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Editors:Rylie Ferguson, Julea Watkins, Katie Honeycombe and Emilee Ward May 24, 2018
Interview with a Vegetarian U.S Birth Rate Has Dropped British Museum Returns Hair
By: Julia MacDonald By:Skylar Sowiecki
I did an interview with Rhonda K. about By Madison Adrian
The National Army Museum in
why she is a vegetarian? First I asked her why America’s baby bust isn’t over. The nation’s Britain will be returning one of its pieces to
are you a vegetarian? “It bothers me that people birth rates last year reached record lows for Ethiopia. The item being the hair of Emperor
eat dead animals, it's somewhat disturbing,” she women in their teens and 20s, a government Tewodros. However the British were
responded. Next I asked her what's your report shows, leading to the fewest babies in responsible for taking not only the hair but a
reasoning for becoming a vegetarian? “I was 32 years.The provisional report, released
gold crown and a wedding dress. The owner
Wednesday and based on more than 99% of
traumatized after my favorite cow, Fleck, had to U.S. birth records, found 3.788 million births of the hair was a emperor who was the first
be put down for a fatal disease,” she replied. last year. It was the fourth year the number ruler in Ethiopia. The
Which makes sense how scared you’d be after of births has fallen, the lowest since 1986 author also states that “In
such an incident. Third, I asked why did you go and a surprise to some experts given the his brief reign from
vegetarian versus vegan? Rhonda answered, “I improving economy.The fertility rate of 1.7 1855-1868, he unified the
don't have enough commitment to go full births per U.S. woman also fell 2%, meaning
country by bringing
the current generation isn’t making enough
vegan, and I really enjoy both honey and eggs.” together the various
babies to replace itself. The fertility rate is a
Then, I asked where do you get your protein? hypothetical estimate based on lifetime kingdoms.”
She answered, “I get them from eggs, nuts, and projections of age-specific birth Writer, Mehek K. “British Museum
Returns Emperor's Hair!” https://youngzine.org. Accessed May 15,
some vegetables that contain protein.” Next, I rates.Whether more U.S. women are 2019.
asked her do you miss eating meat? “No, not at postponing motherhood or forgoing it ____________________________________
all. In fact, I enjoy not eating meat,” she entirely isn’t yet clear.If trends continue,
Injuries at Amusement Parks
experts said, the U.S. can expect labor
answer. I agree since I also do not personally By: Emilee Ward
shortages including in elder care when aging
like eating meat either. I also asked her what's baby boomers need the most support. In 2016, 30,000 people visited an
your opinion on the definition of a vegetarian? emergency room with injuries that were
Rhonda answered with a not so surprising “I keep expecting to see the birth rates go up and then connected to an amusement park ride There
definition, “A person that does not eat meat.” I they don’t,” said demographer Kenneth M. Johnson of
are many different reasons for the thousands
University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School of
also asked her if she eats meat substitutes? Her of injuries from 2016. Last week, a ride at
Public Policy.He estimates 5.7 million babies would
answer was simply no. I was curious so I asked have been born in the past decade if fertility rates the Ohio State Fair in Columbus
her what's the worst thing about being a hadn’t fallen from pre-recession levels.“That’s a lot of malfunctioned, injuring 7 people and killing
vegetarian? “Hurting people's feelings about not empty kindergarten rooms,” said Johnson, who wasn’t the 8th. All of the seven people injured got
eating their recipes involving meat,” Rhonda involved in the report. taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.
said. Which was a surprising thing to hear since
Other experts are not concerned, predicting today’s
I have never even thought about that before. So, young women will catch up with childbearing later in In 2016, in Kansas, a 10-year-old boy
of course, I asked her what's the best thing their lives. The only two groups with slightly higher was killed on a water slide, and three girls,
about being a vegetarian? “You can make really birth rates in 2018 were women in their late 30s and injured, after falling off of a ferris wheel in
creative dishes and I have supportive friends. those in their early 40s.“Our fertility rates are still Tennessee. In 2015 a man got hit by a roller
As well as less animals have to be killed,” she quite high for a wealthy nation,” said Caroline Sten coaster after hopping a fence in a restricted
responded. A very common reason to go Hartnett, a demographer at the University of South
Carolina.American women are starting families area. A similar accident happened at a Six
vegetarian is for animals so her response is very sooner than most other developed nations, according Flags park in Georgia. And in 2007 a teenage
reasonable. Out of curiosity, I asked her what's to other research . Other countries are seeing similar girl lost both of her feet after a malfunction
your favorite vegetarian recipe? She responded, declines in birth rates.Young Americans still want to of a ride at the Kentucky Six Flags
“Basically everything not containing any form have children, but they don’t feel stable enough to amusement park.
of meat.” So she has a variety of different have them yet, said Karen Benjamin Guzzo, who
choices on what to eat. Also, I decided to ask studies families at Bowling Green State University in
Before going on a ride make sure you
Ohio.
her if she thinks everyone should be a follow the following requirements to be able
vegetarian? “No, its their own choices,” she The U.S. could do more to encourage childbearing to ride the ride:
replied. It's nice to believe everyone believes with parental leave, preschool expansion and child ● Always follow the required height,
this, how everyone has their own choice in the care subsidies and other policies aimed at helping weight, health restrictions, and age.
matter. Lastly, I asked her if she was 100% young adults struggling with student loan debt and
● Follow all instructions, for instance,
housing costs, Guzzo said Births were down across
vegetarian 24/7? “Yes unless you count seating, loading, and unloading
racial groups, with small declines for Hispanics,
powdered seasonings with meat flavor, whites, blacks and Asians. The number of babies instructions.
although they rarely contain any real meat,” she born to native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders was ● Always use the seatbelts and safety
answered. Which makes sense since it's just a stable.The Centers for Disease Control and bars provided to you.
little taste of food she had to abandon. Rhonda Prevention report also found:Overall, the U.S. birth ● Make sure you and smaller children
has lots of interesting opinions on vegetarians rate for women ages 15 to 44 was 59 births per 1,000
keep your hands and feet inside of the
women, an all-time low.Last year, there were 2%
but she is still a very reasonable person. ride at all times.
fewer births than in 2017.Births to teenagers again
reached a record low. The number of births to ● Trust your gut, if a ride doesn’t seem
What Causes Lactose Intolerance? mothers ages 15 through 19 was 179,607, down safe, find a different ride.
By: Kaylin Welch 8%.The rate for premature births – delivery at less ● Avoid rides at the mall if they do not
than 37 weeks – rose for the fourth straight year to have a padded area to land on if
The small intestine makes lactase, an
just over 10%, from 9.9%. something does go wrong.
enzyme that breaks down lactose into glucose
Johnson, Carla K. "U.S. birth rate continues to fall." Detroit News, .
and galactose which the body absorbs and turn
into energy. “Lactose intolerants don’t make __________________________________________________________________
enough lactase, meaning they can't properly If you follow those instructions, you
digest lactose ingredients. That means the Officials Hope to Reduce Goose should be fine to go on a ride that is safe for
lactose from dairy foods passes into the Droppings on Waterfront you, and not get hurt.
intestine, leading to unwanted gas, By: Rhonda Keuning
Before you go to an amusement park, read this. May 10, 2019.
uncomfortable bloating, and even diarrhea.” It is quite clear that the waterfront in Port
Says Youngzine. If you are lactose intolerant ________________________________________________
Huron is largely populated with geese. And with
then their is lactose free milk. Lactose-free milk Screen time usage
geese, comes a lot of waste. Officials are working to
itself is created in several ways. One is to add By Laila Manning
decrease the ungodly amount of droppings by putting
lactase to the milk, which pre-digests the sugar In these times, little kid childhoods are spent
up ‘Do not feed’ signs. Though the signs say to not
into glucose and galactose. Another method is on smartphones instead of playing in the mud
feed any of the wild animals, they were specifically
to use filtration techniques to mechanically or at the park. Recent studies show that 63%
targeting the geese. “If they don’t eat anything, they
separate lactose from milk. of U.S kids spend more than two hours on
won’t expel anything,” Mayor Pauline Repp said
electronics. World Health Organization
about the issue. Although it seems cruel to some
issued guidelines that say children of ages
people , these are wild animals that are being fed, not
2-4 should not have more than 1 hour of
domestic pets. They should be able to find food on
screen time. Kids who receive more screen
their own.
time show an increase in behavior problems.
Reichel, Chloe "The health effects of screen time on
children: A research roundup." 14 May 2019.
Smith, Jackie. "Officials hope 'Do not feed' signs will reduce geese
droppings along waterfronts." Times Herald, Times Herald, 3 May 2019,
www.thetimesherald.com/story/news/2019/05/03/do-not-feed-signs-aim-s
ave-off-geese-citys-waterfront/1093021001/.
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McDonald's Adding International Menu Party City has closed 45 stores
Favorites to American Menu in June By:Katie Honeycombe
By: Julea Watkins Party city announced that they have closed 45 of its 870 stores in just one week. The CEO of party
Mcdonald's is preparing to add new city said that they close 10 to 15 stores every year. When the stores are
international menu favorites to its American closing they aren't announcing what stores are closing , not even where
menus in June. The items that are coming from they are located. The CEO also said that their helium storage messed up
different countries include: A Grand their balloon categories. Will these closings have an impact on Michigan
McExtreme Bacon Burger from Spain, stores? Time will tell.
Joyce, Kathleen. , 10 May 2019,
Stroopwafel McFlurry from the Netherlands,
www.foxbusiness.com/retail/party-city-shutters-45-stores-amid-worldwide-helium-shortage.Party city is way too cheap.
Tomato-Mozzarella chicken sandwich from _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Canada, and Cheesy Bacon Fries from Prince Harry's Baby
Australia. These menu editions will roll on By Rylie Ferguson
officially on June 5. Many Mcdonald’s have Prince Harry and Meghan had their baby boy on May 6th at 5:26 weighing 7 pounds, 3
already tested these items before. ounces. The 37-year-old duchess went into labor in the early hours of Monday, May 6 and her
Haddad, Ken. McDonald's adding international menu favorites to
American menu
husband was by her side. The baby boy’s name is Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. In the
in June, 8 May official pregnancy announcement this past October, Meghan and Harry shared that they are expecting
2019.
their first child in the spring of 2019.Over the past few decades, it's become expected for royal babies
to be photographed in their mothers' arms just hours after birth. But Meghan and Harry have decided
not to do so.
editors, the. "Everything We Know So Far About Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Baby." town and country , 8 Apr. 2019,
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Earth in Danger
_____________________________________ By: Jean’ Beatty
Frozen Pineapple Lemonade Earth is in danger there has been 10 times more habitat losses than in recent years and animals
By Rylie Ferguson are going extinct more than ever and pollution has been gaining rapidly by the minute. Over four
Ingredients hundred scientists have found that the greatest threats to earth are plants and animals habitat lost. All
6 cups frozen pineapple chunks of this is happening because of of the human population. Scientist have found that humans use land
3/4 cup fresh lemon juice (about 5 lemons) and water for farming and building more buildings every month causes habitat loss for the area that
1/2 cup granulated sugar or equivalent the constructors need to use to build and plant their crops. But it's not too late to fix this the world is
alternative sweetener trying to strengthen the environmental police and get people to use less garbage and recycle once
2-4 cups cold water there done.
2-4 cups ice Maunz, Shay. "Climate crisis." Time for kids, 6 May 2019.
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Instructions A Dog Disease That is Contagious to Humans is Confirmed
Zest 2 lemons. Then juice about 5 lemons to By: Trinity Clark
obtain 3/4 of a cup of fresh juice. A dog disease has been confirmed in Iowa. The disease can be spread to humans. The disease
Blend the lemon juice, lemon zest, sweetener of is called Canine Brucellosis, and it has been found in several cases for a veterinarian, Dr. Jeff
choice, and 2 cups water in the blender until Kaisand. The Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is now notifying people who own
thoroughly combined. exposed dogs in the area. Sign of the disease in dogs are infertility,spontaneous abortions, stillbirths,
Add frozen pineapple chunks in small fever, sweats, headaches, joint pain and weakness. Pet owners do in fact have a lower risk, but people
increments, blending well between additions. who handle blood, tissues and fluids from dogs in the birthing process are more likely at risk."We are
Blend in 2 cups of ice. Taste and add more ice in the process of notifying the individuals who have custody of the exposed dogs," a Friday news
or water to reach your desired thickness. Serve release from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship states.
immediately.
Scharpf, April. "Frozen Pineapple Lemonade." pinterest ,
Davis, Tyler. “Disease That Can Be Transferred from Dog to Human Confirmed in Iowa, Officials Say.” USA Today. May 12, 2019.
Associated Press. “Dog Disease That Can Be Passed to Humans Confirmed in Iowa.” ABC News. May 13, 2019.
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Using Beagles to Detect Smuggled Pork
By: Rhonda Keuning
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) plans to get 60 beagles in international airports to sniff
______________________________________ out smuggled pork. The pork they are worried about comes from regions experiencing African swine
Coins Are More Expensive to Make Than They fever outbreaks. The CBP says they chose beagles for their strong sense of smell and their desire to
Actually Cost eat food. They always want to eat, even when they aren’t hungry. Already in October of last year, the
By: Julia MacDonald very first beagles found a smuggled roasted pig head from Ecuador, and in March of this year, they
Very few people still use change, and even less found one million pounds of pork attempted to be smuggled from China. People will go to great
people use small change like pennies. Why lengths to bring their possessions with them.
"U.S. uses beagles to detect smuggled pork." Student News Daily, Student News Daily, 3 May 2019,
would you still be making these simple coins ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
than? These coins are even more expense to Baby Giraffe Gets Therapeutic Shoes.
produce then they are when you use them. By Madison Adrian
Pennies original creation was in 1787. They On May 2 a baby male giraffe was born. Right away the zookeeper's were alarmed the baby
were made originally with just copper and cost had something wrong with its legs. While the zookeepers were aware that the giraffe was not going to
exactly 1 cent. Now 78.5% of pennies are get up and walk as soon as it was born. It normally takes about 30 minutes to an hour for a giraffe to
actually made of zinc. Pennies now cost 1.5 be able to stand up to be nursed. About 10 hours later it should be able to walk and run to keep up
with the herd.The Woodland Park Zoo’s animal health team radiographed the baby giraffe’s rear legs
cents. In 1915 the penny was worth 25 cents.
hours after his birth when vets noticed each of his rear foot was not in normal alignment. The staff
Small coins as simple as the penny are rarely gave the baby a set of shoes to help the giraffe walk.
used anyways. Lots of times pennies get left in _________________________________________________________________________________
piggy banks for younger kids and tips jars at Find Your Way Out!
stores. There are very few people who are By Madison Hiller
actually giving any good reasons we should
keep the penny. Lots of people don’t want to get
rid of the penny just because we're so used to
having it it would feel weird to no longer use
them. Some people just don't give up on such an
old thing. Brian Domitrovic wrote arguing
getting rid of the penny saying it would cause
the government to
tank the economy
buy overproducing
money. Now, would
this really be a
problem with all the
laws the U.S. has?
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Walmart is trying Pet Medicine
By: Logan Miller
Pet owners who want more ways to get "Maze." Discovery ,
Berlin’s Polar Bear Cub Reveal alien pest: fall armyworms. Tween Tribune, 2019.
By Madison Hiller
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Ice Ages Water Levels Will Set Record This Summer In
Species Declining By: Katie Honeycombe Michigan
By: Jena’ Beatty An ice age is caused by the amount of By Rebecca Lasky
More than one million animal species are solar radiation that decreases. If this happens in Water levels are surging in the Great
at risk of extinction due to human activity. A the summer it can cause an ice age. 27 million Lakes and likely to meet records this summer
report states that ever since 1970 there has been years ago an ice age would occur every 41,000 that is a awesome thing. Soon lake Erie , Lake
a higher demand in food energy and raw years. Our next ice age is estimated to happen Superior Lake Ontario and Lake Michigan
materials. Earth population at 7 billion and in 800,000 years. Ice ages have become less will reach unpreceded high point in history.
babies are being born everyday we are not frequent about every 100,000 years. In our If this does happen then we would have to tell
giving earth time to grow. A colony of emperor long period of time we have had at least 5 the people who live near the lakes might have
penguins declined in 2016 from the influence of major ice ages. Ice ages affect humans by to make their docs higher in size for then the
storage. Emperor penguins can't climb icy cliffs giving a new natural selection pressure. Many water does not reach land and go over the top
which makes them vulnerable to heavy storms animal species went extinct because of ice of the dock or rot the wood. But having a high
and winds that occur in their habitat. In brazil ages. Some examples of animals that went point is a good thing because then there will be
they lost about 5,201 square miles of rainforest extinct from ice ages are Mammoths, more water and this will break a record this
due to clear cutting for agriculture which is Mastodons, Short faced Bears, American summer.
causing the animals and birds that live there to cheetahs, Ground Sloths, Castoroides, Camels,
decline. Giant Beavers, and more. There are so many
Writer, Christine H. "Could a million species go extinct?" Youngzine, 7
more other types of animals that also went
May 2019.
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Why We Celebrate Memorial Day ages are very powerful and dangerous to both
By:Peyton Rusch humans and animals.
After The Civil War in the 1860’s Geggel, Laura. live science,
Americans in various places had begun holding www.livescience.com/51793-extinct-ice-age-megafauna.html
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$15,000-$25,000 in the first year to buy, equip,
The government is thinking about A New Game Is Created to Teach Teens About
train, and certify a detection dog. Even though
making the executive decision of changing paper they spend so much money for these dogs, it is Driving
dollar bills to coins. By:Trinity Clark
probably one of the safest things to do for
There are many reasons why they are A new game to teach teens about
human safety in all places including school and
thinking about making this decision, such as the work. driving has replaced a popular game called “
coin would last much longer than the bill, a bill 100 Deadliest Days.” Since the game “100
does last a long time as paper, but the coins Wisely, John. Michigan Schools are Hiring These Dogs to Help
Deadliest Days” has been released there has
Prevent Shootings, 6 May 2019. been a 14% increase in teen deaths. “Teens
would last longer for the obvious reason that it is tend to get into trouble over the summer. Night
made of metal and will last much longer. time driving is an issue, speeding is an issue,
They are revisiting the situation again, packing too many friends and passengers in the
from 2011. Then, the paper bill was only lasting vehicle is an issue,” Mark Madeja with AAA
around three years. An assistant director at the said. The CEO of driving essentials was
GAO, John Shumann says “When we look at the concerned with the amount of car crashes the
issue again this year, we found that the paper game was causing and created a new XBox
dollar is now lasting almost eight years long.” game for driving. It is an instant download on
Only some businesses are accepting $1 Microsoft’s XBox site. It is located there under
coins. CEO of the coin laundry industry, Brian “Driving essentials.” There are rumors that
Wallace says “You could still pay with a quarter, __________________________________ there are plans to make a site for Sony
but you could also pay with a credit card or add Playstation 4. During the game if the driver
value to a card. Or taking the Starbucks Can Roundup Cause Cancer? does anything that could cause danger to
approach of just waving the phone at the washer By: Kaylin Welch themselves or others then the life bar that is
and it starts” Roundup is a product manufactured by shown will decrease. The comments lately
There are bad and good things about a company called Monsanto. It is used by about the game have been completely positive,
switching to the $1 coin. It could be the better farmers and gardeners to kill weeds and keep and the game has been working for teens.
decision because they will last longer, a reason their crops clean. “Over the past few years,
NEWSON6. “California Company Creates Video Game to
why not switching and keeping the $1 bill is Monsanto has been involved with a lawsuit
Teach Teen Drivers.” News On 6. May 13, 2019.
because using just coins will lower the copper against Edwin Hardeman, a man who claimed _________________________________________________________
supply in the United States. that Roundup partially caused him to have The season of Morel is BACK
Government Watchdog Flips On Dollar Coin. May 1st, 2019. cancer. On Wednesday, March 17th, Monsanto By: Regan Chisholm
______________________________________ was ordered by the federal court to pay $80 The season for hunting Morels have
Giant Peanut Butter Ice Cream Sandwich million to Hardeman because it did not warn started. Morels have an appearance of a pruned
By:Hannah Taylor users of Roundup’s harmful effects and caused toadstool, but a bit smaller. Have you ever seen
Hardeman to have cancer.” Says Youngzine. or picked a Morel?, if so, I’d be very careful,
Roundup has been used for over forty years, Morels are very popular, but have a toxic
Ingredients but the current lawsuit may force the product look-alike. Morels are a safe to eat vegetable
off of the market. Edwin Hardeman says he has but please be warned. The hunters like to stay
● 2 packages (16 ounces each ) used Roundup for over 26 years before he was to themselves meaning they keep their hunting
individually-portioned refrigerated diagnosed with cancer, and he claims that he spot and never share their spots for the
peanut butter cookie dough was not aware of Roundup carcinogenic mushrooms. The Michigan Department has
● 6 whole chocolate graham ingredients. One of Roundup’s most active made up a map for the morel spots. You can
crackers, crushed ingredients, glyphosate, significantly weakens sell the mushrooms, only if a professional
● 1 cup cold whole milk health and was determined by the World Health seller and spotter gives you the ok that the
● 1 cup heavy whipping cream Organization to be a carcinogen (a substance morels are true morels. You should always be
● 1 package (3.4 ounces) instant that causes cancer) in 2015. That is why Edwin careful about the morels that you could be
vanilla pudding mix Hardeman believes Roundup caused him to get selling.
● 1 package (8 ounces) cream cancer.
Ervin, Jeremy. Morel season returns for spring. 1 ed., vol. 1, Jeremy
cheese, softened Ervin, 2019, p. 1, 1 vols,
www.thetimesherald.com/story/news/2019/05/08/morel-season-returns
● 1-1/3 cups creamy peanut butter -spring/3649666002/.
● 3 cups vanilla ice cream, softened
● 1/4 cup Nutella
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