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Snow in April? Most Kansans and many other Americans have wondered when spring is going to begin. Recent snowstorms and freak ice storms have most people frustrated with Kansas’ “bipolar” weather. After the huge snowstorm in Febru-ary that gave Haysville district students four snow days, it seems as though spring has had a struggle to get going. We had snow in March as well, and just when the weather seemed to be turning warmer, the tempera-tures dropped below freezing again for some more snow and ice in April. Snow in April isn’t exactly a regular occurrence here in Kan-sas, but it has happened a handful of times. The largest amount of snowfall in April was in 1901, when

six and a half inches of snow fell throughout the month. We’ve only had some light flurries this year, but it still counts as generally undesir-able wintery weather in spring. What’s even weirder is the bizarre temperature split that hap-pened early this month. On the same day, northwestern Kansas expe-rienced chilly teen temperatures while Wichita enjoyed the high 70’s. Crazy! Even though it has finally come to an end, the continued cold may have some adverse effects in the long run. Flowers and other plants didn’t have the warmth they needed to bloom when they were supposed to. Even after some of them had be-gun to bloom, the freaky ice storm on the 10th may have damaged or shortened the lives of many plants. So spring may be here at last, but how long will it survive before sum-mer rushes in?

Recently, the Supreme Court heard two cases in regards to same-sex marriage. One case challenged Proposition 8, a ban on same-sex marriage in Cali-fornia, and the other challenged the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a 1996 law that bans federal recognition of same-sex marriage. While both cases involve the issue of same-sex marriage, they’re approaching it from two very different angles. The Proposition 8 case is literally questioning whether the states have a constitutional right to ban gay marriage. The argument here is that under the 14th Amendments Equal Protec-tion Clause (if you don’t know what I’m talking about, I’m sure someone in B-Hall would be more than happy to answer), it is unconstitutional for a state to

deny anyone under its protection the right to marriage, as well as the legal benefits that come from such a union, regardless of sexual orientation. The case fighting DOMA is in a bit of a different ballpark, batting at state’s rights. On both sides of the same-sex marriage issue, there are those who believe that the decision should be left up to the states, and those who believe that the National Govern-ment needs to step in and makes a final stand. Again, this is a constitutional issue, The 10th Amendment clearly states that those powers not given specifi-cally to the National Government in the constitution are to be left up to the states. And nowhere in the constitution does it give a definition of marriage, much less who is actually allowed to define it. However, should the Supreme Court decide to act on the issue, it wouldn’t be the first time for such a thing; Brown vs. Board of

Education, for a case that hits a little closer to home. Some experts believe that there is a slight trend for the Court to sway in favor with pub-lic opinion. A poll by MSNBC shows that supporters of same-sex marriage have a 53%-42% lead over those in opposition. And that 56% of Americans believe that the Federal Govern-ment should make the decisions regarding same-sex marriage while 38% say it should be left up to the states. The decisions regarding both of these cases are expected to come out in June of this year. While both cases have the poten-tial to feed some pretty landmark decisions, it’s fairly safe to say that the Justices may want to play this one a little closer to home. This court has shown itself to be fairly conservative, and the potential for judicial activism seems slim.

State/Local: The U.S. Navy named a warship the USS Wichita af-ter Kansas’ very own city. It is said that the ship will be a littoral combat ship, a type of fast and maneuverable craft designed for combat operations close to shore-lines. There has been USS Wichitas used in the navy before. The last USS Wichita, a replenishment oiler, was decommissioned in 1993. The first USS Wichita was a heavy cruiser used during World War II, includ-

ing in the invasion of Okinawa.

National:Louisville Cardinals beat the Michigan Wolverines in the championship game of the men’s NCAA tourna-ment. It was a very fast-paced game. Sophomore guard Trey Burke had the game everyone expected, highlight-ed by 3-of-5 shooting from behind the arc. Burke fin-ished the night with a game-high 24 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the floor. The first five points of the game belonged to Michigan’s point guard, who opened things up with a jumper in the first 40 seconds of the game. This was arguably, the best game of the tournament. The two teams battled back and forth very closely through-out the entirety of the game. It looked as though the Wolverines were going to have the win, but as we had seen previously with the Cardinal win over the Shock-

ers, Louisville is not easy to beat.

International: The French Senate approved a controversial bill on April 12 that would give same-sex couples the rights to marry and adopt. Extending the rights to marry and adopt to same-sex couples in France was one of Presi-dent Francois Hollande’s electoral pledges in cam-paigning last year. The plan faced opposition from the Roman Catholic Church and other religious groups, with huge numbers turning out for protests in recent weeks. The new law would mark the biggest step for-ward for French gay rights advocates in more than a

decade.

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Campus' as-sistant principal, Tracey Repp, became extreme-ly ill over Labor day weekend. Several months later, Repp has finally been diag-nosed and has begun treatment for Hodgkin's Lymphoma, a cancer that affects the immune system. He has had the support of the Haysville community, including Campus High School, through fundraisers and a new community page on Facebook, Team Repp. Many clubs at Campus have been doing fundraisers almost all year to help out the Repp family with medi-cal bills. The Thespian Troupe kept a donation bucket out during perfor-mances and donated a portion of the ticket sales from the Rehearsal for Murder shows. Creative Kids has set up bake sales throughout the year and have been donating money from their profits. The band students donated money from the dinner concert ticket sales, have written several get well cards, and are currently collecting toothbrushes for Repp since he can only use one once or twice because of his chemotherapy. And all this is just

a few of the clubs! "I admire [Repp] for being such a good role model under so much

stress," said theatre teacher Roxana Stitt. All of Campus has rallied behind Repp, encouraging and doing what they can to help make

things easier for him. Team Repp keeps people

updated on Repp and gives people a place to post encouraging comments.

"[Team Repp] is nice because the family doesn't have all that pres-sure to keep every-one updated," Stitt said. According to band teacher

Becky Hughes, the page is great for the students at Campus to post "nice notes and words of encouragement." "It's a way for [Repp] to interact with the students still," Hughes said. The page has done a good job of showing Repp the support from Cam-pus with comments such as: The page is currently featuring a link to the Help Support Tracey Repp Medical Fund fundraiser. It asks that people donate just a few dollars that they can afford to help Repp get the treatment he needs to get better. Get well soon Mr. Repp!

Just stopping by to say hello and let you know you’re being

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April 2013 opinion 2

Colt SpeCial Staff

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ZACh mAgee - sports editorAlex mClemore - stAff CArtoonist

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Author thinks airsoft appearance regulations should not be imposed

Dear Miss Mare,

I am a senior and my girlfriend is a junior. I plan to go to college in the fall, but the only problem is that the school I plan to attend is four hours away. I really care for her a lot and want to make things work, but I do not want to hurt her if things don’t work. I know this col-lege thing is going to be hard for us no matter what, so the distance creates more of a challenge in this situation. Help! I don’t know what to do!?

Sincerely, Lost

Dear Lost,

I know that college for anybody can be really confusing and filled with big decisions, but that is just part of it. If you both really care for each other like you say you do, then SHE will be happy that you’re going to college and YOU should want to do everything in your power to make it work. It is better to try and fail then to not try at all because if you at least give it a chance and it doesn’t succeed then that is just a sign that you are not meant to be. Love is a difficult thing sometimes, especially when there are obstacles in the way, but everyone goes through tough times in a relation-ship; it is just how you handle the situations.

Dear Miss Mare,

I have been super busy with all of the end of the school year activ-ities, plus I am involved with a ton of extracur-ricular activities as well. With everything that has been going on I have been so stressed that I have been taking it out on others. What are some things I should do that can relieve me of my stresses?

Sincerely, Stressed

Dear Stressed,

The most important thing to do in any stress-ful situation is to relax and take big deep breaths. Another thing is to priori-tize, make a list of things that you have to do and tackle them one by one in a certain time frame.

Once you start getting important things done that are on your list then you will have more time for the things you want to do instead of stressing out about the things you still need to do.

Dear Miss Mare,

My best friend and I recently got into an argument about some-thing really stupid. I have been trying to reach out to her and apologize, but she still will not talk to me and it has been almost a week. I am really worried that I lost her friendship forever and it makes me sad that this silly argu-ment has caused us so much hurt. I really want her to forgive me. How should I fix things?

Sincerely, Hurt

Dear Hurt,

People react and deal with situations differently which can be hard to understand. Maybe it just takes your friend awhile to cool down so let things take their course and things may blow over. Give it a few more days or so, and if she still doesn’t want to talk about it after you have reached out to her then just give her the space she wants. If she is your true friend then she will forgive you no matter what, especially if it is over something petty and stupid. It is always hard getting in a fight with someone you are really close with, but it can test their true col-ors and show how much they care.

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Photo: One of these is not like the others. This photo contains one airsoft gun, and three real-steel rifles. Can you tell which one it is? Hopefully the photo puts into per-spective any doubts you may have had about airsoft guns looking like unrealis-tic replicas. It’s the second from right, in case you missed it. This is the problem sparking a lot of controversy recently. The external simi-larities between airsoft and real-steel guns are becoming fewer and fewer. For law enforcement, it’s a problem. Last year in California the bill SB798 was proposed. This bill was to regulate the look of airsoft guns in order to make them more distinguishable from their real-steel counterparts. Similar bills have been proposed, and the debate is far from over. But these proposals are illogical and contain flawed arguments.

Recently, there was an incident involving a mistake by police. In Cali-fornia, a teenager was resisting arrest. In the midst of the conflict the teenager pulled an airsoft gun. Reacting quickly to what they believed to be a real-steel pistol, the police fired and killed the teenager. Cases like this are used to promote these proposed bills. Supporters claim that if airsoft gun’s externals were, say, painted in neon colors, they would be easier distinguishable to law enforce-ment. In any case, if the neon-colored gun was drawn, police would most likely still react as though they knew it was a real-steel gun. The argument behind bright colors is flawed. Criminals could just paint real-steel firearms neon colors, and use them with less fear of being fired upon by law enforcement. In fact, there are already clear, full plastic, authentic firearms in production. Putting limits on airsoft manufacturers would cost time, and money. The proposed bills cause more

Just a few weeks ago here at Cam-pus, the entire school participated in a lock-down safety drill where all staff had been on high alert and students were locked in classrooms for most of semi-nar. This brought up many “what ifs” and the question “why are we having this drill?” among conversations. The fact behind why we have such drills throughout our school years is to keep staff and students prepared for an emergency situation such as a suspi-cious stranger entering the building to cause harm to students and staff. What-ever the person’s motive is, Campus has many precautions to keep students and staff safe. After the increase of gun violence

and shooting massacres in the past ten months such as the Sandy Hook school shooting in Connecticut and the movie theatre shooting in Aurora, Colorado, school districts all across the nation are making school safety a priority, including Campus. With the increase of security, more aggressive routines of checking in or out of school and the safety precautions teachers and staff are now taking, Campus is prepared. Although, no one can prepare for every possible situation; all emergency situations can change in a matter of seconds and are constantly evolving into either more dangerous or less dangerous events as the clock keeps running. This is where many “what ifs” came into play during the past lock-down drill, when teachers and students discussed the precautions they are to take in an emergency.

It is believed that since these shoot-ing massacres have taken place, Cam-pus, and many other schools, could be at risk anytime. So why is it that we have a drill about once a semester? Why don’t we have more drills to keep everyone at Campus in the state of readiness in the case that an event does happen? Are we even truly prepared for such an event? There are so many questions many have asked themselves and each other during this drill. I believe that we are prepared, con-sidering we are constantly reminded by the media of what could happen if we were not. In reality though, if we are to take action without loss of life, I firmly think we should have more drills, as often as once a month. So that we may stay in the mind set of “what ifs,” and know by repetition what to do during a real event, if one were to ever unfold.

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locked down

High school students suffer from not enough sleep. They are dreary through-out the day and don’t usually accom-plish their work. They also don’t have the best grades. What could be the cause of this? Teens stay up late and have to do work before the rooster does! People need their beauty sleep, especially teenagers! Our neighboring city of Wichita has something called late start. This is when school starts later than usual one day a week. Wichita has it on Wednesdays, but Campus has something similar called early release on Fridays. Early release

is not for everyone though. In order to have early release you cannot have D’s or F’s, and you also have to be an up-perclassman. Late start is for everyone! Even the teachers get to sleep in a little extra. It is a win-win situation. Students will not be so cranky and will get along. Students and teachers won’t complain about how early they have to get up or be at school. Now some people might disagree and rather have early release. Late start is a better option though. It is only one day of the week and an hour later. Campus could rearrange the schedule and have school start an hour later. We wouldn’t have to have seminar. The buses would still come and everyone would still get

to school on time. Who really wants to get up THAT early anyways? I sure don’t know of any takers. Late start doesn’t have to be on a Wednesday. It could be on a Monday; everyone hates Mondays. I’m pretty sure you will want to be dealing with a happy, well-rested school on Mondays rather than a grumpy one. Just imagine it, you are sleeping. It is Monday and you were having so much fun on Sunday night. You forget to set your alarm clock. You wake up late, then you realize “I don’t have school until later today!” Late start will cut back on the tardy slips and absences at school. There are so many reasons for late start over early release. But the most

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Author expresses thoughts on school lockdown policy

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Carrie is a 1976 American supernatural horror film directed by Brian De Palma and written by Lawrence D. Cohen, based on the novel Carrie by Stephen King. The film stars Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, and Betty Buckley. The film is about Carrie White, a shy young girl who doesn’t make friends easily. After her class mates taunt her about her hor-rified reaction to her totally unexpected first period, one of them takes pity on her and gets Tommy Ross, her boyfriend and class hunk, to invite Carrie to the senior prom. Meanwhile another girl

who has been banned from the prom for her continued aggressive behavior plans a trick to embarrass Carrie in front of the whole school. What she doesn’t realize is that Carrie is gifted, and you don’t want to make her angry. With that said, Carrie has a lot more to offer than the prom aspect. This is mainly due to the performances, because they are the best I seen recently from a horror flick; four of which are just fantastic. First is Betty Buckley as Miss Collins, who I just love to death due to her actions, and how Buckley puts a lot of energy into her role. Piper Laurie as Margaret White (Carrie’s mom) and Nancy Allen as Chris Hargensen are great villains.

Margaret because of how she loses her sanity. Chris is just a villain I love to hate, thanks to Nancy great perfor-mance. You see why when you watch the movie. Sissy Spacek as Carrie White herself is a protagonist that we can feel sorry for, and be frightened of as well. We can feel her sorrow and happiness, and when she hits her lowest low. She actually made me shed a few tears. The film itself actually contains tear-jerking moments, which is something not pres-ent in other horror films. So in the end, thanks to great performances, and great emotional depth, Carrie is a great film, and one I suggest to watch when prom is around. Especially if you’re fond of the

Movie Review: CArrie

Most of us have heard of arachnepho-bia, the fear of spiders, or claustropho-bia, the fear of small places. There is a good chance you or someone you know has one of those fears along with several other common fears, but some phobia might make you think, “Really?” Has anyone heard of arachibutyro-phobia? According to The Phobia List, it’s the fear of peanut butter sticking to the top of one’s mouth. How about ge-nuphobia, the fear of knees? Many of us may not be able to understand someone else’s fear, but for that person, common routines or objects that most take for granted are a living nightmare.

Sociology teacher, Lisa Shaw, teaches how fears affect society. To help her students understand this concept better, Shaw had them make the Fear Book for the classroom. Students anonymously write down their personal fears to share with the class without drawing attention to themsleves (which can be scopopho-bia, the fear of being seen in public or ridculed). “It’s nice because [the students] can be honest,” Shaw said. Some common fears that come up in the Fear Book were heights, spiders, snakes, being alone or failure. There are a few that come up that you may not have heard of. One page tells about someone’s fear of humanoid robots, automatono-phobia, another tells of someone’s fear of midgets and garden gnomes.

According to allpsych.com, common causes of phobias are traumatic experi-ences or natural instinct. “Bats are just scary,” junior Seth Her-nadez said. Hernadez’s fear of bats is an example of a phobia based on a traumatic experi-ence. As a child, a swarm of bats flew right at Hernadez, leaving him terrified of bats right up to this day. “My imagination is full of scary things,” senior Kelsey Wellner said. Wellner’s fear of the dark does not go back to one specific incident as a child but has just been something she has dealt with. She is also afraid of clowns -- one of the scary things in the dark -- which is actually a somewhat common fear called coulrophobia.

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2013 Album ReleAses

FAvoRite CAndy

We all have a hankering for candy from time to time. Some people are crazy chocolate love’s, some are gummy or sour cravers and oth-ers are mini and bite-sized candy gobblers. Then we have those who love anything and everything sweet! Anyone who likes candy has a favorite. Below we have con-structed a graph that depicts Campus students’ favorite candies! From what we’ve concluded, most Campus students are in love with almost any candy and have no favorite. Snickers candy bars and M&M’s take second place.

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Skittles: 12%Butter Finger: 6%

Snickers: 16%Reese’s Butter Cups: 6%

Reese’s Pieces: 10%Twix: 10%

Pixie Stix: 2%Kit-Kat: 6%

Milky-Way: 4%M & M’s: 16%

Hershey’s: 10%

Jelly Beans: 2%

terror – live by the Code

genre: hardcore

A decent album, but it doesn’t feel up to par when compared to previous releases. The opening track has some pretty catchy riffs, but nothing in the album stands out or creates a very sub-

stantial impression.

6.5/10

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Juna – heteroglossia

genre: indie/post-rock

A great release from Juna. Heartfelt vocals are backed with a heavy guitar and light melodies that stay stuck in your head. A

short release, but definitely worth the listen.

8.5/10

wavves – Afraid of heights

Genre: Indie/lo-fi

An anticipated full-length from artist Wavves. If you have lis-tened to Wavves’ previous releases you’d recognize the unique style

put into the music. Essentially, the same old lo-fi “post-rock” as previous releases. Poppy melodies and surf-rock riffs. Take that as a

good or bad thing.

7/10

Kid Cudi – indicud

genre: rap/hip-hop

A solo full length from artist Kid Cudi. One of the more unique artists in hip-hop today, Cudi has produced a great collection of songs for Indicud. Good lyricism with guest features left and right. This is a great album for anyone from moderate to avid hip-hop/rap listeners.

8/10

CaMpus Got talent!

It’s safe to say that being in a band is dream of a majority of high school musicians. Junior Devon Hake is well on his way to that dream by spending his Saturday nights practicing with his band, Glo-Tech. “My family is really musical,” Hake said. He started playing the bass guitar when he was home schooled in the eighth grade. After meeting Campus alumni Jake Lewis in choir, the two found them-selves rocking out in Hakes garage and discovered that the two of them had very good chemistry. After finding a drummer, they decided to try out for the school’s variety show. The band needed a name, so they played chance with a few of adjectives and nouns, just rolling the dice. Thus, Red Chip was born. Red Chip went on to take third place at the show. “I only got $5.25, but it was the best

award I ever got,” Hake said. The band grew apart during the sum-mer due to heavy schedules, but Hake and Lewis decided to get the band back together after their schedules cleared up near the end of last semester. The band went in search of a new drummer and found Ryan Hoglund. “He’s the heart and soul of the band, always willing to practice.” The band now practices regularly at Hoglund’s house and have even developed a style for themselves consisting of neon cloth-ing, light shows, and electric beats in their music. It’s because of their style that the name “Glo-Tech” came into being. “It was sort of an out-of-the-hat type deal,” Hake said. “We needed something catchy and said who we are, but also short and I came up with ‘Glo-Tech’.” Glo-Tech is now going strong with their first song, “Inside My Head”, already recorded and posted on Youtube. The band also has a Facebook page with a strong following and another song headed to the web called “Above the

eRin thompson Co-editoR-in-Chief

the members of glo-tech. left: ryan hoglund Center: Jake lewis right: devon hake. Photo courtesy of Glo-Tech

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Strange Fears:everyone is strangely scared

April 2013 sports 4

WSU in the NCaa tournament

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Senior Danielle Noel makes a splash as she swims through her final year on the Campus Girls Swimming Team.

Noel has been swimming for four years. She first started because her brother was also a swimmer.

Not only did Noel decide to swim laps for the Campus team, but she also decided to be a diver.

“They talked about diving the first day, so I decided I would try it,” Noel said.

Now her talent for diving has gotten her qualified to compete in the State swim meet this year, which will be her fourth year qualifying for State. She recalls one particular event she witnessed at State that she found interesting.

“I saw someone do an inward dive in straight position, which is hard to do,” she said.

As if qualifying for State wasn’t enough to be proud of, Noel received a letter in the mail that had big news.

“I got something for a swim camp in Indiana and if you qualify [while competing there] you can go to the Olympics,” Noel said. “It’s a lot of money though.”

With as much success that Noel has had in swimming and diving, she claims that her favorite part about it is everyone involved in it. She receives a lot of support from her teammates.

“The reason I’m on the team this year is because of my mom,” Noel said. “Also, I didn’t want to let the team down.”

Noel may be unsure about her future is swimming at the moment, but she does have other plans for after high school that involve becom-ing a Certified Nursing Aide. Until then she is going to practice hard and enjoy the support of her team as she dives off to State.

Athlete ProFile:

DaNielle Noel

SWimming

shockers’ forward Carl hall celebrates a shot Photo curtesy of MVC-sports.com

Tremendous support was ral-lied in Kansas for the Wichita State University Shockers as they went to play the Louisville University Cardi-nals on April 5. The Shockers men’s basketball coach Gregg Marshall had his team playing angry, upsetting No. 8 Pittsburgh in the second round and No. 1 Gonzaga in the third. After beating Gonzaga, the Shockers had just had an astounding win against the Ohio State Buckeyes, 70-66, that set the Shockers looking good in the final four. All the puns in the world cannot signify how shocking the Shockers' run was.

The Shockers were up by 8 early in the game. They were beginning to feel confident and comfortable when the Cardinals went on a 9-0 run to take the lead. Soon, with roughly 7 minutes left in the half, the two teams were tied at 13. WSU’s Clean-thony Early nailed a massive slam dunk to force a Cardinal’s timeout. Louisville’s then recently injured

player, Kevin Ware, had his hands waving to pump the crowd up as the Cardinals trailed 17-16.

Louisville’s Russ Smith hit a three-pointer shortly after the timeout to put the Cardinals up by one. Turn-over after turnover on both sides and shot after shot, the Shockers had a lead of 26-25 at the half. Wichita State started the second half off with the ball. The Shockers were ahead by four points with 16:30 left in the half.

Things really seemed to be look-ing up for the Shockers in the second half so far. Carl Hall was fouled as he made a layup and later Tekele Cotton scored the basket that put WSU up by double-digits, 43-32. Louisville re-sponded with two three pointers that would make it a single digit game again. It was soon a six point game.

Louisville stole the lead from the Shockers with Luke Hancock’s huge three pointer. The score was now 55-56. WSU had went 25 minutes with-out a turnover recently, but after the brutal comeback by the Cardinals,

the Shockers had turned the basket-ball over three times in one minute. The score was soon tied with Peyton Siva’s free throws at 58-58. There was 5:22 remaining. Later in the game, with 3:50 left, the Cardinals had the lead by two points. The game then tied again at 60.

Luke Hancock hit yet another three to put the Cardinals ahead by five with little over a minute to go. The Shockers managed to get the game within two points again but not for long as the Cardinals led by four with 13 seconds to go. There was then a controversial tie-up which led to the Cardinals having possession.

Sadly, WSU’s March Madness run was over with a tough loss to Louis-ville 68 – 72. The Louisville Cardi-nals went on to beat the Michigan Wolverines in the Championship game, making the Cardinals’ coach, Rick Pitino, the first coach to win the national championship with two schools.

The track team has participated in four meets so far this season. The team competed in the Winfield Invita-tional on March 28, the Maize Invita-tional on April 5, the Wichita Heights Invitational on April 12 and the God-dard Eisenhower Invitational on April 15. Unfortunately both the boys and the girls have yet to capture a first place finish as a team. The boys have had a slightly weaker season than the girls so far, taking 7th in Winfield, 8th in Maize and also at Wichita Heights. The girls on the other hand have finished 9th at the Winfield Invitational and 5th at the Maize and Wichita Heights Invitational.

The baseball team has had a good season so far currently sitting at the .500 mark of 5-5 with wins against Andover, Maize, Newton and Ando-ver Central. All but one of the team’s losses this season have been rather close, dropping the games by only two runs or less. Several games this season have been postponed due to the weather this season and the team has yet to play league games against Salina Central, Derby, Hutchinson and Maize.

The softball team has had a trying season thus far currently sitting on a record of 4-8 with a couple of losses each against Wichita Heights, Salina South, Maize and Andover Central. The team has also had some impressive wins this season against Andover and Newton, defeating both teams twice with scores of 11 to 10 and 16 to 6 against Andover and 13 to 2 and 15 to 5 against Newton. The team still awaits league matches against Sa-lina Central, Derby and Hutchinson.

The swimming team had a fantas-tic start to the season taking 3rd at the Great Bend Invitational and 5th in the Winfield Invitational. The team struggled a bit in the Salina South Invitational taking 10th out of eleven teams. On April 16 the team had a great performance here at Campus taking 1st out of eight teams during the Campus Invita-tional, with a first place perfor-mance by Danielle Noel in the 1 Meter Dive. The team competed in El Dorado a few days later taking 7th place out of eleven teams.

The tennis team has had a rocky start to the season taking 16th in the Goddard Tournament with a total of twenty matches won, then taking 4th in the Derby Tournament with a total of eight matches won and 4th the day afterwards at the T.H. Vaughn Tennis Center win a total of thirteen matches won.

With many meets being postponed or cancelled due to the weather the golf team has had a rocky start as well this season. They have partici-pated in three meets thus far in the season; finishing in 14th place out of 14 teams at McPherson Turkey Creek with a score of 449, 9th place out of nine teams at the Newton Tournament with a score of 405, and 5th place out of six teams at the Campus Invita-tional managing to defeat Buhler with a score of 424.

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5feAtureApril 2013

Getting Hired: tips for the average jobseeker As the end of the school year nears, many teenagers are thinking about getting a summer job. Some may be wondering how exactly to go about doing that. Well, here are some tips for the application and interview process:

If you only apply for one job and call it good, you are much less likely to be hired. Pick a handful of places and go from there.

Apply to more than one placedo research on the company

If they have a motto or a rich history, learn about it and re-flect it back to them in your answers. They will be impressed that you have taken the time to familiarize yourself with what they are all about.

be professional If you don’t already have a resume, make one. If you don’t know how, ask a friend, parent or teacher. Wear business casual clothing to job interviews and bring your resume with you to give to the interviewer. This will fill in any gaps that you don’t get to during the interview or that aren’t ad-dressed on the application. When you first meet, make sure to smile, make eye contact and shake the interviewer’s hand. Be polite, use appropriate language and be straightforward with your answers. Take the interview seriously and make sure to show your enthusiasm for the job.

don’t focus on yourself Yes, the interview is about you and your strengths, and about your desire for a job. But if and when they ask you why they should hire you, tell them not only about why you need the job, but also about how you can contribute to their company. This reflects selflessness and a concern for the company and the customers that will grab their attention.

be yourself Potential employers have seen enough interviewees to know a faker when they see one. The best way to catch their eye is to portray your true self in the best light possible. Talk about your strengths, but also mention some weak-nesses to show that you do not think you are perfect. It should go without saying to also be honest.

relax It’s normal to be nervous, but if you’re prepared, you’ll have nothing to worry about. Be confident in yourself. If it is meant to be, it will work out.

don’t give up Just because you failed to receive a call from several places does not mean that you are unworthy of a job. Keep trying and applying – even to the places you would rather die before working at. A terrible job is better than no job, and beggars can’t be choosers.

If you’re looking for a starting point, here are a few places that are hiring in or near the Haysville and Wichita area: Family Video, McDonald’s, Lowe’s in Derby, Dick’s Sporting Goods in the Towne West Mall, Many other stores in Towne West Remember, jobs aren’t (usually) going to just fall into your lap. You must take the initiative.

Stranger Danger: staying safe when danger is near

We throw so many household items away that we don’t stop and think of how useful those items can be. From bread clips to an old Pringles can, life can be made easier MacGyver style! For those of you who don’t know who MacGyver is, he’s a character on an old TV show of the same title that could make any handy tool out of the most obscure items to get out of a sticky situation. You can be a MacGyver yourself if you follow these simple tips:

How to be a MacGyver: recycling done right

Probably the thing we throw away most, plastic bottles can save us so much time and energy. For instance, to make closing that Nestle chocolate chip bag easier, cut off the top of the bottle right around the where the bottle starts to curve. Slip the open end of the chocolate chip bag into bottom end of the bottle and fold the bag ends over the bottle mouth. Twist on the cap and wah-lah, your chocolate chip bag is securely closed.

There are many dangers we have to worry about in today’s society. Whether it’s being robbed at a gro-cery store, being stalked by a creepy persononline or being kidnapped– many of these scenarios can happen to anybody. It’s important to know how to protect yourself in any situa-tion, so below are some tips that can

help insure your safety.

BE AWARE- Being aware of your surroundings and paying attention to minor details is one of the most important steps in self-defense.

BE PREPARED- If you are walk-ing to your car get your keys out so they are easily accessible so if an

incident were to occur you could quickly get in your car or use your keys in self-defense.

BUDDY SYSTEM- Don’t go outside alone in the dark (especially if you’re a girl). Usually you’re less of a target to a predator if you are with someone else.

SECURE YOUR PRIVACY-When you’reonline, don’t talk to strangers or post any personal information that might attract a predator. The internet can be an easy access for a predator to get ahold of somebody.

These are just a few simple things that anyone can use to be safe. There

are many classes to take to explain these tips more in depth.

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Bottles can also be handy gardening tools. Just cap the bottle, cut off the bottom, and poke holes around the bottle. Stick it in the middle of your flower pot and fill it with water. The plants will soak up as much water as they need and you don’t have to water as often!

bread clips You know those plastic squares that help keep your bread bag closed? Those can be some of the handiest little squares you can ever have. Does your flip flop keep coming apart because its hole is split? Attach a bread clip to the underside of your flip flop right on the bottom of the thong to keep it from coming apart. Another great idea is to use the bread clips as labels for that insane mess of wires behind your TV or computer. Just write what whichever wire you want and attach it to said wire!

miscellaneous: Remember that Pringles can I mentioned earlier? Clean it out and it’s the perfect storage container for spaghetti. When you’re done with your toilet paper roll, cut the cardboard center on one side and it’ll stop your wrapping paper from unraveling if you slip the roll over the wrapping paper. Do you have a broken or unused pant hanger? Break off the clips and use them as clips for your chip bags. If you actually succeeded in finishing a tube of Chapstick, it’s the perfect container for hiding emergency money.

Being MacGyver is a lot easier than the old TV show makes it look. It’s also easy to look up other uses for these and other household items. There are several websites and blogs that are dedicated to this art form. Pintrest is my personal favorite! Good luck and have fun MacGyvering!

photos courtesy of 100recyclingideas.com

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Are you getting just a little bit tired of the same old boring des-serts? Do you even really eat dessert anymore? Maybe you want to try something special for Mother’s Day. Or maybe you just like cooking and haven’t found any cool sounding new recipes to try yet. Regardless, I’ve got a couple of desserts here that are bound to be

COCONUT RICEwhat you need:1 AND ½ CUPSUNCOOKED JASMINE RICE (Plain white rice works fine, but don’t use brown rice.)A 14OZ CAN OF COCONUT MILK 1 AND ¼ CUPS WATER 1 TEASPOON OF SUGAR

what you do:Put all of the ingredients into a pot and turn it up pretty high until you see it boil-ing. After this, turn the heat back down to low and let it sit for 15-20 minutes, until the rice is tender (you’ll be able to tell if it’s tender by tasting it). After that, stir everything up and bit and viola! You’ve got Coconut Rice. You can basically serve it with anything, eat it by itself, with fresh fruit (Or Strawberry Soup, as featured below), really, whatever floats your boat.

STRAWBERRY SOUP

what you need:2 CUPS OF FROZEN STRAWBERRIES2 CUPS OF MILK1/2 CUP SOUR CREAM 1 CUP HEAVY CREAM2 TABLESPOONS OF SUGAR

what you do:Blend all ingredients. Once the mix is smooth, set the whole thing in the fridge to take out whenever you want to snack on something fruity, smooth, and cold (PS, this stuff goes great with the Coconut Rice).

FRUIT SALSAwhat you need:1 TABLESPOON OF GRAPESEED OIL3 TABLESPOONS OF SLICED RED ONION ¼ CUP OF ORANGE JUICE 2 TEASPOONS OF RICE VINEGAR (Must be Rice Vinegar) 3 TABLESPOONS OF STRAWBERRY JAM (Not Jelly) ½ CUP OF LEMON JUICE2 TEASPOONS MINCED GARLIC1 TEASPOON GROUND GINGER 1 CUP SMALL DICED PINEAPPLE2 TEASPOONS OF SUGAR2 CUPSOF TINY DICED WATERMELON, ¼ CUP DICED STRAWBERRIES 1 DICED KIWI 1 TEASPOON FRESH CHOPPED CILANTRO (Best Fresh)1 TEASPOON FRESH CHOPPED MINT (Best Fresh)

what you do:Heat the grapeseed oil on medium heat for around two minutes, then add the red onions. After letting that sit for a minute or two, add the orange juice and rice vinegar. Let that sit for around two minutes, then turn the heat to low. Add your strawberry jam and stir gently for two minutes, until it forms into a sauce. In a separate bowl, stir your lemon juice, garlic, ginger, pineapple, and sugar. Finally, add to that your sauce, your watermelon, kiwi, strawberries, cilantro, and mint. Stir like crazy, and you’ve got yourself some fruit salsa.

There you have it. The next time it’s supposed to be crazy hot, or you feel like something sweet, or for whatever reason really, you might want to try one of these recipes. Seriously though, don’t try anything if you aren’t kitchen-literate. We don’t have enough money in the budget to cover insur-ance claims. These recipes and pictures are courtesy of Alex Grahm.

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At one point in time or another, a kid thinks about moving out. They think about living on their own, about getting out of an overcrowded house, about making their own way in the world. In most typical teens, these thought manifest them-selves every now and again very fleetingly, usually when a younger sibling is scream-ing about something. Very few people actually move away from home. For those who do though, it’s obvi-ously life-changing. English teacher and as-

sistant Debate and Forensics Coach Mandi Brazill has firsthand experience with this sort of this. She lived on her own when she was 16, while she was going to Campus. “My parents wanted to move back to California,” Brazill said. “At the time, with all that I was doing [in Kansas], it just wouldn’t have made sense for me to go.” Brazill was enrolled in college courses [at WSU], was regularly competing in debate and forensics, and of course, she didn’t want to leave her friends. She wouldn’t have been able to do any of these in Califor-

nia, and saw no real reason to go. From there she was able to convince her parent to let her stay. While on her own, Bra-zill occupied a wide variety of accommodations. She stayed with church friends, school friends and occasion-ally on her own. On top of finding a bed for the night, Brazill had school extracur-riculars and a 40 hour work-week to maintain. Despite having made the choice to leave her fam-ily, Brazill still remained in close contact with them through almost constant phone calls and holiday visits. “I love my family,” Bra-

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Some common, yet confusing, phrases and their definintions. We apologize for the abundance of hashtags, misspellings, and anagrams in this story beforehand.

Teacher surprise students at the talent show with a flash mob. Who knew teachers could

first place winner Amanda Zogle-mann sings Glitter and Gold by

becca ferguson.

third place winners nevante pecock, ryan howerton, and tony Carr perform beatbox dubstep.

second place winner elizabeth willie sings Sunday Morning by

maroon 5 and accompanies herself on the ukelele.

Photos courtesy of Abby Agnew and Gabby Yeager

What does this mean? “The ladies gave the drugstore cowboy with cheaters the high hat, because he was a terrible hoofer and a real flat tire.” This is evidence of the way words can be changed over time to mean something different through slang. The translation is: “The ladies snubbed the flirt who wears glasses because he is a terrible dancer and a really boring guy.” Popular slang to-day consists of a lot of abbreviations and horrid spelling, possibly due to

texting. Below are some translations to make you sound rad in conversa-tions.

yolo – You Only Live Once, that’s the motto.

swAg- Sometimes spelled with a $ rather than an s, swag is the style in which someone presents themselves. Rappers, for example, must have a large quantity of swag because of the amount of cars, money, and mistresses they have.

lolZ – Derived from lol meaning

Laugh Out Loud. Really if you use any abbreviation that may be accept-able in texting irl, it’s not good.

bAu5 – Meaning boss, someone who can run stuff. It is usually used to describe someone’s skill in one specific area. “You’re such a bau5 at Photoshop, Jake.” Sometimes it actually is used to describe an event. “Dude, the way you edited that picture was bau5!”

pwnd – This one is a little older and is rarely used today. It means dominated or destroyed as in a sport-

ing event or a game.

CrAy-CrAy – Just say “crazy,” it has less syllables and doesn’t make you sound vocabularily challenged.

‘muriCA – Only the best gosh darn country in the entire universe. If you don’t agree, then get outta my face. You’re all up in my freedom. Give a patriot his space.

liKe – Use of this word exces-sively in a sentence is like totally the most annoying thing you could do.

doe – Added onto the end of a sen-tence usually. It takes place of the word “though”. “The movie wasn’t that bad doe.”

swerve – The new “talk to the hand.” Telling someone to swerve is like telling them to go away, You aren’t listening.

rAtChet – If u don naw whah ratchet is den u prolly is one, qur-rl!!!! Ratchet people use the slang mentioned in this article religiously.

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mandi brazill. Photot by Andryn Needham