Aurora Central Catholic High School Cost: FREE October, 2007

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Wednesday, October 31st
3:00 PM Respect for Life Club Meet-
ing (Library)
7:00 PM FORTRESS Meeting (Li-
brary)
Thursday, November 1st
6:30 PM Open House
Friday, November 2nd
7:30 AM Science and Outdoor Club
Meeting (Rm 208)
3:00 PM Drama Club Meeting (Cafe-
torium)
Saturday, November 3rd
7:00 PM Father-Daughter Dance
(Cafetorium)
Sunday, November 4th
3:45 PM Fall Sports Awards Banquet
(Cafetorium)
Tuesday, November 6th
7:15 AM Newspaper Meeting (Room
204)
Wednesday, November 7th
Photo by Liz Kottkamp
3:00 PM Respect for Life Club Meet- Senior Sean Grismer speaks to students during a Youth For Truth meeting held at the school library.

Planned Parenthood
ing (Library)
7:00 PM SPARCS Meeting (Library)
Wednesday, November 14th

Opens In Aurora
3:00 PM Respect for Life Club Meet-
ing (Library)
7:00 PM FORTRESS Meeting (Li-
brary)
Thursday, November 15th
By Lauren Lecco Students Protest
Local and World News Editor

7:30 AM NHS Meeting (Library)
Friday, November 16th
7:30 AM Science and Outdoor Club
Meeting (Rm 208)
7:00 PM Fall Drama Performance
(Cafetorium)
Saturday, November 17th
7:00 PM Fall Drama Performance
(Cafetorium)
F
or the past month our newspapers have
been flooded with the controversy of
the new women’s clinic, Planned Par-
enthood, which opened in Aurora. There has
been a huge response from the community
both for and against the Planned Parenthood
Clinic. While driving through the area one
may have noticed the signs decorating indi-
viduals’ yards. Some read “Planned Parent-
hood: Bad for Aurora,” while others read
“This Family Supports Planned Parenthood.”
Although Planned Parenthood does supply
other services, they provide abortions at a
lower cost than most hospitals. Anti-abortion
demonstrators have been seen sitting outside
of the clinic since the building first began.
Demonstrators have kept the protest peace-
ful by praying, singing, and displaying signs
against the clinic. Many of Aurora Central
Catholic students have been part of these
demonstrations. The Youth For Truth forum
organized a peaceful protest outside the clin-
ic before it opened so other Central students
could attend and voice their opinions about
the value of life. Over 700 youth attended.
At one point in time the community felt that
their prayers had been answered. Due to
some legal problems the opening of the clinic
was delayed, and at one point it looked like
the clinic just might lose their land. Much
to the community’s dismay, an occupancy
permit was issued for the clinic, making it
legal for them to open their doors. Steve
Continued on page 2...

Faces of children in Northern Uganda. War has torn

the country apart for twenty-one years, and
it is the children who are suffering for it. Be-
Hundreds of bodies are squeezed into the
small space, solely in order to be kept safe.
And it was all caught on tape. Bobby Bai-

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Contact Ethan Romba to discuss adding
your schedule to this section.
Uganda
By Kara McNamara
School News Editor
I was expecting a repetitive cry for help
accompanied with pictures and stories
of gaunt, starving children in Uganda. I
must admit, I was just hoping the cause
would sway people enough to want to
help, not so much the presentation. Let’s
just say I pleasantly surprised, both by
Invisible Children United’s presenta-
tion and the reaction from our school.
Let’s back up... Invisible Children United
is an organization dedicated to helping
sides the obvious dangers of war to
everyone, some children are be-
ing kidnapped in the night by
ley, Jason Russell, and
Laren Poole, three
filmmakers from Cali-
a renegade group called the fornia, set off for the
Lord’s Resistance Army Sudan to find a topic to
(LRA) to be made into make a movie about. I
child soldiers, who think we all remember
make up more than “The Most Depressing
90% of the army. Shot Ever”. In leaving
After a brutal desen- the Sudan, they found
sitization process, these chil- their story. And it be-
dren become part of the mass group gan a movement that
committing horrible acts of violence. we all can take part in.
Other children, however, make a nightly com- Invisible Children United is an organization
mute to public sites, most commonly the bus
station, in order to escape the reach of the LRA. Continued on page 3...

In This Issue...
School News Pop Culture Charger Sports
Read complete coverage John Whitney reviews Find out how ACC upset
of homecoming events Halo 3. Also take a look at Marmion in football.
including the powderpuff this year’s scary movies in
game (pictured), twins time for Halloween.
day, and much more.

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Local and World News

Planned Parenthood
from page 1
Trombley was quoted saying that, “He was
thrilled to call Aurora their new home.” A
fellow protestor, Eric Scheidler, rebutted this
comment by saying, “As long as the clinic is
open we will be here praying and counsel-
ing Planned Parenthood’s potential victims.”
Although the clinic is open, to its oppo-
nents the fight is not yet over. As long as
the clinic is open and running, there will
be people standing up for the rights of
the unborn and fighting against abortion.
Aurora Central sophomore Dan Schlietweil-
er founded Youth for Truth, and senior Sean
Grismer is the president. This organization is
in the process of setting up a website. Also,
a rally was held Sunday, October 21, in Chi-
cago from 1 to 4 p.m. If anyone would like
more information about this event, he or she
can contact any Youth for Truth member.
Around the World in Thirteen Years
Man completes 13 year trek around the world
By Kevin Eversole
Staff Writer
On Saturday, October 6, British adventurer
Jason Lewis finished a thirteen-year trip in
which he circumnavigated the world. He
did this by only using manpower. He used
a twenty-six-foot pedal boat, a bike, roller-
blades, and kayaks to complete his journey;
he also hiked for a good portion of his trip.
During his trip, Lewis faced many challenges.
He was hit by a car while rollerblading through
Colorado, and broke both legs. He was also
attacked by many animals during his trip, in-
cluding crocodiles, sharks, and even a mon-
key. One of his biggest problems was being
accused of spying in Egypt after crossing the
border illegally from Sudan. He was thrown
in jail and threatened with 40 years in prison.
Lewis started in July of 1994 at age 26 and
finished on October 6, 2007 at age 40. He
traveled a total of 46,505 miles, crossed three
oceans, and went through 37 countries. It
took him thirteen years, two months, and 23
days to complete his journey. On October 6,
Lewis and many spectators carried his boat
across the finish line in Greenwich, England.
Dog Blames Cat
By Mark Pfotenhauer
Staff Writer
Everybody knows that a dog is man’s best
friend, but what everybody doesn’t know is
that cats are man’s worst friends, especially
for Mr. Rolland Cote of Greenville, Maine.
In the early morning of Sunday, the 9th of
October, Mr. Cote was awakened by Thump-
er, a black Labrador retriever, and was al-
lowed enough time to call 911 and make his
way out of his burning house. Thankfully
no one was hurt in the fire and Mr. Cote’s
wife and 7-year-old grandson were away at
the time of the fire. After the fire ceased to
be, the fire marshal and Mr. Cote both agreed
that Princess, the family cat, caused the
fire. The fire was presumably started when
Princess knocked over a kerosene lamp.

College Football
Player Slayed on
Campus
By Marcus Jackson
Staff Writer
On October 1, 2007, in Memphis Ten-
nesee, Taylor Bradford (21) was not
shot and killed intentionally, which was
suggested by the police director Larry
Godwin. In addition, authorities know
that the outsiders will not be housed
on campus. Evidently Bradford’s kill-
ers were not diligently seeking the ef-
forts and alibis of the student body.
The murder was intentionally aimed to-
wards this specific individual and not in-
tended to harm others. Police reported that
at around 9:45 he had crashed his car near
a tree on a campus street around 200 meters
away from his apartment. He was slumped
over motionlessly, relayed police director
Larry Godwin, saying that witnesses had
observed a couple of unidentified men run-
ning away from the crime scene abruptly
after the event occurred. Shirley Raines
was quoted saying that this event was not a
random act. The individual who was being
specifically targeted was due to question-
able activities he may have been involved in.
Taylor Bradford originally attended Sam-
ford University and transferred to Memphis
(Home of the Tigers) after two football sea-
sons. He was a very skilled 5’11’’ 300 pound
linebacker who will be remembered by all was stabbed in the buttocks last weekend.
of those who knew him and were associated He had been engaged in a fight after a stu-
with Bradford. He attended Antioch High dent union dance. The injury in itself was
school in Nashville, Tennessee and held re- not life threating, but required some stitch-
cords in shotput and discus as a multitalented es. No arrests were made. However, inves-
athlete. ‘’We feel like the campus is safe, but tigations are continuing as time goes on.
we’d rather err on the safety than not,’’ the
spokesman Curt Gunther had replied in a sad The moral teaching or lesson, if you will,
and discontent manner. A large red ribbon of the report is quite simple. The lesson has
was tied around the tree where Bradford’s car been told again and again. This is the reality
struck, along with a poster board to commem- that some may unfortunately die in insinuat-
orate and abnegate negative and sad thoughts ing circumstances, while others can be quite
of his death as a way to record memories and lucky to escape with their lives. This is a tes-
signatures from all that loved and knew him. timony to not take our own lives for grant-
ed because death is inevitable, and we must
On another campus, University of Massa- cherish the things we are most grateful for.
chusetts Amherst, football player Johnny
Evens, 18, was in a decent condition after he

West Aurora Cross Chicago Marathon Heat Police Arrest

Country Disaster
By Jeromy Sonne
Staff Writer
Runners at the West Aurora Stampede, a West
Aurora High School cross country meet, fell
ill due to unusually hot weather conditions.
The event was held at Wabaunsee commu-
nity college at their sugar grove campus, and
their was approximately 2,000 runners from
28 different schools competing at the event.
The majority of injuries had to do with de-
hydration, or other heat related issues. An
onlooker described how at one five minute
stretch, an onlooker would literally collapse
every thirty seconds. Fourteen ambulanc-
es were called to the field to deal with the
amount of injuries, eventually getting to the
point emergency crews canceled the last race.
A spokesman for West Aurora High School
said they will review how to better handle
these racing situations. Hopefully the poor
judgement West Aurora officials displayed
will be corrected so that six kids will not end
up in a hospital again from a running event.
Man dies and others are hospitalized during race Cambodian Cow
By Alyssa Shaff
Staff Writer By McKay Violetto
Every year the 26.2 mile Chicago Mara- before 1 p.m. at a Veterans' Affairs hospital. Staff Writer
thon is run. This year, however, the 30th Many runners complained that the organiz- Last week authorities were called to the scene
annual race was cancelled just before noon. ers did not have enough water or Gatorade. of a motorcycle accident on the main road in
The heat was just too great for the runners Cambodia. When they arrived at the scene,
to endure. Out of the 45,000 runners that There were many spectators handing bot- the police were astounded to find out that the
registered to run in the race, about 10,000 tles of water to runners and spraying them cause of this fatal crash was a cow in the road.
didn’t show up, and another 10,934 started with garden hoses as they ran by. Fire
but didn’t finish. Many runners were tak- hydrants were also opened in an attempt A Cambodian official talked to the Chicago
en to hospitals or treated onsite for their to cool off the runners as they ran past. Tribune and stated that this particular cow
heat-related ailments. There was also In the future it is hoped that the organizers was the cause of 6 deaths earlier this year.
one participant who died during the race. of the race will be better prepared for the On the day in question, the white, five-foot
Chad Schieber from Midland, Michi- marathon. Also, these race organizers are cow was standing in the middle of the main
gan died while running the Chi- hoping that the race record temperature of road in Cambodia’s capitol, Phnom Penh, as
cago Marathon on Sunday. 88 degrees by 10 a.m. that was set on Sun- a 66-year-old motorcyclist came riding down
day is not repeated. The previous record the road late Monday night. The police chief
The 35-year-old man collapsed while run- for the marathon was 84 degrees in 1979. of Phnom Penh, Pin Doman, said the roads
ning on the city’s South Side. The witnesses Hopefully we can learn from this tragedy are very dark at night, and this was the rea-
have reported seeing Schieber collapse and so the same mistakes aren't made next year. son that the motorcyclist didn’t see the cow.
become unresponsive. The race’s medical
director says that Schieber must have lost
his pulse very quickly and died on the race
course. He was pronounced dead shortly

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School News
Referees to Blame Faces of Uganda
from page 1
for Seniors’ loss?
By Kelli Schmidt dedicated to raising funds and awareness
for the Ugandan people. Across the United
Staff Writer States, thousands of people are participat-
ing in events for ICU. The Bracelet Cam-
Tensions were high going into this year’s paign, for example, is raising money for a
annual Powderpuff football game, when scholarship fund that is allowing over 600
the Juniors face off against the Seniors. children to go to school when they couldn’t
before for financial reasons. Another new
Tegan Rogers, a senior, was clearly unhappy program is called “DisplaceMe”. Like the
with the outcome of the Powderpuff foot- displaced Ugandan people that the govern-
ball game. “Seniors should’ve won. [The] ment forced to abandon their homes and live
refs were bogus. Go Seniors!” Most, if not in ill-prepared camps, “DisplaceMe” gives
all, of the seniors would agree. Although Americans the chance to experience just a
both teams brought their “A” game, the little of what the Ugandans do daily. It is
Seniors were unable to pull off a victory. a student-run event that includes activities
such as building your cardboard “home” to
At halftime, the Juniors were up 2-0, after “live” in, writing a letter to a political leader
they scored on a safety early in the game. to urge his or her involvement in the move-
The stadium was relatively quiet for the ment to help these Invisible Children, and
remainder of the game, except for a few observing twenty-one minutes of silence
people who could be heard scoffing at the to commemorate the twenty-one years of
referees. “It’s been a tradition for many war that has plagued Uganda. Perhaps the
years that the Seniors win Powderpuff,” most well-known event is the Night Com-
said senior Liz Kottkamp. “I only wanted mute, which is an overnight walk much like
a fair opportunity.” And it was obvious Senior Liz Kottkamp smiles after the game, despite the Senior’s 2-0 loss. that of the Ugandans. Its focus is to raise
that the game was anything but fair. One Photo by Kelli Schmidt awareness both of the plight of the people
senior, who wished to remain anonymous, find a way to put the ball in the endzone. The gain control of the ball until the waning and of ICU and ways a person can help.
said, “It’s not really the Juniors’ fault. But struggling offense had their best opportuni- moments of the fourth quarter. With the Aurora Central’s Peer Council is now part
they didn’t win the game legitimately.” ty to score here with the ball at their own 30 Senior offense desperate to find an answer of ICU, and the group is participating in
yard line. A few dropped passes led to the to the Junior defense, the Seniors used a several events ICU urges. Later in the
As the third quarter got underway, the Seniors turning the ball over on downs again. secret weapon… Mark Adams. With time year, partnered with IMSA, the students
Juniors received the ball on the kickoff. running out, the Senior offense drew up a of Aurora Central Catholic can participate
They began to march down the field on the With the start of the fourth quarter, the play designed by Adams. As the Junior de- in the Night Commute. But even sooner
exhausted Senior defense. With the ball Juniors had the ball again, and began to fense blitzed the pass, the attempt fell short. than that, on December 7th, Aurora Cen-
around midfield, the Juniors ran a risky march down the field. The Senior defense, The game ended with a 2-0 Junior victory. tral is holding its own DisplaceMe, from
play, which ended up being intercepted. although exhausted, still fought to get the three to eight P.M. All students are invited
With the Junior offense resembling the ball back for the offense. With a little under The Seniors did have plenty of opportu- to attend. It is the Peer Council’s hope that
Packers’ offense of the second half, it ap- four minutes left in the game, the Seniors nities throughout the game, especially much of the school community will attend.
peared the Senior offense was going to took control of the ball. A few bad calls by in the fourth quarter. But all cannot be The movie was only the beginning. There’s
take command of the game. The Senior the referees put the Senior offense in a huge blamed on the Seniors. Some outra- so much that you can do. Be active, be a par-
defense took the ball down to their own hole that they couldn’t get themselves out of. geous calls by the referees made it dif- ticipant. Whether you want to join the cause
15 yard line on the interception. Even with Again, the offense turned the ball over with ficult for the Senior offense to gain any to make a difference, to do something for a
this great opportunity, the offense couldn’t an interception. The Seniors wouldn’t again momentum. Were the referees to blame? cause, to join a growing nationwide move-
ment, you’ll accomplish all three. Take the
opportunity and help the children in Uganda.
Drama Club - Fall
Preview
By Stephanie Schuetz
Staff Writer
This year the Drama Club is starting off by
performing “One Acts” from various mu-
sicals. The students chose what acts they
would like to be a part of, and then were
cast to the roles that fit them. Last year the
club did “One Acts” that consisted of the
students writing their own acts and then
casting the students they thought would
do best in their show. The One Acts were
a big hit including a cartoon convention,
a story about ordering fast food, going to
war, and remembering funny stories from
a yearbook. The Spring Musical last year,
“The Wizard of Oz”, was a great success
with two gifted casts. This year the Dra-
ma Club isn’t sure what the show will be,
but invite everyone to come and try out!
Not only will the Drama Club be do-
ing their annual shows, but they will also be
trying to get more student involvement in
drama-related activities. They plan to host
a Film Festival in which they will invite
area schools to join in the fun. Also, movie
nights, short productions, student based
Various pictures from last year’s shows.
productions, and acting workshops will be
offered. The acting workshops will con-
sist of people with theatrical backgrounds and the Drama Club is always looking
coming from Chicago to school and help- for input from students. The Drama Club
ing with stage crew management and act- meets every other Friday at 3:30, and Dra-
ing programs. Many other things like ma Director Ms. Hogan invites all of you
field trips will be organized at later dates, to explore what Drama Club is all about!
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Chess Preview consisted of five-man teams competing.
By Mark Brouch ACC featured Mark Brouch on board 1,
Phil Karafiat on board 2, Saleem Touny on
Staff Writer
board 3, Catherine Pauls on board 4, and
Aurora Central Catholic’s chess team Sean Allison on board 5. The Chargers beat
opened their season on October
13 at the Charger Challenge
Chess Tournament, hosted at
ACC. Thirty teams from twenty-
five schools representing eight of
the state’s fifteen conferences at-
tended- roughly 300 people in all.
The tournament started early in
the morning kicking off with
several events. Players could
face off against internationally-
ranked Master Albert Chow in
a 42-man simul. Other players
attended a chess clinic on the
stage and learned new moves,
strategies, and techniques. Ad-
ditional events included a speed
chess tournament run by Allen
McWilliams and a Shogi tourna-
ment (Japanese chess) run by Jun
Nakano, president of the Mid-
west Shogi Association. George
Marino (many remember him as
Mr. Marino, Geometry teacher)
hosted a 3D chess demonstra-
tion. The Illinois Chess Coach-
es Association website, www.
chesscoach.org wrote, “With all Junior Dusty Lawless meticulously envisions the perfect
the activities and large number of move during the IHSA State Chess Tournament last year.
participants, the morning session
resembled a three-ring circus.”
Considering that the team was missing
two of their top players (Dusty Lawless
who was beating Marmion at a football
game and Tyler Kennell who had become
ill), the team did decidedly well at the
Charger Challenge. Tournament format
The Dress Days of
Homecoming
By Alyssa Shaff
Staff Writer
Even though some of the activities of Home-
coming were cancelled, the dress days were
still enjoyed. On Monday, the majority of the
school participated in Clash Day wearing
crazy colors and looking as
though they got dressed in
the dark! Tuesday was Sports
Day, and jerseys seemed
to be the fashion trend. On
Wednesday, Dress-Up Day,
most everyone looked very
nice at all-school Mass. On
Thursday, there were twins,
triplets, and quadruplets
all over school! And on
Friday, Spirit Day, all the
Chargers showed their true
spirit for ACC by wearing
blue and gold. These dress
days helped everyone get
into the spirit of Homecoming, and
everyone really enjoyed not hav-
ing to wear the school uniform!
Photos by Alyssa Shaff
School News
West Aurora High School and finished the
tournament 23rd out of 30 teams, ahead of
conference team Oswego High School and
only two places behind Marmion Academy.
This year’s team is fairly young, consisting
solely of Sophomores and Juniors on the
top eight boards. All players are playing a
board up from last year, due to last sea-
son’s board 1, Megan Lawless, graduat-
ing. Nevertheless, the team looks stronger
than ever this year. The top three boards,
Jr. Mark Brouch, Jr. Dusty Lawless, and
Jr. Phil Karafiat, have now
been playing together for
three years and are look-
ing to make a statement at
the conference tournament
this year. Other strong re-
turning players include So.
Tyler Kennell (board 4), So.
Nick Pannell (board 5), Jr.
Jake niemiec (board 7), and
Jr. Catherine Pauls (board
8). Newcomer So. Saleem
Touny (board 6) has shown
considerable skill and is ex-
pected to do well this year.
Last Thurday, the Chargers
travelled to Plainfield South
High School to play their
first conference match of
the season. Plainfield South
proved to be very tough
competition, and ACC lost
46-3, despite many players
playing the best games they
had played since last season.
The loss has not discouraged
any of the team and they
hope to achieve the season’s
first win this week against
Romeoville here at ACC.
The Chargers will go on to face IMSA,
Oswego, Glenbard South, Marmion
Academy, and newcomers to the confer-
ence Plainfield North. Additionally, the
Chargers will play at several more tourna-
ments this year, including the IHSA State
Chess Tournament in Peoria in February.
October, 2007
SPARCS - What It’s
All About
By Sarah Jarocha
Staff Writer
SPARCS, which stands for “Students Pro-
claiming and Actively Reinforcing Christ’s
Service”, is a largely student-based club.
Organized by Mrs. Biebel, who also moder-
ates Kairos, SPARCS members meet almost
every other Wednesday to plan Fortress, a
group of students who come together to lis-
ten to speakers, play games, and simply hang
out with friends. Many, if not all, theology
teachers offer extra credit points for attend-
ing Fortress meetings. SPARCS members
live in accordance with the Bible, and be-
come closer as friends through the various
meetings. SPARCS is a great opportunity to
make friends, to become a leader, and to do
something worthwhile that benefits others.
Students in Action-
SLICK
The new Foreign Language
Club
By Ethan Romba
Staff Writer
ACC has had a foreign language club for
nearly a decade. Run by Mrs. Gonzalez, this
group has been known for its in-class cultral
activities and interesting excursions to local
ethnic restaurants. In recent years, however,
membership and commitment have been
dwindling—trips have had to be canceled
and the attendance to some meetings could
be counted on one hand. Last year was a a
particulary troubling one for the club, and
it might very well not be around today if
it were not for the efforts of a handful of
Juniors. This past May, Tori and Ethan
Romba, Alyssa Shaff, Carly Shroeder, and
Kara McNamara took it upon themselves to
bring the foreign language club back to life.
The five students wanted the 07-08 school
year to be different for the FLC. Members
would have to be committed to the club,
rather than just join for an extra picture in
the yearbook. There would be a set pat-
tern of meetings, activites, and trips, and
plans were made for T-shirts that could
be worn on their cultural outings. Things
would be so different, they decided, that
the group would need a new name. Af-
ter much debate, they settled on SLICK:
Student Learning International Cultural
Knowledge. It was hip, catchy, and re-
flective of the club's underlying purpose:
to grow in understanding of different cul-
tures and their many diverse pasttimes.
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Editorials and Pop Culture
Race for the
Presidency
By Jessica Wesley
Staff Writer
Isn’t it interesting how we are in 2007, and
more than 3 months away from the primary,
and already campaigning has begun for the
presidential position. We have candidates
having a MySpace, a Facebook, and their
speeches on YouTube. Why do the candi-
dates have such an interest in the younger
voting poll? Well studies show that the per-
ACC Forums
Discover the hottest new
student-created website!
By Ethan Romba
Staff Writer
If you haven’t heard about the ACC Forums,
you’re missing out on a cool new experi-
ence just for Chargers. “What’s that?” you
say. The ACC Forums is an online bulletin
board made by students for students. Sim-
ply put, a bulletin board is a website used
to post messages for other users to see. To-
gether, these messages make up discussions,
which are listed in sections of the site called
“forums.” Think of it as a cross between
email and an instant messaging chat room.
The site was founded by Mark Brouch and
Ethan Romba just a few days before school
started last year. Together, they have trans-
formed the forums into a unique, feature-
filled tool for ACC students to talk it up.
Their latest concern has been getting the
word out. So far, over 100 students have
joined and have written almost 2000 posts.
If you haven’t joined already, you should
really consider it. The more students who
participate, even making just one post ev-
ery couple of days, the more useful and
interesting this new tool can become.
Keep in mind that the forums are still “devel-
oping,” so to speak, and how they will be used
isn’t set in stone. This means that you, the us-
ers, have a real ability to shape where this site
goes. No matter where the future leads, how-
ever, the ACC Forums will always remain a
fun-loving community exclusively for Char-
gers. Don’t wait: go to www.accforums.com
today and see what everyone is talking about!
Central Times
Editors, et. al.
Mrs. Goldie Advisor
Mark Brouch Managing Editor
& Layout
Anna Scott Content Editor
Lauren Lecco Local and World
News Editor
Kara McNamara School News
Editor
Sarah Chandler Pop Culture Editor
Alyssa Shaff Sports Editor
Shannon Business Manager
McDowell
Ethan Romba Web Manager
October, 2007
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cent of 18-to-24-year-olds voting has gone
up in the last five to ten years, varying 47 to
mass destruction”, and than come out with
no responsibilities. Even though he knew
be able to come out of Iraq. The candidates
for this year’s election are Joe Biden, Hil-
50 percent. I think that the youth of our na- the Shiites, Sunnis, and Kurds were in a sort lary Rodham Clinton, Rudy Giuliami, Mike
tion are more interested in the 2008 election of economic war of who is going to be the Huckabee, Chris Dodd, Duncan Hunter,
because they want someone that will come dominate class per say. Many people are John Edwards, John McCain, Mike Gravel,
in and fix all the wrong that President Bush now saying that they wish that we never Ron Paul, Dennis Kucinich, Mitt Romney,
has done. They would like to see someone went into Iraq and never got involved with Barack Obama, Tom Tancredo, Bill Rich-
who will come in and try to take troops out the war there, but as they all know we can’t ardson, and Fred Thompson. The 2008
of Iraq and try to help Iraq establish a solid just pull out of Iraq and not have their to- election is now in the hands of the United
government and army. But the problem with tal infrastructure crumble, and have a mass States youth. Let’s hope we as the youth
us trying to go out of Iraq is that we are in to genocide and have no more Iraq. There make the right decision and vote. Will you
deep. President Bush made the decision that are so many candidates that say they will be responsible for helping this country, or
we were going to go into Iraq on suspicion be able to fix the problem in Iraq. I think just sit there and watch others do it for you?
that there are these so called “weapons of it will be another 5 to 10 years till we will
Editorial - The Aftermath of Homecoming Scary Movies
By Anna Scott unaware of. As a senior, I understand that By Sarah Chandler
Content Editor the administration did the best it could in Pop Culture Editor
the resolution of the events, but I feel as if
Homecoming week is an exciting time at the punishments were a bit unjust. This is Around this time of year there is only one
ACC each year, because it gives us time to because the five seniors who defaced the thing on your mind: Halloween. And there
remember our traditions and build memo- property had no school pride in the first is no better way to jump right into that spir-
ries with friends. Most importantly, it is place. They were not excited for homecom- it of Halloween than to go and see a scary
the time of year when the school spirit that ing week, and canceling homecoming week movie. Scary movies come out all year long
students have shines the brightest. This year activities did not affect them in the slightest but they usually save the best scary movies
was no different. At the football game the bit. It honestly only hurt the people to premiere around Halloween. Maybe you
stands were full, everyone was glowing who were innocent and eager to like scary movies, maybe not, but here are
at the dance, and we all showed our ACC show the pride that they had for our school, the next ten upcoming scary movies and
pride on spirit day at school. The difference because honestly it’s one of the last chances the top ten scary movies of all time. Scary,
between this year and every other year was we’ll get as seniors. I know that the admin- twisted, and deranged? I can guarantee it.
as simple as this: about five seniors. istration had to take some immediate ac-
Five seniors, and all of a sudden the seniors tion, and I understand why they did it, but The next 10 upcoming Scary movies:
lose the opportunity to show pride in our it’s honestly unfortunate that five seniors Saw 4 October 26, 2007
school for a good portion of the homecom- had to deface the name of the entire class.
The Signal October 26, 2007
ing week. Fair? Maybe not. Needed? We can’t change what happened anymore,
Probably. I believe that the events that took but I do hope that students who will cel- P2 November 09, 2007
place on September 29 were clearly wrong, ebrate homecoming in the future will take The Mist November 21, 2007
and quite despicable at that. However, I into serious consideration the I Am Legend December 14, 2007
believe that it is important that everyone consequences that their ac- Sweeny Todd December 21, 2007
understands what really happened tions will bring. Nobody should have
that night. The senior class did not a homecoming week like that of this year. Alien vs. Predator
December 24, 2007
unite in the acts of vandalism. The senior Homecoming is a time for happiness, not Requiem
class did not rally behind the students who headaches, pride, not punishment, and for One Missed Call January 04, 2008
were doing wrong. In fact, the senior class me and many others this year, it was only the 1-18-08 January 18, 2008
was showing their school spirit just as ev- latter. My hope is that we can move on from
Untraceable January 25, 2008
eryone had in the years past. It was not the what happened and have a chance to show
senior class. It was about five seniors, and what we are really about as a class, which
despite what some may believe, it is not so is the traditional pride in our school that has Top 10 scary movies of all time (ranked by
easy to stop others from an act that you are marked the senior classes at ACC for years. MSN Movies):
1. Psycho (1960)
Game Time 2. Repulsion (1965)
First look at Bungie’s Halo 3 3. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
By John Whitney 4. Suspiria (1977)
5. Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Video Game Columnist
It is finished. The final Halo game, The Texas Chainsaw Mas-
6. (1974)
Halo 3, has been released, ending the war
that has infested the homes of millions of
sacre
7. Don’t Look Now (1973)
Americans. It is simply UN-BE-LIE-VA-
BLE! The story,
8. Halloween (1978)
The Covenant controls Earth, the all-consuming 9. The Exorcist (1973)
the ending, it’s
Flood is unleashed and the fate of the galaxy 10. Eraser Head (1977)
all just amazing.
hangs in the balance. An ancient secret, buried
The graphics have Honorable mentions:
under the sands of Africa for untold millennia earn by unlocking
also been im- "The Shining" (1980);
may hold the key to our salvation or our doom. various achieve-
proved (however "Jaws" (1975);
Spartan-117, the Master Chief, a biologically ments. Another
slightly), and all "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991);
augmented super-soldier, must uncover that new feature allows
of the characters "Dead Ringers" (1988);
secret and stop the forces that threaten us once you to save films
are much more de- "Seconds" (1966);
and for all. He is the last of his kind, a warrior of your multiplayer
tailed. New weap- "Audition" (1999)
born for combat, bred for war…and humanity’s matches, which you
ons, such as the
Brute Spike Rifle,
last hope.
-The back of the Halo 3 Box.
can view for fun,
or to review your Need Advice?
have been intro- Do you have questions that need
performance and see where you
duced, as well as a couple new vehicles, answering? Do you find yourself
went wrong. If you are a Halo
like the Mongoose. The campaign is lost, dazed or confused? Let the
fan, GET THIS GAME. If not,
shorter than the previous game, but
become one: you are miss- Central Times sort out your prob-
I feel it makes up for it in other
ing out on the best thing lems. Starting next month, the Cen-
ways. The multiplayer has
to happen since in- tral Times will be featuring an advice
some cool extra features;
door plumbing. column in this section. However, we
like Halo 2, you can play
as either a Spartan or can’t give advice if you don’t ask for
Elite, but you now have it! Submit your questions to Content
the option of customiz- Editor Anna Scott, and we will try to
ing your armor with pieces you can answer as many as we can!
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Soccer Wrap-up
By Stephanie Schuetz
Sports Correspondent
This season the Aurora Central Soccer Team
started off with a big win, 4-2, against El-
gin Academy, but then the team went onto
a four game loosing streak where they only
scored two goals and let in fifteen. Next the
Chargers went on to win their only confer-
ence game, 4-2, against the Driscoll Catho-
lic Highlanders. Again the Chargers started
another loosing streak where they let in
seven goals and scoring zero. The soccer
team came back with a win against the Pla-
no Reapers, but soon after went into another
loosing battle with a combined score of 10-0.
Charger Sports
“The boys played hard the whole time, but
they just seemed to lack the defensive disci-
pline to keep themselves in the game,” says
Coach Cournaya. “It came down to a lack of
experience, but I really saw improvements in
the team and individuals as the season went
on.” Coach Cournaya says his favorite part
of the season has been working with the guys
and seeing them trying to get better every
day. He was glad to see them showing hard
work and never giving up. The boys came
to practice showing him that they wanted
to improve their skills. The ACC boy’s
soccer team overall record is 3-9, and their
conference record 1-5. Great effort boys!
Football Highlights
By Andrew Scott
Sports Correspondent
Our Aurora Central Catholic Chargers
football team ended the season with a re-
cord of 2-7 (2-5 in conference). It was a
tough season for the Chargers but an im-
provement over last season’s 1-8 finish.
The Chargers ended a five year losing streak
in the 27-21 triumph over Marmion. They
were going into halftime with a 14-3 lead.
Marmion rallied in the third quarter and took
over to make it a 21-14 game. On the ensu-
ing kickoff, Marmion attempted a squib kick
to Kyle Edwards. Edwards read the block-
ing scheme and broke it free for an 80 yard
touchdown return. He then made the extra
point kick to make it a 21-21 game. The
Chargers were able to bring the Marmion of-
fense to halt for the first time in the second
half forcing a punt. The Chargers marched 55
yards down the field, finishing the drive with
a 1 yard touchdown run by Mike Adams.
They rose to a 27-21 lead with 2:40 left on
the clock. With only four plays, the Charger
defense forced a turnover on downs, where it
became a matter of running time off the clock.
It was Coach Curry’s 100th win with ACC.
The Chargers also overcame St. Ed-
wards 52-36 in the first week of confer-
ence play. The Chargers have room for
improvement and are looking to build off
of this year going into the next season.

ACC Stuns Marmion Tennis Summary

on Back of St.
Edwards
By Cisco Juarez
Secret Sports Correspondent
Aurora Central Catholic wasn’t supposed wide receiver screens to Kyle Edwards, the
to beat Marmion Academy. Aurora Central Chargers went on a 17-play, 80-yard drive.
wasn’t supposed to be able to move the ball Blocking by the line up front, especially be-
against Marmion’s stellar defense. Aurora
Central wasn’t supposed to run the ball
against Marmion’s stout defensive line ei-
ther. They also weren’t supposed to have
any defensive three-and-outs, any spe-
cial teams touchdowns, or a ground game
that would consume clock. Appalachian
State wasn’t supposed to beat Michigan
either; and the Red Sox weren’t supposed
to come back from a 3-0 game deficit to
beat the Yankees in the 2004 playoffs.
On Saturday October 13, 2007, the Aurora
Central Catholic Chargers pulled off the
biggest win for the program in the last half
decade. Going in to the game, Marmion
Academy had a record of 4-3 overall. This
record, combined with the fact that Mar-
mion had 40-plus varsity members, versus
Central’s 27 varsity members, gave Marmi-
on hope of an easy win over their Suburban
Catholic Conference rival. This confidence
quickly switched from Marmion to Central,
however. While Central’s first drive ended
in a turnover, ACC did hold Marmion to a
30-yard field goal by Alex Picini. After that
field goal, Marmion would not score again in
the first half. Aurora Central put up 14 un-
answered points on the arm and legs of Mike
Adams, and on the hands of Kyle Edwards.
Between Adams running for first downs, and
Photo by The Beacon News
hind senior center/captain Billy Balderas,
led to Marmion sending more pressure to
stop the ground game. This opened up the
screen game for Kyle Edwards, who took
screens and consistently ran behind his fel-
low receivers Matt Wagner and Mark Brau-
weiler for gains of over 10 yards. Kyle had
not finished doing his damage, however.
The next ACC drive resulted in a fourth
down, 14-yard passing play from Mike
Adams to Kyle Edwards for a touchdown.
In addition to scoring twice in the first half,
Edwards also kicked the extra points. Cen-
tral would go into the half leading 14-3.
Coming out in the second half, the fact that
ACC had eight players that play both ways
seemed to be wearing on the Chargers. ACC
quickly gave up 18 unanswered points to
start the second half. It was Edward to the
rescue again, however. Picking up a squib
kick at his own 20-yard line, Edwards re-
turned the ball 80 yards for the touchdown
behind key blocks from Billy Balderas and
special teamer Tom Barkei. “I was just try-
ing to get some positive yardage and hope
for the best,” Edwards said of his kick re-
turn. “Everyone was ecstatic; it was a huge
momentum boost.” Tied at 21, Aurora
Central didn’t abandon their game plan:
run the ball. They continued to use Mike
Adams as a running threat, which eventu-
ally resulted in a 1-yard touchdown sneak
by Mike Adams that gave Central their final
points for the game. With the score read-
ing 27-21, Central went into their prevent
defense and didn’t allow Marmion to score
again. With the lead and the ball with only
a minute left, Central never looked back.
Their upset was the biggest win in the last
half decade, and likely won’t be forgot-
ten by anyone – especially Kyle Edwards.
By Vannessa Corral
Sports Correspondent
This year's girls' Tennis team made a great
effort in the season. Considering the con-
ference, the team put out some great com-
petition and worked their very hardest. This
year's team consisted of: Liz Schweitzer,
Sol Vargas, Lily Bautista, Adrienne Krpan,
Vannessa Corral, Jackie Dopp, Taylor Sainz,
and Cathy Bernhardt. While the team came
up with no wins, there were some individu-
al matches that were won against Wheaton
Academy and Lisle Academy. We caught up
with Coach Swanson to get her thoughts on
the season. We asked about her overall feel-
ing about the season and she replied saying
that there were "high highs and low lows."
She enjoyed the Taste of ACC saying it was
the highlight of the season for her since it was
so much fun. Team statistics aside, Coach
thought that the best quality was "Resilience"
and the fact that we over came the adversity.
"The conference was tough, but the team was
resilient." coach stated proudly. Finally, we
asked if there was one statistic that would be
best changed, and she thought it was "overall
consistency and experience." Sounds like the
team is getting better and better, as Coach
Swanson continues to train a motivated team.

Volleyball
By Courtney Hoffman
Sports Correspondent
As the volleyball season started off some-
what rough, the team had their first con-
ferance win on October 10, 2007, against
Driscoll Catholic Highlanders. They took
Driscoll into three games and beat them 25-
23 in the third match. Captains of Aurora
Central Catholic, Sarah Chandler and Megan
Shambaugh, both had good things to say at
the end of the game. Sarah commented on
how well everyone played as a team, which
was something that we needed all along. I
asked Megan, "What do you think was dif-
ferent about the Driscoll game compared to
other games that we have played in the past?"
She told me that, "You could tell way before
the game even started that we were pumped
to play, and then from there on the intensity
amongst the team got greater.” The Lady
Chargers participated in their last tourna-
ment of the season at Sandwich High School.
I spoke to a couple players on the team and
they all had high expectations for the tour-
nament and the rest of the season as well.
On Monday, October 15, 2007, the Chargers
played their all time rivals, Rosary, for the
last time of the season. Even though the sea-
son is almost at an end, there are more than
enough opportunities to make this season a
memorable one. Come cheer the girls on!
Cross Country
Updates
By Marcus Jackson
Sports Correspondent
Last weekend the cross country team com-
peted well at the Wheaton Invitational on the
29th of September, 2007. Both the women
and men won the meet at the Open level,
as well as the Varsity women. The open
women's team was lead by Meghan Kelly
and Bianca Guzaldo as they finished strong
They have run consistently and with im-
provement since the Charger Classic meet.
Varsity men took 2nd, and the team was led
by Max Gilbert and James Sobucki in close
proximity to Aurora Christian, who took 3rd.
Based on the current effort and the assessment
of previous meets, such as the Charger Classic
and the Wheaton Invitational, the team pro-
gresses slowly and steadily. There has been
unfortunate illnesses and injury. However,
the first of October was the half way mark of
the season, which entails room for improve-
ment athletically and physiologically, as well
as mentally. In the process of heading to the
State Series, the Chargers will continue on
Tuesday, October 2nd 2007 at a home meet
as they compete against Marian Central.

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