BIg Deals

Coming soon this month, a new bar will be opening in the place of the old "Zax Bar and grill".

"Big Deals" will be the name, and Dennis and Lori Paulus will be the owners. Lori's menu will

consist of many regular bar food items, such as hamburgers, salads, breakfast, etc. and daily

specials. Stop in and have a bite to eat!

Recap of the UNI Panthers and (12)Creighton

The Uni Panthers host (12) Creighton February 4th at McLeod Center in Cedar Falls at 5:00 P.M. The Panthers have been working hard and have been working together as a team. The top performers of the Game were Doug McDermott from Creighton with 18 points and 12 rebounds and Seth Tuttle from UNI with 13 points, nine rebounds, one steal, and one block. Northern Iowa opened up a 51-45 lead with 5:21 left. The Panthers reeled off an 11-2 run capped by a Deon Mitchell layup and a 3 from Chip Rank, and McDermott picked up his fourth foul on a charge near the basket. Young stopped the UNI surge with a three-point play, pulling the Bluejays within a possession with 3:55 left, but Jake Koch's 3 with 1:11 left gave the Panthers a 58-54 lead. James buried a huge 3 from the corner with 23 seconds left to put Northern Iowa ahead 61-56. Creighton's Jahenns Manigat made it 61-59 on a 3 with 15 seconds left. Anthony James gets fouled and misses the first but makes the second. It is now a 62-59 ball game with the UNI panthers out in front. Creighton takes a full timeout, after the timeout it is Creightons ball, Antoine Young shoots a three ball and makes it, the game is all tied up at 62-62. The UNI panthers inbound the ball to Anthony James with 2 seconds left on the clock, James works the defense down the court and puts up a three and made the game winning shot for the UNI panthers. The Panthers record is now (16-9). The Panthers travel to Wichita State Wednesday February 8th.

Do you know what you want for Graduation?

Graduation is almost here! And for much of the class of 2012, it’s time to start thinking about what gifts that they might need to become successful in the future.
There are many gifts out there. From futons and bed sheets to lap tops and towels but what are the most wanted Graduation gifts? And what are the most needed Graduation gifts? That is a question all of us Senior class members need to start asking ourselves.
So what are the top ten most wanted Graduation gifts? Number 10: A simple high quality ink pen. You never know when you’ll need one to write notes with. Number 9: A college spirit gift. Wherever you’re going to college, you will want to support that college in any way possible so getting a gift that will commemorate your school is just what you want. Number 8: A digital camera. You will have some of your best memories while at college. And there is nothing better to have memories saved on your digital camera. Number 7: A hope chest. I know what you’re are thinking “That is only for girls!” but no it can be a great use to put anything in, you can put supplies and even clothes in your hope chest and it’s a great use of space. Number 6: Commemorative coins. Commemorative coins are a great way to remember your high school career and graduation. Just like class rings, it is something that you can hold on to forever. Number 5: A lap top computer. This is probably the one gift I would want personally on my Graduation. It is extremely vital to your college life, especially this day in age where technology rules in the class room. Number 4: An I-Pad. Just like a lap top, an I-Pad is something that can get things done in the classroom. Although lap tops are extremely portable, I-Pads are even more portable and are easy to carry around on campus from class to class. Number 3: An I-Pod. Although college life is fun and full of memories, it can also be stressful. Music brings a calmness to your life and can also get you through walking long distances to class. Number 2: “Oh the Places You’ll Go” the book by Dr. Suess. This gift may seem strange to come in at number 2 on the most wanted Graduation gifts but “Oh the Places You’ll Go” is sweet and a perfect book to commemorate your achievements and your future. Number 1: Money! The obvious number one is money, it’s simple, not much thought goes into it, and it is extremely versatile to use. You can use money for anything! Books, car payments, school tuition, whatever you want! That is something worth considering when you are thinking about what you want as a Graduation gift this May. So Graduation is near and though we want a lot of gifts, we need to think about what we need and not want to become successful. That is what you should be thinking about when you’re purchasing a Graduation gift.

Sources: www.About.com

Wrestlers

Wyatt Portis

Wyatt is a Sophomore wrestler, who has wrestled since he was in elementary. His favorite memory is beating Coleman Waters. The best thing about being a wrestler in Wyatt's opinion is "the feeling when practice is over, and winning. Wyatt's goals are to qualify for the state tournament in Des Monies.

Dan Guthart

Dan is a Senior wrestler, who has wrestled for only 5 years. Despite only 5 years of experience Dan was a state qualifier in 2011, which also is his biggest accomplishment. Dan's favorite thing about wrestling is the feeling when you win.

Spencer Kelly

Spencer is a Senior, who has wrestled ever since he was 4. Wrestling for that long pays off in a big way, and Spencer is a prime example of hard work paying off, after qualifying for districts twice and 100+ career wins, plus being currently ranked 8th in the state. Although his career goal is to win state, Spencer has yet to make it through districts, and on to state.

Rugby Sliger

Rugby a Sophomore, has had long wrestling career, starting when he was in Kindergarden. Rugby started wrestling because of his family tradition in wrestling. For being a young wrestler, Rugby has shown his stripes as a varsity wrestler, placing 3rd in the corn bowl conference.

Issac Schwantes

As a Sophomore Issac decided to go out for wrestling to make himself a better football player. (Better tackler) He only has three years of experience in the wrestling world. With such little time from Sophomore years to his Senior year, Issac has improved immensely in those three years beating the 6th ranked wrestler in the state at his weight class. Issac’s favorite part of being a wrestler is the feeling of winning, and goals are to make it through Sectionals and to Districts.

Matt Fullerton

Matt has been wrestling since he was in grade school, and as he grew up he liked it more, and more and decided to dedicate himself to it. As a Senior Matt has 100+ wins, and has beaten the school pins in a season record. The feeling of personal achievement is matts favorite part of being a wrestler.

Rockford Boys Basketball Team

The Rockford Varsity Boys basketball team have been having troubles showing their talent in the recent games. They traveled to Manly, Iowa last week, to take on the Central Springs Panthers and had a very good game but could not come out on top; they lost 34-49. They had another tough match up against Saint Ansgar on Friday, January 27th, 2012. The boys were already defeated by the Saints on December 16th, 2012 by the score of 26-57. After team discussion, they badly wanted to take back the first time they met, and defeat the Saints on their own court. And as they went through the tough practices, getting ready to go out and show the crowd and their coaches the talent they actually have, they pulled out with a victory by three points, 44-41.

They knew that they got the job done but they had plenty more games ahead of them to conquer. They hosted the Nashua-Plainfield Huskies on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012. They played hard and showed their talent but it just wasn`t enough to get the win. They got defeated 53-62. The Rockford Warriors travel to Greene, Iowa on Friday, Feb. 3, to take on the North Butler Bearcats. The Bearcats defeated the Warriors in the past and the Warriors are really wanting the game back so they can get the win. The Rockford Boys appreciate the support from their spectators and their coaches for cheering and helping them when they need it. The Warriors will have one more conference game after the Bearcats. They will be hosting the West Fork Warhawks at the Rockford Community School on Tuesday, February 7th, 2012.

The Rockford Boys Basketball team will be traveling to Riceville to play their first district game on Monday, February 13th, 2012.

Buying Under The Influence.

By: Jocelyn Arends

As I was driving my car home from school, I was listening to the radio and heard a very interesting statistic about people buying under the influence or otherwise known as “BUI.” I have heard of sleep shopping but I have never heard of shopping while intoxicated. When people are buying under the influence they tend to buy products that they would not buy while they were sober. The statistics of such a thing as buying while intoxicated is alarmingly and on the rise. Most women are affected by this, since women are susceptible to buying products on-line than men. Most people who buy under the influence end up buying products that are ridiculous and humiliating. Usually the most purchased items are tattoos but some items can get as ridiculous as a hot dog toaster. I mean who really needs a hot dog toaster? This has affected many people and though most people buy stuff on-line while they had a few drinks, many also stumble in to shops, buy something ridiculous and hand the cashier their credit card with out thinking properly. This has cost many people tons of money and that is one thing many experts are saying is a bad habit to produce. What experts believe is that the consumer should not drink during the day when most stores are open, avoid late-night infomercials, restrict on-line usage after you drink, and the biggest component is to have a support system, or someone who can tell you what’s wrong and what’s right to buy. Another thing you can do to prevent buying under the influence is to unplug the computer keyboard before you uncork a bottle. This can at times be serious and eventually lead to something more than money problems, it can be a habit, a habit of serious consequences. So the next time you decide to consume alcohol (which you should not be anyway if you’re underaged) think of the consequences when you are shopping for ridiculous products.

Sources:

www.Fashionista.com

www.Shine.yahoo.com

www.latimesblog.latimes.com

Horror History

Scary movies have been around from 1910 to present day, they were just starting to make the films. Back then the movies were older; they were in black in white, a lot shorter than movies today. The movies today have improved immensely they tend to be longer and the graphics, visuals, sounds are 10x better since the early 1900's. You all could tell the differences of older movies compared to movies now just from watching an older horror film to a current horror film.

Frankenstein (1910): As you can see in this trailer the picture isn't very clear and the sound wasn't as good. The movie itself isn't as scary and chilling as a horror film is today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kjCAJRrsVA&feature=related

The Devil Inside (2012): As you can see this The Devil Inside trailer is more creepy compared to the Frankenstein trailer because they make the movie seem more real because of the images they use, better technology, the contrast between quietness compared to the sudden increase in the noise and actions of the scene. Watching older films now to most of us is humorous thinking about how back then we might have found it quite scary because it's the only thing we had back then compared to now. Scary movies now have the thrills of the moment, the volume, quality, sound, the make up, and how it all seems to look a lot more real since the early 1900s.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUDFKhe2iuQ