The next act featured seniorPattyAnselmo,oneoftheShowcase’stwo solo artists, who played a deli-cate piece on the flute, showing howmuch precision and breathing tech-nique it requires. Patty began play-ing the flute in fourth grade, becauseof the beautiful sound it produces.TheShowcase’sothersoloperformer,RachelLum,choreographedamodern

dancepiecetothesong“Fly.”Rachel,asenior,hasbeendancingsincechild-hood and is currently an apprenticeat Danceworks Studio in Denville. Sophomores Thomas Schrek,KrystenWagner,andHaydenCoakleyteamedupnexttoperform“Dreams,”by Fleetwood Mac. While Haydenplayed guitar, Thomas and Krystensang, harmonizing accurately. Allthree are veterans of the MK stageand plan to continually appear on it

in their remaining years at Knolls. In a move away from mod-ern pop music, junior Marissa PlatiperformedBelliniwith theaidofRa-chel Parroco, also a junior, on piano.Marissa,amemberofthechoraleshow-casedherpowerfulvocalsinaperfor-mancethatwillnotbesoonforgotten. FollowingMarissaandRachelwere juniorsEmilyChen andTiffany

Yu, who performed Mozart’s “Con-certoforOboeinCMajor.”Emilyper-formedon oboewhileTiffanyplayedpiano. Both executed the whimsicalpieceperfectly,evenaftertheaudiencebeganapplaudingprematurely—twice.NextupwasthetrioofRachelParroco,AllisonLuongo,andBrookeBuonaro,alljuniors,whoperformed“Terrified”byKatharineMcPhee.WithRachelre-turningonpianoandAllisononguitar,Brooke belted the song out perfectly.

Seniors Kayla Coutts (left) and Katelyn Hedden (right) are shown performing at the GT Show for the last time. (Photos by Sophia Thys)

MKStudentTalentDazzlesAudience

OnFriday,February10,duringlastblock, studentshad thechance toseeahandfulofthetalentfellowclass-matespossessbyattendingtheannualGiftedandTalentedShowcasedirectedbyMs.Bauer.Thisyear,seniorsAdamHalpernandSaraMunsonemceedasseventeen acts wowed the audienceof students and faculty with perfor-mancesrangingfrompoetrytodance. Kicking off the programwasthe Shmeeks, a band that is familiarwith the G/T Showcase. The band’smembers, seniorAlicia Pfaff, alumniAJWashandCodyBurns,andMadisonnativeAlexPost,performedanorigi-nal song that energized theaudience. Following the Shmeeks wasa different kind of band, the Mor-risKnolls Jazz band.The ScreamingEagles performed an original piece,“OnFire,”byMK’sownMr.Argen-ziano, who also conducts the band.The piece beganwith bandmembersclapping a beat and incorporated xy-lophones, bass guitar, drums, andbrass andwoodwind instruments, thecombination ofwhich created a feel-ingreminiscentof60’sspyfilmmusic. Another Knolls-based group,theaward-winningMKChorale, tookthe stage next to performMosesHo-gan’s “Didn’tMy Lord Deliver Dan-iel.” The chilling rendition demon-strated thechorale’sability to turnanordinary song into a beautiful conflu-enceofvoices,anabilitythatthegroupwillbringon its spring trip tocentralEurope including, but not limitedto, Austria and the Czech Republic.

Kat McGlynnStaff Writer

In the first of a few acts thatcombinedvocalsanddance,juniorBenDutton and senior Sarah Panayioutouperformed Relient K’s “Curl Up andDie.”SarahdancedundertheglowofredlightsasBenstrummedhisukuleleand sang. The other singing-dancingduoof theprogramwasseniorsKatieHedden and Kayla Coutts, with Ka-tie crooning Kelly Clarkson’s “Beau-tiful Disaster” and Kayla dancing. Although musical duos werepopular among the performers thisyear, only one act featured a dualpoem.SeniorsTheoLoweryandCin-dyJi,membersofthelaudedForensicsclub,performed“Oceanographers,”anoriginalpoem.Botharefamiliarwithslam poetry; Cindy won last year’sPoetrySlam,andTheoearnedrunner-upinthesameeventforthepast twoyears.Bothstudentsarealsoavidandaward-winningparticipantsintheMor-risKnollsDebateandForensicsclub. For their debut on the MKstage, members of the band SecondHandSocietyperformed“Hero.”Themembers, sophomoresBrianParsons,BaileyBruno,andTomCasey,formedthe band a year ago and categorizethemselvesasanalternativerockgroup. Taking the stage next wereLeigh and Rae Ricciardi, who per-formed Colbie Caillat’s “BrighterThan the Sun.” Leigh, a sopho-more, sang the popular tune whileher sister Rae, a senior, played gui-tar and joined in during the chorus. Despitethefactthatitwasherfirst timesingingaloneon theMorrisKnolls stage, senior Rachel Schweonseemed at home in front of the audi-enceduringherrenditionof“AmazingBecauseItIs”byTheAlmost.HerIn-grid-Michaelson-esque(cont’d on page 5)

Issue 2 Volume 31 WINTER 2012 MORRIS KNOLLS STUDENT NEWSPAPER

The winter hiatus hastypicallybeenwelcomedby stu-dents and faculty in the MorrisHillsRegionalDistrict, howeverother schools and sending dis-tricts in the area do not enjoythis luxury.Beginning the2012-2013 schoolyear therewill be areducedbreaktheweekofPresi-dent’s Day in order to synchro-nize the high school schedulewith thoseofnearbymiddle andelementary schools. Instead ofhavingafivedayFebruarybreak,itwillbe shortened to twodays. Adhering to the needs ofboth high schools aswell as the

sending districts, Mr. Jencarelliclaims that this changehasbeenbrewing among the administra-tion due to parents vocalizingtheir concerns about the mis-matched breaks. Some of theothersendingdistrictshadneverhadmore than two days off andmay have found the five daybreak excessive. Parents whoseother children attend middleschool or elementary schoolswill not have to juggle conflict-ing schedules and will benefitfrom the coherenceof themodi-fied break starting next winter. Students remain relative-ly unfazed by the change. “Itjust makes more sense, “SeniorKat McGlynn comments, “Wehave so many breaks in a span

of three months, but barely anyafter that.” McGlynn illustratesanother common complaint: thewinterandspringbreaksareonlya littlemore thanamonthapart.ThisleavestherestofApril,May,and June without any schoolholidays except Memorial Day. Thoughthedateofgradu-ationwill remain June21,adif-ference one may notice in theschool calendars is that an extraday appears on the 2012-2013schoolyear. In thewordsofMr.Jencarelli,thisissimplyanextraemergencyor“snow”dayfactoredinwhethertheschoolwillneedtouseitornot.Thisprovidesmoreleeway for emergency closingsanddiminishestheriskoftakingdays away from spring recess.

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Hot Yoga at Knolls The final flow closes with atransition from up-dog to down-dogbefore shavasana, leaving you in apuddleofyourownsweatandsatisfied.The 108 degree room suddenly feelsevenhotterastheheterogeneousgroupsurrounding you exhales a longed-for“ooooooohm,”beforetowelingoffthebeadsofperspirationoneveryinchofskinandexitingintothechillofwinteryou’veforgottenallabout. HotyogaisspiralingthroughMorrisKnollsasstudentsofallin-terestgroups look foranewwayto work out. The name of thepractice means “to join to-gether”—signifyingitspowerinbringingbalanceandhar-monybetweenthemindandbody—and is validatedbyitsincreasinglydiversifiedfollowers. What is it aboutthisancientstyleofVinyasaYoga that issuddenlymak-ing it sopopular?Thebene-fitsofyogaasasystemofper-sonal development focused onthe mind,body,ands p i r i ta r e

seemingly endless, including im-proved digestion, less stored fat,mood moderation, peace of mind,perfected posture, toned muscles,complete detoxification, increasedflexibility, increased recovery timeafter injuries, and massaging of allthebody’sorgans.Themostappeal-ingaspect,however,seemstobetheaccessibilitytoeverytypeofperson,regardlessofage,experience,orini-tialfitness,andthehardevidenceofan intenseworkoutat theendof the75-minuteclass. “I’vealwayswantedtotryitbecause of the health benefits bothmentallyandphysically.Addingheatbasically multiplies the effects ofregular yoga,” describes senior DanDawson, when asked what hookedhimintohotyoga.“Iwouldencour-

agepeople to try it inorder tochal-lengetheirmindandbodyandtofeelproudoftheresults.” And people are trying it,as is becomingmore evident in myexperiences at Younique Yoga—theyogacenteroffRoute10inDenville.Whatoncewereclassescomprisedofstereotypically skinny and flawlessyoungerwomenhaveexpandedtoin-clude people from all walks of life,notablyhighschoolathletes lookingto increaseflexibilityandthosewhoarelessathleticallyinclined(includ-ing myself) looking to get off thecouch. MorrisKnollsislistening,asis clear by an upcoming “hot yoga”optionforthirdquarterphysicaledu-cation in selectgymblocks.Whilethis experimental optionmay notbe exactly what you’d get out-side of school, MK’s twist isexposing even more studentstothebasicsofyoga. “Third block is one of ourlargerclasses,andweneedtousethewrestlingroom,sowedecidedonyoga.Thewrestlingroomiswarmduringtheseasonanyway, so why not hot yoga?”explained Ms. Richter, a “hot

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“I’ve taken a fewclassesmyselfsoIknowsomepos-es,butIalsohavebooksandDVDsthatI’llbeusing.” Sincetheinitialmentionofhotyogaforgym,otherblockshavebegunrequesting theoption. “I’mhoping itwillbecomeamorepermanentoptionandalasting,life-longlesson.” Regardlessofwhetheryou’dliketotakeyogaclassesatKnollsinthe future, anyone can try it.Everyclass implores participants to em-brace the individuality of the prac-tice andmove at their own pace tomaximizetheexperience.Countlessfacilities are now offering classes,and Younique Yoga features a stu-dent special for $10with your stu-dentID—justdon’tforgetyourtow-el.

Lauren GuiltinanStaff Writer

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StudentscrowdedtheMKau-ditorium on Friday,December 9th towitnesstheirfellowclassmatesdisplayactsof talentandhilarity in theMor-risKnolls 4thAnnualMK Idol.Thispopular event occurred right after a“Blackout” hockey game at Mennanarena, filling the night with MorrisKnollsspirit,asmanystudentsattend-edbothevents in theirefforts tosup-port the school.MKIdol is a spinoffofthepopularhitshow,American Idol,justwithfamiliarfacesportrayingtheadmired judges. Allison Faccendawasthemostdifferentfromherjudgecounterpart, Randy Jackson, but stillearnedmany laughs from the crowd.SarahPanayioutouportrayedthefeistyJennifer Lopez while Steven TylerwasplayedbyKevinWashington.Thenight’s most popular American Idolhost,RyanSeacrest,wasactedoutac-curatelybyAdamHalpern as hewasflirtedwithbymanyofthecontestants. Ms. Garry, supervisor of theevent explains her “hands off” ap-proach. “It started as a way to show-casetalent,andhaveafundraiseratthesame time. Students choreograph, dolighting…studentsprettymuchruntheevent.” Unanticipated talent was dis-playedallthroughthenight,whetheritwasBryanRichards portraying “LordGaga” in an extremely comical per-formance,orAntonioZuzuroblowingtheaudienceawayashesang“Every-bodywantstogotoHeaven”byKennyChesney.Teachersevenparticipatedin

theshow. Mr.Meyers joinedthecon-testants in a repeat performance fromyearspast.Heawedtheaudienceashesang “Feeling Good” originally per-formedbyMichaelBuble.“It’salwaysso amusing. It’s wonderful, just won-derful,” Junior Beverly Harp, a loyalMK Idol audiencemember exclaimedaboutthenightoverall. Halfwaythroughtheshow,therewas an intermission or a “commercialbreak” during which the audience wasable tovotefor thefunniestperformersas well as those they believed had thebestseriousperformance,bycastingbal-lotsintheauditoriumlobby.Afterthefif-teenminutevotingbreak,theauditoriumfloodedwithfacesonceagain,thistimeinanticipationofawinner.Aperformanceof“OldTimeRockandRoll”originallyperformedbyBobSegar,whichincludedthewholecast,greetedthespectatorsassoon as the lights dimmed for the sec-ond half.Very soon after, Rachel Lumwas awarded funniest performance forher“GrannyRap”.Shewonyellowrainbootsandagiftcard.Closinguptheshow,AnnalisaRotellawasannouncedwinneroftheseriousperformanceandreceivedagiftcardandaskateboardforhermelodicinterpretationofTaylorSwift’s“TheBestDay”. Hugs and laughs were spreadamongst the performers as they con-gratulated thewinners. Travis Christy,aseniorwhoperformedElvis’“HoundDog”, summarized the importance oftheshowtohimsaying,“It’smytimetoact likeaclown.”Theaudiencemem-bers were in good spirits leaving theauditorium, no matter if their favoriteperformersreceivedawinornot.

Officer Scott TorkosPhoto by Ms. Schreiner

Rx Drugs

Oneofthemainflawswiththedrugwarisitssingularfocusonsupplyrather than demand. Americans wanttheir drugs.As a seasonedDEAagentpointed out, “Americans love theircountry,buttheyhavetofaceitstoned.” According to the U.S. CenterforDiseaseControl(CDC),drugshaveexceededfatalmotorvehicleaccidentsasthemajorcauseofpreventabledeath.Deathcausedbydrugsisgettingworse.The death toll doubled in the last de-cade,nowclaimingalifeevery14min-utes.By contrast, deaths due to trafficaccidentshavebeendecreasingforde-cades. The increase in drug-relatedfatalitiesisnotthathardtounderstand.Thesurgeindeathsislargelyduetothenewdrugsofchoice–prescriptionpainand anxiety drugs that are powerful,highlyaddictiveandespeciallydanger-ous when combined with other drugsand alcohol. The pills that are mostabusedareOxycontin,Vicodin,Xanax,and Soma. Fentanyl is also becomingpopularbecauseitcomesintheformofpatches or a lollipop and is 100 timesmorepowerfulthanmorphine. What’s interestingisthatdur-ing the1980’sandearly1990’s, crackcocaine and heroin overdoses, were

majornews.TVnewsstationswerecov-eringthisepidemicnon-stop,andlawsand stiff penalties were being passedin record time. Prescription drug use,however,getslittleattentionfrommainstreammedia.That’s odd, consideringthatdrugs likeOxycontinandVicodinnowcausemoredeathsthanheroinandcocainecombined.Onlywhenaceleb-rity, likeMichael Jackson,HeathLed-ger,orAnnaNicoleSmith,passesaway,does the ugly truth about prescriptiondrugs come into the light. In additiontobeingmoredeadlythancocaineandherion,thenewgenerationofprescrip-tionpainkillersareharderto“kick”aswell. As always, think before youact.Understand thatyouractionshaveconsequences and your high schoolyearsareonlybutablinkofaneyeinrelationtotherestofyourlife.Besafe.

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TheoriginalBatmanmovie, re-leased in 1966, starredAdamWest andwas rather unpopular in the box office,whileThe Dark Knight, its future recre-ationstarringChristianBale,grossednear400milliondollarsworldwide.Sowhatchangedinthepastfifty-sixyears?Howdid the new approach change viewers’opinionsofthesuperherofilmfranchise?The overwhelming number of peoplethatrushedtotheirnearesttheatertoseethecapedcrusader’snewestreleasesug-geststhatthemoviehaschangedforthebetter, and Batman is not the only su-perhero drawing moviegoer’s attention. SincethefirstAdventures of Su-permanmovie in1951, therehavebeenover eighty live-action superhero filmsbased off of comic books. More thanhalfofthemwerereleasedtotheatersinthe 21st Century. In fact, there has yettobeasingleyearsince2000 thatdoesnot contain a superhero movie. Theyear2008alonehadeightof them, andthat’snotevenincludinganimatedfilms.

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Kimberly HastingsStaff Writer

Whatisitaboutthesemoviesthathasbeenbringing in somanyviewers, suchhighratings, and somuchmoney at the boxoffice?Didrunningaroundintightsfight-ing larger-than-life bad guys somehowbecomecoolinthepastsixtyyears?Prob-ablynot,butmanywouldagreethatfly-ingaroundsavingpeopleinametalrobotsuit,whenyou’renotbusybeingabillion-aire businessman, has always been cool “I think it’s a good idea, be-causeit’snotonlybranchingouttocomicbook fans but making them more ap-pealing to awider audience,” says avidcomic book readerEmilyKovach.Thisnew approach to comic universes, suchasMarvel andDC,hasbeen a success-ful endeavor for themedia industryandanenjoyablesourceofentertainmentforits relentlessly growing number of fans. Abbie Schaefer, superheroenthusiast, says, “I have very high ex-pectations for the upcoming movies.”With four more comic-based filmscoming out in 2012, including bigtitles like The Avengers, The Amaz-ing Spider-Man, and The Dark Knight Rises, the superhero hype is looking topersevere for at least a fewmoreyears.

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Superhero Hype Where have all the Real Voices Gone?

During theSuperBowlXLVonFebruary6th,2011,TheBlackEyedPeasperformedduringthehalftimeshow.Theylookedgreatandtheirdancemovesexcitedthecrowd,butwhenitcamedownto theactualperformance,theirmusicaltalentfellshort.WhenFergiestartedtosingmanypeo-pleweredisappointedbecauseof thewayhervoicesounded.ChristyYacoub,aseniorhereatMorrisKnollshadasimilarconcertexperience. Shesaid,“Iwent toaMileyCyrusconcertwithmysisteronceandshesounded sodifferent fromwhatweheardbefore.Ididn’tlikeherrealvoice.”Fergie’sperformanceattheSuperBowlwasexactlythesame.ItwasnothinglikelisteningtohermusicontheradiooronaniPod.Musicontheradioisgenerallyerrorfree,andonehun-dredpercentin-tune.Ifyou’veevergonetoaconcertandbeendisappointed,thisisobvi-ous. Partly,thisisbecause,overthepastcoupleyears, themusic industryhasbeenexploitinganewsoftwarepackagethatauto-maticallymanipulatesarecordingofavocaltrackuntilitisintuneregardlessofwhetherornottheoriginalperformancewas.Alotofmusic broadcasted publicly uses this soft-ware.Forlisteners,thismeansmostthingsyouheararenotcompletelyauthentic. AutotuneislikePhotoshopforthe

humanvoice.ManyartistslikeCher,T-Pain,KanyeWest,andDiddyhaveusedorstilluseit.AutotunewasfirstbroughtoutonalargescalewithCher’s1998hit“Believe.”Itsoundslikeshesangpartsofthesongwhilestandingbehindafan.MorerecentlyartistT-Pain,thenumberoneoffenderofautotune,popularizedthistoolandeven“abusedit.”Inhissong,“I’mSprung”theuseofautotune is soobvious in thewords“homies”and “lady” that the singing of the lyricsdoesn’tsoundhuman.T-Painusesautotuneinnearlyallofhissongstothepointtahtithasnowbecomepartofhismusic. Manypeoplearen’t fondof autotunebecauseit’snotentirelythevoiceofthesinger.Instead,itprocessestheartist’svoiceto sound almost too perfect and at timesevenunrecognizable.Somepeoplebelievethatthismakesthingsunfairforartistswhohaverealtalent. “Its[autotune]goodtoanextent,Idon’tlikethefactthatalotofartistuseit inall theirmusic. Ibelieve thatbeinganartistisaboutbeingnaturallytalented,”stated11thgraderKarishmaGharia.Sing-erswithgenuinetalentareovershadowedbyotherswhomayputonflashyshowsanddancestoattractattentionawayfromtheirun-editedvoices.Thepopularizationof auto-tune makes one wonder wherefameismostlikelytocomefrominthemusic industry today. Is more attentionfocused on expensive and over-the-topperformancesoron thenatural talentofvocalists?

Alejandra EscobarStaff Writer

Director Martin Scorsese hasimpacted cinemawith classic landmarkfilmssuchasMean Streets,Taxi Driver,Raging Bull,andGoodfellas, amongoth-ers. These movies all deal with thestoryofsociopathicmisfitswhowishtobeacceptedbyeithersocietyorahigherelite.In addition, the characters also questioneverythingintheirsettingtofindanswerstotheirproblems.ThistypeofmotifhasyetagainbeenaccomplishedwithHugo:his latest opus starringAsa Butterfield,BenKingsley,ChloëMoretz,SachaBaronCohen,RayWinstone,JudeLaw,Christo-pherLee,andHelenMcCrory. Based on the book, The Inven-tion of Hugo Cabret, byBrianSelznick,themovietellsofHugoCarbret(AsaBut-terfield)who lives in thewallsofa trainstationin1930sParis.Heendsupgettingwrappedupinamysteryinvolvinghisde-ceased father and an automation.As themysteryprogresses,hemeetsupwithan-otherorphan(ChloëMortez)andtheyboth

Hugo: A ReviewKenny HegartyStaff Writer

godeeperintothecaseuntilitleadsthemtofindthemissingfilmsofGeorgesMéliès(BenKingsley),whoisnowatoymaker.Fromthere,manysecretsarerevealed. Theplotofthefilmismarvelousand keeps viewers’ attention formost ofthe time.Theonlycomplaint thatcanbemadeaboutthefilmisthepace,asitwasslowatcertaintimes.Theactingisspotonperfectas theactorsreally transformintotheircharacterswithemotion.The themeof rediscovery is interesting to followaf-terHugo’s father dies.Hugo finds someinventionsalongwiththefilmsofGeorgeMéliès,whichwerethoughttobelost.ThehighlightofthefilmisthecinematographybyRobertRichardsonwhichmadethefilmdazzlingtowatchwithhighqualityshotsofParis.ThefootagefromthefilmreferencesA Trip to the MoonandThe Cabinet of Dr. Cailgari,amongothers,andthe3-Dmakesviewersfeelliketheyareinthemovieit-self. Overall,Hugo isoneofScors-ese’sfilms thatwill be forever remem-bered as a cinematic gem. This is onefilmat themovieswhereviewerswantthe projector to keep running withoutstopping.Hugogets4½starsoutof5andtwothumbsup.

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originalvotingdateofJanuary24,2012.Thisislikelyduetothefactthat many of the shut down web-sites included a way for users toprotest for themselves. For exam-ple,Wikipediaprovidedaportalforusers to find their local represen-tatives’ contact information. Mil-lions of users utilized portals andinformationlikethistocallforthestoppingofthebill,andlegislativeofficialscouldn’thelpbutrespond.

A million plus e-mails, phonecalls,andlettersarehardtoignore. Now that voting hasbeen postponed, what is nextfor SOPA, PIPA, and the inter-net? Although SOPA and PIPAare considered dead and gone bymany, their “demise” celebratedaround the Web, they’re techni-cally still up for consideration,but probably not for at least an-otheryear.Sodoesthatmeantheinternet is safe? Unfortunatelynot.InthewakeofSOPAandPI-PA’s postponement, another bill,ACTA (the Anti-CounterfeitingTrade Agreement) continues tothreaten liberty. This bill, origi-nating in Europe, could be evenmoredangerous thanSOPA,as ithas already been signed by overtwenty other nations and has thethreat of the other bills but ona global level. If America joinsin the signing of the bill, theghost town of a destroyed Inter-netmightnotbefar fromreality.

Imagine a ghost town.Anabandonedplaceshroudedindark-ness.“CLOSED”signshanginthewindowsofdilapidatedbuildings,andthefewpeoplewhostillwan-der around have no place to go. Whatisthisplace,youask?Why, this is the internet, a fewyears after SOPA was ap-proved by Congress. Un-der the bill’s guidelines,all the major websiteshave been shut down,their resources degradedto nothingness, their view-ers left wandering aim-lessly around cyber space. Fortunately, thisghost town isn’t real, andthe internet isn’t ruined;at least not yet. But onWednesday, January 18,2012, web-goers aroundthe world got a snapshotof what this bill could dowhen several major web-sites, including the popu-lar blog site WordPress.com,socialnewssiteReddit.com, and even the Englishsectionof the famousonlineencyclopedia site, Wikipedia.org,“blacked out” for the day, leav-ing their users with no access tothe sites’ resources, and a mes-sage encouraging action againstSOPA, as well as a similar billcalled PIPA, which were both tobe voted on the next week. ButwhatexactlyareSOPAandPIPA? SOPA, which stands forthe Stop Online Piracy Act, is aCongress bill designed to do ex-actly what it’s named for: stoponline piracy. PIPA, the ProtectIP Act, is a smaller version ofthe bill to go through the Sen-ate.While no one denies that on-line piracy is a crime that shouldbe dealt with, there are severalflaws in both bills that could re-sultinconsequencesforundeserv-ing groups, individuals, and eventhe entire internet population. Themainconcernabouttheacts is that they would allow en-tirewebdomainstobeshutdowndue to suspected piracy on only

End Piracy, Not Libertyonepartorpageofthedomain,andthisshutdowncouldoccurwithoutwarning – or due process. Thesebillscouldmeandoomnotonlyforthe online pirates, but for severalmajor sites and their millions ofusers who had nothing to dowiththecrime.Thinkaboutthis–You-tube,Tumblr,Myspace,evenFace-bookcouldbeaffectedbythebills,shut down by only one pirate’scrime.Thispossibilityisthecause

of the outrage over the two acts. Atotalofabout7,000web-sites ended up shutting down forthedayofprotest,othersprotestedin different ways. The extreme-ly popular blog site Tumblr.comgave users the option of blackingout their own blogs, while usersof the writing website Figment.com changed their usernames inprotest of SOPA, some even cen-soring their published work onthe site in representation of whatthe dangerous bill could do to theWeb. Finally, Google, possiblythe largest and most powerful ofall the participating companies,blacked out their famous and ev-er-changing logo, and coined theslogan “End Piracy, Not Liberty”against the SOPA and PIPA acts. This protest – eerie, pow-erful, and motivational, not onlygave internet users a vision of afuture with restricted liberty, buthelped slow down the bill, whichwasindefinitelypostponedfromits

Now that thewinter season is in fullswing,thisnewyear’strendsareallaboutraz-zle-dazzleandtimetoshine.Whetherit’saca-sualdaytimeoutfitorahotnightoutonthetown,itisimportanttokeepupwiththelatesttrendsforthiswinter.Keepingwarmiskey,andmanydesigners’creationsincludegorgeouscoatsthatdojustthat,butstillcompletetheoutfitunder-neath. Fashionistas keepwarm with floor-grazingovercoats for either acitychic lookor a softer,more relaxed approach. A spectacularwinter-chicoutfitismuchneededtoturnheadsunderthatbeautifulcoat.Goingforacasualoutfit?DrewBarrymorewasspottedinGlamourMagazinewear-inggrungeinspiredattire.Sherockedapairofskin-ny jeans with black boo-ties and a leather jackettofinishoffthisrock-and-roll look; a great, com-fortableoutfit todosomeshoppingorevenspendacasual night out. Senior,Allie Campbell sporteda similar rocker-chic ensemble.Sheworeacomfyblacklong-sleeveteewithdarkjeans,agreyslouchyscarf, combat boots, andan edgy black leatherjacket. This layeredlook is perfect for a cuteschool outfit or even fora weekend outing, espe-ciallyinthiscoldweather. Scared to mixyour faux fur vest with that hot sequin topand high leather boots? No need to worrybecause another new trend this winter ismixing different materials together to cre-ate a unique-looking outfit. Mixing and

Winter TrendsHotfashionsforthecoldweather

Laura FrenchStaff Writer

Google and other popular websites blacked out their logos, showing what the web would look like censored, on January 18th to protest SOPA and PIPA. (Image courtesy of integracore.com)

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theAPexamis“hard,”andwillbenocakewalk for any of the hardwork-ingstudents.OneofKelley’s recentworks in the class is a watercolorpainting,which,likemanyofheroth-erpieces,involvesseveralofthelov-ablecartooncharactersthatshe’sbeenperfecting since elementary school.“InAP,allworkneedstofollowonethemeofyourchoice.”Kelley says.“Asawhole,[mine]coverthebasictheme of creatures.” The creaturesKelley has created include a purpledragon namedWildfire, an aye-ayewhichKelley describes as an “omi-nous lemur,” and a porcupine-like

creature namedChubleswhowearsa sombrero and sells churros. Eachof Kelley’s characters has its ownspecial story, and these stories areshown through her unique artwork. ThemasterbehindthemagicofArtStudioatKnollsisMrs.Clif-ford, who teaches both the regularandAP classes. Mrs. Clifford, saysthat her favorite part of teaching isseeingherstudentslearnandgrowasartists.“Iloveseeingthelightbulbgoonwhenthey‘getit’,”sheexplains.Her class is taughtmuchdifferentlyfrom many other AP courses; in-steadof focusing theentireclassonspecificthemesortechniques,sheal-

APortraitofMKArtStudents

“What could a loved one do for you on Valentine’s Day to make you smile?”

Laura FrenchStaff Writer

“Buy me chocolate.” “Be there.” “Go out to dinner, and have a nice evening.”

Julia Cerbone David Halkyard CJ OberaiJunior

Melissa Grieco Mike StangoSenior

“Buy me roses.” “She would cook me din-ner and give me some chocolate.”

Artwork by Alexis Seijas (bottom) and Kelley Buhler (top)

vocalswere set to the background ofHayden Coakley’s guitar-playing. Another duo, seniors JeremyBerkin and Sara Munson, followedwith Ben Folds’ “You Don’t KnowMe.” Even though the pair was ap-parently unaware that they would beperforming, Jeremy and Sara’s unre-hearsed act went well. Jeremy, whodebutedhisvocaltalentsatthisyear’s

MK Idol, sang while Sara playedpiano and joined in on the chorus. To close the show,BlacklightClubhouseperformedamedleyofcur-rent hit songs. The all-senior band,formedspecificallyfortheG/TShow-case, consisted of StanleyMikuta onguitar,BeckyTungonsaxophone,Jer-emyBerkinondrums,SarahLipinskion vocals,Alicia Pfaff on bass,NikoKotoulas on keyboard, and KaylaCoutts andKatieHeddenon tambou-

rine.Themedley includedsamplesof“Mr. Saxobeat,” by Alexandra Stan,“Good Feeling,” by Flo Rida, and“Gettin’OverYou” byDavidGuetta.Based on the audience’s enthusias-tic applause, all in attendance thor-oughly enjoyed the show. As se-nior Dan Dawson, who attended theshow, said, “The talent showcasedwasastounding.Leave it toMs.Bau-er to coordinate such an entertain-ing and inspiring event each year.

GT Showcase Continued...

Formany students, art classis a break in the school day to getawayfromcoreacademicclassesandspend time painting, sketching, andcoloring. But for the students whotakeartyearafteryear,andprogressto advanced courses likeArt StudioandAPArtStudio,artclassisnotjusta carefree elective to fill the emptyblockintheirschedule.Infact,thereismuchmoretoartthanjustdoodlingandcoloring. Just like foreveryad-vanced class, these students areconstantlyworkinghardtotryandearntheir“A”ortheir“5”inMay.The school’smost advanced artclassesaretaughtinroomC-24,whereArtStudiostudent,AlexisSeijas,canoftenbefoundwork-ingduringlunch.Alexis,aMor-ris Knolls senior, enjoys devot-ing extra time to her artworkbecause “even though we havethe class every day, deadlinesare tough, especially since youwant tomake each project lookperfect.” Alexis, who enjoys us-ingdarkthemesinheruniqueart-work, has always been interested inartandwantstostudygraphicdesignin college. Most of her pieces forclassfocusonthethemeof“dreamsand nightmares.” Her most recentpiece embodied a dream she hadaboutbecomingapuppetandescap-ing from a dark box.Alexis’ favor-ite part of the class is having “totalcreative freedomwithourprojects.” KelleyBuhlerisanotherstu-dent who spendsmuch of her timeevery day focusingon art. Pursuingacareerinanimation,thecreditsandskillsearnedfromAPArtwillbeveryvaluable to her future ambition andeducation.Kelley,alsoasenior,says

lowsherstudentstodecidewhatitistheywant to learn. “Students selectanareaof interest, and theybuildabodyofworkaround thisarea,”de-scribesMrs.Clifford.Studentscouldfocusonillustratingstories,paintingportraits, or working around a spe-cifictheme,asAlexisandKelleydo. According to the CollegeBoard website, theAP art exam istaken not in the form of a writtentest,butintheformofaportfolioinoneofthreecategories:Drawing,2DDesign,or3DDesign.Dependingonwhichexamcategorystudentschooseto take, theirportfolio is required to

containuptotwentyninepiecesofart,doneeitherinclassorontheirown.Theportfoliosarealsobroken up into three requiredcategories -Quality,Concentra-tion, and Breadth - which areeach judged based on differentaspectsoftheart.Kelley,whoistakingthe2DDesignpartoftheexamsays“Togeta5,yourworkmust meet college level. Thisis hard to do considering yourwork must be practically flaw-less.” Last year, only 12.2% of

studentstakinganyofthethreeAPartexamsscoreda5ontheirexam. Prospectivestudentsneednotbescaredoffby the intensityof theexamthough.Thereismoretolearn-ing art than getting the best grade.Unlike other, knowledge-based APcourses, Art Studio incorporates astudent’s own personality and cre-ativityintohisorherwork,andevenwithoutthebenefitofaperfectgradeorAPcredits,theclassisworthtak-ingforanyonewithapassionforart.Mrs.Cliffordencouragesstudentstochallenge themselves by taking thecourse.“Youhaveanopportunitytobe the best artist that you can be,”she says,“so take thatopportunity.”

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matching diverse fabrics into one outfitmakestheperfectcombinationthisseason. Asfashioncontinues toconstantly re-peatitself,40’seleganceisonceagainahottrendthiswinter.Thislookisveryconser-vative, classy, and most of all, feminine.OneofGucci’smodelsstrutsherstuffdowntherunwaywearingahigh-wastedskirtthatstopsatthekneewithateal,satintop,but-toneduptotheneck.Althoughthislookisveryreservedanddoesnotshowmuchskin,itrepresentsaneleganceandgracewomen

continue to upholdin modern styles. Inthepast,design-erspreferreddarkcol-orslikeblack,brown,grey, dark violet, ornavy colors at thistime of year. How-ever, this winter’scollections thriveon bright colors likemediumpeach,mus-tardyellow,skyblue,and purple. LeannO’Connor, junior,was spotted wearinga loose mustard yel-low sweater and apair of medium-blueskinnyjeans.Leann’soutfitisverysimilartothehighfashionmod-el, which completelyshows off her up-to-date fashion sense.Add a pair of chicwinter ankle bootsandsomemismatchedjewelry to createadditional depthand style to thesebright winter colors. Don’t letthe frigid weather

give you a bad caseof style-blues. Look online or in maga-zines to find the hottest winter trendsor just walk the hallways at MK to seewhich fashions students are emulating.

Winter TrendsHotfashionsforthecoldweather

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By: Andrew Consales, Patric Paragian, Andrew Wisneski Shanjeev Balashantan, Jasmine Dostanko and Lauren Guiltinan

OnJanuary16,2012-TheMor-ris Knolls Varsity Ice hockey team de-feated Montgomery High School by ascore of 4-0 atMennenArena. At thetimeKnollsimprovedto10-3-1,andwasrankedfifthinthestatebytheStarLed-ger.Comingintothegame,Knollsknewitwouldbeatoughone,especiallysincethey had lost againstKinnelon just twodaysearlier.Alongwiththis,thelasttimeKnollsandMontgomerymetwasinthestatesemifinalslastseason,whereMont-gomerycameoutontop3-2inashootout.ThissentKnollshomeagameshortoftheStateChampionships.WhenaskedhowitfelttobeatMontgomeryafterthetoughlosslastyear,KnollscaptainConnorMan-ningsaid“It’sagreat feelingsince theyknockedusout;theyruinedourchancesoffulfillingourdreamofwinningstates.”Thisyear’sKnollsteamismuchdifferentfromlastyear’s.Manningsays“Welostthirteenseniorsfromlastyearandalotofoffense,butweareworkingongettingto-getherandfulfillingourgoalofwinning.” Winning is something that hasbeen possiblewith stellar play from se-niorgoalieTrevorTironiandseniorfor-wardBillyNichols.InthegameagainstMontgomery, Nichols opened up thescoringsixminutes into thefirstperiod,and celebrated by “Tebowing” a newfadintroducedbytheemergenceofTimTebow, thequarterbackon theBroncos,givingthefanssomethingtolaughabout.Nicholswentontoscorethreemoregoalsthroughouttherestofthegame,forato-taloffourpushinghisseasontotaluptotwenty-one.WhenaskedaboutBilly,hisfellowcaptainwholeadstheteaminscor-ingwiththirty-onepoints(asof1/16/12),Manning said “Billy is one of my bestfriends,he’sthehardestworkingguyonthe team, he’s a clutch goal scorer, andwheneverweneedsomethingdone,he’lldoit.”Thestrongoffensiveplaywouldnotmatterwithout solid goaltending bygoalieTrevorTironi.Tironimadetwenty-sevensavesvsMontgomery,earningtheshutout. HissaveswhenKnollswasonthe penalty kill ensured thatMontgom-erywouldnotbeabletogetbackintothegame. AnotherthingManningstressedwastheirappreciationofthefansatthegames.Whenaskedifhewouldliketosayanythingtothem,Manningre-plied“Keepsupportingtheteam,wehopewecanbringhometheMennenCupandStateChampionshipsforyou.”

HockeyTeam Beats

Montgomery

Morris Knolls Strikes Again, this Time vs. Delbarton

Photo By Mr. Elbin

Andrew WisneskiStaff Writer

The Morris Knolls BowlingTeam breezed through their matchagainstDelbartononJanuary19thatRockaway Lanes. The varsity teamwasledbyitsthreestarplayersNickWestergaard, Jimmy Westergaard,andAdamEngelson.JimmyWester-gaardsetthetempoearlywithastreakofthreestrikesinarow,a“Turkey,”tobeginthematch,andaddedanoth-erfourstrikesthroughoutthematch.NickWestergardfinishedwitha193,

Jimmy Westergaard had a222, and Adam Engelsonendedupwitha182. TheothertwovarsityplayersTylerBottandKris-tenGreinerhadsolidgamesof 152 and 192. Bott hadthreestrikesoutoftheelev-enframesandGreinerendedwith a stellar seven strikes.For the second match, Jim-my Westergaard and NickWestergaardeachhadsevenstrikeswhileAdamEngelson

wasnotfarbehindwithfive.Theirfi-

nal scoreswere234, 218, and180. Bott andGreinerfinishedwith scores of180 and 182respectively tohelp lead theteam to its sec-ondwin. F o rthe last match,Nick Wester-gaard startedoff with fivestrikes in arowandJimmywith four.Witha final score of230, the finalmatch was hisbestof theday.Jimmy endedwitha234andAdamEngelsonwitha 182. Jimmy Westergaard said hisgamewas, “oneof the better gameshebowled.” TylerBott andKristenGreiner finished with scores of 171and159tohelptheteamwinitall. Coach Elbin seemed veryexcited about the victory against

Shanjeev BalashanthanStaff Writer

Delbartonandwas really supportiveof the teammembers from frame toframe. The Morris Knolls VarsityBowling team is having one of itsbetter seasons and finished with a13-2 record.They strike fear in op-ponentstheyface.

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ThelightsdropandDefLep-pard’s“Undefeated”fillstheroom.Amass of hulking boys suddenly runsout in a circle, hoods on and facescovered as they warm up before thecrowd.Thisisn’t justasport—itsin-timidation,planning, andattitude.Atlast thewrestlers circleup in agiantheap in the center of the mat, theirpassioncreatingthesenseofasingle,unbeatable force that’s ready to takedownopponents. Tuesday, January 22, 2012,Morris KnollsVarsityWrestling tookthe title of conference champions intheirhomematchagainstWestMorrisCentral.The significanceof theeventwasclearbasedoncrowd’senthusiasmalone, and the team far from disap-pointed, ended thematchwith afinalscore of 43-13. Highlights included

Girls Track Team Earns County Champion-

ship for 2012 Season

Lauren GuiltinanStaff Writer

Morris Knolls Wrestling

This season, the MorrisKnolls Girls Indoor track teamwon the 2012 County Champion-ship meet for the first time since2006. The MK girls scored in allsix events and finished the meetseven points ahead of the runner-up, Morris Hills whose final re-cordwas 43-36. Their victory onthe track also broke Randolph’sstreak of five straight titles. In the girls’ competition,Morris Knolls was led by the se-niorsAmandaBlack,AlyssaBrin-dle, and Kiki Baldassari, without

whom Morris Knolls would nothave secured their third overallMorris County Championship ti-tle in their high school careers. Inboth2005and2006thesegirlsalsohelpedtheteamclaimvictory. AlyssaBrindle,AllyBlack,Kassandra Ortiz, and JasmineDostankowere all part of the4by800meterteamthattookfirstplacewith the time of 9:57.89. Brindlealsoranin,andanchored,inthesix-thplace sprintmedleyand receivedthirdplaceforthedistancemedley. “Usually we come to thismeet and other teams surprise us,”AlyssaBrindle said, “For oncewewere doing the surprising and itfeels good to have things go our

Jasmine DostankoStaff Writer

way and finish on top.” AmandaBlack sizzled the competitionwithrunning the distance medley, thirdplace 4 by 400meter race and therunner-up 4 by 200 races. KikiBaldassari ran on the 4 by 200team, the 4 by 400 meter, andanchored the runner-up shuttlehurdlesteamwiththetimeof7.4. Not only did the runnersbring in points, but also the vault-ers that were on the field. BothMonica and Amber placed fourthin the team pole vault which gaveMorris Knolls the points to final-ize thewin.Their journeywas notoverwiththiswinthough;theteamheaded to the State ChampionshipMeettakingonFebruary11aswell.

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Big 3 Soar in Girls B-

ball

As of January 27th, the MKgirlsbasketballteamrankedfourthintheirdivisionandmadestates.Theirteam is lead by its three seniorsJenna Rae Mazzola, Tori Clarke,andKristen Randolph.When askedabouttheseniorperformanceCoachMoore replied, “The seniors havecontributedgreatleadership,dedica-tion,andpatiencetobringtheplay-ersalong.“The“Big3”don’tbringleadership alone- they scored 313pointsover the first fourteengamesandasagroupaverage25pointspergame. TheteamalsowontheLadyDodgers in-season tournament inMadison on December 28. ToriClarkewonTournamentMVPwhileMazzola and Randolph played shutdown defense holding Boonton toonly 32 points in the championshipgame.JuniorforwardCourtneyMe-olasaid,“Weareallplayinghardsothe senior’s high basketball careerscanendonagoodnote!”Thegirls’teamlookstocontinuetheirsuccessheadingintostatetournaments.

Andrew ConsalesStaff Writer

pinsbyKCSmithandStevenWeis,aswellasanincrediblyclosewinbyfanfavoriteJermaineEleumenor. Thismatch isn’t theonlyrea-sonfansarecelebrating;thematchal-lowedtheteamtoflauntaproud12-1recordandbrightprospectsforthere-mainingmonths of the season. “Spir-it’sgood,we’reconfidentbutnottakinganytimeforgranted,”explainsKCSmith—ateamcaptain,“we’rejustworkin’realhard,focused,andputtinginthemanhourstogetthejobdone.” After months of hard workand countless pounds shed, the sea-son is far from over. Coach Rizzolooksoptimisticallytowardremainingmatches,describing the teamashav-ingdoneverywellsofar,andenthusi-asticallynamingSteveMcKowen,JanRosenberg,KCSmith, JonArbelaez,andJermaineaswrestlerswithpartic-ularlyhighprospects.Rizzo jokinglyadds, “Jermaine’s Madonna-statusnow,wedon’tusehislastnameany-

more.”MK’sVar-sity Wres-tlers alsoparticipatedin a two-day Countytournamentb e g i n n i n gFriday Janu-ary 25, aswellasStateSections andSeniorNightvs. Mor-ris Hills onT h u r s d a y ,January 31.It’s been aseason tobe proudof, and allsupport hasbeen wel-comed.

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Capricorn December 22- January 19

Thismonth,yourgoalsandromanticpursuitsareclearer.Youareattractingpositiveattentiononapersonallevel,particularly when it comes to love.Job offers could surface and yourdriveforsecurityisstronginFebruary.

Virgo August 23- September 22February is a month for energetic work,analysis, re-organization, and fixing prob-lem areas in your life. However, it’salso a time when your powers of attrac-tion run high and others are seeing youfor your more charming qualities. The

desire for deeper connections is strong now.

Pisces February 19- March 20

Donotspendallyourmoney this month.Waiting until thespring will give youmorechancestomulloverfuturepurchasesand help you make

better de-c i s i o n s .Try be-ing morep r o d u c -tive and

get rid of some clut-ter in your life andstay away from situ-ationsthatupsetyou;too much agitationcould cause an un-wanted headache.

Taurus April 20- May 20

You needtobeasclearaspossiblethismonthandmakesureothers understand you.It would not be advis-able to start up any ma-jor projects this monthdue to a busy schedule.Most likely there won’tbe time to finish them.

Aries March 21- April 19 Your confidence levelwill be high this monthhelpingyoutodobetterinschoolortheworkplace.Focusonyourcommuni-cation skills just in caseyou have to settle someconflicts amongst others.Friendsandfamilymaybealittlecrankythismonthand the best thing to doistryandkeepthepeace.

Sagittarius November 22- December 21

Youareenteringanexcellentperiodofyour life forpleasure, creativity,romance, and self-expression. ThiscyclelastsuntilJune,sotakead-vantage.It’sawonderfultimefordiscoveringorrediscoveringcre-ativehobbiesandartistictalents.

Libra September 23- October 23This is an excellent month for ro-mance, pleasure, and creativity.Your powers of attraction run ex-ceptionally high this month. Ro-mantic feelings are stirred. SomeLibras will be entering partner-ships in the first half of 2012.Scorpio October 24- November 21February is a strong month forworking on improvements in yourlife and at home. There might besome tensionwith familymembersthismonth,soyou’llneedtobees-pecially sensitive.A partner is go-ingtobeespeciallycommunicativeand open.You are now enjoying acycleinwhichyoufindmorejoyintheworkyoudo,expandedjobop-portunities, and improved health.

Gemini May 21- June 20Thismonthaprojectyouareworkingonwillhaveaspecialimportancetoyou.Itmighttakeupmoreofyourtimethan you wish, butdon’t neglect otherrespons ib i l i t i e s .Save your money andeat healthy this month.

Aquarius January 20- February 18 Youarepronetoover-reactingthis

month,somakesuretonotletthelittle

thingsgetthebestofyou.Youmayalsohaveaverylarge

workloadthismonthsotode-stresstry

doingsomethingyouenjoymost.Physicalactivitysuchasrun-ningorplaysportshelprelievesstressin

apositiveway.

Cancer June 21- July 22 Yourcreativityisatitspeakthismonth.Tryyourbesttofocusonahobbythatyoulikeandkeepthefrivolousspendingtoaminimum.Thismonthyouaregoingtofeelabitirritablebuttrytokeepcalmandstayawayfrompeoplethattestyourpatiencesoyoudon’thurtother’sfeelingswithyourimpatience.

Leo July 23- August 22Relationshipsareyourprioritythismonth;howev-er,theremaybesomeconflictstodealwithbeforeyoucanmoveforwardwithacleanslate.Also,con-siderimprovingyourprofessionalskillssothatyoucanbetter takeadvantageofstellaropportunities.

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