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The Harlem Shake mania ex-

ploded within a week of a satiri-

cal blogger posting a version of

himself and his friends dancing

to the song on February 2, 2013.

The song, The Harlem Shake, by

Brooklyn DJ, Baaeur, was actual-

ly released last May and features

a mechanical bass line, growling

lion noises, and Dutch House

synth riffs.

West Side has done multiple

renditions of the dance. Numer-

ous clubs and extracurriculars

have posted their videos online

including the Boys Swim and

Dive team.

Fabio Garafalo ’15 said, “It

Harlem Shake sweeps the schoolBY RHEA MAHAJAN

On February 14th, superin-

tendent Dr. Rocky Killion issued

a press release regarding the Rise

Above the Mark documentary.

The documentary, which has

been in the works for two years,

was announced to be near com-

pletion.

At the press release, Dr. Kil-

lion said that they were only a

couple months from fi nalizing

the documentary. It has taken

them longer than they planned

as they have had to schedule a

large number of interviews with

people from around the world.

Dr. Killion spoke about the

growth of the project.

“A year ago we were telling

a more local story. I can tell you

now that we are getting ready to

tell a national story,” he said.

The documentary is meant to

shed light on the corporate take-

over of public schools.

“What is starting to occur

throughout the nation is that

money is being diverted from

public schools and given to pri-

vate schools, and the more that

that happens the more school

districts are going to go under,”

said Dr. Killion.

While the concept of the

documentary excites many, there

are still a lot of questions as to

whether or not it will make a real

impact on the way schools are

being run.

Alyssa Cheng ‘13 is unsure

if the movie will make a differ-

ence.

“It will depend where it’s

shown or who connects with it,”

she said.

This sentiment was echoed

by many other students who

like to see their school on the

big screen, but wonder what the

purpose of it is.

Dr. Killion answered this

question in a follow up inter-

view. He said the documentary

is really “a call to action to a vari-

ety of audiences.” This includes

parents and educators, who they

want to shed light on what edu-

cation reform really is.

At this time, Dr. Killion hopes

to show the movie at a national

level. They are aiming for T.V.

stations like PBS to air the docu-

Continued on Page 2

was Brandon Colonis’s ’14 idea

to do a Harlem Shake with the

team.”

The video, like all other ver-

sions, starts with a helmeted per-

“We had no idea how it was planned or what it

was for; we just walked in, did it, and left.”

- Paul Yoon ‘13

son dancing solo, and once the

song changes course, others join

dancing to their own beat wear-

ing random costumes and carry-

ing unrelated objects.

James Mustillo ‘16 and his

friend John Lee ’16 were fea-

tured in another West Side Har-

lem Shake by chance.

“We were just standing in

front of the classroom during

lunch when Paul Yoon ‘13 asked

us to come in and join,” Mustillo

said.

He continued, “We had no

idea how it was planned or what

it was for; we just walked in, did

it, and left.”

That’s exactly what the fad

is about, unplanned and unsyn-

chronized dancing.

Mustillo stated, “There will

probably be some smaller ver-

Continued on Page 2

Documentary sparks interestBY KATHRINE SCHULZE

PHOTO BY KATHRINE SCHULZE

SPEAKING OUT: Dr. Killion speaks about the Rise Above the Mark

documentary at a press release on February 14th. The documentary is

near completion

PHOTO BY JESSE SASSER

LIVE BAND, LOW TURNOUT: The second VISTA dance of the year on Saturday, February 23rd was the first to implement new

regulations on suggestive dancing. Despite the live performance by The Jam Band, student turn-out to the dance was very low,

with many students leaving early. “It was the worst VISTA dance I’ve ever been to,” said Lucy Gotwals ‘13. Get the full story at

www.scarletteonline.com.

NewsPAGE 2

West Side

MARCH 8, 2013

The team members of Sci-

ence Olympiad, led by Mr.

VonWerder, celebrated

their victory at the March

2nd regionals competition

at Purdue.

The team won gold

medals in 11 events, silver

in 4 events, and bronze in

5 events, overall placing

fi rst in the entire competi-

tion.

So what exactly does

Science Olympiad do? The

team attends and com-

petes in about 23 events. A

spectrum of different sub-

jects in the fi eld of science

is covered in these events

from anatomy to chemis-

try to magnetic levitation.

Depending on the event,

team members will show-

case a device they built, or

they will take written tests.

The team studies, takes

notes, and builds mod-

els before attending the

multiple events. About 15

people are chosen to be on

the offi cial team and are

allowed to choose which

subjects they want to par-

ticipate in.

The season for Academic

Superbowl has begun, and

it is nearly the 30th year of

West Side’s involvement in

the competition.

“I make sure coaches

have all the information

that they need, send infor-

mation to the students, or-

der all materials, and make

sure that that students

have study guides,” said

Mrs. Bentlage, this year’s

coordinator, a role that she

has held off and on over

the past 30 years.

Every year the Super-

bowl has a theme; this

year it is “The Glory that

was Greece”. Each subject

is related to this theme in

some way, whether stu-

dents are studying theories

and discoveries from the

era or the area itself.

A few teachers discussed

their plans and practicing

techniques for the compe-

titions, the fi rst of which

is March 6 at Benton Cen-

tral.

West Side students are the

defending champions for

science, which includes

several different scientifi c

subjects.

“We cover biology, chem-

istry, and physics. In phys-

ics right now we’re looking

at simple machines,” said

Mr. Lubben, the coach for

the category.

To prepare for the fi rst

competition, which will

be on March 6 at Benton

Central, the students are

meeting once a week to

Science olympiad goes to stateBY YASMEEN HAFEEZ

Academic Superbowl prepares for competition BY SOPHIA BERGMANN

Sometimes there are

certain events which too

many want to participate

in or events where there is

a lack of interest. In situa-

tions like these, the mem-

bers must bargain with

SCIENCE SUCCESS: The team from left to right conistist of Rhea Mahajan’15, Salma El-Azab’15, Gloria Mao’15, Scott

Clark’15, Renee Zha’ 15, Melinda Crane’14, Phoebe Moh’14, Rainbow Yeung’15, Anuj Patel”14, Chris Zang’14, Matt

Vonwerder’14, Alan Min’14, and Emily Kim’14

practice. “The students are

each assigned a topic, and

they pull up information

about the topic, and then

they present it to everyone

else,” said Lubben. “Our

goal is to win again! We

are the defending champi-

ons!”

This year students in

the math section are study-

ing Pythagorus, geometry,

The Journal and

Courier reported on

Februaury 7th that af-

ter a citizen complained

about seeing rats outside

the school near the trash

cans, exterminators in-

spected every inch of

the school on that same

day.

“There are rumors

but nothing has been

seen or found,” the su-

perintendent Dr. Rocky

Killian said. “It could

have been a squirrel or a

possum,”

Theprinciple Ron

Shriner added that he has

been taken aback before

at the sight of squirrels

coming out of trash cans

behind the school.

Despite no actual rat

sightings, rumor has it

that there has been rat

problems also in the

Hills and Dales subdi-

vision right next to the

school.

Melissa Gutwein ‘15

who lives in the Hills

and Dales neighborhood

said, “I haven’t seen any

Rats sighted

near school

-mentary. They also

want to have local and

private showings, but the

movie will be shown at

least online.

Many have also com-

mented on the educators

and politicians they have

seen in the trailers from

around the world. Ryan

Kim ‘13 said that, “It

was awesome how we

got a bunch of profes-

sors to talk about it.”

But how did the

documentary makers get

those experts involved?

Dr. Killion said that it

was “a lot of hard work,

a lot of phone calling” to

ask these people to be a

part of the documenta-

ry. He said that they are

fortunate that “many of

those experts said ‘yes.’”

It was in this way

that the fi lm makers got

sions forthcoming be-

cause of how popular

the mania has become.”

Yet, these may not

only be coming from

our school. Harrison

High vowed to make a

BY SARA JOHNSON

Harlem Shake better than

West Side.

The “Harlem Shake”

phenomenon exploded

internationally and has

become a unique popular

style of hip hop dance.

Harlem ShakeContinued from page 1

[rats], but I heard rumors

that they were found in

some peoples’ toilets and

basements.”

Some residents specu-

late that a cause of this

might be the increase of

construction around the

community.

Monica Pinal ‘16 said,

“maybe while they were

doing construction they

opened an underground

area where some rats were

living and now they’ve es-

caped.”

If any rodents are seen

at home, do not hesitate to

contact city offi cials and a

staff member or adminis-

trator if you are at school.

If there ever happens to

be a problem, Killi0n said

they would bring in the ex-

perts to quickly resolve any

issue.

Shriner said, “People

have to understand that

rats are everywhere. It’s

just a fact.” After all, be-

fore the high school’s mas-

cot was the Red Devils, the

mascot was going to be the

River Rats.

award-winning actor and

narrator, Peter Coyote (A

Walk to Remember, E.T.)

to narrate the documenta-

ry. Coyote will be narrating

the documentary as well as

the intro and outro of the

fi lm.

There are no plans for

him to come to West La-

fayette at this point, but in-

stead all of the recording is

being done in Los Angeles,

where Coyote lives.

Dr. Killion said this

of the documentary during

the press release in Febru-

ary. “This is for you. This

is all about you because

we want to give you the

freedoms that you need to

bring to the classrooms the

innovations and creativity,

what you believe is best for

your students, not some de-

cisions be made 200 miles

away from the classroom.

Documentary

Continued from page 1

“Our goal is to win again!

We are the defending

champions!”- Mr. Lubben

trigonometry, and logic,

due to the Greek theme.

However, the category is

not limited to these sub-

jects.

“The theme doesn’t re-

ally matter except for the

important discoveries,”

explained Mrs. Gates, the

mathematics coach.

Students in this catego-

ry practice three times a

month. Their process is

similar to science in that

they each present and

come up with questions for

a topic. However, they also

have mini competitions in

their practice sessions.

“Timing is one of the

hardest parts of the com-

petition; students have 20

seconds to to answer each

question. So this year, we

are trying to recreate the

contest environment for

practice,” said Gates.

Students who do well

in March 6th competition

will follow up with com-

petitions on March 20 and

then April 16, potentially

then moving on to the state

competition. Good luck to

all the competitors!

“The events change every year,

so there’s always something

different.”- Phoebe Moh ‘14

one another and pick and

choose which events will

be assigned to the respec-

tive team members.

Each event requires

about 2-3 members of the

team to compete.

Phoebe Moh ’14, a long-

time member of Science

Olympiad, says the thing

that attracts students to

join Science Olympiad is,

“Science. Because there are

such a wide variety of top-

ics in Science Olympiad, it

really gives you the oppor-

tunity to try out something

new. The events change ev-

ery year, so there’s always

something different.”

This year’s goal for the

team is to do as best as

they can at the state com-

petition at IU, which will

be on March 16th.

PAGE 3SportsWest Side

MARCH 8, 2013

In recent years athletes

are using Performance En-

hancing Drugs, or PED’s,

as a way to get better in

their respective sports.

Some of the most fa-

mous PED users in pro-

fessional sports are names

like Manny Ramirez, Barry

Bonds, Alex Rodriguez,

and even Lance Arm-

strong.

True, most of these

players are baseball play-

ers but that’s because the

MLB pushes for multiple

drug tests per year and the

players are getting busted

more often.

Students at West side

and people all over have

their own opinions on

how to make things better

in sports, “Bigger punish-

ments,” said Brendan Ad-

ams’16, “If there are big-

ger punishments people

will be more hesitant to

do them. If you’re not

willing to put in the work,

you shouldn’t be able to do

what you want to.”

Maybe bigger punish-

ments is the way to go but

there will be people who

cheat the system and get

away with it.

With recent suspects

such as Melkey Cabrera

and Ryan Braun, who be-

came the only professional

player to successfully ap-

peal a suspension last year,

the point is being proven

that not only are people

still using steroids but

maybe fi nding ways to get

away with it. Many play-

ers are fi nding loopholes

to get around testing posi-

tive. The major leagues are

pushing harder than ever

to crack down and stop

PED’s from coming into

the locker rooms.

Most drug busts come

from professional sports

but have you taken the

time to look at high school

sports?

Sure West Side is not

a cheating high school but

there are always stories

about high school students

throwing away their careers

because of messing up in

school.

“I’ve heard that Seeger’s

state championship foot-

ball team had taken ste-

roids in the early 2000’s,

and Alex Rodriguez took

steroids at age 16,” said

Keegan Forbes’15.

In high school, students

might think that people

don’t care what they do

to get noticed and that in-

cludes taking supplements

along with other things.

They’d be mistaken and

those people should be

punished.

“I think those people

shouldn’t be allowed to

compete in their respective

sports ever again,” said

Forbes.

Are performance enhancing

drugs ruining sports?BY NICO FRIEDMAN

Purdue. Indiana. The

rivalry between these two

in-state schools is easily

one of the best in the

country when it comes

to college basketball.

The two squads

met for the fi rst time in

March of 1901. Since

then, they have usually

met each other on the

court twice a year.

In its rich history,

Purdue holds a slight

advantage, leading the

all-time series 112-88.

Both teams are at the top

when it comes to Big Ten

Championships as well,

but IU holds a large ad-

vantage in the National

Title department (5-0).

Throughout the rival-

ry, there have been many

ups and downs. But for

most of its life the game

between Indiana and

Purdue has featured two

solid basketball teams.

As a die hard Boiler-

maker fan and life-long IU

hater, the current stand-

ing of the rivalry is quite

disappointing to me. My

beloved Boilers have now

dropped four straight to

Indiana including a 97-

60 beat down earlier this

season. Not to mention, it

was Purdue’s worst home

loss in its history.

As of now, it is clear that

IU is the superior team. I

hate to admit it, but they

have a squad loaded with

talent and have a legitimate

shot at winning their sixth

national title, the fi rst since

1987. But the young Boil-

ermakers are on the rise

and will be a contender

within a couple of years.

Give this rivalry one or

two more years and it will

return to one of the best in

the nation. Because when

both these teams are solid,

in my opinion, it doesn’t

get much better than Pur-

due vs. Indiana.

THE HOT CORNERBY RYAN SCHMIERER When Nai Carlisle ‘16

stepped onto the court for

the fi rst time in a Red Dev-

il uniform he was about to

play in front of a crowd

for the fi rst time in his life.

And he would have to do

it as the varsity’s starting

point guard.

Having been home-

schooled his entire life, Nai

had also never been on a

school team. He began

playing basketball at the

age of fi ve when he lived

in Trenton, New Jersey.

Then, three years later,

he moved to Santa Clara,

California where he began

playing on AAU teams.

He also often worked on

basketball with his older

brother, who now plays

college football at Notre

Dame.

Nai moved to West

Lafayette in June of 2011

when his dad got the job

as Director of Sports Per-

formance at Purdue. He

played for Indiana Ice for

a year before starting high

school.

“I had seen him work-

out but didn’t know who

he was,” said Coach Wood,

who got a call from Nai’s

dad this past summer ask-

ing about practice times.

Nai came to open gym the

next day and Wood saw a

“natural point guard” in

him. Nai had also played

football up until three

years ago before deciding

to focus just on basketball,

his favorite sport. “I like

the competition and the

change of pace,” he said.

On a senior-dominant

team, Wood was very

pleased with how well they

all meshed immediately.

Nai said everyone has been

“very welcoming.” At fi rst

he was deferring a lot to the

seniors, but he has become

more assertive himself

throughout the season.

Nai’s natural ability has

helped with a smooth tran-

sition. “Nai is great at tak-

ing care of the ball,” said

Brody Forbes ‘13. “He’s

a tremendous athlete, and

he’s one of the best fi nish-

ers around the basket I’ve

ever seen.”

Among the many posi-

tive things to say about

his freshman point guard,

Wood said the most im-

pressive is how smart Nai

is. “I tell him something

one time and he’s got it,”

Nai Carlisle uses age to his advantageBY GRACE PALMIERI

Kayla Jones:College: Anderson

Sport: Basketball

Why? “It was a small Christian college that offered me

everything I was looking for.”

Sarah Collicott:

College: Indiana Wesleyan University

Sport: Volleyball

Why? “I really liked the Christian atmosphere and the

girls were really, really nice.”

Grace Lachmund:

College: Purdue University

Sport: Cross Country

Why? “I’ve always wanted to be a Boilermaker.”

Cailey Daluga:

College: Purdue or Michigan State

Sport: Cross Country

Why? “I’m choosing whether I want to go farther or

stay close to home.”

Ben Griggs:

College: Walsh University

Sport: Football

Why? “The coaching staff was a large part! They are

notorious for turning programs and players around.

Also there is the opportunity to play early.”

Katie Bittner:

College: Purdue University

Sport: Soccer

Why? “My dad played baseball at Purdue, and I

thought it would be cool play at the same school he

did.”

Quinton Skibinski:

College: St. Francis University

Sport: Football

Why? “The school has 70% girls and only 30% guys.”

Justus Stanback:

College: IUPUI

Sport: Basketball

Why? “The location of the school is prime, and I really

like the coaches/facility.”

Bobbie Burgess:

College: Georgetown University

Sport: Cross Country, Track

Why? “I really love the team. The girls are awesome

and really fast. In 2011 they won the national champi-

onship and they also have good academics.”

PHOTO BY GRACE PALMIERI

NOTHING BUT NET: Nai Carlisle is the only freshman on

the varsity team and he may stay there for good. He wants

to learn all he can to be the best.

WHAT DO SPORTS MEAN: With players at all levels get-

ting busted for using performance enhancing drugs, what

does it mean to be a true athlete? Maybe teams should be

more strict to keep this from happening.

Athletes take talent to collegeBY GRACE PALMIERI AND RYAN SCHMIERER

said Wood. He is always

open to learning every-

thing he can.

Even with all the atten-

tion Nai has gotten on and

off the court, he remains

humble. He said, “I just

try to give all the glory to

God.”

PAGE 4

West Side

MARCH 8, 2013Features

BY KATHRINE SCHULZE

Copper Dog falls short of romantic

BY CRYSTAL WANG

Help The World For FreeBY NATALIA CARIGNANO

With low lighting, atten-

tive service and jazz music,

The Copper Dog could

be romantic, but it falls

more into the category of

creepy.

There was absolutely

no one in the small, down-

town cafe when my eating

companions and I stepped

through the door, except

for the waiter who was

sitting unnoticed by the

entrance. That is, he was

unseen until he jumped up

as we walked through the

door. Perhaps we would

have seen him if the cafe

had been better lit; the ‘ro-

mantic’ lighting combined

with the burnt orange of

the walls made it feel as

though we were in a cave.

Our waiter, while nice,

did a little too much hover-

ing. It seemed as though

he was just excited to have

customers, but he kind of

freaked me out; making it

so my eating companions

and I had to whisper our

conversation. When other

customers walked through

the door we were ecstatic

at not having to be alone

with our waiter anymore.

The ever present jazz

music also grated on my

nerves. It was too loud for

a practically empty café,

making it seem like the

proprietors were using it

to fi ll the silence.

The green, plastic cups

our drinks were served in

seemed more fi tting for a

picnic rather than a pricey

café, and certainly did not

go with the rest of the

dishware our meal was

served on.

The food itself was per-

fectly fi ne, but nothing we

could not have gotten fi ve

bucks cheaper at home.

I ordered a ham and

Swiss sandwich on a crois-

sant with cranberries. It

was good, and I am sure

very healthy for me, but

plain. It was served with

three carrots and three cel-

ery sticks, and it was not

worth the $10 I paid.

My eating companions

ordered the vegetable que-

sadillas and the chicken

salad sandwich.

The vegetable quesadil-

las are not quesadillas, but

tacos. According to my

Most of us wouldn’t

miss twenty dollars.

What if you gave it away,

knowing you’d get it back

like a special bonus later?

Would you do it?

Kiva Microloans is a

way to safely invest your

money in a way that bet-

ters the world.

It harnesses the con-

cept of microfi nance.

This is when people take

out small loans with high

interest rates from many

different sources. Banks

don’t particularly like giv-

ing out credit and loans to

poor people, so Kiva pro-

vides an opportunity for

them to borrow money

and make something of

it.

What the program

does is create a list of

people who have ideas.

They are people living in

poor areas, trying to get a

PHOTO BY KATHRINE SCHULZE

business off the ground.

Here’s an example:

A woman living in an

impoverished village in

East Africa wants to buy

two sheep and a loom so

she can weave clothes for

her fellow villagers. The

products will cost her

1200 dollars and people

donate 25 dollars at a

time. In three months

she is lent the money and

sells clothes to everyone

BY CRYSTAL WANG

BY CRYSTAL WANG

First dates are frustrating

The formality known as

a fi rst date is always more

stressful than it should be.

It’s the two to three hours

of interaction where you

have to unearth all the per-

sonality traits of a potential

partner, whether for better

or for worse. There are so

many things that make a

guy undateable, but so lit-

tle time to fi nd out. What

if he puts toilet paper in

the wrong way? What if

he thinks that Hoodie Al-

len is a real hip-hop artist?

What if he says “bro” too

much?

Here are some do’s and

don’ts for fi rst dates:

DO:

Go somewhere that

is public, well-lit and es-

capable. Always have an

escape route in case he’s a

weirdo and says something

about eating your hair or

collecting teeth. Also,

drive yourself. You don’t

want to be confi ned to a

car with a weirdo in case

he says something about

burning your house down

if you ever leave him.

Try to fi nd similar inter-

ests and attend something

you’re both interested in,

like LegoLand. If you’re

both above the age of 12,

try adult stuff like an art

TOMS shoes fake philanthropy

TOMS shoes are

a staple in the teenage

girl’s closet. They’re

comfy, they’re versa-

tile, and they’re super

cute. However, the best

thing seemingly, and the

reason why so many

people fl ock to them is

because of their “One

for One” program,

where for every pair

of TOMS shoes pur-

chased, a pair is given to

a child in need in a 3rd

world country.

Upon further re-

search, however, TOMS

may not actually be as

great as they appear.

The TOMS website

proudly displays a pic-

ture of a smiling dark-

skinned orphan clutch-

ing a brand new pair of

TOMS shoes, but what

do these shoes really

mean?

Obviously, what

TOMS wants you to

companion, the vegetable

quesadillas, which were

served on corn tortillas

with the same sides as

mine, were not the best.

While it was again, very

healthy, it was not very ap-

petizing.

The Copper Dog did

have one thing going for

them, though; a lot of

their entrees were, or could

be turned into, a vegitarian

or even vegan entree.

My other compan-

ion’s chicken salad sand-

wich was much like mine;

served on a croissant with

carrots and celery on the

side. According to her, the

chicken salad was saturated

with basil, making it not so

much chicken salad as a

basil salad.

After half-heartedly fi n-

ishing our meals, and de-

clining desert (we had no

idea how long those cakes

had been sitting there) we

left The Copper Dog un-

satisfi ed.

FAST FACTS

Rating: 2.5 stars

Location: 660 Main St.

Miles from school: 2.6

Price: ~$14.00

HEALTHY SNACK: The vegetable quesadilla at Cop-

per Dog was pretty decent, but also a little bland, it

helped knowing that the dish was extremely healthy.

show or a concert at Grey-

house.

Judge a book by its

cover. If he’s wearing a

tank top or a snapback to

an indoor concert in a cof-

fee shop, you might as well

turn around and go home,

but maybe not until after

he buys you some gelato

because you know he’s go-

ing to pay and gelato is so

expensive but absurdly de-

licious.

Make sure you’re

dressed appropriately. You

don’t want to be swindled

into buying someone eight

dollar gelato even if they’re

not interested in you.

DON’T:

Go to a movie. Just,

no.

Talk about your lame

collection. Record collec-

tions, I don’t care. T-shirt

collection, I don’t care.

Magnet collection, I don’t

care, and you might as well

collect like rocks or some-

thing.

Talk about commit-

ment. Of any sort. It al-

ways scares away the other

party. In fact, act as non-

committal as possible to

anything. Don’t even com-

mit to a single ice cream

fl avor. Get them all.

in her village. She pays

the loans back and ev-

eryone is better off.

You can go to

http://www.kiva.org/

lend to read people’s

stories and give your

monetary support to

them. Kiva’s slogan

is very accurate. They

are loans that change

lives.

think is that these shoes

will prevent disease spread

through the dirt and soil in

Africa, or something... But

in reality, the entire pro-

gram is a sham to use real

world issues to increase

sales.

TOMS shoes are manu-

factured in China, where

manufacturers are known

to sidestep fair labor prac-

tices and proper condi-

tions. For a company

whose main message is

to help the world, TOMS

ought to put more effort

into maintaining morality

every step of the way. The

“One for One” mantra is

cancelled out effectively by

exploiting poor laborers in

a weak effort to create the

illusion of helping others.

TOMS shoes sell for

upwards of $140 for a pair

of shoes that may have

costed at most $7, but still

the only thing TOMS gives

to the Argentinian children

is a meager pair of shoes

that also cost around $3 to

manufacture. TOMS in re-

ality is a profi t-maximizing

corporate business. Their

main goal is to make mon-

ey, not help children.

The problem of children

walking around without

shoes is also a non-issue in

third world countries. It is

simply the most creative,

attention catching, profi t-

maximizing publicity stunt

in Argentina. In fact, by

giving away shoes in small

towns for free, TOMS ef-

fectively stomps out the

jobs of cobblers and shoe-

makers.

The reason TOMS gives

that shoes are so impor-

tant is because of diseases

passed along through soil

and dirt. In their ads, these

children are given shoes

so they don’t get diseases

anymore. In reality, shoes

for young children may

hurt more than they help.

If kids don’t develop an

effective immune system

against these diseases by

walking around barefoot

from a young age, they

can’t combat these dis-

eases later in life. Once

kids grow out of TOMS

and don’t have shoes

anymore, they are more

susceptible to the soil-

bourne diseases ram-

pant.

In conclusion, the

TOMS business model

is inherently unhelpful to

real world issues. It’s an

easy way to get cute pic-

tures of happy orphans

with new shoes, but does

nothing to combat the

real issues. Morally, they

are worse than any regu-

lar shoe company be-

cause of their shameless

exploitation of peoples’

charitable intentions.

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MARCH 8, 2013

Baby, just Google me!

Every year at orienta-

tion, students are warned

against the dangers of

the internet.

We are told to not

post a status or tweet

anything that could later

refl ect upon them in a

negative way. So, stu-

dents are faced with a

choice: do we play it safe

by being a respectable

person on the internet,

or do we take the risk of

putting our personalities

out there in hopes of

being recognized on a

greater scale?

To discover both

sides of the story, all

one must do is search a

classmate’s name and see

what comes up. While

some have professional

profi les from LinkedIn,

others have YouTube

accounts that pop up.

Melia (Lee) Peterson-

Hoover ‘14 is a YouTu-

ber that uses her online

video account to show

off her singing. When

one Google searches her

name, the fi rst hit is a

YouTube video. Farther

down the list is her Twit-

ter account and Face-

book. These sites are

all accessible to any one

with an internet connec-

tion.

Some people play the

internet game in a less

obvious way. When I

searched for Tasha Bak-

er ‘13 a website called

Spokeo was the fi rst hit.

Spokeo is a people fi nd-

ing site that uses social

networks, videos, blogs,

newspapers and phone

books to fi nd individu-

als that live in the United

States. Sometimes this is

the fi rst website because

the commonality of

someone’s name or may-

be the fact that there’s

someone out there that

is more famous than the

same named person in

our school system.

This can be a problem

for students searching

for fame or just recog-

nition over the internet.

Christopher Park ‘13 is

an interesting search on

Google. Though he is

a nationally recognized

pianist, the fi rst hit on

the internet is the Chris-

BY HALEY ARNDT

I SPY: What happens when you search yourself on

google? Is that what you want the World Wide Web

to see?

Anime Club grows

in popularityBY ANDREW MOSER

Anime, a form of

animated cartoons

from Asia (most no-

tably Japan), has taken

on a small but rabid

group of followers.

While many fans are

open about their love

for different anime,

some people are less

willing to show their

appreciation for the

art. Some viewers go

the extra step by join-

ing the school’s own

anime club.

The Anime club

is sponsored by Mrs.

Gates and meets ev-

ery Thursday during

lunch. Here you will

fi nd the more serious

anime viewers who of-

ten have encyclopedic

knowledge of their fa-

vorite shows.

“I know tons about

anime,” stated mem-

ber Daniel Rollock

‘14. Rollock has been

fortunate enough to

frequent some anime

conventions, including

the 2011 Comic Con.

“Among my favorite

shows would be Bleach

and Dragon Ball,” said

Rollock. There are sev-

eral other anime view-

ers outside of the club

that are just as serious.

“My favorite anime

is bleach, except it was

canceled so it’s not re-

ally that popular,” stat-

ed Freeland Burton

‘15. Burton, along with

a few of his friends, is

one of the last people

you would expect to

be a major anime fan.

“’One Piece’ is my

other favorite anime,

because of the intense

fi ghts and subtle com-

edy within the show.”

Burton later went on

the explain which an-

ime is the most popu-

lar.

“There’s the ‘big

three,’ a group of three

shows including Na-

ruto, Bleach and One

Piece,” said Burton.

“These shows have

achieved the largest

amounts of viewers.”

The Scarlette Googled three West Siders to discover what’s on the World Wide Web.

topher Park in New

York City, as in a place

for recreational activi-

ties and trees. Though

the West Side senior is

an impressive student

and musician, a park

established in 1638 will

outshine him on the

World Wide Web.

For all of these stu-

dents mentioned, with

less than 10 minutes of

effort, I was able to fi nd

the person and could

see who they were over

the internet. While

Google has come to be

a major convenience in

students’ lives, there is

some worthwhile cau-

tion to be taken when

approaching the inter-

net. Students’ should

take seriously how they

expose themselves on-

line, especially when all

it takes is a click of a

button.

All students men-

tioned permitted the

search and publishing

of their names.

PAGE 6 Arts and En! r" inment MARCH 8, 2013

Evan Smith imaginative

in unique art

BY NEHA RAMANI

Personal style can seem

daunting to develop when

one believes a complete

closet makeover is in order.

Lauren Godshall knows,

however, that it only takes

one piece at a time to make

a statement.

For Lauren, it’s all in the

shoes.

“Whatever shoes I put

on in the morning, that’s

what my style looks like,”

she said.

Lauren described her

style as varying between

preppy and punk.

Her tall, equestrian-style

boots lend a classic air,

while her black, platform

sneakers with silver studs

on the side lead to more of

an edgy rocker look.

“Those sneakers com-

pletely changed how I

dressed,” she said.

“It took me a long time

to develop my wardrobe,”

said Lauren. “Just thinking

I’m going to completely

change my style is ridicu-

lous.”

Lauren builds her ward-

robe piece by piece.

She said, “If you fi nd

something that really

speaks to you, buy it. I

think those pieces are re-

ally key.”

One such piece in Lau-

ren’s wardrobe is a peplum

shirt with jaguars printed

on it.

“I’ve never had peplum

before,” she said excitedly.

On days when all else

fails, Lauren falls back on

skinny jeans, tall boots and

a pretty blouse.

“When I’m not sure

what to wear, I know that

will look good,” she said.

Lauren shops at a vari-

ety of stores. She particu-

larly likes Urban Outfi tters

for their unique pieces,

Macy’s for their shoes and

The Gap for basics like

leggings and v-necks.

Lauren has cultivated

a wardrobe for a while

now, but has only recently

forayed into the world of

jewelry.

“I got this girly, vintage

bracelet with gold beads

and an orange and tur-

quoise stone from a friend

in France,” she said. “I love

to wear it.

Lauren also loves ear-

rings.

“I think they are so fun

and pretty,” she said.

A relatively new compo-

nent to Lauren’s look is her

dyed-red hair.

“I really like to mess

around with my hair,” she

said. “I fi gured that since

I’m still in high school still,

now’s the time to do it.”

Another recent aesthetic

addition is a tattoo Lauren

got right after she turned

18.

“It’s a Scorpius con-

stellation, and it’s on the

upper-right side of my rib-

cage,” she said.

Lauren had always

wanted to get a tattoo and

picked this particular de-

sign after seeing a similar

image on Pinterest.

Lauren cites Pinterest as

a having a large infl uence

on her style life.

“I got Pinterest a long

time ago, but started go-

ing on it a lot more a few

months ago,” she said. “I

fi nd myself seeing outfi ts,

and either going out and

buying it or seeing how I

can create a similar look

with what’s already in my

closet.”

Lauren also likes looking

at high end designer pieces

just for inspiration.

“My favorite would

probably be Alexander

McQueen,” she said. “I

Lauren Godshall ‘13 starts small and

simple to make a style statement

BY ARTHI PURI

Evan Smith ’13 has a

knack for anything artis-

tic. Whether it’s drawing,

sketching, photography,

or ceramics, Evan can

create a masterpiece.

Of the various artis-

tic media, Evan usually

sticks to pencil and pa-

per and draws whatever

comes to his imagina-

tion. Smith said, “When

I draw, I usually just

draw. I don’t really have

set things I create, I just

draw and things hap-

pen.”

Evan’s favorite part

of being an artist is the

ability to express himself

through the images he

creates. He says, “Wheth-

er it’s visual art, or music,

it’s a bridge. Everyone

can connect through art

and it’s exciting to see

how your creations can

connect with others.”

When Evan was a little

kid, he had an amazing

knack for freehand. He

remembers sitting on the

fl oor with coloring books

and said, “my art has pro-

gressed since then; I learn

new techniques and I just

keep on going.”

His sources for inspi-

ration are scattered ev-

erywhere, since he does

not have one set style of

art; however he mentions

Yuko Ota as an infl uence,

an artist who makes bi-

weekly web-comics known

as “Johnny Wander.”

Evan said, “ The art

style is really inventive and

I love how she is able to

capture emotion in each

character.”

Among his other inspi-

rations are Natasha Allegri,

who does character design

for the TV show “Adven-

ture Time” and Brian Lee

O’Malley, who created the

“Scott Pilgrim” series.

At West Side, Evan has

taken 2D Art, Ceramics

and photography I. He

gives nothing but praise

for his two art teachers,

“Fusun has really great

techniques and her sto-

ries and anecdotes are

really funny. And Mrs.

Yoder is really nice and

understanding, and when

she needs to be she is ex-

tremely entertaining.” In

his opinion, the classes

are a nice break from

the normally challenging

classes West Side offers.

In the future, Evan

hopes to go into a medi-

cal fi eld, however he

plans to continue to

doodle and sketch in his

free time. He has looked

into internships and art

camps and is deciding

to go somewhere with

his hobby once he has

a strong foundation for

his adult life. Evan says,

“The future holds a lot

of possibilities, if there

was a chance to get a

strong foothold in the

art world, I would prob-

ably take it.”

love his skulls and studs.”

Lauren uses Pinterest along

with her own creativity to

incorporate high-end ele-

ments into her existing

wardrobe.

“Even if you don’t have

a designer budget, you can

still get a designer look,”

she said.

Lauren enjoys fashion be-

cause “it’s really fun” and

allows her to be creative.

“I’m not very good at

art,” she said. “But I’ve

found that with fashion I

am able to be artsy.”

For Lauren, the extra ef-

fort a stylish look requires

is worth it.

“When I go to school

and am wearing a great

outfi t, I just feel happier,”

she said.

Lauren advises others to

not fear stepping outside

of the box in terms of

style.

“I used to be safe, and

that gets boring,” she said,

“If you like it, just go for

it.”

FASHION FORWARD:

Lauren Godshall wears a

mint button-down shirt with

a pale, dusty cardigan and

a gold statement necklace.

Her crisp jeans and tan,

equestrian boots lend a

polished air to her look. Her

vintage bracelet gifted by a

fried gives a personal touch.

Her red hair is pulled back,

allowing her style to speak

for itself.

PHOTO BY ARTHI PURI

PHOTO BY NEHA RAMANI

PICTURE PERFECT: Evan Smith signs his name on his art work. He continues to

add finishing touches.

Concerts come to INMacklemore and Ryan LewisDate: Saturday, March 23

Time: 8:00 pm

Location: Elliot Hall of Music (West Lafayette)

Taylor Swift and Ed SheeranDate: Friday, April 26

Time: 7:00 pm

Location: Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis)

Of Monsters and MenDate: Thursday, May 30

Time: TBA

Location: The Lawn At White River State Park (Indianapolis)

Neon TreesDate:Friday, April 12

Time: 8:00 a

Location: Ford Center (Evansville)

COMPILED BY SARA JOHNSON

OpinionsWest Side

PAGE 7March 8, 2013

Editors-in-ChiefKathrine Schulze Neha Ramani

The Staff of The Scarlette

NewsErica GibsonJesse Sasser

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STAFF EDITORIAL

Parking not a

problem Since last year there

have been several chang-

es to parking around

West Side. This is be-

cause the parking lot is

not large enought to fi t

all student drivers and

staff members. How-

ever, there are still some

presiding issues that re-

main unresolved from

the construction.

The main problem

seems to still be that

there are not enough

parking spots for stu-

dent drivers. Every year,

the school gives out

more passes than there

are spots to account for

students missing days or

going on fi eld trips. This

year, there were 178

passes given out for ac-

cess to the parking lot’s

148 spaces. Although

this does not include the

extra fourteen spaces on

Meridian, many West

Siders agree that giving

out this many passes is

a bit excessive and that

it causes issues for stu-

dents fi nding a spot.

Another issue that

results in less parking

spaces being available is

that the school does not

require the viewing of a

student’s actual driving

license in order to get

a pass. Therefore, it is

possible for sophomores

and other students who

have not yet gotten their

liscences to get parking

spaces, leaving fewer op-

tions for those students

with licenses. The clear

answer to this problem

is to require students

to show their driving

licenses as part of the

process of getting a

parking pass.

Although there are

still several things to

work out in our school’s

parking system, there

are other issues from

the school’s standpoint

that make them hard to

resolve. The school has

no direction in which to

expand, making it im-

possible to create a big-

ger lot in order to add

more spaces. It is also

important for there to

be parking spaces to ac-

count for not only full-

time staff, but for part-

time teachers.

Complaints such as

sophomores getting too

many passes are virtu-

ally irrelevant, as sopho-

mores are a minority in

the population of stu-

dents with passes. Stu-

dents must also keep

in mind that the school

did make a signifi cant

change for parking in

the past year; 20 new

teacher spots were add-

ed on Leslie Avenue,

freeing up 18 additional

spots for students.

There are still a few

kinks to work out in the

system, but for the most

part the school is work-

ing at these diffi cult

problems, and in The

Scarlette staff ’s opinion,

given the high number

of students who are

able to park every day,

complaints are often not

founded on a real prob-

lem.

It’s the weekend and you

and your friends are mak-

ing plans. Someone sug-

gests that you go to a party,

and you know there will be

alcohol there. You know

the whole DARE spiel, but

really how bad could it be?

The answer to that

question varies. The obvi-

ous answer is: don’t drink.

Every student in this

school is under the age

of 21, and therefore it is

against the law in the fi rst

place.

“It’s kinda fun,” said

an anonymous junior. “It’s

just a way for me and my

friends to relax on the

weekend.”

Even though it is ille-

gal for minors to consume

alcohol, many students still

choose to attend parties

where there is alcohol pro-

vided, and end up drink-

ing, whether that was their

original plan or not.

“I’ve done things I re-

gret while drunk,” said an

anonymous sophomore.

“I completely embarrassed

myself in front of the girl

I liked.”

West Side and other

schools in the Greater

Lafayette area are unique.

Student alcohol use rampantBY SOPHIE HUELEN

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY SOPHIE HULEN

DRINKING DAMAGES: Students who drink often make

decisions they regret. There also can be health conse-

quences.

Does new Pope mean new church?

Growing up Catholic, I

was always aware that the

Pope was “the big man

on campus.” He was the

face of my religion, and

to be honest, there is little

I know about him besides

that.

Some Catholics turn to

the Pope more than others

when seeking answers con-

cerning their faith; I would

assume it is fairly obvious

that I am not one of those

Catholics.

However, when I learned

that Pope Benedict XVI

was the fi rst Pope to be re-

signing in six centuries, my

interest was sparked.

Personally, I feel that

Roman Catholics are stuck

in a bit of a rut. Celibate,

unmarried men are the

only candidates that can

participate in the path to

priesthood. Gay men and

women are still seen as sin-

ners.

The arguments against

these topics are that these

practices are condemned

in the Bible, or that these

ways are tradition, but we

are in the 21st century, and

traditions change.

Ironically, it says in the

Bible that God chose pros-

titutes over church-goers.

Who says a married man

with fi ve kids would not

make a wonderful priest?

We will not know the an-

swer until we have stepped

out of our 17th century

mindset.

My parents attended a

Jesuit university, and there

BY ABBY BIEN

they befriended a young

priest who was also a Cath-

olic songwriter. This man,

after years of working for

the church, was asked to

leave the priesthood after

coming out as a homosex-

ual. He moved across the

country, married his part-

ner, and is still a practicing

Catholic.

However, when he and

his partner attend mass,

many churches will ask

them to leave. The most

ironic part is that during

these services, many par-

ishes will be singing one of

the songs that this former

priest wrote. The church

sings and praises his songs,

but will not let him wor-

ship among them.

This is a problem.

My hope, when all of

the Cardinals come togeth-

er to choose a new Pope,

is that they will keep the

future in mind.

I am confi dent that my

church, with the help of

the new Pope, can open

their eyes to the world

around them, and become

a more accepting commu-

nity.

“Complaints are often

not founded on a real

problem.”

“Though legally students

shouldn’t drink,

they do.”

Not only do students have

the option to drink at

high school parties where

it is relatively diffi cult to

get alcohol, but it is also

fairly easy for students to

go to college parties where

illicit substances are fairly

easy to come by.

“I started going to col-

lege parties junior year,”

said anonymous senior.

“I didn’t really want to

drink, but I really liked the

people.”

Students should not

drink. Not only is it illegal,

it is unhealthy.

Alcohol causes serious

damage to your body, par-

ticularly your liver.

It can also cause you

to do things you would not

normally do. You may en-

danger yourself and also

other people.

If you are going to

drink, know your limits.

Make sure you are with

people you know and trust,

and above all, do not drive

drunk.

Though legally students

shouldn’t drink, they do.

Please make responsible

decisions.

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PHOTO BY ERICA GIBSON

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story?“One time I played mine craft.”

Mitch Witt

Freshman

“A rabid squirrel jumped on my grand-

ma’s face in Prague.”

Jake Gutwein

Sophomore

“I almost died on a Mexican highway.”

Scott Bloomberg

Junior

“Bus #2”

Grace Lim

Senior

“Sleeping at a Travel Lodge hotel in

the ghetto.”

Mr. Ho

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I was born on July 21st in Lake Forest, Illinois.

I have one older brother and many in-laws.

I attended Vernon Hills High School and then Purdue Univer-

sity.I have lived in West Lafayette, Zionsville, and Chicago.

I have worked here for three years, and I worked in Palatine, IL for

one year.

The most fascinating place I have been to is Geneva, Switzerland.

In my free time I enjoy hanging out with my pets, decorating my

new house, and attending sporting events, especially Pacers games.

The best part of working at West Side is the collaboration amongst

the teachers and the West Side spirit.

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People PAGE 8MARCH 8, 2013

From fi lm to friends,

Drew Rudman ‘13 brings

to everything he does a

strong work ethic and a

positive attitude.

“He’s a smart guy and

a great friend who always

thinks of others fi rst,” said

Justyn Roland ‘13. Drew

can often be seen on the

sidelines at boys’ basket-

ball games, fi lming not just

the action on the court but

also the team huddles dur-

ing time-outs and the fans.

He hopes to turn the hours

of footage into a docu-

mentary about the basket-

ball team and their season.

“I chose basketball

because it’s a pretty cool

sport and it’s different than

other sports because you

can see the players pretty

closely,” said Drew. He se-

cured Coach Wood’s per-

mission to have full access

to the team, which allows

him to gather behind-the-

scenes footage.

“I fi gured it was a pretty

good opportunity,” said

Drew. Drew’s interest in

fi lm was spurred when he

took Mr. Shaeffer’s Film

Literature Class his sopho-

more year. He is interested

in both the directing and

editing aspects of fi lm-

making.

“I really like learning

about how they do all the

stuff you take for grant-

ed,” he said.

“[Drew] loves fi lm and

I hope he can have a great

future in it if that’s what he

chooses to pursue,” said

Roland. Drew doesn’t just

fi lm basketball, but plays

himself. He and a group

of his friends often scrim-

mage against the girls’ bas-

ketball team.

“It’s fun to play bas-

ketball and help out the

team to make them bet-

ter,” he said, and laughing-

ly added, “It’s kind of an

ego thing too because you

don’t want to get beaten by

girls.” Basketball is fun for

Drew, but his true athletic

passion lies in baseball.

“I’ve been playing base-

ball my whole life,” he said.

“I just love it.” Drew plays

fi rst base and pitcher and is

looking forward to his last

season this spring.

“My main goal fi rst and

foremost is to win section-

als, but I also hope to just

enjoy my senior season,”

he said. Another long

time interest of Drew’s

is orchestra, in which he

has played the cello since

the fourth grade. Drew’s

musical talents extend to

the piano, which he he

has played since elemen-

tary school. Although he

no longer takes lessons, he

enjoys playing on his own

time for fun.

Drew’s downtime

activities also include

hanging out with friends,

following Purdue basket-

ball and watching TV. He

tries to portray himself as

an easygoing and nice in-

dividuals whom others can

come for when they need

advice or help.

“We have had our share

of good times together,”

said Quinton Skibinski ‘13

about Drew. “The best time

would have to be when we

went to the Gabriel Iglesias

Comedy Show near the be-

ginning of high school.”

As for the future,

Drew is not sure yet where

he will go to school next

year, but is considering a

major related to fi lm stud-

ies.

“I want to be involved

in the fi lm industry in some

way,” he said. Drew hopes

to create a major and later

a career that combines

his love for fi lm with his

other academic interests

of chemistry, engineering,

math or business. He also

plans to study abroad in

Germany.

Skibinski has a slightly

different path in mind for

Drew.

“In the future I see

Drew living out the rest

of his years in true hap-

piness like Gimli after the

great war in The Lord of

the Rings, leading his peo-

ple to a new homeland of

Aglarond and becoming

the fi rst Lord of the Glit-

tering Caves,” said Skibin-

ski. “Drew is a pretty epic

guy, destined for a pretty

epic future.”

Drew Rudman ‘13 is the director of his life

PHOTO BY NEHA RAMANI

DREW’S FAVORITES

Person: George

Costanza

Class: Film Literature

TV Show: The Walking

Dead

Color: Green

Food: Pizza

Sport: Baseball

Movie: Shawshank

Redemption

FAVORITESMovie: ‘The Prestige’

TV Show: ‘How I Met Your Mother’,

‘Friends’, ‘Parks and Rec’

Sports Team: Green Bay Packers

Actor: Neil Patrick Harris

Store: Urban Outfi tters, Anthropologie

Holiday: Thanksgiving

Restaurant: PF Chang’s

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FILMING FOR FUN: Drew films a boys’ basketball game.

He is making a documentary on the team.