by Jonathan GoodwinReporter

Students at Southport might want to watch their backs a bit more closely. Sixteen new security cameras have been installed to step up security in the school. The township announced the increase in Southport’s security, and over time the hardware has been set up and activated.

The new cameras give administrators and security officers the ability to zoom in on a student’s face and make a positive identification much faster and more easily. The picture provided by the new cameras is significantly clearer than the previous cameras’. The staff in charge of security can access a live feed online from any cam-era in the building and retrieve recordings from any day and time, meaning that the deans can piece together an incident much more factually.

Principal Ms. Barbara Brouwer is pleased to have the new cameras installed because they provide greater security and might serve as a deterrent for many students. According to Brouwer, when the

first cameras were put in several years ago, they were left out of the cafeteria for some unknown reason. With the problems expe-rienced in the cafeteria this year, many felt that the cameras were necessary to provide security in such an open space.

“I hope we never have to use [the cam-eras],” said Brouwer, “but if we do, we can have an accurate account and a better description of what happened.”

However, Brouwer believes that the cam-eras don’t serve as a prevention device for inappropriate acts. She feels students should be more re-sponsible in order to make better decisions. .

Boys’ Dean Mr. Kirby Schott is expect-ing less discipline problems as well. He

anticipates students will hear about or no-tice the new cameras and will think twice before acting. The previous cameras in and outside the building have helped Schott

solve numerous problems in the past and the new models provide much needed coverage, but he feels there are other areas that could really use some security cameras.

“I think it’s..a de-terrent,” said Schott. “[The new cameras] will definitely help to identify people.”

There are now 80 cameras in and outside the building. Both Brouwer and Schott believe that these upgrades will

influence greater security, but the real safety solutions remain with the students’ own decisions.

JOURNALThe Southport High School

February 11, 2011 Issue 9, Volume LXXXIX Southport High School 971 East Banta Road Indianapolis, IN 46227 See if your sweetheart sent you a Valentine’s Day shoutout.

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Look forward to this year’s Oscar contenders.

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{newsBRIEFS}Local: Super Bowl planners return to Indy National: Computer takes on ‘Jeopardy!’ Global: Sudanese vote for succession

The team that will be organizing Super Bowl XLVI, set to take place on Feb. 5, 2012 in Indianapolis’ very own Lucas Oil Stadium, returned from Dallas this previous Monday. They were there in order to take in details of this year’s Super Bowl in order to prepare for their own.

One of the biggest focuses for next year is the pos-sibility of harsh weather conditions. Due to the recent ice storm that hit the country, issue has been raised that more precautions should be taken in order to protect citizens from possible hazardous conditions.

Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard, who went with the group, stated that it was unfortunate that weather condi-tions hurt what was otherwise considered a successful Super Bowl this year and hopes to avoid the same fate.

News Briefs by Jake Downey and Jonathan Goodwin

Information from www.cnn.com

“Jeopardy!” may turn heads next week, as a computer will take on two of the game show’s most successful champions.

International Business Machines’ (IBM) computer, named Watson, has been in production for four years specifically in order to compete on the show. If that wasn’t enough, Watson will be taking on Ken Jennings and Brad Rutters, who both have a prestigious history with the trivia show as it’s smartest players.

Watson competed with and beat both Jennings and Rutter in a practice round, where the computer was able to field about half of the total amount of questions, and never gave an incorrect answer.

The shows are set to air from Feb. 14 to Feb. 16.

Information from www.indystar.com Information from www.cnn.com

The results are in from a referendum from January in Sudan that showed 99 percent of southern Sudanese citizens support breaking off and forming a new state. This vote has been accepted by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and could mean the formation of a new country in eastern Africa.

According to referendum committee chairman Mu-hammad Ibrahim Khali, the process has been a peaceful one, and nobody has yet voiced any opposition. Prelimi-nary polls have shown support for secession.

This comes as a hopeful resolution to decades of political and cultural conflict between the Arab Muslim-dominated northerners and the Christian and Animist southerners.

View pictures of art students working on their pieces. Page 8

WRAL team makes history with new success

In This Issue For our foreign language stories see page 2.

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

by Riley WallaceReporter

Southport’s White River Academic League has made history, becoming divi-sion champions after defeating rival Perry Meridian.

White River Academic League, more commonly known as WRAL, consists of a group of schools in Indianapolis and sur-rounding areas that compete in fast-paced trivia-based matches.

Southport’s WRAL team had an ex-tremely successful season with a 5-2 record and will be going to State in March. Just yesterday they went to compete against Hamilton Southeastern at division playoffs, a first for the team.

“Being division champions is absolutely awesome,” said Mr. Brian Auger, one of the team’s coaches. “We’re very proud of the team.”

Having the most successful season in Southport history was the result of hard work and many hours of practice. Every Thursday before the season began, the team of 18 students stayed after school for up to two hours at a time. Studying general

trivia and playing mock matches helped the team retain as much factual informa-tion inside their brains as possible.

Junior Nick Andre has been on the team since his freshman year and finds that be-ing a part of the team has helped him grow academically.

“Anybody who watches Jeopardy and thinks we’re do-ing the same thing, the ques-tions on Jeopardy are so much easier than the questions we have to answer,” said Andre. “Jeopardy is just child’s play.”

Junior Dan Arndt, who has also been on the team since his freshman year, has watched the team improve year after year by learning how to work more successfully together instead of as individuals.

“We’ve learned to play with each other’s strengths and work more as a team,” said Arndt.

The team’s extremely competitive edge and positivity has also motivated them to be successful.

“We really look forward to the competi-

tion,” said Auger. “We know going into it that any team we go up against, we have a great shot.”

The players are placed on teams to an-swer questions related to their strong suit, such as music, business or math. Auger

along with the other coaches, Mrs. Courtney Worley and Mrs. Kristina Johnson, hope that this will help find the perfect balance to guarantee success.

The team also recently discov-ered that they were chosen as candidates to compete in Nation-als, which will also be a first in Southport history.

Coming up with funds to sup-port the Nationals trip to either

Washington, D.C., or New Orleans is a new obstacle that WRAL hopes to overcome.

All three teachers who split the duties of coaching the team are proud of their student’s success and are excited for the tournaments to come. They believe that they have many freshman and sophomores on their Junior Varsity team this year that will create a strong Varsity team next year.

Southport updates security cameras, notches up awareness

A worker fixes a camera in the 400 hallway on Jan. 27. This camera is just one of many that were upgraded to better monitor students. Photo by Jonathan Goodwin

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Junior Dan Arndt

Junior Nick Andre sits with his WRAL team at Center Grove on Jan. 27. Southport lost the match by two points. Photo by Riley Wallace

Below are a few questions that would be asked during a WRAL match.

Test your wit against your friends and see if you would be a good fit for the WRAL team!

Question 1: Haiku is form of poetry that originated in what country?

Answer: ______________________

Question 2: What are three U.S. states that each contain four letters in their names?

Answer: _________________________

Challenge!

Question 4: What war was Britain in-volved in at the turn of the 20th century?

Answer: ______________________

All questions were taken from officialWRAL question examples and WRAL

captain Jonathan Goodwin.

For the answers, as well as additional ques-tions, visit www.shsnewsbureau.com

{cameraSPECS}Listed below are a few of the

capabilities of the school’s new security cameras.

Greater than one megapixel resolution

Improved streaming ability

Video stream can be accessed by administrators anywhere online

Question 3: What is the French word for the color black? Answer: _________________________

Question 5: Who was the only living per-son to have an element named after him?

Answer: _________________________

by Rosy LiantuThawngtheih ter tu

Ram dang mi holh a thiam rih lo mi nih English taktak ca cawn hia a har ngai. Hi ru-ang ah hin English 9 a cawng mi pawl caah a cawi deuh in ca chimh an si. English 9 an rak tuah nak hi kum 3 hrawng a si cang.

A tu kum cu English 10 zong a fawi deuh in tuah a si ve cang. A ruang cu, ELL siang-hngakchia English 10 a cawng mi pawl an zapi te khawmh dih in English ca si ning kong theih hngalhter nak caah a si.

ELL sianghngakchia pawl an cawn mi hi holh fawi deuh in an leh chawm mi hna a si tiah Ms. Sara Kohne le Mrs. Peddie nih an ti. Cun ca kan tialter tik hna zong ah a toi deuh le a fawi deuh khawh chung in kan tial ter hna tiah Ms. Kohne nih a ti.

ELL sayamah Mrs. Amy Peddie cu hi ban tuk ram dang mi holh chim tu a tuan nak kum 4 hrawng a si cang. Ramdang siang-hngakchia pawl he thil phunphun kan tuah pi hna I an herh mi poah poah kan si khawh tawk te in bawmh kan I zuam hna tiah Mrs. Peddie nih a ti.

Mrs. Peddie nih a ti than mi cu, holh dang kan cawn tik ah holh lo te le dai te in kan um caan khi a um tawn, zei ruang ah dah kan ti a si ah cun cu holh kan cawn mi kha kan thluak ah kan rawn cuah mah lio pi caan a si ruang ah a si tiah a ti.

ELL sianghngakchia pawl ka rak chimh ka te hna ah a chimh zia zong ka rak thiam hna lo, cu ruang ah ka herh mi vialte le ram dang mi holh a thiam rih lo mi ca chimh ning cang kong Mrs. Peddie ka hal hnu ah ka ca chimh ning a laam a rak tluang deuh tiah Mr. Bock-elman nih a ti.

Hi English a fawi deuh in an tuah piak mi hna hi a that nak tampi a um ko nain, hna tlak a si lo nak tlawmpal a um ve fawn. Saya/Sayamah pawl le cheukhat sianghngakchia hmuh ning ah cun holh thiam deuh khawh lo

nak tiah an hmuh ve fawn. Saya le sayamah pawl nih ELL sianghngakchia pawl hi mirang holh an holh deuh ding a si tiah an ti.

ELL sianghngakchia tlawmpal bia kan hal hna tik ah, an ruah ning aa dang cio. Van Bawi Sang nih a ti mi cu hi English fawi deuh mi cawn hi a that nak a tam pi ko nain kan mah holh long kan hman caah holh thiam nak ding a har ngai lai tiah a ti. Cun, Heli Zungpoih hmuh ning ah English taktak kan cawn zong ah kan thiam le thiam lo nawl cu kan I zuam le zuam lo cung ah a lang ko lai ti a si.

Van Tha Ceu a hmuh ning kan zoh ah cun, ELL sianghngakchia pawl long in English cawn hi a tha tuk tiah a hmuh. Mirang holh kan thiam lo zong ah kan holh ngam deuh.Kan mah ban tuk holh thiam tuk rih lo mi long an si dih ko.

Hi English fawi deuh in an tuah mi pawl hi a that tuk caah an tuah mi si lo in ELL sianghngakchia holh thiam rih lo pawl le saya/ sayamah te karlak ah theihthiam nak a um nak hnga le holh tlawmpal thiam ter khawh deuh nak hnga caah an si.

by Jessica De La CruzReportera

Era un sábado por la noche cuando por las puertas de Little Mexico. Un restaurante mexicano operado por la familia del estudi-ante de primer año Cristian Bravo. De inme-diato mi atención fue capturada por los soni-dos rítmicos de música latina y la cháchara de una casa llena. Las paredes y muebles eran de colores muy vivos influidos por la cultura mexicana. Todo me impresionó y no podía esperar para probar la comida.

Este sitio de Little Mexico no es el único restaurante abierto, hay dos otros. Uno está en Crawforsdville y el otro está Lafay-ette. Los dueños y operadores de los tres restaurantes son tres hermanos: Ignacio, Juan y Oswaldo Bravo. Ignacio Bravo abrió el primer Little Mexico en Crawfordsville después de su mudanza de Chicago. Unos compañeros del trabajo le habían sugerido que él y su esposa, Irma Bravo, abrieran un restaurante mexicano después de haber probado la comida deliciosa preparada por Irma.

Cuando miré el menú vi una variedad de comida. Algunas comidas eran familiares porque eran comida auténtica mexicana pero algunos otros no reconocía. Esas comidas me dejaron pensado que tal vez no era comida autentica, pero la manera en que la comida es preparada los ingredientes

usados y la receta usada hacen la comida autentica.

“Yo pienso que es el mismo sazón que los muchachos aprendieron en México porque es autentico,” dijo la señora María Bravo, madre de Cristian Bravo y empleada en Little Mexico. “Como los sopes son hecho a mano. Todo lo hacen aquí.”

Cuando esperábamos nuestra comida los meseros y dueños fueron muy amables y se aseguraban de que tuviéramos todo lo que necesitábamos. También vi a uno de los dueños, Juan Bravo, caminando por el restaurante atendiendo a todos los clientes como si fueran invitados en su casa.

“Yo pienso que lo que nos ha ayudado mucho aquí es que los dueños siempre están aquí y son amables con los clientes,” dijo Bravo. “A los americanos les gusta mucho que los atiendan bien y que los hagan sentir en su casa. En el hecho que sea autentico mexicana, tratamos de poner los más tradi-cional de México.”

El ambiente era muy vibrante y la cultura mexicana llenaba el restaurante. La decora-ción tiene mucha influencia de la cultura mexicana y les enseña a los clientes un poco de esa cultura.

Little Mexico es un restaurante mexicano que vende deliciosa comida mexicana. Las decoraciones agregan a la autenticidad del restaurante y para acabar el servicio era im-pecable y muy hospitalario y me hizo sentir en casa.

February 11, 20112 Foreign Language

Reseña de Little Mexico

English ca kong ah ELL sianghngak-chia hna le saya hna an hmuh ning

The following stories are in Spanish and Chin. For the English translations of the stories, visit www.shsnewsbureau.com.

Southport Dairy QueenLocated on the corner of

Southport and Madison

Hiring for Spring and Summer 2011

Applications are available at the store. Employees can look forward to flexible hours, and a fun work environment.

Little Mexico Mexican Resaurant esta ubicadol en la intersección de County Line Road y Emerson Avenue. Photo tomada por Brandon Bushong.

Ms. Sara Kohne nih ELL sianghngak chia pawl khan 2 a ngeih hna. Sianghngakchia pawl ching 7 nak ah ca a chimh hna, Jan. 31 ah. Photo by Brandon Bushong.ushong.

English ca a fawi deuh mi na cawn mi hi a tha hnem deuh na ti maw?“Tha tuk, kan i bawm cio dih hna.” -Ngun Bor ‘13

“Tha! Ka sia rem deuh.”-Elli Sui ‘12

“Tha tuk lo. Mirang holh ka thiam kho ti lai lo.”-That Dun ‘13

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Reseña de Little Mexico

After about a month at Cardinal Academy, senior Ashley Chapman has received nearly all of her aca-demic credits needed in order to graduate.

Chapman’s initial plan was to graduate early. How-ever, she says that she started at Southport too late, so she was invited to participate in Cardinal Academy. After obtaining her credits for Economics and Eng-lish, she is currently working on doing the same for Algebra 2.

Cardinal Academy is more beneficial for Chapman because it allows her to complete her work indepen-dently.

“It helps me actually get my work done,” said Chap-man. “In this case, I know I have to. I’m doing it by myself and I don’t have a teacher helping me.”

Chapman feels as though Cardinal Academy is different than a regular classroom, but better for her learning experiences.

“It’s just like independent work,” said Chapman. “We’re responsible to do the work and get it done. You don’t have a teacher telling you to do your work or stay awake or anything like that.”

Even though Chapman has had some uncertainty about being able to graduate early, she has a new-found confidence in her ability as a student with Cardi-nal Academy to help her.

For junior Zach Miller, attending Southport was something he didn’t want to do. Much to his ad-vantage, Miller received the opportunity to attend Cardinal Academy.

Miller believes that Cardinal Academy is better suited for him personally. Because of interactions with other people and his behavior, he felt that transferring to the Academy was the best option for him. He benefits from the smaller amount of people, the lack of distractions around him and the flexible hours of school.

“I think I came (to Cardinal Academy) because it got me away from all of the problems at school,” said Miller. “I come in here, do my work every day. It’s a little better.”

After being in Cardinal Academy for a couple of months, he has completed two English classes, a biology class and a few history classes. So far he has attained eight or nine credits through the Academy.

According to Cardinal Academy advisor Mr. Dan Jones, this is a second chance for Miller who has used the program efficiently.

“I think (Miller) is the lead guy in a group of students who are (at Cardinal Academy) for the right reasons and that are doing the right things,” said Jones.

February 11, 2011 3Student Life

While most students are taught in a class-room by a teacher, Junior Sarah Beal feels that learning at her own pace is essential. Cardinal Academy gives her the chance to complete her online coursework in order to obtain credits that she may have missed previously.

“I can take it at my own pace,” said Beal. “I can understand, and if I don’t understand it, I have Mr. Jones. But, it helps me learn by myself.”

Beal sees Jones as more of an advisor than a teacher. Instead of teaching her the content of the coursework, he gives her direction while still giving her the chance to learn on her own. Beal believes that this helps encourage her to learn independently. Jones also feels that being the Cardinal Academy advisor is necessary for motivation.

“One thing that I would say is that I’m trying to make some sort of a difference in their lives,” said Jones. “Even if it just a calm peaceful envi-ronment, with someone that is willing to work with them.”

Beal has been in the program for about a month now, and believes that Cardinal Academy provides for a better opportunity than being in a regular classroom environment.

by Cecilia SalasReporter

A traditional schedule at Southport for students consists of attend-ing the necessary core classes, a few electives, lunch and a study hall. For students involved with the Cardinal Academy and Plato pro-grams though, a typical day presents itself a bit differently.

Cardinal Academy and Plato are programs offered by the school that give students the opportunity to gain credits they may have lost in the past or ones that are necessary for the future. Unlike regular classes, Plato and Cardinal Academy are not taught by teachers. Students come to their assigned computer labs and complete all of their courses online. This allows them to not only work at school, but to work from home if they want to get ahead or simply catch up on work. They can take certain tests at home and are able to retake other tests to get the satisfactory grade they need. However, there

are teachers who advise the classes and are able to assist the stu-dents with whatever questions or concerns they have.

Guidance Director Ms. Julie Fierce feels that these programs are a great option for students who need that extra help with

their credits. “It’s very beneficial for the students, obviously given

opportunity to graduate in time,” said Fierce, “but it also helps the teachers as well.”

Plato, which consisted of 168 students last semester, includes two separate pathways: the

Credit Accrual pathway and the Credit Recov-ery pathway. The Credit Recovery program

is strictly for a credit. Students take a pretest to excuse them of work they

are already capable of doing and end up only doing the minimum work

necessary. Because they are not taking the

full course, students only receive a D after the course is completed. The Credit Accrual route is a bit more challenging. This path is for students who want to receive the highest possible grade they can for a core class. This means there is no pretest and the full amount of work is required. The students of Cardinal Academy use this Plato program to complete their courses.

Though Plato and Cardinal Academy run on the same curriculum, they still differ from one another in multiple ways. According to Mr. Dan Jones, who advises Cardinal Academy for half of the day, these two programs have a variety of differences.

“Online, it’s the same program,” said Jones. “Offline, Cardinal Acad-emy and Plato are completely different.”

When students at Southport need to attend a Plato lab, they are required to do this during their study hall, and the rest of their schedule remains the same. Cardinal Academy, on the other hand is not the same. These students come in only for a couple hours at a time to complete their work, and are restricted to the Plato/Cardinal Academy area. Because of this flexible schedule and being almost separated from the rest of the school, Cardinal Academy has the feel of being a miniature school inside of a full-sized school. Not only does Cardinal Academy give students the opportunity to gain back credits or receive a better grade, but it allows students, who may not be able to maintain a regular schedule, to come into school. Kids who have medical, family or personal problems are all able to use Cardi-nal Academy to earn their needed credits.

With all of the opportunities given by Cardinal Academy and Plato, there come disadvantages. Even though there are teachers in the labs to assist students with their needs, it’s not always possible for students to receive feedback on their completed work. Accord-ing to Fierce, students occasionally try to take advantage of these programs, hoping to join for irrelevant reasons like drama. Recently, organizations such as the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) do not consider Plato credits to fulfill their requirements.

As a teacher, and head of the English department, Mr. Sam Hanley has a word of advice for students who want to join for un-necessary reasons.

“It has its limitations,” said Hanley. “I would encourage students who are serious about college to ask themselves what they can do

better in a traditional classroom environment before using Plato as a quick and easy fix for their problems.”

As students at Southport go through their usual schedules, Cardinal Academy and Plato students work hard at

the opportunity they have been given. Some are there for a second chance, and some are

there to finish what they have started.

Cardinal Academy, Plato offer academic options

{junior Zach Miller}{senior Ashley Chapman} {junior Sarah Beal}

Though Cardinal Academy is still in its first year, its students are already seeing results. Check out some of the program’s early statistics and meet a few of its successful students.

Stories by Noelle Straub.Information compiled by Cecilia Salas.

New Numbers

14105365th year graduatestudents attended

1st semestertotal credits

earned January graduates

“I wanted to graduate early, but I got a late start on it. I’m a little behind, but I’m still going to graduate early.”

“(Cardinal Academy) is allowing me to catch up.”

“This is more one-on-one. When you’re in a (regular)class, you’re with other people.”

{educationalALTERNATIVES}

Junior Devin Leslie

February 11, 20114 Entertainment

REVIEWSby Lucas SweitzerGraphics Editor

The first thing that should make you nervous about a movie like “No Strings Attached” is when it was released. The film starring Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Port-man came out on Jan. 21 of this year – up against absolutely nothing. It was pushed to this date so there would be less competition at the box office – and by less, I mean no competition. So, I was skeptical heading into the movie.

“No Strings Attached” is by all means a run-of-the-mill romantic comedy with noth-ing particularly special to offer. Hot off of her performance in “Black Swan,” Portman plays Emma, a no-nonsense doctor who fits every cliché of the career-driven busi-nesswoman. Kutcher “plays” (if that much can be said of his role, there’s not much character to play) Adam, an aspiring writer on a “Glee”-like TV show who seems to reject the easy path put before him because of his father’s fame. The two are shown awk-wardly meet-ing up twice in childhood before the two ultimately hook up.

After this “one-time” oc-currence, Emma suggests an idea that is the centerpiece of the film: it is her hope that the two can continue to use each other without letting an emotional relationship get in the way – hence the title of the film.

Now, let’s imagine for a fleeting moment that I actually enjoy these types of com-edies. Even within this genre, the writing is marginal. It amuses me that the plot of the movie is hardly explored. The two enter into the twisted “relationship” with the common understanding that there was nothing nor-mal about it. They were simply friends with benefits. But that doesn’t work, and barring that one qualification, there’s absolutely nothing that separates this movie from any other light, romantic comedy – boy and girl hook up, one develops more feelings, the two fight, then make up (cheesy closing montage optional).

The only thing more disappointing than

the writing in “No Strings Attached” is the performance of Kutcher. Adam as a charac-ter is experiencing intense identity issues: his dad, an old-school hedonist who is con-stantly recognized for his popular role on a sitcom. When he discovers his father is with his ex-girlfriend, Adam drinks and calls all the girls in his address book until he finds one who will sleep with him: enter Emma and the rest of the plot. The whole romance was built out of misplaced frustrations with Adam’s father. And yet, as the romance steams forward, Adam’s relationship with his father never improves. Emma, though originally just an escape from having to think about his father with his ex-girlfriend, actually does nothing long-term to help

Adam move on from the only real plot in the film.

Then, finally, at the very end of the movie, there begins the obligatory third-act ro-mantic tragedy: Adam’s father is placed in the hospital. Now’s the time for poignant reconciliation between father and son, right? Wrong. Nothing is solved, the father is still as immature as he ever was, and shows no sign of improving. Then, Adam walks out of the hospital to a confused Emma, and the two ultimately understand

they were meant for each other all along.What kind of a message is that? Life will

deal you a screwed up hand – so fold for the first cute girl who will sleep with you?

The only part of this movie I really en-joyed was Portman’s performance as Emma. Witty and believable (if not a bit predict-able), Portman clearly shows herself as the most capable actor in the cast. But even then, the writing runs dry for her, and I’m still left wanting more – as the first per-formance after her stunning role in “Black Swan,” I expected more.

All in all, I suppose “No Strings Attached” accomplished what it set out to do: show a light-hearted comedy with a cute ending, all wrapped up in a nice neat bow. But even for the light genre, it is mediocre at best. Not my kind of picture, and even among movies of the same kind, there’s nothing special that sets “No Strings Attached” apart.

by Corey MillsReporter

The much anticipated sequel to “Dead Space” has hit store shelves and is scarier and better than before. The first game set a new standard for scary, cinematic Hollywood-esque moments. “Dead Space 2” presents itself with the same formula as its predecessor, but with a more refined feel.

The Dead Space series is known for its memorable terrifying moments, which are like something out of a movie. While the first game had its share of them, “Dead Space 2” has one at every turn. In the first 15 minutes of the game, not only was I run-ning for my life, but in awe at the atmo-sphere. The developers at Visceral Games set a mood that is as perfect as it gets. Playing

this in surround sound is ideal. The sounds create such an intensely creepy mood that could make anybody paranoid.

The player controls Isaac Clarke. As the player will find out, Clarke is one of the unluckiest characters they’ll ever control. Clarke will battle his dementia and hundreds of frightening enemies. There are times when the camera hinders movement and Isaac seems to move a little too stiffly, but it’s nothing that takes away from the overall enjoyment. Multiplayer has been added and it’s entertaining, but falls a bit flat. Most players will want to stick to the single-player mode, but it does offer the ability to play as the Necromorphs. The experience of being in the reverse role is at least worth trying.

“Dead Space 2” is easily the best survival horror game. I recommend it to anyone who wants eight to 10 hours of horrifying fun.

by Ashlyn BridgewaterReporter

With a folk-ish appeal, Samuel Beam, bet-ter known by his stage name Iron and Wine, and his thick beard have done anything but disappoint me. Through his new album “Kiss Each Other Clean,” Beam shows a whimsical side of music that is portrayed with the use of exotic instruments.

While listening to Beam I could not help but think that this is something new and refreshing, music that cannot really be con-nected to today’s mainstream styles. Beam seems to bring back that sort of laid-back 1960s feel and has been compared to Simon & Garfunkel before. In songs like “Walk-ing Far From Home,” Beam’s vocals shine through more than the instruments, which I really enjoyed because the instruments were

there just enough to enhance his voice but not too much to where his voice was not the primary focus. The only problem I had with Beam was too much of him in one sitting. One or two songs in a row is good, even great, but after too much I found myself be-ing lulled to sleep.

Lulling aside, Beam impressed me with his down-to-earth style. Because of songs filled with more poetic lyrics like, “fake watches in your broken hand barely keeping time,” and “your fake money gave you every-thing,” I found myself genuinely interested in him. It’s refreshing to hear something other than the talk of drugs and girls.

For anyone who may be remotely fond of Simon & Garfunkel and what the 60s had to offer, I recommend Iron and Wine for a taste of the past that is blended with just enough new age.

by Brittany HemphillCompass Co-Editor

Australian poet Lia Hills’ debut novel “The Beginner’s Guide to Living” was well-written and impressive, to say the very least.

After his mother dies in a car accident, 17-year-old Will is left feeling incomplete with his life. Not knowing how to handle the grief, Will observes the people around him, his father and his older brother, for answers on how to move on. Realizing that they are dealing with the sudden change in their lives their own ways, Will feels lost.

Then Taryn, the daughter of an old family friend, comes in and they are immediately drawn to each other. Will’s life then takes a turn and things change as he discovers life lessons through his first love and a newfound interest in Eastern philosophy.

It’s easy for an author to become predictable and cliché, but Hills didn’t even come close to either because of the way she incorporated so many different meanings and plot lines into the story. There was never a dull moment, not because something was always going on and it was too much, but because there was analysis that was deep and thought-provoking to not only the characters, but to the reader as well.

Not only was what the author wrote interesting, but the way she wrote it was great. Hills is a published poet and the flow from her poetry seeped through into this novel. Everything was so clearly expressed and there was little, if any, confusion as to what the author was trying to convey.

The only disappointment I had with this book was that it ended. I highly recommend Lia Hill’s debut novel “The Beginners’s Guide to Living” to everyone.

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Alexander J. Fuller (Obama),You are fantastic and perfect in every way and I am hopelessly in love with you. Happy Valentine’s Day, gorgeous.-Your one true love

Happy Valentine’s Day to my best friend Tanna. My name is Dustin Lapkovitch and Tanna hearts me.

Mrs. Warner...Will you be my Valentine? :)From: Your boyfriend

Matt Lytle,I love watching you at your locker and following you class to class ;)X: secret admirer

Alexander Jason Fuller:You are the love of my life! <3Your secret admirer :)

Happy Valentine’s Day Brandon Underwood!-<3- Alexis

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Happy Valentine’s Day my love! Prepare to be lovable!Love Samantha Georgia

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Sup Sexy legs, I like you :)

Hey Punk!I thought I would give you a shout out because you are my best friend and I love you.P.S. You are really pretty.From, Foo

Are you prepared to ride off into the sunset with me? On a strong, bold horse? Be ready.-NS to GC

Happy Valentine’s Day Lydia Lynne! Have a great day Lydabug I love you!

Hey, luv u Kaleigh baby girl!Ur my Valentine 4evr!Luv u sis!

Marvida- Heather loves you <3

I love Marley Schueler-Tommy Tran

I love Ngoc Tran 2 times

I <3 Tommy Tran!

Dear Bay,I love you WAY more!Love, Julia

I hate you.

Mrs. Warner,Your work in the athletic office is greatly appreciated.

Joey Banfield,I love the way your eyes twinkle in the light.<3 Taylor DeHart

You’re my bestfriend and you’ve stuck with me through everything! Love you Navo!-Molly Bridges :)

To: Courtney AdamsBaby, will you be my valentine? :D-Austin and Milca

Erin Carpenter has the prettiest sister in the whole world. And she loves you!

Dearest Noelle,If you only were a gay man :)Love, you know who :)

You are the best friend that any-body could ask for! I love you MEB!From Navo

Senior English college prep peri-ods 2 and 3: You’re great!XXXOOO Mrs. J

Love you, Grad II kids! XXOO, Mrs. J

Ross Mappes,You make the stars look like they’re not shining. Let’s tie the knot!?Love, Prom date <3

We wove you Gwace Ewaine Cwark (:<3 Jessica & Sarah (:

To: Danielle CoxHappy Valentine ’s Day babe! (: I know we’re having a rough time but just hang in there. I promise it will get better. I love you and always will. As long as you don’t give up on me, I promise to show you the real caring/loving/sup-porting man you fell in love with.From: Jesse Lynn

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Happy Vday my JEDI best friend. Love ya!- Austin Clouse

I <3 Journal staffers. - Dalton

Treavor G – I love you – S.A.

I love you Jamie Robbins and your cupcakes! - Daniel Smedema

Dear Ryan Schilling, I like you.Love ?

Be my valentine, Maxxy (:- Panda

Courtney, Milca, and Julian, my favorite lunch goons! Happy Val-entine’s Day!P.S. Hey Court, remember the time we kidnapped frosty and the traf-fic cone? Yeah me too.

Special topics,You are the best class ever.Love, One of your students

Dear Joey Banfield, Happy Valentine’s Day!Love Drama BeatsP.S. Bazinga

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMA WHIT-LOCK

Happy Valentine Berghoff.My one true love (:

Oh hey Samantha Jane Doughty. I think you’re just swell. You make a great Josie. – Hooks

To the man that once told me I was “drunk with power,” this shout out goes to you.

To the best high-fiver in the world. Yeah you know who you are.

Angie Oaks, Here (:

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Ri ruv roo, Rody <3<3 Repha

Eis schokolade & Ehne, You make 4th period so much fun!!! – Torte

Good luck tonight to our Cards. The Falcons are in town. Let’s go!- Coach Peek

I love you Carry Rae Davis! You are the best girlfriend ever!Love, Dalton

Jennifer Gallegos, I LOVE YOU- Secret Admirer

I love you Brittney Nicole Vansick-le. – Cole Rhoton

Beeeeeb - You’re the prettiest girl in town. I love you lesbian. - bebe

Much love to all my B’s! Kayla Green, Te amo mi amor <3- Milca Alvarado

You stick with me through every-thing! You put up with my bad attitudes!Roses are red,Violets are blue,I really love you!- Ngiika Fatorma

Dear Avonte,I just wanted to say you’re the best and I love you tons. Just kiss me. Sheesh.Love Ian

Milca, Julian, Riley – So here’s your valentine.XOXO Court

I love you Milca Alvarado. You can lean like a cholo when you stand up straight. <3

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To Kelly:Love you...even though you sound like a grizzly bear and hate the snow...hmmm

Mrs. Scherrer, I love you... be mine?Love always, Logan (:

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Shelby Suzannah Adams, marry me? Love, your future wife <3

Happy Valentine’s Day “Mickey.”XOX, “Minnie” (:

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To all my friends! I love you all!! (:- Samantha Crowe (:

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To Kelly,Love you lots and lots and lots!!- Anonymous (:

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Happy Valentine’s Day to my wife, daughter, and son. - Mr. Scaringe

Little sheep - You are splendid and wonderful. I love you. - Baby

Dear Adrienne,Every time I see you I think, what a good person. The sun holds no candle to you my moon.Love Anon

I love you Biff :) -Whitney Dickey

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To: Rung Cung Sang. You are the best person I’ve ever met. Van cung in a rung zuang mi, si lo ah, a ceu nikaa si kho ning law, na khua sih caan ah, lum tu ka si hnga mu...hm...you are wonderful.

Hi Becca... Happy Valentine’s Day!

If you see this wherever you are, just know I need you here. I need you near me now. You were brighter than the pale white moon, reflected in your eyes. So I guess it’s no surprise I can’t forget you. No matter what I do, I will al-ways carry you. In my heart you’ll always be my shooting star.- Milca Alvarado

Good luck in Sectionals Lady Cards. From Coach Stephens, Peek, Dugger, Hawkins, Banfield & Players.

Victor, you mean the world to me! If it wasn’t for you, I’d have no one to give all of my heart to. I love you and always will <3

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by Jennifer VirdenReporter

A young couple sat next to each other in the back seat of a car, as the girl held the flowers the boy had just given her. The boy’s father was in the driver’s seat driving them to the Snowcoming dance, which would be their first date. As they sat in the back seat anxiously awaiting the dance, they had no idea of the struggles their relationship would face only three short years later.

Senior Chelsea Angelo and her boyfriend, Southport graduate Kenton Armbruster, have been dating for three years. When Angelo found out that her boyfriend would be leaving for college, she was initially upset. Eventually she realized that it would be a good experience for him, so she supported him completely when he decided to attend Wabash College, which is about an hour away. Armbruster was also a little bit upset at first, but still excited for such a great op-portunity.

“I felt a mix of feelings,” said Armbruster. “I was excited to be going away to a great college, but I was also sad to be moving away from Chelsea.”

Now that Armbruster is gone, missing one another has become a reoccurring thought on their minds. They still often find ways to see each other, though. There were two weekends last semester that Angelo got to go to Wabash to visit him, and he came home about every two weekends to visit her when he wasn’t busy.

Sometimes it gets hard to visit one an-other because of their busy schedules. They both have school, Angelo now has a job and Armbruster was pledging a fraternity last semester. They had to manage their time well so that they still had spare time for each other.

Angelo and Armbruster both believe that not seeing each other every day hasn’t affected their relationship negatively. It has actually had a positive effect. Before he moved away, Armbruster and Angelo would occasionally have disagreements over things that weren’t important. They even broke up two times because of the arguments.

“I believe not seeing each other every day

has made our relationship a lot stronger,” said Angelo, “because when we would see each other every day we would bicker about silly, little things.”

When half of a couple moves away from their partner for college, that bickering has been known to cause problems. These problems used to be a lot more common, but in recent years the amount of long-distance relationships has increased and the amount of problems has decreased. It has been reported that around 40 percent of college relationships are long-distance, and only about 20 percent of them become worse because of the distance.

To make sure that they don’t become a part of that 20 percent, Angelo and Arm-bruster stay connected as well as they possibly can through texting and talking on the phone. Relationship counselor, Mrs. Teri Claassen, believes that communication is the key to making a long-distance relationship work.

“(Being in a long-distance relationship) can get pretty tough when you can’t see each other face to face,” wrote Claassen.

“Being in a long-distance relationship you miss out on life experiences together. You can talk to each other about your life, but it is harder to share it.”

Sharing their lives with each other be-comes easier when Armbruster comes home for long breaks from college. It is always exciting for them because they finally get to be together for more than a few days at a time. They will look forward to those long breaks even more next year when Angelo begins college as well. They know that it will be difficult, but they plan to stay together regardless.

“Next year is going to be even tougher,” said Armbruster, “but I think the key will have to be to make the most out of the time that we manage to get to spend together.”

Three short years ago, Angelo and Armbruster sat in the back of that car, on the way to their first date, not knowing how serious their relationship would eventually become. Now it is stronger than ever, despite the distance, and they know that their strength will keep them together through the college years and the rest of their lives.

Distance does not negatively affect students’ relationship {perfectDATE}Want a perfect Valentine’s Day date? Here are some ideas The Journal compiled to make your day special.

The Classic MovieTreat your date to a movie. Here are some romantic movies that will playing in theaters on Valentine’s Day.

1. No Strings Attatched (R) - Starring Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman2. Waiting For Forever (PG-13) - Star-ring Rachel Bilson and Tom Sturridge3. Just Go With It (PG-13) - Starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer AnistonAverage cost (including two movie tickets and food): $30 to $40

The Romantic Dinner A romantic dinner never fails to impress, whether that means making dinner or going out.

1. Dinner at home - Keep it simple and don’t forget the candles. Average cost: $20 to $302. White Castle - Perfect if you are low on cash, but still want something nice. Average cost (per person): under $103. Buca di Beppo - This place is just for you if you are ready to splurge.Average cost (per person): $20

The Sweet Surprise Suprise your special someone with a cute gift that shows you care about him or her.

1. Chocolates - Great for anyone with a sweet tooth.Average cost: $5 to $202. Flowers - From tulips to roses, there’s something for everyone. Average cost (per person): $30 to $1003. Teddy Bears - These cute, cuddly creatures come in all shapes and sizes.Average cost (per person): $10 to $30

Senior Chelsea Angelo and her boyfriend, Southport graduate Kenton Armbruster, have been together for three years. Photo contributed.

My name is Matt Lytle. I never believed in ghosts until I came face to face with one. So I set out on a quest to capture what I once saw onto video and photos. I am joined by my fellow investigator Joey Banfield and our equipment-tech Danny West. We have cap-tured many things that people do not believe in. Is there another world living among us?

Seeing is believing for some people, but not others. For me, believing is seeing. I was on spring break two years ago in Daytona Beach, Fla. My friend and I were on our way back up to our hotel room. It was late at night and we were both exhausted from the steaming Florida sun. I whipped my phone out and started texting. All of a sudden, in the corner of my eye, I see a black shadow figure. My grandmother had passed away just a couple months before that night. My grandfather was asleep on the other side of the room where the shadow figure was. I looked over at it and knew right away it was her. The hand of the figure was touching my grandfather’s back. Chills ran down my body and the hairs on my arms stood up. When this happens, it is a sign a presence of a

ghost is near.After that break, I believed strongly in

the paranormal. It was just this year when I started hunting them. I knew this was a great way to prove that what I saw was real. Banfield and West were also interested in the spirit world so they decided to join me. We headed to R.S. Lockers warehouse not too long ago where Banfield and West work. Banfield was telling me about a story where a cup of coke was sitting on a completely flat surface and tipped over by itself. Banfield tried to debunk the fact that it could have been a breeze or the air conditioning. Not at all. When things are getting tipped over or thrown by an unexplained object, it is called poltergeist activity. How can you describe something like that to not be paranormal?

At R.S. Lockers, Banfield, West and I geared up by having a video camera, digital camera, a couple flashlights and an EVP or spirit voice recorder. This recorder has a spe-cial microphone that can pick up spirit voices that cannot be heard by the human ear. EVP sessions are where you sit down and try to ask questions to anything that is around. As we were taking a break, we played back our recordings and caught one Class A EVP that shocked us. As West asked if anyone could communicate with us we picked up an unex-plained whistle and then a man’s voice that says “Get out of here!” We had no idea what to think. It was just the three of us in the whole building at 1 a.m. Explain to me how it is possible to capture something like that is not paranormal? The world we live upon has much energy coming out of electricity and

us humans. Ghosts feed off of the energy we produce. That’s how they can communicate with us. With all of the electronics we were carrying and the feelings we kept receiv-ing, we know the spirits of R.S. lockers were feeding off of us to tell us what they wanted (which was for us to leave.)

Boggstown, Ind. is a small town right out-side of Shelbyville. As the crew and I (Ban-field and West) were at the cemetery late one night, we ran into unexplainable footsteps all night, along with another Class A EVP. This one was a loud moan sounding like a baby or possibly an old woman. We did not hear this with our own ears, but as we replayed our footage, we received the moan. We also caught a couple of orbs, massive circles, that show up in pictures that appear to be ghosts.

Sometimes orbs can be thought of as dust mites or bugs. The ones we caught were clearly see- through and too big to be dust mites or bugs.

Many stories have been told about people witnessing unexplained noises, voices and feelings. There are many shows that also capture experiences on video. If seeing is believing for you, ghost hunting would be the best way to find out and experience what the paranormal is all about. Being a teenage ghost hunter and experiencing many unex-plainable things have led me to believe that there is indeed another world living among us. With voices, orbs, poltergeist activity and goose bumps appearing out of nowhere on a body, there is no doubt that we are not alone on this planet.

“Maturity is an action, not an age.” The words of Keith Hawkins have been stuck in my head since he delivered his motivational speech to Southport students a couple of weeks ago. Ever since, I’ve been observing my peers, figuring that you could find some connection between age and maturity if you were looking for it. People generally assume that an 18-year-old is more mature than a 15-year-old, but honestly, I’m not so sure I agree anymore.

I have come to the disheartening conclu-sion that our generation is disrespectful. (For those of you mentally protesting, please respect my opinion and hear me out.) Myself included, today’s young people have either forgotten or just stopped caring about the effect they have on others.

When strangers accidentally bump into each other in the hall, do you see them both scrambling to apologize first? In the school parking lot does the line slow to a crawl because drivers are letting other cars back out? How many times have you listened to a lecture in which the speaker had every person’s full attention? These are just a few basic, common courtesies that we encounter at Southport every day, yet often seem to forget. People don’t seem to be as sensitive to them anymore, but they should be. The selfish, inconsiderate way we go about our days needs to be changed.

Respect should be paid to everyone – even those who may not deserve it. It should be second nature to show respect to people who have earned it. In the case of our teach-ers, these men and women have dedicated their futures to improving OUR futures. They devoted their educations and careers to teaching US. They get up every day and focus their energy on enriching OUR lives,

so why would we even consider disrespect-ing them?

It’s probably fair to assume that most of us don’t disrespect our teachers on purpose. It’s easy to slip into a side conversation dur-ing a lesson or comment on an instruction, so it’s understandable why we might forget. That doesn’t make it appropriate though.

As a member of the Indianapolis Youth Chorale, my 88 fellow choir members and I are privileged to work with world-class directors and accompanists. Our emotional performances are given to large audiences who know of our lofty reputation. We pay money to receive a rigorous musical educa-tion and have life-changing experiences, yet disrespect has invaded our rehearsals as easily as any high school. When I realized it, I was astonished.

Our director, Mrs. Cheryl West, is a music professor at two universities and is known world-wide for ability as a choral conduc-tor. We are spoiled to work with her every week. Somehow, every time we transition to a new song or she stops to give instruc-tions to a specific section, chatter breaks out in another area of the choir. Time and time again, we are reminded not to talk because it makes it hard to hear, but we always seem to forget and slip into our murmurs again. It’s a disgrace to be so disrespectful to some-one we admire so deeply, but it all comes from the same absentmindedness we find here at Southport.

For those deliberately disrespecting others, I implore you to consider the effect you leave on the people you treat rudely. It doesn’t serve you or anyone else. For every-one who forgets from time to time, I’m pass-ing judgment. There is so much to remem-ber in this day in age, it’s understandable why we forget, but that doesn’t condone it.

Don’t give people the opportunity to judge your maturity by your age. My request and challenge to everyone is to pay more at-tention to the way we treat people. Give the extra second it takes to hold doors, excuse yourself, stop talking over a presentation, or help someone. It will come full circle and your social skills will be one less thing to worry about in the whirlwind that is high school.

February 11, 20116 Opinion

Existence of the paranormal shown in ghost hunting

We all remember back in elementary school when many of us had relationships that lasted about a week or so. Personally, if I was asked who my relationships were with, I would say that I had no clue. They were pointless “relationships” that we had simply because we could claim to have a boyfriend or girlfriend.

Many high school students still seem to think that same way about relationships. Romantic rela-tionships should be friend-ships before they evolve into anything more, not just quickly made shallow rela-tionships just for the sake of having one.

Some say that having many short-term relation-ships in high school will help prepare them for more seri-ous relationships later on. However, what it really does is add unnecessary baggage that could com-plicate future relationships. Why waste time dating someone when just staying friends would be more beneficial? It’s more worth-while to get to know someone first rather than starting a relationship and then finding out there are no shared interests.

As a result of relationships that have no true meaning, statistics show that only about three percent of high school relation-ships last past college. Of these, less than two percent of them end up getting married, and of the few relationships that do make it to marriage, 60 percent end up divorcing. So there’s no point in being in a romantic relationship without knowing the person. If going into it there’s a feeling that it won’t last, it probably won’t.

A relationship should have depth and value. It shouldn’t be two people that have only a physical attraction for each other, trying to be friends when they didn’t know each other before their relationship.

I’m not an expert in the relationship field, but I have seen a lot of good and bad come out of dating in high school. I am currently in a relationship with my best friend of three years and we get along, have great com-munication and have a great relationship because we knew each other so well before making our friendship into something more. We knew each other’s struggles and faults, but we were there for each other through tough times and had a deep connection that has made our relationship more valuable than it would’ve been if we had not known each other very well beforehand.

Another opinion I’ve heard throughout high school is that it doesn’t matter

what happens in a relationship because you always have your friends to fall back on. Doesn’t that imply that there is no friendship within the relation-ship? I think yes on that one.

Because of my past experi-ence with relationships, I know how easy it is to force something that is nothing and has no value, into something that means everything at the time. Without a true friend-ship and a real connection, no

relationship will ever be worthwhile or be able to endure all of life’s changes. I’m not saying that any relationship based on friend-ship means that soul mates have finally been brought together, but I am saying that in the end there is still a friend and the time spent will have been worth it.

Being in a relationship should not be something that is motivated by the petty social desire to have a significant other, but rather it should be initiated because a close friendship is ready to move onto another chapter. It should be real and not forced. Keep this in mind to avoid inevitable breakups and unnecessary baggage that can inhibit great future relationships. Don’t have relationships simply to have them. It’s not worth it.

High school relationships should start with friendship

by Matt LytleReporter

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by Natalie UllrichStudent Life Editor

“Are you a Who?”

Respect should always be given, indicates maturity

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by Adrienne WagnerManaging Editor of Content

With each day of school that goes by, I see more and more students fall victim to the problem that is sweeping our school. Yet I remain unscathed, immune to this “disease” that almost every senior seems to let take control of his or her body.

Why don’t I become a prisoner to this infection? I believe the true reason is because I refuse to recognize its existence. Se-nioritis is a myth. The longer I hold on to this fact, the bet-ter I prepare myself for the rest of high school, college and eventually life.

What seems to be used as a legitimate illness is hon-estly just a monstrous excuse. Statistics show that senioritis has yet to be diagnosed by a single doctor throughout the United States, yet the symptoms seem to be nation-wide. Urbandictionary.com explains it as a crippling disease that strikes high school seniors. Symptoms include: an over-excessive wearing of track pants, old athletic shirts, sweatpants, athletic shorts and sweatshirts. Also features a lack of studying, repeated absences and a generally dismissive attitude.

While haphazardly browsing through the dictionary I came across the word lazy. Its definition: averse or disinclined to work, activity or exertion, indolent. Strikingly odd, the two words senioritis and lazy hold an extremely similar meaning.

As scary as it is, maybe senioritis doesn’t actually exist at all. Perhaps it’s just another excuse for students to slack off, sleep more and dress poorly.

Senioritis exists just as much as junioritis, sophomoritis and freshmanitis. The necessity to be driven to succeed does not end when graduation comes. The common misconcep-tion that life magically just takes care of itself after the degrees are earned is far from real-

istic. Colleges still require a final transcript after the last semester. They can change their decision based upon the last grades. Throwing away 11 and a half years of hard work just because of a single bad semester is an incredible waste of time.

In real life, the lazy remain losers and the ambitious make it to the top. Quitting a semester before the most important

schooling of one’s life only creates bad habits that will likely carry forward into next fall. For those whose future plans don’t include college, very seldom do companies search for those who slacked off in their last year of high school.

Graduation is just another piece of the never-ending puzzle to success. The degrees can pile up, but until action is taken to pursue a career with this knowledge, they remain just pieces of paper.

The race never really ends. Acknowledg-ing something as ridiculous as senioritis sets one up for failure. It will begin as the first big excuse in the chain of unjustified reasoning

in the future. The sooner one eliminates the idea from the mind, the sooner he or she can grasp the realities of hard work, and apply it to a successful life.

Doctors don’t become doctors by graduating from high school and smooth sailing through over eight years of col-lege. CEO’s don’t start at the top of their companies.

Despite what we might de-sire, today’s age doesn’t allow us to stop. As people, we will constant-ly be striving for bigger and better things. It’s just the nature of human life. The concept of sur-vival of the fittest holds true in nearly every situation.

Graduation is not the cure to this made-up disease. It is simply the next step to building our futures. Get out of bed, change out of pajamas and keep on keeping on. Senioritis does not exist. This simple fact has kept me focused and on track as my high school career dwindles down to the end.

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SHIVANI PARIKSHAK ‘11

Managing Editor of ContentADRIENNE WAGNER ‘11

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BRITTANY HEMPHILL ‘12

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StaffJOEY BANFIELD ‘11

ASHLYN BRIDGEWATER ‘12TANNA CARPENTER ‘11JESSICA DE LA CRUZ ‘13

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February 11, 2011 7Opinion

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{theHEADSCRATCHER} Who would your celebrity Valentine be?

“Megan Fox.”- Freshman David

Simmons Jr.

“Most definitely Kenny Chesney.”

- Junior Abbey Maitland

“Taylor Swift!”- Sophomore Elijah

Kane

“Ellen Degeneres. No questions asked.”

- Senior Taylor Peters

It’s game time. Boys’ basketball game. We’re ready. We’ve got our team, our cheerleaders, our booster club and our fieldhouse. But wait. Something’s missing. Where are the fans? Where is the school spirit?

Southport is known for its school spirit. Lately it seems that school spirit has decreased. In the fall, the stands would be packed with students cheering on Southport’s football team to victory. What happened to that? The boys’ basketball has been working hard to make us proud and it’s our job to support and cheer them on. The same goes for all sporting events, whether that’s girls’ basketball, swimming, bowling or wrestling.

While our teams have been practicing to reach perfection, our booster club has been working hard to promote spirit in the school.

They try their best to make each sporting event fun and lively by making entertaining videos, creating themed spirit nights and planning crazy spirit weeks. They do this for us, Southport, and in return it’s our job to show up and the games and show our school spirit. As for the upperclassmen, it’s our responsibility to set an example for the underclassmen and motivate them to show their spirit as well.

More fans equal more spirit which equals more fun. Just getting excited and cheering on our classmates can lead to a better performance by the teams. In addition, it’s always a plus to see our school come together for an event. It creates a sense of school unity that joins each and every person together to make a roaring crowd. The laughs, the fans, the cheers all together combine to create unforgettable memories.

Seeing fans painted and dressed up, while cheering along with the cheerleaders and booster club add to the thrill. Anyone can enjoy a sporting event at Southport. It just takes a little effort to get there.

There’s one thing that’s hard to deny. Southport has a great facility for school sporting events: the fieldhouse. Built in 1958, the fieldhouse can seat over 7,000. Today, the fieldhouse still remains as not only one of the largest, but also one of the top 12 gymnasiums for high schools in the country. This is something to be proud of Southport. It’s sad to know how amazing of a facility our school has, and yet the stands remain empty.

Let’s change the trend, Southport. Let’s pack the stands. Let’s show our school spirit. Let’s dress up in red. Let’s make Southport proud. See you at the game.

theSOUTHPORTaddress:The Southport Address is an editorial written based on the consensus opinion of seniors Holly Hightower (Editor-in-Chief of The Anchor), Katja Krasnovsky (Bureau Chief of the News Bureau) and Shivani Parikshak (Editor-in-Chief of The Journal).

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February 11, 20118 Photos

Discovering

(above) Freshman Lawm Bik continues on his basket in Mr. Bruce Thompson’s third period Fiber Arts class on Monday, Jan. 31. The basket is made by wrapping yarn around a cord. Photo by Becca Tapp. (above right) Freshman Ernesto Urena etches into his clay box during his Ceramics class on Monday, Feb. 7. (right) Junior Kham Lian winds wire around a nail in Mr. Thompson’s Jewelry class. The coiled wire will be used to make a chain necklace. (below) Senior Francisco Marcos works some clay into a shape to place on the side of his ceramic box. Many students used different themes to personalize their box. Photos by Brandon Bushong.

(left) Junior Jake Lauster demonstrates the blowing blot technique for a class-mate. Lauster later went back to work on his own painting. Photo by Jackie Smith. (below) Sophomore Christian Gomez (left) and freshman Edwin Monta-no work on their penciled pieces in Mr. Anthony Pernell’s Intro to 2-D Art class on Monday, Jan. 31. Many students in the class recreated images they found on the Internet. Photo by Brandon Bushong.

Students in Mr. Bruce Thompson’s and Mr. Anthony Pernell’s classes display their artistic talents in many ways, whether they prefer to do it with clay, a pencil, watercolor paints or a copper wire.

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by Matt LytleReporter

Going up to block a shot, coming down on her knee and not being able to feel what happened except a terrible pain is what sophomore Bria Wright experienced just a few months ago. The girls’ basketball team was playing at Bloomington South on Nov. 19, 2010, when Wright tore her ACL, or Anterior Cruciate Ligament.

“All I knew is that I was grabbing my knee and screaming,” said Wright. “When it stopped hurting so bad, I knew it felt really unstable.”

An ACL tear can take an athlete out for a whole season. In Wright’s case, it did. An ACL tear happens when the athlete comes down from a jump, pivots or hits knees with another athlete.

Many athletes are very careful with their bodies. Icing, drinking water and nursing the body after games or matches is required. For the ACL, the surgery, rehab and reconstruction an athlete goes through is more than any other injury in sports. According to Wright, tearing the ACL is every athlete’s nightmare.

According to www.orthopedics.about.com, 80 percent of ACL tears are non-contact. Most occur when landing on a jump or pivoting. As the tear is happening, the knee gives out from under the athlete. Most sports require pivoting and sudden turns in which the ACL comes into play. With a torn ACL, people can do most of their normal routines, but cannot play a sport. That is why Wright and other athletes are required to have surgery. ACL surgery isn’t necessary for those who have a slight tear. In the surgery, infection and stiffness is at risk. Ninety percent of patients have had no complications with the outcome of the surgery. After a few weeks, patients may say that it feels back to normal, but the problems with instability may still be there which causes them not to be able to play a sport.

At 6 a.m., Wright was at the hospital getting ready to go through surgery. The meniscus was torn in Wright’s knee as well, so her surgery took a little longer than a

regular ACL tear. “It took me almost six weeks after surgery

just to be able to walk,” said Wright. “It seemed like it took way too long and slow to heal.”

After the surgery, it takes around three months to get back to full strength. Getting around may be very difficult right after the surgery. Staying at home, lying down is what doctors require for the athlete. Types of medicines will be taken and the athlete’s leg will stay above their head as much as possible. After that, crutches or a wheelchair is recommended. The knee will just start to heal but not yet ready to be walked on fully.

When an athlete is able to get around, they will go through rehab, which focuses

on restoring motion and strength. According to Wright, weeks after the surgery, she

participated in activities with her physical therapist such as walking and riding slowly on a stationary bike. Later on, Wright’s rehab consisted of extremely light jogs and a lot more walking. When the end of rehab was near, Wright was tested by doing squats and calf raises to see if

her body is ready to perform again. If Wright could pivot and jump without any pain at all, then she would be good to go. But since Wright also tore her meniscus, her recovery has taken much longer and she is still not at full strength.

“I probably will be able to start playing AAU [Amateur Athletic Union] basketball in the summer,” said Wright. “Tearing my ACL has made me mentally stronger because of the long wait I have had to go through.”

According to www.athleticadvisor.com, when an athlete is in full recovery of the tear, they will perform better than they did before the tear. According to Wright, tearing an ACL is not what an athlete wants to experience. Going through the pain, the surgery, the medicine and then the rehab is, not a pleasant thing to do. But with the help of our doctors, trainers and body specialists, it is possible to retain the ability to be at full strength athlete again.

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Athletes affected by common knee injury

by Joey BanfieldReporter

Strapping up the skates and hitting the ice might be the biggest challenge in the world to some. Now, try putting on pads, fighting off players who practice taking off heads and shooting a puck through a goal while someone guards it. This is hockey, and despite popular belief, it’s not only a sport for men.

Senior Kristiaan Hulin is a woman who participates in hockey. Women’s hockey isn’t considerably big in the U.S. After college, there are no women’s hockey teams, unless they make it to the Olympic team. Hulin got around the skating scene when her parents put her brother in a hockey league to lose weight. She started liking the ice and thought she’d strap up the skates.

She started her freshman year with figure skating, but came to find that it just wasn’t her passion. Doing triple axels and skating to music was just not something she wanted to do. So she sought something that was less “girly” but still on ice. Hockey is what she discovered.

“Hockey is my drug,” said Hulin. “I love to play it and people can think what they want to think, but it’s not just a sport for men.”

Once her sophomore year came around, she put on the pads and was ready to get out there. She started off playing in an all girls hockey league, and excelled. Then, she eventually moved on to an adult co-ed league where her skills were really tested.

“The adults are more experienced, so their skills are better than what mine are,” said Hulin. “but the girls are just as tough as the guys.”

As her senior year came around, her younger brother was put into a travel league which cost a lot of money. So playing hockey just wasn’t in the books for Hulin’s parents’ plans. She needed something to keep her out on the ice, but wouldn’t cost her parents any more money. So she then turned to coaching to stay around the hockey scene. She now helps coach her younger brother’s team in Columbus, Indiana. She hopes to keep coaching all the way through college and even continue after college as a hobby.

“Kristiaan is a big contributor to our team,” said head coach Andy Cesarsk. “It was nice finding someone with a hockey background and I trust her coaching the team by herself, which she has done before.”

She runs drills by herself an hour at a time and with goalies specifically on most occasions. The team she coaches is already mid-season and is doing well. She has helped them substantially and without her the goalies and the team would not be where they are today, according to Cesarsk.

So even though Hulin doesn’t play anymore, she did something most people can’t do: strap up the skates, balance enough to play hockey and muster up enough courage to step out on the ice with men. She plans to attend Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis and wants to try to continue her hockey career for the Jaguars hockey club.

Senior Kristiaan Hulin coaches her team on Sunday, Jan. 16. Her team is located in Co-lumbus, Ind. Photo by Ali DeHart.

Student finds hobby, coaches hockey

In your knee, there are two ligaments that attach the upper thigh bone (the femur) to the lower leg bone (tibia). They are arranged in a criss-cross pattern, so your leg has support when extending straight or bending in. A common sports injury is when one of these ligaments, the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL), tears. Read about the causes and treatment for an ACL tear below. Graphic by Lucas Sweitzer.

WHAT IS AN ACL TEAR? The Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) is one of four major knee ligaments, and is very critical to knee stability. When the ACL tears in half (most usually from a sports-related injury), the knee is prone to excessive and hurtful movement.

SIGNS OF AN ACL TEAR Patients who have sustained an injury to the knee are most at risk for an ACL tear. Most patients complain of a loud “pop” in their knee, followed by their knee giving out from under them.

IS SURGERY NECESSARY? Not all ACL injuries require surgery, but almost all require intense rehabilitation. Most doctors will test the severity of the injury with the Lachman Test - where a surgeon pushes forward the tibia and checks to see how large the tear is. If you choose to move forward with ACL surgery, you have the pro of being able to eventually return to high-level athletic activity, but surgery is not 100% effective.

ACL REHABILITATION Rehabilitation of the ACL is one of the longest recovery times of the body ligaments - some athletes can expect to wait months before being able to return to their sport. Specific rehabilitation focuses on the athlete, but generally elevation and icing are a part of the process for the first week, followed by slowly phasing in motion excercises.

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by Adrienne WagnerManaging Editor of Content

As an avid Oscar fan, I was thrilled to see a vast variety of movies nomi-nated for this year’s Best Picture, from a true west-ern tales to the final ending to a childhood favorite.

After viewing and cri-tiquing each one with care-

ful consideration, I have decided that the movie that deserves to reign as the Best Picture of 2010 is Danny Boyle’s “127 Hours.”

“127 Hours” has everything an Oscar could ever want. It contained phenomenal acting, unique cinema-tography and a compelling story line, despite the fact that the movie only covered the span of 127 hours.

James Franco carried the show with his portrayal of a fun-loving, adventure-seeking Aron Ralston. Finding his arm wedged between a boulder and the side of a canyon wall in Utah, Ralston faces the fact that he may not live. With limited options, the audience watches in terror and amazement as he is forced to drink his own urine, stand in the same position for five days and eventually cut off his own arm, freeing himself for a final chance at survival.

The cinematography gave “127 Hours” an origi-nal spin. As Ralston faces each challenge he docu-ments the events on his own portable video recorder. Throughout the struggle of being trapped, he recalls different instances with family, friends and past lov-ers, as flashbacks fill the screen showing angles of Ralston’s mind as he tries to cling onto his sanity.

With a single actor making up a large majority of the film, one would think it would become boring and repetitive. Fortunately “127 Hours” did quite the op-posite. What begins as a physical struggle between a man’s arm and a boulder grows into the fight of a man to survive without losing his grasp of reality.

“127 Hours” contained all of the components that the Best Picture needs. As Ralston leaves his own arm behind, scales the side of a 65 foot cliff and is eventu-ally rescued after finding help eight miles later, the audience can’t help but fall in love with the true story, the way it’s told and the man who made it all happen.

by Lucas SweitzerGraphics Editor

When I look back at the 10 Oscar nominees for Best Picture, I am reminded of what a great year 2010 was for film. But, as full as this year’s Best Picture list is, one nominee clearly stands out above the oth-ers: David Fincher’s “The Social Network.”

This little masterpiece of a movie follows the life of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg through the founding of the social networking site Facebook, and two law-suits that resulted from Zuckerberg’s actions. If you want more of an explanation than that, and I sincerely hope you do, watch the movie.

“The Social Network,” like the other nine films on the list, tells a story. An interesting story. A story that can give you chills, can make you think about things differently. Like the other nine films on the list, this movie creates compelling drama that answers ques-tions about the human condition. It is touching and emotional on all levels, from the score (composed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross), to the writing (adapted by the brilliant Aaron Sorkin), to the acting perfor-mances (most notably Jesse Eisenberg).

But these elements were in all the nominees for Best Picture. Indeed, if I were judging just on these elements, I would regretfully say “The King’s Speech” would probably win out. The element that makes “The Social Network” stand out is this: this movie is the most relevant film released in 2010.

It’s about us, the so-called “connected” generation. It’s so fundamentally ironic, the man who strives to make the world a more open and connected place suffered some pretty serious communication issues himself. It’s not just a brilliantly written, scored, directed and acted story, but a story about how a new generation relates to one another, how new “friends” are made and lost.

“The Social Network” is not the traditional Oscar winner, but come time to cast ballots, the majority of the Academy will turn in this name, not just because it had the best writing, or music, or cinematography, or acting, but because it was the most important film in American cinema in 2010.

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{pickyourWINNERS} Check your Oscar pick for the following categories. Bring picks to room 400 before Feb. 25 and place them in the box. The winner(s) will appear in the next issue of The Journal.

The Oscars will take place on Feb. 27. Three Journal staffers weigh in on who they think is going to win the big prize of the night: Best Picture.

‘Black Swan’ ‘The Social Network’‘127 Hours’by Wes KeownEntertainment Editor

The nominees for Best Picture this year are incred-ibly varied, and with 10 spaces to fill up, this variety is to be expected. All of the movies that are up for the big prize this year have proven themselves in some respect, but “Black Swan” is the one I’ll be rooting for.

This movie tells the story of Nina, played by Natalie Portman, and her struggles in her preparation for her next show. She is chosen to be lead in a new produc-tion of “Swan Lake” and is told to embody both the purity of the white swan and the chaos that is the black swan. She soon starts straying from her routine life to be more spontaneous with fellow dancer Lily, played by Mila Kunis. Lily and Nina are always competing for the role of the Swan Queen, and this competition stirs a dark side within Nina.

The story is incredibly gripping and keeps the audi-ence involved. I remember the audience being very reactive to what was happening on the screen at the theater I watched “Black Swan” at. I was always wonder-ing about which direction the plot would go, and even if I predicted correctly I was still thrown for a loop.

The wonderful camerawork showed off the dancing, the drama and all portions of Nina’s life with incredibly artistry. This amazing cinematography was compliment-ed by an equally amazing musical score. Clint Mansell, the composer for “Black Swan,” combined elements of “Swan Lake” and of his own creation to form a the perfect soundtrack to the film.

The acting is incredible from every cast member. Natalie Portman will of course get most of the praise, but she definitely deserves every bit of it for her stunning performance. Mila Kunis also did an amaz-ing job as Lily. Darren Aronofsky, the director of the film, makes this story strike chords with the audience whether it be fear, sorrow, joy or shock.

All these elements make this film deserving of the prestigious prize. Despite the fact that the film has some rather explicit scenes and is classified by some to be a horror film, “Black Swan” is more than worthy of the top prize of the night.

□ 127 Hours□ Black Swan□ The Fighter□ Inception□ The Kids Are Alright□ The King’s Speech□ The Social Network□ Toy Story 3□ True Grit□ Winter’s Bone

Best Picture:□ Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan)□ David O. Russell (The Fighter)□ Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech)□ David Fincher (The Social Network)□ Joel and Ethan Coen (True Grit)

□ Annette Benning (The Kids Are Alright) □ Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole)□ Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone)□ Natalie Portman (Black Swan)□ Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine)

□ Javier Bardem (Biutiful)□ Jeff Bridges (True Grit)□ Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network)□ Colin Firth (The King’s Speech)□ James Franco (127 Hours)

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