October

Junior Tom Bernier after finishing
his race at the Sun Prairie Cross
Country Invite on October 9.
For invite results, see page 14
OCTOBER 20, 2010
Purple Sage Waunakee, WIVolume 9, Issue 1Waunakee Community High School
Sage Page
Sports
Entertainment
Quotable
UOTE
”–Archie Griffin
“In the face of
adversity, you
find out if you’re
a fighter or a
quitter.
It’s all about
getting up
after you’ve
been knocked
down.
Presented by
TheWednesday Society
The
SMART new additions to
WHS improve technology
Anna Evansen
Production Assistant
WHS is making huge
advances in technology by
adding interactive white
boards to their classrooms.
SMART boards are considered
the modern day projector and
are becoming an important
tool for all classrooms.
Tw o y e a r s a g o , t h e
Technology Department of
the Waunakee School District
decided that every classroom
should contain an interactive
white board, with exceptions
only to unsterile classrooms
or those with minimal up-front
teaching.
These first technological
t e a c h i n g b o a r d s w e r e
introduced to our district in the
2000-01 school year: one at the
high school, one at Heritage,
andoneatIntermediateschool.
There was an increase in the
number of interactive white
boards in 2006. Each school
in our district now includes at
least one SMART board. The
classrooms in the high school
addition will include them as
well.
Instructors train others on
how to use these SMART
boards. The certified trainers
at the high school are science
instructor Tammy Rademacher
and Special Education
instructor David Hery. There is
some concern that there could
be more training overall for the
use of the boards. Sophmore
Molly McDonough said, “The
boards would be much more
effective if substitute teachers
had training as well.”
High School Director of
Curriculum and Instruction,
Tim Schell said, “The SMART
board does not make a good
teacher, it is the quality of
teaching that really counts.”
Not all teachers and students
New math teacher, Mr. Fritz, uses a SMART Board while teaching an
advanced algebra class. (Photo by Lydia Dorn)
agree that the SMART boards
are the most ideal tool for a
classroom, but the general
consensus is positive. Schell
said, “Every 21st century
classroom should have one.”
Concerns over the interactive
teaching tool include the large
expense associated with them
and the under use of the boards
after they have been placed in
classrooms. At the completion
of construction in May 2011,
SMART boards should be
available in all suitable rooms.
Girls’ golf state champs
Waunakee defeated Milton 662-667 at the WIAA Divison 1 State Golf Tournament held on October 12 and
13 in Verona at University Ridge. This was Waunakee’s first appearance at the state tournament. Senior Lizi
Brooks finished with a 146, which put her third in the state. Junior Ashley Madden tied for eigth in the state.
Head coach is Paul Miller and assistant coach is Betsy Zadra. The girls above (from left to right): Maddy
Murphy, Caitlyn Dubester, Lizi Brooks, Ashley Madden, and Mi Jo Mucklow pose with their trophy. See Sports
Page 13 for more information. (Photo Submitted)
This year several new
teachers have been added to
the Waunakee teaching staff.
Two in particular are math
instructors Trygve Fritz and
Samantha Heyer. Both Heyer
and Fritz find Waunakee to be
very welcoming.
Before teaching at WHS,
Heyer taught at Adams-
Friendship High School,
in Adams, Wisconsin. She
now teaches geometry and
algebra in Waunakee. She
was inspired to be a math
teacher in high school by
her volleyball coach and her
homeroom teacher because
they encouraged her to do so.
Heyer’s favorite part of
teaching is helping students,
and she particularly enjoys
students who are not afraid
to ask questions. She played
volleyball and basketball in
high school and is currently
the girls’ junior varsity
volleyball coach.
Heyer also had a job in
high school working in a
restaurant helping out with
everything but waitressing.
“Behind the scenes was good
enough for me,” she said.
One of Ms. Heyer’s hobbies
is running. She started in
college on the track team and
hopes to get involved with
Waunakee’s track program
in the future. One place she
has always wished to travel
to is Ireland because of her
fascination with the country.
Fritz taught in three other
school districts, Mineral
Point and Barneveld, both
in Wisconsin, and another
in Tucson, Arizona. Fritz also
teaches advanced algebra
and geometry.
I n h i g h s c h o o l , h e
participated in rock climbing,
cross country and soccer.
His current hobbies include
running and biking, and he
wishes to visit Italy sometime
in his life.
For Mr. Fritz, helping
students understand tough
concepts is the most
rewarding part of being a
teacher. He believes a desire
to help students is essential
to aspiring teachers. He
recommends students take
rigorous classes during their
senior year, because, “this is
the last time school will be
free.”
He wants students to know
he cares about their success.
Both teachers are looking
forward to a successful first
year at Waunakee.
Heyer and
Fritz join staff
Olivia Ruch
Reporter
Features
”“There is no terror in a bang,
only in the anticipation in it.
–Alfred Hitchcock
For more on fear, see page 8
”
“
With facebook statuses
being updated 24/7 and
“creeping” at a record high,
‘The Social Network’ is a
relatable film.”
–Senior Sierra Gillespie
on the “The Social Network”
For more reviews, see page 10
How long is your life line?
What palm reading can
supposedly tell you about
your future.
For more on palm reading,
see page 16
Opinion
For what not to do with
the fresh fall leaves,
see page 5.

The Purple Sage October 20, 2010Page 2
NEWS
Lily Vanderbloemen, News Editor
The race for Wisconsin’s next governor
Tom Barrett was born and
raised on the west side of
Milwaukee. He graduated from
the University of Wisconsin-
Madison with a B.A . in
Economics in 1976 and a J.D.
from Madison’s Law School
in 1980. Barrett immediately
joined politics after he left UW-
Madison.
He first served as a law
clerk for Judge Robert
Warren from 1980 to
1982. At age 28,
he made his first run for
public office. He served two
terms as an Assemblyman
and attempted a run for the
Wisconsin State Senate. Barrett
ran to become a member of
the 103rd U.S. Congress as the
representative for Wisconsin’s
fifth congressional district
and was re-elected four more
times as the representative. In
2002, Barrett ran for Wisconsin
Governor, where he came in a
close second behind Jim Doyle
in the Democratic Primary.
B a r r e t t w a s e l e c t e d
Milwaukee Mayor in 2004.
Four years later, Barrett ran for
re-election, winning the race
with 79 percent of the vote,
the largest percentage by a
mayoral candidate in 40 years.
As mayor, Barrett focused on
keeping neighborhoods safe by
strengthening the Milwaukee
Police Department, targeting
gangs and removing illegal
guns from city streets.
A notable event in Barrett’s
mayoral term was in August of
2009. Barrett was attempting to
intervene in a domestic dispute
outside the Wisconsin State
Fair when the man attacked
Barrett with a tire iron. Barrett
was briefly hospitalized with
a shattered hand and several
knocked out teeth. This event
was perceived by many as an
example of Barrett’s devotion
to the city of Milwaukee and
gave him national recognition.
Barrett officially announced
his candidacy for governor of
Wisconsin on November 15
2009. Barrett easily won the
primary election on September
14, 2010 with 90.5 percent of
the vote against his opponent,
Tim John of Oconomowoc.
Barrett’s main point during
his campaign is jobs. Barrett
believes that Wisconsin needs
to bring more businesses to
the state.
O t h e r a r e a s t h a t
B a r r e t t f o c u s e s o n
are government spending,
agriculture, education and
the environment, according
to his campaign website.
B a r r e t t w a n t s t o s a v e
taxpayers’ money by reducing
government spending and
making major reforms in how
the government works.
Barrett believes agriculture
is a vital part of Wisconsin.
Agriculture generates over $59
billion in economic activity
and provides more than
400,000 jobs. Barrett wants
to help agriculture thrive in
Wisconsin by creating tax
credits, increasing profitability,
and promoting the integrity
of Wisconsin’s organic dairy
industry.
Barrett understands that
education is a priority for
Wisconsin, and he wants to
make sure it is made affordable
and accessible. Barrett points
to his past as Milwaukee
mayor when he helped turn
around failing schools and the
launched the Youth Summer
Jobs Program.
Protecting the environment
is very important to Barrett and
he believes that by generating
clean sources of energy in
Wisconsin thousands of well-
paying green jobs will be
created. He also believes that
dollars spent on energy from
Wisconsin will make sure
money stays in Wisconsin
instead of going elsewhere.
Melanie Guitzkow
Reporter
Voting for the Gubernato-
rial, Senate and other offices
will take place on Tuesday,
November 2.
Voter Requirements:
- Be at least 18 years of age.
- Be a legal U.S. citizen.
- Have lived 10 or more days
in your district in Wisconsin.
Step 1: Register
By Mail: Download the on-
line voting form from one of
the state government’s web-
sites, fill out the form, and
send it in to the municipal
clerk’s office no later than the
20 days before the election.
In Person: Go to your mu-
nicipal clerk’s office be-
fore the election date.
Polling Place: You must
bring proof that you have
lived at your current location
for at least ten days, your
current and complete full
name, and current address.
Step 2: Voting at the Polls or
by Absentee Ballot
Polling places are open from
7 a.m. to 8 p.m. You can call
the municipal clerk’s office for
information about locations.
For first time voters, it is now
required to give your issued
driver’s license number, the
last four digits of your social se-
curity number, or your Wiscon-
sin State ID number. Usually,
you will need to give proof of
residence each time you vote
by mail or in person.
If you are unable to make it
to the polls, you can fill out an
absentee ballot either by mail
or in your municipal clerk’s of-
fice. Ballots are available 21–30
days before an election. The
deadline for mail-in ballots is
the Thursday before the elec-
tion.
S c o t t Wa l k e r i s t h e
Republican candidate in the
race for Wisconsin’s next
governor. Walker grew up in
the small town of Delavan,
Wisconsin and graduated from
Delevan-Darien High School in
1986. He attended Marquette
University but dropped out
during his senior year to accept
a full-time job for the Red
Cross.
Walker had been the
Milwaukee County Executive
for eight years prior to his
announcement for the
gubernatorial bid in April of
2009. Walker first entered
politics in 1993 when he
won a special election to the
Wisconsin State Assembly. He
was re-elected several times as
a state legislator until he ran for
Milwaukee County Executive in
the 2002 special election.
As Milwaukee County
Executive, Walker fought
hard to make sure tax payers’
money was spent as if it were
his own. Walker lowered the
county debt by 10 percent and
lowered the county workforce
by more than 20 percent. He
also helped bring nearly a
thousand jobs to Milwaukee
through General Mitchell
Airport by bringing in such
airlines including Southwest,
Air Tran, and Republic. Walker
implemented a pension
obligation to save Milwaukee
County taxpayers $237 million.
Walker urges voters to look at
his record when deciding who
to vote for on November 2.
He had to overcome a
tough challenge to gain the
Republican bid for office as
former Congressman Mark
Neumann ran a strong
campaign against him.
Neumann and Walker both
spent millions on advertising
before the primary election.
I n t h e S e p t e m b e r
Republican primary,
Walker defeated
Neumann by a
margin of 20 percent,
about 123,000 votes.
Jobs are one of
the most important
issues in the 2010
gubernatorialelection to
Walker. To combat the loss of
jobs, Walker wants to lower
taxes on companies that bring
in new jobs. He has suggested
removing corporate taxes from
companies that do this for the
first two years of business.
Education is another
important issue for Walker.
He wants to set benchmarks
for students so schools can
identify students that need
additional help before they
get too far behind. Walker also
wants to implement an “A-F”
grading system for grading the
schools themselves. Schools
that consistently fail will be
forced to sign a “turn-around
contract” with four options to
turn-around the school.
Walker also wants to
work hard to fix the state
government deficit that is
currently around six billion
dollars, the fourth largest in
the nation. Spending hikes
should be closely examined
and scrutinized instead of
government spending being
raised every year. Walker insists
that taxpayer money has been
spent for other
projects than it was originally
intended for. He wants to make
sure that if taxes are raised for a
certain purpose, the tax money
is used for that purpose only.
Walker’s views concerning
health care differ from the
recent national health care
plan administrated earlier this
year. While Walker believes all
hardworking families deserve
affordable health care, he
says, “You should be able to
choose your doctor, not have
the government make that
decision for you.”
REPUBLICAN DEMOCRATIC
Aaron Schmidt
Advertising Manager
Aaron Schmidt
Advertising Manager
Scott Walker
- Current Milwaukee
County Executive
- Lower taxes for business-
es that bring in jobs
- Implement system to
evaluate schools and
their effectiveness
- Scrutinize government
spending
Tom Barrett
- Current Milwaukee Mayor
- Focus on creating new
jobs to stimulate
Wisconsin economy
- Make high quality
education affordable
and accessible
- Cut waste, improve
efficiency and fight fraud
Steps to vote in upcoming election

The Purple SageOctober 20, 2010 Page 3
NEWS
Tea Party affects November elections
Jenna McGowan
Reporter
The official home of the
American Tea Party Movement
s t a t e s “A c o m m u n i t y
committed to standing
together, shoulder to shoulder,
to protect our country and the
constitution upon which we
were founded.”
The Tea Party was founded
in 2009 through a build-
up of populist anger over
government bail-outs of
failing banks, insurers, and
auto-companies following the
economic meltdown of 2008.
“Don’t help those losers with
their mortgages!” shouted
CNBC News Editor Rick Santelli
to live news cameras while
standing on the floor of the
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
in what many Tea Party
members agree represents a
driving factor in the growth of
the organization.
Currently, the Tea Party is a
grassroots organization made
up of a decentralized network
of small groups which act on a
number of national economic
issues.
The organization’s core
values are promotion and
re-implementation of fiscal
responsibility, constitutionally
l i m i t e d
government, and
a free market
economy. Fiscal
responsibility by
a government
entails honor
and respect of
the freedom for
the individual to
spend the money
that is the fruit of his
or her own labor. As
the Tea Party Patriots
Mission Statement
says, “The runaway deficit
spending as we now see in
Washington D.C. compels us to
take action because we know
that a heavy burden of national
debt is a grave threat to our
national sovereignty and the
personal and economic liberty
of future generations.”
A
constitutionally limited
government issimply regarding
the Constitution of the United
States to be the supreme
law of the land. Free market
economy essentially stands
for an economy free from
government intervention.
The Tea Party’s mission
statement states, “Our
current government’s
interference distorts the
free market and inhibits the
pursuit of individual and
economic liberty.”
The Tea Party acts
through rallies
t o g a i n
support for
what they
stand for.
T h e Te a
Party has
no aspiration
of becoming an
official third party,
behind the Democratic
and Republican parties, but
instead hopes to influence
current political parties. To
do this, they have propelled
strictly conservative, anti-
establishment, candidates
to victor y in numerous
Republican primaries this year.
Contrary to popular belief,
the Tea Party claims to have
no strict affiliation with the
Republican
Pa r t y, h o w e v e r, m o r e
Republican candidates tend
to agree with the Tea Party’s
principles than Democratic
candidates.
Since the Tea Party Patriots
are overwhelmingly white and
over the age of 45, the group
has been accused often of
racism. Most members deny
these accusations, but many
still do not believe President
Obama is an American. One
localized group of Patriots
even went so far as to erect a
billboard in Iowa comparing
Obama to Hitler and Stalin.
One rally supporter in
Virginia said to USA Today, “I
think after November, people
will realize [The Tea Party is] a
full-blown fire.”
The most prominent Tea
Party Candidate is Christine
O’Donnell who is currently
behind in polls for the Senate
seat in Delaware.
“
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What is your opinon on
the Tea Party and their
involvement in the
upcoming elections?
Photo poll by Lily Vanderbloemen and Lydia Dorn
“Tea Parties are for girls.”
Trevor Ripley
Grade 11
“I think that as long as it doesn’t
affect my money, it’s okay,
because I know Republican
people make sure that I keep
my money, and I like that.”
Lindsay Jones
Grade 11
“I am semi-Republi-
can, and I feel con-
servative on a lot of
issues, but I’m defi-
nately not a member
of the Tea Party.”
Alex Peterson
Grade 9
“All opinions are
important, even the
Teatoddlers.”
Corina Rogers
Social Studies
Instructor
County DA accused of sexting
Niki Bruns
Reporter
In the last few weeks, a
sexting scandal involving
Wisconsin Calumet County’s
District Attorney Ken Kratz has
surfaced.
According to the Associated
Press, in Kratz’s most recent
case, he was prosecuting the
boyfriend of a 26-year-old
woman, for attempting to
choke her to death.
After her ex-boyfriend’s trial,
the woman received over
30 suggestive and violating
text messages from Kratz
including, “Are you the kind
of girl that likes secret contact
with an older married elected
DA...the riskier the better?” and
“You may be the tall, young,
hot nymph, but I am the prize.”
Her decision to make the
harassment public prompted
some other dark secrets to
emerge. It turns out, the 50 year
old man had asked a woman
on a date to a confidential
autopsy, provided she “wear a
skirt and heels and act like his
girlfriend.” Other women filed
complaints about harassing
text messages as well.
A report from the Office
of Lawyer Regulation said,
“Kratz did not violate any
rules governing attorney
misconduct.” However, after
several former complaints
were issued, Governor Jim
Doyle began working to
remove him from office.
On September 20, Kratz
took a “medical leave.” During
the week of October 4, Kratz
resigned from office. Following
Kratz’s resignation statement,
USA Today said, “He’s seeking
treatment out of state and plans
to continue treatment
when he returns
t o W i s c o n s i n .
He apologized to
his wife, son and
the remainder of
his family ‘for the
e m b a r r a s s m e n t
and shame I have
caused.’”
Both a federal and
civil lawsuit
have been filed
against Kratz regarding sexual
harrassment and constitutional
rights to due process.
Chilean miners rescued
Last Wednesday, October
13, 33 Chilean miners were
rescued successfully.
These miners were trapped
underground for 69 days in
the San Jose mine, in northern
Chile’s Atacama Desert region.
A cave-in occurred, trapping
the miners. For the first 17 days,
authorities were unaware if the
miners were alive or not. They
managed to survive by living
off provisions that were meant
to last only a few days. Once it
had been determined that the
miners were alive, provisions
were sent down to them.
A missile-like steel capsule
brought the miners to the
surface of the earth through
2,000 feet of rock. The rescuers
managed to bring them up in
under 24 hours.
As the rescue occurred,
Chilean President, Sebastian
Pinera, spoke to the crowd
reffering to this date as “the
night of happiness.” The
rescue was broadcasted
internationally.
When the miners surfaced,
jubilance was in the air. One
miner’s wife, gave birth to
his daughter, “Esperanza,”
meaning, “Hope” while he was
trapped underground.
The miners were all admitted
to hospitals due to various
health issues, and to monitor
mental health. On Friday,
October 15, all but two of the
33 miners were released from
the hospital.
Lily Vanderbloemen
News Editor

OPINION
Jamie Warner, Opinion Editor
Countering social anxiety for the coy and hopeless
One thing I have in common
with Hitch, Will Smith’s title
character in the 2005 movie, is
I am black. The other thing? At
times, I have had women run
away from me – enough said.
For some the situation of
speaking to acquaintances,
e n g a g i n g i n p h o n e
conversations, and conversing
with attractive women or
men proves a dreadful, dire
situation. Understandably the
reason is social anxiety.
Many are familiar with the
trademarked symptoms: the
jitters, unnecessary babbling,
profuse sweating, anxious
behavior, facial reddening, and
playing the part of the idiot.
In my observations, I have
found that the cure for such
a phobia is derived from an
internal, innate sense of ease.
Eric Momou
Columnist
Glenn Will
Columnist
Russ Feingold Senate strategies sound
This, although difficult to attain
for social anxiety sufferers, is
possible. Given time, a sense
of well-being will ensue.
Contrar y to a certain
belief, I have the conviction
that confidence (the prime
medium for success) like other
emotions cannot be faked, but
comes with failure. Learning to
feel at ease is brought about by
embracing the situation as it
occurs. From failure will come
success. (Cliché but timeless
nonetheless.)
A point of interest is that
you must not over-think a
conversation. Take heart that
no one conversation can be
planned specifically. However,
in a gross generalization,
there are correlations in
which all good conversations
commence and finish.
B e f o r e t h e s c e n a r i o
proceeds, in the case of an
acquaintance or newcomer,
a formal note of address or
introduction is necessary.
Stress can well be alleviated
if you know the destination of
the conversation.
Simply said, the more
relevant a given topic you put
forth is, the more likely it is
to continue. Why? Because if
interest is piqued, focus then
ensues. Obviously, no situation
can be planned. Talking, like
life, is an impromptu.
I have my own theor y
(subjective though it is) that
as a generic guideline a
conversation will go out in
several different ways.
Prior to an introduction, it is
vital to establish a stable basis
for your emotions.
If you feel that you are
suddenly stricken with a bout
In these times, when each
election becomes more
important than the last, people
should remind themselves and
all their peers of legal age to
vote.
The election for the Senate
seat currently held by Russ
Feingold is certainly on
everyone’s mind this fall. His
opponent is Ron Johnson, the
president of Pacur Plastics in
Oshkosh.
Attack ads have been going
back and forth between each
candidate. They talk about
job creation and economics.
Unfortunately, there is more to
being a senator than budgeting
and looking after jobs. While
Johnson’s experience is great
in accounting and business, he
is not experienced in personal
affairs, climate change, how
to work in Congress and other
fields. Even if our government
were already a perfect, tight
and laissez-faire system,
he would not be ready. In
reality, the problems with our
government range a variety
of topics. For example, when
asked about climate change,
Johnson responded that the
reasons for global warming
are not known, and the
phenomenon is most likely
attributed to sunspots. This
sort of unaware thinking does
not do a nation well, especially
when concerning matters that
affect us personally.
Feingold has held his
position as one half of our
s t a t e ’ s r e p r e s e n t a t i o n
in the Senate for eighteen
years. He is experienced in
policy, bill making, lobbying
and budgeting and works
closely with people from
Wisconsin. He is currently on
the committees of Budget,
Judiciary, Foreign Relations
and Intelligence. He is the only
senator who voted against
“The Patriot Act” because,
he said, it was against the
First Amendment. Along with
this, he has been outspoken
against excess government
spending and has promised
not to accept pay raises for
government employees,
meaning he has returned
money to the government in
the form of advances.
TheresultsofhavingJohnson
as the senator would be votes
for eliminating universal health
care, weakening welfare
and having a less successful
government budget. Studies
have shown that the way
conservatives want to budget
would cost us more in the long
run.
If Feingold were in office,
on the other hand, we would
get his outstanding record
of working for the people of
Wisconsin, his bipartisan view
on budgeting, his experience in
public policy from the last 16
years of being on committees
and his strong stance on gun
control.
With this election being
such a toss-up, the only sure
thing is that it will influence
the Senate for the next six
years. Voting has become ever
so important, so please urge
yourself, urge your parents and
urge your friends, no matter
what political persuasion, to
vote.
”
“Learning to feel at ease
is brought about by
embracing the situation
as it occurs.
– Eric Momou
of conformist schizophrenia,
pause and take a deep breath.
Comport as you feel; a façade
is never necessary with the
intent to impress.
Preparation ahead of
time, perhaps with casual
conversation amongst peers,
will give you needed audacity.
I recall an adage: “We
can only see with open
eyes. ... We can only think
with open minds.” The
point? Open-mindedness
has long been correlated
with understanding. Seek to
understand most individuals
you come in contact with.
Learn not only to hear, but
also to listen.
Amongst the attributes
to being adept at the art of
good conversation is a mark
of good character - the ability
to take an active interest in
people. As time passes, you
will slowly foster this love for
every individual you come in
contact with.
And in the words of Alex
Hitchins himself, keep in
mind that “Any man can
sweep any woman off her
feet [and vise versa]; he just
needs the right broom.”

WEDNESDAY SOCIETYspeaks
THE
Quotable
UOTE
There is little that invokes such a strong sense of autumn
as faded, falling leaves and the consequent frantic rush to
make neat, orderly piles out of them. The soft crunching of
leaves underfoot is now interrupted by the blaring motor of
a leaf blower.
As the characteristic sign of autumn, falling leaves have
always received poetic treatments from artists and writers.
For instance, Japanese artist Hokusai, maker of the famed
“The Great Wave off Kanagawa,” once was in a painting
competition held by the Shogun. He drew a blue curve
down a long piece of paper. Then, he pulled out a chicken
and dipped its feet in red ink. When the chicken was chased
down the length of the paper, its feet had made a line of red
prints. Hokusai entitled the piece, “Maple Leaves inAutumn
Floating down the River.” The Shogun laughed appreciatively
at Hokusai’s trick and declared the artist as the winner of
the competition. Who can disagree with the Shogun’s choice?
Few people, for instance, have never kicked through leaves
strewn across the ground or dived into a paintstakenly-
created pile and scattered the leaves back onto the ground.
But now, fancy contraptions such as leafblowers and even
complicated leaf collection systems are spoiling our childhood
memories. It would be out of place, for instance, if Hokusai
had commisioned an elephant and black ink to represent a
leafblower. Imagine also trying to sniff the brisk, maplelike
breeze and instead getting a whiff of stretchy plastic from a
leaf-filled bag. An image of a leaf pile being demolished by
energetic children would be stopped by the same squishy
barrier of plastic.
Autumn leaves have found their way into art that
describes nature and our culture in general. Why, then, do
we rush off with such ambitiousness to make the natural
chaos into piles with increasingly complicated and devious
machinery?
Okay, maybe the want for good landscaping is
understandable. Even so, two of the greatest problems
plaguing our nation are global warming and obesity.
Leafblowers, therefore, are said to be the epitome of
causes of modern issues, and their usage should be of
national interest. We at the Sage, in fact, urge our readers
to immediately write to the leaders of our government
to address this concern. See your Senators and pick the
president; change will be enacted over this serious issue.
Leaf me Alone
– Benoit Mandelbrot
“
”
My life
seemed to
be a series of
events and
accidents.
Yet when I
look back I see
a pattern.
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Glenn Beck’s scare tactics must cease
The cheap, spooky bangs
and scares of Halloween
are shocking and screaming
more as the fated holiday
approaches.
The spirit is seeping and
oozing into anywhere its
claws can reach: frightful
food, haunted houses and
lawns, and even politics. Yes,
a new type of fear-maker is
present this Halloween: the tea
partiers. Just recently, in fact,
they were running through
the streets of Washington D.C.,
spreading panic in the hearts
of citizens.
On August 29, Glenn Beck
led his fellow conservatives
in a Tea Party rally. While
there, he did not rationally
discuss the objective
costs and benefits of
his political view point,
meticulously weighing
it against other ideas.
That would be boring.
Instead, he decided to go
for a more fiery approach:
talk about the merits
of Fox, the military
and Christianity.
Religion in the
context of America
was a prevalent
theme throughout
the speech. Beck
a t t r i b u t e d
many of
the modern day problems
to a lack of faith.
He brought in several
guest speakers to talk
about the strength
of the army. The
problem with such
tactics is not that
they are wrong,
it is that they are
evasive. Beck is
not talking
a b o u t
his party; he is trying to play
to the interests and values of
his audience. This is not to
say, however, that there is not
some honesty behind the Tea
Party movement.
The original idea, which
has by now been grinded
into the dirt and ignored in
favor of partisan politics, is
actually a good one. Beck
could be supporting the
economic side of his party
instead of the emotional social
side. Classically, the Tea Party
emphasizes the importance of
a free market and talks about
using the power of the people
and businesses to solve
problems instead of calling in
an inefficient government.
Bycuttingdownonwasteful
government spending and
making the administration
more efficient, we could
start to do something about
the federal budget deficit.
Beck could be talking about
all of these things, using his
political power to spread
the word on what actually
needs to get done. However,
he knows that in order to get
his political power, he needs
to keep talking about the social
issues that his viewers want to
hear about.
In response to this trend
of bringing emotional social
topics into the Tea Party,
comedians John Stewart and
Stephen Colbert decided to
hold response rallies. Instead
of Restoring Honor, the title of
Beck’s August 29 rally, Stewart
is holding Restoring Sanity
on October 30 in Washington
D.C. Colbert, too, picked up on
Beck’s strategy and decided to
hold the March to Keep Fear
Alive.
It is an odd idea to hold
a protest over a protest
movement, but it is still a good
thing. Someone is taking note
and now taking action about
Beck’s Halloween-inspired
political strategy.
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OPINION
Aaron Schmidt
Advertising Manager
In the early 1600’s, pilgrims
emigrated from England due to
religious persecution and wished for
a land where all forms of belief were
accepted.
The land they found was America, the
United States of America, where freedom
of religion was central to the foundation of
the country. The wish for a country where
all religions were accepted was passed
on from the pilgrims to the founding
fathers. Thomas Jefferson, James
Madison and George Washington
were just a few of the many of our
founding fathers who supported the
Bill of Rights, which included the First
Amendment,thefreedomofreligion.
Almost 400 years since pilgrims
first landed in America, and 221
years since freedom of religion
became something this country
prides itself on, something has
attempted to stand between
this freedom. A controversy has
been sparked over a proposed
cultural center to be built two
blocks from Ground Zero in
New York City. The proposed
location of the cultural center is
an old Burlington Coat Factory
building that was hit by part
of a plane in the 9/11 crash.
This building was not directly
involved in the crashes but
provides land to build this
cultural center. This lot is
vacant, and should be used
for something; a cultural center
will help bring life to the area.
It will provide a positive impact
for children in the form of a
religious refuge. It is a positive
use of otherwise unused land.
Some opponents of the
Muslim cultural center being
built, such as conservative
j o u r n a l i s t a n d a u t h o r
Joseph Farah, believe that
it would mean “consenting
to the completion of the
audacious and insidious
attack of September 11, 2001.”
Opponents believe that Muslim extremists are
behind the funding of the cultural center and
that it will be a place to help train new
terrorists.
While the claims are extreme, many
Americans are under this impression.
Islamaphobia has shot across the
country, and because of that, there is
a strong voice against a cultural center
that is for those of the Islam faith. If this
had been a Christian or Catholic Church,
there would be little opposition. Instead,
because of the false belief that all Muslims
are evil, innocent Muslims will be deprived
of a place to worship. Muslims are
being denied their right to worship
because of the crimes committed by
New York mosque extension of Constitutional ideals
Thumbs up!
Girls’ golf
Being told you
are too old to
trick or treat
Ignorance
Cold weather
Senioritis...
already
College
applications
Neighbors not
home on
Halloween
Free candy
Rescued miners!
Pumpkin-flavored
desserts
College
acceptence letters
Halloween-
themed Oreo
cookies
Thumbs down...
Koran burning is unjust
Nick Stamm
Columnist
Ever since the events of 9/11
many people have connected
the religion of Islam with
terrorism.
In reality, though, Islam
is a religion with ideals
almost identical to those
of Christianity: believing in
one god, helping the needy
and poor and making peace
between others.
Unfortunately, most have
not been exposed to the true
Islam, hearing only about the
extremists who appear in
the news. There are certainly
fanatics who believe that if you
do not practice Islam or are not
willing to convert to it you are
their enemy. However, this is
an extremely miniscule portion
of the Islamic community.
They are commonly seen in
the media because they are
violent, but they are not an
accurate representation of the
Islamic culture. Their beliefs
are politically motivated and
are at odds with what Islam
actually teaches.
The Koran, the holy book of
Islam, does neither denote nor
condone violence against non-
Muslims – same as the Bible. It
teaches peace, understanding
and tolerance. Take it from the
Koran: “It is the setting free of
a slave or the giving of food in
a day of hunger. To an orphan,
having relationship or the poor
man laying in the dust. Then
he is of those who believe.”
Just like the Bible, the Koran
teaches peace, generosity and
understanding.
Now, on the other side of the
spectrum, many Americans
and others around the world
have been intolerant of Islam
without fair cause. Just look at
the pastor from Florida, Terry
Jones, who wanted to make
September 11, 2010 “Burn a
Koran Day.” Now I do not know
about you, but that sounds a
little extreme to me.
Either way you look at the
situation, it is unstable and
both sides need to get their
facts straight. Blind anger will
go nowhere and will only add
fuel to the fire of hate. Even
during these strenuous times
it is important to keep a fair,
open mind and not confuse
facts with stereotypes.
Burning the holy book
of Islam mirrors the
intolerance of the few
Islamic extremists the
event was supposed
to protest
“
”
If we go against the
Constitution, why is any
other law followed?
– Aaron Schmidt
others of their faith. The world
has not thrown Catholics to
the side because of few bad
priests. They have decided
to move forward instead.
Muslims should be allowed to
move forward past the crimes
committed in the past too.
“Congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment
of religion, or prohibiting the
free exercise thereof...” That
is what the Establishment
Clause and the Free Exercise
Clause of the United States
Constitution together affirm,
that you cannot block the
establishment of religion or
the ability to worship. Refusing
to allow this cultural center to
be built due to Islamaphobia
is against the law. The law
sides with the builders of this
cultural center, and no man (or
woman) can stand against it. If
we go against the Constitution,
why is any other law followed?
This debate is not about
personal beliefs; it is about
upholding the spirit of America.
Not allowing a cultural center
to be built because it is for
the Islam religion is against
the values from which this
free country has been built.
Turning our backs on these
values is like throwing away
all that we have striven for,
221 years of hard fought work
to shape the country into what
it is today. The United States
of America is a free country,
and our founding fathers only
hoped we would forever keep
it that way.

FEATURES
Sara Vincent, Features Editor
Eerie events around the area Fascinating,
frightening
and funny
facts
Lana Scholtz
Reporter
Perfect pumpkin pastries
Events reported by Caroline Patz and Danielle Schiestle
It is that time of year when families start to deck out their yards with fake
bones and tombstones and the elementary munchkins begin to map out
their route for the good ol’ trick or treat. But what can high school students
do to celebrate the haunted holiday? We sent our reporters out on a search,
and they came back with these frightening finds.
Halloween dates back
some 2,000 years. Ireland
is typically believed to
be the birthplace of the
celebration.
Orange and black are
traditional Halloween
colors. Orange represents
the fall harvest, black
represents darkness and
death.
Ofthepumpkinsmarketed
domestically, 99 percent
of them are used as Jack-
o-lanterns at Halloween.
A p p l e b o b b i n g i s
becoming less popular,
possibly because more
and more people regard
it as unsanitary.
In 2009, the average
American consumed
about 24.3 pounds of
candy.
Halloween candy sales
average about 2 billion
dollars annually in the
United States.
Halloween accounts for
25 precent of the year’s
candy sales in the U.S.
Halloween is the second
m o s t c o m m e r c i a l l y
successful holiday, the
first being Christmas.
In 2009, costume sales
exceeded 6 billion dollars.
Adult oriented costumes
made up 62 precent of
those sales.
The first mass-produced
Halloween costumes
appeared in the 1930’s in
the U.S.
In 2009, the most popular
Halloween character for
both adults and children
was Michael Jackson.
The next full moon on
Halloween night will be
October 31, 2020.
Samhainophobia is the
fear of Halloween.
Recipe from: www.tastespotting.com
Sources: www.holidayinsight.com,
www.purpletrail.com
Wisconsin Feargrounds
Location: Waukesha Expo Center Grounds, 1000 Northview Road, Waukesha, WI
Date(s): Friday and Saturday nights in October
Cost: $30 for all four haunted houses
Description: Four haunted houses all in one location, rated among the top “must see haunts” by Haunted Attraction Magazine
More Info: www.wisconsinfeargrounds.com or 262-547-6808
Haunted Night at Mount Olympus
Location: Mount Olympus, Wisconsin Dells, WI
Date(s): Friday and Saturday nights in October
Cost: $15/ticket
Description: Hosts Wisconsin’s largest haunted house and a hay bale maze. The ultimate haunting experience. Includes
go-karts, roller coasters and Medusa’s Indoor Waterpark.
More Info: www.mountolympuspark.com or 800-800-4997
Fright Night
Location: Mayr Family Farm, 3680 Egre Road, DeForest, WI
Date(s): Friday and Saturday nights 7-11 p.m.
Cost: $10/person
Description: Haunted corn maze, ages 10 and up, medium scare factor.
More Info: www.mayrfamilyfarm.com
Horror in the Dark at Olin Park
Location: Olin Park, Madison, WI
Date(s): October 21-23 and October 28-31, 7-10 p.m.
Cost: $8/person
Description: Haunted house. Proceeds go towards local charities. Ages 10 and up.
More Info: www.myspace.com/horrorinthedarkatolinpark
Sun Prairie’s Most Haunted
Location: Main Street Shopping Center (Old Heckels Marina building), 1120 West Main Street, Sun Prairie, WI
Date(s): October 22, 23, 28, 29, 30, 6:30-11 p.m.
Cost: $8/person at the door, $7 if you bring a non-perishable food item for the food pantry.
Description: Haunted house. Ages 10 and up.
More Info: www.sunprairiesmosthaunted.com
INGREDIENTS:
4 eggs
1 2/3 cups sugar
1 cup canola oil
1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground
cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 package (8 ounces) cream
cheese, softened
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter,
softened
3-4 cups confectioners’
sugar
1-2 teaspoons vanilla
extract
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9x13
baking dish.
2. Mix the eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin with a mixer
until light and fluffy.
3. Pour flour, powder, cinnamon, salt and baking
soda into another bowl and mix.
4. Pour flour mixture into pumpkin mixture and mix
until incorporated and smooth.
5. Pour the batter into the baking dish and level out.
6. Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in
the center comes out clean.
7. Remove from the oven and allow to cool before
removing from the dish or frosting.
8. Frost the bars when they have cooled.
To make the frosting: Combine cream cheese and
butter in a bowl and mix until smooth. Add the sugar
slowly until you reach the desired consistency. Stir in
the vanilla.
Pumpkin Bars

The Purple Sage • October 20, 2010Page 8 Page 9
How Fear Functions in the Human Brain
W
hether it be con-
fined spaces, mice,
or the bogeyman,
though some people may
not admit it, everyone fears
something.
We humans are born with
fear. Evolutionary and biologi-
cal psychologists agree that
fear is a biological response,
tracing back to prehistoric
times. Fear is an adaptive trait
that all humans and animals
have, and over time it has
kept our species alive. If our
ancestors did not fear hungry
predators who posed a threat
to them, they might not have
survived, and our generation
could have never existed.
When a human is faced
with a threat, the body imme-
diately reacts, releasing hor-
mones such as adrenaline,
and increasing the heart rate.
This gives our body a boost of
energy and strength, and we
react in one of three ways:
fight, flight or freeze. Fight is
chosen when one decides
he or she can eliminate the
threat, whereas flight will be
selected if he or she decides
the confrontation is not pos-
sible. The freeze response is
an automatic, unconscious
reaction that occurs when
one faces an overwhelm-
ing threat. Once the threat is
gone, our body goes through
a relaxation response and
calms down.
Males and females tend to
deal with stressful situations
differently. Males are more
likely to respond to an emer-
gency situation with aggres-
sion (fight), while females
are more likely to flee (flight),
turn to others for help, or at-
tempt to resolve the situation.
Children are much more
vulnerable to fear than adults.
The primitive fear system be-
gins operating immediately
after birth, whereas the fron-
tal lobes, the base of the ratio-
nal fear system, takes many
years to mature. Though the
child’s fear is imaginary, the
primitive fear system gener-
ates physical fear respons-
es such as immobilization,
muscle tension, shortness of
breath or increased activity
within the nervous system.
Because their rational system
is not as developed, children
usually fear things such as
the bogeyman, the dark, and
nightmares.
Fears, anxieties and pho-
bias are related, yet the three
are distinctly different. First of
all, fears can usually be regu-
lated. For example, a fear of
public speaking may be regu-
lated after taking a year long
speech class.
But when the fear reaches
the point where it can no lon-
ger be regulated, it is classi-
fied as an anxiety, a nervous
disorder characterized by a
state of excessive uneasiness
and apprehension, typically
with compulsive behavior or
panic attacks.
On the other hand, a phobia
is an irrational thought, often
frightening, about a specific
object, activity or situation that
causes the person to avoid
the object, activity or situation
at all costs. Phobias are cued
when a person approaches a
particular situation or object,
or even anticipates the ap-
proach of it. They understand
that the fear they will experi-
ence as a result of the situa-
tion will be unreasonable and
irrational. For exam-
ple, if someone has
batophobia (fear of
heights), they might
turn down a great job
because the office is
on the 15th floor.
The main difference is
that fear causes a person
to feel distressed; whereas
phobias are physically and/
or psychologically impair-
ing.
For example, if there was
a spider in the room, a
person with a fear of
spiders may get the
jitters and not want
to look at the insect.
On the other hand, a
person with arach-
nophobia would not
be able to remain
in the same room
as the spider and
would not be able to
focus or calm down
until the spider was re-
moved.
Though not all of us
have a phobia of something
or an anxiety of sorts, we all
experience fear in some way,
shape or form.
Fears, Anxieties and Phobias, oh my!
How psychologists help ease phobias
Though some humans struggle immensely with fear, other people love being scared by going to
horror films. Horror films are so wildly popular because they allow the audience to undergo near death
experiences vicariously through the movie victims. Once the audience connects with the victims of the
movie, they experience an adrenaline rush, and after the threat is gone, the audience has a feeling of
relief. The audience members love the rush that the film gives them and keep returning for more.
Why do People go to Horror Films?
Because horror movies are focused on building suspense, movie producers
and directors use specific tactics to increase dramatic tensions. Here are some of
the devices they utilize to scare the audience.
SOUNDS
Whenever an audience hears a musical buildup, they know something is about to happen. One
example is a long eerie buildup of strings or horns as the victim approaches a closed door, followed
by a violent orchestral hit as the victim opens the door to encounter whatever is hidden behind it.
Also, in many horror films a certain melody or sound can act as a symbol of the monster in the
film. Examples include the melody before a shark attack in “Jaws,” or the eerie three note piano
melody in “Halloween.” Try watching a horror flick with the sound on mute, odds are it will be
much less scary.
RELATABLE VICTIMS
The directors know that the audience needs to be able to put themselves in the victims’ shoes to
connect to the movie. This is why so many of the victims are teenagers.
LIGHTING
During points of high suspense the director usually toys with the lighting to make it darker and
more mysterious. After the monster is caught, or the mystery is solved, the lighting becomes much
brighter and the scene is not as frightening.
Top 5 Common
Fears
1. Snakes
2. Heights
3. Public Speaking
4. Public Transportation
5. Closed Spaces
Top 5 Oddest
Phobias
1. Zemmiphobia - fear of the
great mole rat
2. Consecotaleophobia - fear
of chopsticks
3. Geniophobia - fear of chins
4. Phronemophobia - fear of
thinking
5. Lutraphobia - fear of otters
Spread by: Sara Vincent and Anna EvansenSources: www.webmd.com, www.childpsych.org, “Fear Itself” by Rush W. Dozier,
www.cinemaroll.com, www.forbes.com, Psychologist Kenneth Macanka
Medication - helps to relieve some of the symptoms and is usually prescribed by
a therapist.
Cognitive Processing Therapy - aims to solve dysfunctional emotions through
a goal-oriented systematic learning process.
Behavioral Therapy - based upon the thought that if the patient can learn to
change his behavior, his thoughts, feelings, and attitudes will change. Often
used with systematic desensitization.
Systematic Desensitization - the patient is gradually exposed to his or her fear
in a controlled environment and slowly moves towards tolerance of the fear.
“afraid of?
What are you
”
Photo poll by Melanie Guitzkow
“Being alone for my
whole life.”
Anouk Milewski
Grade 10
“Being home alone
with a serial killer in
the house.”
Kayla Ferris
Grade 9
“Economical recession,
nuclear holocaust, and
emerald ash borers.
Contact your local DNR!”
Nathan Taylor
Grade 12
“Those last few
moments before
dying, thinking about
everything you never
did and being
depressed.”
Walter Stenz
English Instructor

ENTERTAINMENT
Sierra Gillespie, Entertainment Editor
Facebook movie takes over the box office
“Sign Up. It’s
free, and always
will be.”
W h e n y o u
log onto www.
facebook.com, those words
draw you in. They lure you
in with the possibilities of
sharing pictures, chatting with
friends, updating the world
of your current relationship
status, and an abundance
of other opportunities.
Facebook is a free social
networking site enabling
you to share qualities about
yourself with your friends
and to “creep” on people you
want to learn more about.
Whether you admit it or not,
Facebook has reshaped the
way people interact with
each other and now that
it is here, communication
will never be the same.
Believe it or not, Facebook
was created a mere six
years ago and has only been
open to the general public
for four years. Columbia
Pictures saw the potential of a
Facebook movie quickly and
production on “The Social
Network” started in mid-2009.
The cast of “The Social
Network” is headed by up and
comer Jesse Eisenberg, relative
newcomer Andrew Garfield
and the always interesting
Justin Timberlake. The film is
based off the non-fiction novel
“The Accidental Billionaires,”
and follows the life of Facebook
founder, Mark Zuckerberg.
Eisenberg portrays Mark, a
brilliant sophomore at Harvard
University, with a knack for
computers. After his girlfriend
breaks up with him, he creates
a popular website in record
time, while on a drunken
rampage. The site goes live
around 4 a.m. one morning
and nearly crashes Harvard’s
s e r v e r ,
causing quite
a ruckus for
H a r v a r d ’ s
I T s t a f f .
The site’s
popularity
g a i n s t h e
a t t e n t i o n
of twins Cameron and
Tyler Winklevoss, played
impeccably by Armie Hammer,
and Divya Narendra, played
by Max Minghella, who are
attempting to start a social
networking site for Harvard
students. The trio calls on Mark
to help develop the website,
specifically the difficult task
of coding it, and he signs on.
Shortly after dedicating himself
to the Harvard website, Mark
turns to his best friend,Eduardo
Saverin (Garfield), to develop a
similar site. The pair calls the
site “The Facebook” and after
the site is launched exclusively
for Harvard students, its
p o p u l a r i t y s k y r o c ke t s .
Divya and the twins realize
that Mark has stolen their idea
and decide to take a stand.
Meanwhile Mark starts meeting
with the co-founder of Napster,
Sean Parker (Timberlake),
and turmoil arises between
Mark and Eduardo. Sean has
a plethora of suggestions to
better the network, including
the idea to drop “the,” creating
what the world now knows as
simply “Facebook.” Eduardo
disagrees with the majority
of Sean’s ideas and feels as
though Mark is betraying him
by generally siding with Sean.
The whole film is shown in
flashbacks, going in between
the past and Mark’s two court
cases. Both the Wilnklevoss’
and Eduardo are suing Mark.
Mark was taken to court
by both the Winklevoss’
and Eduardo, leading to an
interesting result.
The movie has a fact-
based conclusion, which is
probably why it is somewhat
d i s s a t i s f y i n g f o r s o m e
audiences. Though it parallels
reality, something generally
faux pas for Hollywood, it
does not possess the happy
ending desired by audiences.
However, the film in whole
is a masterpiece. Though the
story is based off relatively
recentevents,itstillmanagesto
gather up enough details about
thepastsixyearsandshowcase
how fast everything changes
in the world of technology.
The ambiance of the film
fits perfectly with the story,
including not only the acting,
but lighting, soundtrack,
costumes and dialogue.
The movie was not
shot on the Harvard
campus, but appears as
though it was, creating
a realistic feel for the
beginning parts of the
film. The costumes worn
by Mark throughout the film
genuinely represent how a
Harvard nerd would dress
(i.e. several Gap sweatshirts)
displaying the lengths
the costume department
went to for authenticity.
The dialogue is entertaining
for both computer savvy
viewers and technologically
inept ones; it has computer-
releated humor. When the
mood changes from humorous
to serious, the dialogue
follows suit and expresses the
feelings of the actors almost
as much as their actions do.
Beyond that, the actors do
a phenomenal job. Eisenberg
plays Mark to a tee, showing
off the nerdy qualities the
Facebook creator undoubtedly
possesses, making him truly
shine as the world’s youngest
billionaire. Garfield glimmers
as Eduardo, showing both
a quirky and humorous
personality in addition
to a seriously somber and
sometimes angry persona.
The only let down in the acting
department revolves around
Timberlake, whose portrayal
of the cocky Napster founder
is simply average and not up to
par with the less known actors
he shares the screen with.
WithFacebookstatusesbeing
updated 24/7 and “creeping”
at a record high, “The Social
Network” is a relatable
film. It shows an interesting
development of a household
product, provides light-hearted
entertainment with serious
subject-matter simultaneously.
Lastly it provides audiences
with moral life lessons.
With Facebook updating
its abilities rapidly, by the
time “The Social Network” is
released to DVD, its depiction
of the current Facebook will
be inaccurate. However, the
film will still be incredibly
entertaining to view and has
great potential for reigning over
The Academy Awards.
Sierra Gillespie
Entertainment Editor
The Coens continue to impress
“I’m not Mr. Lebowski. You’re
Mr. Lebowski. I’m the Dude.
So that’s what you call me.
That or His Dudeness, Duder,
or El Duderino, if, you know,
you’re not into the whole
brevity thing.” Those words,
said perfectly in character
by Jeff Bridges, come
directly out of the 1989
film “The Big Lebowski.”
This quote, along with a
plethora of others, emanated
from the minds of Joel and
EthanCoen,twoveryinfluential
filmmakers, who have given
the world such movie gems
as “Fargo,” “No Country for
Old Men,” and “Oh Brother,
Where Art Thou.” It seems
that these boys will not be
going anywhere anytime soon.
Since “Blood Simple,” their
first movie attempt in 1984, the
Coen brothers have earned a
large cult following. Since then
theCoenshavemadeanumber
of pictures, but seem to have
kept the same sort of plot along
the way. Their movies usually
involve several twists and
Jack Rosenberry
Columnist
Johnson writes a win
“13 Little Blue
E n v e l o p e s ”
i s a 2 0 0 6
novel written
by Maureen
J o h n s o n .
Although the book was
released four years ago, it
has continued to be popular
with the teenage audience
since its release.
The novel follows
a young girl, Ginny,
i n h e r t r a v e l s
throughout Europe
following the letters
left to her by her
Aunt Peg.
Pe g l e f t t w o
years before Ginny
got her first letter,
and within that
time she died of
a brain tumor.
Peg left Ginny with 13 letters
and four rules that she must
followwhileonherEuropean
adventure. Though the rules
sometimes make the trip
difficult, they ultimately mold
Ginny’s vacation into a life
changing experience.
While in Europe, Ginny
meets a quirky playwright,
a Harrods’ salesman who
knew her aunt, an obnoxious
family traveling though the
Netherlands, a café owner
from France, an artist from
Denmark, and a group
of spontaneous college
students.
Through these people,
Ginny finds the
meanings behind
the letters, the
secret behind her
aunt leaving and
the brain tumor
she told no one
about.
T h e l e t t e r s
contain adventure,
romance, hurt, loss
and the little things
that get people
through their day.
I would highly recommend
“13 Little Blue Envelopes”
for your next read. It is a
heart-warming story that you
cannot put down once you
have begun.
Caitlin McGuire
Columnist
betrayals, along with several
people dying in brutal ways.
The brothers also have
experience in making comedy
as shown in “Oh Brother,
Where Art Thou,” starring the
perfectly cast trio of George
Clooney, John Turturro and
T i m B l a k e N e l s o n .
However, their comedy really
shines in “Raising Arizona”
starring, what Nicholas Cage
haters would call, a “good”
Nicholas Cage. “Raising
Arizona” includes a host of
weirdly funny sight gags and
situations including screaming,
yodeling and a man blowing up
a lizard with a hand grenade.
Beyond dabbling into
slapstick comedies, the Coens
have also been given their
dues in Academy Awards. The
brothers have been nominated
for ten Oscars and have won
four. They have produced two
literaryadaptations,Homerand
Cormac McCarthy. They won
best picture, best-adapted
screenplay and best
director for their version
of “No Country for Old
Men.” This movie, by
far their highest critical
success, was violent,
dreary and a good movie.
Their next movie venture
involves the adaptation of the
novel “True Grit” by Charles
Portis. “True Grit” was also
a 1969 movie starring John
Wayne and Glen Cambell.
“True Grit,” starring Matt
Damon, Josh Brolin and Jeff
Bridges, and is already creating
much anticipation. It is due to
be released on Christmas Day.
The Coen brothers have
made a living creating stellar
films, and at their current rate,
they will not stop creating their
one of a kind blockbusters for
quite some time.

ENTERTAINMENT
If you are anything like me,
the start of the school year gets
you pumped up for one thing:
the new TV season.
With great shows returning,
like “Community,” “Big
Bang Theory,” and “Glee,”
this season should be
great. Allow me to break it
down for you day by day.
Monday: I suggest watching
NBC’s new drama, “The
Event.” For all of you “Lost”
fans who are sad your show
is over, “The Event” is a great
replacement. The show raised
many questions in its first
episodes and proves to be
exciting and suspenseful. It
is prewritten for five seasons
and the actors know little
more than we do, meaning
that they are as into the show
as we are. If you do choose
to start watching, please Hulu
the episodes you missed to
be spared of going mentally
insane. For those looking for
a new comedy, or who just
cannot stand another mind
What to watch: Fall TV show lineup
Tommy Wiesler
Columnist
New release, new sound
It seems
September
w a s t h e
m o n t h o f
r e l e a s e s .
“ H a l o :
Reach” and
“Civilization 5” dropped into
stores. “Robin Hood”
and “Iron Man 2” hit
the shelves as Blu-rays.
Anberlin, Weezer and
Maroon 5 released
new music albums.
A m o n g s t a l l o f
these new releases,
Linkin Park’s newest
album A Thousand
Suns was released.
It was of the CDs I was
most looking forward
to and is currently at the
top of the billboard charts. I
have been waiting for it to
come out for a while now,
but did not really know
what to expect. With the
past album, Minutes to
Midnight, it felt like the
band was experimenting
with some new styles. Now,
A Thousand Suns definitely
has a whole new feel.
Linkin Park dishes out a
masterpiece of rock, hip hop,
rap and classic all meshed
into one album. The group
may have been putting a lot
on the line with a CD this
different from some of their
older ones, but there is still
plenty of the old Linkin Park,
with an even better element.
Something that sticks
out with this album are
the excerpts from famous
speeches and interviews from
some influential people mixed
in with the songs’ lyrics. “The
Radiance” features part of an
interview
w i t h R o b e r t
O p p e n h e i m e r, o n e o f
the physicists that worked
on the first atomic bomb.
“Wisdom, Justice, and Love”
takes a clip from one of the
MartinLutherKing,Jr.speeches
and synthesizes it to create
an extremely unique piece.
The last song is “Wretches
and Kings,” which features
a portion of the speech
“Operation of the Machine”
by Mario Savio, a supporter of
the Free Speech Movement.
A piece of advice if you are
debating whether to buy the
whole album or just a few
songs:getthewholealbum.The
CD is beautifully crafted to be
listened to in succession. The
songs blend
extremely well.
Even so, if you
do not want
to spend the
money, a few
o f t h e t o p
songs from
this album
that I would
r e c o m m e n d
a r e “ B l a c k o u t , ”
“Waiting for the End,”
a n d “ W h e n T h e y
Come for Me.” Their
most popular songs
on iTunes are “The
Catalyst,” “Waiting for
t h e E n d ” a n d
“Wretches and Kings,”
a l l of which are featured
on their newest album.
Whether you are an old
Linkin Park fan or a new
listener, A Thousand Suns is
a great album that is bound to
have songs that capture your
musical interest.
Brittney Hauke
Columnist
‘Reach’ released
In case you
have been
living under
a rock, allow
m e t o b e
the first to
inform you
that a certain game called
“Halo: Reach” was recently
released.
The much anticipated
video game has been
advertised for what seems
like forever, and has finally
been released.
Chronologically, “Reach”
is set as a prequel to the
events of “Halo: Combat
Evolved.” The storyline is a
mix between “Reach” and
its defenders and ties in with
the rest of the series.
You play as a newer
Spartan III, known simply
as “Noble 6.” You will be
accompanying Carter, Kat,
Jun, Emile and Jorge.
The group all has fairly
d i s t i n c t a n d l o v a b l e
personalities. Emile and
Jorge are both interesting
characters and neither are
devoid of personality.
But the game itself has
gotten more difficult this
time, so you should get
familiar with the sight of
Noble 6 getting kicked in
the face, thrown through the
air, getting overwhelmed by
jackals, etc.
Ignoring the totally
awesome campaign, the
mostobviousimprovements
are in everything else:
multiplayer has been
greatly improved, Forge
World is everything you
could want and more, and
Firefight has been given full
customizability.
The multiplayer party
Ssystem allows you to
monitor and join the games
of any of your friends playing
“Reach.”
The new, better, faster
system is much like the
system used in other First
Person Shooters, where it
rewards individual feats
versus winning games.
Spending credits on your
own armor, Firefight voice
and death animations area
is definitely worth your time.
On the topic of Forge
World, all I can say is that it is
amazing. Objects can be set
to float, intersect, sit at exact
angles, fit perfectly together
and even color pink or gold,
yet there is no undo button.
Firefight is also superb
and has proven itself a
worthy competitor to Horde
of “Gears of War” and the
zombie modes of “Call of
Duty.” Full customization is
available, allowing you to set
the humans’ and Covenants’
statistics from the modest
to the insane (i.e. inability
to move, bottomless clips,
and 300 percent melee
damage).
There are very few flaws
in the game, all of which can
be easily overlooked thanks
to all of the new features it
brings to the table. If you like
“Halo,” multiplayer, co-op,
or First Person Shooters,
then buying “Halo: Reach”
should be a no-brainer for
you.
trap,youcanwatchCBS’s“Mike
& Molly”—at least until they
run out of fat jokes.Tuesday:
The show to watch is “Glee.”
With great choices in music
(well depending on how much
you like Britney Spears), and
the cast’s energy, this season
sets out to top its first. And with
a recent Emmy win for actress
Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester, I
need not say more. However,
if you
a r e
not a “gleek,” you could
watch ABC’s promising new
show “No Ordinary Family,”
starring Michael Chiklis.
Wednesday: ABC’s “Modern
Family” is coming off hot
with its Emmy win for Best
Comedy. Even if you think it
should have gone to “Glee”
or “Big Bang Theory,” you
have to admit this show is
good. With its satire of an
American family, this
show has many laughs
to offer. Other wise
tune in to CBS’ hit
show “Criminal
Minds” which airs
weekly at 8 p.m.
Thursday: My
least favorite
people in the
world are people
w h o w a t c h
“The Office,”
but skip NBC’s
great shows like
“30 Rock” and
“Community.”
But with “Big
Bang Theor y ”
switching to
T h u r s d a y ,
“Community” is going to be
challenged. You should not
miss either show. With great
acting and good concepts for
both shows, make sure to DVR
one or the other, because both
shows are absolutely amazing.
As for NBC’s new show
“Outsourced,”skipit,becauseit
is just “The Office” plus racism.
Friday: Friday has always
been the slow night for TV.
So if you took my advice
and recorded “Community,”
watch it now. However, there is
always a new episode of both
“Smallville”and“Supernatural”
on Fridays, though both
CW shows are lacking in
the content department.
Saturday: If you are with a
bunch of friends Saturday night
and need something to watch,
“Saturday Night Live” is always
a good option. The great thing
about SNL is that it allows
you to tune in at any time,
because there is no continuing
plotline like normal TV shows.
Sunday: For the final day of
the week there are plenty
of options. Football is on
from noon to ten if you are
a football fanatic. FOX’s
highly praised “Animation
Domination” is popular for the
younger generation, with “The
Simpsons” being the longest
running American sitcom
playing during this time spot.
If you do not like football so
much make sure to catch the
newest episode of “Desperate
Housewives.” The highly-rated
soap opera is currently in its
seventh season and still going
strong. With yet another new
neighbor and plenty of dirty
laundry, this season has much
promise.
Whether or not all the shows
last, the fall line up has great
promise.
Ryan Minor
Columnist

ENTERTAINMENT
‘The Bucket List’ inspires top 5
I enjoy watching movies.
More specifically, I really love
“The Bucket List.” I was
watching “The Bucket List,”
and it made me realize that
life is short and truly a gift. We
should all treat it as such…by
not wasting it with anything
lame! Anyway, here are the
top 5 things I
would like to
do before I die.
5. Epic Car Chase
– This one is a bit
of a gimme. No
awesome life is
complete without
a h i g h s p e e d
pursuit down the
highway. Who
would not want
to take a ’99 midnight blue
Skyline through Miami while
getting shot at by drug lords,
and the police in a helicopter
as you are turning into a round-
about drifting around the beast
at 100 miles per hour in fourth
gear, turning out, shifting back
to fifth, avoiding the semi road-
blocking road block by ripping
the E-Brake, and spinning
around in a complete 180
degree turn and giving the tires
asickburnout,asthedruglords
shootatyoudestroyingthefront
windshield, but you turn out
okay and drift onto the nearby
pier doing a classic “Dukes
of Hazzard” jump onto the
getaway yacht!? I sure would.
4. Fight Pirates – This will
probably be the hardest to
accomplish on account of the
fact that I like my pirates a bit
more swashbuckling than the
guys down in Somalia. Do not
get me wrong, those are some
evil people, however, where
is the dignity, the treasure, the
parrots? On a similar note, the
boats that those pirates have
just do not cut the mustard.
How are they supposed to
engage in combat if they
cannot even manage the use
of cannons? And I cannot even
start on their accents. When
was the last time anyone heard
a good “argh”? Now that I
think about it, all I have really
explained is why the Somalian
pirates suck. You know what?
They deserve it! They are jerks
who think that they own
the seven seas. A bunch of
criminals who do not have
any local help is what they are.
They would not last a second in
the clutches of America. I think
thosebimbosfromWhaleWars
are more of a real menace.
3. Get Pluto Planetship
Back – Last year I wrote an
article about the Top 5 things
America Was Not Facing (see
Top 5 Things America Was Not
Facing,PurpleSage,April2010).
Well, I spoke briefly about how
I thought it was unfair that
just because Pluto was a bit
more scrawny than the rest of
the planets, that its title was
taken away. Well I do not just
talk the talk, I walk the walk.
I fully plan on getting Pluto its
planetship back before I leave
this planet. Why is it that just
because Pluto is actually part
of the Kuiper Belt (See, if
nothing else, you can still say
you learned something.) that
it cannot be considered a
planet? My only issue is that
with the elections coming
up, few candidates are not
choosing this issue to focus on?
Sure, there are indeed masses
in space bigger than Pluto
not considered
planets, however,
they will never
have that place
in our hearts that
dear Pluto does.
2. Legally Change
M i d d l e N a m e
to “Danger” – I
know what you
are thinking. But
Brandyn, is not
“Danger” your middle name
on Facebook? Why, yes it is,
internet savvy friend, and
shame on you. You cannot
believe everything that you
read on the internet. That is
one of the most unreliable and
unsafe sources around. The
only thing that I can think of that
is worse than the internet is the
newspaper. Jeez,allofthatbias.
1. Rename the Moon “America
Jr.” – Finders keepers…
Russia.
Brandyn Liebe
Columnist
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Waunakee, WI
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Saturday
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We have
Halloween
costumes
Fall Films
Watch these fall
movies to enhance
your fall season.
• “Hocus Pocus” The
childhood favorite follows
three witches on All
Hallows Eve.
• “Halloween” The scary
movie takes place on
Halloween night, and
is the original “When a
Stranger Calls.”
• “Ghostbusters” Starring
the comedic stars of the
original Saturday Night
Live, this movie shows a
group of hilarious ghost
hunters.
• “The Exorcist”
Released in 1973, the film
is still incredibly scary
today. Linda Blair stars as
a 12 year old possessed
by a demon.
• “It’s the Great
Pumpkin, Charlie
Brown” The Peanut gang
debates about the
reality of the Great Pump-
kin in this always classic
cartoon.
Underrated applications
Over 80 million people
use Farmville and nearly
22 million use Café
World.
There are dozens of
Facebook applications
released each day
and thousands of great
games with less than a
million users.
The following is just
a small sampling of the
best underrated and
overlooked games on
Facebook, all of which
have about one
million or less
monthly users.
Guitar God —
Thisgamemimics
the look and feel
of Rockband.
F a c e b o o k
h a s m a n y
G u i t a r H e r o
and Rockband
c l o n e s , b u t
Guitar God has the
best features. The song
selection is fairly limited,
but there are enough
choices to keep one
entertained for awhile.
The game uses the a, s,
d, and f keys to play notes,
which can be difficult for
right-handers, but with
dozens of songs,
the ability to
challenge your
friends and 28
levels, Guitar
G o d p r o v i d e s
hours depending
on how long it
takes your hand
to cramp up.
Know-It-All —
One of the most
popular features
on Facebook
is quizzes.
Kn o w - I t-
A l l h a s
dozens of
q u i z z e s
r a n g i n g
from 10
t o 3 0
questions
o n p o p
c u l t u r e ,
g e o g r a p h y ,
history, and all those
other things you should
know. The game ranks
your “knowiness” and lets
you compare yourself to
your friends. Also, there
is a “hot-streak” mode in
which you try to answer
as many questions in a
category as possible in a
small amount of time.
While Know-It-All is not
the most fascinating of
applications,itdoeshavea
Trivial Pursuit-type charm.
Crazy Taxi — T h i s
game is equal parts
pointless and addicting.
You drive a taxi at high
speed and jump other
cars, weaving in and out
of traffic. The controls are
simple and the graphics
are very basic, but if you
enjoy Snail Mail, Cube
Runner or other games of
this nature, this is a great
game.
These games may not
be very popular, but they
are every bit as fun as
Zynga’s latest release,
and there are thousands
more games with only a
few thousand or even a
few hundred users, just
waiting to be discovered.
Chris Pederson
Web Page Manager

SPORTS
Kelly Martin, Sports Editor
Player of the
Month:
Nathan Kruser
Purple Sage: Who in-
spired you most to play?
Nathan Kruser: Probably
my dad. He coached me a
lot when I was younger.
PS: What is your favorite
football memory?
NK: Walking out the
tunnel at Camp Randall.
PS: Who is your favorite
famous football player and
why?
NK: Reggie Wayne or
Aaron Rogers because I
like watching them play.
PS: How long have you
been playing?
NK: Since 5th grade.
The Warrior football season
started early in August at
Verona for the preseason
scrimmage against Verona
and Oconomowoc.Offensive
line/defensive line coach, Paul
Martin, said, “There are many
new kids. We are still young in
spots.” On the line alone, there
are three new players taking on
the responsibility to defend the
Hogs’ reputation, seniors Jay
Mazanet and Zach Statz and
sophomore Jacob Ohnesorge.
They join the three returning
seniors Eric Alfson, John Oyer,
and UW-recruit Austin Maly.
The season started out with
high expectations for the
Division 2 State Champions
when the Warriors played Fort
Atkinson on August 27 at home.
Martin said, “The boys played
well, but we’re still trying to
learn our positions.” In the end,
the team pulled out a 42-0 win
in the first game of the season.
Waunakee then headed out
to Milton on September 3 and
again came home with another
win, 63-21. Waunakee defeated
the Baraboo Thunderbirds on
September 10, 56-0.
Going into the fourth game of
the season, the Warrior offense
had outscored their opponents
161-21. Mount Horeb came
to Waunakee ready to open
up their spread offense, but
Waunakee came out with
another victory, 55-6.
On September 24, the
Warriors headed to DeForest
to face off against the Norskies
at their homecoming game.
DeForest and Waunakee have
always been huge rivals, no
matter the record. Ohnesorge
said, “[The locker room] was
a little more pumped up than
usual because it was DeForest
and that they picked us to
play for their homecoming.”
Waunakee was hit hard with
three holding penalties among
others. The Warriors pushed
through and came home with a
28-0 victory over the Norskies.
On October 1, the Warriors
hosted the defending Division
3 State Champions, the
Reedsburg Beavers. The game
was one of the only times in
history where two defending
state champs went head to
head. Thanks to connections
between quarterback junior
Hunter Darger and Maly, the
Warriorshadthreetouchdowns
in the first half alone. The
Warriors claimed the victory
with a 43-14 win.
To end homecoming week,
Waunakee took on Stoughton
at home for a non-conference
game. Coming into the second
half, senior Christian Foster
had a 99 yard kick return
raising the score to 41-0. Senior
Brandon White scored the final
touchdown of the game, and
the extra point was good by
junior Jack Russell, finishing
the game 48-7.
Waunakee has scored 335
points so far in the season,
outscoring their opponents by
293 points. The team headed
to Portage on October 15,
and the Warriors started
out strong in the first half.
Juniors Max Chamberlin and
Leo Musso and senior Derek
Straus all powered through
the Portage defense to score
22 points in the first quarter.
Straus and Musso scored two
more touchdowns each in the
second quarter to conclude
the Waunakee scoring with 50
points. Waunakee came home
with a 50-7 victory over the
Portage Warriors.
The team plays Sauk Prairie,
with a record of 4-4, at home
for the final conference game
of the season tonight. The
Warriors are guaranteed at
least a share of the conference
championship title.
Level one playoffs begin
O c t o b e r 2 6 , a n d w i t h
Waunakee’s 8-0 record, they
will mostly likely host the
game.
Conference championship title in sight
Kelly Martin
Sports Editor
Junior Max Chamberlin charges by a Reedsburg defender at the October 1 game. (Photo by Lydia Dorn)
Girls’ golf makes first trip to state memorable
Members of the girls’ golf
team, seniors Lizi Brooks
and Caitlyn Dubester, juniors
Ashley Madden and Mi Jo
Mucklow, and sophomore
Maddie Murphy made their
first trip to the WIAA state
tournament memorable when
they came home with the gold
trophy.
“We were really excited and
relieved to know that we won,”
said Madden.
Waunakee edged out
Milton 662-667 for the two
day event held October 12
and 13 at University Ridge in
Verona. Brooks finished with a
146, which put her third in the
state behind Milton’s Ashton
Stair (140) and Waukesha Co-
op’s Emily Joers (143). Madden
finished with a 156, Dubester
had a 175, Murphy had a 185
and Mucklow finished the two
days with a 206.
Waunakee won conference
with a 5-0 record, and with only
four teams moving on from
regionals to sectionals, the girls
took first at regionals in Portage
Addison Payden
Sports Reporter
on September 29.
Sectionals were held at
the Meadows, Waunakee’s
home course, on October
5. “It was a perfect day for
gold, and the nerves were
racing,” said Murphy. Brooks
shot a new women’s course
record of 5-under 67, and the
girls were tied with
2009 defending
state champion
M i d d l e t o n f o r
first with a 318
team score. In the
one-hole playoff,
Waunakee edged
Middleton by one
stroke to take first
and move on to
state.
Last year the
girls were unable
to move on to state
and as Madden
said, “We were all
really disappointed
last year and this
y e a r w e w e r e
happy to go back
and show what we
were made of.”
Although scores
are completely
individual, golf is a
team sport where the top four
player scores count. After the
first round of state they were
in second place three shots
behind leader Milton.
“This was the absolute
perfect place to be, it’s without
the pressure of being in first,
but it’s not far behind from
competing for the title of state
champs,” said Murphy.
On Tuesday the girls were
paired with Milton and third
place Middleton for the final
round. After a well played front
nine, the girls finished the 18
hole with 100 people watching.
“At the last hole we were
all pretty nervous because
everyone was watching,”
Madden said.
Later that night the girls
returned to Waunakee on a
fire truck. “We were still pretty
surprised that we won and
pretty relieved. It was pretty fun
we were all on top of the fire
truck just cheering and people
came out and were cheering
for us,” said Madden.
“The Waunakee girls’ golf
team grew to be a family. It
was the most memorable and
best golf year of my life,” said
Murphy. “It is most important to
remember our seniors, Caitlyn
Dubester and Lizi Brooks;
they were our team captains,
leaders, and best friends. They
are fantastic and really pulled
through for the team.”
Senior Lizi Brooks takes a shot at state. (Photo
submitted)

SPORTS
The Waunakee varsity
volleyball team currently has
a 10-2 conference record, with
losses only to Sauk Prairie.
On October 9, Waunakee
played a tournament at
Edgewood High School. At the
tournament Waunakee took
first place in the silver division,
defeating Neenah, Xavier,
Hortonville and Lafollette in
the championship game.
On Tuesday, October 12, the
teamhadanorange-outagainst
Reedsburg. The game was a
fundraiser to raise money for
leukemia research in honor of
junior Madi Aiello.
The Waunakee junior varsity
team held a Miracle Minute
between the first and second
game, collecting a total of
$368.44.
Mandy Rice
Sports Reporter
Parents of varsity and JV
players helped sell beads,
bracelets and raffle tickets to
collect money for the leukemia
cause. A preliminary total
of $1,214.44, without the
concession stand money, was
gathered. The final total will be
donated to leukemia research.
Senior night was held
October 14 and seniors Hailie
Ripley, Kalie Endres, Megan
Liegal, Megan Ryan, Lindsey
Laufenberg, and Sam Reilly
were acknowledged with gift-
bags from fellow teammates.
The team drubbed Baraboo by
winning in three games.
“Our team gets along really
well, and our team goals are
to do our best to get to state,”
said junior Sami Gilkes. “Our
strengths are passing balls up,
working for every point, and
working together.”
After senior night the team
plans on preparing for playoffs
and regionals. Coming up
on October 21, the number
one seed Waunakee takes on
number 16 seed Madison East
at home at 7 p.m.
Volleyball on to playoff rounds
After a second place
conference finish and
a 10-2 record, the
team faces 16 seed
Madison East at home
October 21
Juniors Katie Greiber and Alison Wilder block a hit by a DeForest player.
The girls beat DeForest 25-11, 25-15, and 25-10. (Photo by Allie Taylor)
Shelby goes
to state for
girls’ tennis
Sergei Capaul
Sports Reporter
Olivia Knier
Editor in Chief
Senior Matthew Kulcyk passes a Sun Prairie runner at Sun Prairie’s Car-
dinal Invite held on October 9 at Sheehan Park. He ran the fastest
Waunakee boys time in 18 minutes and 16 seconds, with sophomore
Stephen Cruz on his heels. (Photo by Lydia Dorn)
As the leaves are falling to
signify the end of summer,
cross countr y season is
likewise winding down.
The team participated in the
first annual Sun Prairie Cardinal
Invite on October 9, at Sheehan
Park in Sun Prairie. Runners
were divided into races based
on gender and grade level.
This was unusual for a meet,
as races are typically divided
by gender and team level.
Girls’ races were 4000 meters
and boys’ were 5000 meters.
Some varsity runners did not
run in this race to taper for
conference, which took place
on Saturday, October 16. The
girls’ team took fourth, and the
boys’ team took second place.
The presence of a new
coach on the team is positive
for both runners and head
coach Tom Slater. Slater said,
“It is nice to have a younger
set of legs around to help.”
The new volunteer coach,
Chris Schiemann, taught in
Michigan before he began a
job substitute teaching in the
Waunakee area and found
Waunakee a great town for
coaching cross country.
The course at Sheehan Park
was wooded and fairly flat,
with an uphill finish. This put
many runners at an advantage
to run their personal best times.
Freshman Ben Pike said he had
his personal best time for the
first mile of the race at five
minutes and 54 seconds.
SophomoreJennaMcGowan
had the best time of the
Waunakee girls at 16 minutes
and 53 seconds. Freshmen
Emma Schneider and Maggie
Heinemann finished close
behind at 16 minutes and 57
seconds and 17 minutes and
38 seconds, respectively.
The boys’ best time was 18
minutes and 11 seconds run
by senior Matthew Kulcyk,
with sophomore Stephen Cruz
finishing just steps behind him
at 18 minutes and 16 seconds.
The season will end with the
sectional meet on October 23
at DeForest, and the state meet
on October 30 at Wisconsin
Rapids.
Cross country ranks in conference
With an undefeated
conference title, the
L a d y Wa r r i o r t e n n i s
team sure knows how
to play a good game.
SophomoreAllieTaylorsaid,
“Our chemistry works well
together. Each of us impact
each other and it makes us
play better on the courts.”
She explained how close
each of the varsity players
are and how that affects the
overall success of their team.
Not only do the girls
encourage each other,
but Coach Jeff Pruefer is
always there for advice
and support to make sure
his team is successful and
in a positive mind set.
Pruefercentershiscoaching
on keeping the girls in shape
and the details in their
matches that enabled them
to achieve their undefeated
record. Junior Abbie
Zellner said, “We focused
a lot more on conditioning
and agility this year,
compared to past years.”
The varsity team all worked
very hard this year to earn
a spot at the sub-sectionals
match, which was held at
Neilson Stadium on October
4. Number one and two
singles players respectively,
freshmen Shelby and
Tilly Chorney, proved
their skill by moving on to
sectionals. Shelby was the
only one that went on to
compete and represent our
school at the state level.
“I am excited and nervous
at the same time. Since
I have never been there
I don’t know what to
expect,” said Shelby the
night before going to state.
Despite nerves, Shelby
dominated the first round at
the WIAA state competition,
with a 6-3, 6-1 win over
Milwaukee DSHA senior
G e n O ’ M e a r a i n t h e
Division 1 singles matches.
She went on to the
second round at the
state level on October 15,
where she lost to Elizabeth
Konon from Homestead
1-6, 0-6. Konon went on
to place third in the state.
see SHELBY page 15

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High hopes for swim conference
Boys’ soccer: the road to state
Willie Freimuth
Sports Reporter
The Waunakee boys’ varsity
soccer team finished the
regular season with a 13-3-
2 record and a share of the
conference title with Baraboo
and Mt. Horeb.
The boys fell to Mt. Horeb
earlier in the year, and
sophomore Casey Grosshauser
thought the team could have
performed better. “We didn’t
come out to play and thought
we would walk all over them,”
he said.
One of the tougher games
of the year was against the
number one ranked team in
Division 2, Fox Lutheran Valley.
The boys fought hard and were
not intimidated, coming away
with a 2-0 victory. Grosshauser
assisted senior Kevin Fong for
a very important goal.
“It doesn’t feel weird being
an underclassman because we
are family and we appreciate
each other for making varsity,”
said Grosshauser when asked
about being an underclassman
onthevarsityteam.Sophomore
Jack Cords responded, “Its
pretty fun. I may not get as
much playing time, but I still
have been able to meet a lot
of new people and practicing
with older kids has helped me
improve a lot.”
The Warriors became the
third seed and played on
Tuesday, October 12 against
Portage/Poynette in the first
round of the Division 1 playoffs.
Waunakee won the game with
a score of 9-0 and were on
their way to the next round of
playoffs.
On October 14, the team had
to play a tough game against
Verona. The first goal of the
game was scored by Verona off
of a free kick. This goal caught
Waunakee off guard but they
kept their heads held high.
Fong tied the game 1-1 at
the half with a penalty kick.
Waunakee came out strong
in the first 30 seconds of the
second half and senior Jared
Denu scored the second goal
of the game to seal the 2-1
victory over Verona.
Junior Tyler Gatz said “It felt
amazing [to beat Verona]. Our
efforts in the second half paid
off. We didn’t come out 100
percent, but when we realized
what the game meant, we did
what we had to do and earned
the victory.”
In order to advance to the
state tournament, the team
must win two more playoff
games. Cords said, “We have
been playing well together and
I think we have a chance of
going all the way.” Their next
game is on Thursday, October
21 at Madison West.
Senior Kevin Fong passes the ball to a fellow teammate on Septermber
28 during the Baraboo game at home. (Photo by Mi Jo Mucklow)
Sophomore Annabell Pedersen dives off the board on October 9 during the Waunakee Warrior Invite at the
Waunakee Aquatic Center. (Photo by Kelsey Mayer)
from Page 14
Shelby

FreshmanShelbyChorneyswingsataballOctober14duringthematch
vs. Gen O’Meara from Milwaukee, winning 6-3, 6-1. (Photo submitted)
After her experience at
state, Shelby said, “It was an
experience I will never forget
because of how excited and
nervousIwas.OnceIgotstarted
it was like every other match,
but with all those people there
to watch, it is a very different
atmosphere. It’s hard to
explain. But it’s just awesome!”
Regarding the season’s end,
“[Our season] went really
well. I’m going to really miss
our team chemistry. We got
along really well,” said senior
Brooke Steiner. “I’m sad it’s
over and I hope to continue
[tennis] through my lifetime.
Going to state junior year was
like the highlight and winning
conference this year.”

SAGE PAGE
Josh Lerdahl and Aidan Schlittler , Sage Page Editors
The art of palm reading, or
palmistry, began as a counsel-
ing technique more than 3000
years ago. In the beginning,
only fools were thought to
practice palmistry. However,
many years later, it gained
great popularity in Greece
and India. Palm readers were
thought to have the same so-
cial status as doctors.
Palm reading does not
foretell the future, but rather
analyzes one’s emotional ten-
dencies, attitudes in social
situations, awareness, sub-
conscious strengths and fears.
The palmist uses observa-
tions from each hand to give
people direction in their life
and to clarify personal con-
cerns such as health, financ-
es, and family. Many people
believe palmistry tells of luck
or chances, but this is not the
case. Having your palm read
tells you about yourself, allow-
ing you to take control of your
future.
Palm reading is seen as a
constantly changing process,
and is not definite or absolute.
The lines in our hands imitate
our behavioral and intellectu-
al patterns, and so the mark-
ings on our extremities physi-
cally change as our thinking
changes.
1. Choose a hand. For males
the left hand indicates the at-
tributes the subject is born
with, and the right hand in-
dicates attributes the subject
has accumulated over time.
For females, it is reversed.
2. Locate the major lines.
See graphic and boxes below
for locations of the heart line,
head line, and life line.
3. Interpret heart line. This
line is said to indicate your
emotional stability, your ideas
of romance, depression, and
cardiac health.
4. Interpret head line. This
line indicates your learning
style, communication style,
and thirst for knowledge.
5. Interpret life
line. This line indi-
cates physical health,
general well being, and
major life changes.
Short History of
Palm Reading The Palmistry
Process
1. Heart Line
• If it begins below the index fin-
ger, you are content with your
love life.
• If it begins below the middle
finger, you are selfish when it
comes to love.
• If it begins in the middle, you
fall in love easily.
• If it is straight and short, you
have little interest in romance.
• If it touches the life line, your
heart is broken easily.
• If it is long and curvy, you
freely express emotions and
feelings.
• If it is wavy, you have an ab-
sence of serious relationships.
• If it is straight and parallel to
the the head line, you have a
good handle on your emotions.
2. Head Line
• If you have a short line, you
prefer physical achievements
over mental ones.
• If you have a curved, sloping
line, you are creative.
• If the line is separated from the
life line, you have adventure
and enthusiasm for life.
• If you have a wavy line, you
have a short attention span.
• If you have a deep, long line,
your thinking is clear and fo-
cused.
• If you have a straight line, you
think realistically.
• If your head line is broken,
you have inconsistencies in
thought.
Palm Reading
3. Life Line
• If it runs close to your thumb,
you are often tired.
• If it is curvy, you have plenty
of energy.
• If it is long and deep, you have
vitality.
• If it is short and shallow, you
are easily manipulated by oth-
ers.
• If it swoops around in a semi-
circle, you have strength and
enthusiasm.
• If it is straight and close to the
edge of the palm, you are cau-
tious when it comes to rela-
tionships.
• If the line breaks, you have had
a sudden change in your life-
style.
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Dummies
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