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VOLUME 76 • EDITION 3 | Tuesday, November 1 , 2011

TATLERLakeside School’s 100% student written, edited, and reviewed newspaper | Seattle, WA

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KATE KIMOn Monday, October 3rd,

the girls on the JV soccer team spotted a suspicious man as they waited for their practice to begin. Dressed in a black hooded jacket with a white skull graphic printed on the front, he appeared to be around 30 years old and had a distinctly skinny face.

While some of the girls merely noticed his presence and edged away, it was Feaven Berhe (’14), who noticed what was actually wrong: “At first I didn’t realize what was going on, so I had to do a double take and look back at him. Because at first I was like, ‘What is this creepy guy doing, hanging out right there? Like, who does that?’ And then when I looked back I was super confused, and when I realized what he was doing, I started screaming.”

She proceeded to yell a string of profanities and call for her coach, Chris Hein, who was on the other side of the field. The creeper, who had exposed his genitalia, dashed away. The team watched him jump into his gold car, which was parked across the street by the gym lot, weave into the lane of oncom-ing traffic, and run a red light to escape. A police report was immediately filed, and when similar cases were reported

from around Seattle, detectives arrived at Lakeside to interview witnesses. “That’s the biggest thing we can do, is give the in-formation that we know to the police,” said Than Healy, Upper School Director. “We’re work-ing with the detectives who are working on the case and sitting in with the students who are be-ing interviewed.”

The creeper, 29-year-old Jes-se Drugger, was found at the Occupy Seattle protest, and was arrested October 19 at his home in Kenmore. Charged with five counts of indecent exposure and one count of second-degree child molestation, he was jailed with a $250,000 bail. His hear-ing is set for November 3.

To prevent incidents like this in the future, Lakeside raised awareness within its own cam-pus. “In this instance, once we got the description of this guy, we sent it to all the adults on the Upper School campus so that they could be on the look-out. It’s just a reminder for the teachers and staff and faculty to make sure you’re confronting people who don’t have a visitors tag on and ask him nicely, ‘Can I help you get somewhere?’ but also sort of making sure that we’re on top of people who are on campus that we don’t recog-nize,” Mr. Healy explained.

Also on duty is the mainte-

nance staff. “They’re not spe-cifically assigned to be security, but they do move around the campus quite a bit, and they are our eyes and ears. So they actu-ally go through some training in terms of what are we look-ing for, and they frequently will ask people who are coming onto campus, ‘Can I help you?’ and ‘Is there somewhere you need to be?’ and ‘Can I help you get there?’ It sort of weeds out the people who are just kind of wan-dering through campus. Not that we have a lot of those peo-ple but once in a while we do.”

So what was the flaw in the security that let the flasher in-filtrate the property? Was it be-cause Lakeside contracts with an outside company for securi-ty, or that there isn’t a physical boundary, like a fence, around the campus? According to Than Healy, neither of these points is valid.

“I have worked at a school where we provided our own [security] and I’m not sure that there’s a vast difference in terms of the quality of the people that you get doing the work,” he said. “James has been the day guy here since I’ve been here…I think you get that con-sistency but it’s also just a little bit cheaper because we’re not paying their salary and bene-fits; we pay the service and then

they provide us with an officer.” Regarding a physical boundary, he stated, “I’m not a huge advo-cate of the fence just because I think it makes us seem unnec-essarily standoffish, and I’m not convinced that it’s going to stop some guy like the creep that showed up.”

But as Feaven Berhe demon-strated, clearing up confusion concerning a stranger can be a simple act that preserves the safety of many.

Creeper on Campus!

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October 4: The NBA cancels its first two weeks.

October 5: Ex-Apple CEO/Founder and Pixar Founder Steve Jobs dies of pancreatic cancer.

October 6: Swedish Poet Tomas Transtromer earns the Nobel Prize in Literature.

October 12: Eight are killed and one seriously injured at a California hair salon shooting.

October 13: Former hedge fund tycoon Raj Rajaratnam is sentenced to 11 years in prison for insider trading.

October 14: Apple re-leases the iPhone 4S.

October 17: Rich-ard Branson opens the world’s first commercial spaceport in New Mexi-co.

October 20: Former Libyan dictator Muam-mar Gaddafi is killed. The circumstances of his death remain unknown.

October 21: Barack Obama announces plans to withdraw all Ameri-can troops in Iraq by the end of 2011.

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GAUTAM HATHIGet out your yard signs and bumper

stickers! A full year away from Elec-tion Day 2012, the Presidential Elec-tion campaign is already in full swing. If you’re a Democrat, then your Presiden-tial options are fairly limited. As the in-cumbent Democratic President, Barack Obama is essentially guaranteed to be the Democratic candidate for President next November. The Republican side of the race, however, is much more inter-esting.

About a dozen Republicans have deemed themselves worthy of the na-tion’s highest office, and of those about three or four have a real shot at the nomination. A couple more candidates have dropped out already, and several more prospective candidates have de-cided against entering the race. For the

most part, however, the field of Republican can-didates is set for now and probably won’t change a whole lot until the primaries start early next year.

First up on the list of Republican Presidential hopefuls is Mitt Romney. The former businessman (whose full name is Willard Mitt Romney) has been perpetually campaigning for the presi-dency since he left office as governor of Massachusetts. He failed to win the Republican nomination in 2008, losing out to John McCain, and is now having another go. Romney is generally consid-ered to be a moderate Republican (which allowed him to get elected in the mostly Democratic Massachusetts). However, Romney has been accused of changing his positions on hot button issues such as gay rights and abortion rights in or-

der to appeal to more right-wing Repub-licans.

If Romney isn’t conservative enough for you, then there’s Rick Perry, the Tex-as governor who believes in intelligent design and who once shot and killed a coyote with the pistol he sometimes car-ries with him on his morning run. Perry has been the favorite of more conser-vative Republicans, who favor his hard right stance on social issues. Perry has also appealed to the Republican base with other far right statements that he’s made, such as a claim that Social Secu-rity is a Ponzi scheme. Perry, however, has had some trouble in the early candi-date debates, where he has come across as confused and passive. On top of that, Perry is under fire from some right wing Republicans for his decisions as Texas governor to mandate the HPV vac-cine for all girls attending Texas public schools and to allow children who have come to the country illegally to attend public schools.

Finally, there is Herman Cain. Cain is the former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza and also the only African-American seeking the Republican nomination. At first considered a longshot for the nomi-nation, Cain is now leading in the polls after Perry’s stumbles in the debates. He has attracted a lot of attention for his 9-9-9 Plan, which would replace most of the existing federal tax code with a 9% flat income tax, a 9% corporate income tax, and a 9% national sales tax. Al-though Cain claims that his plan would balance the budget while saving most Americans money, experts have said that it would not completely eliminate the deficit and would also put a much larger tax burden on poor and middle-income Americans. It remains to be seen whether Republican primary voters will continue to show interest in Cain’s plan once the details become more widely known.

Until the Iowa caucus early next year, the nomination race will remain just pure politics. Then, over the course of the first six months of 2012, Republican voters will decide whether they want a conservative, really conservative, or ultra conservative nominee. Given the currently low poll ratings of the Presi-dent and the bad economy, though, there’s a decent chance that one of the people currently running for the nomi-nation might end up as President of the United States.

Let theCampaigningBegin!

Herman Cain has a plan, but is 9-9-9 really more than just a catchy gimmick?

Mitt Romney is a veteran Presi-dential campaign-er, but can any-one keep track of his flip-flopping on the issues?

Rick Perry can get the Republi-can base fired-up, but he might not be able to stop falling over him-self in the debates.

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PIERRE SUGNARDOn October 5th the world lost a genius.

Steve Jobs, the cofounder of Apple, died at the age of 56. He had been battling ter-minal pancreatic cancer since 2004. Jobs was famous for his spectacular product launches, his sleek computers, and for revolutionizing the laptop and Smart-phone industry.

As a technologist, Jobs was different because he was not an engineer. He was more interested in product design, aes-thetics, and simplicity of use. These may have been his greatest strengths, as Apple products are known for the qualities that Jobs strived for.

After dropping out of Reed College af-ter one semester, Jobs went on to cofound Apple Inc. in 1976 with his friend, Steve Wozniak. That same year, Apple launched the Apple I computer, debuting the com-pany’s success in the computing hardware and software business.

In 1985, a power struggle occurred between Mr. Jobs and the CEO they had hired two years earlier, John Sculley. The corporate battle that ensued saw Jobs leave Apple and found another company in 1985 named NeXT Computers.

At the same time, in 1986, Jobs bought The Graphics Group, which was later re-named Pixar. Originally based as a com-puter hardware company, it later signed a contract with Disney to create computer animated films. In 1995, the totally com-puter animated movie Toy Story was re-leased with Jobs credited as executive producer.

In 1996, Apple bought NeXT comput-ers, bringing Jobs back to Apple as CEO.

He set about changing the layout of the company, canceling projects and firing unneeded employees. His aggressive and demanding personality struck fear in em-ployees. Workers were afraid of encoun-tering Jobs in the elevator, scared that they would lose their job by the time the doors opened.

The company branched out with revo-lutionary products such as the iPod in 2004 (along with the iTunes store) and the iPhone in 2007.

Finally, in August of this year, Jobs re-signed as CEO of Apple. Six weeks later, he died.

Through this all, Jobs gained millions

of fans. His relaxed appearance during his keynote speeches was legendary, as was his blue jean and black turtleneck outfit. As the CEO of Apple for so many years, Jobs became a part of his products. He lives with us through every Mac, iPod, iPhone, and iPad. Steve Jobs’ name will live to “Infinity and Beyond.”

ALEC GLASSFORDThough Meatless Mondays have been

foremost in Lakeside’s collective mind recently, the Lakeside Energy Awareness Project is striving for greater achieve-ments this year, for example a web site about Lakeside’s energy usage and an energy innovation competition. The ini-tiative, led by seniors Andrew Haeger, Morgan Richmond, and Sophia Shank aims to not politicize the school’s eating habits or to raise money for huge energy-saving renovations; rather, it is to encour-age awareness among the Lakeside com-munity about the energy consumed at our school, and to stimulate discussion on how we can use more renewable energy and reduce our consumption.

One of the main developments coming soon is a website which will, among other things, feature Lakeside’s monthly energy usage and news of the Project’s recent de-velopments. It will also provide an easy way for students to find people who live near them, so that they can arrange car-pools; this will perhaps be implemented

by utilizing a mapping tool already avail-able on Lakeside’s Web site.

This mapping tool is one of a few dis-coveries the team has made through their efforts. For example, they’ve learned that the gym, as well as the attached Field-house, is one of the biggest sources of energy consumption in the school. Hae-ger reported, “We’ve had a pretty warm fall, but when it comes to winter, heat-ing those two buildings takes a lot of en-ergy.” Shank noted that, until recently, the group members “weren’t even aware of [the gym’s high energy usage]” but now the issue is “on [their] radar.” This, to-gether with the ordeals of heating open buildings during the recent Bliss and Allen-Gates constructions, led Haeger to note that “Lakeside’s not doing very well [with respect to energy consumption and carbon emissions].”

On the bright side, the renovated Bliss Hall is much more energy efficient than its previous incarnation, and the Energy Awareness Project aims to help Lakeside continue cutting its carbon footprint.

Haeger said that the group members “look forward to being able to share with people the actual numerical results [of their efforts], especially with Lakeside’s energy bills” which they hope to post on their Web site.

The Energy Awareness Project also not-ed that they have received great co-operation from Lakeside’s admin-istration and feed-back from the stu-dent community so far. They have been trying to “work out some of the kinks” of the Meatless Mon-day trial period with Director of Food Services Ben Resnick; a possi-ble upcoming plan involves allowing students to vote

on choices of Meatless Monday meals.Shank hopes that this and other future

plans, such as their upcoming Innovation Competition, will continue to “fuel dis-cussion” among the Lakeside community. “We want to be in close communication with everyone; we love the feedback.”

“Stay hungry, stay foolish”

Energy Team Update

The world haslost a hero.

Photo Courtesy of: Andrew Haeger

Photo Courtesy of: Apple

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4 life & culturePAULINA GLASSThe best part of TOLO is not

the cool opportunity to hang out with friends, the dresses, the dates, or even the dance it-self. Every year, the freshmen badger their friends for the hot TOLO gossip. The class that allegedly made a spreadsheet of dates now looks down on the fresh-man frivolity that the dance brings. It’s the time of year when everybody forgets that they were once freshmen too and that they also contrib-uted to the hype of Freshmen TOLO.

I was once that freshman who shot out of the assembly to ask a boy, because I didn’t know whom else I would ask, and it seemed like a life or death situation. To those freshmen thinking, “But I don’t know who I’ll ask if I can’t go with that one guy!” I can tell you it won’t be that bad.

Regardless of the giggles of the freshmen girls, and the “too cool” attitude that the boys try so hard to portray, we need to cut them some slack. It is the first formal high school dance they will experience, and they

have no idea what it will be like.Freshman girls that are flip-

ping out: It will be fine—your dress will be perfect and your date will only leave you for about 75% of the dance. One freshman girl I talked to complained, “It’s just so much drama!” There’s only drama if you make it dra-matic. Don’t beef with your friends over which guy to ask. If two girls are fighting over one

guy, he’ll probably be asked by someone else before they even get the chance to ask him. Just find a guy that fits in with the group.

When I asked the freshman boys for their opinions on TOLO,

t h e y snickered, gave me v u l g a r n a m e s for their i n t e r -views, and laughed it off. And I’m going

to go ahead and say there is no way you will have fun if you go in with a person who has an “I’m above this” attitude. So let’s be chipper, okay?

So freshmen, your position is understandable, but since you are the youngest members of our loving community, we have to tease you a little bit.

The other day in class we had a substitute teacher who couldn't remember what time the class ended. Some of the students convinced the teacher that class was over even though there were about 15 minutes left. Should I have spoken up in this situ-ation? Or was it the teacher's responsibility to know the correct time?

A substitute is definitely re-sponsible for knowing when class begins and ends. Finding a schedule before class and not-ing the times seems like a pretty basic expectation of a teacher. On the other hand, a sub’s job is hard and students should not be making it any harder. Lying to a substitute teacher is wrong. You probably should have spoken up, and you definitely should not ac-tively participate in this kind of deception.

Too often I see students crowd in inconvenient areas

to socialize, such as the walk-way to the WCC, and I have to make an annoying trek around/through these peo-ple. I don't want to unleash upperclassman wrath upon them, but how else would they learn to relocate their grouping?

Tempting as it is, it’s rarely a good idea to “unleash upper-classman wrath” upon anyone. Usually people who are congre-gated in a large group as you de-scribe are simply oblivious, and are not purposefully being rude. When possible, just walk around them. Often they will notice you going around and move of their own accord. If the crowd is re-ally in your way, just smile and say “Excuse me!” in your least passive-aggressive voice. They’ll move out of your way and hope-fully, with enough repetition of this action, they’ll learn to stand elsewhere.

FRESHMAN TOLO FREAK-OUT!

It will be fine…your date will only leave you for about 75% of the dance.

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PIERRE SUIGNARD Those who have never peered

into a Lakeside recycling bin may be surprised at what can be discovered there. From liquids to banana peels, everything that does NOT belong in a recy-cling bin could be found in one. So we must ask ourselves—what is recycling like at Lakeside?

Over the years, Lakeside has been able to greatly reduce waste output. A composting program was set up a few years ago. Lakeside also stopped us-ing disposable plates, cups and utensils and now uses com-postable ones. More recently, Meatless Mondays and Tray-less Tuesdays have been set up to help reduce Lakeside’s carbon emissions.

How can we as students help Lakeside further reduce its waste? First of all, do not put your trash in the recycling bins. “What we all need to be doing is taking the time after eat-ing to separate out recyclables from compostable objects from waste, and put them into the correct bins. I know it can seem like a hassle, but this is some-thing easy to do that can make a difference in Lakeside’s carbon footprint,” says Sophie Shank (’12). Putting your trash in recy-cling bins just makes it harder for workers at recycling plants to get their work done and can potentially destroy machinery

there. Also, students can work to-

wards separating their bottle caps and not putting them in the recycling bins with the bot-tles. As Shank says “[Lakeside] has been making great improve-ments in reducing waste (such as composting and not sell-ing plastic water bottles), but we identified plastic lids, that have always been thrown away, as something potentially recy-clable…that had yet to be ad-dressed.”

Sophie and some of her class-mates plan on addressing this issue by setting up bottle cap bins in which students can re-cycle their caps.

In the future, Shank would like to see the amount of plastic bottles consumed go down. “If we are going to continue buy-ing these products, then recy-cling is a vital piece of reducing the carbon footprint, though consuming less is by far supe-rior to simply recycling. This is not to say that no one should buy wastefully-packaged prod-ucts ever again; rather, we hope that students will be aware of the impact of the packaging of products.”

And if you're not sure about something, put it in the trash. At least do not pretend to re-cycle.

Banana Peels ≠ Recyclable

PETER BALLMERWhen my friends and I first

looked inside the Café Pho on 401 NE Northgate Way, we consid-ered turning around. There were stacked boxes filled with bottles of wine, hanging wine glasses, glowing glass panes, and mirrors on the wall. I expected the decor to correspond to the food’s pric-ing (probably too much for me). But after as quick peak at the menus available at the door, I was reassured by the pretty reason-able eight-dollar price tag for a large bowl of pho. The restaurant was close to empty, and we were seated immediately. Our orders were taken pretty quickly and we never had empty water glasses.

I ordered the beef and meatball pho, and a large bowl was deliv-ered promptly. The broth was fla-vorful, yet mild enough so that it wasn’t overpowering. The sliced beef in the pho was delicious and the noodles were more or less standard, but they had a very nice texture not always found in pho. The meatballs, on the other hand, were awful. They were ab-surdly dense and probably pre-packaged; there were also odd gelatinous chunks clearly visible in many parts of the meatballs. Apart from those, the pho had ingredients one would expect, including bean sprouts, lime, and green onion.

While very good aside from the meatballs, the pho still was a little bit too noodle heavy, and could have used more beef and other toppings. As far as other

dishes go, the pan-fried pork and spring roll dish over rice noodles could not have been more deli-cious.

Although we enjoyed the food, we were continuously weirded out by the ambiance of the res-taurant. There was a college football game playing on a flat screen alongside the many wine boxes, and an unusual range of music, which included Lil Wayne

and Rick Ross’s unedited ‘John’, as well as country music. While I like both Rick Ross and college football, they were out of place at a pho restaurant.

Bottom line: Avoid meatballs, considered a grilled dish; bring a dollar more than you would usually spend. Ambiance: 1/3, Service: 4/4, Food: 4.5/6, Total: 9.5/13

Café Pho: Decent food, wine glass-es, and college football - all for a rea-sonable price.

Ahoy! This month the Captains of the Relation-ship answer your questions about whether or not you should pursue certain types of relationships. While there are some situations where things just won’t work out, the general concept is simple: Follow your heart!

Is dating during senior year worth it if you're just going to graduate in a couple months?

Him: It is completely worth it if you love the person you’re dating or are plan-ning on dating. Do you ever go into a re-lationship, even if it’s during freshman year, thinking about when you guys are about to split up? No. Do what you want to do; if it doesn’t feel right then don’t do it. But if you’re asking for my opinion,

then yes, it is worth it if you’re in love.Her: Even though you’re in your last

year at Lakeside and you may be going to colleges across the country from each other, it is still worth it to date your senior year. It’s better to leave for col-lege with a tinge of sadness than having missed out on an experience completely. Besides, most relationships don’t last an entire year anyway.

How old is too old to be gaming on freshmen?

Him: Well it depends on what you de-fine as “gaming.” If you’re a senior trying to date or hook up with freshmen, then you’re probably too old, but if you’re just joking around with them, having a good time, maybe throwing in a flirtatious

comment here and there, then you’re never too old; it’s just good humor. But don’t be a pervert, that’s just awkward and disgusting.

Her: This definitely depends on the people and the situation, but it’s prob-ably safe to say that if you are a senior you should NOT be gaming on freshmen.

I recently met a guy and we com-pletely fell in love. The only problem is that he lives two hours away from me. What should I do?

Him: Well first ask yourself, are you able to drive? Or do your parents drive you? If your parents do, then you’re going to have to take that up with them…However, I have had a couple of friends who had to practically set

aside their whole evening just to drive to see their girlfriend/boyfriend, hang out with her/him, and drive all the way back. But if you guys are in love, then of course it’s worth it!

Her: Break up. Trust me, long distance relationships don’t last, they just wither up and die. Sorry—harsh but true.

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8 opinionsMeatless MondaysShould Meatless

Mondayscontinue? MAX CHEN

Now that the previous Arab Spring-caliber outrage that erupted in the collective minds and hearts of the student body over the announce-ment of Meatless Mondays has been somewhat quelled, it’s a good time to think more carefully about the madness that ensued after said an-nouncement was made.

This Meatless Monday phenomenon is interest-ing not only by the backlash, but also in examina-tion of exactly what could have prompted such a hostile response. It very well could be that I’m ig-norant, and the reason Meatless Monday has gone over so badly is because, well, people are opposed to the idea of not being able to eat meat. Upon further investigation, however, I am prompted to believe that the whole fiasco is rooted in some-thing much more psychological than idealistic. I am further inclined to think that the ordeal itself is not expressly because those who oppose Meat-less Monday are unable to eat meat once a week (Surprise! Before the initiative was announced a good number of our lunches didn’t have meat to begin with), but because that has now been taken up as an order.

The idea of Meatless Monday as a whole seems to have taken on much more weight than ratio-nality would customarily dictate. I’m certain no-body doubts the environmental benefits Meatless Monday provides, so why then do students feel the need to inject their already-inflated sense of entitlement into a debate over an initiative with inherently little impact on our dietary restric-tions? Students’ palate with respect to selection of vegetarian options is not an issue (whether people prefer grilled cheese or salad is a choice they have to make, Meatless Monday or no). So, it seems a reasonable assumption that lack of meat is not the crux of the matter here. Students

have already found ways to cope, some of them more condonable than others. Because of this fact alone, it doesn’t seem logical that the back-lash against Meatless Mondays continues as such. So any further complaints about Meatless Mon-day warrant an enormous “Cool Story, Bro”. This problem is between the students and the “sys-tem”. Because even though Meatless Monday does not change much with respect to the diets of the students, it makes sense that Lakesiders are only angry because Meatless Mondays affirms the sta-tus quo—meat is not in every meal at Lakeside—but in a way that gives the impression that such legislation is equivalent to the freak-dancing ban of the 2009-2011 school year.

This is where things start getting a little bit ri-diculous. I realize that the student body has ev-ery right to make its discontent known, but the hostile and pathos-drenched reaction to Meatless Mondays demonstrates a severe lack of tact and thoughtfulness on the part of the students. I’m sure most Lakesiders have the intellectual capac-ity to realize at some point that Meatless Mon-day is not anti-meat, just anti-environmental ig-norance. I would not be so quick to assume that Meatless Monday is an agglomeration of Lakeside vegetarian/vegan propagandists promulgating their PETA-like agenda upon us, as other stu-dents have reflected in their response. And just as many had predicted, the misdirected rage that the announcement of Meatless Monday spawned has departed the minds of most. It is from or-deals like these that it becomes clear that Lake-side students, of all people, should be the first to relinquish their ignorance when presented with another such change.

End the Ignorance!

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Mondays?

“I love meat, but i think it’s fine if peo-ple continue. People need to stop being huge babies. If they hadn’t announced it, it wouldn’t have caused such an uproar. It’s one day a week. Deal with it.”

“I’m indifferent about it. If there’s something like grilled cheese then that would make it better for those of us who don’t like salad.”

“After a while people are gonna for-get about it so go for it. There was also a week in September where 3 days of the week were meatless... I’m just sayin. The grill club kinda makes up for it.”

“YES! I am a vegetarian and it means yummy vegetarian food where I don’t have to bother the nice cafeteria people by asking repeatedly if something has meat! It is awesome.”

“As long as the food tastes good for ev-eryone. Stingy plates of vegetables and noodles is not worth the 6.25.”

“NO!! IT IS A CURSE AGAINST HU-MANITY. Why must every meatatarian suffer for the glory of the few vegetar-ians.”

“Hell to the no. im this far from sewing the school for impeding on my rights.”

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Meatless MondaysFRANCIS WILSONIt is only at Lakeside that something seemingly

so insignificant could cause so much controversy, and spark so much debate, both in the halls of Bliss and on the walls of Facebook.

The introduction of vegetarianism once per week is nothing new, since Lakesiders have been eating vegetarian meals from baked potatoes to grilled cheese sandwiches on a regular basis for years. I will be the first to concede that there is no reason why our environmentally aware school shouldn’t implement this program. But several things could have been done differently by the “EcoTeam” to defuse a lot of the current contro-versy. Coming changes made to the daily life of Lakeside students were suggested cryptically in early assemblies, but it was without warning one assembly that this plan was dropped on us.

At first, it seemed that most of us had slept through this significant announcement (It was assembly after all), but later, the complaints of a disgruntled school body inundated daily con-versation and the internet. As Lakesiders, we are used to being informed well ahead of time about changes in school life (Such as the Student Spon-sored Day announcements made months in ad-vance), and we are accustomed to being asked our opinions through school wide surveys. According to what I’ve heard, there was no such preliminary opinion seeking and to many, it seemed this pro-gram had “Gone over our heads” by not seeking student approval.

Another error that was made was the fact that it seemed like an elite group of people endowed with new insights from their summer sojourn was leading a school wide change. Lakeside has always

been about student led movements, but oligar-chy isn’t our style. Until now, all student leaders, from varsity team captains to Judicial Commit-tee members, have been chosen democratically. If our student government, a group with the pow-er to make changes to school life, consists of 16 elected members from all grades, shouldn’t this “EcoTeam,” a group that also has the power to make changes in our lives, be more varied in its membership than just a few seniors? What excep-tion gives the right to bypass the democratic in-stitutions by which Lakeside chooses its student leaders? It’s like putting someone on the Judicial Committee just because they went to a law camp over the summer.

Another factor contributing to the negativity against Meatless Monday is the Lakeside mental-ity. We love making positive changes, but we hate being told what to do. Independence is a huge part of our identity, and every time students have tried to institute social change here, it has been a sug-gestion, not an order. Lakesiders also love statis-tics, but while we have been told that we are part of a bigger movement, we have never been given numbers showing the difference our school would make if we were to sign up for this.

While the changes made by the EcoTeam are definitely for the best, by making this movement seem so mandatory and so abrupt, a lot of unnec-essary controversy has been created. Since our opinion wasn’t asked anyway, it would have been better to implement Meatless Monday without our knowledge. I can guarantee that no one would have noticed.

What’s the Big Deal?

Why Meatless Mondays:1. There are approximately 7 billion

people on earth. At the US level of meat consumption, the earth could support 2.5 billion people, while at the Indian level of consumption it could support 10 billion people (globaldashboard.org)

2. If everyone in America participated in one meatless day a week, that would be the equivalent of taking 20 million mid-size sedans off the road (meatlessmondays.com)

3. Pound for pound, beef production generates greenhouse gases that contrib-ute more than 57 times as much to climate change as do the gases emitted from pro-ducing potatoes. (Scientific American)

4. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Orga-nization has estimated that meat produc-tion accounts for nearly a fifth of global greenhouse gas emissions.

The above being mentioned, we returned from the Student Glob-al Leadership Institute empowered and excited to implement posi-tive change at Lakeside. We came up with an idea that we wanted to try and using the proper channels of the school which are by no means democratic, we proposed our idea. It was accepted, and we began a trial period of Meatless Mondays. We were so over-whelmed by our excitement that we failed to realize that students at Lakeside would want a say in each decision that we made and we apologize wholeheartedly for all mistakes that we have made in communicating our plan thus far. We didn’t think that mak-ing a small temporary change to our meal service one day a week would upset some people to the extent that it has. We were hoping that the student body would embrace Meatless Mondays as an op-portunity to try a different approach to nutrition, one which has the potential to greatly benefit our environment. It was never our intention to deny any students a healthy, nourishing, and delicious meal, and we have the utmost faith in the refectory staff to find ways to make the majority happy every Monday, the same way they do the rest of the week.

We stand by our public instatement of Meatless Mondays be-cause we believe that public controversy is far better than a lack of thought about how Lakeside impacts the environment. However, we promised that Meatless Mondays would run on a trial basis and we are committed to stand by that promise, so we will be sending out a poll in the next week that will ask for feedback that will deter-mine whether Meatless Mondays should continue.

Thanks to the student body, faculty, administration, and refec-tory staff and for their support of Meatless Mondays.

Morgan, Sophie, and Haeger

A message on Meatless Mon-days from your

Energy Team:

Ishani Ummat

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EMILY RUPPELGoogle Amanda Knox and you’ll get

nearly 7.5 million hits. The University of Washington student accused of murder-ing her roommate while studying in Italy in 2007 was found innocent in an appeals court on October 3rd. She flew back to Seattle the next day after more than four years in prison, where she was greeted by “overwhelming numbers of report-ers and support-ers”, according to ABC News.

Since she was first accused of murder in 2007, her case has fasci-nated media out-lets worldwide. It has been sensa-tionalized far past the attention it deserves – an al-ready mysterious case spun into a lurid tale of sex, drugs, and satanic rites to sell newspapers. Ev-ery day, countless murders are commit-ted worldwide – so why is the Knox trial plastered over the front page of every newspaper, while countless other crimes are ignored?

Neither of the two other defendants were given the media attention that

was focused on Knox, who was seen as a “pretty white girl” and as a damsel in distress caught up in an archaic foreign justice system. She was portrayed alter-nately and as a promiscuous she-devil – “Foxy Knoxy”, the title taken from her

MySpace and used by newspapers to in-dicate her supposed guilt.

Amanda Knox provided a pretty face for the international media to fixate on, and they (as well as the prosecution) spent the past four years using Knox as a figurehead to satisfy the masses’ desire for a commercialized “real life” horror story. Whether she is innocent or guilty,

it was not Knox, but the media, that cre-ated the persona of “Foxy Knoxy”, the girl who brutally murdered her roommate in a sexualized devil-worshipping ritual. The lack of DNA evidence that eventually led to her acquittal was irrelevant, since

the public seemed to have already made their deci-sion

This is not the only recent case that has been sensat iona l ized to such a degree. Casey Anthony, accused of mur-dering her young daughter in 2008, has been portrayed nearly unanimously as a villain, despite being acquitted recently. The sto-ry of the female killer is one that has historically been sensation-

alized and sexualized. In many ways, Amanda Knox’s case is nothing but that – a story created by the media and spoon-fed to our eager mouths. We would hope the world audience will someday manage to outgrow its lust for a media-created show trial.

Maddie’sMusings

“Foxy Knoxy”:The Media Fixation with

Amanda Knox

MADDIE WEINSTEINIn the wake of the Troy Davis case, a de-

bate abounds about what went wrong in America’s justice system to cause the ex-ecution of a man who was quite possibly in-nocent. Some people lament the incertitude of the evidence against Davis while others argue that the death penalty should not be used at all because it is disproportionate-ly used against people belonging to racial minorities, it is cruel and unusual punish-ment, and it is irreversible. While the va-lidity and significance of many reasons for and against the death penalty depend on an individual’s morality, one indisputable and under-explored argument against the death penalty is the fact that it drains our financial resources.

Though at first consideration the death penalty seems cheaper than housing, feed-ing, and providing health care to a prisoner for the duration of a life sentence, deeper inspection reveals that the cost to the state of the legal processes in death penalty cas-es makes executing a person more expen-sive that giving him or her a life sentence.

According to a 2006 study by the Wash-ington State Bar Association, a death pen-alty case costs approximately $800,000 more than a similar non-death penalty case. The Washington Coalition to Abol-ish the Death Penalty (WCADP) explains that since most capital defendants cannot afford legal assistance, taxpayers foot the bill for the fees of the defense lawyers and expert witnesses necessary for not only the first trial but also the subsequent ap-peals that are the constitutional right of defendants. The scale of the costs for the prosecution is so burdensome that, accord-ing to the WCADP, small counties fear that trying death penalty cases in their court-houses will send them plummeting into bankruptcy.

Some may argue that these costs must come with the benefit of keeping our com-munities safe from violent crime. But if safety is the end goal, it could be achieved much more efficiently if the money that is currently supporting the death penalty were used for crime prevention.

This policy bears uncomfortable reso-nance to the differences between the sizes of our country’s military and peaceful for-eign policy budgets. In yet another aspect of our society, Americans are spending more money killing people than helping them.

...it was not Knox, but the media, that created the per-sona of ‘Foxy Knoxy’, the girl who brutally murdered her roommate in a sexual-ized devil-worshipping rit-

ual.

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JACLYN VERZUHDead bodies tumbling out of

walk-in refrigerators, killer dish-es, fancy cooking and cut-throat culinary competition are all mixed together in Lakeside’s fall production, the comedy/murder mystery, Take Out. The play was written by Naomi Brodkin (‘08), a Lakeside graduate and current playwriting student at North-western.

Take Out is a suspenseful and amusing piece featuring a real-ity TV show in which six of the country’s top chefs are locked in the studio, with only one hour to produce a stellar dish. These chefs will go to any lengths to be the best, and soon do – cooks start to die, picked off myste-riously one by one by a covert killer, and anxiety builds as the clock onstage counts down their one hour, and an ominous voice threatens death to anyone who stops cooking.

The play poses some difficulty in production. In one scene, a chef is crushed by a large falling object, in another one is stabbed. Throughout the play there is so much staged combat that the director, Randy Hoffmeyer, en-listed the help of a fight chore-ographer, Gordon Carpenter, to help stage some of the scenes. The student actors portraying chefs also have to practice chop-ping and preparing food quickly and skillfully, as some onstage cooking will be done during the production.

The lead roles are played by seniors Maia Nowack (‘12) and Carter Stratton (‘12). The actors and actresses in the ensemble are a mixture of talent that has been seen before in other Lakeside productions and some new faces who haven’t been seen before on the stage. The complete cast also

includes Lucy Henningsgaard (‘12), Caleb Zatto-Mayher (‘14), Peter Schwartz (‘13), Andrew Whipple (‘12), Ben Johnson (‘13) and Killian Widdis (‘12).

All of the faculty involved are very excited to work with a piece from a past student and excel-lent playwright. “If we have a question about a part or a line, we can just call her [Naomi Brodkin] up and say, ‘What was your vision for this?’ or ‘Can we cut this bit out?’” says Gretchen Orsland, the First Assistant Di-rector of the play. While at Lake-side, Naomi Brodkin specialized in Drama and was in multiple Lakeside productions, along with having her piece chosen for a staged reading. All of her drama teachers are thrilled to have a student continue drama and acting after her Lakeside career. “This is a terrific oppor-

tunity as all of the drama classes have writing components, espe-cially the Drama IIIs who are in the process of writing their own plays as part of the Young Play-wrights Program at ACT Theatre. Naomi went through the same program and is now focusing on playwriting in college,” said Alban Dennis. She plans on re-turning to Lakeside to watch the production.

The play features great char-acters, non-traditional stage combat, suspense, a lot of com-edy and some great murders. Take Out, while fairly light-hearted and great for laughs, also provides a more serious and thoughtful commentary on com-petition in our society, where people do whatever it takes to be the best. Take Out will be per-formed on November 17th and 18th in St. Nicks.

JANI ADCOCKSeattle is famous for rain, good

seafood, grunge music, and glass sculpture. Yet few Seattleites even know about the wealth of ceramic artists this city harbors. I spoke with world-acclaimed ce-ramic artists Patti Warashina, Akio Takamori, and Jeffry Mitch-ell about their work, inspirations,

political interest, and why they chose to live in Seattle. Their piec-es have been shown at the Smith-sonian, SAM, and the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto, among others.

The artists I spoke with have completely different styles, yet when asked what inspired their work, their responses were sur-prisingly similar. Ms. Warashina expressed what all the artists seemed to agree on, “I’ve always used my personal life as my inspi-ration.” However, she continued that as she got older she found herself inspired increasingly by the ideas of others – in her case, politics. For Mr. Takamori and Mr. Mitchell, these ideas came in the form of ancient artifacts. “Those weathered objects stimu-late my imagination to relate to the people when those things were made,” explained Mr. Taka-mori. Mr. Mitchell expanded that, “Making artifacts from clay…connects almost every hu-man culture from the beginning of history.”

Another similarity between

the artists is their interest in pol-itics. Ms. Warashina explained, “I find as an artist, it is hard to ignore the incompetence that has affected the future of our world… I’m what you call an amused and dismayed “news junkie.” Mr. Mitchell also became involved in politics through Obamaware, which raised funds for the Obama campaign – an experience he de-scribed as “thrilling.”

Although Seattle’s political scene is hopping, it wasn’t the main allure for these artists. In-stead, all three were drawn by a longing for home. Mr. Mitchell and Ms. Warashina were born and raised in Seattle. While trav-eling to, “probably every state in the Union, [Ms. Warashina] real-ized early on that Seattle was a well-kept secret.” Although Mr. Takamori grew up in Japan, his reasoning was still similar – “Se-attle is located in the Northwest corner of the US facing…Japan.”

Rather than attracting famous ceramic artists, Seattle is produc-ing them. The UW’s ceramic arts program is one of the top five in the nation, and Lakeside’s ceram-ic studio, staffed by the amazing Jodi Rockwell and Jacob Foran, isn’t too shabby either. Who knows, maybe a Lakesider will end up as the next ceramist who makes it big in Seattle.

Find profiles for these ceramic artists (and others) on the Tatler webpage in the coming days!

PETER BALLMERIf you have driven necromancy from the

lands and taken the reins of Arch-Mage, you should be excited for Skyrim. If you have driven the Daedra from Kvatch, and later on all of Cyrodiil, you should be ex-cited for Skyrim. If you have never played Oblivion, and don’t get either of those ref-erences but are at least mildly into video games, you should still be excited for Sky-rim.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is the fifth and final part the Elder Scrolls series, a group of open ended single player RPGs all with a main plot based around what an ‘El-der Scroll’ foretold to happen. In Skyrim, you are a prisoner soon to be executed in

the country of Skyrim, a cold northern country primarily inhabited by a race of Viking-like ‘Nords’.

When you enter the game, two major things are happening simultaneously. First, the country is in the midst of a civil war, between those who wish to become independent of the Empire, and those who do not. The Elder Scroll foretells that Aldu-in, the god of destruction shall take over the world, aided by his army of black drag-ons (Jills). Your character is one of the last Dragonborn, meaning you have the soul of a dragon and are capable of speaking their language. Naturally, being a Dragonborn in addition to being the main character, you are charged with fixing all of the prob-

lems facing Skyrim and its inhabitants. So why should you be excited? Bethesda Softworks, the company that designed the 2002 and 2006 games of the year Mor-rowind and Oblivion, is the same company working on Skyrim. Furthermore, Oblivi-on was made by a team of sixty people, but Skyrim has been developed by a team of one hundred, a sign that Bethesda is focus-ing on this game and intends to finish the Elder Scrolls series with a bang.

In regard to gameplay, there are all kinds of things to look forward to. The graph-ics are fantastic. Bethesda developed an entirely new graphics engine for Skyrim, which introduces things like ‘dynamic snow.’ Dual wielding has been introduced

with both weapons and spells, meaning that you can equip two weapons, but if you don’t equip a weapon, you can use both hands to enhance your spell power and cast more powerful versions of your spells. Dueling is another new feature, meaning that you can challenge (and be challenged by) anyone you see as you walk along the five major cities and fifteen minor cities. There are 150+ dungeons in Skyrim and three new guilds to join. The game comes out November 11th, so preorder it now, and get ready to sit back, kill dragons, and watch your GPA fall.

Reach for the Skyrim:Future Game of the Year

SeattleCeramics— Go Big orGo Home

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Movie Review: Raging BullKODY BURLESON

KODY BURLESONThis month, we take a look at one of

my favorite movies of all time: Mar-tin Scorsese’s Raging Bull. First, a word of caution: this is not a family movie. Run this one by your parents before you watch it.

The sheer anger portrayed in this mov-ie may turn some people off, but let it be known that this is a true story. It chron-icles the rise and fall of Jake LaMotta, played by Robert De Niro, a champion middleweight boxer during the 40’s and 50’s who was widely regarded as having the best chin in boxing. He utilized an aggressive style of boxing, always stay-ing within range of his opponent, thus earning him the nickname “Raging Bull.” As Scorsese shows, however, his aggres-sion did not stop outside the ring. The

film is as gritty as they come. Jake La-Motta proves to be one monster of a pro-tagonist, abusing his wives, friends, and family. He is, to put it simply, an animal. With the help of his brother and the Ma-fia, he climbs to the top of the middle-weight boxing circuit. Continuing his success becomes increasingly difficult as his private life deteriorates. Raging Bull is the story of a man who is a master at his craft, yet cannot keep a hold on any-thing else in his life.

Robert De Niro’s performance gar-nered him an Academy Award for best actor. It’s easy to see why; this is method acting at its finest. De Niro trained with LaMotta himself until LaMotta was sat-isfied that he could be a champion on the real circuit. To show LaMotta’s decline, De Niro gained sixty pounds, going from

145 to 215 pounds in four months. It’s an absolutely relentless performance. The progression of his controlling na-ture and the increasing ease with which he flies off the handle are sickeningly re-alistic. His brutishness is palpable, and although the viewer invariably grows to hate LaMotta, one cannot but help but feel a twinge of sympathy for this beast as he hits rock bottom.

Though Scorsese initially wanted nothing to do with the development of Raging Bull, his eventual commitment to its success is evident. Nowhere is his mastery more apparent than in the box-ing scenes, which are some of the most brutal, visceral fight scenes ever put in film. The camera puts the viewer directly in the ring, with detail and care given to every crushing blow. Noses are broken,

lips are split, blood and sweat flies, and Jake LaMotta refuses to go down de-spite barrage after barrage of unyielding strikes. It’s excruciating. It’s fantastic.

Kyle Lee (’13) has a different take on the film. After watching the movie with me, he said that the plot is uninterest-ing, generic, and that he feels like “it’s the same as thirty other movies I’ve seen. It wants to be The Godfather, and it just isn’t. It isn’t close.” Contrary to my opinion, Kyle views the fight scenes as nothing special because LaMotta’s skill was so great that the fights weren’t real contests. One person’s masterpiece can be another person’s run of the mill picture. But in my opinion, Raging Bull deserves its place as one of the greatest films ever made.

MARY KUPERAt first glance, New Girl might seem a bit clichéd and reminiscent of Friends in that it stars

four roommates trying to ride out the highs and lows of life together. But when you cast Zooey Deschanel as the show’s protagonist you’ll have a hit that is “simply adorkable,” as the previews for the show proclaim. The setup for the short but hilarious show is simple: the main charac-ter Jess, played by Deschanel, is a young teacher who moves in with three guys she doesn’t know after discovering her boyfriend has been cheating on her. New Girl has only aired three episodes so far, since it premiered in September on FOX, but it has quickly become one of the most popular shows on television, due to its comedic, quirky cast. Deschanel’s most memo-rable moments have been when she referenced Lord of the Rings (twice), professed her love for bubbles, and threw a potted plant at her ex. Deschanel’s character even has her own Twitter (@ItsJessTweets) so she can produce comedic gems like this on the daily: “Lunching in the teach-er’s lounge is like discovering a really fun group of aging wizards who can teach you anything.” This is seriously a show for the geek in everyone, so tune in every Tuesday at 9pm on FOX.

NISHKA MITTALNow in its third season, “Modern Family” never fails to leave me gasping for breath from

laughter. The show follows the seemingly mundane lives of three interwoven “modern fami-lies” living in Los Angles and turns them into twenty-minute-long hilarious spectacles. The families consist of an uptight homemaker mom with a goofy husband and three typical kids, an unemotional veteran, his younger Columbian wife and her son, and finally a gay couple with an adopted Asian daughter. The characters, though exaggerated, are surprisingly relat-able. However, “Modern Family” isn’t all fun and jokes; it definitely has an undertone that gets serious controversial issues such as race, gender, and sexuality out in the open. In addition, the episodes often conclude on a touching note about the importance of family, friendship, and acceptance. The show does not follow a plotline and starting in the middle of the season is no problem, so don’t wait to start getting your weekly dose of comedy provided by “Modern Family” Wednesdays at 9pm on ABC!

EMILY RUPPELSeason Three of Glee opened the same way as Season Two: Jacob Ben Israel, the school’s gossip

blogger, interviews the glee clubbers about their plans for college, setting the stage for a season-long arc. This season aired three episodes before going on an ill-advised break until early November.

Glee fans were subjected to a roller-coaster this summer, with the producers unexpectedly an-nouncing that the show’s three leads would be leaving after Season Three, resulting in an internet uproar that left everyone wincing. The producers of Glee also attempted to channel the show’s prof-its into a reality show, to which the collective media reaction was: “Yawn.” However, the announce-ment that six new writers would be brought to the show was met with interest from fans and news outlets, that have criticized the writer’s tendencies to change their characters’ relationship statuses, life goals, and sexual orientations from week to week with no explanation (No, writers, we still haven’t forgiven you for the alcohol episode).

To the delight of most fans, the first three episodes have managed to maintain a degree of plot consistency without sacrificing excellent music (highlights include “Run The World”, “It’s Not Un-usual”, “Anything Goes/Anything You Can Do”, and “Cool”.) Often overlooked characters, such as Mike, Mercedes, and Brittany, are getting their own multi-episode arcs, and Quinn’s Season One pregnancy, which was inexplicably not mentioned in Season Two, is finally being revisited. Casual fans and obsessive viewers alike are rejoicing, and the show seems to be finding its feet again after last year’s train wreck of a finale!

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HENRY CLEWORTHThose of you extreme NBA fanatics

such as myself will have to wait a bit lon-ger than usual this season to see Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, and Flash in action. In case you haven’t heard or aren’t up to date on the National Basketball Associa-tion, the league is currently in a lockout and David Stern, the league’s commis-sioner has cancelled the preseason and the first two weeks of the regular season.

This is the fourth lockout in the history of the NBA. Some of you may ask, “What is a lockout and/or what does it consist of?” That’s a great question, and one that deserves an answer. Basically, during a “lockout” the teams within the league are denied trading rights, the rights to sign or be in any sort of contact with players, and the players themselves aren’t allowed access into their respective team facili-ties, including trainers and other staff members.

You may wonder “why did this problem occur in the first place?” Well, after the previous “Collective Bargaining Agree-ment, which is the process of negotiations between the owners and players, expired, various issues standing in the way of the new agreement came about and therefore tensions rose between the players and owners. As of now, negotiations are still in progress and neither side has come to a deal. Unfortunately there is no resolution in near sight.

You may then follow with, “Well,

what do the players do now that they aren’t making any money and have no place to play basketball?” This was defi-nitely a question that many of the NBA stars asked themselves in the beginning months of the lockout, and their quickest solution was to play overseas. Many well-known NBA athletes such as Kobe Bryant and Deron Williams have begun to sign contracts to play in other countries, and most of them will have the option to re-turn to the NBA as soon as the lockout ends.

So in the end, who wins? Nobody knows…yet. Both sides obviously want a fair share of the money and the league wasn’t thrilled about their cut before, hence the lockout. However, the players cannot be too greedy because the own-ers already have a lot of money from past years and other assets. That being said, the owners can’t be too insatiable either because the players, which they have al-ready begun to do, can play in other coun-tries. However, as an opinionated fan and Sonics fan , the obvious alibi to this situation is as follows: The Sonics were taken away from Seattle, the NBA went into lockdown; therefore the NBA needs the Sonics in Seattle in order to survive. Okay so maybe this isn’t the exact answer to the problem but it would definitely put a smile back on thousands of people’s faces.

REBECCA DELACRUZ-GUNDERSONSeattle now has another reason to be

nicknamed “The Emerald City” besides its abundance of lush Evergreen trees. Over the past three years, the green-jerseyed Sounders have transformed the sports scene of Seattle. After a childhood re-volving around soccer, I was instantly enthralled with our new MLS team after their inaugural game in 2009. Two years later, as the Sounders approach the play-offs, die-hard fans all over Seattle are preparing to raise their scarves up higher than ever before.

The raucous atmosphere of a home game, enhanced by the permeating smell of beer and garlic fries, is just as much a part of the Sounders experience as watch-ing the action on the field. Our strength as a fan base is reflected in the vast tifo displays that are unfurled over the pul-sating crowd and in the several hundred Seattleites who brave the trip to away games all over the country in order to add a splash of green to the stadium. Gavin Blake (’14), one of many Lakeside students to attend a recent home game, expressed that the appeal of the Sound-ers originates in “the fans, the food, the crazy noise, and a sports team in Seattle that actually wins anything.”

This season, the Sounders have been just as active on the field as their support-ers have been in the stands. A solid regu-lar season record and a third consecutive

Open Cup win attest to their persever-ance and growth as a team. The confetti and champagne-filled celebration of the trio of victories on October 4, 2011 was not only for the hardworking players, but also for the unyielding fans.

Veteran goalkeeper Kasey Keller is just as aggressive in his last season of profes-sional soccer as he has been in the past; over 64,000 people attended his last reg-ular season home game on October 15th to witness a dramatic 2-1 victory over San Jose. Fredy Montero, the baby-faced goal machine, has blasted one ball after another into the net. Mauro Rosales is an invaluable new force in the midfield, making “smart and creative decisions with the ball that lead to Sounders goals,” as Fran Querdasi (’14) put it. Along with fiery midfielder Osvaldo Alonso, new tal-ent Lamar Neagle, and solid defender Jeff Parke, the Rave Green have never looked so good.

Fans from across the state, city, and our own Lakeside School will all be rooting for the Sounders during the MLS playoffs, beginning at the end of October. Seattle’s undying support for our beloved Sounders is exemplified in one of our own chants: “When it’s us versus them, you can always count on me; when it’s us versus them, it’s a Sounders unity.”

AVALON IGAWAI’ve always dreamed of becoming an

Olympian. Though I won’t make it to the 2014 Winter Games, I experienced the intensity of Olympic curling at the Granite Curling Club in Shoreline. The shabby-looking building doesn’t look like the training hub of national champions, but Nina Baek (’13) and I found that their open house involved some serious coach-ing.

Nina and I strode onto the ice confi-dently, avoiding envisioned catastrophe in shoes equipped with rubber soles. Our two enthusiastic trainers briefly intro-duced themselves, and when they started talked about curling, their personalities came out. Emily, a young woman around our age, became much more comfortable and confident as she displayed the cor-rect posture for curling. She joked with our other instructor, Claire, who taught us the rules of the game in her French-

Canadian accent.Curling is like

table shuffle-board on ice. Two teams of four take turns slid-ing forty-pound rocks across 150 feet of ice onto one target known as the “house.” Points only go to the team with the rocks closest to the center of the house. A game lasts ten ends; an end consists of each team throw-

ing eight stones.In our two hours on the ice, after a

short lesson, we participated in three full ends. First, we learned the art of slid-ing the rock, by not throwing the stone across the ice, but letting it glide out of our hands. The essence of the name “curl-ing” is revealed by the spinning of the stone. To cause the rock to “curl” around other stones in the lane, one turns the stone while letting go.

Advanced players plan far ahead, plac-ing stones to block the other team and focusing on strategies for placement. As a beginner, I was focusing on balancing while stretched across the ice, quads com-plaining from lunges, and hands trem-bling while twisting the stone. My brief stint as the “skip” or the teammate on the other end who tells you how to throw and sweep, ended up in my pleading to Claire for advice, but I had fun yelling instruc-tion.

Emily, Nina, and I together with anoth-er rookie we referred to as, “the man in black,” made one team. Claire along with an older family of three were our oppo-nents. Lucky for us, “the man in black” caught on fairly quickly and took over the important positions with Emily, like be-ing skip or throwing the last rock known as the “hammer.”

I didn’t think our game would be very competitive, but I was happily surprised at how much Nina and I got into it. We formed our own duo as sweepers, stand-ing on either side of the stone’s path, brushes at the ready. The skip’s yelling told us when to furiously sweep the path in front of the rock, reducing friction and causing the stone to move faster or curve less. This job was definitely harder than it looked: running next to a gliding rock and

brushing the ground as fast and hard as you can, while watching ahead and mak-ing sure not to commit rookie mistakes.

Emily’s cries of, “SWEEP! HARDER, HARDER! SWEEEEEEEP!” echoed across the ice, pushing us to sweep “the man in black’s” fantastic throws to victory. Nina and I cheered, joked with the other team ,and slid around to keep ourselves warm. It was a great time.

The curling club is a friendly winter haven in the middle of Shoreline (across the street from Ingraham), waiting to be explored. The next two open house dates are November 12th (TOLO ladies!) and December 10th. For only fifteen dollars, you might fall on your Tolo date, impress a friend with your sweeping technique, or throw the hammer—all on a giant sheet of ice!

NBA Lockout

A Hidden Sport: Curling

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TATLER | Sports

TEDROS ALEMAYEHUThe 2011-2012 Fieldhouse Fren-

zy crew returns this month to an-swer burning questions about the world of sports.

What can we expect from the Huskies Basketball team this year after last season’s trip to the tour-nament?

CY: They are absolutely loaded at guard, even though Scott Suggs will be out for 2-3 months with an injury to start the year. With Ter-rence Ross, C.J. Wilcox, Tony Wro-ten, and Abdul Gaddy, the Dawgs will have tons of firepower on the perimeter. However, with Aziz N’Diaye (follow him on twitter @ziza221 for a laugh) and Darnell Gant as our only experienced big guys, scoring inside could be an issue. I still think the Dawgs will be dancing in March, maybe even reaching the Sweet Sixteen.

PC: Expect my boy Tony Wroten to light it up with a combination of mind blowing athleticism and equally mind blowing pompous tomfoolery. In a high school game at Husky Stadium, Wroten lay on the floor for three whole posses-sions as the game went on around him in protest of a call by the ref-eree. Now that he’s in the bright lights of college basketball, expect him to take his purported “LOE Swag” to a whole new level.

LB: Massive things. Even though we lost a force in Isaiah Thomas, UW snatched up my boy Tony Wroten, who will bang on fools. Last time I checked Aziz N’Diaye was still 7 feet tall and still weighed 260 sooo; he will blossom in his sophomore season. Keep your eyes on the dark horse of the season – Shawn Kemp Jr. He looks goofy and I’ve never ac-tually seen him play but he is al-ready my hero.

GK: Led by the phenomenal all-around play of Terrance Rizzay-

Ross, the silky smooth jumper of C.J. Wilcox, and the supremely coordinated post-moves of Aziz “the blockar from Dakar” N’Diaye, I would expect another good-but-not-great year in which they show outrageous athleticism and rack up points faster than two sweaty Asian kids playing Dance Dance Revolution, but then lose in the sweet sixteen like always. Now that the title of Pac-12 favorite is off our back (thanks Arizona) I think we’ll do better in confer-ence play and have a strong show-ing in the Pac-12 tournament as always. Also, look for hometown hero Tony Wroten to have a strong freshman year.

Will there be an NBA season? CY: I doubt it. The NBA players

and owners are both being very stubborn about the situation, and this is damaging the NBA’s repu-tation for the casual fan. Football, college basketball, baseball, and hockey (@Peter Ballmer) overlap with the NBA season, so people will definitely be able to find something else to watch.

PC: There will be an NBA season because the conflict is over money and in the end both sides make more money if they have a season. They will find a way to get it done. It’s sad to see these conflicts, how-ever, because they can even tear apart the players. I’d like to relay an applicable and amusing anec-dote that occurred during a simi-lar conflict over the NFL’s Collec-tive Bargaining Agreement (CBA). After New York Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie tweeted that the head of the NFL was acting like an “a** hole”, former Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck quipped via Twitter “”Somebody ask Cromartie if he knows what CBA stands for.” Cromartie then retorted “hey Matt if u have some-thing to then say it be a man about

it... I will smash ur face in.” I think this illustrates the high tensions that run in any sports league lock-out or strike.

LB: It seems pretty clear that there will be no NBA season. All I ever hear is that NBA talks are going nowhere so I’m planning on devoting all my basketball focus on UW and winter STC ball ses-sions.

GK: I say nay. Given that games are already cancelled through the end of November and the sides aren’t close to reaching an agree-ment, it looks like a long shot. Plus, as far as I can tell, every NBA star seems to be loving the press they get for going out and playing basketball on their own time, as if they’re all of a sudden a stand-up citizen for playing pickup ball with some randos on the street. Why would they want to end this glorious vacation and go back to regular season play that they don’t care about? Maybe they’ll start the season back up 10 games be-fore the playoffs start. That would make for some exciting basket-ball.

How far will the Sounders take it this year?

CY: I think the Sounders can win it all as long as we don’t play the Galaxy. We have beaten them in MLS play (not U.S. Open Cup where LA doesn’t try as hard) ex-actly once in three years in the league. But if they go down, we can match up with anyone, espe-cially with Mauro Rosales return-ing from injury.

PC: How far will Richard Mor-gan, defending Rock Paper Scis-sors world champion, take it this year? (Faithful readers, glad you got the joke) And who cares? Your best bet is to ask Gus, I’m sure he’ll have a pretty involved answer.

LB: I don’t really follow the Sounders, but Gus is a huge fan so I’d look at his answer…

GK: You gotta like our odds. With Mauro Rosales back from and MCL sprain and Freddy Mon-tero, as they say in the business, “in form” the MLS’s highest scor-ing offense might just take home the whole caboodle. Add in the ex-tra motivation of delivering a title to retiring wünder-goalie Kasey Keller, and you’ve got the recipe for a championship.

Which Lakeside Athlete will you have your eye on this winter?

CY: Watch out for Peter Scott, who has done a great job continu-ing his family legacy on the wres-tling mat throughout his time in high school.

PC: Tramaine “The Prophet” Isabel will take over the game. Enough said.

LB: There’s only one correct an-swer to this one and it’s Cramster tha Beast Cramer. He has put in the time on the court to hone his game, and the time in the weight room to get big. With the support of an outrageous student section we’re going to see that work pay off game 1 against Prep with a W at home.

GK: Let it be known that I am the first man on the bandwagon for the unstoppable force that is Lewis “Sir Dunks-a-lot” Cramer. Expect him to put the team on his broad, muscular shoulders and carry them to a Metro league title, state championship, and national high school #1 ranking. Make no mistake; the hardwood is the place to be this winter. It’s gonna get rowdy, raucous, and perhaps even riotous on game day. Plan on storming the court after every single win…

FIELDHOUSE FRENZY

Lions of the Month: The MastersonsJAY BENSALWe took a moment to sit down with cross-

country super siblings Brian (’12) and An-drea (’15). Read on to find out about the sea-son, velociraptors, and Brian’s first steps.

Jay Bensal: If you had to describe the season, sum it up in a couple of words, how would you do it?

Brian Masterson: Well the first thing that comes to mind for me; the girls team has just been amazing this year, like the best we’ve ever been but even then, I think we’re ranked 3rd in District, or maybe 2nd. It’s been a re-ally fast year in general, boys, girls; it’s been a fast year.

Andrea Masterson: I think what made the team so great is that we really stuck together this year, through this all. We aren’t indi-vidual runners, we’re a team as a whole, and that’s really made us powerful this season.

BM: Oh yeah, the velociraptor pack. JB: Velociraptor pack? What’s that about? BM: Oh, I think for the first meet of the

season, the word of the week was Velocirap-tor, and the girls have really taken to that.

JB: Sorry, I’m still a little confused, can you elaborate on that? In terms of how they run, or mindset?

BM: I think they’re known for being fero-cious, they also supposedly ran in packs.

AM: We even do sometimes make the noises… occasionally.

JB: Why running? Is it a family thing, or did you both start when you were young.. or were there any other sports you were into?

BM: Well, I’m not really sure as to why run-ning, we both started when we were young, middle elementary school even.

AM: if I hadn’t started running when I was younger, I’m not sure if I even would have done cross-country, but because I did start, it’s really been something that’s paid off, and that I’ve really enjoyed.

BM: I’m not really sure as to why running, I ran and played soccer when I was younger, but I guess I was just better at the running, and that’s what kept me at it.

JB: Have either of you noticed any of the others pre-race rituals? Are those a big deal for people on the team?

AM: I’m not sure about rituals, there’s definitely the pre-race meal of whole wheat pasta, of course, and the pre-race sandwich. I’m not sure if Brian has any. He used to do a foot pedicure, I’m not positive though.

BM: Yeah, I used to do that before races, but it wasn’t really working out for me.

JB: Sorry, foot pedicures, how did that work?

BM: Well, that was my freshman year thing, but now I don’t really think I have any, I’m trying to think.

BM: Well Andrea has gotten into wearing her pajamas during her warmups. Ever since we did the “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” spirit. She also wears colorful headbands during the race, usually green, but she had to switch to black because of the rules for Metros.

JB: Speaking of spirits, do you two have any favorite spirits from the season?

BM: I really liked “Paul-blo” Picasso. It was a really interactive spirit that got everyone involved, it was active. It was kind of silly, you got to write weird messages to people, and you got to draw. Andrea drew me in Rocket-shoes; apparently I rocket over the

Camel Humps (at Lower Woodland). It’s just fun team bonding.

JB: If you two weren’t running, what sports do you think you would’ve gone out for, or played instead?

AM: I’m pretty big on Ultimate Frisbee, and cross-country skiing.

BM: I would say if I had to choose one sport to be good at, I would chose soccer. Unfortunately I’m not very good at it, so I’ll probably end up doing track, but if I was, I would play. I mean soccer is an international sport; you can play it anywhere, on GSL and things like that.

JB: Did you guys have a favorite memory on the season? Was there one part that really stuck out in your mind?

AM: I think the Metro Race was a huge moment for the whole team in general, it was great.

BM: Yeah, I agree, I was so excited when I saw Andrea (and Lily) running down the hill on 50th. I had to go cheer in like five different places, even though it was during our warm-up and I was sup-posed to be getting ready for it. I didn’t get to see the fin-ish, which I was sad about, but I was so excited when An-drea won. That was an amaz-ing moment for me.

AM: I think it was just both teams running well. The girls team all finished under 21 (minutes), and the boys team was all under 18 (minutes).

BM: Another highlight was on a Monday, it was a really hard work out, and there was also a downpour. Everyone was tired, and we were struggling; it was a great team bonding moment I thought. The rain really helped bring us together .

AM: Then of course, right when we stopped the workout there was a rainbow, and it stopped raining.

JB: Well Brian, I heard a rumor that as a baby, you never walked; you simply started running. Is that true?

BM: I don’t know if I can do anything to dispel it or prove it,

AM: I think it’s most likely true, knowing Brian.

BM: Well then, I guess you can gather what you may from that.


Ishani Ummat

Photo Courtesy of: Brian Masterson

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16 New GSL Programs!In order to quell the raging sophomore stress about GSL applications that seems to happen every

October, Lakeside School has decided to add four new trips to the roster for both middle and high school students. These new and exotic trips will help bring Lakeside’s mission of diversity and com-

munity to an even wider variety of places.

GSL Afghanistan: Students on this trip will stay for a week in the capital of Kabul, defusing bombs and helping to rescue hostages. Then they will stay for the rest of the trip in an Al-Qaeda training camp, where they will work on a sustainable gardening project and help the locals with their English.

GSL Canada: This trip will take its members to a place that no American has ever gone before. Our very own Ishani Ummat (’13) and Killian Widdis (’12) will be lead-ing this trip to their homeland, where students will first stay in the capital of Ottawa, helping to renovate hockey rinks. Students will also work in Ottawa shoveling snow and teaching the locals English. (Note: Students who have a problem with universal health care need not ap-ply)

GSL Middle Earth: They’re taking the Lakesiders to Isengard!!! After arriving by giant eagle, students will first stay in the Shire and help to dig hobbit holes and will then work with members of the ECF* planting walk-ing trees. They will then homestay for the remainder of the trip in the mountains of Mordor, where they will be teaching the local orcs English. The application process is hard however, and one does not simply walk onto this trip.

*Ent Conservation Fund

GSL Upper School: With the addition of the Broetje Orchards trip for sixth graders, it seems that Lakeside “Global” Service Learning trips are getting closer and closer to home. In keeping with this theme, next year, Lakeside plans to bring the GSL spirit to our own door-step with this new trip for fifth graders. Students will be homestaying with Lakeside highschoolers, and will work on infrastructure projects such as renovating Moore Hall and will also help to teach the local English teach-ers English.

GSL Afghanistan

GSL Canada

GSL Middle EarthGSL Upper School

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