Terrace volleyball is sitting pretty as they gaze into the outlook of the 2008 season. Banking on the fact that they are only losing three seniors and the top teams in WesCo South are graduating several seniors, the prospect of having a great season seems very high.
Even with this though, consistency is going to have to be the theme of the year and the Hawks will have to play up to their potential game in and game out.
If the Hawks can keep the consistency theme up, there isn’t a single team in WesCo South that can’t be beat – including powerhouses Kamiak, Shorecrest and Edmonds-Woodway.
Anchoring the team down will be seniors Meagan Brown, Kori Seidlitz and Tiffany Staley with standout juniors Raechel Pendergraft and Jenna Donohue helping with the leadership on the squad.
In the first game of the year the Hawks will be seeking revenge against a Jackson team that barely came out on top in last season’s only meeting.
The match is at Jackson 7 p.m. on Sept. 11.

As is tradition for the Hawks Cross Country team, the team is gearing up for another successful season where expectations are high and goals even higher.
Last year’s season ended in heartbreak when they took fifth place at the Northwest District, which ousted their state chances by a single placing.
This year though, the team plans otherwise and full focus is going to be paid on making it to state.
“Go to state!” As eloquently put by senior Captain Matt Watson is what he had to say when asked what his personal goals are and what his goals for the team are.
For the Hawks to make a visit to state, Watson said, “This year we’re looking for our juniors to step it up and compete. Michael O’Neil, Ben Miller, Jake Howell as well as seniors Art Segami and Jonathan Cheever.”
“Jackson and Snohomish are going to be the toughest competitors,” commented Watson.
The first meet is the Edmonds District Invite Sept. 13 at Edmonds Stadium at 8 a.m.

By Kayla Cooper
Feature Editor

The men’s tennis team is recovering from the loss of their long time coach Gigi Johnson. New coach Alberto Ramirez hopes “to have a successful season.”
Ramirez was formerly the JV team’s coach, and the team members support his new position.
“He’s a really good guy who knows the game well. He will help you if you are struggling with something,” said junior Jack Carrick.
The team captains for this year are junior Joe Kim and senior Brett Musavage.
Tryouts were on Aug. 25, and ever since the team has been on a strenuous two hour daily practice regimen which includes a warm-up of jogging, running lines, drills of all the possible shots. The rest of the practice time is dedicated to challenge matches.
“I’m still evaluating the new guys, so I’m using the challenge matches to see who gets bumped up to varsity,” coach Ramirez said.
The team will continue preparing for their first match on Monday, Sept. 8.
The varsity squad will be playing at Glacier Peak while the JV team will defend their home court.

By Derek Giles
Sports Editor

After a surprisingly disappointing 5-10-1 season last year, the women’s soccer team will be in rebuild mode. With 10 seniors leaving it will be up to the young guns to fill the shoes left by the graduated seniors.
Seniors Amanda Berry, Becky Bradlee, Titi Chikoore and Kylie Hollenbeck will be the only seniors from last year’s squad and will have to lead the scoring charge for the Hawks as all four of these seniors play offensive positions.
Junior defenders Corinne Pingul, Amy Deller and Ali Christman will be expected to hold it down defensively while juniors Ariana DeBoo and Teryn Bouche are anticipated to step up and prove themselves as established scorers for the Hawks.
It will be crucial this year for the Hawks not to beat themselves and convincingly beat teams like Lynnwood and Mariner.
On the other side of things, the Hawks will need to step up against teams like Kamiak and Shorewood.
The Hawks first game is Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. at Edmonds Stadium against Glacier Peak.

By Amanda Lockleer
Tech Editor

Last year the Hawks ended their football season with an unfortunate 1-9 record. But this year, they have different plans.
“Everybody wants to win. But you have to do a lot of hard work in order to win, and this year we have a team that is willing to put in that work and win our games,” junior and varsity lineman Wesley Dawn said.
The Hawks have been practicing, training and building on last year all summer. Seniors Billy Lechtenberg, Paul Clingan and Derrik Larsen will be the leaders on the team.
There is though, a lack of seniors, and the Hawks will rely on younger players to get the job done.
Their football team’s first game is at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5 at Edmonds Stadium against the Royals of Lynnwood.
Then shortly after the season opener, the always exciting Homecoming game will be held on Oct. 3 at Edmonds Stadium against Cascade High School.

By Tanner Gregory
Copy Editor

While many of the rest of us were sitting in the last days of summer’s sun, the women’s swim team had already begun preparing for their season.
“Practices have just started and it has started off great,” Co-Captain Michelle Liu said. The team began practice on Monday, August 25.
The girls swim team is focused around meeting their goals. Many of these goals are specifically individual, but there are a number of team goals as well.
For most of the team qualifying for competition at state would be not only amazing but an honor. Some swimmers have their sights set on other contests as well.
Both current captains, Liu and Shadee Semana competed in the district finals last year, in which swimmers from around the region compete in skill-specific events.
In addition to a host of additional returning swimmers, and three-year coach Ashli Black, the team is adding eight new swimmers to the roster.
They are Savannah Davies, Hunter Goncalves, Katelan Guinn, Elizabeth Phippen, Alexandra Romanowski, Alyssa Kier, and Erin Vance.
Liu and Semana were both elected to their current positions as co-captains at the end of last season.

A recent report put out by Human Rights Watch revealed that over 220,000 public school students in the United States received corporal punishment during the 2006-2007 school year. Corporal punishment, the act of being physically harmed, is still legal in 21 states.
The fact that this is still allowed in the United States’ public schools is a disgraceful breach of human rights that should apply in full to minors as well as adults. Not only does this create an unhealthy learning environment, but it also advocates violence as an acceptable solution to social problems, perpetuating violent behavior amongst youth.
School is ultimately supposed to support a comfortable atmosphere in which kids can put aside social stigmas for the sake of knowledge. When a student comes to school fearing physically injurious retribution as a consequence for misbehaving, it makes it difficult for the child to succeed academically. In addition, when a student witnesses or falls victim to corporal punishment (generally the use of wooden paddles to spank), they lose faith in authority. Teachers and administrators are supposed to be friendly support figures, not unwavering masters of discipline. Furthermore, physical punishment by the hands of faculty members takes away the safe-haven of school from students who suffer from domestic abuse or bullying outside of their education. High school students in abusive relationships can’t turn to equally abusive school authorities for help.
The issue of racial discrimination is also addressed in the 2006-2007 report. Boys were more often punished than girls, but African-American girls were punished more than twice as often as Caucasian girls. If faculty members are given the right to utilize corporal discipline then they are also given the right to misuse it. The primary concern of school administration should be to teach, and nothing more.
Those who advocate corporal punishment believe it acts as a deterrent of misbehavior, disregarding the serious physical, emotional, and mental toll it has on people, especially children. Instead of verbally discussing the misbehaviors of a student, and coming up with less aggressive and harmful solutions, administrators send a barbaric message. It certainly seems ridiculous (as an example) for someone who has been rear-ended in traffic to exit their vehicle and spank, with a wooden paddle, the driver responsible for the accident. With the exception of a few murmurs of profanity, the exchange should consist of insurance information and formalities, not violence. It has been proven time and time again that children in abusive situations domestically are much more likely to become abusive later in life (according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, one-third of children who are abused or neglected later abuse their own children). There is no reason to think this effect would be any less prominent in school. Violence is comparable to a cycle of addiction; the influence of violence in a household is more likely to affect the child in that house to parent in a violent way.
Washington state is thankfully one of the 29 states and 106 countries that does not allow this practice in its public schools. While the practice of “spanking” is left up to the better judgment of parents, school administrators have no place taking their role.
If there is a problem with a student, the parents should be contacted and left to handle the behavior of their children by their own methods.

The Hawkeye staff editorial represents the views of the Executive Council

By Cassie Soriano
Photo/Graphics Editor

On July 11, a commercial American Airlines plane successfully completed its flight from New York to California, equipped with a missile-repelling system.
The JetEye system, developed by the United Kingdom-based BAE Systems, is an infrared missile defense system that diverts shoulder-fired missiles. It works by firing a laser once it detects heat-seeking missiles in order to divert it. “The flight represents the final phase of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s [or DHS] Counter-Man-Portable Air Defense System program,” written in the article “Passenger plane flies with laser system that repels missiles” on CNN.com “[It is] designed to test the suitability of missile-protection equipment for commercial aircraft.” The JetEye was developed in Jan. 2004 during the early phases of the Counter-Man-Portable Air Defense System program [also known as the Counter-MANPADS program.] It has received $105 million in funding, and BAE Systems was recently awarded a $29 million contract by DHS for a final suitability evaluation.
The purpose of JetEye being installed on a commercial flight is to counteract terrorist threats. Five hundred thousand to 700,000 shoulder-fired missile weapons have been manufactured worldwide, and sometimes sold for as little as $5,000 in Middle Eastern and Central Asian arms markets. BAE Systems has been working with American Airlines Maintenance and Engineering Services to test the system on commercial flights.
JetEye will also be installed in two more American Airlines 767-200 aircraft until March 2009 for daily cross-country flights, including FedEx and other cargo planes. Other defense companies, such as Northrop Grumman, have urged that the system be installed on commercial aircrafts that transport soldiers and equipment to war zones. American Airlines will not make this system mandatory, however they have agreed to cooperate with test flights. No missiles will be launched at the plane during the flights to test the system, however.

By Brendan Moran
Health Co-Editor

If you’re talking about video games, the conversation inevitably revolves around at least one of the major gaming console producers in the world today; Microsoft of the United States, or Sony and Nintendo of Japan. Subjects of the video game industry love to claim their favorite system as dominant, be it Microsoft’s Xbox 360 with its fantastic online service, Sony’s Playstation 3 boasting Blu-Ray capability, or Nintendo’s Wii with a fully gyroscopic controller.
In terms solely of console sales, Nintendo appears to be storming the market. International sales for the Wii numbered at just under 30 million at the end of July this year, the Xbox and Playstation trailing behind at 19 million and 14.41 million respectively. It is important to note, too, that the Wii was released an entire year later than the Xbox. The Wii doesn’t seem to be anywhere close to dethronement either, selling more units in July than the Xbox and Playstation combined.
Some argue that numbers don’t reflect on true quality, and this is often times is the case. Both the PS3 and 360 boast more power in hardware than the Wii, which can’t play DVD movies or output in high-definition. The hardware specs seem to correlate directly to the prices, however. The Wii will currently put you out $250. An Xbox 360 with a 20-gigabyte hard drive sells for $300, while a Playstation 3 with a 40-gigabyte hard drive and blu-ray support costs $400 [impressive considering that even the lowliest of standalone Blu-Ray players retail for almost $300.]
Microsoft and Sony have made it clear in numerous video game conferences and press releases that they do not consider the Wii to be in the same league as their consoles. That statement isn’t entirely unfair considering the vast differences in hardware, namely the Wii’s distinct controller design. Outside of the console war, Microsoft and Sony both seem to be doing poorly. Their stocks are both selling at only a few dollars above their 52-week lows of $24.87 and $36.90, respectively.
Each company has their pros and cons, and it’s still too early to call off the fight. The longer these systems stay on the market, the more their prices are cut and the more units they sell. Even years after these consoles are replaced with more advanced, next-generation systems, nerds everywhere will undoubtedly still be arguing over which was better, regardless of sales, profits, or popularity polls.

By Joan Tran
Hawkeye Staff

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 76 million cases of food poisoning occur annually in United States. Of those, approximately 300,000 result in hospitalizations, and 5,000 in death.
The term “food poisoning” describes illnesses caused by eating unsanitary food or drinking water that is contaminated. Some of these food are raw meat, raw eggs, chicken, and raw fruits and vegetables. Meats are contaminated from containing bacteria or parasites. It spreads during slaughtering, when some parts of the infected meat gets onto other meat. Fruits and vegetables are contaminated when they are exposed to the infected animal’s manure or washed with contaminated water, or touched by the infected animal. The E. coli O157:H7, salmonella, and campylobacter bacteria cause the most cases of food poisonings.
The primary carrier of E. coli O157:H7 are cattle. Consuming food or water contacted by the infected cattle can in turn result in further infection. It often leads to bloody diarrhea, stomach cramps, and little or no fever. Symptoms usually appear 3 to 4 days after getting the infection. In 3% to 5% cases of this infection, E. coli O157:H7 leads to hemolytic uremic syndrome, or HUS. This damages both the kidney and blood vessels.
Salmonella derives from the intestines of birds, reptiles, and mammals. The symptoms of this infection are fever, diarrhea, and stomach cramps. There was a recent outbreak of salmonella linked to raw tomatoes, jalapeno peppers, and cilantro from New Mexico and Texas. It was between the months of April to July. In Washington, 11 people were infected.
It is believed that campylobacter is the “most commonly identified bacterial cause of diarrheal illness in the world.” It is mostly from raw meat and healthy birds. People with this infection get fever, diarrhea, and stomach cramps. The most frequent source for getting campylobacter is from raw chicken.
Normally, the food poisoning goes away on its own after a couple of days. It is strongly recommended to keep drinking water. Saying hydrated will not only help you recover more quickly but will make you feel much better a well. On the other hand, it is suggested to avoid eating solid food, alcohol, caffeinated or sugary drinks. Sport drinks, such as Gatorade, should be diluted with water before drinking. If seeking for medication, you should go and consult a doctor.
To prevent from getting food poisoning, common sense should be used. Wash your hands, dishes, and utensils as thoroughly as possible. Cook your meat until it is no longer pink (although the flavor you will rob from your delicious meal is criminal in the minds of some). You should also wash your vegetables and fruits well. Drink fruit juices that are pasteurized, and also avoid drinking the ocean, lake, pond and other bodies of water. Those are some simple steps to keeping yourself away from food poisoning.
Although many steps have been taken to prevent the contamination of food, there are questions that still remain unanswered. Some of these are: how can people get rid of animal manure usefully, without endangering the food supply? How can food and water the animal takes in be made safer? Also, would food safety education help decline more cases of food poisoning? These are questions prompted by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.