the maze was kept.

once again, it follows the character Thom-as, played by dylan o’brien, who people may recognize from Teen Wolf.

To fully under-stand the movie, one would have to watch the previous one first. no explanations or

clarifications are offered to those who did not see “The maze runner.”

in the first movie, the only world portrayed is the one within the maze. now, viewers are able to see the real world in the movie.

The cast has remained the same from the first movie, with a few addi-tions. kaya scodelario is once again playing Tere-sa, Thomas brodie-sang-ster who voiced Ferb in “Phineas and Ferb,” plays newt, and ki Hong lee

is minho.The new cast mem-

bers include Giancarlo esposito, who could be recognized from his role in “breaking bad,” as Jorge and rosa salazra as brenda.

although it says the movie is based on the book, it is extremely different.

The plot and char-acter descriptions are completely different. in fact, the only thing that really stayed the same were the character

names.overall, the movie

was decent. There was action and drama like all other good movies. However, there was some questionable acting during parts of the movie and a few plot holes. There was confusion at the end, and characters went missing.

if you were a fan of The Maze Runner, then you will enjoy its sequel “maze runner: The scorch Trials.”

murphy’s @ Flynn’s is an amazing restau-rant. The atmosphere is fun and different.

There are families, groups of friends watching a game together, old people catching up or teams

celebrating a victory. There are also mul-

tiple forms of enter-tainment while people wait for their food.

Huge TVs sit in both corners of the main dining area. Plus there are little TVs that hang from the

ceiling, as well. This creates the perfect op-portunity to watch all the important games. in the back portion of the restaurant, there is a huge room filled with games. it consists of pool tables and arcade-like games.

The best is playing the “spot the difference” game.

murphy’s @ Flynn’s is different from most restaurants, which is why it is the perfect place to accommo-date all. The best part about murphy’s

@ Flynn’s, though, is the food. They under-stand what it means to cook good food, and they do it well.

Their pizza is amaz-ing. it’s a perfect thin crust pizza that has its own unique taste.

The pizza is also

paired well with their salad. The salad is always fresh and has a nice taste. Though both of these items are amazing, by far the best item on their menu is the chicken finger basket.

The chicken fingers

do not have the typical texture or taste that chicken fingers usually have. despite the new look, the chicken fingers are delicious to the point where i wished they came in an endless basket.

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StaffEditorial

Cathedral is our home away from home. It is the mother who nurtures us, the father who motivates us and the siblings who hold us to-gether. It is a safe haven from the cruel world and a shelter from every storm.

On our first day at Cathe-dral, we waltz into school unaware of what is to come. We know we will learn and make new friends, but we are unaware just how much Cathedral will help us.

She prepares us for our lives, not by pouring us into a mold and expecting the same result each time, but by al-lowing us to mold ourselves.

As upperclassmen, we feel that Cathedral has certainly allowed us to mold ourselves. She has offered us opportu-nities on silver platters, she has given us the tools to learn and she has kept us from leading astray.

The intimidating glare that challenges us and the adversi-ty that has been sent our way have been dulled by the help of our school.

Burdens of preparing and applying for college were lessened and family problems were met by an understand-ing ear.

We often find ourselves at Cathedral when we are nervous or scared. When we were new drivers and got lost easily, we drove to Cathedral. When we had writer’s block, we sat in the courtyard. Life seems a little less daunting from the top of the Hill.

We all thank our parents for what they do for us. So we should do the same for Cathedral.

There are many chances to show our gratitude for our lovely school. Volunteering at events, respecting our campus and thanking our teachers are a few of the ways to express our thanks.

Another way to support Cathedral is by going to games, theatre productions or anything to cheer on our school and its students.

This year, especially, there are many chances to offer our time and talents to our

school. The school raffle provides a fantastic way to do just that. By selling and even exceeding your raffle ticket quota you can show mother Cathedral your appreciation. Most importantly, you can ensure that future students will also benefit from dear old Cathedral. By supporting the school, you are paving the way for future students to succeed and thrive under the abiding arms of our school.

When you sell tickets, ev-eryone wins. We will benefit, our fellow classmates will benefit, teachers will benefit and the future generations will benefit.

So give. Give of your time, give of your heart, give of your spirit. Give your voice. Give your smile. Give your talents. Pray for Cathedral. Pray for her students. Pray for her success.

Live your time here to the fullest and take advantage of all the love Mother Cathedral has to offer.

A related story about this topic appears on Page 1.

Pay it Forward: Sell Those Raffle Tickets

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Face off: is nfl football or college football better?cole kaiser max wirth

When watching sports, don’t you want the best? I want to watch the preeminent sporting events, so that’s why I love to watch the NFL.

It is every young athlete’s dream to play a professional sport. Whether it’s the NFL, NBA or even the MLS, the professional league is the ultimate goal.

But understand, I still enjoy watching college football. There are some good players, but they aren’t the best. College football provides a good venue. It does well financially, but most univer-sities are willing to cheat when it comes to recruiting.

Recruiting is a vital process to college football, as it’s how the col-leges get their players. Recruiting can be a great process for some. It can provide players who have nothing in their life something. It can really give players a trophy for how far they’ve come.

But cheating is not the way to acquire the best players.

The NFL is a multi-billion dollar company/industry that has many sponsors and partnerships. It provides thousands of jobs and tons of services to communities.

For example, does IU bring its best players to a local event to meet and talk with troubled chil-dren? Does their quarterback have a foundation named after him? No, because they can’t provide that as the Colts can.

The NFL boasts many founda-tions such as Play 60. The NFL

In the NCAA, rivalries are intensified. The IU vs. Purdue game is most prominent in the state. The two teams play for the Old Oaken Bucket, just as many other rivalry games have a trophy that goes back and forth between the winning universities. Big time programs that have developed animosity toward each other over so many years constantly put on a show for their audiences. The NFL doesn’t have heated, traditional games like this.

Last year there was a new championship system implement-ed. College football did away with the BCS and developed a college football playoff. The top four teams at the end of each regular season are put into a bracket. This created a new competitiveness I hadn’t seen in the sport.

Games meant so much more in the regular season, and a confer-ence championship win gave a legitimate shot as a title contender. The NFL surely is competitive, but 16 teams make the playoffs, four times the amount in college.

The NCAA and NFL have their differences, obviously, but college football has the upper hand. The diversity of teams and styles, the tenacity and competitiveness be-tween universities and the format of the highest level is better than the professional game. I firmly believe that more people antici-pate the college season than the NFL season.

gives back to communities by helping children become better. The chil-dren improve at sports and learn life lessons from real players in the NFL.

Money brings a lot of things to the table, especially better players. If you had the opportunity to make millions of dollars, wouldn’t you try a little bit harder? Yes, you would.

College football is good football but a lot of players play only in college to get a free education. And others (I’m referring to you, IU) get in trouble before they can finish their first college season.

Colleges have also been ac-cused of at least indirectly paying their players. That’s not allowed in college. A recent court ruling even banned college players from forming a union.

But in the NFL you can pay someone $25 million a year and those players are protected by a union (I’m referring to you, Tom Brady).

The NFL is just a better expe-rience. They know what they are doing and they are good at it.

When watching football, the NFL is the way to go because those are the best players whose games provide the most fun for fans.

When fall rolls around, everyone has a favorite thing they can’t wait for. For some, it could include the start of

the upcoming school year, bon-fires with friends and family

or Halloween. But for the college football faithful and me, a new NCAA football season is what we look forward to every year during the months of fall.

There are many aspects of college football that put it on a higher pedestal when compared to the National Foot-ball League. There are five power conferences and numerous others, there are countless intense rivalries and, of course, the newly installed College Football Playoff. When all three of these features come together in full force, the sport is at its finest.

The five power conferences ac-count for a good percentage of the college football world; The ACC, Big 10, Big 12, PAC 12 and SEC. Each has different styles of play and its own sort of swagger.

The Big Ten is considered a hard nosed rushing conference, while the PAC 12 is notorious for up tempo, hustle to the line of scrimmage offenses. Many teams on the professional level are seen doing the same sorts of schemes.

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