Your favorite foods are disappearing

Devon McCarroll
Staff Writer

Your favorite foods may be in danger of disappearing in the next few decades. Viruses, climate change, and changing eating habits could cause some of our most prized provisions to become extinct.

MTV Movie Awards Recap

Sarah Kebea
Arts and Entertainment Editor 

Sunday night held up to the expectations of millions of viewers.  Host Conan O’ Brien opened the show with Vine videos and a couple sketches.  One of the more talked-about moments of the night include when Rita Ora ripped Zac Efron’s shirt off whilst he was giving his speech for Best Shirtless performance for That Awkward Moment.  For most, it was NOT an awkward moment.  Rihanna and Eminem added more excitement to the awards show by performing their hit “The Monster”.  Some of the most talked about categories and their winners are below: 

Movie of the Year:

Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Best On-Screen Transformation:

Jared Leto for Dallas Buyers Club

Best Female Performance:

Jennifer Lawrence for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Best Male Performance:

Josh Hutcherson for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Best Comedic Performance:

Jonah Hill for The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Cameo Performance:

Rihanna for This is the End 

Infectious diseases flare up across the country

Michael Lyday
Editor-in-Chief

The past month has seen many outbreaks across the country of formerly infectious diseases now controlled through vaccination. In California, 49 cases of measles have been reported this year, up from just four the year before. Meanwhile in Ohio, 175 people including a nine month old infant have been infected with mumps, with the number steadily increasing daily. An outbreak of mumps also occurred at the Ohio State University in March, with 111 cases being reported.

Don't Miss the MTV Movie Awards

Sarah Kebea
Arts and Entertainment Editor 

     This Sunday, April 13, the MTV Music Awards will be broadcast live from L.A.’s Nokia Theatre.  The fan-voted show will start at 9 p.m. with Conan O’ Brien as the host.  Confirmed attendees include Dave Franco, Mila Kunis, Rita Ora, and Lupita Nyong’o.  The show will also include performances from Eminem and Rihanna with their first live performance of pop hit “The Monster”.  Ellie Goulding, Zedd, and Twenty One Pilots are also said to hit the stage.  During the show actor and producer Mark Wahlberg will be honored with the “MTV Generation Award” and Channing Tatum will be honored with the third annual “MTV Trailblazer Award”.  One of the biggest categories of this year’s show is Movie of the Year, the nominees are 12 Years a Slave, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, American Hustle, The Wolf of Wall Street, and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.  Watch Sunday to see who wins big!  

New option for aortic valve replacement

Shauna Hines
Features Editors

The American College of Cardiology reported a study on a new solution for aortic valve replacement that does not involve open heart surgery. An aortic valve allows for blood to pass through the heart. A bad valve may stiffen and narrow, thus restricting normal blood flow. This valve is typically replaced through open heart surgery using an expandable valve that is placed in a catheter. The catheter is then placed in an artery in the leg so the valve can be guided into the heart. Once the valve is in place inside the damaged valve, it is expanded and takes over. This new operation may be the best option for those previously deemed ineligible for valve replacement through open heart surgery because their risk of complications was too great. The report stated the patient death rate one year after the new treatment was 14%, versus 19% for those who had open heart surgery. The University of Kansas Hospital is offering consultations to determine the eligibility of those requesting this new operation.

Sources: NBC and the University of Kansas Hospital

Spirit week day 5

Shauna Hines and Devon McCarroll 
Staff Writers 
The final day of spring spirit week was yellow out.

Ms. Fuhrman and her Speech III class

Senior Shauna

 

Ebola outbreak spreads through West Africa

Adam Mancini

Map of Ebola outbreak

Sports Editor

Ebola, the deadly virus with no cure, has reemerged in West Africa at an unprecedented rate. Over the past three weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed 157 cases in the nation of Guinea, with 101 deaths. Twenty deaths have been reported in the city of Conakry, Guinea’s capital that is home to over two million people. In neighboring Liberia, 21 cases have been reported with ten deaths. Cases have also been reported but not confirmed in Ghana, Sierra Leone and Mali.