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By: Justin Reed
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42 is about a talented black baseball
player that was given the chance to
play baseball. It takes us back to the
early 1940’s. Though I know slavery
and racism were very real, seeing
the separate restrooms, hotels, and
42 rates 9 out of 10 because it tried to restaurants gave me a better idea of
honestly represent a time in American the racism that Robinson faced. And
history that people would like to while 42 is only a movie, it seemed
forget or say did not happen that way. very realistic. During the movie,
Chadwick Boseman plays Jackie I became angry, excited, sad, and
Robinson, the first black major league happy for Robinson and his family.
player for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Harrison Ford played Branch Rickey, Some points in the movie made
the owner of the Dodgers who hired people feel uncomfortable. The most
Jackie Robinson when it was unheard uncomfortable part for me was when
of to have a black player on the same Ben Chapman (Alan Tudyk), the
team with white players. Phillies’s manager, called Robinson
racial names and tried to break his
Rickey said that he wanted to win spirit. The comments he made were
ball games. He did not care who the rude, cruel, and disrespectful. The
players were on his team as long as crowd joined in the racial taunting.
they were good and helped him win. In one scene, you see a father calling
He did not care that Jackie Robinson Robinson racial names, then his
was black. The only color that young son joins in after hearing his
Rickey cared about was the color of father and the fans around him. At
money. this point, I realized that racism is
taught.
Jackie Robinson took a lot of racial
abuse, but no matter how bad it I could tell that others around me
got, he promised Rickey that if he were also embarrassed because the
allowed him to play for the Dodgers, movie displayed the truth.
he would ignore the abuse and not 42 shows the beginnings of baseball
fight back. in America, and how two men,
Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson,
had the courage to break the color
barrier.
Now I really understand why the
MLB players wear number 42 on
April 15.
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lyssa’s Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 15 min
By: Alyssa Norton
What you will need:
1 Package of tortillas (Any brand you
choose)
2 lbs of ground beef
1 white onion
2 jalapenos (take out seeds if you
want it less spicy)
1 Bushel of cilantro chopped
(optional)
2 cloves of fresh garlic
1 large can (16 oz.) of red chile
enchilada sauce
5 packages of Mexican blended
cheese (I use kraft)
Pepper
Garlic powder
Seasoning salt
Large tin pan to put enchiladas on
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PREP:
Chop up the onion, fresh garlic cloves,
and cilantro
(Put them in 3 separate bowls…do not
mix them)
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Place your ground beef in a large pot.
Place your onions and jalapeños in the
pot with the meat.
Season the meat with garlic powder,
pepper and seasononing salt. Continue
to cook until meat is browned. Strain
the meat.
Place your enchilada sauce into another
pan. Heat sauce then put it into a bowl
deep big enough to dip the tortillas in.
Pull out pan to put the enchiladas on.
Grease the pan. Take each tortillas and
dip it in the enchilada sauce. Lay the
tortillas flat in the tin tray, fill it with
the beef, add cheese and then roll the
tortilla until it is closed. Once you have
rolled enough enchiladas to fill the pan,
place the rest of your enchilada sauce
over the enchiladas and then load the
top of them with cheese and cilantro
(optional).
Place the tray of enchiladas into the
oven and leave them in there until all
of the cheese has melted.
Take the pan out and wait about 5
minutes and then serve
Delish!
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By: Skylar Roberts
With summer approaching, everyone Shot@Life
is hitting the gym and enjoying the Stand Up to Cancer
warm weather. With the free Charity The Global Fund to Fight AIDS,
Miles app on iPhones and Android Tuberculosis and Malaria
phones, you can enjoy your outdoor The Michael J. Fox Foundation for
run and donate to charity! Parkinson’s Research
The Nature Conservancy
The application was founded April The World Food Programme
20, 2012. The way it works is simple. Wounded Warrior Project
Bikers earn ten cents a mile and
walkers/runners earn twenty-five The application can be used for
cents a mile. You simply open the 5k’s, marathons, or even a nightly
application before you run, pick the walk. It’s appropriate for all ages
charity you want to donate to, and and is only a download away. Many
the GPS will pick up your location students are unaware of this amazing
and track the distance you run. application. When asking freshman
Participating charities include: Jozzi Raney about the Charity
Miles app, she agreed that it would
Achilles International be a great idea. “I’ll definitely be
ASPCA downloading Charity Miles, what a
Autism Speaks great way to donate,” Raney said.
DoSomething.org
Every Mother Counts “I run nearly three miles every
Feeding America day,” said freshman Anna Roberts,
Girl Up “knowing each mile would donate is
Habitat for Humanity more than enough of a reason to sign
Ironman Foundation up!” More charities are participating
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society by the day, so sign up to see if yours
Nothing But Nets is there! Visit their Facebook page
Partnerships For a Healthier America or www.charitymiles.org to see what
Pencils of Promise others around the world are saying.
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By: Shawna Westphal
Have you ever wanted to do Some of the most unique events I
something new and different, but feel have attended thanks to Local Ruckus
like Kansas City has nothing to offer? have included an adults only puppet
Those days are officially over thanks show and roller derby. I also find the
to LocalRuckus.com. It is the easiest food and drink specials very helpful
way to find local events. Whether when choosing a place to dine or
you’re looking for live music, happy drink.
hours, or fun activities to do with
kids, LocalRuckus.com helps you Local Ruckus first launched in 2011,
find it all. focusing highly on live music events,
with some others thrown into the mix.
Until Local Ruckus came along, there The company was not happy with this
were no websites you could use to model, so they re-launched a new and
find all the local events going on. improved site in August of 2012. The
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