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Overley era to endBY GRACE PALMIERI

“I would do it all over

again if I could,” said football

coach Marshall Overley, speak-

ing of his long-time coaching

and teaching career. After 34

years, Overley has announced

he will retire after this school

year. But, as football season

has come to a close, his years

of coaching are over. “It’s an

honor to be here; this is a very

special place,” said Overley.

After spending fi ve years

teaching in Franklin, Ohio,

Coach Overley began his career

in 1978 when he coached at

Frontier High school. Then, in

1986, he made the move to West

Lafayette.

He sees such a difference

here compared to other schools.

“People who have been other

places can really appreciate

West Side,” he said. “The way

all the parents, coaches, and

players work together makes it

a great place to be.” Overley’s

dedication to both his play-

ers and students, as well as his

passion on the fi eld and in the

classroom led to a 26-year ca-

1978: Began coaching at

Frontier High School.

1986: Started Coaching and

teaching at West Lafayette

Jr./Sr. High School

1993: Football team won the

2A state title (assistant coach)

2009: Football team won the

3A state title (Head coach)

2012: Announced retirement

after this school year.

2012: Marked his 34th

year of coaching foot-

ball.

2013- : Continues to teach

at West side and spends

more time with his family.

Continued on page 2

A social media phenomenon

has been sweeping the Face-

book news feeds of West Side

students. What’s the twist this

time? The posts are the digi-

tal version of random acts of

kindness!

West Side Compliments is

an anonymous facebook page

that posts compliments sent

by students to the “inbox”

about people at our school. In

less than a week it has garnered

likes from almost half of the

high school population.

Since the creator of the

page wishes to be anonymous,

she will be referred to as WSC

throughout the rest of the ar-

ticle.

The page was created on

November 24th, however it did

not go viral until December 1st.

Discussing the peak of page

views, WSC said, “On Sunday

morning, I posted that the goal

by the end of the day was to

get 100 likes. By midnight there

were over 250. It was crazy.”

The reason for its going vi-

ral is that people like reading

about their friends. It’s like a

gossip column, but nice. The

whole concept of a nice social

media page began as a social

experiment in Queen’s Univer-

sity in Canada. It then spread to

campuses across the country.

WSC said, “I knew it hap-

pened at colleges and uni-

versities, but I never thought

it would happen at the high

school level.”

Continued on page 2

Wrestlers wrestle with weightBY JESSE SASSER

PHOTO BY ANDREW MOSER

WEIGHT LOCK: Jade Doty ‘14 (L) and Ty Edmond ‘14 (R) strategize during

wrestling practice.

PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE TRIDENT

SO SERIOUS: Coach Overley motivates his team during his penultimate season. After 34 years of suc-

cessfully coaching football, he will end his coaching career at the end of the 2012-2013 school year.

Continued on page 2

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It’s the start of wres-

tling season, which for

some means the start

of calorie counting and

a strictly portioned diet.

Wrestling meets are di-

vided up by weight, with

the heaviest against the

heaviest, and the light-

est against the lightest.

Within each one of

these categories, there

is a fi ve to ten pound

difference and those who can

stay at the top of their group

have a clear competitive ad-

vantage.

According to Mike Burgess

‘15, the athletes do all they can

to stay at their physical peak.

He said that coaches encour-

age diets with healthy foods in

small portions, and forbid fast

food and sodas. Before the

meet, “You try to cut down

as much as you can at once,”

Burgess said, and being at a

controlled weight helps that

process along.

Burgess said that even be-

ing a tenth of a pound over

the weight tips you into the

next group, which would ex-

plain why many try so hard to

get under. There are a vari-

ety of different ways to reach

your goal Burgess explained,

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NewsPAGE 2

West Side

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Reveillon gets French

students in holiday spiritBY SOPHIA BERGMANN

BUSY IN THE KITCHEN: Chris Zhang ‘14 and Alexa Wisma ‘14 prepare for the annual

Reveillon dinner by seeding pumpkins. Each year the French club organizes the Reveil-

lion as their holiday event.

PHOTO BY SOPHIA BERGMANN

On Friday Decem-

ber 7 in the school caf-

eteria, French students

and their families par-

ticipated in Reveillon,

an annual French club

holiday event. This tra-

dition of students mak-

ing a meal for their fam-

ilies is based a common

French tradition; fami-

lies having a celebra-

tory meal on December

24th.

“It’s a good way for

French students to see

what the French do

around Christmas and

New Year’s,” said Lizzie

Timberlake, ‘13, “It’s the

big event of the year for

French club.”

After school on the

day of the event, people

started to work to make

the evening as smooth

as possible.

“At 3:30 the decora-

tions committee starts

to set up, and the food

committees start mak-

ing food in the FACS

kitchen,” said Monsieur

Stephen Ohlhaut. This

work continued until

7:00, when the guests

arrived.

Before this year’s

event, Ohlhaut said,

“Anybody involved can

career at West Side. “It

really has to do with

the people,” Overley

said, adding, “And I

love football.”

Although Overley

didn’t announce his

retirement until af-

ter this past season,

he made the decision

about a year ago when

the schools started re-

placing the older more

expensive teachers

with younger teachers.

Rumors were going

around throughout the

year about this being

Overley’s fi nal season, but

he said, “I didn’t want this

season to be about me.”

This unselfi sh attitude

is evident to everyone who

spends time with him. Fel-

low West Side teacher Mrs.

Schott said, “On many oc-

casions I have sought his

advice and he always fi nds

the time to share his expe-

rience and insight.”

Overley admitted he

will very much miss be-

ing around all the time,

so he hopes to still teach

some classes in the years

to come. He said he plans

on “cutting back but not

cutting out.” Besides this,

there are many things he

wants to do with all his free

time. Along with books he

would like to read, there

are places to visit, and he

plans on spending a lot of

time with his grandchil-

dren. Overley also said,

Overly era to endContinued from page 1

Many other schools

have reported that stu-

dents love the page and

that it creates a sense of

a community. WSC said,

“West Side is generally

a really nice place, but

any place can use more

love.”

As talk of the page

has spread around

school, so has specula-

tion on who is running

the site.

WSC currently op-

erates the page on her

own, with the help of a

few others who helped

get the word out. How-

ever, a few friends of

WSC are set to become

moderators in the next

couple of days.

“It’s kind of fun,”

WSC answered when

asked why she chooses

to remain anonymous.

“It’s hilarious when

people try to guess.”

She added that she feels

“like the nice version of

Gossip Girl.”

Compliments page goes viralContinued from page 1

“It can be from not eat-

ing for a day or two

before the meet to just

simply coming in the day

of the meet and throw-

ing on a sweatshirt and

sweatpants and running

off the excess weight.”

The idea of having

teens go days without

Wrestlers wrestle with weight

eating obviously raises

concerns among some,

but according to Jeffrey

Kim’16, it’s looked down

upon within the team.

According to Kim, the

coaches prioritize healthy

eating above risky behav-

iors, because not only is it

better for their long term

Continued from page 1

health, but proper nour-

ishment is a competitive

advantage. “Some people

have [Not Eaten] but it

does not help that much

because you will have no

energy to do that well dur-

ing practice or even meets,”

Kim said.

PHOTO BY KATHRINE SCHULZE

RETIRING COACH: Mr. Over-

ley may still be teaching part

time after the 2012-2013 school

year. He said he plans on “cut-

ting back but not cutting out.”

“I have a thousand broken

things around the house

that I haven’t been able to

fi x.”

Since Overley turned

around the football pro-

gram and led the team to

a 15-0 2009 season, with a

state championship, the ex-

pectations have been much

higher in recent years.

With Overley’s retirement,

former defensive coordi-

nator Shane Fry, who has

been coaching at West Side

for seven years, will now

become the head coach.

“One thing that [Coach

O] has always told me is to

surround myself with great

people,” said Fry. “We

have a tremendous group

of players coming back

as well as a great coach-

ing staff. I am thrilled to

be part of this outstanding

program.”

Another reason WSC

remains anonymous is be-

cause she believes that peo-

ple feel more comfortable

sending in compliments

when they don’t know who

the middle-man is.

WSC does not create

the compliments; she only

copies and pastes them

from her inbox to the page.

As soon as a post has been

made, she deletes the mes-

sage so there is no record

of who sent what.

As far as feedback goes,

the majority of the school

population has only posi-

tive things to say.

“I think it’s a good idea

especially because of the

fact that our school is so

small,” said Arpitha Gadag

‘14. “This way, not only are

people getting positive

feedback about them-

selves anonymously,

they’re also getting to

know that hey, some-

one does think you’re an

awesome person.”

Lev Zemlyanov

‘15, however, poses the

question, “In general it’s

a great idea and it has

good intentions, but of

course what about the

people who don’t get a

compliment?”

Needless to say, WSC

has been pleased with

the response. She said

“The majority of the

feedback I’ve gotten has

been like really really

positive. I didn’t realize

how much people would

appreciate the page.”

invite three guests. There

are about one hundred

people coming this year.”

Once all the guests

arrived, the lights were

dimmed and the meal was

served. The meal consisted

of several courses; an ap-

petizer, salad, soup, cheese

and bread, and then des-

sert.

“We’re skipping the main

course because it is too

hard to make,” said Robin

Zhang ‘14. But she add-

ed that that is the only

difference in this year’s

Reveillon. “What we do

every year is successful

and people like it.”

FAST FACT:

AT TIME OF PRINTING, THE WEST

SIDE COMPLIMENTS FACEBOOK

PAGE HAD 414 “LIKES”.

PAGE 3SportsWest Side

DECEMBER 13, 2012

In early December

the fi nal college foot-

ball games are played

for about two week, but

even this lengthy break

can’t prepare a fan for

what they are going to

witness.

Mid-December brings

the start of college foot-

ball bowl season. Starting

on December 15th, the

event lasts until January

7th featuring bowl games

such as the well-know

Rose Bowl and the less

heard of Famous Idaho

Potato Bowl.

For some, the near

month-long event is

complete heaven, but

I believe that it has be-

come a tad bit too much.

There is really no reason

for the NCAA to play 35

bowl games.

Don’t get me wrong, I

love college football and I

love watching bowl games,

but come on, some of the

games aren’t even worth

televising.

I have always been a fan

of the bracket system. It is

the best way to determine

who the actual best team

in the country is and it

would be way more excit-

ing. Since I don’t see that

happening anytime soon,

I think they should con-

dense the amount of bowl

games played. First off, it is

a waste of money and sec-

ond, in years like this one,

the NCAA is struggling to

fi ll every slot.

The easiest way to cut

the number of bowls is

to change the eligibility

to 7-5 rather than 6-6.

Yes, I know this would

damage Purdue’s chances

of making a bowl game,

but why should a team

be rewarded for fi nish-

ing .500? If this were to

occur the NCAA would

probably cut about 10

bowl games, and the

ones that get cut are the

boring games that occur

early in the bowl season.

Yeah, it’s a long shot

and I don’t think many

people agree with me,

but I truly believe it

needs to happen to make

the regular season a bit

more important.

BY RYAN SCHMIERER

THE HOT CORNERBowl season has become overwhelming

Justus Stanback ‘13 can

be intimidating at times

because of his 6’8” frame

but you can bet that it

helps him on the basketball

court. With his big and

limber body, he can drive

into the paint and shoot

above most of the oppos-

ing players. “He brings size,

you can’t teach that, and he

is a very good shooter and

passer,” said varsity coach

Dave Wood.

“[The key to get bet-

ter is to] become a better

leader and probably get

stronger,” said Stanback.

He has also accepted a

scholorship to IUPUI to

play basketball. This is just

another stepping stone to

become a better player.

“He’s a well-rounded

player and he does a lot of

things right but if I had to

choose something that he

can get better on it’d be

rebounding,” said Adrian

Bond ‘16. Some people

might think that with his

arm length that he’d be

gobbling up the boards

but not according to some

teammates.

Stanback has been

playing ever since he was

small, “I’ve been playing

since I was ten years old

and I pushed myself and

my coaches did too,” said

Stanback.

“He comes in and works

hard every day to get bet-

Justus Stanback

shoots for successter and also inspires the

younger players to be as

good if not better than

him,” said Bond. With

Stanback’s attitude to-

wards basketball chang-

ing over the years, he has

become a much better

player and inspired the

next generation of West

Side basketball players.

“His skills haven’t

changed all that much

over the years, not many

people know this but as

a freshman he quit be-

cause it was too hard at

the time but after that he

has embraced the the ef-

fort it takes to be good

at this game,” said coach

Wood.

PHOTO BY RYAN SCHMIERER

FOR THE WIN: Justus Stanback is preparing to take a free throw in a losing effort in the

J&C classic. Justus is a force to be reckoned with on the court.

BY NICO FRIEDMAN

was qualifi ed for section-

als fi nal last year. Sotelo

made it to State his Fresh-

man year, and regionals

last year.

Williams said, “my goal

is to just keep doing better,

and it’s going to be really

hard, but someday beat

Logan.”

To prepare for big

meets, the team practices

for about two hours and

do at least three of each

dive to get it down. Repeti-

tion is the main key when

practicing for a new dive.

“Each dive builds on

to another one, like build-

ing blocks,” Haehl said.

“It [diving] takes a lot of

fi nesse and grace.” Al-

though diving may not re-

quire as much endurance

as other sports, it requires

more mental stability.

The team all agreed that

their favorite part about

being on the team is the

people. “Diving lets you

meet a lot of new people. I

like that part,” Sotelo said.

The team members are

all very close and get a long

well. “When I am having

a bad day, my team never

fails to lift my spirits,”

Green said.

As a team, the divers

like to sing a long to what-

ever song is playing on the

swimmer’s iPod and have

“jam sessions” between

dives.

Last but not least their

favorite part is the adrena-

line rush. “I absolutely

love the feeling of fl ying

through the air,” Green

said.

The diving team is the

smallest team in the school,

yet despite the limited

number of participants

they are one of the clos-

est and most successful

groups that truly defi nes

the meaning of a “team”.

The diving team con-

sists of Dylan Williams

‘16, Lindsey Haehl ‘15, Al-

lison Green ‘15 and Logan

Sotelo ‘14. There are ad-

vantages to having a small

team. They each get more

individual time with the

coach, Juan Rivera, and

have more time practicing

the dives.

“Our goal this year is

to go to as many meets as

possible and to get fi rst and

second in every meet for

both boys and and girls,”

said Rivera. “So far, we are

doing pretty good.”

The team has won every

meet so far and many of

the individuals are ranked

fi rst and second and have

their own individual goals.

Green has won every

dual-meet so far this year,

and hopes to make it out

of sectionals to compete at

regionals with Haehl who

Photo by Sara Johnson

DETERMINED DIVER: Lindsey Haehl ‘15 practices her

diving during a swim practice. She started diving with her

sister when they saw an ad for it and decided to give it a

try. Her favorite dive is the front dive half twist, also known

as “the dying swan.”

Divers dominate the

pool of competitionBY SARA JOHNSON

number of hours in a typical girls basketball practice

place the boys’ basketball team received in the J&C

Hoops Classics

number of weight classes in IHSAA wrestling

the date in February of the Hoops for Hope game

vs. Harrison

number of seniors in winter sports

number of years in Mr. Overley’s football coaching

career

By the numbersBY SARAH COLLICOTT

2

4

14

15

16

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Algebra (tips provided by Mr. Aufderheide)

On studying for math fi nals: “Review your old

test and quizzes, fi nd a study buddy, and ask ques-

tions if you’re going to use your teacher as a re-

source.”

On procrastination: “Get over it. Set a sched-

ule. Make yourself do it. Procrastination is one of

those things that is going to bug you the rest of

your life. Get over it and deal with it right now.”

German (tips provided by Herr Studt)

On studying for German fi nals:

“I hit the same curricular points each year so that I

don’t have to totally come up with a new exam.”

“I allow them to have a card they can use. Of course,

that’s also a false sense of security if you’ve got the

card but you have no idea how to use it. But gener-

ally what happens is that in creating the card they are

oftentimes studying.”

On procrastination: “I understand the concept that

you have x amount of time and you wait until the

last minute. Some people actually function better that

way. But if you’re a procrastinator and it doesn’t work

out, don’t complain.”

French (tips provided by Monsieur Ohlhaut)

On studying for French fi nals: “It isn’t that use-

ful for students to sit down and study. The main

goal is to have prepared well the whole semester

and improve your skills overall in the language.

[For lower level language classes,] the corpus of

information that’s being tested isn’t all encom-

passing, so you could actually benefi t from sitting

down and reviewing the discrete concepts.”

Physics (tips provided by Mr. Watson)

On studying for physics fi nals: “If you’ve done

well on the test, look at that. You don’t have time

to reread the entire book. “

On studying for science fi nals: “Math and sci-

ence classes build on other things. It’s going to

be too late to learn everything; it’s better in small

doses over time.”

Social Studies(tips provided by Mr. Mullis)

On studying for social studies fi nals: “Review

what you missed on quizzes and tests during the

semester. Why study something you already know?

Study smarter. Discuss concepts with classmates.”

On his US History fi nal: “The US history essay is

different for all teachers. The focus of the essays will

be based on the class. The concepts we are likely to

be focusing on will be written on the board.”

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Spanish (tips provided by Senora Espinoza)

On studying for Spanish fi nals: “Hopefully they’ve

been paying attention all semester. Nothing is new

information and they can just brush up on all the de-

tails. There are no surprises. It’s all information that

they’ve seen before.”

On procrastination: “If you’re behind, you’d better

be studying hard from the beginning of the book.

Procrastinators better hope that they have photo-

graphic memory.”

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DECEMBER 13, 2012

With winter rearing its ugly

head once again, you’re prob-

ably looking for something

to warm up your frost bitten

fi ngers. Cafe Lumos is such a

place.

As a relatively new business,

I could tell they still had a few

kinks to work out: their cash

register kept breaking down,

but all in all it’s a pretty good

place to sit down and warm

up during the dreary winter

months.

Despite being new to the

business, they make sandwich-

es like seasoned professionals.

The fresh sandwiches were

reminiscent of a summer after-

noon, a plus with less than stel-

lar weather outside. I ordered

the turkey and pepper-jack

sandwich, and my eating com-

panion or-

dered chick-

en salad.

If the

sandwiches

r e m i n d e d

me of a sunny afternoon, my

vanilla latte made me grateful

for the chilly weather. While my

drink won’t win any awards any

time soon, it still did the job of

warming me up and keeping me

up for a few

more hours.

What I

liked the most

about their

coffee is the

concept be-

hind the brew.

Cafe Lumos

is an equal ex-

change coffee

house so costumers can drink

their coffee (or tea) satisfi ed

that the people that harvested

the coffee beans were paid a

fair wage for the job.

Cafe Lumos lights up a cold

winter night

BY KATHRINE SCHULZE

There’s something unmistake-

able about West Side when you

go to school in the morning: the

cool rides. Many students have

the privilege to go to school in

style, whether it is a car handed

down to them from a sibling or

a new Porsche.

One of the most noticeable

cars in the parking lot is that of

Andrew Kotlarz ‘13. His car, a

two door Pontiac, has an fl ashy

yellow paint job. How did he go

about acquiring such a ride?

“My dad just went through

all the deals on Craigslist every

day and we came upon my car,”

Kotlarz said.

Kotlarz said that he “was

more of a hippie-van person,

but when life gives you lemons,

squeeze them into a yellow car.”

Generally, Kotlarz does his

own maintenance work. “I mean,

I change the oil and rotate the

tires and whatever,” he said.

Ben Griggs ‘13 drives on the

higher end of the luxury spec-

trum. At one time, he was the

owner of a Porsche. “I traded

[my Porsche] in a few weeks ago

for a Cadillac Escalade,” stated

Griggs.

Some students go the extra

mile with car work, like Andy

Smith ‘13, whose 1995 Pontiac

was a monumental undertak-

ing and quickly became a major

project.

“Well, when I got the car it

did not run at all,” Smith said. “It

had all sorts of problems, specif-

ically the intake. So I ended up

buying a newer engine from a ‘95

and ended up rebuilding that.”

“The newer engine was not

designed to ever fi t in this model,

ever. I had to do a lot of custom

work just to get it in.” This was

no chore for Smith, as he loved

every minute of it.

“I mean, it’s kind of a hobby

for me, you know?” added Smith.

“It’s what I do with my free time.

I mean, I’m musical and I’m in

the bands and what not, but this

is what I do.”

Getting a car is much more

than gaining a new form of

transportation, it is a rite of pas-

Take a look at the cars in the lotBY ANDREW MOSER

sage.

“My

grandpa told

me that once

I get a car,

my whole

life would

change. And

to be honest,

he’s totally

right,” said

K o t l a r z .

“Not only

does having

a car allow

you to go

anywhere you want, but it gives

you a whole bunch of responsi-

bilities and makes you feel like an

adult.”

CRUISE TO CLASS: A student’s Jaguar idles in the

parking lot. This is just one of the many unique cars

driven by student.

As the holidays approach,

a popular cultural practice is

to listen to music. Change up

your holiday routine with this

quirky list of festive songs.

These are my nine favor-

ite holiday songs, of varying

genres.

Celebrate the

season with songBY LUCY GOTWALS

BY CRYSTAL WANG

It’s gift giving time

It’s the time of year again

where your relationship is

hinged on buying the perfect

gift for your signifi cant other.

You are faced with the daunt-

ing task of imagining what gift

your girlfriend has been hint-

ing at for the past month, run-

ning the risk of ruining her life

if you guess wrong. And your

boyfriend seemingly doesn’t

even care what you get him,

which annoys you because

you want him to put as much

thought into gifts as you do.

In the end, your boy disap-

points you with a dumb Sephora

bath set and your girl gets you

a GameStop gift card as if the

only thing you ever do is play

video games.

Here are gift ideas for both

genders so you don’t leave your

boo dissatisfi ed as usual.

GIRLS:

Most likely, she’s been drop-

ping hints as to what she wants

so if you haven’t been paying

attention, it’s your fault and she

deserves to be angry at you.

Just kidding. Girls are confusing

when it comes to gifts. She won’t

tell you outright what she wants,

but what she wants is confusing

and specifi c. Good news, you still

have a few weeks. Take her shop-

ping at her favorite stores and

pay close attention to what she

has her eye on instead of ogling

the Victoria’s Secret posters.

If that’s out of the question,

get her what every girl wants:

something personal that shows

you know about her. Buy

her a collector’s edition of

her favorite book or movie

and burn her a mix tape of

her favorite songs. Include

her favorite candies, foods,

and magazine. If you don’t

know any of her favorite

movies, books, candies,

foods, or magazines, just

buy her a Lego set and

break up.

GUYS:

Most likely, guys want

something that will last

beyond the scope of your

relationship.

Buy him necessities, like

a nice new leather wallet to

replace the ugly duct-tape

one you get embarrassed

by when he pulls it out

at Chipotle. Watches and

belts are also good bets.

Anything leather is nice

smelling and super classy

and he can keep it forever. 1. “Deck Da Club” by

the Ying Yang Twins. A spin

off of the popular holiday

song “Deck the Halls”, the

Ying Yang Twins provide an

enlightening perspective on

Christmas decorating and

celebrating the holidays with

friends.

2. “Rudolph the Red Nosed

Reindeer” sung by Gene Au-

try. Straight from the Rudolph

tv special we all know and

love, this song conjures up im-

agery of snow days and quality

family time.

3. “Dovregubben (Origi-

nal Mix)” by Zedd. This elec-

tro house songs incorporates

beats with Greig’s “In the Hall

of the Mountain King” and

Tchaikovsky’s “Dance of the

Sugar Plum Fairy” to create

a bass dropping Christmas

mashup.

4. “Hark! The Herald An-

gels Sing” by Classical Christ-

mas Music. This is a beautiful

Christmas classic that brings

tears to my eyes.

5. “Candlelight” by the

Maccabeats. An a Capella ver-

sion of Taio Cruz’s song “Dy-

namite”, this song tells the

history and traditions of the

Jewish holiday Hanukkah.

6. “The First Noel” by Da-

vid Archuleta. Even though he

didn’t win American Idol, Ar-

chuleta certainly wins with this

classic song.

7. “Christmas in Hollis” by

RUN DMC. Phat beats, trum-

pets, and sleigh bells are magi-

cally intertwined in this song

to produce Christmas cheer.

8. “We Wish You a Merry

Christmas” by Weezer. This

alternative rock band gives this

old song a modern rock twist.

SINK IN YOUR TEETH: A chicken salad sandwich

is one of many options at Cafe Lumos. The sand-

wiches are fresh, slightly more glamorous versions

of Panera standbys.

PHOTO BY KATHRINE SCHULZE

FAST FACTS:

Rating:

Meal Price: ~$8.00

Miles from School: 2.9

Location: 1558 Win Hentschel

Blvd. (by Kitchen Art)

PHOTO BY ANDREW MOSER

So while you’re scrambling out

the door on your way to school,

take some time to appreciate the

cars your fellow classmates are

able to drive to school.

PAGE 6 Arts and En! r" inment DECEMBER 13, 2012

Have you ever wanted people to think you are sporty, without actually doing sports? Do you want all your

peers to think you got a 2400 on the SAT? With the following guide, you can be anyone you want to be.

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Jocks: If you’re a girl, go buy some Nike cross

training sneakers, and never take them off. The

only time you should dress up is when you have a

game that day. Wear either athletic shorts or yoga

pants, and top it all off with a Hanes men’s V-neck.

Change it up a little every day and wear a bright

sports bra. If you’re a guy go buy some socks with

nice little shapes on the back, like triangles and lit-

tle ovals. Make sure a sports logo, such as Nike or

Under Armour is very prominent and wear them

with every outfi t. As for shoes, you should wear ei-

ther Nike or Jordan slide sandals or sneakers. Make

Preps: Head over to your local J.Crew and Ex-

press. Even though you are only in a high school

in the Midwest, try dressing like you are twenty

fi ve with a high

fashion job in

New York City.

Buy hundred

dollar jeans

and overpriced

tops. Always

wear heels, so

when you click

clack in the

hallway people

can mistake you for their teacher. Accessorize your

hair with glittery headbands and clips. Remember,

cheetah print isn’t trashy, it’s trendy!

Artsy Kids: Only shop at H&M and overpriced

online clothing stores, such as Modcloth. Polka dots

and studs are trendy as are scarves and cardigans.

As the weather

gets colder, feel

free to wear knit

leggings. It’s to-

tally normal to

have a sweater

on your leg. If

you decide to

wear any type

of cute shoes or

heels, be sure to ruin them with ugly lacey socks.

Brainiacs: On your numerous college visits to

MIT, Harvard, and the like, make sure to pick

up plenty of

shirts from

the campus

store, so you

can remind

everyone else

in school how

much smarter

than them you

are. If your fa-

vorite Stanford

tee is in the wash, just wear your debate shirt.

Hippies: Head over to Amused or the nearest

New Age Spirit and pick out at least one thing

with tie dye,

one shirt

f e a t u r i n g

a Buddha,

don’t forget

the Mexican

baja hoodie.

Buy fake

glasses from

goodwill and

wear them

everywhere.

Wear earthy sandals and hemp jewelery. Wearing

black all the time is good too, as it will keep you

warm.

Chris Shin has a clue on classy and cool

BY NEHA RAMANI

When it comes to

one’s daily appearance,

there is a fi ne line that

separates consistently

looking put together and

trying too hard. Chris

Shin ‘13 could be an ac-

robat considering how

well he walks this tight-

rope.

Chris described his

style as “classy” and said

he tries to avoid the hip-

ster look that many fash-

ion-conscious guys fall

into.

A standard outfi t for

Chris would include a

cardigan over a t-shirt or

a sweater over a collared,

button-up shirt.

A distinctive, daily

part of Chris’s look is

his unique backpack. It

is a far cry from the stan-

dard Jansport and North

Face backpacks that are

seen throughout school.

Chris explained that he

purchased the classy

backpack because “you

wear your backpack ev-

eryday.”

Although Chris values

style, he said, “I don’t re-

ally have a passion for

shopping.” He therefore

prefers to get his fashion

fi x at just a few stores.

A lot of his clothing is

bought at Swedish fast-

fashion house H&M,

and he also frequents

Express.

Chris credits a lot

of his style smarts to

his Korean upbringing.

“They care a about fash-

ion a lot more there,” he

said. As a result, Chris

said he developed a style

different from most

boys growing up in the

United States.

Chris visits South

Korea every summer,

and occasionally comes

back to the states with

some fashion fi nds. He

described current over-

seas trends by saying,

“H&M epitomizes the

style of Asian countries

right now.”

Having the option

of purchasing cloth-

ing abroad really helps

Chris vary his wardrobe,

because as he said, “It’s

a lot harder for guys to

have distinctive style.”

Still, Chris makes an

effort everyday to look

classy. “It really makes

my day when someone

compliments my style,”

he said.

He added, however,

that style “really depends

on personal preference”

and that he “wouldn’t

want to force people to

dress nicely everyday.”

Although Chris has a

standout style relative to

the school as a whole, he

does have a well-dressed

group of friends.

“I do think Andre

[Woloshuk ‘13] dresses

nicely,” said Chris, “But

we don’t really have a

competition going on.”

While there may be no

wardrobe war between

the two, Chris couldn’t

help but fi re a teasing

style shot at Andre, who

appeared in Catwalk to

Class last year. “Unlike

Andre,” Chris said, “I

don’t have a comment

about belts

Chris complimented

not just Andre but West

Side students in general

on their style, but of-

fered a few suggestions.

“I would say don’t

wear sweatpants or

sports clothes to school,”

he said. “People should

care a little more than

that.”

Chris’s fi nal words

of wisdom were quite

simple. He said, “If you

want to look nice, go to

H&M.”

For Julia Bell, trum-

pet playing is who she

is. “The band is such a

big part of her, but she

is also such a big part

of the band,” says Paul

Cassutt ‘13.

Julia started playing

fl ugel horn in fourth

grade, and quickly

switched over to the

trumpet. Her interest

in music was encour-

aged by her dad, who

had a baritone at home

growing up.

“She is an excep-

tional musician with a

dedication to her in-

strument unlike any

other student I’ve seen

at her age,“ says Band

Director, Mr. Pettit.

Outside of her daily

band class at school,

Julia has private les-

sons weekly, and dur-

ing the summer, plays

for three hours each

day.

She is also a member

of the Lafayette Citizen’s

Band and the Purdue

Symphony Orchestra.

“She is committed to

being the best musician

she can possibly be,”

says Pettit.

When asked if she

ever gets tired of playing,

Julia quickly shakes her

head ‘No’. “It’s some-

thing I’m good at; trum-

pet to me is what playing

video games are to some

people. I love it.”

As for the future, Ju-

lia dreams of one day

playing in a symphony

and teaching fellow

trumpet players as her

profession. She is plan-

ning on attending either

Indiana University’s Ja-

cobs School of Music or

Oberlin College’s Con-

servatory of Music in

Oberlin, Ohio.

BY ABBY BIEN

sure you have a pair of khaki shorts and a different

t-shirt for every basketball game you’ve ever been

to.

Julia Bell triumphs loudly

HOLLER FOR COLLARS:

Chris Shin wears a gray

sweater over a button down.

He keeps it casual by wear-

ing a pair of black converse.

PHOTO BY NEHA RAMANI

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: Julia Bell plays the trum-

pet in the band room. She has been playing the trumpet

since the fourth grade.

PHOTO BY ABBY BIEN

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When I was thir-

teen, I received an

e-mail from a sum-

mer camp friend titled

“The War on Christ-

mas.” It introduced to

me the concept of an

attack on the holiday

that is mainly perpetu-

ated though things like

I am uncomfortable

with Christmas

BY ERICA GIBSON saying “Happy Holidays”

instead of “Merry Christ-

mas” and calling Christmas

trees “holiday trees.” I was

completely taken aback by

the email which seemed to

completely ignore the pres-

ence of non-Christmas-

celebrating Americans.

Since I was little I have

always felt uncomfortable

around the holiday sea-

son, mainly because I had

to explain what Chanukah

was every year up to fi fth

grade. Every little kid is

taught that their religion

is fact, so there is naturally

plenty of confusion when

they realize other religions

exist. It gets even more

confusing when you real-

ize you’re in the religious

minority and the majority

was taught that theirs is the

one true faith.

When other kids asked

about being Jewish, I had

to represent all of Judaism

for them, despite being a

fi rst-grader with absolutely

no qualifi cations.

There are literally only

fi fteen Jewish characters

in American children’s TV

shows so kids are largely

uninformed. When people

said Happy Holidays to me

instead of Merry Christ-

mas, or when Rugrats aired

a Chanukah special (which

is really good, by the way),

it was actually a big deal.

They were acknowledg-

When it comes to

Red Devil athletics, ev-

eryone wants to win,

but are we doing our

part in making that hap-

pen? The staff of The

Scarlette believes it is a

responsibility of the stu-

dent body to show up

and participate in sup-

porting their school. We

may call ourselves Su-

perfans, but are we prac-

ticing what we preach?

More spectators are

STAFF EDITORIAL

Superfans...serious enough?

Letter

to the

Editor

ing that Judaism exists and

that Chanukah is a legiti-

mate holiday.

Christmas is a great

holiday for those who cele-

brate it but people need to

recognize and respect that

everyone does not share

their beliefs.

One of every fi ve

Americans aren’t Chris-

tian according to the Pew

Forum on Religion and

Public Life. So when you

talk to someone, don’t au-

tomatically assume they

have the same beliefs

as you. Don’t tote your

“reason for the sea-

son,” as better than

anyone else’s. Basically,

remember that it’s not

the “PC police” who

want you to tone down

your Christmas-loving

but people who don’t

celebrate the holiday

and feel overlooked

when December rolls

along.

Happy Holidays.

This letter is in

response to the “Tab-

let technology has its

setbacks” article in the

November issue of the

Scarlette. A missing

component from my

interview with Amy He

was my emphasis on the

personal responsibility

of the students regard-

ing these devices.

A large contrib-

uting factor to the suc-

cess of any technology

initiative rests on the

students’ respect for

the individual devices

and their regard for the

expectations the school

(faculty, staff, and ad-

ministrators) places on

them. Missing these

key components will

only compound the

frustration of the par-

ticipants over time.

The IT Department

has confi dence in the

student’s ability to suc-

ceed in this experiment.

We must focus on these

initiatives as a team, and

not as selfi sh individu-

als who only want to

play Angry Birds and

check their Facebook

updates.

We look forward to

the journey.

-Zach Baiel

needed to cheer in our

stands at our games; the

excuses of homework

and admission fees are

not enough anymore.

But those are pret-

ty fl imsy excuses when

held up to reason. Other

schools are just as small

as us, or smaller, and

their fan sections are big

and boisterous.

Homework does

pose a problem. Girls

basketball games are on

week nights instead of

weekends making it hard

for students to attend.

But if the team’s athletes

donate their time, can’t

the fans show up and

cheer for them? Because

really student athletes

and student Superfans

have the same amount

of work waiting for

them at home.

Also there is the

idea of having to pay

for tickets. With a little

innovation this is eas-

ily overcome. Athletic

passes are those things

we get on our ID at

the beginning of the

year but then never use

enough. Also, if home-

work is a priority, fi nish

it and then come to the

second half of the game

for no charge. Try your

luck and see of you can

go for free.

Most of us have

friends that are com-

peting, so we should go

support them. So many

sports deserve fans that

don’t show up. Girl’s

Basketball, swimming

and wrestling meets

deserve the student

body’s support.

Going to the

game isn’t enough.

Why go to the trouble

of showing up, if you

aren’t going to cheer?

Get loud and yell for

your school. Don’t sit

in the stands, stand

and support the team

you came to watch.

Next time you’re

bored, put that time

into supporting your

friends at their com-

petitions, and become

a true Super Fan!

You’re sitting in class

and decide you would like

a drink of water. You have

a water bottle sitting in the

side pocket of your back-

pack so you reach down

and pick it up. You begin

to twist off the top and,

as if the teacher has been

just waiting for you to take

a drink, you immediately

hear “Put that away” as

he/she glares over at you.

Just walking around

school, many students can

be spotted with a water

bottle in hand or in their

backpack. Because this is

so common, I think any-

one who wants to should

be allowed to drink water

in every class. Although

Hydration needed

throughout school day

BY GRACE PALMIERI some teachers allow it,

the ones who refuse to let

students drink water don’t

seem to have valid reasons

for it.

Especially through-

out the winter season, it is

important to stay hydrated

as sickness is constantly

circulating. Many students

are also athletes and have

practice right after school.

Just drinking water during

practice isn’t going to help

with the physical demands

of a two-hour long prac-

tice. It’s often suggested

by nutritionists and athletic

trainers to keep hydrated

throughout the day. “If

you’re sweating and work-

ing out then you should

drink 6 to 8 ounces every

15-20 minutes,” said West

Side trainer Marion Vrug-

gink. “If you continue to

drink you maintain a level

of hydration.”

An argument against

drinking water from the

teachers’ perspective is

Photo Illustration by Grace Palmieri

that having water out is

a distraction and can be

messy. Government and

European History teacher

Mr. Pugh said, “Even wa-

ter leaves a stain on the

carpet.”

Instead of completely

disallowing it, you could

just say to keep it in the

backpack until you need a

drink and then put it back

rather than keeping the

bottle out on your desk.

This method should never

cause a distraction.

As for being messy, if

there is a spill within those

15 seconds, then West Side

students clearly need to

learn how to drink water.

Another concern is not

knowing what is in the wa-

ter bottle. Teachers used

to require students to bring

clear bottles so that they

know for sure that there is

water in it. Now they say,

“What if it’s alcohol?”

To me, that sounds

like teachers just trying to

make excuses not to let

students drink water in

class. I mean, wouldn’t

you maybe notice a change

in that student’s behavior?

And if there was a stu-

dent with a water bottle

who was known for be-

ing a troublemaker, you

could always smell the

substance to make sure

it’s harmless.

For many students,

including many ath-

letes, as well as people

who just want to stay

healthy, drinking water

throughout the school

day is necessary. Rath-

er than teachers making

outright rules like abso-

lutely no water in class

ever, just revise the rule

to make it more accom-

modating and reason-

able.

Students spend about

6 hours a day, 5 days a

week in the classroom,

it only makes sense to

allow us to drink water

if we want.

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to the handwriting on the thank-you

note Santa left for the cookies.”

Claire Hazbun

Freshman

“My kindergarten teacher acciden-

tally told the whole class.”

Ryan Kim

Sophomore

“When I was little, my mom told me

that Santa died before I was born.”

Hannah DelaCruz

Junior

“Deductive Reasoning.”

Meghan Chiu

Senior

“I still believe. Santa not being real

is a myth.”

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Teacher

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I was born on August 29, 1989 in Decatur, Indiana.

I went to Purdue and majored in Social Studies Edu-

cation.

I have also lived in Richmond, IN.

The most fascinating place I’ve ever been is West La-

fayette.

The best decision I’ve made is going to Purdue.

I have one older brother.

In high school I played tennis, basketball, and base-

ball.

In my free time I enjoy watching movies and relaxing.

FAVORITES:

Movie: ‘Forrest Gump’

TV Show: ‘The Offi ce’

Sports Team: The Detroit Tigers

Actor: Denzel Washington

Actress: Rachel Mcadams

Store: Wal-Mart

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West Side

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Chauncey Beck is

giving and grateful

Chauncey Beck ‘13 is

a spunky girl who enjoys

running, hanging out with

her friends, and of course,

shopping. “She’s Crazy,

funny, and basically a re-

ally good person,” said Al-

lie Magnante ‘13. Not only

does she enjoy this, but she

is also an active member

on the committee for the

American Cancer Society.

Chauncey is vice-chair

on the committee that or-

ganizes the Relay for Life

in Tippecanoe County

High Schools. They meet

approximately once a

week, but Chauncey does

something everyday to

further her cause. “It has

always been important to

me,” she said. “It became

even more important when

a close family member was

diagnosed with lympho-

ma.”

For the past three years,

Chauncey has been on this

committee, organizing the

high school version of Re-

lay for Life. “The experi-

ence is wonderful,” said

Chauncey. “I enjoy know-

ing that what we do as a

committee can make a dif-

ference in someone else’s

life.”

Because she is the

vice-chair, Chauncey is in

charge of overseeing most

of the preparation for the

high school Relay For Life.

She works particularly

hard organizing survivors

for the opening ceremony

and fi nding sponsors for

their event. This year, their

goal is to raise $30,000 for

cancer research through

corporate and individual

sponsorships at the event.

“You hear stories, how

cancer hurts people,” she

said, “you think you have

it bad, but be thankful for

what you have.”

Aside from her mean-

ingful work with the

American Cancer Society,

Chauncey loves to travel,

“I usually travel fi ve to six

times a year,” she said. Her

favorite place that she has

traveled to is Australia.

Aside from the endear-

ing accents of the local

residents, Chauncey loves

kangaroos.

“They’re really nice,”

said Chauncey. “[Kan-

garoos are] like deer in

the Midwest, but they’re

not scared.” Besides kan-

garoos, Chauncey also

adores giraffes. “Henri is

my long necked giraffe

companion,” she said “I’m

obsessed with giraffes!”

Chauncey also has a mini

Henri for her cat to play

with.

After high school,

Chauncey plans on at-

tending either Arizona

State University, Indiana

University, or any school

in Florida. She would like

to study Public Relations

and Marketing. She would

like to work for a fashion

magazine, or something

similar.“It’s something I

would like to do,” she said.

“I love fashion.” Chaunc-

ey’s favorite places to shop

are Madwell and Bloom-

ingdales.

Though high school is

ending for Chauncey, she

has advice for those stu-

dents who will still be here

next year. Simply, “Enjoy

every second of it.”

BY SOPHIE HULEN

Chauncey’s Favorites

Color: Green

Snack: Grapes

Movie: ‘Twilight’

Teacher: Ms. Furlow

Music: Of Monsters and Men

TV Show: ‘Modern Family’

PHOTO BY SOPHIE HULEN

LUNCH FUN: Chauncey Beck (middle) and her friends, Rachel Wiese ‘13 (right) and Katie

Bittner ‘13 (left), share a laugh in the locker bay. Chauncey is dedicated to many things,

including the American Cancer Society.

Student Teacher Edition

not real?