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[Features] Gunn Beautification Day will be held Saturday, Nov. 14 and provides volunteers with three hours of community service for cleaning up the campus.—Colin Chen
[Sports] One thing I learned about wrestling when I attended practice: there’s lots of sweat involved. The room with the cleanly padded mat is literally a sauna with the stench of hard work whipped on to the bodies of the athletes. Some people think that no-cut sports are only useful to get a prep period, but that was not the type of sport I experienced in wrestling. During my two hours of conditioning and minimal wrestling, not once was the team given a water break. Apparently, we were supposed to lose a few pounds exhuming water from our bodies. Of course it was an exhausting two hours but it was still fun.—Colin Chen
[Forum] Drug use and cheating are a pervasive problem in many high schools. Offenders are often rightfully punished with a quick lash of consequences. Cheating and drug use may seem like two completely different subjects, but they share similar concepts. Both are against the rules and, in most cases, can become habit forming if not dealt with quickly and firmly. Consequences of these infractions often entail contacting the student’s guardian, and in the case of drug use, could include police involvement. Harsh punishments should be given to students who break rules in order to teach them that their actions are unacceptable. —Colin Chen
[Sports] Aug. 14 was a fateful day. The first of eight double days, means it’s time to truly buckle down and work our tails off. Unbeknownst to me, the football gods had something much different in mind. It comes time for lineman pits. Mano a mano, this is what football is all about. Today I’m going heads with team heffalump Alex Sutherland. Great guy, great football player, but he is somewhat ginormous. He falls on my poor knee, torquing it inward, and all that goes through my mind is “oh s---!” It has officially been diagnosed for now as a sprained MCL, between grades 1-2 (3 being a full tear). We are still awaiting the results of my MRI, but the MCL is the lesser known ligament brethren of the ACL, conveniently located on the inner part of one’s knee.—Colin Chen