September 2012

Liberty High School September 2012 Vol. 10, Ed. 1 8720 Scarborough Drive Colorado Springs, Colorado 80920

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Revolution By Clark Valentine The vending machines at Lib-erty are a great place to get a snack or drink when you need one. Healthy food choices are promoted in the new vending machine. This new machine that was installed at the begin-ning of this school year has various snacks and drinks rang-ing from milk to Lunchables. If you forget to bring your lunch one day, you have a variety of choices from the vending ma-chines. One of the concerns that people have with the vending machines, both old and new, are the prices of the food and drink in them. Many people believe that you could buy the same food somewhere else for a lower price. Delna Jijina, a sophomore here at LHS, said, “They are priced high, but they are priced high because of their convenience.” The vending machines are a

great resource for us to have. Some of the foods are not ideal, but it gives the students an opportunity to make good, healthy choices Sources: Interview with Delna Jijina

By Maci Steeves

For years, Scarborough Drive has been a convenient place for Lancers to park their cars. For many, it was just a quicker way to class, but for others, Scarborough was the only place to park when parking pass expenses were too costly. Rumor has it that the conven-ience of Scarborough's free and close parking spots has been out-lawed. This is no rumor. As of this school year, Lancers are no longer permitted to park on the road. When the email was released to the public sharing the news, Lan-cers, teachers, and parents were left with one question: “why?” When asked, Mr. Thimmig shares the answer. The principal announced that the change in the road regulations is “a safety issue.” He continued by saying, “One of the biggest issues is that kids walk between cars instead of at the cross walk” thus creating the new rules of the road. Out of curiosity, Mr. Thimmig was also asked whether the school or the city put the new regulations in place. He

admits that it was an “administrative decision that was brought to the city.” When the director of city traffic was asked about the decision, he mentioned that “if they say they have a prob-lem, it is our job to fix it.”

Though the new laws that have been placed on Scarborough drive are much safer, there was no way to silence the complaints of not only students, but teachers as well.

Rumor Control: The Desertion of Scarborough Drive

The new vending machine is located in the com-mons next to the athletic office.

Seniors, the class with the largest number of drivers, were asked about how they felt the rules would affect the school. Schuyler Grose, senior, says “It's terrible. It was so much easier to leave [school] off the street.” Laura

Sawyers, also a senior, adds that “it takes a solid seven minutes longer to leave the parking lot.” The group of seniors continued the conversation by talking about

the parking passes. Schuyler says the new rules “force you to buy a parking pass...that's money that can be used for gas.” The others agreed. As for the teachers of the school, the ones that use the port-ables find the parking rules a has-sle. Mrs. Cook, English teacher, says, “It's a huge inconvenience.” She elaborates by saying, “My daughter goes to Explorer. The convenience of just being able to pull out and get her is gone.” The argument for convenience over safety or, rather, safety over convenience will most likely con-tinue throughout the year, but Mrs. Pentz, another portable teacher, brings it all together when she says, “It is inconven-ient, but it is better for safety.” Sources: interview with Mr. Thimmig, Mrs. Pentz, Mrs. Cook, Schuyler Grose, Laura Sawyers, department of traffic (719-385-CITY) Photo by: Xandra McMahon

Alice Fu, Priya Thomas, Rachel Shock, Alexa Reed, Emily Lescarbeau are all gossiping about the deserted Scarborough Drive.

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Revolution /Vol. 10, Ed. 1/ September 2012 LHS

By Angie Hoss

Mr. Rude is a new teacher here at liberty worth getting to know. For those of you who have no idea who he is, he teaches civics, geogra-phy, and academic support. Mr. Rude was born in the lovely town of Ft. Collins and raised in a city full of love: Loveland. He was quite the athlete in high school, playing strong safety for the foot-ball team in the fall and running track in the spring. His high school was not that much different from ours, in fact, he said, “There are more similarities than differences.” His school did the crazy homecoming week along with all the sprit days. His first car was a 1982 GMC Sierra pickup truck, and it was a huge gas suck-er. When talking about it, his big warm smile would not leave his face. It goes without saying that he loved this car. He graduated high school with a 3.9 GPA and gladly went to UNC to become a teacher. Everyone in his family is either a teacher or a counselor, which influ-enced him to become a teacher along with the fact that he loves to work with people. He prefers to teach high school

students. “I like the age group because they have their own thoughts, identity, and they are just fun!” says Mr. Rude. Although we may be fun, so is he. He loves to go hiking, backpacking, fishing, and really anything that is outside. Currently he is working in a program in edu-cational psychology, which he started over the summer and hopes to finish soon. In past summers, he was a back-

pack guide and led groups around the treacherous Wet

Valley Mountains and Rocky Mountain National Park. An interesting fact about Mr. Rude is that he is a triplet! Although if you put him and his brother side by side you would think they were more like cousins than triplets because they look nothing alike. “I can’t image any other way to approach life without my two best friends, my brother and sister,” says Mr. Rude. His message to his students is “take ownership in your own learning, always do your best, and be an active learner.” Welcome to Liberty Mr. Rude, you fit right in.

Interview with Mr. Rude

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By Ashley Wierengo

Ever wonder what it would be like to move to a new place where you know absolute-ly no one and are exposed to a com-pletely different culture? As an ex-change student, that’s exactly the experience you will get! This year Lib-erty is lucky enough to have three new foreign exchange students to share the Lancer experience with. One of our new freshmen students, Jeong Seo, who prefers to be called Jenny, is already settling into the new lifestyle she is liv-ing in America after traveling here from South Korea. In fact, she has already become one of our own Lancer Lunatics! When asked about what big differ-

ences there are between South Korea and America she ex-

plains, “Everything is bigger here and there is more variety with eve-rything. The culture is really different. I like how respectful and kind every-one is here.” With how kind she equally is, there is no doubt that this girl will have no difficulty mixing in and making friends with

other students. Two grades ahead is another young lady named Nai Chen Kuo, who goes by the name Amy; she also traveled across the globe to America from Tai-wan, China. Like any other jun-ior, Amy is looking towards her

future and hopes to find out what she would like to pursue later in life while she is here. With more opportunity to ex-plore different ideas in Ameri-can schools opposed to the strict guidelines in Taiwan, she surely has a broad spectrum of curricular and extra curricular

In a Foreign Land

Mr. Rude is Not so Rude

Mr. Rude “nerding” it up for nerd day! Picture taken by Angie

Hoss.

By Brennen Karl

When people think about who makes Liberty High School what it is, eve-ryone thinks of a specific teacher or administrator. There are others who seem to be overlooked: the custo-dians. Who are these un-sung heroes of Liberty? Cleaning our school is not all that they do: George Ulanowski enjoys camping, Steve Ulanowski plays soft-ball and rides in the moun-tains, and Richard Shevook is involved with the VFW Warriors: an organization of bikers that serves the Veter-ans of Foreign Wars and does community service. These are just a few hobbies of the custodians at Liberty. Richard Shevook first joined the VFW warriors because his father was retired from the Air Force and then part of the VFW Warriors. Richard joined them to follow his father. He spends time building porches or doing yard work for veterans. He helps take care of some disabled vet-erans. George and Steve Ulanowski share more than the bond of coworkers; they are also brothers. Steve says that working

with his brother is “hard but okay. He does a good job.” Steve Ulanowski first be-came interested in the custodial arts because he had been the store manager at Lowes. Work-ing at Liberty for forty hours a week is an easier working time to take on compared to the sixty hours a week he had to work for Lowes. Unfortunately, there are many misconceptions about these friendly custodians. One major misconception held by a lot of students “is that we don’t

do anything,” George Ulanows-ki says. People who believe this are mistaken; the custodians work hard to keep our school in

pristine condition. Some students have the impression that the custodians are their “personal maids.” The next time you see these amazing people, take a second to thank them for all their hard work. They are diligent, ap-proachable people who deserve respect. Sources: Interviews with George Ulanowski, Richard Shevook, and Steve Ulanowski. http://www.vfw-warriors.com/

The Overlooked Heroes of Liberty

choices. Along with unexpected freedom at school, she also says,

“I had a culture shock realizing how blunt people are.” She was just as blunt when she exclaimed that what she loves most about America is the shopping, clothes, and food. Last but not least is Sopho-more Junsang Park, who goes by the shortened version of his name, Jun. A focused student, Jun came to Colorado Springs from Korea in hopes for a new

experience. Compared to Korea, he says that America has much

more freedom overall, which is the one thing that stands out the most to him. “From schools to freedom to food to people, every-thing is different from home,” he reveals. Jun also looks at Liberty as a greatly different culture than what he is used to. Blending in seamlessly as a Liberty stu-dent, he will easily stand out in both academics and so-cially. In a new place, there is

the opportunity to learn and experience more than normal. Amy, Jenny, and Jun all have the lucky opportunity to learn more about our culture and experi-ence it first-hand. Lucky for all of us at Liberty, we all have the chance to meet and learn more about these new and remarkable students. Sources: Interviews with Jeong Seo, Nai Kuo, and Jusang Park

Jenny showing off her new-found school spirit! Photo taken by Ashley

Wierengo

Amy sporting one of her new Ameri-can-bought jackets. Photo taken by

Ashley Wierengo

Get to know Jun, this seriously awesome kid! Photo taken by Ashley Wierengo

Steve Ulanowski is a friendly and hard working man worth getting to know! Photo taken

by Brennen Karl

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LHS

Declaration of Independence July 4th, 1776

Industrial Revolution modernizes America Mar 1850

Abolishment Of Slavery Jan 1865

By Ross Johnson

Chaz Woodson is back! After graduating from Liberty in 2002, Mr. Woodson affec-tionately known as Chaz, re-turns to his alma mater as a teacher. The real question: “Who is Chaz Woodson?” Like many students in Col-orado Springs, Chaz was a military child, so he moved around a lot. He mentions living in Maryland, Virginia, and Germany, but calls Colo-rado his home as he has lived here the longest. Choosing Colorado as his home, Chaz had no problems making an impact at Liberty. He was on the varsity soccer team first allowed to play in D20 stadi-um in 2001, and in 2002 when the team lifted the state cham-pion trophy. Chaz teaches math, so it makes sense that his favorite teacher while at-tending Liberty was a math teacher. What happened in the time

between graduation and being hired though? Well, Chaz to PPCC, like many seniors, then transferred to UCCS to finish his college education. He is very excited to be back and said his primary goal is to make sure he gets to remain at LHS for years to come. He made a great step in the right direction by earning himself “teacher of the week” the very first week it was an-nounced. Chaz tries to keep his students engaged, sometimes using puns. Chaz already made an impact at Liberty when he was a student; it’s safe to say that he plans on continuing to help with the community, kids, and athletics. He coaches sub-varsity, formerly known as JV, soccer, helped with the Waldo Canyon relief effort, and is fo-cused on helping kids in his geometry and computer based math classes. This reflects one of his favorite quotes from Dr. Seuss: “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,

nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” The true measure of a person are the actions he does and the lives he touches. Chaz Woodson already is a man that people aspire to be, and he is bound to do even greater things during his time here at LHS. Sources: interview with Chaz Woodson Photo by Maci Steeves

A Lancer Returns

Chaz loves participating in school events.

By Laura Andersen

Fear struck Colorado Springs on June 23rd, 2012, as smoke billowed above the city. The earliest reports of the Waldo Canyon Fire described evacua-tions for a couple hundred peo-ple and anticipated aggressive fire behavior for Sunday, June 24th. However, the predictions were understated compared to the tragedy on Tuesday night. In total, over 32,000 people were evacuated from their homes, most of them from the west side of Colorado Springs. Mrs. Bogart recalls watching the smoke in the air for the first three days of the fire. The diffi-culty of breathing was inescapa-ble as smoke penetrated through the bathroom vents and opened doors. Although Mrs. Bogart had already been evacu-ated twice from her home at the top of Mountain Shadows, Tuesday’s evacuation was worse. Around 4:00pm, she noticed the fire come over the ridge on the opposite side of the street; she knew she had to leave. She called and told her husband that he needed to leave work now, grabbed her two golden retrievers, and moved a wooden bench from the front porch to the lawn be-fore leaving her house around 4:30pm. As urgent as this was, the reverse 9-1-1 call did not come in until 4:59pm. Mrs. Bo-gart said, “If I had waited until I got the reverse 9-1-1 call, the fire would have been half-way through the subdivision al-ready.” Although many of her belongings had already been moved to Mr. Robert’s house on Saturday, she comments, “if I had really believed the fire-fighters might not be able to stop some of the houses from burning, I would have taken way more . . . I had always be-lieved that the firefighters would be able to stop a fire if it ever started, that’s why I have a fire hydrant on my street.” Mrs. Bogart said, “We were very lucky. Our mulch burned and a little bit of the base of the house

was charred, but the firefight-ers saved our home; that’s the only explanation.” Others

were not so lucky; the two houses across the street from her, several behind her, and some up the street all burned. The intensity of the fire melted her deck and broke her win-dows, leaving ash and smoke damage inside the home; they needed the interior cleaned and sprayed, and they had to replace their refrigerator and other ap-pliances because of power surg-es throughout the electrical sys-tem. Many people gave aid to the fire relief by donating food or money to Care and Share and other organizations, but one of the big questions is, what can we do now? A press conference on September 12th revealed a human did indeed start the fire; however, officials are unsure

whether this was on pur-pose or on accident. They are pleading for answers. If anyone saw anything suspicious or heard about any-thing, please call 444-7000 or 634-STOP. In

terms of helping victims, money can still be donated to the Pikes Peak United Way; they are plan-ning long-term relief efforts with recently donated money. In addition, many other organiza-tions like the Red Cross and Care and Share need their sup-plies restocked so that there are supplies for everyday needs as well as those in a future emer-gency. Most of all, however, continue to thank and support the firefighters. According to Mrs. Rosebush, “We could tell the firefighters fought for our neighborhood,” and we should never forget them. Sources: www.gazette.com/articles/courtney-142850-drive-excellent.html www.gazette.com/news/canyon-144322-fire-waldo.html www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48970055#.UE-5ykLlfww www.gazette.com/articles/blaze-140753-fire-side.html www.csindy.com/IndyBlog/archives/2012/09/12/waldo-canyon-fire-investigators-plead-for-help www.denverpost.com/wildfires/ci_21527139/waldo-canyon-fire-human-caused-but-no-one www.gazette.com/news/fund-143974-fire-victims.html Interviews with Mrs. Bogart and Mrs. Rose-bush

By Mariya Pinchuk

Many students have a penchant for music, but it takes true pas-sion to create what December Downfall has done in a mere four years. This extremely tal-ented and well-known group has surpassed limits that were said to be practically unreacha-ble for a high-school band. It all started with a shared love for Avenged Sevenfold. Justin Hoss, Kyle Krueger, and Bran-don Oliver decided to cover a song by this popular band. Jus-tin reached for the microphone and his guitar, allowing his heart to pour into every word sung and every note strummed. Kyle unleashed his impressive drum-ming skills along with his astounding vocal talent, and Brandon finalized the harmony with his incredible guitar skills and captivating voice. They began writing their own lyrics and music but were still missing a piece of the puzzle. Chelsea Ishikawa joined the boys after a year and half, filling in the role of bassist. The band was now complete. So how did these talented musicians acquire their name? “It took us three

months. One day we locked our-selves outside with freezing tem-peratures while it was snowing (with no jackets), and we would not go back inside until we had a name. We came up with Decem-ber Downfall. December be-cause that is what month we got together and downfall because the snow was downfalling at the moment. We went back inside and played the best set of our lives and it just felt so right!” says lead singer Justin. When asked about the future of the band, the boys and Chel-sea replied that they would defi-

nitely continue with their music. “Nothing else in life makes sense

or seems right to us but this,” they state. December Downfall has been working on a demo of four songs from the beginning of the summer. It is said to be released next month, which is a very exciting step forward for the group. New material is also in progress, and many more concerts and shows will take place. With a growing number of original songs, December Downfall has done nothing but succeed in their career. They have made appearances at places such as Sunshine Studios, The Black Sheep, The Gothic Thea-tre, and even parties. They have shared the stage with various bands, including I See Stars, Iwrestledabearonce, Bless The Fall, Fuz Huzi, and Wayland. Assisted with an agent, Decem-ber Downfall will most definitely continue to escalate in their fu-ture and amaze many audiences with their passion for music and unbelievable talent. This is defi-nitely not a band that anyone should overlook. Sources: interviews with Justin, Kyle, Brandon, and Chelsea of December Downfall

December Downfall playing their hearts out at Sunshine Studios. Photo by Angie Hoss.

A wall of smoke was visible throughout Colorado Springs on the most horrific day of the fire. Photo

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By Gus Hunninghake

On June 7, 2012, the United States district court in the northern district of California granted Apple’s motion to basi-cally sue Samsung for over two billion dollars. Apple believed that Samsung had infringed (manufactured technology that was patented without permis-sion from the patentee) on three utility patents and four design patents. The three utility pa-tents include patents on “list scrolling and document transla-tion, scaling, and rotation on a touch screen display” and “application programming in-terfaces for scrolling opera-tions.” Basically, this is how people scroll on a tablet or smart phone. Last is patent No.7,864,163. This patent is related to touch interaction (pinching in order to zoom in or out). Samsung has no argu-ment against these claims Ap-ple has made because Apple patented them, meaning they

will rightfully own these utility patents at least for another ten to thirteen years. The four de-sign patents mainly cover Ap-ple’s right over a couple of different tablet/smart phone designs: rounded edges and corners for their phones, and the way the apps are designed on the home screen. Many people have argued that it was not Apple but Sam-sung that designed the phone with rounded corners and edges first and that they designed the home screen and button that Apple claims to have designed first. This statement is abso-lutely false. The phone Sam-sung compares to the iPhone, the Samsung F700, has almost zero similarities with the iPh-one whatsoever. For example, the F700 has a rectangular home button. Apple’s home

button is round. There is no way someone can say that Apple copied the rectangular home button when their home button is round. Another example on the F700 is the touch applica-tions on the home screen. The iPhone’s touch applications seem almost 3-D-like along with being very detailed. The F700’s touch apps have a very simple design, and look 2-D on the screen. Samsung’s home screen application designs are very simple compared to Apple’s. In response to Apple’s claims, Samsung tried to countersue but to no avail. On Au-gust 24, 2012, the court ruled in favor of Apple and completely

threw out Samsung’s counter-suit. The jury gave Apple 1.049 billion dollars in damage and gave Samsung zero dollars in damages from their countersuit. However, the jury did say that Samsung did not infringe on design patent No. D504,889. This patent basically pictures a tablet design that Apple patent-ed in mid-2005. It seems like Samsung just thinks they can steal patented ideas and get away with it. But, this is real

life, and sorry, but you will nev-er get away with infringing pa-tents. This win is good for Ap-ple because it will eventually lower the competition that they will have for certain products like tablets and smart phones in the future. Not only is winning this case good for Apple, but it is also good for newer compa-nies trying to make it in the electronic world. This tells the-se new companies not to mess with Apple and their patents because they will drop the ham-mer on you if you do.

Apple For The Win

By Jeff King

“I'm going to destroy An-droid, because it's a stolen prod-uct. I'm willing to go thermonu-clear war on this.” -Steve Jobs, 2010 And so began the long-running patent battle between Apple and Android's phone man-ufacturers, with the current bat-tles being fought on the Samsung front (and previously HTC). But is Apple fighting Android for the right reasons? Are they defend-ing what is rightfully theirs, or are they just trying to clear their competition off of the playing field? Exhibit A: The patents Apple is suing over. One of the suits was over the shape of some of Samsung's tablets—a rectangle with rounded edges and corners. The rectangle-shaped screen has been around since the first televi-sion set; it's a standard. The con-cept of having a computer built around a screen has been around since the infancy of computers, even showing up in the sci-fi series Star Trek, but recent ad-vancement in computer hardware has only made the idea practical

within the last few years. As far as the rounded edges and corners go, the only two real options would be rounded and non-rounded, and the latter would make for a very inconvenient device to use. Once again, no real innovation on Apple's part. Another patent claim Apple has made is to their home screen layout—the grid of quick shortcuts to different applica-tions. Fun fact: The Sony Erics-son M600i, released a year be-fore the first iPhone, also sported a strikingly similar home screen (A link to a picture of the phone is in the sources). Perhaps Apple invented the “iPhone” design—Touch screen, one button below the screen, a speaker above, and rounded corners? Nope. This design can be found in the Sam-sung F700—that's right, a Sam-sung—released approximately six months before the first iPh-one. While it is true that the iPh-one was the first phone with pinch-to-zoom (made possible by the recent advent of the capaci-tive multi-touch screen), the technology is simple enough that someone else would have in-

vented it without Apple’s influence. The patents Ap-ple has sued over are completely unreasonable. Another thing many people don’t realize is that the idea ex-change between Apple and An-droid goes both ways. For those of you using iOS 5 or 6: Do you like that nifty drop-down notifi-cation bar? You can thank An-droid for that idea—it has been on Android since its first release. How about iCloud, Apple’s new over-the-air synchronization service? Google (the company behind Android) introduced its own over-the-air sync app, called Google Sync, back in 2009. The ability to open apps straight from the home screen? HTC Sense (a derivative of Android) received this feature in Sense 3.0, released in April of 2011, before Apple even announced iOS 5. The list goes on. When these lawsuits started flying, Apple clearly had one goal in mind: to “destroy An-droid.” What Apple would like others to think of as a one-way

siphoning of ideas from Apple to Android is much more of a two-way exchange. Their goal was never to protect their “original” ideas, but to drive Android out of the game and secure their place as the exclusive name in smartphones (a little something we call a monopoly). These law-suits have already forced frantic “re-invention of the wheel” in many features of Android and its lineup of phones, from the me-chanics of scrolling to the con-cept of a rounded corner. If their goal really was the protection of their ideas, the true purpose of patent lawsuits, they would be suing Google to remove the in-fringement from Android, not suing to ban sales of Android products. Apple’s recent lawsuit campaign is clearly just a war to harm its competition, which is a blatant abuse of the patent sys-tem, and one that nobody short of Apple will benefit from.

Sources: http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/10/jobs-app-store-launching-with-500-iphone-applications-25-free/ http://www.economist.com/node/21561912 www.theverge.com/2012/8/30/3279628/apple-pinch-to-zoom-patent-myth http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_e7rVSHsmLec/TBsjIyGYDoI/AAAAAAAAO6o/lHDxeppIAUY/s1600/SE-M600i.jpg (picture of m600i home screen) www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_m600-1425.php http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Jobs-questioned-authority-all-apf-1873950574.html?x=0 http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/2012/07/889patent.pdf http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_f700-1849.php http://www.bgr.com/2012/08/24/apple-samsung-trial-verdict-samsung-loses-big/attachment/087/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt_-qHczCMg http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/06/06Apple-Introduces-iCloud.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViQlEqwJPlw&t=1m41s http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/05/31Apple-to-Unveil-Next-Generation-Software-at-Keynote-Address-on-Monday-June-6.html

Vice Versa: A Latin phrase that means “the other way around.” The LHS Revolution uses this phrase to identify two editorials written about a controversial topic from opposite perspectives; thus, readers

will read one perspective and then a perspective on “the other way.” The LHS Revolution staff hopes to promote intelligent conversations about the topics we choose. It is also necessary to note that the

journalists don’t always 100% support the position they write about. These editorials explore a position (sometimes an extreme one) in order to broaden everyone’s perspective.

Can anybody stop this fruit-inspired giant? Drawing by Cole Johnson

An Apple a Day Keeps Innovation Away

Sources: http://patft.uspto.gov/ http://cand.uscourts.gov/lhk/applevsamsung

Kendra Marr was a young journalist who graduated from Northwestern and was working her way up to work with many well-known newspapers. In 2009, that would all change when her editors at Po-litico discovered that she had published at least seven pieces that had been plagia-

rized from another news organiza-tion. Marr was quickly fired, and it is almost certain that she will never find another job as a journalist. It is common respect for people to not steal others’ ideas and call it their own. It is simply unethical. When obtaining information, respect is sometimes a big issue. It is the journalist's duty to seek facts and report them, but, at the same time, they must respect the people who are involved. Sometimes, jour-

nalist may have to report on a sensitive subject; therefore, maintaining compas-sion would be appreciated by the ones who are affected. Minimizing harm to others means to "recognize that gathering and reporting information may cause harm or discomfort. Pursuit of the news is not a license for arrogance." While in-terviewing a person, it is important to

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What are ethics? To some, it is a standard in which people live by. Almost every profession has its own set of rules and ethics. Even the president of the United States has to follow certain rules to make sure that he is always ethical. It is important for people to recognize in order to be a great journalist; one must follow the journalistic code of ethics. This list of rules shapes the integrity of a journalist and makes sure that their duty of "seeking the truth and providing a fair com-prehensive account of events and issues." is being fulfilled. Being accurate and reporting real facts to the public is a key in-gredient to being an ethical journalist. Bias in the media is very common, and news organizations tend to slant the truth to make the story more interesting. When the truth is no longer present, the only purpose of that program would be enter-tainment. Accuracy can be checked by listing sources and validating them. An-other way to avoid inaccuracy is by not plagiarizing. Plagiarism is illegal and is not tolerated in any type of workplace.

ensure that the person is comfortable. If the person refuses an interview, respect their privacy. Journalists are humans and humans make mistakes. When they do, they are accountable and it should be "corrected promptly." Journalists should also be sure to apologize for leaving out names or any misspellings. To avoid many mis-takes from happening, fact checkers and editors are put into action. It is the re-sponsibility of the reporters to educate the public about ethics and following the rules that are put in place. Having a standard for ethics in jour-nalism not only ensures that the public is being informed correctly but, it also sets an example for people. If these codes did not exist, the standard for society would not be the same. When asked to give his personal definition of ethics, Mr. Thimmig replies "Ethics is doing what is right, even when no one is looking. It's all about representing your-self and building your reputation." Per-sonal ethics are defined by actions, so what do you do when no one is looking?

What's the Code?

Sources Code of ethics: http://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp http://journalism.about.com/od/ethicsprofessionalism/a/Politico-Reporter-Kendra-Marr-Fired-For-Plagiarism.htm Interview with Mr. Thimmig Photo by Jordan Blakeley

By Jordan Blakeley

By Blake Brown Recall when you were a child being asked what you want to do when you grow up. What would you say? Most of us would have said a princess, a superhero, an astro-naut, or something else along those lines. Now that we are older, if we were asked the same question, a lot of us wouldn’t know how to answer. What changed from then to now? Why were we so fearless then

but are so clueless now? Pau-lo Coelho once said, “There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” Our ambitions may not be to be a princess or

a superhero anymore, but there is no rea-son you should not be discovering your passion and developing a plan for the fu-

ture. What is it that you love to do the most? If it’s an actual pastime, then there is a good chance that you can find a career in it. If you can’t imagine your life without doing what-ever this may be, then don’t stop doing it. Find people with related interests. Dig deep-er and research things that you can do. If nothing is coming to mind, don’t stress. Psychologists say that if you’re trying to find your passion, you need to recognize what your talents are. Psychologist Susan Biali says that you can find patterns that expose your passion by, “listing people whose lives you admire.” In an interview with senior, Olivia Rigdon, she expressed her passion and dreams, “Ever since I was three I’ve wanted to do theater. I would always drag my family to all sorts of theater events. In middle school I started to make my own costumes for Halloween and began to sketch designs, and that was a good gateway into the Youth Repertory Theater at the Fine Arts Center.” In the five week conservatory, Rigdon learned about the technical side of theater, was involved with two shows, and found her current job at the Fine Arts Center now as a dresser. To peruse her dream of becoming a costume designer, Rigdon said, “I am look-ing into going to Depal University in Chica-go, Rockford in Illinois, or Evansville in Indiana.” Rigdon loves what she does and

has a strong idea of her future. She ex-plains, “Being in theater is being in the world that I love.” Sophomore Zach Gehling is a sopho-more at Liberty who also has an idea of what he wants to do. Gehling says, “When I’m out of college I want to go to LA and start working as a music video director. From there I want to be scouted and hired by a company to direct movies.” Gehling is determined to pursue his dreams, “I’m starting early. Right now, I’m doing as much as I can to film and take a serious look on it. I’m also looking into University of Southern California Film School, which has a high standard that I’m trying to meet.” Gehling considers directing his passion, and he isn’t afraid to go for it. Pursing a dream takes confidence and willingness to take risks. Many people say that it’s lucky to know your dreams and motivations but finding your passion isn’t always something that just clicks. It can take time and determination to truly know what you want to do. Start with small steps and sooner or later it will become clear to you. Do not let giving up be an option and don’t forget that it will take a lot of diffi-cult work and sacrifice, but going for your dreams is worth it. Sources: Interviews with Olivia Rigdon andZach Gehling http://psychcentral.com/lib/2011/6-clues-for-finding-your-purpose-and-passion/2/ Photo by Blake Brown

Reaching Your Dreams Has Never Been So Easy

When in need of drowning out unnec-essary conversations, passing the time, or even getting inspiration for an essay, many turn to music, but when blasting music from the stereo becomes a problem, ear-phones are the solution. While providing a closer musical expe-rience, headphones also create a barrier between ears and the everyday shenani-gans. Earphones also come in two main varieties: headphones and earbuds, each having their own advantages and disad-vantages. The more common of the two are earbuds, miniature headphones that fit closely inside the outer ear. Their small size paired with decent audio output make them a small package with a big punch. With prices ranging from $5 up to $150, they can be the perfect match to someone’s favorite beats. “These (earbuds) were only five dollars from Amazon,” explains sophomore Gar-rett Lewis. Even though they are much cheaper com-pared to their larger counterparts, they bring with them their own set of prob-lems. A study recently done by the Universi-ty of Leicester discovered that "by turning the volume up too loudly, a person can cause temporary deafness by damaging the nerve cells in the ear." Some music players can reach sound levels above 110 decibels! When asked why he preferred earbuds to other earphones, he replied, “They fit inside my ear nicely.” The original headphones were de-signed to be worn over the ears so that extraneous noise could not enter the ears from the outside, but with the invention of earbuds, they would seem out of date, right? Wrong! In 2006, musical genius Dr. Dre and chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M Records Jimmy Iovine developed Beats Electronics, creator of the earphone line, Beats™ by Dr. Dre™. With their sleek design, they can be a fashion statement for many. But they don’t just look good. They provide a close encounter with the music. Sounds are specially formulated to create an in-studio experience for the listener. When faced with the choice of head-phones and earbuds, one might be faced with a difficult task. Headphones have a sleek look and sound-cancelling technolo-gy. Earbuds are small but give a clear sound. But when the pros and cons of each are weighed considerably, the deci-sion can be heard loud and clear. Sources: http://mashable.com/2012/08/30/loud-music-through-earbuds/ http://beatsbydre.com/ Interview with Garrett Lewis

Miniature Music

Masterminds By Sid Fantroy

Rigdon creating a masterpiece

Guidelines all publications should follow!

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Entertainment

By Xandra McMahon

As summer kicked off, so did the highly anticipated film season. Among the many great movies that premiered over the summer, there were three that stood out and brought fresh new ideas to Hollywood land. These elite motion pictures raked in the dough as well as the fans. Getting the ball rolling on June 1st, Snow White and the Huntsman was the little adapted fairy tale that could. Much skep-ticism surrounded the film be-cause of certain casting choices and precedent fairy tale movie catastrophes. However this film put all those doubts to shame. Now, it was no perfect picture, but hats off to director Rupert Sanders for taking a classic tale and twisting it into something completely different. Snow White and the Huntsman should be praised most for its astonishing visuals and breath-

taking cinematog-raphy. Every color pops off the screen, and every shot is poetic. Moving on to the performances themselves, it should be no ar-gument that Charlize Theron’s truly heart stop-ping performance as evil Queen Ravenna steals the show. Snow White and the Huntsman may carry many simi-larities to other films such as, Robin Hood (2010) or even King Arthur (2004) but it is still absolutely worth the watch. A couple weeks later on June 15th, Rock’ n’ Roll was reborn in the hit movie adap-tion of the wildly famous Broadway musical, Rock of

Ages. This film entirely lives up to its tagline of “Nothin’ but a good time” as it transports viewers back into the 1980s glam rock scene, where it is colorful characters galore! The movie is clearly directed to ‘80s glam rock babies, so this is a

must see for anyone who falls under that genre. Tom Cruise is phenomenal as Stacee Jaxx, the aging rock star with plenty of passion. The performance is especially impressive with Cruise’s singing chops. Julianne Hough, on the other hand, could use a few voice lessons, but her acting skills hold their own against some of the other large names at-tached to the film like, Mary J. Blige, Alec Baldwin, and Catherine

Zeta-Jones. The humor may be campy and a little cheesy, but it’s no doubt that Rock of Ages is by far the best musical come-dy this industry has seen in a while. Last but certainly not least, the DC Comic world was

changed forever on July 20th when The Dark Knight Rises graced the silver screen. The third and final installment of Christopher Nolan’s Batman franchise goes out with a bang as Nolan brings a whole new level of fright to the superhero villain. The complexity of the character, Bane sprouted from a compilation of every dictator in history compressed into one ultimately horrifying terrorist. The filmmakers don’t stray too far from the comic book though and add delightful connections with Anne Hathaway as Cat-woman and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a surprising character that should not be given away in spoilers. The one and only problem with The Dark Knight Rises is that it is simply not a conclusion. It is not wrapped up in a nice neat package, but, that’s what next summer is for…Right? Sources: www.imdb.com

Top Three Summer Blockbusters You Can’t Miss!

Snow White and the Huntsman, Rock of Ages, and The Dark Knight Rises all scored big this summer in the box office. However, The Dark Knight Rises cleaned up

with a whopping total of $160,887,295 in its opening weekend. Photo drawn by Kwang Choi.

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LHS

Face In The Crowd

Tie a bunch of sea turtles to-

gether and they will swim me

to shore!

-Jude Falcon

Become an arsonist and burn

down half the island as a

signal!

-Jenna Boskovich

Make a bird-powered raft!

-Billy Mandel

Call Triple A!

- Deanna Traczek

How would you escape being stranded on an island?

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By Cole Johnson

Last year, the decision was made to begin implementing a new start time in District 20 schools, now, the effects have people talking. This wake up time impact-ed teacher and stu-dent alike, for good or bad. Both points of the argument have their valid points and each point varies from individuals. Many see the new time as a positive: the new start time cre-ates extra sleep a longer time to sleep in and prepare for the day. English teacher and head soccer coach Mr. Braha commented on the new time by saying, “I’m a night owl and arrive forty five minutes before the student’s start, so the extra sleep is very much appreciated.” When asked about

the start time’s effect on his students, Bra-ha stated “Students just seem more with it, there’s not a huge difference but [The difference is] subtle enough to notice a change in their be-havior and atten-tion.” There are posi-tives apparent with the new start time and extra sleep; how-ever every coin has two heads and every point has two sides. Being a controversial topic, it has as many haters as those who enjoy it. The later start time means the extra time had to go somewhere, and it went right to the end of the school day. With the later end time, many students with extra-curricular activities don’t get home until much later and, with home-work a plenty don’t get to bed until rather

late. There are even some severe of harm caused by this new time regarding lunch. Ema Moseley of Area Vocation Program (A.V.P) stated that due to this new schedule, A.V.P only receives ten minutes to eat their lunch and that’s if the bus ar-rives on time. There is the heads, there is the tails and there is the rim of the coin which has no real opinion on the mat-ter. Many liberty stu-dents and teachers said how the change isn’t apparent or felt. Teachers like Mr. Skelcey say that no real change has oc-curred in their sched-ule or students. For better or worse, we at here at Liberty have a new schedule that won’t be going any-where this year and its effects are show-ing, and has the stu-dents talking.

By Marisa Mandel

Hey Lancers! Wel-come back to what is sure to be another great year at Liberty! I am sure you are all very excited to be back with your old friends, but have you noticed the new lanc-er faces?! If you have not been a new stu-dent before, I can tell you that it is not the easiest nor most comfortable situa-tion, especially in high school. Imagine being a new student and stepping into a new environment not knowing a single soul. It is hard enough up-rooting from family, friends, and a familiar life and moving to an entirely new environment without being lonely. Most new students are comfortable with just being a part of

the crowd that busies through the halls. However, I can tell you that the feeling of loneliness is no fun at all, yet I know the idea of approach-ing a new student can be just as uncomfort-able as being one. Here are some tips to approaching a new student. The Approach Walking up to a new student must be a friendly action. Ap-proaching with a mean, intimidating look on your face, basically saying, “I am a bully here to harass you,” leaves the new student feel-ing more intimidated than they were be-fore. We are trying to welcome our new students as friendly Lancers, not a bunch of bullies! Instead, walk with a friendly

hello and introduc-tion. This action may include a hand shake, an exchange of names, and a smile on your face of course. If the new student is ap-proached in a friend-ly way, he or she will be more comfortable around you. The Conversation After the exchange of names, begin a conversation by ask-ing questions about where they are from, what brought them to Liberty, how they like the school, etc. Every new student has a story they are dying to tell. Be the person with an open ear. This will also relieve some loneli-ness and home sick-ness. The Invitation Finally, invite the new student to eat

lunch with you and your friends. They will love the oppor-tunity to meet more people and become part of a group. Also, give them the inside scoop on the school, sports, and clubs. By introducing them to school activities, you are also helping them meet new people and become a part of the LHS community. I am not saying that you have to make a new student your best friend. Just by being friendly and welcoming, you are helping the new stu-dent feel more com-fortable. I challenge each and every one of you to invite a new Lancer to join you for lunch, talk to them in the halls, or invite them to hang out with your group of friends. Remem-ber, new Lancer or old Lancer, we are one Lancer Nation.

How To: Talk To A New Student Rise and Shine

By Cory Kennedy