RMHS Pacer -- April Issue

Brittney FrazierEditor-in-Chief

For the first time in 20 years, a new mayor was elected in Arlington Heights. On Tuesday night Thomas Hayes won the race for mayor after Arlene Mulder chose not to run for re-election.

Hayes is not new to Arlington Heights politics; he has been a trustee since 1991, the same year Mulder was first elected as mayor. The two have worked together since then and Hayes hopes to continue the work he started as trustee into his new position as mayor.

“Fortunately I think the majority of peo-ple in Arlington Heights are happy with the quality of life we have established, so I don’t think we need to make any major changes,” Hayes said. “I really think these results are a reflection of that. People are happy with what we have done and they don’t think we’re broke and we don’t really need fixing.”

Hayes also plans to continue the strong relationship that has been built between young people in the community and the lo-cal government.

“We have a youth commission in Arling-ton Heights, so the youth has always been a very important segment of our community that we try to address the needs and con-cerns of,” Hayes said. “We have different high schools represented to find out what the issues are... so that is a very good way to find out what your concerns are and how we at the village can help students.”

That’s not to say that Hayes won’t be

bringing new ideas to the table. The may-or hopes to create a relationship with the Chamber of Commerce, which is an asso-ciation of businesses, and work with them more aggressively in order to address the needs of small businesses in town.

Along with the new mayor being elected, there will be a different style of leadership in Arlington Heights. Due to Hayes’ sched-ule, trustees will now be more involved in

decision making. Hayes will have to rule by consensus, which means all trustees must agree on a project before it can be approved.

After a 20-year run as mayor, Mulder is confident about the town’s future govern-ment and that it has been left in capable hands.

“Hayes is the most honest, respectable man I have ever worked with,” Mulder said. “The voters of Arlington Heights are very smart and they elect good people. We have nine people on the village board and there is no group that always votes as a clique. It is all independent decisions and that is what

government is supposed to be. Tom Hayes is brilliant, accomplished and he is very thoughtful and reflective. He is the best thing that Arlington could hope for.”

Also re-elected on Tuesday was Thomas Glasgow, one of four village trustees. He is the father of two Rolling Meadows students, freshman Trevor Glasgow and junior Alexis Glasgow. Having children attend Meadows gives Glasgow a different perspective in gov-ernment.

“I look at things, not only from a parents point of view, but the kids perspective as well because I hear from my kids on a regu-lar basis about what occurs in the school and what issues are important to them,” Glasgow said. “I try to reflect that in my vot-ing and in my mindset.”

Alexis is proud of her father’s re-election.“He worked really hard campaigning,

and he really has the best interests for the village. He wants to contribute his time and effort into making this town a better place for everyone to live in,” Alexis said.

As for Mulder’s future, she plans on tak-ing a backseat in politics and enjoying her-self in the town she has been the mayor of since 1991.

“I’m going to stay out of the way of the board. If they call me I will certainly talk to them but I know that this is the end of a career in my life,” Mulder said. “I’m going to keep up my yard, and I love gardening. I hope to play more golf because my game has suffered tremendously. But I’m just going to be a resident, and a very proud resident.”

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LegendaryEntertainment Editor Joe Salvato remembers the

life of movie reviewer and inspiration, Roger Ebert

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All businessEntrepenuership classes start busniesses. At left, seniors sell

Mustang Bags during lunch

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Crying “Wolf”Copy Editor Mia Harper

reviews Tyler, the Creator’s newest album, “Wolf”

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Rolling Meadows High School 2901 Central Rd., Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 April 12, 2013 Volume 42 Issue 7

Passing the torchThe votes are in

Thomas Hayes elected mayor on Tuesday, vows to support youth

Results for mayor

Results for trustee

Outcomes of Tuesday’s election

*Thomas Hayes45.83%

Ron Drake33.63%

Mark Hellner20.54%

Norman Breyer18.6%

*Thomas Glasgow21.19%

*Bert Rosenberg18.66%

*Joseph Farwell20.73%

*James Tinaglia20.81%

*Indicates winner

A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN: Newly elected Arlington Heights mayor Thomas Hayes stands with Arlene Mulder, the mayor for the past 20 years, at his results party on Tuesday night.

ROCK THE VOTE: An Arlington Heights resident casts her vote in the RMHS driver’s education room for the local election last Tuesday .

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Pacer/Allison Brand

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News Rolling Meadows High School2

Business as usualRMHS Snapbacks

Product: Hats with the RMHS logo

Charity: Amvets

Goal: “We could put more effort into advertising the product,” senior Jacob Plantan said.

Mustang BagsProduct: Sport bags with the RMHS logo

Charity: Larson Family Charity

Quote: “We are excited about our choice of bag and we enjoy selling them,” senior Brian Sabal said.

Cake It UpProduct: Custom name tags for various school clubs

Charity: Northwest Special Recreation Asso-ciation (NWSRA)

Goal: “We’ve already made some profits,” ju-nior Melissa Cerza said.

Pudenga Co.Product: Shirts with the RMHS logo

Charity: World Wildlife Fund

Quote: “We want kids to buy more cool school apparel,” junior Danny Huizinga said.

-Reporting by Peter Timotijevic

Entrepreneurship students launch companies to fundraise for charity

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Rafa’s RaffleBusiness: Raffle ticket sales for sporting events

Charity: Autism Speaks

Upcoming Event: Rafa’s next raffle will give entries a chance to win tickets to the Cubs/Sox game.

Product: iPhone cases with custom graphics and themes

Charity: Mustang Boosters

Goal: Krypton Cases is looking to expand their market to Hersey High School in the future.

NewsApril 12, 2013 3

Sarah DeitelhoffNews Editor

Senior José Ramirez was rec-ognized last Tuesday at the District 214 Bilingual Night for his progress since being in an English Language Learners (ELL) class his freshman year and progressing to take three Advanced Placement (AP) classes during his senior year.

“I actually didn’t really expect it,” Ramirez said. “I was very excit-ed and a little nervous, like I don’t have words for it. It’s such an honor to receive it.”

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Senior honored at Bilingual Night

Track team fundraising Sara SchoenPhoto Editor

This Saturday the boys and girls track and field teams will sell mattresses at their second annual mattress sale fundraiser. This is the first year the girls will be participat-ing.

“The mattress sale is a good time for everyone, and we get to go out and about advertising mat-tresses and having fun, and the out-come is always good,” sophomore Mike Priller said. “We are hoping to earn a little over a thousand dol-

lars.”The money will go toward new

warm-ups and equipment, such as poles and mats. In order to pro-mote this sale, the team has been passing out flyers and spreading the word. dressed in big mattress costumes.


Debate at stateSarah DeitelhoffNews Editor

The Debate team returned to the Il-linois High School Association (IHSA) State tournament on Mar. 14, 15 and 16 at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Ill. The team had not competed at the Illinois High School Association [IHSA] state competition for two years due to a tournament conflict last year and was looking for-ward to the competition. “We were all hoping for the best and we knew we all had the potential to do really well. We could only bring so many people, but we thought we had a pretty good chance,” junior Alex Beck said. While none of the team advanced to the finals, four members did make it to the semifinals.

“That’s pretty rare,” Beck said. “All semifinalists were within a few points of going to the final round.” Four-year member senior Gabe Rav-ich was proud of how the team did as well as how everyone did individually. “I think we definitely accomplished our goals,” Ravich said. The state team consisted of seniors Ravich, Harsha Sanekommu, Sean Dahlgren, and Joe Tam, juniors Beck Michael Vu, David Weicker, and Ro-man Voskoboynikov and sophomore Jennifer Hernandez. “It was kind of weird since I’m a novice, which is a first year member, going to state with a bunch of guys because no other girls went, but it was really fun and a great experi-ence,” Hernandez said. Debate coach Tim Waters said the team is looking forward to next year.

They plan to continue developing their skills and hope to advance to state again next year. “I’m very proud of the team,” Wa-ters said. “They had a strong finish, great research done at the end. I was also really, really happy with our oth-er members who couldn’t go to the State tournament and did research to help out with the team and made sure they [state participants] got it on time.” Ravich would like to see the team as a whole continue to improve for next year. “I’d like to hope that they have more successes next year, there were a lot of individual awards won this year, but as a team could have poten-tially won more,” Ravich said. “I’d like to see the team for next year try to strive to getting more team awards.”

Building successCONSTRUCTION KIDS: The Rolling Meadows and Wheeling robotics team Wild Stang advances to the national competition in St. Louis on April 24-27.

Robotics team prepares for national championships

Freshman class to visit NIU Brendan O’BrianStaff Writer

The entire freshman class will visit Northern Illinois University (NIU) in DeKalb April 15, 16, 17 and 19.

The trip is aimed to show stu-dents what college is like and en-courage more students to consider a four-year university education while they are still early in their high school career.

Students will be assigned a day to visit NIU based on their seminar classes.

“It will not be required, but I would strongly encourage stu-dents to participate,” Associate Principal of Instruction Lee Stan-ley said.

The students will leave school at 8:10 a.m., arrive at NIU at about 9:45 a.m., and return to school before 2:30 p.m. At the campus, students will be able to see a pre-sentation by both the Admissions Office Representative and a Stu-dent Panel of Undergraduate Stu-dents, eat lunch, and talk to some NIU students. Chaperones will in-clude members of the administra-tion and student service workers.


Peter TimotijevicBusiness Manager

The Wildstang robotics team is off to a great start in its season after winning the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technonogy (FIRST) Wisconsin Regional over spring break and tying for third place in the Midwest Regional which took place this past weekend.

The team finished in eighth place after the preliminary rounds from the Wisconsin Regional. This allowed them to enter into an “alliance” with a team from Oswego called Gear it Forward, and a team from Milwaukee called the Hill-toppers, in the elimination rounds.

A team may pick their own alliance members if they are seeded in the top eight. The teams that are selected within the top eight for an alliance have the right to refuse a po-tential pairing. The Wildstang were ranked seventh and agreed to the alliance proposed by Gear it Forward and the Hilltoppers.

The teams in alliance compete against other teams in alliance in a three on three elimination tournament.

“The second seeded team picked us and the Oswego team to partner with them in the elimination rounds, which the alliance then won,” robotics sponsor Mark Koch said.

The game for the competition involved throwing Fris-bees through hoops of varying sizes and climbing a 15-foot pyramid. (The higher the marks that Frisbees were thrown through would award more points.) Likewise, the higher a robot climbed on the pyramid the more points netted.

While at the Wisconsin Regional, the team also won the Industrial Design award. This was earned by the students

for being able to explain how their robot works to a panel of judges.

The team continues to make adjustments to the robots as needed.

With the championship coming up Apr. 24-27, there is still work to be done to improve the robot’s functionality.

“The team is always trying to improve the design and functioning of the robot,” Koch said. “We will be practicing with our prototype robot all the way up to the champion-ship.”

The prototype was built in tandem with the competition robot so that any flaws could be recognized and fixed on the competition robot before it entered the competition floor.

While the results from the past two tournaments do not affect the Wildstang for the championships, they hope to make it to the elimination rounds.

“This season has started well for us, so our remaining two competitions will tell a lot about how our plans play out,” Koch said.

CHAMPS: The robotics team won the FIRST Wisconsin Regional tourna-ment over spring break and are advancing to the national competition.

Team returns to IHSA State after notcompeting the previous season

FLUENT: Ramirez after receiving his award Tues.

Pacer/Sarah Deitelhoff

Photo courtsey of Mark Koch

Photo courtsey of Mark Koch

College is right around the corner for many juniors and seniors in high school, and that means many decisions need to be made: where they will attend, how they will pay, and what their major will be. Although all the aspects

are very important, choosing the major is the most important decision the student will make because it affects all the other factors. You’re not going to pay to go to a school that doesn’t have a good program for your ma-jor or doesn’t have that major at all. Today, ac-cording to MyMajors.com, there are more than 1,500 college majors in the U.S., so finding a school with your major isn’t usually the prob-lem. It’s deciding what to major in. According to princetonreview.com, “About 50 percent of students change majors at least once.” It is becoming increasingly more com-mon for students to enter college with an unde-clared major. Most colleges tell their potential students that this is fine, which it often can be. However, they often forget to mention the rea-

sons why going into college with an undeclared major is risky for your future. Students who begin at a four-year college or university with an undeclared major will be guided to choose their major sometime after their freshmen year. During their first two years they will take general education courses until they choose their major. Unfortunately, many majors have specific courses for freshmen and sophomores that the undeclared students are missing out on during their first four semesters. Of course, students will be able to take these classes eventually, but they may have to wait for other students who have been majoring in this area to enroll first, and will not be ensured a spot. Also, they will have to pay for these ex-tra courses that they should have taken prior

to their junior year when they were filling up with general education and electives. Declaring a major late or switching majors often lead to students not graduating in the usual four years, increasing costs drastically. Obviously, it is hard to choose what you want to do for the rest of your life at age 18, but there are many opportunities to narrow it down. Many high schools offer electives that directly relate to real-world jobs as well as career trek field trips to look even more closely into a ca-reer path. Also, spending time at your local com-munity college to take courses for less money to get experience and credits out of the way is always a good choice. Today there are so many paths for students to take and opportunities to get a head start, you won’t be left in the dust.

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April 12, 2013 Volume 42 / Issue 7Editors-in-Chief

Liam BradyBrittney Frazier

Managing EditorJulia Dacy

News EditorSarah Deitelhoff

Opinions EditorGabe Castro

Sports EditorSeth Bachman

Editorial CartoonistsCelina Chiodo

Noe RinconPhoto EditorSara SchoenFood Critic

Mark Schmid

Features EditorAllie Petrick

Las Vistas EditorAmerica Cordero

TranslatorJairo Jimenez

Entertainment Editor

Joe Salvato

Copy EditorsMia Harper

Tony SarussiBusiness Manager

Peter TimotijevicStaff WritersAllison BrandJackie Guerra

Ariana KingEllen KrebsAnnie Lynk

Robert MattucciBrendan O’BrienAlyssa TornabeneElizabeth Weiss

AdviserStan Zoller, MJE

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Opinions Rolling Meadows High School4

Staff Writer

Annie Lynk

In November, many seniors rushed to the polls to vote in their first election. This time around, however, the excitement seems to have faded. The Pacer staff believes that the importance of local elections has not been stressed enough, particularly to students.

Earlier this year, RMHS had a mock election to motivate eligible students to vote. Teachers discussed the importance of democracy and what issues applied to students. Last Tuesday’s election, on the other hand, was all but ignored by the school.

The presidential election is much more publicized, yet the decisions made at the local level are the ones that affect our community more directly. Sales tax and public safety were among the issues debated in the Arlington Heights Mayoral Race that apply directly to

teenagers in the community. If a person chooses not to vote then they are allowing others to select the person that will make these important decisions.

“Nothing affects you more than local politics, it may not be as important or sexy as the national issues but you’re affected more by local government in your day to day life than any other form of government...Your vote does matter,” Arlington Heights Village Trustee Thomas Glasgow said.

Often times, teenagers

feel that their opinion has no weight in an election. However, only 22 votes separated village trustee candidates Bert Rosenberg and Norman Breyer after the polls closed Tuesday night. A few more ballots cast by young voters could have changed the outcome entirely. Issues and candidates’ positions should be discussed and debated at school so young voters feel educated enough to participate.

“It’s very important to get young people involved because they are going to be the leaders of our community and our state and our country in the years to come... and I think it is just very critically important for young people to get involved in the process at an early age and then become leaders in the community for years to come,” Village President Elect Thomas Hayes said.

Voter turnout for local elections is an issue in all age demographics. According to Cook County Election results only 20.9% of registered voters cast a ballot last Tuesday. The Pacer believes that choosing not to vote in an election, at any level, is a waste of the democratic society in which we live in.7

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I’m all for freedom of expression and fighting for what you believe in -- but to facilitate change, you must present yourself in a respectful manner. This is not always the case. Last month a petition was started citing actions taken by school administrators. The issues cited in the petition included the change of focus on AP testing, a stricter school curriculum and some moves involving popular teachers. Focusing on AP might be a hassle now, but it will help in the future. AP classes help to prepare students for college classes and workload. Some AP classes even count for college credits, and that could mean saving money. As far as focusing on AP scores, AP tests aren’t mandatory, they are just highly recommended. In case you weren’t aware, school is school. That means when you’re in school, you do school things. Sure, it’s okay to have a little fun, but you’re in school to learn. Many of the policy changes aren’t great, but there’s really nothing we can do about it. Change is a part of life and that’s some-thing we have to get used to. Sometimes small sacrifices have to be made for the well being of the school. Waiting 40 minutes to move during seminar or giving up snacking during class isn’t the end of the world. If you really think making a petition is going to make a difference, make a more fo-cused, goal-oriented one, such as a petition in support of a popular teacher or to change the seminar policy. The combination of focus and respect will not only make your voice stronger -- it may help you achieve your goals.

Gabe Castro

Opinions Editor

Recently in my AP U.S. History class, our discussion shifted from the Great Depression to another economic issue: Aaron Rodgers’ new contract with the Green Bay Packers. The proprosed salary that will make Rodgers the highest paid player in the NFL is proof that our society places too much emphasis on the value of professional athletes. My teacher went on to make an interesting point: our entire class could be put through college, loan-free, with the

amount of money provided by Rodger’s new yearly salary. As someone who just days earlier spent time at the District Col-lege Fair asking about financial aid and scholarship opportunities, I was shocked by this fact. It seems ridiculous that some people are making a prodigious amount of money playing a game while other Americans struggle to make ends meet. Don’t get me wrong. I am a big fan of professional sports. I just don’t believe an athlete should be paid millions of dollars a year to entertain me for a few hours. Many people are working hard to make a difference in society. Teachers shape the minds of the future generations. Police officers and firefighters risk their lives everyday to keep others safe. To put the money in perspective, basic pay for an active duty private in the army is just $18,194 a year according to goarmy.com. These young men and wom-en constantly put themselves in harm’s way to fight for our safety and freedom. These are the people that deserve our

respect, recognition and money. Sports have a very prevalent place in our society. Millions of people tune in day after day to see the triumphs, defeats, overtimes and buzzer beaters that keep us on the edge of our seats. However, the love of the game is often lost in greed. Do I expect athletes to all of a sudden give up their six figure salaries for the median American income of $50,054 according to CNN? No. However, I do believe that slowly de-creasing the pay of professional athletes will improve the quality of sports. It was once the roar of the crowd and the thrill of the game that sparked the dreams of young athletes. Now, these values often take a backseat to the promise of big houses and expensive belongings. Americans need to get their priorities straight putting education over games and heroes over superstars. Athletes are being paid well beyond their worth, and it’s time the money be put to better use.

Timeout: Athletes are overpaid

Julia Dacy

Managing Editor

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Over spring break I had the oppor-tunity to go on an international mission trip to Guatemala with my church. I was excited to work and serve others, and I was anxious to know what we would be doing. The trip was extremely eye-opening because I was subjected to a lifestyle that most people will never have the chance

to experience. Most of us couldn’t even understand what it’s like to not have a toilet that you can flush paper down, not have clean drinking water or not having hot water to shower with every day. It was a sense of accomplishment and a sigh of relief when we finished the foundation for the house and worked with families directly affected by HIV. I learned one thing in particular about taking things for granted when I got to go to the model home for the new one we were building. There we met a new family in El Palmer, Guatemala and they were so ex-cited to have us at their home. When we got inside, the woman was delighted to show us the bedroom and even asked us how beautiful we thought it was. It took me back a little bit because all it had in it was a mattress on the dirt floor. The excitement in the man’s voice was

palpable as he showed us the bathroom that included just a shower head and a toilet seat-- no tiles or shower curtain like here in America. Nothing stuck out to me more than how willing everyone was to share any-thing that they could with us. The little amount they had was exactly what they offered to us, no matter if it was a chair or a shovel. This experience changed my perspec-tive on how fortunate we actually are here. Before I went to Guatemala, I never realized how much I had in my home and how much we have in America that isn’t available in other countries. Returning home was hard for me not only because I was leaving Guatemala but because I had to go back to living a life where I get everything that I want and demand things that aren’t even worth having.

Eye-opening experience:

GUATS UP: Features Editor Allie Petrick traveled to Guatemala over spring break to build houses for local families. “We were told before we left that the people there would change our lives more than we change theirs, and that is so true,” Petrick said.

Features Editor

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Las Vistas Rolling Meadows High School6Valorando lo que tenemos en los Estados Unidos

Durante las vacaciones de primavera tuve la oportunidad de ir en un viaje de misión internacional con mi iglesia. Yo estaba emocionada de trabajar y servir a los demás, y estaba ansiosa por saber lo que íbamos a hacer. El viaje fue muy reveladora porque fuí sometida a un estilo de vida que la mayoría de la gente nunca tendrá la oportunidad de experimentar. La mayoría de nosotros ni siquiera podía entender lo que se siente

no tener un inodoro que se puede tirar papel hacia abajo, no tener agua limpia para tomar o no tener agua caliente para ducharse todos los días. Era una sensación de logro y un suspiro de alivio cuando terminamos la fundación de la casa y trabajamos con las familias directamente afectadas por el VIH. Me acuerdo de una cosa en particular, acerca de tomar las cosas por hecho, y fue entonces cuando era mi turno de ir a la casa modelo para el que estabamos construyendo. Nos encontramos con una nueva familia en El Palmer, Guatemala y estaban tan emocionados en tenernos en su casa. Cuando entramos, la mujer nos mostró encantada la habitación y hasta nos preguntó lo hermoso que pensábamos que era. Me tomó de nuevo un poco, porque todo lo que tenía en ella había un colchón en el piso de tierra. La emoción en la

voz del hombre era palpable cuando nos mostró el cuarto de baño que incluye sólo una ducha y un inodoro - no hay azulejos o cortina de ducha como en Estados Unidos. Nada sacó a mí más que cómo todo el mundo estaba dispuesto a compartir todo lo que pudieron con nosotros. Lo poco que tenían era exactamente lo que nos ofrece, sin importar si se trataba de una silla o una pala. Esta experiencia cambió mi perspectiva sobre lo afortunados que realmente somos aquí. Antes de ir a Guatemala, nunca me di cuenta de lo mucho que tenía en mi casa y lo mucho que tenemos en Estados Unidos que no está disponible en otros países. Volver a casa fue difícil para mí, no sólo porque me iba de Guatemala sino porque tuve que volver a vivir una vida donde puedo conseguir todo lo que deseo y exigir cosas que no vale la pena tener.

Allie Pietrick

Editora de Características

REFLEXIONANDO: Editora de Características Allie Pietrick ayuda a construir una nueva casa en Guatemala para personas directamente afectadas por el VIH.

Joe SalvatoEditor de Entretenimiento

Conocí a Roger Ebert sólo por un momento breve y muy impactante el año pasado mientras asistía a su festival anual de cine en Champaign-Urbana.

Viendo al difunto Chicago Sun-Times crítico de cine firmar mi folleto insignificante era surrealista, y aunque no podía hablar, su presencia se hizo sentir completamente.

Roger Ebert, quien murió el 4 de abril fue una figura muy influyente, no sólo para mí sino para los millones de lectores de todo el mundo. Sus opiniones intelectuales y modestas, alcanzó a personas a través del periódico, medios de comunicación social y la televisión durante muchos años.

“Es una pérdida terrible para todos,” dijo el crítico de cine del Daily Herald Dann Gire, “los fanáticos del cine que aprecian la buena y inteligente crítica ... y es una pérdida para los críticos de cine porque redefinió lo que era ser un crítico.”

Ebert comenzó su legado en la Universidad de Illinois en 1964, donde se especializó en periodismo. Tres años después, estaba trabajando a tiempo completo en el Chicago Sun-Times escribiendo opiniones cinematográficas que despertaron interés inmediato. Ocupó el cargo hasta tan sólo ocho días.

“Era una voz excepcional del medio oeste,

una alternativa a las voces de Los Ángeles y Nueva York de crítica de cine que dominaban la escena de los críticos de cine en los años hasta la década de 1970,” Gire dijo.

A lo largo de su carrera de Ebert, se adaptó para que sus opiniones fueran accesible a múltiples medios. Después de convertirse en el primer crítico de cinema en ganar un Premio Pulitzer en 1975, un productor de televisión se le acercó con una idea en crear una asociación conocida, así como la marca “visto bueno/visto malo” sistema de calificación.

Ebert se unió con Gene Siskel tarde, que escribia comentarios en el Chicago Tribune, para un show en el que decían sus opiniones acerca de las nuevas películas que salían cada semana. Originalmente rivales, Siskel y Ebert protagonizaban el espectáculo “Sneak Previews”. Pero después de la muerte de Siskel en 1999, se convirtió en “At the Movies con Ebert y Roeper” ya que Richard Roeper fue la sustitución.

Ebert y Roeper siempre fueron el dúo que vi creciendo y que finalmente me ayudó a ver las películas de una manera diferente. Cuando discutían sobre las películas que veían, me dieron ganas de ver esas películas simplemente para saber con quien estaba de acuerdo.

Siskel fue antes de mi tiempo, pero eso sólo demuestra el impacto generacional que él y Ebert han tenido en las audiencias de película. Muchos padres recuerdan con cariño el programma viejo

y cómo las opiniones del dúo a influido en sus decisiones sobre las películas.

Sin embargo, las opiniones y el programma de Ebert sufrió un cambio cuando se le diagnosticó un cáncer de tiroides en 2002. Su primera cirugía fue un éxito y sólo alteró su voz, pero en una segunda cirugía los médicos tuvieron que eliminar una gran parte de su hueso de la mandíbula, las complicaciones le costo a Ebert la capacidad de hablar.

Sus artículos de periodico se mantuvieron firme y su creciente presencia en el internet no disminuyo, pero el programa de televisión fue lastimado. Sin la personalidad apasionada de Ebert, el programma nunca fue el mismo y finalmente fue sacado del aire en 2010.

Sin embargo, Ebert no detuvo su criticismo a pesar de su incapacidad de hablar sin una computadora. Organizó un festival de cine en los últimos 15 años en Champaign-Urbana, con la ayuda de su esposa, Chaz, y continuó con la actualización de su popular sitio web, blog y cuenta de Twitter.

“En esa habitación [de proyección] no era más que un tipo normal, no era más que un crítico de cine normal hablando con otros críticos de cine,” Gire dijo.

El día antes de morir, Ebert publicado una entrada de blog acerca de tomar “una licencia de presencia”. Anunció que tendrá que disminuir la cantidad de comentarios que escribe, y tenía planes para relanzar su sitio web para mantener

las conversaciones sobre el cine por muchos años más.

“Él fue, en todo el sentido de la forma, inteligente, apasionado y compasivo,” dijo Gire. “Fue único.”

La dedicación, habilidad y pasión de Ebert nunca será olvidado. Fue el crítico de cine más popular en el mundo y sigue siendo durante mucho tiempo por venir. Me considero privilegiado porque lo conosí aunque sólo fué por unos segundos, y sus opiniones servirán

Recordamos a un idolo en el mundo de cine

Sarah DeitelhoffEditora de Noticias

Estudiante de quarto año José Ramírez fue reconocido el pasado martes en la Noche Bilingüe del Distrito 214 por su progreso de Aprendices del Idioma Inglés en su primer año de secundaria y progresando a tomar tres clases que son Colocaciónes Avanzada clases durante su último año.

“De hecho, realmente no lo esperaba,” dijo Ramírez. “Yo estaba muy emocionado y un poco nervioso, como no tengo palabras para describirlo. Es un gran honor recibirlo.”

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Estudiante reconocido en la Noche Bilingüe

RECONOCIDO: Ramirez posa después de recibir su reconocimiento el martes pasado en Forest View.

El distrito se reúne para una causa importanteEstudiantes de todas las escuelas del distrito se reúnen para una causa importante, el autismo. Este sera el ultimo año que consejera, Ana Doherty, dirigirá este evento.

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This year’s day of silence will be on April 19. The Day of Silence is a student-led ac-tion was founded in 1996 for the purpose of protesting the silence many members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community face around the country. The first Day of Silence was at the Univer-sity of Virginia and has since spread to over 1,900 middle schools, high schools, colleges and universities. It has become the single larg-est student-led action towards making sure all students feel safe and welcome at school.“The bullying of LGBT students is unfortu-nately still a problem,” sophomore Nathan Walters said. “I see too much of it around school, and sometimes been on the receiving end of it. This is an important issue that needs to be given more attention so we can hope-fully eradicate it once and for all.”

This will be Rolling Meadows’ ninth year participating in the Day of Silence.

“I expect to have at least six-hundred people participate by wearing a ribbon in sup-port,” School Psychologist Nick Nichols said. “We have had over six-hundred people partici-pate each of the last two years.”

Those choosing to participate will be wear-ing a yellow ribbon to show their support.

Students taking part will have a notecard with them that reads: “Please understand my reasons for not speaking today. I am participating in the Day of Silence, a national youth movement pro-testing the silence faced by lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender people and their allies in schools. My deliberate silence echoes that silence, which is caused by harassment, preju-dice, and discrimination. I believe that ending the silence is the first step toward fighting these injustices. Think about the voices you are not hearing today. What are you going to do to end the silence?”The event is sponsored by the Gay-Straight Al-liance (GSA). They hope that Day of Silence will help to “educate the students, staff, and greater RMHS community about the discrimi-nation, harassment and abuse faced by les-bian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students and their allies in schools,” GSA sponsor Pari-saw Faye said. Students will not be exempt from any as-signments and are expected to participate in the Day of Silence in a way that does not compromise their education. Those wishing to find other information should visit www.dayofsilence.org or contact Nichols or Faye. “Please support this cause by wearing a rib-bon,” Faye said.

Silence breaks barriers

Gabe CastroOpinions Editor

Most people are able to dress up as a fictional charac-ter only once a year for Halloween, but junior Lee Hin-man is able to at least three times a year. For the past four years, Hinman has participated in cosplay, which stands for costume play, a “performance art” that involves dressing up as fictional characters.

“The characters can be anything from movies, video games, anime, comic books, etc,” Hinman said. “I’ve cosplayed characters from anime, TV shows and video games.”

Although cosplay is essentially dressing up as your favorite character, it is significantly different than dress-ing up for Halloween. Cosplayers mim-ic the character’s personality, manner-isms and body language. Cosplayers also attempt to transform into their character by wearing color contact lenses, fake tattoos and wigs. They may also use hair dyes since many anime characters have unnatural hair color.

Cosplayers also spend a great deal of time and money on their costume; many participants even make their own. For Hinman, more elaborate costumes, such as the cos-tume for Karkat from “Homestuck,” take about five days

for crafting and sewing. More simple costumes such as Castiel from ”Supernatural,” take about two days. Other characters she has cosplayed include Prussia from “Heta-lia: Axis Powers” and Aizen from “Bleach.”

“After I got into anime, a friend introduced me to co-splay,” Hinman said. “We’ve gone to a few conventions together, but I usually go with people I’ve met from previ-

ous conventions, like Comic-Con and Anime Central, which are both an an-nual thing.”

A huge aspect of cosplay is attend-ing conventions. Although cosplay began in Japan, it is big in countries around the world, including Italy, France, Mexico, Brazil, Russia and Canada. Popular cosplay conventions in North America include the San Di-ego Comic-Con and the Anime Expo in Los Angeles. There are also several competitions cosplayers take part in, the best known being the World Co-splay Summit. Participants in these competitions can perform a skit or

simply pose as the character. They can also compete alone or in a group.

“I think everyone should at least try to experience co-splay,” Hinman said. “It’s a great way to meet new people who have the same interests as you and it’s a lot of fun.”

Ninth annual Day of Silence April 19

Bringing fiction to life:

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I think everyone should at least try to experience cosplay. It’s a great way to meet new people who have the same interests as you.”

-JuniorLee Hinman

Cosplay gives student thechance to live out fantasy

WISE WITH WORDS: Annual poetry slam held April 5, in the library, allows students to express themselves using both poetry they’ve written or poems written by famous poets. Over 15 students and staff read between both A and B lunches. “It felt good to get my feelings out and share it with everyone else’s,” sophomore Jordyn Horner said. “It was cool to hear everybody elses’ poetry and to share mine.”

WIGGIN’ OUT: Junior Lee Hinman enjoys participating in cosplay, such as wearing wigs like above.

Expressing themselvesStudents, staff participate in annual poetry slam

Photo courtesy of Lee Hinman

Photo courtesy of Ashley James/Yearling

Entertainment Rolling Meadows High School10

Joe SalvatoEntertainment Editor

Walking out of the movie theater, a man standing next to me proclaimed “Wow, that’s not your granddaddy’s ‘Evil Dead’ movie.” I couldn’t agree more.

Fede Alvarez’s “Evil Dead” is far from the original Sam Raimi cult classic, but it’s still a thrilling, bloody good time on its own.

It opens with five friends visiting a cabin in the woods. Mia, David, Eric, Olivia, and Natalie are all really close (David and Mia are even siblings) so they want to spend time together. Eventually they learn the cabin was home to some ancient ooey-gooey witchcraft involving a lot of dead cats and fire.

A couple of ancient incantations later, the dead begin to rise and the film kicks into high gear.

“Evil Dead” is a relentless adrenaline rush and it never lets you out of its grip. It’s comical at some parts, shocking at others, but thrilling for all 90 minutes.

That being said, it doesn’t hold the scares all the way through. My one issue with Alvarez’s remake is that it relies heavily on shock value. You know the film likes gore a lot when there are scenes of blood raining from the skies. There’s gore by the gallons, scene after scene.

Did I mention it was bloody? Chainsaws, nailguns, shards of glass and knifes only begin to scratch the

surface of the multitude of weapons used in this movie.

Ouch.I think a few more genuine scares

would’ve made the film more effective. The overbearing score and reliance on shock detract from the movie’s opportunity at true terror. You’ll be shocked a lot, but it’s not quite on the level of exquisite horror.

Besides the intensity, the film works as a really effective “remake.” Originally, “The Evil Dead” from 1981

was a brilliant piece of horror with dark comedy mixed in. It had a little bit of “The Exorcist” and a little bit of “Friday the 13th” in terms of setting. Not to mention it spawned two sequels and elevated its star Bruce Campbell to movie star status.

Alvarez never tries to recreate the mood of the original. He goes in new directions with his characters, gives the film a new gothic look and also establishes about halfway through the movie that there’s going to be a very

different ending. Yet he still knows when to wink towards iconic moments from the old 1981 film, like the use of long tracking shots through the woods to build the suspense.

By doing this he keeps the fans of the original Raimi classic guessing and satisfied because there is still an appreciation for the original.

The acting is ho-hum, but it doesn’t really need to be anything special. The actors (Elizabeth Blackmore, Shiloh Ferdinand, Jessica Lucas, and Lou Taylor Pucci) were probably chosen because of how loud or obnoxiously

they could scream, and they all serve their purpose well.

The real shining star is Jane Levy as Mia, who begins the film as a drug addict that decides to quit cold turkey during the trip.

What we are left with is a film that’s entertaining and entirely watchable despite some minor annoyances. It’s flawed, but it’s over the top, fast-paced excitement.

The film doesn’t break any new ground in the typically terrible horror genre, but when it comes to scary movies you could do much worse than “Evil Dead.”

“Evil Dead” is playing at AMC Randhurst and Streets of Woodfield, but if you’re an underclassmen you have to bring mommy or daddy.

For reviews on “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone,” Spring Breakers,” and others, check out RMHSPacer.com

Evil Dead

Starring: Jane Levy, Jessica Lucas, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci

Joe’s Rating: /

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Release Date: April 5

Entertainment Editor Joe Salvato reviews a movie playing in theaters each month. This issue: Evil Dead

Salvato on cinema

Mia HarperCopy Editor

If you like music that makes you uncomfortable, slightly nauseous and extremely confused, then you’ll love Tyler, The Creator’s new album “Wolf.”

Tyler has his own distinct style of rhythm-centric beats, landing on the ear with a heaviness that firmly entrenches him in the rap genre. The melodies are so thick it’s like the auditory equivalent of swimming through molasses: smothering, unpleasant and probably entirely unhealthy.

Most of his songs are low-tempo and have little embellishment besides the occasional touch of a lurching electronic beat, leaving his voice the main focus of the album. That wouldn’t be a problem-- in fact, it would be a plus-- if it weren’t for his delivery.

It’s no secret that Tyler’s lyrics usually entail violence, drugs and murder. What rapper doesn’t have those recurring themes? What really sets him apart from the rest is the intensity and startling sincerity with which he vocalizes, sometimes screeching and sometimes dropping his voice to a level so low and gravelly it actually makes my own throat hurt. His voice is so dense that is sounds as if someone punched him in the mouth and he’s rapping with swollen lips, both literally and figuratively spitting into the mic.

It’s not even that he swears too much, it’s that he swears with such vehemence that it literally makes one flinch and visualize Tyler reaching through the headphones and physically assaulting the lister, or following up on his threat to a girlfriend in his song

“IFHY”: “Actually, if you even consider leaving/I’ll lose a couple screws in due time, I’ll stop breathing/And you’ll see the meaning of stalking/When I pop out the dark to find you.”

Near the end of the album the songs start to get more outlandish, particularly “Trashwang” and “Tamale.” The former has a continuous melody made up of raw screaming and gunshots; the other consists of a whistle, what sounds like a xylophone and girl yelling as off-key as

she possibly can. It’s like he’s purposely trying to throw off his already-unbalanced audience and make himself a caricature, and it’s oddly jarring.

“Wolf” is a mix of violent and self-shaming lyrics, lopsided beats and convoluted delivery that leaves the listener feeling weighed down and queasy. It’s best to avoid this frightening animal altogether and leave Tyler, The Creator to his own creations.

Tyler, The Creator’s new album “Wolf” is available for download on iTunes and Amazon. It is only available as explicit.

Big bad “Wolf ”

Artist: Tyler the Creator

Featuring: Frank Ocean

Released: April 2

(out of four stars)

“Wolf”

Tyler, the Creator’s new album is a dark and dreary nightmare

ROCK OUT: The Live 8 show last Saturday was a success for all the district wide musical performances, the cast of the autism-awareness show poses above. “...We play for autism awareness and it goes to illinios autism society and its just kind of a night to acknowledge it, raise awareness and just give money to the cost,” director senior CeCe Chiodo said.

MEOW MEOW: Rolling Meadows band Meow Meow played in the show. The band includes alum Alex Vaughan and seniors Tom Adreani, Aidan Dolik, and Marvin Lopez.

Bands come together forautism awareness

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Alicia Keys concertPopular pop and R&B singer-songwriter

Alicia Keys kicked off her “Set the World on Fire” tour in March. The tour is based off her album “Girl on Fire” which was released in November 2012. Soulful singer Miguel, who released the album “Kaleidoscope Dream,” will be joining her for a Chicago visit.

When: April 18 at 7 p.m.Where: The United CenterPrice: $60

Downtown BreakdownThe Pacer’s picks for upcoming events in Chicago

Million Dollar QuartetMillion Dollar Quartet is a hit musical

that is inspired by the famous recording session on Dec. 4, 1956 that united rock and roll icons Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins. It features songs such as “Walk The Line,” “Blue Suede Shoes,” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On.”

When: April 14 at 6:30 p.m.Where: Apollo TheaterPrice: $85

Blackhawks gameWatch the Chicago Blackhawks battle

against the Nashville Predators at the United Center. Watch for Blackhawks players like Patrick Kane, Patrick Sharp and Jonathan Toews. The Predators des-perately need the win, but it will be a struggle against the league’s best team.

When: April 19 at 7:30 p.m.Where: The United CenterPrice: $20-$635

Mark’s Food Frenzy

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Adapted with permission from mental_floss magazine.

Prince Harry is partial owner of a racehorse named

Usasin Colt

9Naperville Central High School near Chicago, is the only high

school in America with an Egyptian mummy.

8The tall fuzzy hats worn by

Britain’s elite infantry regiments (including Buckingham Palace

guards) are made of North American black bear fur.

7Twitter’s bird logo is named Larry, for Larry Bird.

6Adolf Hitler was Time Magazine’s Man of the Year for 1938.

5Bugs Bunny was the second

cartoon character to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame;

the first was Mickey Mouse.

4The top three areas of coupon

distribution are household cleaning products, pet foods and

frozen foods.

3About one in every four million lobsters is born with a rare genetic

defect that turns it blue.

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1Approximately one quarter of the United States’ homeless popula-

tion are war veterans.

FACTS

The Pacer’s very own food critic Mark Schmid uses his bluntly honest remarks to review a restaurant each month. This month’s pick: BBQ Patio

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Compiled by: Sara Schoen

Outside North and South America, the only alligators found in the

wild are in China.

Mark SchmidFood Critic

If there is one thing I have

learned in four years of high school, it is that when a Division I quarterback tells you to do some-thing, you do it. Due to the sug-gestion of Ball State bound senior Jack Milas, I made my way over to 828 S. Hicks Road, and enjoyed a meal at the BBQ Patio.

It has become a continuing case that I find places to review that are unnecessarily far, so the first god-send of the BBQ Patio is that the place is seven minutes away from school, ten minutes if you drive like a geriatric.

The place smells delicious from the outside, which is always a wonderful sign. Inside, the place is smaller than expected, though not sticky. Places that advertise barbecue are notoriously sticky: tables, chairs, floors, even the ceil-ing is probably coated with stick. Frankly, I find it unsettling and I feel dirty, much like the slumdog millionaire before he got his mil-lion. Long story short, Mr. Clean would be happy to eat here.

Despite being called BBQ Patio,

the menu is not filled with barbe-cue items, which was disappoint-ing. Rather, it is a fairly typical grill-centered menu with burgers, chicken, hot dogs, gyros and a fair amount of barbecue thrown in for good measure.

With a friend, I ordered ribs (the place is called BBQ Patio: I had to order ribs), gyro sandwich, the barbeque beef (Milas’ personal recommendation), a cheeseburger, and a patty melt. (Patty melts are delicious.)

The ribs were very well done and meatier than most fast food ribs. The sauce was delicious, and the addition of cole slaw and garlic bread made it even better. The sign

out front advertises gyros so I was inclined to order one. Not stellar, but still delicious. Soft pita, great meat and good ratio of tzatziki to solid components. All-in-all, it was very tasty.

The barbecue beef was awe-some, and it is a truly magical thing to bring a sandwich jammed with saucy beef to your mouth as James Blunt’s “You’re Beautiful” plays in the background. As a side note, whatever radio station or song list they have going in the background is just full of jams.

Finally, the burger and patty melt were good, though definitely not the reason to eat there. Other restaurants put out superior burg-

ers, though by no means were these the outcasts of the grilled meat world.

As a super bonus, the food is served in weaved baskets lined with paper rather than the typical red plastic. It may be potentially unsanitary, but it felt like the white table cloth of the fast food realm.

In terms of aesthetics, the place seems friendly, even though they turned away a guy looking for a job because he had no kitchen experi-ence while I was eating.

They have outdoor seating, so they aren’t lying about the “patio” part of their name, and though the weather was too cold when I went, I imagine it is quite nice in the summer. Lastly, the television was tuned to TMZ while I was dining, so I received a thorough dose of celeb-rity scandal.

The prices seem very reason-able for the sheer quality of food I consumed, and the grease factor that accompanies food like this was minimum. Overall, I recommend this place for some delicious meals.

On a final note, be sure to thank Milas for this wonderful sugges-tion.

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For senior Sam Eldredge, art is more than just a passion: It’s also a business.

Eldredge consistently puts large amounts of effort into her art projects at school as well as projects that she sells, which is why she has earned The Pacer’s pick for the Artist of the Month.

She has taken three classes of drawing, three classes of 3D art and is now studying AP art for her final semester. She has not only been a part of the art curriculum for the past four years, but has had art in her life ever since she was young.

“When I was really little my aunts and uncles would draw,” Eldredge said. “I come from a long line of artists apparently.”

She works consistently with many different forms of art, ranging from watercolor paintings to sketches to clay sculptures.

“My favorite thing to work with is clay,” Eldredge said. “I like to work with my hands.”

Eldredge’s work is often displayed in the halls, but she also sells pieces to buyers looking for a specific type of design.

“Sometimes I’ll make a piece for a specific person and hand it in because it’s an interesting piece, and sometimes I’ll create a piece and talk to other people and see if they want it,” Eldredge said.

Often times the buyers are contacted through word of mouth from her family members.

“My aunt is a [professional] clown, so she incorporates me into her business sometimes,” said Eldredge. “So I get to work with face paint and things like that.”

When starting from the very beginning on a piece, she scans the world for ideas.

“There are different stages, really,” Eldredge said. “If you have an inspiration from something you take a picture or make a quick

sketch of it, then look back on it later and make a clearer copy.”She works for many hours on all of her pieces, whether it be

the ones that are sold or the ones that are kept; some take much longer than others.

“If I’m drawing, it’s usually 10 hours depending on how big it is. But if it’s a sculpture it can take around 15.” Eldredge said.

When looking ahead, Eldredge will be taking a few art classes

at Harper next year and hopes to continue working with 3D pieces. Ultimately, she hopes her art can reach other people and inspire them.

“I like the fact that I can inspire other people into making their own art because everyone can do it, it just matters how much you really want it.”

Artist of the MonthEach month The Pacer recognizes a student who excels in the fine arts. This issue the spotlight shines on senior Sam Eldredge, a diverse and committed artist

TALENTED: Senior Sam Eldredge poses with her work that was specifically designed for the Cure Show. Eldredge is in multiple art classes and works to sell pieces as well.


I met Roger Ebert for only a brief, extremely impactful moment last year while attending his annual film festival in Champaign-Urbana.

Watching the late Chicago Sun-Times film critic sign my insignificant pamphlet was surreal, and even though he couldn’t speak to me, his presence was completely felt.

Ebert, who died on April 4 at 70 years old, was an extremely influential figure for not only myself but for millions of readers around the world. His modest, intellectual film reviews reached people through forms of print, social media and television for many years.

“It’s a terrible loss for everybody,” Daily Herald Film Critic Dann Gire said, “film fans who appreciate good, intelligent, educated film fan criticism...and it’s a loss for film critics because he redefined what it was to be a critic.”

Ebert began his legacy at the University of Illinois back in 1964 where he majored in journalism. Three years later he was working

full time at the Chicago Sun-Times writing film reviews that sparked immediate interest. He held the job until just eight days ago.

“He was an outstanding midwestern voice, an alternative to the L.A. and New York voices of film criticism who dominated the film critics’ scene in the years up until the 1970s,” Gire said.

Throughout Ebert’s career, he adapted to make his reviews accessible to multiple mediums. After becoming the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize in 1975, a television producer approached him with an idea that would create a famous partnership as well as that trademark “thumbs up/thumbs down” rating system.

Ebert joined the late Gene Siskel, who wrote reviews at the Chicago Tribune, for a show where they reviewed new films weekly. Originally rivals, Siskel and Ebert starred in the show “Sneak Previews.” The show ended up changing its name multiple times, but after the passing of Siskel in 1999, it became “At the Movies with Ebert and Roeper,” since fellow critic Richard Roeper was the replacement.

Ebert and Roeper were always the duo that

I saw growing up and they ultimately helped me to look at films in a different way. When they argued over the films, it made me want to see those films simply to find out which person I agreed with.

Siskel was before my time, but that just shows the generational impact that he and Ebert had on movie-going audiences. Many parents remember the old show fondly and how the duo’s opinions influenced their choices on films.

However, the show and Ebert’s reviews suffered a shift when he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2002. His first surgery was successful and merely altered his voice, but upon a second surgery doctors had to remove a large portion of his jaw bone due to complications and Ebert lost the ability to speak.

His print articles remained strong and his growing web presence didn’t dwindle, but the television show was hurting. Without Ebert’s expressive and determined personality, the show was never the same and was eventually pulled off the air in 2010.

Yet Ebert did not stop reviewing, despite his

inability to speak without a computer. He hosted a film festival for the last 15 years with the help of his wife Chaz, and continued to update his wildly popular website, blog and Twitter account.

“In that [screening] room he was just a regular guy. He was just a regular film critic talking to other film critics,” Gire said.

The day before he died, Ebert posted a blog entry about taking “a leave of presence.” He announced he would have to slow down the amount of reviews he wrote, and he had plans to relaunch his website to keep the conversations about film going for many more years.

“He was, in every sense of the way, intelligent, passionate and compassionate,” Gire said. “He was one of a kind.”

Ebert’s dedication, skill and passion will never be forgotten. He was the single most popular film critic in the world and will remain that for a long time to come. I consider myself privileged to have met him, if only for a few seconds, and his reviews will serve as brilliant examples for years to come.

Remembering a legendFamed critic Roger Ebert redefined professional film reviews

SIGNING: Entertainment Editor Joe Salvato watches the late Roger Ebert sign a program last year at the 14th Annual Roger Ebert Film Festival in Champaign-Urbana.

THUMBS UP: Flashing his signature gesture, Ebert attends the IFP Independant Spirit Awards back in 2003.

VISIONARIES: The film critic team of Ebert and Gene Siskel pose to discuss films as a part of their weekly television program originally called “Sneak Previews.”

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Lionel Hahn/Abaca Press/MCT Globe Photos via Zuma Press/MCTPacer/Joe Salvato

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Girls soccer

Boys tennisStarting the season off

(6-1), the boys tennis team is trying to show its oppo-nents who’s boss.

After only three seniors graduated last season, in-cluding state qualifier Josh Galvin, the team is confi-dent they can achieve their goals. “We should win the division and are looking to make a run at the confer-ence championship”, said

junior Charlie Metzger.The team has six return-

ing seniors to the varsity squad, including Tommy Ciemniak, Aiden Dolik, Brian Martini, Pat O’Neil, Christian Moller and Tim Smith. Along with the re-turning seniors is sopho-more Tejo Nutulapati.

The team heads to the Maine South Invite at Maine South tomorrow.

Badminton

-All reporting by Tony Sarussi

RecapThe

After finishing last season (10-11-2) the girls soccer team hopes it can produce the same results this year.

With seven returning starters including Juniors Vanessa Sanchez, Allie Kemph, Evelyn Lopez, Mary Collins, Hannah Busse, Sarah Ott, and senior Monika Cinch, the girls hope to have another strong season.

At press time, the team had a record of (3-4-2). As seven new girls join the varsity squad, Coach Mi-chael Drenth is optimistic for improvement.

Our goal for the season is to become better individ-ually and as a team”, said Drenth.

Tonight the girls head to Buffalo Grove to take on the Bison.

With four returning varsity players, the bad-minton team believes it can only improve. Ariel Cantieri, Phoebe Kim, Christina Vercillo and Caitlin Wootton, hope to lead the team to an eighth place finish in con-ference. After finishing 11th out of 12 at conference last

season, the girls hope to qualify at least two girls for state. The team has six new girls joining that could make a big impact through-out the season. The girls record is (2-4). The team hosts the Mus-tang Invite tomorrow.

Back on the diamond

HOT CORNER: Junior Grace Skorin fields ground balls during practice at third base.

Tony SarussiStaff Writer

Despite the cold temperatures, the softball team hopes to heat up. With a predicted high of 37 degrees the girls softball team plans to dominate Barrington today at home. Coach Tony Wolanski believes that the weather has had no effect on the girls as they play in below normal temperatures. “We’ve only been outside a couple of times, but it really isn’t that big of a deal,” said Wolanski. Last year, injuries had a huge impact on the team as three girls missed at least 20 games; despite this, the girls still managed to finish with a record of (18-18) and placed second in the Mid-Suburban League (MSL) East. This season, the team return with all but three athletes that graduated last year. Also returning are the three girls that were injured for the majority of last season. Sophomore Maddie Morgan is the only new player on the team. “Once I started I realized how supportive all the girls are,” Morgan said. “They all bring you up when you’re down and I couldn’t ask for a better team.” Juniors Grace Skorin and Jenny Watson have both stepped up this season after they did not play a big role their sophomore year. “It is huge for Grace after she missed all of last season with an injury,” Wolanski said. The seniors on the team, Sam Anderson, Sarah Brunlieb, and Hannah Whidden, have all made big impacts as the girls have produced a (4-3) record. Brunlieb is a standout pitcher that has been on varsity each of her four years. Whidden is a pitcher that also plays first baseman. Anderson was an all-area and all-conference shortstop last season. The team believes that they have the potential to improve. “We’d like to be (6-1) instead of (4-3), but some mistakes are hurting us,” Wolanski said. The girls plan on placing first in the MSL East Division along with taking first in the conference. “I think we have a good chance as long as we correct our mistakes and have a positive confident attitude,” Wolanski said. The Mustangs play Niles North at home tomorrow.

Baseball catches up in conference

Softball team looks to warm up

Catch ‘em playingBaseball

Tonight vs Schaumburg 4:30 p.m. at homeSat. vs Mundelein 11 a.m. at home

Mon. vs Wheeling 4:30 p.m. at homeWed. vs Wheeling 4:30 p.m. away

Thurs. vs Lake Forest 4:30 p.m. at home

SoftballTonight vs Barrington 4:30 p.m. at home

Sat. vs Niles North 11 a.m. at homeMon. vs Wheeling 4:30 p.m. away

Wed. vs Prospect 4:30 p.m. at homeThurs. vs Hersey 4:30 p.m. at home

SWING BATTER BATTER: Senior Mike Dolan grounds to third base at the team’s game vs Notre Dame on Tuesday. The Mustangs lost 2-1. They face Schaumburg tonight at home.

Seth BachmanSports Editor

Even with six new players on the Mustangs’ baseball team, the senior dominated lineup still has the mindset for the top of the division. After completing only a sample size of the baseball season com-pleted, the boys sit at a record of .500 (3-3-1), in reach of their season goal. “We’ve been getting the pitching we need and we will get the timely hitting. The key for us is going to be fielding the ball and minimizing errors,” senior catcher Mike Dolan said. “We got some guys that can do some damage with the bat and guys that will get hitters out. Fielding is going to be the x-factor.” Powerful pitching can keep any team in a ball game, and Mead-ows has just that. Seniors Matt Dennis, Mickey Wazorick, Jack Milas, Kevin Kurzawski and Jimmy Grier provide the power on the mound. “The pitching staff has been real solid thus far. Dennis has been the leader and we have received other big contributions from Wa-zorick, Milas, Kurzawski and Grier,” Head Coach Jim Lindeman said. After starting the season with two home runs in the first game of the year from John Burkiewicz and Wazorick, the Mustangs’

bats have cooled off. In the bottom of the seventh on Tuesday night against Notre Dame High School, the Mustangs left the bases loaded as the last batter struck out. Meadows’ batters have struck out 66 times in their seven games. “We need to improve our mental approach in all aspects of the game. We need to make adjustments throughout the game and keep putting pressure on the opposing team. Offensively, we need better production from more people and we need to cut down on our strikeouts,” Lindeman said. Junior third baseman Alex Niecikowski agrees. “We need to get ahead of teams earlier in games, let our pitch-ing get the win,” he said Only sitting a few games back in conference, Meadows is still is in contention for a high finish. The team hopes that new varsity starters will be able to fill the holes in the lineup and make plays at the plate. “Alex Niecikowski has provided a spark offensively and has been solid at third base for the most part. We are hoping for big contributions from Junior Erik Schurtz on the mound and at the plate,” Lindeman said. Meadows takes the field again today against Schaumburg High School at home. This will be the first matchup against the Saxons this season.

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Slow start, high expectations


For the last three years Dean of Students Arturo Senteno has been more than just a peacekeeper in the Meadows halls; he has been an avid part of an up and coming Mustangs water polo program. As Junior Varsity Coach for the boys, Senteno played a huge part in training players who are now on a young varsity polo team. This year, however, Senteno will not be alongside the boys polo team but instead stepping up to fill a coaching spot for the girls team. “I plan on being more sensitive to the needs of the players. My personal goal is for the team to get better each game and win some along the way,” Senteno said. For the boys water polo team it won’t be an easy spot to fill, as many players really enjoyed their time with Senteno as their coach. “I will miss the enthusiasm he brings to his athletes, his dedication and effort to making us the best team possible. Two weeks before the season ended he missed a few games due to surgery and we really missed him then,” senior Kyle Flanagan said. Senteno feels the same way about his old teams. “I will miss the camaraderie with all the teams I coached in the past,” he said. Focusing on making a smooth transition is one of

Senteno’s most challenging tasks, but he feels that the gender difference won’t cause his coaching strategy to change too much. “The most difficult part in transitioning from boys to girls is the approach. I plan on not yelling so much,” Senteno said. Senteno’s new athletes are excited to work with their new coach and will also try to put forth their best effort as well. “He really tries to incorporate every skill and every person needs into drills at practice. He’s really good at working one on one with people who need to improve on certain skills,” junior goalie Natalie Delporte said. Seniors Jessica Dykstra, Claire Baum and Emily Mccarthy who feel that Senteno brings new life to a program that has a bright future. ”I think he brings a new positive attitude to the team. He helps us keep us encouraged even though its been a rough season and is working both on our polo abilities and team unity,” Dykstra said. The girls water polo team has gotten off to a slow start this year but are looking forward to a strong finish. Catch Senteno and the rest of the Mustangs in ac-tion as they look to climb back into conference competi-tion tomorrow at the Elk Grove Invite. Meadows next conference game is on Monday against Buffalo Grove at the Elk Grove pool.

Senteno steps upDean of Students Arturo Senteno becomes head coach of varsity girls water polo team

HEAD MAN IN CHARGE: Senior Claire Baum stands next to new coach Arturo Senteno before a game against Hersey High School. This is Senteno’s first year as a varsity coach at Rolling Meadows High School.

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4/15 vs. Buffalo Grove7 PM

4/18 vs. Elk Grove7 PM

4/22 vs. Prospect7 PM


Consistent play has been the biggest weakness for the boys volleyball team this season. Early success seemed promising for the Mustangs but an injury to this year’s veteran core, has lead to losses against conference rivals.

“We have to hold ourselves accountable at practice and not just go through the motions, really try to make every touch count, injuries have really hindered us,” Head Coach Timothy Piatek said.

Losing their most explosive offensive player, all-area senior Kevin Murphy, has been a major setback. A slightly torn meniscus in his left knee lead to a missed start in the home matchup against Prospect High School. Meadows lost in two sets.

“It kills me to have to sit and watch from the bench,” Murphy said. “I love playing with all of my friends, but it’s comforting to know that we’re all returning varsity players that are capable of and will get the job done regardless of my ability to play.”

At press time Meadows held a record of (7-2). In the Mustangs’ first tournament, Meadows captured a third place finish at the Rolling Meadows Invite. Wins against Viator and Fremd backed by Murphy’s return propelled Meadows into the semifinals of the tournament. Matched up with Elk Grove High School the Mus-tangs lost in three sets.

“We need to play smart, we need to communicate more on the court and not make as many hitting errors. If we can do that, we can beat any team in our conference,” senior middle hitter Tim

Ellis said.The Mustangs are less than pleased with the start of their sea-

son but won’t let excuses define them. “We know we are a very strong team, and not having one play-

er due to an injury can’t bring us down mentally. There’s nothing we can do about it and we just need our other players to really step up their game,” senior setter Brett Frey said.

Meadows’ season goal to win conference still holds strong as they approach an important stretch in their season.

“For our play itself, we have to pass well and serve receive well so we can get our offense rolling. We got a lot of big weapons but if you don’t pass well we have trouble finding our rhythm,” Piatek said.

This past Monday night Rolling Meadows beat Wheaton Acad-emy on the road in three sets.

For the third time this season, Murphy did not play in an at-tempt to rest him for the Buffalo Grove match.

Meadows dominated Buffalo Grove at home the following night. Murphy finished the game with ten kills en route to a three set win, 25-20, 25-23, 25-16. Buffalo Grove was 59-4 in conference play the last 6 years.

The Mustangs will look to continue the winning trend over the next few weeks, key matchups will consist of rematches against Heresy and Prospect High School on April 24 and 25.

SPIKING THE COMPATITION: Junior Tom Srnak leaps for the set and kills the ball over the blocker. Meadows beat Buffalo Grove Tuesday in three sets 20-25, 25-23, 25-16.

Photo courtesy of Devin Gobrick

Mustang volleyball team battles injuries, bounces back with consecutive wins

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