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Cross CountrySoccer

By Kenna DieffenwierthContributing Writer

Page 4Water On Mars

Page 6Blackfish

DocumentaryPage 3Titanic Violin

New Apple Products

Page 5Topic Of AlcoholBlind Beep Ball

Page 7Pokemon X & Y

Supreme Court Evaluations of GreenhouseGas Regulations

On Oct. 15, the SupremeCourt took a case filedagainst the EnvironmentalProtection Agency. The EPAhas been accused ofoverstepping their bounds inregulating greenhouse gasemissions.

According to an articleby the New York Times, thelast case against the EPA wasin 2007 when the SupremeCourt decided that the EPAhad the right to regulategreenhouse gas emissions inrelation to new automotivevehicles if they discoveredthat the emissions weredangerous to the public. TheEPA came to the conclusionthat green house emissionswere dangerous anddamaging to public welfareafter conducting a two yearstudy on the matter.

A few states andindustrial groups havebrought multiple complaintsagainst the EPA since then.This oppositionincludes accusationsthat the EPAdoesn't havesufficient evidenceto back up theirclaims on the dangers ofglobal climate change, thattheir regulations on caremissions are flawed andthat they were never giventhe power to regulatestationary sources ofemissions.

Cases were brought toUnited States Court ofAppeals for the District ofColumbia Circuit last yearfor these reasons, but thecourt unanimously ruledagainst it. The SupremeCourt agreed to review thepart of the rejected case inrelation to the EPA'saggressive regulations.

The reason the EPA'sregulations are underscrutiny by the Supreme

Court is because they areregulating stationary sourcesas well as vehicular sources ofemissions. This was a powernot directly awarded to themin the 2007 ruling. Criticshave been accusing the EPA oftaking powers that don'tbelong to them and violatingthe Constitution as well asthe Clean Air Act.

"Congress are notscientists, because they arenot scientists they cannotmake regulations. EPA hasscientists devoted tocollecting scientific data," saidProfessor Michael Wilder.

According to an articleby The Harvard Crimson, thereason the EPA has beentargeting power plants andstationary sources ofemissions is becausestationary sources are easierto regulate. Also, the airpollution released fromsmoke stacks is the same asair pollution released fromcars.

"Really what this isabout, I suspect, is big

business.

Bigbusiness hasstandards theyhave to meet and thestandards are set by EPA,"said Wilder. "We don't wantto be regulated. No businesswants to be regulated. Howmuch regulation do you wantto have in your life?"

Wilder's suspicionsabout how people respond toregulation holds weight.

"I think they shouldregulate businesses andcompanies, but I don't thinkthey should force people tochange their daily lives.People should be encouraged

to be more Eco friendly," saidSophomore Libby Paneck.

Everyone wantssomeone else to be regulatedto solve the problem, but noone wants to be regulatedthemselves.

"It took 25 years to getseatbelts because thelobbyists for automanufacturers didn't want todeal with extra cost," saidWilder. "Carbon dioxide issomething that goes into theair, and they say, 'Big woop! Ican't even see it!' We'refighting this battle againstcarbon dioxide being pumpedinto the atmosphere by bigindustry, which is amplifyingGlobal Warming [and] whichcauses Climate Change."

Not many peopleunderstand the meaningbehind the terms ‘globalwarming' and 'global climatechange.’

The warming of the earththrough greenhouse gases is anatural and necessaryelement to human survival.Sunlight shines through theatmosphere to the earth'ssurface. The earth's surfaceabsorbs the light and re-emits it as heat energy. Thegreenhouse gasses in the airthen trap some of that heat,

hence keepingthe earthwarm.

But

when human activities causean unnatural increase ingreenhouse gases, it results in'global warming' whichcauses 'global climate change.'The earth becomesunnaturally warm due to theextra greenhouse gasemissions produced byhumans. As the amount ofgreenhouse gases in theatmosphere increase, theamount of heat increases.There are many consequencesof this extra heat likeunpredictable weatherpatterns, the melting of arcticice, and the increaseddesertification of certain landareas.

"It is predicted that thearctic will be completely icefree in the coming decades,"said Dr. Christopher Miller.

Although climate changeis accepted by most scientists,there are groups in thescientific community whoclaim that it is an overexaggerated issue. They feelthe benefits of globalwarming will outweigh theconsequences, and there is noproof that definite harm willbe caused by globalwarming.

On Oct. 23, U-T San Diegoposted two differentinterviews related to globalwarming. One interview waswith skeptics, while the otherinterview was with strongproponents of the dangers ofglobal warning.

The skeptics presentwere scientist S. Fred Singer,scientist Robert M. Carterand Joseph Bast. Thesescientist took a stance arguingglobal warming was morenatural than human fueledand looked at the positivepossibilities of globalwarming. They claimed thatcarbon dioxide is not apollutant,justplant

food. They also mentionedthat the melting ice wouldopen up the NorthwestPassage, saving money ontravel between European andthe Pacific countries.

The second interviewposted was with ScrippsInstitution of Oceanographyscientists Jeff Severinghausand Tim Barnett. They stoodbehind the researchconducted on the issue ofglobal warming and brieflydiscussed the negativeimpacts climate change hashad on the oceans. Thescientists blameddisinformation for the publicdisconnection with globalwarming, claiming thatmillions of dollars are spentto trick people. The scientistsstressed that Carbon Dioxideemissions needed to be takenmore seriously by the publicand the government, becauseit is estimated that carbondioxide remains in theatmosphere for 1,000 yearsand more is pumped into theair every day.

"A lot of climate deniersinsist that the increase inclimate temperature is part ofnatural cycles, but most of thevariability is the result ofhuman factors," said Miller.

The United States isdirectly involved in the globalwarming controversy,particularly the nation’scontribution to the event.

"The U.S. is responsiblefor 25 percent of the world'semissions, but only 4 percentof the world's population.Climate change will affectyou in some way, manner, orform," said Miller.

Global Warming hasbecome a controversialpolitical topic. Whateverdecision the Supreme Courtreaches regarding the Epa

will play arole inshaping thefutureclimate.

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12 Year Old Boy Kills Teacher and InjuresTwo Classmates

By Janet SmallContributing Writer

On Monday, Oct. 21,a shooting that tookplace in northernNevada, in the town ofSparks which left apopular math teacherdead and two 12-year-olds injured.

Michael Landsberry,45, was a math teacherwho coached basketball,volleyball and soccerteams at Sparks MiddleSchool since 2006.Landsberry was a formerMarine who also servedin the Nevada AirNational Guard.

The shooter was 12-year old Jose Reyes.According to the LATimes, he first shotanother 12-year old boyin the shoulder, and thenproceeded to shootLandsberry fatally in thechest. It was reported bythe head of the schooldistrict’s police force thatafter seeing the firstshooting Landsberry“calmly walked towardthe shooter [Reyes] andput his hands up in amotion to try and stophim.”

Mr. Landsberry hasbeen called a hero, by theWashoe County SchoolDistrict Police ChiefMike Mieras, accordingto the LA times, for hisactions because it isthought that if he had

not approached Reyesthen more students couldhave been hurt. Thedistraction allowedstudents on theplayground area time toflee. Since Monday, aFacebook memorial pagefor the teacher wascreated with more than10,000 ‘likes’ by earlyTuesday.

Reyes then shotanother of his classmates,

Mason Davis, in theabdomen, with the bulletmissing vital organs,CNN reported, beforeReyes proceeded tofatally shoot himself inthe head. The weaponused in the attack was asemi-automatic handgunthat police believe he gotfrom his residence.Washoe County SchoolDistrict Police Chief MikeMieras added that hisparents could potentially

face charges for making itpossible for their son tomake off with the gun.

The entire shooting issaid to have only lasted afew minutes, accordingto CNN, with the firstcalls to authorities at 7.16a.m. Law enforcementofficers arrived on thescene in less than threeminutes.

Mason, one of thevictims, told CNN that

he pleaded with JoseReyes.

“Please don’t shootme, please don’t shootme,” said Mason.

Mason also claimedthat he viewed Jose Reyesas a friend, who he hadmet at the start of theyear, and did not knowwhat could have causedhim to hurt him and aclassmate and kill ateacher who he ‘deeplyadmired’.

Authorities have notspoken out about whatthey believe causedReyes’ actions. A 13-year-old who attends SparksMiddle School told CNNthat there were manypeople who speculatedthat bullying could havebeen a causative factor in

the shooting. Thestudent said during the

shooting that Reyeswas yelling: ‘Why are you

laughing at me?Why are you doing thisto me?’”

However, Masonstated he didn’t believethat Reyes was beingbullied, and that theshooter was ‘nice’ butsometimes startedarguments with peoplehe disagreed with.

This, unfortunately, isthe latest in a long list ofschool shootings acrossthe United States, and it

is thought by manypeople that the incidenceof shootings across theUS is becoming anepidemic. There has beena major increase in theoccurrence of schoolshootings since 1996according to StatisticBrain, with the year 2012having the most massshootings – sevenshootings, four of whichtook place in schools. Sixof the 12 deadliest schoolshootings in the historyof the U.S. have occurredsince 2007: out of 61cases, 49 of the gunmenhad obtained theweapons legally as statedin fusion.net.

This has driven muchspeculation into thereasons behind theincrease in occurrence ofmass shootings and themotives. It has becomenecessary to assess waysto help reduce and stopthis epidemic, and hasreignited a nationaldebate over gun control.It is difficult to speculatethe motives behind eachone of these shootings,which seem like senselessviolence, but one of themost concerning facts isthat this violence is notlimited to high schoolsbut is creeping down intoyounger ages – in middleschools, just like thisunfortunate instance.

The school where the shooting occured.Photo courtesy of Sparks Middle School offical website

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World NewsBy Jocelyne Hilary

Staff Writer

Titanic Violin Sold for 1.5 Million Dollars

The violin claimedto have been playedby the leader of theband on the Titanicwas sold for ashocking 1.5 milliondollars ( £900,000) inWiltshire (UK.)

The violinallegedly belonged toWallace Hartley, whodied along withthousands of otherswhen the shipinfamously sunk in1912.

The auctioneer,who sold the violin,had expressed that itwas the “most iconic”memento that couldhave been retrievedfrom the ship. Theviolin was allegedlythe one that wasplayed during the lasthours of the ship’stragic accident tocalm passengers andcrew.

The violin was not

the only keepsakefrom the Titanic thatwas up for grabs;other smallermemorabilia wereavailable. Cutlery, oldphotographs, andnewspapers were soldtoo, the price at whichthese were boughtranged from $15-$200.

The violin itselfhad quite a journeybefore reaching theauction room.Wallace Hartley, theowner of the violin,had made quite aname for himself ashe became renownedfor having lead hisfellow band mates incontinuing to playmusic as the ship wassinking. One of thehymns they areremembered to haveplayed was “NearerMy God to Thee.”

Following thetragic event, the violinwas found with theowners corpse in the

water. The violin wassealed in its leathercase, and Mr. Hartleywas sadly found deadin a life jacket. MariaRobinson, who wasengaged to WilliamHartley at the time,had written a diaryentry stating that theviolin was returned toher once it had beenretrieved from thewater.

After her death in1939, the violin wasknown to have beenin the possession ofMs. Robinsons’ localSalvation ArmyCitadel before landingin the possession ofthe current owner’smother in the early1940’s. The ownerwho bought the violinin was anonymous,and the onlyinformation on thebuyer who bought itat the auction wasthat he was British.

Controversiesregarding the

authenticity of theviolin have beenongoing for quitesome time; the factthat the violin hadsurvived this long wasquestionable. Manypeople refused tobelieve that the violinis in this good ofcondition after beingin really cold waterfor that long.

However ,forensics have beenable to authenticatethe violin, and evenfound salt depositswithin the violinwhich undoubtedlymust have come fromthe sea water it wasonce submerged in.After almost a decade,the violin wasauthenticated byHenry Aldridge &Son, the auctionhouse at which it wassold.

The competition tobe the highest bidderfor the violin wasquite high. The

auction of this itemhad drawn manyantique collectors andenthusiasts from allover the world. Itspopularity was notunexpected, as it hadpreviously drawnalmost 320,000viewers in the UnitedStates during a short-term exhibition.

The opening bidfor the violin was amere $80 before beingvalued in the hundredthousand range withinonly a few minutes.

Keepsakes fromthe Titanic are knownfor being auctionedoff at exorbitantprices. The plan ofthe ship, which wasused to help thecaptain and crewinvestigate furtherinto the sinking andescape plan was soldin 2011 for $360,000(£220,000.)

New Apple Products for Holiday SeasonBy Tom Buckley

Contributing WriterJust in time for the

holiday season, Apple hasnew toys to put underthe Christmas Tree, andthere will probably benew toys next year.

Everyone knows thatwhen you buy the newiPhone, it won’t be butanother year until thenext one come out, howtypical.

On Oct. 22, 2013Apple Inc. held a pressevent introducing thenew iPad Air, which wascalled “The new iPadwith retina display,” toreplace the old iPad.

Apple alsointroduced the iPad miniwith retina display thatwill replace the firstmodel without the retinadisplay, MacBooks withfaster processing speedand lower price, andtheir new OperatingSystem (OS) called OS XMavericks. But themain attraction was theiPad Air. It is faster,thinner, and lighter thanthe outgoing model thatit replaces. The televisionadvertisement for the

new iPad Air shows thatthe iPad is as thin as apencil. In the ad, the iPadis hidden behind a pencilon different tables, until itis picked up at the end ofthe 1 minuteadvertisement.

The iPad Air alsofeatures faster Wi-Fiperformance, bettercameras, free Apple appsincluding iWork, newcases to make the iPadcolorful and match thenew iPhone 5C whichwas recently released, andruns on the new iOS 7.There is no word yet onwhether UTS will havethe new iPad Air forincoming students toselect if they already havea laptop.

Another big releaseat the press event was thenew OS X MavericksOperating System.

The new OS bringsmany new features andApps to the Mac desktopincluding iBooks, AppleMaps, and iCloudKeychain.

iBooks used to onlybe offered on the iPadand iPhone and syncsyour books in iCloud.

Apple Maps is also

directions from your Macto your iPhone, andoffers a flyover feature,just like bringing in anairplane looking over acity.

iCloud Keychain is anew feature that allowsusers to store theirpasswords to all of theiraccounts across the weband access them on anyApple device.

A new updatedCalendar also comes withOS X Mavericks, with acleaner interface, andeven travel directions andtimes to events on theCalendar.

These are just a few ofmany updates to the newMac OS X MavericksOperating System.Among these updates,there is another bigchange to the OperatingSystem, the price. Thenew OS X Mavericks isnow a free upgrade toanyone who already has aMac, at one time OS XLeopard upgrade cost$129.

System for free whenthey release a newversion? And if so, wouldand could Microsoftcreate their ownhardware?

“It would not workfor Microsoft, becausemicrosoft, other than theSurface, does not createtheir own hardware, Idon’t think that a freeupgrade would suit theirbusiness. It would also bea bad Idea for Microsoftto create their ownhardware because itwould alienate themfrom their partners, andput a strain on theirrelationships.” saidRicardo Pearce, aGraduate Assistant forUTS.

Dr. SreekanthMallani, AssociateProfessor of ComputerScience, says that ifMicrosoft offers a freeupdate for theirOperating System, thatthey will lose theircompetitive advantage.

Dr. Bryan Regan,Associate Professor ofComputer Science and

Information Systems saysthat since Windows holds90% market share,Microsoft could notcontrol all of thehardware if they were tomake their own.

Dr. Vyas Krishnan,Chair of ComputerInformation Systems saidthat hardware profitmargins are thin, unlessthe product can be soldin large volumes with atleast 2% margins.Windows has tried tocreate its own hardwarewith the Surface RT andSurface Pro, and thewindows phone whichboth failed. However theX-Box was successful.Apple software is an add-on to sell their hardware,but Microsoft's mainproduct is their WindowsOperating System andMicrosoft Office. Itwould be foolish forMicrosoft to make theirown hardware andgenerate profits unlessthey create somethingnew and innovative thatis an early player on themarket.

Could Microsoft benext to price theirWindows Operating

a new feature for the Macwhich also used to beonly offered on the iPadand hone. Apple Mapsnow allows you to send

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World NewsCuriosity Rover Detects Water Bound in Soilon Mars

By Jocelyne HilaryStaff Writer

Mars has been ahot topic amongscientists lately, andresearchers think theyhave found a majordiscovery. An analysisof the sampleuncovered by NASA’sCuriosity Rover,which has been onMars since Aug. 2012,revealed anunanticipated amountof water bound withinthe soil.

Researchers foundthat the red surface ofthe planet had a 2%weight composition ofwater even thoughMars appears to bevery dry and desertlike. This is the firsttime researchers havebeen able to analyzethe soil from Marswith a great deal ofaccuracy.

Using advancedinstruments, scientistswere able toinvestigate the soilcomposition. The soilsample was heated to835 degrees Celsius.This resulted in therelease of chlorine,carbon dioxide andwater vapor.

Scientists involvedin the project arehopeful they will tobe able to create morewater in the future bybeing able to heat upmore soil samples.John Grotzinger, oneof the head scientistsinvolved in theCuriosity Mission,believes that not onlydid Curiosity’sdiscovery uncoverimportant informationabout Mars’ soil

composition, but italso opens anopportunity forfurther study tounderstand thehydrological cycle onthe planet.

"This is a reservoirfor water on Mars thatwe had not reallyappreciated before,"Grotzinger said.

Curiosity’sdiscovery also opensup the possibility offuture astronautsusing the soil on Marsas a source of water.Although thetechnicalities for thishave not been workedout, researchers canconfirm that fromwhat they havediscovered the wateris drinkable.

Although therehave been otherrovers that have beensent to Mars such asSpirit, Pathfinder, andOpportunity, nonehave been assuccessful asCuriosity. This ismostly because theprevious modelsweren’t astechnologicallysophisticated asCuriosity. TheCuriosity Rover is farmore accurate in itsmeasure of mineralcomposition in theMartian soil. Not onlyhas Curiosity beenable to do this, but ithas been able toprovide informationthat scientists can useto discover how thesoil was formed aswell.

The big questionthat follows this is“did life exist onMars?”

The Mars Rover taking a “selfie.”Photo courtesy of nasa.gov

In addition, could itbe possible for thefuture?

Unfortunately, theCuriosity Rover is notadvanced to the pointthat it could detectcurrent or ancient lifeforms or organisms.However, it hasalready providedinformationconfirming that theold Martianenvironment washabitable. However,this does not provethe existence ofextraterrestrial lifesince the compoundsmay have been aresult of an externalsource.

“I think it’s socool that Mars hadsome sort of watercomposition in itssoil. There’s all thistalk of freshwater onEarth possiblyrunning out so itcould be a possiblesource of water for

the future. As for thetalks of potentiallyliving on Mars, I amnot too keen on theidea, the wholeconcept of livingsomewhere other thanearth just seemsstrange to me.” saidNancy Conejo,psychology major.

“I think that thepossibility of therebeing forms ofmicroscopic life isabsolutely possiblefollowing thediscovery of watercomponent in the soil.However I don’t thinkthat life could besustainable. As far asfurther knowledgeinto what exists orexisted there, due tothis discovery isinteresting becausethere may be or havebeen life forms thatwe could have neverdreamt ofencountering. It’s a

whole new anddifferent world thatcould teach us thingour world has not.”said Bobby Cote,Senior.

Scientists are nowcontinuing their studyon the red planet andbroadening theirresearch to see if theycould find methane.Methane gas ispresent in the earth’satmosphere, and ifdiscovered on Mars itwould allow scientiststo see if the planet ishabitable. TheCuriosity Rover hasnot found anypresence of methaneyet, but researchersbelieve that thevolcanoes on thesurface of the planetare more than capableof creating it.

Perhaps the idea ofhumans inhabitingMars is less crazy thanit sounds.

The landscape of mars featuring areasthat may contain drinkable water. All the soil maycontain water.Photo courtesy of nasa.gov

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Blind Beep Baseball for EveryoneBy Dexomia Livia

Contributing Writer

Contact Shane Holman at holman.mba@gmail.com

On Oct. 23 some ofthe Saint Leo studentswere getting ready toknow more about “BlindBeep Ball” and of course,to learn how to play it. Thisevent was named andorganized by Multiculturaland International Affairs inthe Bowl.

Blind Beep Ball washeld to promote theNational DisabilityEmployment AwarenessMonth (NDEAM), whichwas created to celebrateAmerican workers withdisabilities.

Blind beep Baseball is anational sport that hasbeen growing inpopularity over the pasttwenty years.

“We wanted to peopleto understand a little bitmore about the challengesthat are out there, have a

of the base and run to itbefore the ball is caught bya defensive player. The runis only scored if the runneris safe. Unlike the normalbaseball, blind baseball hasfour strikes rather thanthree and only one passball.

In the entire history ofthe National Beep BaseballAssociation, there havebeen five documented

fun way of being able tolearn more about it” saidPaige Ramsey-Hamacher,Director for Multiculturaland International Services.

This game gave thestudents an idea of howmuch a blind person mustrely on any of his or herother senses. The studentsplayed the gameblindfolded except for thepitcher and the catcher.

How does this gamework?

According to theNational Beep BaseballAssociation, Beep Baseballrequires a minimum oftwo sighted people and sixblind players. The pitcherand the catcher are notblindfolded. Differentfrom regular baseball, thisgame does not have asecond base.

The player has to hitthe ball and run to eitherthe first or third base. Hehas to recognize the sound

cases of players catchingthe ball in the air. Also,many N.B.B.A. players arepartially sighted. All ofthem are required to wearblindfolds before the gamestarts.

Looking for impairedrecruits is not as hard aspeople may think becausethe recruits do not have tobe totally blind; they canbe partially blind and still

be able to play.Blind Beep Baseball is a

sport full of outstandingplayers who don’t have torely on the benefit of thesight.

Here at the school, thedirector for Multiculturaland International Services,Paige Ramsey-Hamacher,wanted to show thestudents how importantdoes someone need hissenses.

Contributing On the Topic of AlcoholBy Michael ChaconContributing Writer“I am not here to

tell you not to drink,”said Rick Barnes.

An event, whichwas held lastWednesday in the SCCBoardrooms, was openfor everyone, althoughit was mainly meant togive alcohol educationto the fraternities andsororities who filled thehall.

The “Drink Think:A Personal Approach toAlcohol” programfrom Campuspeak“goes beyond the rulesand regulations, andaddresses the personalchoice concerningalcohol use.” It aims toteach students toacknowledge thatalcohol can become aserious issue whenmisused and givesinsight to the possiblenegative consequences.

The presentationcovered issues such asthe reason whystudents drink,explaining that theprimary one was toachieve a sense ofbelonging. Obtainingsomething exciting totalk about, the lack ofstructured social eventsduring the night, and

the facilitation ofsexual encountersfollowed. Anotherimportant point wasthe steps that our bodygoes through whiledrinking; these mayrange from “happymode,” which is not aproblem, to more

severe ones like death.Mr. Barnes, the

presenter, is arespected member ofthe National SpeakersAssociation and hasbeen a featuredspeaker at over 2,000campuses nationwide.His presentation

differed from mostother alcohol educationtalks because it was, asstudents considered it,down to earth. Rickintroduced himselfwith humor andquickly connected withthe audience. Constantjokes kept the audience

engaged and attentiveas he moved throughthe variety of topicsranging from parties, todrunk driving, to theones mentioned before.Using stories andexamples, Rickcaptivated the studentsand kept themlaughing throughoutthe event withoutdeviating from thepresent subject. In all,the hour and a halfflew by.

This is Rick’s secondtime speaking in SaintLeo. After his talk, henoted that we are verysimilar to otheruniversities in regardsto alcohol but shouldbe careful because ofour small student body.He explained thatpeople here know eachother better andtherefore feel confidentenough around otherstudents to drink moreand be less carefulabout themselves.Finally, when askedwhat effects heexpected his talk tohave, Mr. Barnes statedthat “When people goout socializing, they’llthink and make betterdecisions.”

Rick Barnes discusses alcohol education.Photo courtesy of Michael Chacon

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Arts & EntertainmentBy Jocelyne Hilary

Staff WriterThis Sunday the

CNN documentarycalled Blackfish aired forthe public. Everyoneremembers about thattragic day at SeaWorldin 2006 when a killerwhale trainer was in ashow with her killerwhale Tilly. Tragedythen struck, and thewhale grabbed thetrainer’s arm, mutilated,and killed her. Thisdocumentary toucheson the abuse these killerwhales get and the truedanger of these wildanimals.

The documentaryfirst started out in the70’s when SeaWorldwould go to Washingtonto get their whales. Theywould find a family ofkiller whales and trapthem all in a net. Thepoachers then pickedthe smallest in thefamily and would takehim away to go andpreform. They would letthe rest of the familyfree, but the otherwhales would not leavethe captured whale. Thisis how the killer whaleTilly was found for theshow. Later on it wasexplained why thismethod of gettingwhales was illegal, andthat SeaWorld had tofind another way, andthey did, but it was nomore humane than theprevious strategy.

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The documentarythen went on to talkabout the deaths andinjuries that hadoccurred while trainingand preforming withthese animals. There areover forty injuries thathave occurred withinjust over a thirty-yearspan. This includes adeath of a female trainerthat was pulled underthe water and wasdrowned by a whale, ofa man who snuck intoSeaWorld at night, andof Dawn (a trainer) andher death. There weremany other near deathexperiences of trainersand of tourists whowanted to ride the killerwhale.

One of the worstdeaths that was notpublicized was of a manwho passed all ofSeaWorld’s security andjumped into the tankwith a killer whale. Inthe morning, thetrainers found the whaleparading around a dead,cloth less man. At first,SeaWorld made upstories to cover thetruth, but reality alwayscomes to the surface.They found out that theman did in fact jumpinto the pool, and thewhale attacked the man.The killer whale took offhis clothes then rippedhim apart. This attackwas only one of themany signs that shouldhave been takenseriously instead being

brushed off bySeaWorld. After this,they continuously lettrainers interact with thewhales, even the whalethat was involved in theattack and killing of thisman.

These where not theonly lies that SeaWorldspread to the public.When interviews ortours were given aroundSeaWorld, a tourist andeven the trainers wheretelling the cameras somefacts about killer whales.Among the few thatcame up where the lifespan of a killer whaleand the percentage ofwhales with flopped-over dorsal fins. Theworkers were told thatkiller whales live to beabout thirty years old incaptivity, and live less inthe wild because incaptivity the whales canget the vet treatmentneeded. This was a lie.Killer whale experts

explained that killerwhales have the samelife span as humans inthe wilderness and justdie early in captivity.Also, SeaWorld workerswere told that morethan fifty percent ofwhales have a flopped-over dorsal fin, but infact, in the wilderness itis only one percent ofkiller whales. Most ofthem have erect fins.The workers andtrainers where shockedto find out that theyhave been fed lies bythis company the entiretime.

It seems thatSeaWorld and otherparks do not realize thatthese whales aredangerous creatures. Inthe wild killer whaleswill kill and eat sharksand seals. These are notsafe animals to beworking with. These arehighly intelligentanimals that are

swimming around anenclosure their entirelife. They get bored andfrustrated; this is not farto the animals. All theseestablishments seem tocare about is ticket salesand the merchandise.This documentary wasvery sad, butinformative. It reallyopened eyes to whatgoes on behind closeddoors. This is only oneangle to this ongoingproblem. SeaWorld hasmade a rule now thattrainers can only workwith these whales frombehind a border, butthis will not stop atragedy fromhappening. Theproblem will only beresolved when theyoung whales are putback into the wild andthe other whales are putin an ocean enclosure tolive out their timehappily in the ocean.

Netflix Profits and Popularity RisingBy Jocelyne Hilary

Staff Writer

The Blackfish Documentary

are always lookingfor ways to improve thesite and to put on whatpeople want to watch.

Netflix is on a roll.They are growing biggerand better every day.Netflix is a one of a kindwebsite that givespeople what they wantand continue to. Theprofit that they havemade just in these pastthree months isphenomenal to observe.Netflix is not stoppingthere. They add to thesite every day, so if youwant to snuggle up withyour laptop tonight andcatch a movie, go grabyour month’s free trialof Netflix.

Everyone loves tocuddle up on a Sundaynight with a bowl ofpopcorn and some goodmovies until one passesout, and the websiteNetflix is the best way toachieve that. Netflix hasbeen growing rapidlyfrom its start date in1997. In the past weekalone their stocks rose10 percent. Netflix is anonline website thatstreams movies,television shows, anddocumentaries right to apersonal computer orgame system like thePS3 or Xbox.

Netflix provides itscustomers withhundreds of things towatch for only $7.95 amonth. The thing thatmakes them so popularis that they target alltypes of audiences andage groups, so thismakes it great forfamilies and collegestudents. Talking tocome college students atSaint Leo really showedhow popular Netflix is.Casie Strohson quoted“I just started Netflix 3months ago and I likethat they gave me amonth free to test driveit. It makes me feelcomfortable that you areable to cancel it at any

time. Also it is greatthat they do not chargeyou for the devices youhave Netflix on, I have iton my computer, iPad,iPhone and my Xbox. Istill only pay the eightdollars. ”

Those points are agreat contributingreason why Netflix gotso popular in such ashort amount of time. Inthe last three months ofthis year their profitincreased to 32 milliondollars. This profit hasalso come from Netflixtaking a jump andmaking a new televisionseries. “Orange is theNew Black” is a Netflixoriginal series that has

become populararound the world. Afterthe high volume withthis series Netflix is nowthinking of doing somemore series, movies andeven documentaries.

Netflix is growing sobig that it has nowreached all over Europeand it is becoming abetter hit then ever. Thepoints that they take toget into their customershead is astonishing.They are such acustomer-basedcompany. Every time acustomer logs onto thewebsite, Netflix asksthem to take a survey orrate the program thatthey just watched. They

Killer whales such as these are not suited for captivity.

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Arts & EntertainmentBy Craig Graves

Contributing Writer

718 – that is totalnumber of Pokémon todate.

On Saturday, Oct. 12,2013, the video gamecompanies Game Freakand Nintendo releasedthe next generation ofPokémon games calledPokémon X version andPokémon Y version forNintendo 3DS. These aregoing to be the firstPokémon games capableof being played in 3D. Itfeatures the ability tocustomize the traineravatar for the playerbeyond just selecting agender.

The Pokémonfranchise began in 1996in Japan and arrived inNorth America in 1998with Pokémon Red andBlue versions and theoriginal animated series.Later in 1998, PokémonYellow version wasreleased.

“I started with Blueversion when I wasaround 8 years old,” saidJimmy Simeon,sophomore.

In 1999, thePokémon trading cardgame was introduced in

North America.“I was introduced to

Pokémon with the cardgame,” said EriquaMcGhee, sophomore. “Iwas probably nine whenI got my firstcards.”

In thefollowingyears, newgenerations ofPokémon werecreated withnew gamesseasons in the animeand volumes of themanga.

“I technically startedplaying Pokémon late,”said Emily Sheputis,junior. “My firstPokémon game wasPokémon Colosseumwhen I was ten.”

Pokémon haschanged a lot since itsoriginal release in NorthAmerica. In the originalPokémon games, therewere 151 differentPokémon and 15 types.Now there are 718different Pokémon and18 types. There arePokémon based off ofmythology, pandas,dinosaurs, dragons,various flowers,inanimate objects, andeven humans.

“I’m so excited aboutthis new game andgeneration! The graphicshave improved a lotsince the first games andcards,” said

Sheputis.

Some of their designsand names have beenquestioned as whether ornot the material isappropriate for children.Jynx is a good example ofa controversial Pokémon,

becauseof its

original in-game artworkdepicted her (Jynx arealways female) withblack skin. In Yellowversion onwards, Jynxhas had skin ranging incolor from blue to navyto purple.

PETA has also gotteninto the fray of negativitytowards the Pokémonfranchise by creatingPokémon parody gamescalled Black and Blueversion – indicating thecolor of bruises. PETAclaims that Pokémonfranchise encourages theenslavement of animals,animal cruelty, andanime abuse.

“They [PETA] reallyhave nothing better todo? They should be

Not everyone ishappy about the newchanges brought aboutthe changing generations.

“[Pokémon] haschanged a lot. Theoriginality is slowlydying. There’s Pokémonthat are based on candlesand swords and balloons.They’re on their seventhfox Pokémon and mostof those are fire types,”said McGhee.

“The graphics arebetter, but I miss the oldgameplay. It is all soconfusing now. There’s alot more strategyinvolved now,” saidSimeon.

Pokémon has notbeen without its fairshare of negative media.

focusing on real animalsinstead of Pokémon. Ithink everybody,including children,knows that Pokémon isfantasy. Besides,Pokémon are not slavesor tortured; they are ourallies and partners andare of course cared for,”said Sheputis.

In the actualPokémon games, atrainer’s Pokémon growto love the trainerthrough the exercise oftraining and battling.Pokémon also grow tolove their trainers whenthe trainers give themitems to use or hold.

Many early players ofthe Pokémon games andtraders of the cards mayhave ‘grown out’ ofPokémon and sold orgave away their games orcards, but not everyone.Those who did not selltheir Pokémonmemorabilia are still fansof the franchise.

“Playing Pokémonmakes me happy,” saidSimeon.

“Pokémon is mybiggest hobby. I’ve madegreat friends throughplaying Pokémon. I’llalways play and enjoy it,”said Sheputis.

Photo Courtesy of the Official US Pokémon WebsiteThe three starters for X and Y

Disney Tightens Disability AccessBy Jocelyne Hilary

Contributing Writer

Walt Disney WorldResort and DisneyLand have announcedthat they will betightening measuresthat allow visitors withdisabilities to cut linesand access ridesquicker. This willhappen within the nextmonth. In addition tothis, stricterrequirements must bemet in order forpotential visitors toqualify and purchaseadmission tickets forthe disabled. Thesemeasures follow aspike in the numbersof cases involving themisuse of disabilitytickets.

Up until now,visitors with disabilitieshave been able topurchase admissiontickets for the DisneyParks at a reduced rate.

In addition to this, thelong lines for rides andattractions could beavoided uponpresentation of theticket.

Recentinvestigations,including oneconducted by The NewYork Post in May,indicated that wealthypeople were payingdisability ticket/passholders to accompanythem so that theycould bypass thewaiting lines at thetheme park. Similarly,an undercoverinvestigationconducted by Todayuncovered the sametruth. A producer fromthe renowned TV showwent undercover withhis family to Disneyland to investigatefurther. To theirhorror, not only didthey discover thatsome visitors abused

the system, but thestaff was too.

Tour guidesworking at DisneyLand were profiting offdisability tickets byselling them for anoverpriced figure tohealthy park visitors.Some of these tourguides have not beensubtle about theirabuse of the system, asfar as to braggingonline. The websiteCraigslist featuredadvertisements fromemployees working forthe park, promotingthe sale of theirdisabled passes. Adslogans included “"let'scut the Disney linestogether" and "accessto special entrances."

Disney enthusiastKirsten Sullivanexpressed her opinion:“I can’t believe staff atDisney would do sucha thing, they alwaysseemed so proud to

represent Disney butclearly all they careabout is money. I thinkthat tightening thingsup a bit would be agood idea, since thatway only those whoreally need those passescan get it. It is sad thata few people couldabuse a nice thing thatDisney had offered.”

Disney expressedthat they had beenmonitoring the issueclosely and did see arise in the waiting timein the disability line forrides. Due to the vastnumber of visitorsvisiting the park on adaily basis, reps haveadmitted to havingdifficulties controllingthe issue immediately.However, Disney hasconfirmed that theywill not ignore thesituation and an actionwill be enforced. As ofnow, guests withdisability passes will be

issued with a passlisting different timesat which they aresupposed to go to thatride. This will ensurethat the waiting time isreduced, and will allowstaff to monitor passholders more easily.Furthermore, thepurchase of disabilitytickets will havestricter requirementsand Disney is evenconsidering photos onthese passes.

These decisionshave causedcontroversy as somebelieve it is a greatidea, while somepeople who are actuallyeligible for disabilitypasses are worried thatthe process to get thesetickets will be aninconvenience, as theywill be time consumingand require morepaper work and proofthan what is alreadyrequired.

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SportsCross Country

By Michael WalkerContributing Writer

Women’s Golf Team Results

University Athletics

Fri 25 at Lynn * L, 3-0 FinalSat 26 at Nova Southeastern * W, 3-0 Final

Juniors Lauren Campbell and Tawni Warren led the offense for the Lions against Nova, giving our University an outstanding .395 attack percentage. The pair stood atop the stat leaderboard

for both teams, with Campbell notching 17 kills and Warrencollecting 13 on the night.

Women’s Volleyball results

Oct 21, 2013 vs. Saint Leo @ Dade City, Fla.Round 1 9th - 315

Host: Saint Leo UniversityOct 22, 2013 vs. Saint Leo @ Dade City, Fla.

Round 2 8th - 313Host: Saint Leo University

Some of the Cross Country members proudly being displayed.Photo courtesy of Michael Walker

This past weekend,the members of thewomen’s and men’scross country teamcompeted in theirSunshine StateConference Meet.Each year, the meet ishosted at differentschools. This year, themeet was across thestreet from theUniversity at the golfcourse. Knowing thatthis meet was right inthe Lion’s ownbackyard, they had anample amount of timeto know and learn thecourse. The courseitself is very hilly -- atwo lap race into afast downhill finish.Even though the gunwent off for the men’steam at 7:45 a.m.,there was a hugecrowd and a lot of itwas comprised of thestudent body.

The team was alsoon a mission to runthe best they could --every second theydropped from theiroriginal personalrecord, a dollar wasdonated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.The team ended updropping a total of271 seconds, earningthe Foundation $271.The masses grewbigger for thewomen’s race thatstarted at 8:45 a.m.

The Saint Leo theSunshine StateConference includedthe University ofTampa, NovaSoutheastern, FloridaTech, FloridaSouthern, LynnUniversity, andRollins.

The men’s teamtook a second placefinish. This is one ofthe best performancesin years. During the

first mile, FreshmanJames Mullin led therace with a stronghold. Shortly after,Carl Dunne took thelead and opened a gapthat could not beclosed. As the racecontinued, ValentineLenz was in third,behind a runner fromFlorida Southern.Coming to the close ofthe race, Lenz pickedup his pace, fightingoff the fatigue thatcomes from runningan 8k, and passed theFlorida Southernrunner, right beforethe finish line, givingthe Lions a one-twopunch. The race wasfast for everyone,despite the hills, andthe times clearlyshowed it.

The women’s teamended up with a thirdplace finish. JelenaTancic was in the toppack of the heat,

Soccer GamesBy Michael WalkerContributing WriterThe men’s soccer

team had aninvigorating gameagainst Florida Techthat led to yet anotherwin. The gameclocked off at 5:00p.m. this pastSaturday. With thiswin the Lions’ recordcame to 12-1-1. Thefirst goal was shot inminute 22 by a passfrom Edgar Herrera toMaximilian Shulze-Geisthovel, who madea clean shot deep intothe net. Minutes laterFlorida Tech scoredleaving the score to sitat 1-1 for the rest ofthe first half.

At halftime,seniors of the CrossCountry team wererecognized for theirefforts andcommitment to thesport. The womenrecognized were: LeeAnn Antuna, AndreaMaxwell, and ElyseSnyder. The menrecognized were BrianHaynes and KevinPapac. These men andwomen lasted all fouryears and never gaveup. They were a bighelp to the crosscountry program andwe congratulate them

as well.Coming into

the second half, theLions played fast andhard. Florida Tech sawa small break in SaintLeo’s defense anddrove through it.Twenty minutes intothe second half,Florida Tech took thelead 2-1. The lionsurged on, knowingthey were down byone. They focused andgathered everythingthey had to make surethey would at least tie.With minutes to spare,Chris Lavie took ashot after receiving apass from EdgarHerrera. The matchwas tied 2-2 at the endof the 90th minute.

The match wasbrought into overtime,giving each team thechance to claimvictory. The clockcontinued to countdown. With only twominutes left, FloridaTech was issued a redcard, leaving themwith one less playeron the field. Nearlyseconds after the gamewas set back intomotion, the Lionsscored, leading tovictory. The Lions playagain the 29th atEckerd College at 5:00pm.

constantly fighting fora win. She finishedthe 6k with anoutstanding time of22:04. As the raceprogressed and beganto thin out, the Lionsstarted getting hungryand chased down theirprey. Saint Leo beganwith a first strong

move around thesecond mile, stickingtogether in a pack andpassing multiplerunners at once. Atthe end of the race,the women chargeddown the hill, eachrunner passing at leastone other opponent.