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Valentine’s Day
Dates on a Dime
“Gal-entine’s” Reads
Major Motion Pictures Reviewed
Selma
American Sniper
The Imitation Game
Opinion
What Does the Affordable Care Act Mean for Millennials?
Are you Learning Obsessed?
Social Media in the Wake of Terror
Issue IX
CONTENTS//
February 2015
Cover photo by Jordan Pridgeon
3 Editors’ Desk
4-5 The Scoop
6-7 News
8-10Opinion
11 PE: Outdated or
Effective
11-13Features
14-17Entertainment
18-19Sports
20 Man on the Street
The Prowler Staff Policy
Ms. Sandra Hurtte
Katie Atkinson
Katherine Hancock
Mitchell Mobley
Ethan Gibson
Jordan Pridgeon
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Lauren Young
Mary Katherine Laverty
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Sarah Johnson
Brittany Brown
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The Scoop
PROWLER
HOSA Hosts Smile Drive,
Pennies for Patients
HOSA will be hosting the Smile Drive and Pennies
for Patients throughout this month.
The Smile Drive will involve collecting donations
of toothbrushes and toothpaste for those in need while
also providing education on the importance of dental
hygiene to students.
Meanwhile, Pennies for Patients will raise money
for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Students can
take donations to Ms. Keiser in Room 811.
“These service projects are such great opportunities,” said Sapna Patel, HOSA Vice President and junior.
“Especially for people pursuing careers in the medical
field.”
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
works to find cures for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease, and myeloma.
Photo Courtesy of www.dittoepr.com.
ROTC Shoots for Upcoming Competition
Placement, Continues Community Service
ROTC members are preparing
to take a shot at placing in a slew of
competitions this semester. The Air Rifle Team will compete at playoffs March
6. The top six finishers will advance
to sectionals later this year. The Brain
Brawl team is looking at their own Area
12 Competition in the coming months.
Two teams have already qualified for
this competition having performed
exceptionally well earlier this year.
Additionally, the Orienteering
Team competed in their Area 12 Championship Jan. 24. As last year’s reigning champions, the team will advance
Feb. 12 to the National Championship
in California to defend their title.
Aside from competitions, ROTC
members continue to offer their volunteer services. Their latest venture
included helping present a talent show
for Union Grove Middle School students Jan. 23.
Orienteering Team Commander Noah Van Gorder,
senior, gives last minute pointers to team members Dylan
Townsend, sophomore, Juniors Matthew Baker and Dylan
George, and Freshmen Ryan Richards and Seth Preston
before they head out on the trail. The team will advance on
to the national championship in California next Thursday
to defend their title. Special Photo by Beverly Van Gorder.
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The Scoop
PROWLER
Special Needs ConFFA Club Starts
Year with Variety of cludes Indoor Winter
Olympics Games
Competitions
FFA started off the year with roughly $800 in
holiday poinsettia sales. FFA looks forward to several
February competitions, such as Poultry and Horse
Judging on Feb. 11 and 15, respectively. The club plans
to grow and maintain their greenhouse in the spring
when plants arrive next month.
FFA club
greenhouse
ready for
new
reason.
Photo by
Maya
Lavinier.
On Jan. 8, Special Needs participated in the
Motor Activities Program held at Luella High School
where students were provided comprehensive motor
activity and recreation training. Special Needs gymnastic team athletes Stevie Morris, Haley Fogg, Holly
Fogg, and Ashley Johnson finished with gold, silver,
and bronze awards at the 2015 State Special Olympics
Indoor Winter Games.
Students enjoy themselves at The Motor
Activities Training Program (MATP) which
was held at Luella High
School. Photo from Special Needs Department.
Chorus Selects All State Members,
Anticipates LGPE
With February in full swing, chorus members
are busy preparing for Large Group Performance
Evaluation to be held early next month. Mr. Chris
McMichen, choral director, aims to have his students
raise their performances to perfection level for this
judged event.
“It’s one thing to get music in good shape for
a concert,” said Mr. McMichen. “It’s another thing
to try and go above and beyond. Getting superior
ratings is our standard now. That’s where we want to
be.”
In addition to LGPE preparation, the Chorus
Department has selected All State Chorus members.
Seniors Ashley Ballew and Morgan Mavis, Sophomores Hannah Dailey and Austin Veale, and Junior
Zoe Reddick, were selected to be among this competitive group. These students will travel to Athens
March 5-7 to perform with what Mr. McMichen calls
“some of the best singers in Georgia.”
The chorus room is a busy place during IF.
Students gather to share a love of music and
rehearse pieces for upcoming Large Group
Performance Evaluation. Photo by Jordan
Pridgeon.
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News
PROWLER
FBLA Competes in
Region Competition
Academic Team
Goes to State
Championship
FBLA attended their Region Leadership Conference Jan. 26 at Jasper County High School. Seventeen
students competed in subjects such as accounting, business calculations, business communications, economics, introduction to information technology, help desk,
securities and investments, sports and entertainment
management, and public speaking. Chidu Kadiresan,
junior, placed first in business calculations and Aneri
Patel, senior, placed first in securities and investments.
FBLA students congratulated
at their
conference.
Photos
Courtesy of
FBLA.
Union Grove’s Varsity Academic Team will be
competing at the Georgia State National Academic Quiz
Tournaments tomorrow, Feb. 7. The team qualified after
placing first in the Griffin region Dec. 4. It is the first
time since 2012 that the team has qualified for state.
“We’re really excited to have a chance to be the
champions again,” said Jason Lin, senior and academic
team co-captain. “First in the region felt great, but winning at state will feel even better.”
The tournament will be at Flowery Branch High
School, and Union Grove will compete against 15 other
schools from around the state.
Mickey Mouse Measles sweeping
United States and Mexico
By Ethan Gibson
egibsonprowler@gmail.com
The happiest place on earth,
Disneyland, might not be so happy anymore due to an outbreak of
measles rapidly spreading through
the United States. The outbreak’s
ground zero was Disneyland and
began Dec. 15-20 when tourists at
Disneyland began to report cases of
the measles.
One month later, the case
numbers have risen dramatically.
CNN reported that 73 people have
been diagnosed with measles, 50 of
which are linked to the outbreak at
Disney. Out of the 73, 42 people’s
immunization statuses are known
and 34 cases were identified as
unvaccinated. Cases have now been
reported in seven states across the
country, as well
as Mexico.
Measles is a highly
contagious viral
disease known
for attacking
the respiratory tract of the
body. Symptoms
include rash,
cough, and
sneezing. This
outbreak has
sparked controversy regarding parents’
Graphic from the Center of Disease Control and
choice to vac- Prevention.
cinate children
public school, but an estimated 25
or not.
percent of children aged 19 to 35
In the state of Georgia,
parents are required to vaccinate
months are not vaccinated.
children for measles when attending
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Opinion
PROWLER
Speaking Out in the Wake of Tragedy
By Katherine Hankock
khankockprowler@gmail.com
the guts to stand up and do something.
My lack of experience and
knowledge makes me feel disconnected and shut out, unable to offer
empowerment or comfort in times of
vulnerability and loss. I can read all
the articles on the Internet with their
bylines and AP style, but they can’t
transport me to the scene of the obscenity; I can’t hear the cries or smell
the gunsmoke. I realize this with each
heart-wrenching headline splashed
one featuring a religious figure. That
being said, I do believe that freedom of
speech is worthy of the most visceral
As I sit and write this, my shirt
protection, and I feel that as a newsreads, “l’amour triomphe de tout”
magazine editor myself, and above all
which means, “love triumphs over
else, a human being, it is important for
all.” I got this shirt over Thanksgiving
me to support any entity that expressbreak thinking it would be a fun way
es itself unabashedly.
to express my personality while also
But I am unable to identify
showing off my limited experience in
completely, and I don’t want to say
French class. I remember holding the
anything regarding such a raw, sensishirt up to my torso as I stood in line
tive subject without coming from the
at the store without the slightest clue
most earnest part of my heart. My
of what would occur in just a matworst fear is crossing the line that
ter of weeks at the office of Charlie
separates bystander from spectator,
Hebdo, a satirical magazine in Paris.
tracking Tweets and watching news
Since dozens of individuals have lost
update videos without doing anything
their lives in attacks of terrorism and
to make my support actually felt. #JeSuisCharlie has become one of the
What effect am I making
most popular news-related hashtags
when I take a short break from my
on Twitter, I feel that wearing this
self-absorbed life to tweet “#Bringshirt now represents a personal,
BackOurGirls” if I forget about the
political statement—one that I should
issue as soon as the next school day
not be allowed to make.
starts? How am I helping anything
I never know the right thing
if my contribution via social media
The
Arc
de
Triomphe,
with
a
sign
to say when politics, much less the
is only an attempt at easing my own
reading,
"Paris
is
Charlie,"
became
a
loss of lives and aching vulnerabiliconscience? Everyone else is posting
symbol
of
support
after
the
Charlie
ty, are involved. As more and more
a blog entry like this; I’ll look bad if
Hebdo
shooting.​​
Photo
from
nymag.
acts of terror, violence, and disasI don’t post one, too. If my support
com.
ter occur on the world stage, I find
ever came to that, I would then be
myself shrinking in the face of these
across my newsfeed. The Tweet I think using someone else’s experience and
atrocities and the hazy, devastating
about penning becomes vapid and
pain as a means of self-fulfillment—
aftermath. By the grace of every single
inadequate—how dare I think that a
seems pretty spectator-like to me.
higher power in the universe, I’ve nevhashtag followed by a quick motto of
I think that as long as what
er had to deal with this issue as directsupport can bind up fresh wounds,
we say in the midst of terror, fear, or
ly as other people have. A hurricane
wipe tears away, or provide answers in injustice comes from a place of true
has never hit my hometown, rendering
the middle of the rubble of uncertainintention and love, the words we say,
me a refugee in my own country. I
ty?
post, write, or Tweet will do more good
don’t know anyone who lost their life
This is why the social media
than harm. They will act more like
in the attacks on the World Trade
storms that follow tragedy make me
bandages and embraces, not like the
Center in 2001. None of my neighbors
feel so uncomfortable, if not even more half-hearted glances or incendiaries
or family members have made a quick
disconnected. For example, I want
we’re scared they will be misconstrued
trip to the store and never returned on
nothing more than for the people of
to represent.
account of someone else’s concealed
Paris to feel covered in peace and sol
I don’t think people should
weapon. I don’t know what it’s like to
idarity in the aftermath of this event,
worry about the trendiness of their
be forcefully withheld from pursuing
but I don’t feel like that sentiment
words of encouragement—each person
an education.
is fully encapsulated or expressed in
has different experiences, and each
I’m scared that my experi#JeSuisCharlie. It’s tough because I’m
person can identify in different ways.
ences--extremely limited and often
not Charlie, I don’t work for a satirical
For you, that support might manifest
self-centered--forbid me to speak on
magazine (believe it or not, The Prowl- itself in a hashtag, but for me, I’m
such tragedies, which in turn makes
er does not consider itself a satirical
going to raise my banner that reads,
me a random bystander, someone who
publication), and I’ve never drawn or
“L’amour triomphe de tout.” Because
watches it all unfold but doesn’t have
endorsed a political cartoon, much less in the end, love really does conquer all.
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PROWLER Opinion
Learning Obsessed or Lame
By Hannah Matthews
hmatthewsprowler@gmail.com
“I’ll take lame high schoolers
for $500, Alex,” says the contestant.
“This sixteen-year-old girl
spends her Friday nights watching
Jeopardy,” the host proclaims. All of
the contestants click their buzzers. The
answer to this one is obvious. “Who is
Hannah Matthews?
I can’t make excuses for this.
I won’t even try to tell you that my
grandmother makes me watch it. I
won’t nonchalantly explain that I just
happen to take a break from my homework at the exact same time every day.
I won’t deny it. I mean, it might not be
something to be proud of, but I’ll take
ownership of my love for Jeopardy
anyway.
I have a problem. Watching
Jeopardy has become an obsession.
But it’s not just Jeopardy. Sometimes
I find myself channel surfing through
various news networks. Or worse, I’ll
turn the channel to National Geographic. Hours later my eyes will burn,
and I’ll come to the realization that I
just spent five hours watching a documentary about volcanoes.
I promise I’m reckless like a
typical teenager. I eat way too much
pizza and wear UGG boots; I say
YOLO and swag. At the end of the day,
I always find myself trying to learn
something. Anything. Even nutritional
facts off my
cereal box in the morning. There’s just
so much stuff everywhere. So many
things to read and to see and to learn.
Back in the day, I was not like
this at all. I just wanted to make the
grades needed to make it to the next
year of school. But for some reason,
when I got to high school, everything
changed.
Hi, my name is Hannah and
every day I become a bigger nerd. But
I can’t blame myself. I “blame” the
amazing teachers I’ve had throughout
high school who, in spite of state assigned standards and mandated tests,
have somehow managed to imprint
upon me the value of learning.
Complain about the hard
teachers all you want, but at the end of
the day, you might find that during all
those analytical essays and SAT vocabulary and historical facts, you actually
learned a little something.
Can You Hear It?
Then It's Real Music
By Eli Roberts
erobertsprowler@gmail.com
Throughout my time here
on Earth, I can safely say I’ve been
through a great many phases in terms
of musical taste. I used to like country
music for a time, then I got into Blood
on the Dance Floor and Sleeping with
Sirens for a little while, then I went
through a phase where I listened to
nothing but dubstep.
I’ll admit, from time to time, I
poke fun at the music I used to listen
to and pretend I’m above the people
who still listen to it. Most of us do. However, there’s one thing
that really bothers me. If you judge
other people and their personalities
based on their music tastes and get
cocky with the notion that your musical interest is “real music” and anyone
else’s is “fake music,” then that’s rather sad.
Stereotypes can, to an extent,
be accurate. However, it isn’t good if
you let others run the way you view
other people. Every genre has stereotypical fans. I hear a lot of people
saying that a certain genre’s fans are
annoying, obnoxious, stupid, et cetera.
The thing is, every genre has fans who
are crazy and make the whole genre
look bad, no matter what their stereotype.
So many people say, “This
generation’s music sucks!” Well,
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perhaps the popular music that gets
played on the radio sucks to you, but
keep in mind that there is other music
out there. If you go beyond the most
common music, I guarantee you will
find something you like and think is
worth listening to.
This sounds rude, but it has
to be said: You are not superior for listening to the music you listen to. If you
listen to old music and think you’re
better than everyone for it, you might
need a reality check. If you think you
were born in the wrong generation and
no one else listens to good music like
you do, you might need a reality check.
If you decide that you’re too good for
other people who listen to different
music, guess what? You might need a
reality check. Your music is not real,
and theirs isn’t fake. Music is music,
and different people like different music for different reasons.
PROWLER Opinion
Make Choices For Yourself--They Could
Change History
By Mary Katherine Laverty
mlavertyprowler@gmail.com
We all have times when we
must make a decision that will affect
our lives, whether it is temporary or
something that will later affect us in
the future. These decisions vary from
deciding which college to choose to
deciding whether you are going to
speak out and stand up for something
you believe in rather than sitting on
the sidelines. No matter how big or
small your decision, it is ultimately
a decision only you can make. The
decision is not for your parents or your
peers because you are the one who has
to live with the consequences.
I have been in multiple situations where I felt as if I had to have a
heart-to-heart with everyone in my life
before I made an important decision.
I had to make sure that everyone
agreed with what I was doing for fear
of making the ever-so-frightful wrong
decision. However, I eventually came
to my senses and realized that it does
not matter how others feel about a
decision for me. I must make the decision I feel most strongly about or the
decision that is best for my future.
Why is it that so many of us
feel as if we have to take a poll before
making a personal decision? Maybe
it is insecurity or fear from decisions
made in the past. But a life of constant
fear is not worth living. There is a
powerful, eye-opening quote by Mary
Frances Berry that says, “If Rosa Parks
had taken a poll before she sat down in
the bus in Montgomery, she’d still be
standing.” Do not continue sitting in
your bubble of comfort and security-step out and make a decision that may
change your life, whether it ends up
being the best thing that has ever happened to you or the worst. Everyone
should have someone in their life they
feel comfortable going to for guidance.
Rosa Parks’ decision ultimately changed the world, and she was not
a woman who was going to let anyone
else’s opinions get in her way. Why
should you?
Affordable Care Act: Not so Affordable
By Ethan Gibson
egibsonprowler@gmail.com
The United States is now
living in the fifth year since the
Affordable Care Act was passed (or
“Obamacare”, but that term seems to
have disappeared from mainstream
media now that the law has failed).
Americans have been hit hard with
doubling premiums, costly penalties, and loss of healthcare. But don’t
worry, Mr. President has made sure
that everyone gets their “fair share” of
healthcare havoc, even you.
One thing is for sure, young
people will be hit hardest by the new
healthcare law. US News reported that
the average 27-year-old male will be
paying 235 percent more in healthcare
premiums. Those numbers spiked
even higher when looking at individual
states. Millennials were major supporters of the Obama administration
back in 2009, but they are beginning
to reconsider their grave error in
judgment. Despite being the hardest
hit by the law, young Americans aren't
the only people having to eat the costs
of Obamacare. The Health Research
Institute (HRI) reports healthcare
premiums will rise 7.5 percent across
the board.
Lawmakers probably should
have ignored Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
when she infamously said “you have to
pass the bill to know what’s in it,” but
lawmakers took her advice with great
pleasure and now every American is
having to pay for it, including you and
me. The Affordable Care Act includes
a stipulation that is causing college tuitions to rise. The stipulation includes a
halt of subsidies to private lenders for
companies who provide student loans,
and completely federalizes the system.
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Universities know that students can
now get low-interest, easy loans from
the federal government, so they jack
up their prices to take advantage.
Not only will America’s youth
be paying for bad healthcare, most of
them won't even receive healthcare.
Instead, they will pay costly penalties
because they can’t afford healthcare.
In 2014, The Affordable Care Act mandated anyone who is not insured pays
a $95 penalty or one percent of your
income, whichever is higher. In 2015
the penalty will increase to $695, or
2.5 percent of your income, whichever
is higher.
Healthcare is an essential
service to life and has saved millions
of lives in the United States since
its implimentation. Over time, our
healthcare quality has and will continue to rise, unless government continues to get in the way. Let healthcare
insurance be between the patient, the
doctor, and the insurance company,
and get government out of the way.
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Opinion
Create a New You
and something to think
about. Instead of over
thinking and working myself up, I think of new ideas
for my journal.
The best part about
creating things is that it
can’t be bad. Everyone’s
By Lauren Young
interpretation of art is
lyoungprowler@gmail.com
different. Anything that you
create holds meaning be
It’s that time of year again when
everything starts getting crammed togeth- hind it, and is special. From
er. Our minds are crowded with due dates, the stick figure you draw
in math to the Mona Lisa,
tests, and the impending doom of the future. All of us get sucked up into the whirl- it is all art, and that’s what
makes it so calming. Being
wind of life and forget to actually enjoy it.
We all need to take a step back sometimes more creative has made me
and take a look at the big picture, and may- see the world in a whole
new way. I spend less time
be paint one of our own.
I am one of those people who
forgets to be happy. I get so jumbled in
school and friends that I neglect happiness
and how it is essential to our lives. I get so
caught up in putting other people first that
I forget about myself. But I have discovered
recently what draws happiness back into
my life. Art. Drawing, painting, and sketching. All of these things remind me of what
it is like to be happy.
I am not great at art. I guarantee you that I am not the next Picasso or
Monet. My drawings are amateur at best,
but that isn’t the point. Whenever I draw
or paint, I can get all my thoughts to slow
down and get my focus back. It’s like the
whole world slows down, and I can finally
breathe. I would much rather deal with the
chaos of art supplies slowly taking over my
room than the rambling thoughts in my
head.
One of my favorite ways to be
creative is through my copy of Wreck This
Journal by Keri Smith. The book is full of
creative things to do that will eventually
help you destroy the book. There are things
from taking the book in the shower with
you to doodling over the entire page. The
possibilities are truly endless. It gives me
something to look forward to every day,
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stressing and more time enjoying
the masterpiece that is life.
"To create is to destroy," said
Keri Smith in Wreck This
Journal. Photo by Lauren
Young.
PROWLER
Opinion
Mandatory P.E. Classes: Outdated
Discipline or Encouraging Exercise
Oldschool
Effective
By Katherine Hancock
khancockprowler@gmail.com
Although PE was instituted as a salubrious
mainstay in schools across America many years ago, it
is now an outdated and sometimes ineffective tool used
by the government to try to ward off childhood obesity.
That is why physical education at the high school level
should not be made mandatory.
While PE classes are shown to provide the daily
activity and lifestyle encouragement that many children
and teenagers need to maintain a healthy weight, a 50
minute class cannot, especially in the most severe cases,
remedy all the health problems of students. For example, most kids with severe health issues are genetically
predisposed to having an unhealthy weight.
An additional reason to make basic PE an elective choice rather than a requirement is because of the
ever-increasing standards for academic rigor in the high
school and college admissions environment. It is not unlikely in the competitive world of admissions for merely
one academic AP or Honors class to be the deciding
point between acceptance, waitlist, or denial from a college or university for a student. Although skipping PE for
an academic course does not guarantee college admission, having one extra star on your chest never hurt.
US News reported in 2011 that from 2010-2011,
more than 7.6 million students played school sports,
and of those 7.6 million students, 55.5 percent were high
school kids involved in sports. Chances are, they get as
much, if not more, experience, lifestyle encouragement,
and enjoyment out of the extracurricular sport as they
would in a PE class. The school can’t make anyone sign
up for a 5k or go for a hike in the neighborhood; self-motivating for these activities takes some gumption that
can’t be obtained from one semester of PE.
While physical education classes have proved
beneficial to youth in America, the results don’t start and
end with classroom-taught fitness skills. PE is a great
way to introduce students to fitness goals, healthy habits,
and physical training, but cannot instill a perfect lifestyle
on its own.
By Brittany Brown
brittanybrownprowler@gmail.com
Some students think that PE is a waste of time and
that PE class has no value whatsoever because running a
mile every week will do students no good in the long run.
However, students are missing the key point of why we
have gym and why the coaches make them run that mile.
Physical education prepares children to be physically and mentally active. It exists in an effort to keep children healthy. Being obese or simply not exercising can ruin
your health and state of mind, and sometimes PE in school
is the only exercise a child gets. PE is an incentive and an
outlet for health, especially in the age of the iPhone and
Netflix. Children aged 8 to 18 spend about seven and a half
hours per day on electronic devices. That does not include
the other hours spent in a lethargic state while texting, or
30 idle minutes spent talking on the phone with others
each day.
Having PE in school also helps students’ relationship with their peers. On free days, students get to enjoy
free time and play basketball, foursquare, badminton, and
volleyball with their friends. Students can also walk laps
around the gym and have a conversation with their peers or
coaches.
Physical activity has also been linked to academic
success and keeps students well-rounded. Regular physical
activity helps reduce stress and anxiety, increases self-esteem and overall body strength. It can also help maintain
proper levels of blood pressure.
Grade point averages have been known to increase
by a few points if you are active rather than inactive. Quality physical education programs are needed to increase
self-responsibility and enjoyment of physical activity for
students so that they can be physically active.
PE can be life changing for today’s students because it offers them a well-rounded opening to develop
their bodies and minds, and to expand skills that will drive
them to success in physical and academic aspects of education.
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PROWLER Feature
Research Before Going to Beautiful Lengths
to Endorse Charities
By Brittany Brown
brittanybrownprowler@gmail.com
Facebook, social media, and
news media websites abound with
pictures of young girls who choose to
donate their hair to an organization
called Locks of Love. These young
girls believe they are helping to create
human hair wigs to donate to children
suffering from cancer. Unfortunately,
that belief is not necessarily true.
A recent online article explains
how a girl with leukemia, Maggie Golden, requested a human hair wig from
Locks of Love. Golden and her family
completed the extensive application
process, but the request was denied,
and she was offered a synthetic hair
piece instead. Golden was told that
the Locks of Love organization only
gives real-hair wigs to kids with
long-term hair loss.
According to the Locks of
Love website, most of their human
hair wigs go to kids with alopecia areata, a disease that causes a
person's hair to fall out due to an
immune system deficiency that
causes follicle damage— not children
suffering from cancer.
According to Locks of Love
Director, Lily Robbins, “[Golden’s]
situation needed an immediate solution, which is why a synthetic wig
was offered. She could not wait four
to five months for a custom prosthe-
sis to be made for her. Our hair pieces
are given based on the child’s situation,
[and the wigs] are custom-made from
donated ponytails for each child’s head.”
Although Locks of Love restricts
hair donations to specific diseases, there
are many charitable organizations that
donate human hair wigs to children who
have lost their hair to chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or alopecia areata. Wigs
for Kids, Pantene Beautiful Lengths,
and Children With Hair Loss are great
substitutes for Locks of Love.
If you are considering cutting
your hair to donate to cancer patients,
please consider one of these organizations.
The Science of Binge-Watching
By Maya Lavinier
mlavinierprowler@gmail.com
Rocking ratty sweatpants
and unbrushed teeth, bleary-eyed
fans of every television show imaginable regularly succumb to the
allure of binge-watching. For those
uninitiated into this phenomenon,
binge-watching is the practice of
neglecting every aspect of your life
and personal hygiene to watch every
single episode or even multiple seasons of a show in succession. Over 61
percent of Americans admit indulging in this slothful passtime.
A variety of online services
like Netflix, Hulu, and others are
now making binge-watching more
easily accessible to viewers. What
takes the crew of Sherlock two years
to make, a viewer might watch in a
span of about five hours.
Now for the science: according to KidsHealth.org, teens between
15 and 18 who watch more than two
hours of TV are shown to be more
likely to be overweight. Drooling in
front of a screen all day only encourages unhealthy eating. Further, the
schedule promoted by binge-watching lowers attention spans and leads
to less sleep and erratic sleep patterns.
According to a study by
Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, people who watch more than
4 hours of TV a day are 80 percent
more likely to suffer heart disease.
Binge-watchers often report a decrease in blood pressure, an increase
in anxiety, and an overall feeling of
dejection once they finish a show.
In contrast, binge-watching can also be a good thing when
done in moderation. Shortly after
semester finals, the TV channel HBO
encouraged the practice, suggesting students reward themselves for
studying for exams by binge-watching HBO.
Fifty-four years earlier, FCC
Chairman Newton Minnow directed
a speech to the National Association
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of Broadcasters, condemning the
addictive nature of television entertainment and what it can do to our
minds.
“I invite each of you to sit
down in front of your television set...
for a day, without a book, without
a magazine, without a newspaper,
without a profit and loss sheet or a
rating book to distract you...I can assure you that what you will observe
is a vast wasteland,” said Minnow.
Binge-watching, however,
hasn’t hurt the television industry
which still gains over 121.1 billion
dollars in revenue each year from
binge-watching fanatics who willingly pay for subscriptions.
An increasing number of
Americans binge-watch, and the
practice is becoming even more
commonplace worldwide. Whether
spending an evening catching up on
The Walking Dead or marathoning
old Shingeki no Kyojin episodes,
practice safe binge-watching this
February.
PROWLER
Feature
Hipster Hangouts: 5 Dates on a Dime
Katie Atkinson
katkinsonprowler@gmail.com
Is it love in the air? Or is it just the smell of anxiety emanating
from those who don't know how they can shell out enough money to pay
for Valentine's Day dates this year? Not to worry. Here, we have compiled a list of five things to do this month that will awaken the hipster
at heart and won't end up breaking the bank. Photos from weburbanist.
com, queenbeecoffee.com, telegraph.co.uk, shreveporttimes.com.
1. Geocaching. While arguably
not the most popular dating go-to,
geocaching is a great activity for
those who are adventurous at heart.
Geocaching is a real life treasure
hunt that calls for participants to
find "caches" (containers) by using
GPS-enabled devices to navigate to
specified sites. Forget the outrageous dinner wait times. Hop in the
car with your Valentine and go on an
adventure! For more information
visit: geocaching.com.
2. Trivia or Bingo. Offering a
twist on the usual dinner date, Mellow Mushroom hosts Trivia Night
and Bingo Night on Tuesday and
Sunday, respectively. Share a calzone with your cutie and flaunt your
competitive side for this fun alternative to a traditional night out. Trivia
Night starts at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays.
Bingo Night begins at 5:30 p.m. on
Sundays.
4. Thrifting. One man's trash is another man's
treasure, right? Maybe your Valentine will agree. This
activity is both fun and feasible. Take a trip to the local
Goodwill or venture out to more hole-in-the-wall locations and spend time sorting through the used goods
offered there. By the end of the day, it won't be just the
low prices that will have your heart skipping a beat.
3. Graffiti Hunting. If street art tickles
your fancy, graffiti hunting is a great goto. If you can spare the trip to Atlanta,
there are many locations that are just
waiting to be gazed upon. Krog Street
Tunnel, for instance, is well known for
its decorated walls. Other forms of
street art can be found in places like
Little Five Points as well. This activity
is a great alternative for those who can't
bring themselves to shell out High Museum admission money.
5. Coffee. If you and your sweet are craving something sweet, grabbing coffee is the way to go. Queen
Bee Coffee in the McDonough Square is one location
that offers affordable drinks and snacks as well as a romantic ambiance to boot. You and your date can score
some treats and spend the day lounging on the store's
couches while sharing conversation.
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PROWLER Culture
Treat Yourself to Yes Please
By Katherine Hancock
khancockprowler@gmail.com
Known for zany roles in hit
movies and TV shows such as Baby
Mama, Mean Girls, Saturday Night
Live, and Parks and Recreation, Amy
Poehler is an actress and comedian
who has made quite a name for herself
on both the silver screen and the red
carpet. Now, Poehler has stepped
out from in front of the video camera
and picked up paper and pen to make
room for herself on your bookshelf
in the form of her autobiography Yes
Please. It is fun, interesting, and allows readers to get to know Amy apart
from the Pawnee Parks Department
and SNL’s Weekend Update.
The book begins with a look
into Poehler’s childhood and upbringing. Born in Newton, MA, she
describes her experiences with both
the best and worst parts of growing
up in the lower middle class, noting
the fabricated adventures of seeking
neighborhood danger for fun, but also
falling asleep to the sound of parents
“arguing about car payments and
tuition”--real life dangers that most
readers have probably experienced
themselves.
Poehler brings herself increasingly closer to readers through stories
of childhood experiences, like the
time when a mistake on stage during
an elementary school production of
The Wizard of Oz led her to fall in
love with improvisation. Stories with
relatable sentiments pepper the entire
book; for example, when Poehler
describes the summer she spent waitressing after graduating high school
and before starting college, she says,
“I was relieved when I had to leave
and head to college… I was aching for
what came next. I felt my whole life
stretched out before me like an invisible buffet.” Seniors, raise your hands
if you feel Amy on this. Such anecdotes help readers feel like Poehler is
someone just like them who occasionally brushes up against celebrities and
appears on the stage of the Primetime
Emmy Awards next to Tina Fey (who
also happens to be Poehler’s “comedy
wife”).
Readers get as much of an inside look at a life of improv and show
business as they do Poehler’s personal
life thanks to her vivid and candid stories and lessons learned from her time
in the improv troupe Upright Citizens
Brigade, SNL, and Parks and Rec.
Poehler recounts stories of glory like
when she played Hillary Rodham Clinton next to the actual Hillary Rodham
Clinton, or when she performed as a
heavily pregnant woman while she was
actually very pregnant.
This autobiography is smart,
heartfelt, and humorous, offering
perfect amounts of sarcasm, poignancy, and sage advice to keep readers of
all ages and all interests entertained
and involved. As readers near the end
of the book, they will start to feel like
Poehler is sitting next them with her
scrapbook open. Say “Yes Please” to
taking her up on this experience, and
save lots of room for laughter along
the way.
Rating: 7 out of 10
Better Than: The Book With No
Pictures, Bad Habits: A Book of
Confessions About Confession
Not as Good as: Is Everyone
Hanging Out Without Me? (And
Other Concerns)
You Might Also Enjoy: Not That
Kind of Girl, Bossypants
The Imitation Game Cracks the Code for
Winter Hit
By Sarah Johnson
sjohnsonprowler@gmail.com
Right from the start, The
Imitation Game is an entertaining yet
emotionally moving film. Based on
the novel Alan Turing: The Enigma
by Andrew Hodges, both the novel
and film are very engaging. Though
World War II is the main focus of the
film, if you look a little deeper, you see
that it is also about the silent war of
homosexuality.
Benedict Cumberbatch (Star
Trek: Into Darkness, Sherlock) gives
an excellent performance as Alan
Turing, most specifically when he is
with or talking about the machine he
invents to defeat Enigma. Another
outstanding performance is given by
Keira Knightley (Jack Ryan: Shadow
Recruit, Pirates of the Caribbean),
who plays the beautiful and smart,
Joan Clarke.
The Imitation Game could not
have come at a better time. While this
movie is about war and homophobia,
we must ask ourselves, how much has
changed? Many of us have progressed
from “fixing” homosexuals to embracing them. But despite how far we have
come, homophobia still exists. War
is still present. No matter who we are
fighting, whether it be Al-Qaeda or
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ISIS, war still exists in our lives and
puts fear in our hearts just as it did in
The Imitation Game.
As a historical drama, The
Imitation Game shows us to always
move forward, and reminds us of all
the loss and heartache the world has
seen. This film is extraordinary, and I
highly recommend it.
Rating: 9 out of 10
Better than: Boyhood,
Foxcatcher
Not as Good as: The Theory of
Everything, American Sniper
You Might Also Enjoy: Cake, Big
Eyes
PROWLER Culture
My Favourite Faded Fantasy-- My Favourite
New Album
By Eli Roberts
eroberts@prowler.com
Eight years is a long time to
wait for something, especially if that
something is a much-anticipated album.
Damien Rice, an Irish folk musician, recently released a new album
titled My Favourite Faded Fantasy
after eight years of silence.
After the release of his album 9 in
2006 and his first completed world
tour, his career seemed to fade into a
fondly nostalgic memory. Until late
2014, that is, when the world finally
saw the release of My Favourite Faded
Fantasy and his announcement of his
most recent and currently ongoing
world tour.
My Favourite Faded Fantasy
combines Rice’s older, more acoustic
style with a newer style that consists of
orchestral instrumentals and falsetto
vocals.
Songs like “It Takes A Lot to Know a
Man” and “Colour Me In” seem to revisit the style of 9 and even that of his
first album, O. Others, like “My Favourite Faded Fantasy,” the title song, and
“The Greatest Bastard” bring in new
elements and a variety of instruments,
a contrast to his usual gentle guitar
and piano backing.
Of course, Rice still plays it
safe when it comes to subject matter.
He is known for writing his songs
about things like heartbreak, cheating,
unrequited love, and dysfunctional
relationships, and this album stays
true to that. However, despite the fact
that his songs are all similar in meaning, never once do they seem repetitive
or alike in any way. Each track on the
album is emotional in its own respect
and pulls at the heartstrings with
unique lines and ethereal melodies.
The only complaint I have
with this album is the fact that it only
has eight tracks on it-- a disappointing
amount of music for such a long waiting period.
My Favourite Faded Fantasy
both impresses and haunts with its
wonderfully deep lyrics and gorgeous
instrumentals. After eight years of anticipation, I can safely say it was worth
the wait.
Rating: 8 out of 10
Better than: Simple Times, 9
Not as good as: Our Endless
Numbered Days, O
You may also enjoy: Rhythm and
Repose, Down the Way
Find Out Why Girls Girl Lena Dunham is
Not That Kind of Girl
Mitchell Mobley
mmobleyprowler@gmail.com
Not That Kind of Girl, memoir of Girls writer, director, and lead
actress Lena Dunham, has made
waves for its unapologetic and honest
portrayal of what it is to be an unconventional twenty-something. Published Sept. 30, Not That Kind of Girl
is a collection of essays, letters, lists,
and emails written by Dunham about
events in her life that made her who
she is.
The book is arranged into five
sections, each composed of loosely-related essays, lists, and other works,
about various aspects of life like “Love
& Sex,” “Body,” and “Friendship.”
Dunham subtitles her memoir A
Young Woman Tells You What She’s
Learned, and through multifarious
and embellished stories from her
childhood and college days, she relays
how she has learned a great deal about
herself and relationships with those
around her. Awkward exes, first times,
and absurdities abound from Dunham’s childhood as the daughter of
two artists to her adulthood as an HBO
series star.
HBO doesn’t hand out a TV
series to just anyone, but it’s evident
from the first page of this memoir why
Dunham got Girls: her writing style is
unique and entertaining. She almost
seems to subscribe to the Jack Kerouac
school of thought wherein she performs crazy acts simply because they
will be good to write about later. Her
syntax is vivid and jarring: “he bought
me a hamburger--he is the one who
ended my vegetarian streak, for which
I will be forever grateful because I
grow strong on the blood of animals.” Dunham keeps the reader’s
interest with surprising and often hi-
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larious turns of phrase (“I’m obsessed
with the curtains in your van!”) that at
times seem like stream-of-consciousness writing.
Not That Kind of Girl is an
entertaining and lively collection of
stories from an award-winning actress
and director’s early life. Notably missing are stories from behind the scenes
of Girls, or notes on her creative process--likely a disappointment to fans-but this can be overlooked in favor of
the wit and absurdity Dunham brings
with Not That Kind of Girl.
Rating: 6 out of 10
Better Than: Find Me, The Funny
Thing Is...
Not as Good as: Is Everyone
Hanging Out Without Me? (And
Other Concerns), Bossy Pants
You Might Also Enjoy: Yes
Please, Dad is Fat
PROWLER
Culture
Selma Stirs Social Sympathy
By Devyn Mode
dmodeprowler@gmail.com
It comes as no surprise that
Selma is one of the greatest films
to come out in years. The content
alone--the fight for equal voting
rights by Martin Luther King Jr.
and other activists of the 1960s--is
captivating and powerful. It is the
direction, writing, and acting, however, that evokes viewer emotion,
reminding them that these events
were not simply a part of history
but are still prevalent in today's
society.
David Oyelowo (Interstellar, Jack Reacher, The Last King
of Scotland) gave a moving performance as Martin Luther King Jr.
and was among one of the greatest
aspects of the film. Another notable
performance was that of Stephan
James (Home Again, When the
Game Stands Tall, Perfect Sisters)
who brought to the screen the
powerful character of John Lewis.
These two actors alone made the
film worth the time and money.
It is first-time writer Paul
Webb, however, who created a
production that made myself and
every other viewer in the theater
cry from beginning to end. Producers spared no brutal scene or
heart-wrenching murder, but rather, used those events of the past to
call attention to modern-day police
brutality and racism.
Selma illustrates that
power of a movement and determination of a people in both a sophisticated and daring way. I would not
just suggest the movie to a friend,
Selma, released in early
January, is a
historical film
based on the
events in Selma, Alabama
in the 1960s.
Photo from
imdb.com.
but to every American.
Rating: 9 out of 10
Better Than: Foxcatcher, The
Theory of Everything
Not as Good as: 12 Years a
Slave, Dallas Buyers Club
You Might Also Enjoy: American Sniper, Django Unchained
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PROWLER
Culture
Dad is Fat Brings Laughs and Sympathy
By Hannah Matthews
hmatthewsprowler@gmail.com
Comedian Jim Gaffigan endures a parent’s worst nightmare:
he and his wife live in a two room
apartment with five children in the
Big Apple. The struggles he faces
seem impossible to bear, but he
somehow manages to look at the
situation with humor.
In his book Dad Is Fat, Gaffigan takes a break from parenting
to share the various escapades of
his family including, but not limited to, taking his children to church,
going to the park, exploring the
sights of New York City, and meeting other crazy parents.
Before reading even begins, laughs are guaranteed. The
insulting title on the cover can be
credited to one of Gaffigan’s many
children; the sentence was the first
she ever wrote. Gaffigan’s stubborn
pose on the cover accurately portrays his state of mind as exposed
in the novel.
In the novel, Gaffigan’s never ending sarcasm and self-deprecating humor make his situations
relatable, even to high school students. I’ve never changed a diaper,
but after reading Gaffin’s quest to
do so, I feel like I suffered through
it with him.
While you may be scared of
having children after reading this
book, at least you’ll be able to laugh
at the trials of this dad. I didn’t
expect to find humor in the trials of
a parent, but somehow, I did.
The irritated
dad on the
cover of this
book has quite
the story to
tell. Photo by
Hannah Matthews.
Rating: 6 out of 10
Better Than: Food: A Love
Story, My Dog: The Paradox
Not as Good as: Hyperbole
and A Half, How To Tell if
Your Cat is Trying to Kill You
You Might Also Enjoy: Seriously…I’m Kidding, Yes
Please
Based On the True Story of Chris Kyle,
the Deadliest Sniper
By Jordan Pridgeon
jpridgeonprowler@gmail.com
Directed by Clint Eastwood
(Million Dollar Baby, Unforgiven,
Grand Torino), American Sniper
made 104 million dollars in its
first four days in theaters. Said to
become the top R-rated film of the
year, American Sniper is based
on the story of Navy SEAL Chris
Kyle, portrayed by Bradley Cooper
(The Hangover part I, II, and III,
Everybody’s Fine). The film also
stars Taya, Kyle’s wife, played by
Sienna Miller (The Edge of Love,
Interview, Casanova).
The movie begins with
Kyle’s childhood where he shows
potential for becoming a sniper.
After calling it quits with his high
school girlfriend, Kyle realizes he
has a higher calling in life. This
leads to him quit his job as a rodeo
star and join the Navy SEALs. The
movie takes viewers through his
intense training, falling in love,
war scenes, and losing himself in
trying to help others. In between
his treacherous and life threatening tours, you learn about how war
affects the person he is and how his
two children and wife lose sight of
the man he was.
This movie will keep viewers on the edge of their seats,
but it may make them cringe at
some of the more gruesome and
spine-chilling scenes. Inspirational at the least, the 160 kills Kyle
made in his career saved more of
the SEALs and Marines lives than
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any other SEAL team member. He
spent the tours chasing a terrorist
sniper known as “The Butcher.”
This leads to Kyle becoming known
as a legend and hero throughout
the military community and back
at home.
From losing friends to
changing his life, you never lose
interest for a second. This must
watch movie to leaves movie goers
in silence. If there’s one movie to
go see this year, this is it.
Rating: 9 out of 10
You Might Also Enjoy: Lone
Survivor , Zero Dark Thirty
Better Than: Green Zone, In
the Valley of Elah
Not ss Good as: Black Hawk
Down, The Hurt Locker
PROWLER
Sports
Varsity Girls Basketball Shoots Through
Season
By Sydney Steele
ssteeleprowler@gmail.com
The Union Grove Varsity
Lady Wolverines dribbled their
way to the end of their basketball
season, fighting for every win they
earned.
“The team is not always
judged on winning and losing but
how they work as a whole,” said
Mr. Nick Ellis, athletic director.
The Union Grove team
faced their ultimate rival, Ola Dec.
5. The Union Grove team scored
a triumph of 33-25 over the Mustangs. They faced Ola again on
Dec. 20 and won again with a score
of 42-31.
“The girls are just a good
team; they probably pass too much
because they don’t mind sharing
the ball,” said Head Coach Dock
Gammage.
The whole team has improved since the first game and
they are hoping to get into the top
four region tourney.
“We are striving to become a team
that plays as one and we are doing
our best which is all we can ask
of each other,” said Hannah Ambrose, junior.
In the Jan. 6 game against
McIntosh, the ball simply did not
bounce their way with a score of
42-34. Some of the key players
on the team were Rickese Brooks,
junior, and Shade Tate, senior.
“We haven’t been doing
as we planned, but we have five
regular season games remaining
and plan to win all hopefully,” said
Rickese Brooks, senior.
The Lady Wolverines secure
another win
Sat. Jan. 24
against Locust
Grove with a
score of 3528. Photo by
Jordan
Pridgeon.
The team dominated the
court against Locust Grove Jan. 24
and won with a score of 35-18.
“Based on wins and losses,
people might say we have not had
such a good season, but we all love
playing as a team and we are definitely capable of great things,” said
Kara Spivey, sophomore.
Wrestlers Pin Down Major Win at
South Metro
By Jordan Pridgeon
jpridgeonprowler@gmail.com
Attending more tournaments than ever, the Union Grove
Varsity Wrestling team has had
one of the busiest season in years.
The team won the South Metro
Tournament and placed in the top
six at State Duals.
"This is the best season
we've had in several years, and
we've placed top two at a lot of big
tournaments," said Noah Craft,
senior.
According to Coach Chad
Kollert, what makes the team work
is that everyone has their own
skills they bring with them to the
team. More recently the team has
really brought those skills together.
"Leading up to the State
Tournament you could really see
the change from an individual to
team mindset, especially showing
in the match against Alexander
at State Duals," said AJ Spencer,
senior.
Some of the key players
were Davion Farley, Justin Gittimier, Justin Ruffin, sophomores,
and Noah Craft, AJ Spencer, Luke
Parker, Ian Sehumchur, seniors.
"We've had the best season
that I have ever been a part of here
at UGHS; great team chemistry
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always helps in everything we do,"
said Parker.
The Union Grove Varsity
Wrestling Team get second at
Area. Special Photo by Kate
Dougherty.
PROWLER
Sports
Boys Basketball: Overtime Champions
By Jordan Pridgeon
jpridgeonprowler@gmail.com
Starting off their season
with a win against Luella Nov. 18,
the Union Grove Varsity Basketball Team was down by 13 but in
overtime they came back and won
74-71.
“We played surprisingly
well considering it was our first
game of the year," said Head
Coach Russ Atkins.
The team had several close
calls including the Luella and
Locust Grove games where both
were won in overtime. On Jan. 13
the team had another win against
Starrs Mill with a score of 51-49.
"I like our work ethic and
believe we will be playing well
when the Region Tournament
gets here Feb. 10," said Coach
Atkins.
Some of the seniors who
have stepped up this year and
had a positive impact on the
team's success are Nate Williams,
Khalil Williams, Robby Fouch,
and Cameron Lindsey.
"We plan to make a big
push in the coming weeks even
though we started off things pretty slow, but the season's picking
up," said Fouch.
According to Coach Atkins, each player brings a different skill of great value to the team
as a whole. Saturday, Jan. 24 the
team lost to Locust Grove with a
score of 52-50.
Boys fall short
of a win against
Locust Grove
Sat. Jan. 24
with a score of
52-50. Photo by
Jordan Pridgeon.
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PROWLER
Man on the Street
What is
Your Dream
Valentine’s
Date?
“Jennifer Lawrence in
District 12,” said Govinda
Khara, senior.
“Mellow mushroom with
Melanie Iglesias,” said Julian
Novoa, senior.
“Beyoncé because she is
flawless,” said Phelix
Stewart, freshman.
“A picnic with Michael Clifford,” said Gracie McVey,
freshman.
“A trip to the moon with
Haley Atwell,” said Tj
Johnson, junior.
“Anywhere with my boyfriend,” said Lexi Morris,
sophomore.
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“Ice skating with Theo
James,” said Sarah Joiner,
junior.
“A concert,” said Isatou Jata,
senior.