Wilton High School - April 15, 2010 - Issue 8Th

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New Cell Phones

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Technology Picks and

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A PERSPECTIVEby Sakir Alimoski Do you ever get the feel-ing that you’re tired with your life? Life isn’t meant to be the same ev-ery single day. If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we are not really living. The students at Wilton are ready for a change, whether it is in the school or their own everyday lives. So ask yourself, what do you want to change about yourself? The change is either physical or mental. People may not change their whole life style, but a little im-provement won’t hurt. When asked about what he wants to change Cory Gorsuch 10’ said “I wish I could catch my-self before I say things. I sometimes say stupid things.” It could be little things like that or big things like wanting to change your physical appear-ance. This type of change will take a lot of work and a lot of dedication.

You’ll need a good diet, workouts that will burn the fat off, and the de-termination to lose that weight! The mental part will have to change as well. You can’t go from being a couch potato to a body builder. The person needs to want to change for the good. Only you can change your life. No one can do it for you. “You have to want to change, make the effort and do it!” said Haley Proctor 10’ when asked on what she would tell people who want to change.People constantly ask themselves these ques-tions: Who am I around? How are these people in-fluencing me? What have they got me saying? Who am I becoming? Then ask yourself the big ques-tion: Is that okay? Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change. Don’t be afraid to change the people you surround yourself with. If you feel as if you don’t fit in, then change it. Talk to people who will influ-

Things do not change; we changeence you for the good and will make you a bet-ter person. You decide what you say and do.The other factor in want-ing to change is being scared. Nothing will get accomplished if you are scared to be the per-son you want to be. Get out of your bubble and try something different. You must become the change you want to see. The point of this is not to motivate you for the bad, but to motivate you to try new things. If you are willing enough to take the risk, then you have the will to overcome it. The key to change is to let go of fear.“I’ve never been afraid to change and because of that, I think I’ve changed a lot since my fresh-men year,” says Mitch Ingstad 10’, “Honestly, I don’t think change is a conscious action, people change when they are not aware of it. Then in hindsight, they say, wow look at me; I’m different then I was before.”

by Kimberly SloanWith the season of spring fresh upon us, why not make a change of your lifestyle with the change of the season? If you’re finding yourself struggling to find the time to get everything done in your life, try some time management advice from some of your fellow peers.

1. Prioritize.“Find out what you think is important and do it first.” – Wes Moeller, ‘11.

2. Eliminate distractions.“When doing homework, station yourself away from all technology so you can focus all your time and effort on it.” – Tyler Hartley, ‘11.

3. Break it down.“Break your days into chunks. Put the fun chunks at the end and the not-so-fun chunks at the beginning. Also, do your reading first or else it’ll end up being left until the night or when you don’t feel like reading.” – Sarah Henderson, ‘12.

4. Write it out.“Make a timeline of what you want to get done in the day.” – Raechel Mullen, ‘11.

5. Avoid procrastination.“Don’t get behind on your homework.” – Jade Buck, ‘12.

by Sakir AlimoskiWorking out is one of the hard-est things to fig-ure out. The truth is, you can’t real-ly just do random workouts and ex-pect results. You need to have a full workout that will challenge you and that will give you results. Keep in mind that you will need to have correct form and eat healthy. This workout out

Pump it Off- Workout Plan

Day 1

Monday - Chest and Triceps

Chest

Exercise Sets Reps

Dumbbell Bench Press 4 12,10,10,10Incline Bench Press 2 10TricepsExercise Sets RepsTricep Dip 3 FailureLying Tricep Extension 3 10

Day 2

Wednesday - Back and BicepsBack

Exercise Sets Reps

Wide Grip Pull Up 4 10Seated Row 3 12One Arm Dumbbell Row 3 10BicepsExercise Sets RepsStanding Barbell Curl 3 8-10

Day 3

Thursday - 2 mile run/10- 40 yard sprints

Day 4

Friday - Legs and Shoulders

Legs

Exercise Sets Reps

45 Degree Leg Press 4 12,10,10,10

Leg Extension 3 12

Leg Curl 3 12

Shoulders

Exercise Sets Reps

Military Press 4 8-10

Dumbbell Lateral Raise 3 10

will consist of a 4 day week and will be roughly an hour long. You should try it for six weeks and then switch off and do a different one. This work-out will consist of weight training and includes one day for running. Tuesday, Satur-day and Sunday will be your days off. This is just a beginner’s work-out.

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“ B u r n i t t o t h e G r o u n d ” b y N i c k e l b a c k – J o n a t h a n H u n d o b l e , ‘ 1 2

“ W e l c o m e t o t h e J u n g l e ” b y G u n s N ’ R o s e s – M r . B o c k w o l d t

“ M a c a r e n a ” b y L o s D e l R i o – K r y s t e n R e d d i c k , ’ 1 0

“ ” I ’ m a B e ” b y B l a c k E y e d P e a s – E m i l y H a y e s , ‘ 1 1

“ T h e m e s o n g f r o m t h e m o v i e R o c k y ” – M r s . H e t z l e r “ E n d o f D a y s ” b y F o z z y – B r a n d o n G a u n t , ‘ 1 3

“ F a l s e P r e t e n s e ” b y R e d J u m p s u i t A p p a r a t u s – J o r d a n C o o k , ‘ 1 0

“ B a d R o m a n c e ” b y L a d y G a g a – M s . M c K e n z i e

“ R e m e m b e r t h e N a m e ” b y F o r t M i n o r – T o m H e n e s s e e , ‘ 1 1

Jam Out! Work-out Songs

Out of Time: Tips for Time Management

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by Nicole Jurgersen Times have defi-nitely changed in the world of technology and we are able to see that with all the new things that have come out. There are so many new gadgets available that most don’t know about them. In the world today it is possible to control most everything with just your phone. Now you can even convert your iPhone into a re-mote with a new down-loadable app and the New Kinetix Re. The price for this has not been set according to Popular Science. Jogging just got a little more enjoyable with an MP3 player that will match songs to your jogging pace. The accelerometer judges how fast you are moving and the soft-ware picks tunes that have a similar tempo. This Philips Activa MP3 player is priced at $130 stated in the “What’s New” article in Popular Science. Ski goggles are also changing. There are now ski goggles that read your current speed, temperature, and altitude from the inside. These new gog-

New Gadgets

by Sam Skelley In this new age of tech-nology all major industries are being affected. One of the most noticeable ones is cell phones. Cell phones have slowly evolved in handheld computers that can make phone calls. Here are some of the most up-to-date and tech-nologically advance phones on the market or soon to be: LG Expo- LG’s latest invention, the Expo is the first phone to include a Pico projector. It can display any-thing on the phones screen in a high quality projection. It can display a 66” diagonal picture of anything from web pages, pictures, videos, etc… AT&T- $179.99 Motorola Droid- The smallest laptop on the mar-ket today, the Droid is a rev-olutionary phone that has redefined the term of smart phone. From the Droid you can surf the web, have multi-ple apps running at the same time, find your way with a built in GPS and boat loads of other things. Verizon Wire-less- $199.99 HTC HD2- The min-iature TV phone is one of HTC’s newest smart phones. It features an extremely high resolution touch screen that is comparable to a computer monitor or HD TV. It also fea-tures the fastest 1 GHz pro-cessor to date in Qualcomm’s Snapdragon. AT&T or T-Mo-bile- Price = Unknown Samsung Omnia II- This phone is one of a few newer touch screen phones that features the newest and fastest way to text with the in-vention of Swype. To use Sw-ype you simply connect the letters that are in the word you wish to type and then lift your finger when you reach the last letter. However, you still have to spell the word correctly. Verizon Wireless- $79.99 Blackberry Bold 9700- Blackberry’s newest creation that is still a basic blackberry but with a few improvements. The new Bold features Blackberry’s new Trackpad instead of the normal ball like mouse on most Blackberries. It also has an improved high resolution display and faster business network and social network connections. T-Mobile- $129.99, AT&T- 199.99

More information on these phones can be found at:www.lgexpo.com/

omnia.samsungmobile.com/omnia2/

worldwide.blackberry.com/blackberrybold9700/

http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Con-sumer-Product-and-Servic-es/Mobile-Phones/Motoro-la-DROID-US-EN

http://www.htc.com/eu-rope/product/hd2/over-view.html

The New Age of Cell

Phones

by Jenna Dugan The Nikon Coolpix is a great camera that has red eye detection and even has a touch screen instead of annoying small buttons that you have to press. This cam-era is ad-vertised by with Iowa’s own Ash-ton Kutcher at a party taking pic-tures of all of the party goers and (in another v e r s i o n ) having oth-ers take pictures on his camera. Target- $199.99Walmart-$149.88Best Buy- $179.99Nikon.com- doesn’t sell their product on their web-site. The catchy commer-cials with the dancing sil-houettes may now be in

Technology Picks and Pricesthe past but Apple hasn’t stopped coming out with new and improved versions of a piece of technology that millions of joggers can’t run without, the ipod. The 5th generation ipod Nano

can not only play music but now it can take pictures and with a larger screen you can watch your movies and vid-eos without straining your eyes.Target-$134.99 (if you buy online)Walmart-$128.54

Best Buy- $133.99Apple.com- doesn’t sell their product on their website Web cams are a great way to stay in touch with people and talking to them over the phone is just not

the same as actually see-ing them. With the Log-itech Web-cam Pro9000 there is no need to wor-ry about the picture being a fuzzy mess because this webcam has an auto focus lens to keep the picture

clear, leaving you with a clear image of the person you’re chatting with.Target-$94.99Walmart-$94.88Best Buy-$69.99 (if you buy online) Logitech.com- $99.99

Jogging can now be enjoyable with Philips Activa MP3 player. This cool new MP3 player picks songs that match your jogging pace.

The new Q2 Cube radio is a fun way to listen to only your favorite radio stations.

These Recon Zeal Transcend ski goggles have a LCD screen to display your current speed, temperature, altitude and more.

Operating System: Mac OS vs. Windows 7When starting your quest to find the perfect lap-top it would be best to answer this question first. I prefer Windows 7 because it has performed well in comparison to the Mac OS and many users are more familiar with this platform. Laptops loaded with Windows 7 are also much cheaper in comparison to those with the Mac OS which are only available through Apple.

Webcam:Almost all laptops, even the most basic models, have a built in web-cam. Check to make sure yours has one because it may come in handy when trying to communicate with friends and family.

Proccessor: Intel vs. AMDThis is also refered to as the CPU. Many people don’t have a preference but for those of you who do I would recommend Intel. Their new line of mobile CPU’s can outperform the competition. They are also more com-monly found and have more options available.Graphics Card: Nvidea vs. ATIThis one is pretty simple after you have picked your proccessor. Unless you have strong preference, and some people do, I would go with the brand commonly associated with your pro-cessor. Nvidea is usually paired with Intel and ATI is usually paired with AMD.

RAM (Random Access Memory):This is another simple one. 1GB is the minimum requirement but in the modern day worl of technology I would say 2GB is the minimum. If you really want your PC or Mac to last and perform at a good speed, I would recommend 4GB because these days RAM is fairly inexpensive.

Hard Drive:These days you have two choices: Solid State and SATA. At this point in time I would suggest going with the SATA drives because they are so much cheaper and still offer good performance. If you’re going to be storing lots of media you should probably have at least 250GB-320GB of space. If you want the extra storgae and are willing to spend a little extra go ahead and get 500GB.

Networking:This isn’t something you will have to worry too much about because almost all laptops come with built in Wi-Fi cards and some are even pre-load-ed with bluetooth capabilities which can come in handy when linking your laptop with your phone or other electronic devices when there is no in-ternet connection.

Media:As far as media is concerned I would just make sure that you have a DVD burner built in. The only other possible upgrades are built-in-media card readers and Blu-Ray drives but these are costly and you can easily get by without them.

Screen Size:This can be an impor-tant step in the proc-cess of choosing your laptop. Usually if you get a screen that is 13in. or smaller you find yourself squint-ing to see the screen. If you get one with a 16in. screen or larger you may feel like you’re carrying around a desktop computer rather than a laptop because they tend to get clunky. I reccommend some-where between 14in. and 15.5in.

Budget:This is the next question you must answer in order to find the laptop that is right for you. The minimum budget for an Apple MacBook will be around $1,000. A comparable Windows laptop will have a minimum budget of around $450. If you plan on having a lap-top that will last longer and perform all the tasks you may want while off at college you may want to add quite a bit more to each of these basic prices.

Laptop Buyer’s Guide by Dylan Nieman

gles are the Recon Zeal Transcend ski goggles. Inside there is a lens and mirror that make up the image on an LCD screen in the lower corner. These special ski goggles are fairly expensive with a price of $350 according to the March 2010 issue of Popular Science. With the new Q2 Cube you can now lis-ten to only your favor-ite radio stations. This four-inch cube radio tunes in only to the fa-vorites you select from your PC. The down side of this radio is that it only plays four stations selected from the internet. The looks of the Q2 Cube are what may suck people into buying it though. The price for this has not been set according to the “What’s New” article of Popular Sci-ence. These are just a few of the new things that are available to us. As time goes by we are certain to have more advances in tech-nology. We may think the things we have now are cool and up to date but soon they will be passed up by some-thing even better.

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by Mitch IngstadWhat happens to you af-ter high school? Wheth-er you go to college, the workforce, or the armed forces you are bound to change your lifestyle in some way or another. Most likely you are go-ing to be on your own for the first time in your life. You will undoubtedly have more things to deal with than the previous eighteen years. With this comes more responsibil-ity and with the time that independence gives you much of it will go to figur-ing how to manage it. “I plan on being more responsible and relying on myself to get things done that I may not have done in high school,” says Ryan Waack, ’10, “like learning how to do my own laun-

Change in Lifestyle after High School

dry.” Some people may not have as much to change other than just what they actually will be doing with their time. “I don’t plan on my lifestyle changing a whole lot, really I’m just prepar-ing for the actual college classes I’ll be taking.” says Sakir Alimoski, ’10. Regardless, leaving high school will yield a change in some place or another and learning to adjust to it could quite possibly be the most dif-ficult part of leaving high school and moving on. “I know that things are going to change but I’ll deal with that when it gets here I just want to graduate.” says Tanner Hagen, ’10.

TwinSizeBed sheets Pillowcovers TwinSizeComforter ExtraBlan-kets Bedside/desk lamp Laundrybasket/ham-per Laundrybag LaundryDe-tergent Laundrystain remover Rollsofquarters ClothingHangers TrashCan Storagecubes/shelv-ing for books, clothes, etc Dryerase/bulletin board* Computerpaper Loosenote-book paper Extensioncords* BathTowels(4-5) MiniSewing

The Ultimate College ChecklistKit Calendar Planner Toothbrush/Toothpaste PersonalPhonebook withImportantNumbers ShowerToteIncluding Shampoo Conditioner BottledSoap FlipFlops Razors ShavingCream Fingernailclippers StickyNotes Stapler IndexCards PaperClips Scissors KeyRingUSBdrive Dictionary Thesaurus Threeholepunch Ruler Pens Pencils Highlighters Envelops

by Kirsten RabedeauxMany high school stu-dents are not asked to pay for much; maybe for gas, insurance, and the occasional extras such as clothes, movies, or a night out for food. Otherwise everything is virtually free… well that’s about the change. The average debt for students coming out of college in 2008 was $23,200 and the number is rising due to the econ-omy. College is expensive all together. The costs of tuition, room & board, apartments, books, tech-nologies, food, and other extra expenses add up quickly and put students in a hold that seems im-possible to get out of. To lower the amount of debt before it gets to the ex-treme means taking pre-cautions. Before gradu-ating high school, many scholarships and grants can be found in the coun-selors office offering up to thousands of dollars for qualified students or stu-dents in need. Scholar-ships and grants are free

The Future Don’t Come Cheap

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Drops Lotion Anyotherprescription Medication CampusMap Bussched-ules EmailAd-dresses of pro-fessors/Aca-demic AdvisorKeep These in Mind: Locationofclosest ATM CafeteriaHoursCheckwithyour college for these items Desk SmallRefrig-erator MicrowaveRemember to check with yourcollege to make sure that certain items on this list areallowedandto check withyour roommates to make sure you do not duplicate shared items.

Illustration by Haley Proctor

money so take advantage of these gifts. During the summer before freshmen year, getting a job can help immensely. For example, working for three hours, five days a week at a job that pays minimum wage will pay $1,200 by the end of the summer. That is of course without spend-ing a penny. But limiting to spending help or less will leave a grand total of $600+. That amount of money can pay for books or food. Summer jobs are helpful but another way to earn money is to find a job while at college. Many campuses will employ students under a work-study program, or finding a job off-campus will earn extra cash as will. Other money can come from selling back books that you no longer need. There are many ways to make some cash to repay a huge debt that is unavoidable after graduating college. Because after moving out, the future is no longer cheap.

The College LifeSeniors,graduationis coming fast... Are you ready?

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Designer ..............................................................Haley ProctorDesigner.............................................................Hayley Gilman

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Editorial Columnist...........................................Mitch Ingstadcolumnist.beavertale@gmail.com

News Reporter...................................................Chili AlimoskiNews Reporter.....................................................Jenna DuganNews Reporter..........................................................Kim SloanNews Reporter...............................................Nicole JurgersenNews Reporter...................................................Tanner Hagenreporter.beavertale@gmail.com

March Madness Brings April Gladness

College Edition

by Mitch Ingstad It’s April as you know, and because it is that time my days of writing for the Beaver Tale are coming to a close. I’ve been blessed with this column because it gives me an opportunity to type what my mind is thinking and over the course of the last two years I’ve written about nu-merous topics that particularly inter-est me, but hope-fully interested you as well. Looking back on the different top-ics all of them have had some impact on my life or I have found some impor-tance in them to let my readers know about. One subject I have not covered in great detail is sports. It is a very popular subject to talk about and they play a large role in my life, which surprises me that I have never writ-ten about any form of sport in an Ink Spot. So if you don’t mind I’d like to

give one of my fi-nal rants to what I think as the most exciting time of the year, March Mad-ness. The NCAA Divi-sion I Men’s Bas-ketball Tournament has been some-thing that all mem-bers of my family have watched since I can remember. Everyone fills out their bracket and is disappointed no matter how many could’ve, should’ve, or would’ve’s they find themselves with after its all over. Along with my family, all my friends find their way to my house at least a few times during the course of the multi- week tournament. They have their own brackets to pay at-tention too as well (but mine always seems to do better in terms of picking games right). It is also around the first few weeks of weather were you can go outside without it being necessary to wear a

coat. So, we all get together and have our own basketball tournaments of two on two or three on three on my back-yard court. Though some of these meaningless games between friends get pretty intense and come down to some out-standing play by some of the Wilton- grown athletes, not one of our games matches up with the quality of bas-ketball that is 30 steps away. The games that take place in March and April are simply put, unbe-lievable. Yes, there are some games that are blowouts but in any day of the tournament you are bound to find at least one game that is, at that moment in time the greatest game you’ve seen in quite some time. Granted, the interest you have in the sport does have some affect on your appreciation for the quality of games played dur-ing this time but, if

you find any enjoy-ment in watching sports March Mad-ness will surely not disappoint you. I’m convinced that the best time of the year is usu-ally between dates of March 15 and April 5. I think that it seems that at that time, even though not every-thing may be going right for you, you still have things to look forward to. Just because you only got 6 out of 16 of the sweet 16 teams correct doesn’t mean you can’t win the pool, as long as you still pick the winner. The weather is always lovely, at least in compari-son to the last 4 months, and finally because it is one time where many people in my life come to celebrate together. We share an appreciation for something that we all have been around for a long time and have made plenty of memories doing it.

Questions to Ask Before It’s Too Late!

There it goes… thirteen years of the same routine everyday from August to June, down the drain. And it’s time to start a new stage in life: college. But after going through the motions of elementary, junior high, and high school, the change is so great it can be overwhelming. And there are some important things you should know about your new home away from home. If you decide to live in an apartment or enjoy dorm life, your parents won’t be there to help you with anything and everything you need. So things like a place for food are mighty important. Many colleges offer meal plans for their cafeterias. To find out more details about your colleges’ food choices check with an advisor or administration office to ask about where you can eat, how much it will cost, and what most students chose to do. Another necessity, that won’t be readily available as often as before, is a laundry room. Some campuses offer a room and some have a Laundromat nearby that is in walking distance. Find out where you need to scrub up your clothes because turning them inside out does not make them clean! Also check for prices of how much a load of laundry will cost and plan accordingly. Maybe don’t wear four outfits and just stick with one! Most high school seniors by this point have had jobs and now have bank accounts. With those bank accounts are debit cards, ATM cards, and checks. Double check to make sure that your college has an ATM machine nearby that won’t charge a fee. Those fees will add up and every penny counts. If the ATM machine on campus is not with you back, search for an alternative to get cash. Writing a check and turning it in for cash works for some colleges so check to see what you will have to do with your money. There are tons and tons more questions that seniors should be asking their admissions office so just go through you daily routine and imagine how you would do the same basic thing at college. If something doesn’t match up or you are curious about what to do at college, that’s a great question that should be cleared up before you move in! Parents also come up with great questions so ask them what to ask so you will be “comfortable” when you arrive on campus.