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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 ClubMeeting (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

3:00 PM Respect for Life Club Meet-ing (Library)

7:00 PM SPARCS Meeting (Library)

Wednesday, November 14th

3:00 PM Respect for Life Club Meet-

ing (Library)

7:00 PM FORTRESS Meeting (Li-brary)

Thursday, November 15th

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)

October, 2007

Photo by Liz KottkampSenior Sean Grismer speaks to students during a Youth For Truth meeting held at the school library.

Planned Parenthood

Opens In AuroraStudents ProtestF

or the past month our newspapers have

been ooded with the controversy of

the new womens 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 rst 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 communitys dismay, an occupancy

permit was issued for the clinic, making it

legal for them to open their doors. Steve

Faces ofUganda

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. Lets

just say I pleasantly surprised, both by

Invisible Children Uniteds presenta-

tion and the reaction from our school.

Lets back up... Invisible Children United

is an organization dedicated to helping

children in Northern Uganda. War has tornthe country apart for twenty-one years, and

it is the children who are suffering for it. Be-

sides the obvious dangers of war to

everyone, some children are be-

ing kidnapped in the night by

a renegade group called the

Lords Resistance Army

(LRA) to be made into

child soldiers, who

make up more than

90% of the army.

After a brutal desen-

sitization process, these chil-

dren become part of the mass group

committing horrible acts of violence.

Other children, however, make a nightly com-

mute to public sites, most commonly the bus

station, in order to escape the reach of the LRA.

Hundreds of bodies are squeezed into thesmall space, solely in order to be kept safe.

And it was all caught on tape. Bobby Bai-

ley, Jason Russell, and

Laren Poole, three

lmmakers from Cali-

fornia, set off for the

Sudan to nd a topic to

make a movie about. I

think we all remember

The Most Depressing

Shot Ever. In leaving

the Sudan, they found

their story. And it be-

gan a movement that

we all can take part in.

Invisible Children United is an organization

By Lauren Lecco

Local and World News Editor

By Kara McNamara

School News Editor

Continued on page 2...

Continued on page 3...

School NewsRead complete coverage

of homecoming events

including the powderpuff

game (pictured), twins

day, and much more.

Charger SportsFind out how ACC upset

Marmion in football.

Pop CultureJohn Whitney reviews

Halo 3. Also take a look at

this years scary movies in

time for Halloween.

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Contact Ethan Romba to discuss adding

your schedule to this section.


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Local and World News

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 Parenthoods potential victims.

Although the clinic is open, to its oppo-

nents the ght 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 ghting 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 likemore information about this event, he or she

can contact any Youth for Truth member.

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 housedon campus. Evidently Bradfords kill-

ers were not diligently seeking the ef-

forts and alibis of the student body.

The murder was intentionally aimed to-

wards this specic 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 unidentied 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

specically 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 511 300 pound

linebacker who will be remembered by all

of those who knew him and were associated

with Bradford. He attended Antioch High

school in Nashville, Tennessee and held re-

cords in shotput and discus as a multitalented

athlete. We feel like the campus is safe, but

wed rather err on the safety than not, the

spokesman Curt Gunther had replied in a sad

and discontent manner. A large red ribbon

was tied around the tree where Bradfords car

struck, along with a poster board to commem-

orate and abnegate negative and sad thoughts

of his death as a way to record memories and

signatures from all that loved and knew him.

On another campus, University of Massa-

chusetts Amherst, football player Johnny

Evens, 18, was in a decent condition after he

was stabbed in the buttocks last weekend.

He had been engaged in a ght after a stu-

dent union dance. The injury in itself was

not life threating, but required some stitch-

es. No arrests were made. However, inves-

tigations are continuing as time goes on.

The moral teaching or lesson, if you will,

of the report is quite simple. The lesson has

been told again and again. This is the reality

that some may unfortunately die in insinuat-

ing circumstances, while others can be quite

lucky to escape with their lives. This is a tes-

timony to not take our own lives for grant-ed because death is inevitable, and we must

cherish the things we are most grateful for.

On Saturday, October 6, British adventurer

Jason Lewis nished 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 theborder 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

nished 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 nish line in Greenwich, England.

Everybody knows that a dog is mans best

friend, but what everybody doesnt know is

that cats are mans 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 re and Mr. Cotes

wife and 7-year-old grandson were away at

the time of the re. After the re ceased to

be, the re marshal and Mr. Cote both agreed

that Princess, the family cat, caused the

re. The re was presumably started whenPrincess knocked over a kerosene lamp.

Last week authorities were called to the scene

of a motorcycle accident on the main road in

Cambodia. When they arrived at the scene,

the police were astounded to nd out that the

cause of this fatal crash was a cow in the road.

A Cambodian ofcial talked to the Chicago

Tribune and stated that this particular cow

was the cause of 6 deaths earlier this year.

On the day in question, the white, ve-foot

cow was standing in the middle of the main

road in Cambodias capitol, Phnom Penh, as

a 66-year-old motorcyclist came riding down

the road late Monday night. The police chief

of Phnom Penh, Pin Doman, said the roads

are very dark at night, and this was the rea-

son that the motorcyclist didnt see the cow.

Every year the 26.2 mile Chicago Mara-

thon is run. This year, however, the 30th

annual race was cancelled just before noon.

The heat was just too great for the runners

to endure. Out of the 45,000 runners that

registered to run in the race, about 10,000

didnt show up, and another 10,934 started but didnt nish. Many runners were tak-

en to hospitals or treated onsite for their

heat-related ailments. There was also

one participant who died during the race.

Chad Schieber from Midland, Michi-

gan died while running the Chi-

cago Marathon on Sunday.

The 35-year-old man collapsed while run-

ning on the citys South Side. The witnesses

have reported seeing Schieber collapse and

become unresponsive. The races medical

director says that Schieber must have lost

his pulse very quickly and died on the race

course. He was pronounced dead shortly

before 1 p.m. at a Veterans' Affairs hospital.

Many runners complained that the organiz-

ers did not have enough water or Gatorade.

There were many spectators handing bot-

tles of water to runners and spraying them

with garden hoses as they ran by. Firehydrants were also opened in an attempt

to cool off the runners as they ran past.

In the future it is hoped that the organizers

of the race will be better prepared for the

marathon. Also, these race organizers are

hoping that the race record temperature of

88 degrees by 10 a.m. that was set on Sun-

day is not repeated. The previous record

for the marathon was 84 degrees in 1979.

Hopefully we can learn from this tragedy

so the same mistakes aren't made next year.

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 from28 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 ve minute

stretch, an onlooker would literally collapse

every thirty seconds. Fourteen ambulanc-

es were called to the eld 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 ofcials displayed

will be corrected so that six kids will not end

up in a hospital again from a running event.

Planned Parenthood

College Football

Player Slayed on

Campus

West Aurora Cross

Country Disaster

Police Arrest

Cambodian Cow

from page 1

By Kevin EversoleStaff Writer

By Jeromy Sonne

Staff WriterBy McKay Violetto

Staff Writer

By Alyssa Shaff

Staff Writer

By Marcus Jackson

Staff Writer

By Mark PfotenhauerStaff Writer

Around the World in Thirteen Years

Chicago Marathon Heat

Dog Blames CatMan completes 13 year trek around the world

Man dies and others are hospitalized during race

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School News

dedicated to raising funds and awareness

for the Ugandan people. Across the United

States, thousands of people are participat-

ing in events for ICU. The Bracelet Cam-

paign, for example, is raising money for a

scholarship fund that is allowing over 600

children to go to school when they couldnt

before for nancial reasons. Another new

program is called DisplaceMe. Like the

displaced Ugandan people that the govern-

ment forced to abandon their homes and live

in ill-prepared camps, DisplaceMe gives

Americans the chance to experience just a

little of what the Ugandans do daily. It is

a student-run event that includes activities

such as building your cardboard home tolive in, writing a letter to a political leader

to urge his or her involvement in the move-

ment to help these Invisible Children, and

observing twenty-one minutes of silence

to commemorate the twenty-one years of

war that has plagued Uganda. Perhaps the

most well-known event is the Night Com-

mute, which is an overnight walk much like

that of the Ugandans. Its focus is to raise

awareness both of the plight of the people

and of ICU and ways a person can help.

Aurora Centrals Peer Council is now part

of ICU, and the group is participating in

several events ICU urges. Later in the

year, partnered with IMSA, the students

of Aurora Central Catholic can participate

in the Night Commute. But even soonerthan that, on December 7th, Aurora Cen-

tral is holding its own DisplaceMe, from

three to eight P.M. All students are invited

to attend. It is the Peer Councils hope that

much of the school community will attend.

The movie was only the beginning. Theres

so much that you can do. Be active, be a par-

ticipant. Whether you want to join the cause

to make a difference, to do something for a

cause, to join a growing nationwide move-

ment, youll accomplish all three. Take the

opportunity and help the children in Uganda.

Faces of Uganda

from page 1

Tensions were high going into this years

annual Powderpuff football game, when

the Juniors face off against the Seniors.

Tegan Rogers, a senior, was clearly unhappy

with the outcome of the Powderpuff foot-

ball game. Seniors shouldve won. [The]

refs were bogus. Go Seniors! Most, if not

all, of the seniors would agree. Although

both teams brought their A game, the

Seniors were unable to pull off a victory.

At halftime, the Juniors were up 2-0, after

they scored on a safety early in the game.

The stadium was relatively quiet for the

remainder of the game, except for a few

people who could be heard scofng at the

referees. Its been a tradition for many

years that the Seniors win Powderpuff,

said senior Liz Kottkamp. I only wanted

a fair opportunity. And it was obvious

that the game was anything but fair. One

senior, who wished to remain anonymous,

said, Its not really the Juniors fault. But

they didnt win the game legitimately.

As the third quarter got underway, the

Juniors received the ball on the kickoff.

They began to march down the eld on theexhausted Senior defense. With the ball

around mideld, the Juniors ran a risky

play, which ended up being intercepted.

With the Junior offense resembling the

Packers offense of the second half, it ap-

peared the Senior offense was going to

take command of the game. The Senior

defense took the ball down to their own

15 yard line on the interception. Even with

this great opportunity, the offense couldnt

nd a way to put the ball in the endzone. The

struggling offense had their best opportuni-

ty to score here with the ball at their own 30

yard line. A few dropped passes led to the

Seniors turning the ball over on downs again.

With the start of the fourth quarter, theJuniors had the ball again, and began to

march down the eld. The Senior defense,

although exhausted, still fought to get the

ball back for the offense. With a little under

four minutes left in the game, the Seniors

took control of the ball. A few bad calls by

the referees put the Senior offense in a huge

hole that they couldnt get themselves out of.

Again, the offense turned the ball over with

an interception. The Seniors wouldnt again

gain control of the ball until the waning

moments of the fourth quarter. With the

Senior offense desperate to nd an answer

to the Junior defense, the Seniors used a

secret weapon Mark Adams. With time

running out, the Senior offense drew up a

play designed by Adams. As the Junior de-fense blitzed the pass, the attempt fell short.

The game ended with a 2-0 Junior victory.

The Seniors did have plenty of opportu-

nities throughout the game, especially

in the fourth quarter. But all cannot be

blamed on the Seniors. Some outra-

geous calls by the referees made it dif-

cult for the Senior offense to gain any

momentum. Were the referees to blame?

Photo by Kelli Schmidt

Senior Liz Kottkamp smiles after the game, despite the Senior s 2-0 loss.

Referees to Blame

for Seniors loss?By Kelli Schmidt

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 t 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 isnt 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

productions, and acting workshops will be

offered. The acting workshops will con-

sist of people with theatrical backgrounds

coming from Chicago to school and help-

ing with stage crew management and act-

ing programs. Many other things like

eld trips will be organized at later dates,

Drama Club - Fall

PreviewBy Stephanie Schuetz

Staff Writer

and the Drama Club is always looking

for input from students. The Drama Club

meets every other Friday at 3:30, and Dra-

ma Director Ms. Hogan invites all of you

to explore what Drama Club is all about!

Various pictures from last years shows.


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School News

SPARCS, which stands for Students Pro-

claiming and Actively Reinforcing Christs

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 tomake friends, to become a leader, and to do

something worthwhile that benets others.

Chess Preview

By Mark BrouchStaff 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!

Aurora Central Catholics chess team

opened their season on October

13 at the Charger Challenge

Chess Tournament, hosted at

ACC. Thirty teams from twenty-

ve schools representing eight of

the states fteen 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 playersattended 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

the activities and large number of

participants, the morning sessionresembled 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

consisted of ve-man teams competing.

ACC featured Mark Brouch on board 1,Phil Karaat on board 2, Saleem Touny on

board 3, Catherine Pauls on board 4, and

Sean Allison on board 5. The Chargers beat

West Aurora High School and nished the

tournament 23rd out of 30 teams, ahead of

conference team Oswego High School and

only two places behind Marmion Academy.

This years 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-

sons 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 Karaat, 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 Plaineld South

High School to play their

rst conference match of

the season. Plaineld 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 seasons

rst 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 Plaineld North. Additionally, the

Chargers will play at several more tourna-

ments this year, including the IHSA State

Chess Tournament in Peoria in February.

Junior Dusty Lawless meticulously envisions the perfect

move during the IHSA State Chess Tournament last year.

SPARCS - What Its

All AboutBy Sarah JarochaStaff Writer

The Dress Days of

HomecomingBy Alyssa Shaff

Staff Writer

Photos by Alyssa Shaff

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

dwindlingtrips 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 ve 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-

ective of the club's underlying purpose:

to grow in understanding of different cul-

tures and their many diverse pasttimes.

Students in Action-

SLICK

By Ethan Romba

Staff Writer

The new Foreign Language

Club

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Central Times - Editorials and Pop Culture October, 20075

Editorials and Pop Culture

Homecoming week is an exciting time atACC each year, because it gives us time to

remember our traditions and build memo-

ries with friends. Most importantly, it is

the time of year when the school spirit that

students have shines the brightest. This year

was no different. At the football game the

stands were full, everyone was glowing

at the dance, and we all showed our ACC

pride on spirit day at school. The difference

between this year and every other year was

as simple as this: about ve seniors.Five seniors, and all of a sudden the seniors

lose the opportunity to show pride in our

school for a good portion of the homecom-

ing week. Fair? Maybe not. Needed?Probably. I believe that the events that took

place on September 29 were clearly wrong,and quite despicable at that. However, I

believe that it is important that everyone

understands what really happenedthat night. The senior class did notunite in the acts of vandalism. The senior

class did not rally behind the students who

were doing wrong. In fact, the senior class

was showing their school spirit just as ev-

eryone had in the years past. It was not the

senior class. It was about ve seniors, and

despite what some may believe, it is not so

easy to stop others from an act that you are

unaware of. As a senior, I understand that

the administration did the best it could in

the resolution of the events, but I feel as if

the punishments were a bit unjust. This is because the ve seniors who defaced the

property had no school pride in the rst

place. They were not excited for homecom-

ing week, and canceling homecoming week

activities did not affect them in the slightest

bit. It honestly only hurt the peoplewho were innocent and eager toshow the pride that they had for our school,

because honestly its one of the last chances

well get as seniors. I know that the admin-

istration had to take some immediate ac-

tion, and I understand why they did it, but

its honestly unfortunate that ve seniors

had to deface the name of the entire class.

We cant change what happened anymore,

but I do hope that students who will cel-

ebrate homecoming in the future will takeinto serious consideration theconsequences that their ac-tions will bring.Nobody should havea homecoming week like that of this year.

Homecoming is a time for happiness, not

headaches, pride, not punishment, and for

me and many others this year, it was only the

latter. My hope is that we can move on from

what happened and have a chance to show

what we are really about as a class, which

is the traditional pride in our school that has

marked the senior classes at ACC for years.

Isnt 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-

Around this time of year there is only onething on your mind: Halloween. And there

is no better way to jump right into that spir-

it of Halloween than to go and see a scary

movie. Scary movies come out all year long

but they usually save the best scary movies

to premiere around Halloween. Maybe you

like scary movies, maybe not, but here are

the next ten upcoming scary movies and

the top ten scary movies of all time. Scary,

twisted, and deranged? I can guarantee it.

The next 10 upcoming Scary movies:

Saw 4 October 26, 2007

The Signal October 26, 2007

P2 November 09, 2007

The Mist November 21, 2007I Am Legend December 14, 2007

Sweeny Todd December 21, 2007

Alien vs. Predator

RequiemDecember 24, 2007

One Missed Call January 04, 2008

1-18-08 January 18, 2008

Untraceable January 25, 2008

Top 10 scary movies of all time (ranked by

MSN Movies):

1. Psycho (1960)

2. Repulsion (1965)

3. Night of the Living Dead (1968)

4. Suspiria (1977)

5. Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

6.The Texas Chainsaw Mas-

sacre(1974)

7. Dont Look Now (1973)

8. Halloween (1978)

9. The Exorcist (1973)

10. Eraser Head (1977)

Honorable mentions:

"The Shining" (1980);

"Jaws" (1975);

"The Silence of the Lambs" (1991);

"Dead Ringers" (1988);

"Seconds" (1966);

"Audition" (1999)

Editorial - The Aftermath of Homecoming Scary Movies

Race for the

Presidency

By Anna Scott

Content Editor

By Sarah Chandler

Pop Culture Editor

By Jessica Wesley

Staff Writer

It is nished. The nal Halo game,

Halo 3, has been released, ending the war

that has infested the homes of millions of

Americans. It is simply UN-BE-LIE-VA-

BLE! The story,

the ending, its

all just amazing.

The graphics have

also been im-

proved (however

slightly), and all

of the characters

are much more de-

tailed. New weap-

ons, such as the

Brute Spike Rie,

have been intro-

duced, as well as a couple new vehicles,

like the Mongoose. The campaign is

shorter than the previous game, but

I feel it makes up for it in other

ways. The multiplayer has

some cool extra features;

like Halo 2, you can play

as either a Spartan or

Elite, but you now have

the option of customiz-

ing your armor with pieces you can

earn by unlocking

various achieve-

ments. Another

new feature allows

you to save lms

of your multiplayer

matches, which you

can view for fun,or to review your

performance and see where you

went wrong. If you are a Halo

fan, GET THIS GAME. If not,

become one: you are miss-

ing out on the best thing

to happen since in-

door plumbing.

Game Time

By John WhitneyVideo Game Columnist

First look at Bungies Halo 3

The Covenant controls Earth, the all-consuming

Flood is unleashed and the fate of the galaxy

hangs in the balance. An ancient secret, buried

under the sands of Africa for untold millennia

may hold the key to our salvation or our doom.

Spartan-117, the Master Chief, a biologically

augmented super-soldier, must uncover that

secret and stop the forces that threaten us once

and for all. He is the last of his kind, a warrior

born for combat, bred for warand humanitys

last hope.-The back of the Halo 3 Box.

cent of 18-to-24-year-olds voting has gone

up in the last ve to ten years, varying 47 to

50 percent. I think that the youth of our na-tion are more interested in the 2008 election

because they want someone that will come

in and x all the wrong that President Bush

has done. They would like to see someone

who will come in and try to take troops out

of Iraq and try to help Iraq establish a solid

government and army. But the problem with

us trying to go out of Iraq is that we are in to

deep. President Bush made the decision that

we were going to go into Iraq on suspicion

that there are these so called weapons of

mass destruction, and than come out with

no responsibilities. Even though he knew

the Shiites, Sunnis, and Kurds were in a sortof economic war of who is going to be the

dominate class per say. Many people are

now saying that they wish that we never

went into Iraq and never got involved with

the war there, but as they all know we cant

just pull out of Iraq and not have their to-

tal infrastructure crumble, and have a mass

genocide and have no more Iraq. There

are so many candidates that say they will

be able to x the problem in Iraq. I think

it will be another 5 to 10 years till we will

be able to come out of Iraq. The candidates

for this years election are Joe Biden, Hil-

lary Rodham Clinton, Rudy Giuliami, MikeHuckabee, Chris Dodd, Duncan Hunter,

John Edwards, John McCain, Mike Gravel,

Ron Paul, Dennis Kucinich, Mitt Romney,

Barack Obama, Tom Tancredo, Bill Rich-

ardson, and Fred Thompson. The 2008

election is now in the hands of the United

States youth. Lets hope we as the youth

make the right decision and vote. Will you

be responsible for helping this country, or

just sit there and watch others do it for you?

If you havent heard about the ACC Forums,

youre missing out on a cool new experi-

ence just for Chargers. Whats 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-lled 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 havent 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

isnt 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. Dont wait: go to www.accforums.com

today and see what everyone is talking about!

ACC Forums

By Ethan Romba

Staff Writer

Discover the hottest new

student-created website!

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

McDowell

Business Manager

Ethan Romba Web Manager

Need Advice?Do you have questions that need

answering? Do you nd yourself

lost, dazed or confused? Let the

Central Times sort out your prob-

lems. Starting next month, the Cen-

tral Times will be featuring an advice

column in this section. However, we

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it! Submit your questions to Content

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Central Times - Charger Sports October, 20076

Charger Sports

As the volleyball season started off some-

what rough, the team had their rst 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

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 sayingthat 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.

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 fteen. 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.

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 nished 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

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 seasons 1-8 nish.

The Chargers ended a ve 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

Aurora Central Catholic wasnt supposed

to beat Marmion Academy. Aurora Central

wasnt supposed to be able to move the ball

against Marmions stellar defense. Aurora

Central wasnt supposed to run the ball

against Marmions stout defensive line ei-

ther. They also werent supposed to have

any defensive three-and-outs, any spe-

cial teams touchdowns, or a ground game

that would consume clock. AppalachianState wasnt supposed to beat Michigan

either; and the Red Sox werent supposed

to come back from a 3-0 game decit 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

Centrals 27 varsity members, gave Marmi-

on hope of an easy win over their Suburban

Catholic Conference rival. This condence

quickly switched from Marmion to Central,

however. While Centrals rst drive ended

in a turnover, ACC did hold Marmion to a

30-yard eld goal by Alex Picini. After that

eld goal, Marmion would not score again in

the rst 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 rst downs, and

wide receiver screens to Kyle Edwards, the

Chargers went on a 17-play, 80-yard drive.

Blocking by the line up front, especially be-

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 nished 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 rst 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 didnt 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 nal

points for the game. With the score read-

ing 27-21, Central went into their prevent

defense and didnt 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 wont be forgot-

ten by anyone especially Kyle Edwards.

ACC Stuns Marmionon Back of St.

EdwardsBy Cisco Juarez

Secret Sports Correspondent

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 rst time in the second

half forcing a punt. The Chargers marched 55

yards down the eld, nishing 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 Currys 100th win with ACC.

The Chargers also overcame St. Ed-

wards 52-36 in the rst 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.

Photo by The Beacon News

Football Highlights

By Andrew ScottSports Correspondent

The boys played hard the whole time, but

they just seemed to lack the defensive disci-

pline to keep themselves in the game, saysCoach 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 boys

soccer team overall record is 3-9, and their

conference record 1-5. Great effort boys!

Soccer Wrap-upBy Stephanie Schuetz

Sports Correspondent

Cross Country

UpdatesBy Marcus Jackson


VolleyballBy Courtney Hoffman


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!

Tennis SummaryBy Vannessa CorralSports Correspondent

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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 rst 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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