The Bluffer - Red Bluff, CA
Issue link: http://www.ifoldsflip.com/i/410840
inappropriate costumes of any kind. Halloween is supposed to be a fun and frightening day. It is the one day of the year where it is okay of you dress like someone else, but you should not dress inappropriate or like a floozy. Children are not the problem; it is the teenage and adult women. I am not saying everyone dresses inappropriate on Halloween, but many people do. Women's costumes have changed drastically in the past century. Costumes went from SPARTAN THUMBS Schwab and Arnold *These Thumbs came from Mrs. White's 4th period class. Nasty cheese No fall play Page 2 October31,2014 Working tardy policy The new tardy policy, though annoying, is helping students be timely. Schwab and Arnold on their go-cart give us a feeling of security. Unfortunately, there will be no fall play this year. The cheese used in the cafeteria grosses students out. Staff Editorial To treat or not to treat... Editorial Policy: Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the district, staff, or student body. We welcome signed letters to the editor. Names may be withheld upon request. We also reserve the right to edit submission based on length and/or clarity. THE BLU FFER STA FF Ryan Fisher Editor-in-Chief Ryan Fisher News Editors Lexi Pritchard Brianna Tackmier Opinions Editor Ceighlee Fennel Features Editor Tymberlyn Bealer Sports Editor Savannah Sutliff Topics Editor Rebecca Blanchard Editor-in-Chief (Vacancy) Advertising Director Alisa Pelanconi Adviser Cartoonist Karla Nowicki Juanita VanMeter Staff Writers Josiah Vasey Kaylie Capps Jay Boone Juanita VanMeter Hailie Willey Opinions Rebecca Blanchard W e aren't too old to dress up or go trick or treating. People are confused about it because there are limitations to older people dressing up. No one wants a creepy old man walking up to their door knocking for candy. That is not okay. But if a father comes to the door with his child asking for candy, it is a different situation. Halloween is on a school day so a lot of people are deciding whether to dress up or not. People are saying, "You are too old to dress up!" It's like, "Excuse me? No I'm not!" Dressing up as a teen is fine, other than everyone judging you! It is fun seeing everyone in costumes! Halloween is an unofficial dress up day for the high school. Everyone should dress up! Trick or treating is harder because it frowned upon for older kids to go trick or treating. However, there shouldn't be any because we are just going out and having fun with our friends. Trick or treating/getting candy is just a bonus. Grown ups should be happy some teens aren't out partying. A t some point, you have to realize that you are too old for something. Eventually the tooth fairy stops leaving money under the pillow, Santa stops leaving footprints in the fireplace, eggs stop appearing in your yard for Easter. At some point, you are too old to keep trick-or-treating. Part of growing up is letting go of these things. High schoolers trick-or-treating along with five-year-olds is just kind of weird. Keeping in touch with you inner child is important, but not when it's at the expense of some poor little kid, who gets scarred by your sexy bunny costume. High schoolers tend to cause trouble when they trick-or-treat. They throw eggs, TP houses and commit other mischief. While not all high schoolers act this way, lots do. High schoolers should be inside on Halloween, watching bad horror movies or hanging out with friends. If you want to get candy on halloween, just go to the dollar store and buy twenty pounds of candy. Leave the trick-or-treating to the five-year- olds. Brianna Tackmier A&E Editor A & E Editor Hailie Wiley Staff Writer Behind the Podium Right to wear hats Most teachers allow students to wear hats in class. "...it is okay of you dress like someone else, but you should not dress inappropriate or like a floozy." Dogs will rule the world D uring the early to late twentieth century, Halloween costumes were meant to be scary. Children wore homemade masks that were made to look like ghosts, pumpkins, witches, wizards, goblins, or something out of a horror film. The costumes were supposed to look unworldly or spiritual. Children walked around the town to collect sweet treats from their neighbors. Although, in today's world, costumes are used more for sex appeal than fright. Now, costumes show more skin and are based off a television or movie character. Men wear some kind of suit or T-shirt to make them look like a superhero or famous television personality. While women wear mini skirts or short shorts with five inch high heels to make them look like some sort of princess. So should people wear floozy or conservative costumes? In my opinion, women and even men should be ashamed of themselves for wearing dresses that cover the feet to tight-fitted body suits. I feel like people have lost respect for themselves so they dress inappropriate thinking it looks acceptable, but in reality, more people lose respect for them. I had stopped dressing up for Halloween a few years ago when it became difficult for me to find a costume that did not show off all of my body parts. I will quote 'Mean Girls' and say that most girls wear lingerie and some form of animal ears. That is what Halloween has come to- a competition for girls to show off as much of their body as possible. You are suppose to look scary, not like a prostitute. Not all costumes are bad, there are still costumes out there that are not as floozy as others. You can still look great on Halloween and not show a lot of skin. I, personally, feel that you don't have to look inappropriate or show a lot of skin to go trick- or-treating or go to a Halloween party. So when you go Halloween shopping or look for a costume, remember you can still have fun and look great wearing appropriate clothing. S ome people think that humans will always be in control of the world. I think otherwise. Why? Dogs. Yep, dogs will take over the world one day. I did the research. While we have distinct advantages physically over dogs, we have direct disadvantages against them with our memories and thought processes. We have trouble remembering things, like where we put our house keys, or how to replace the giant water jug everyone gets water from in the lobby of the doctor's office, etc. Dogs don't have this problem. They need to be told not to do something a few times, and they can commit it to memory, like the simple command, "Don't bring the stick in the house." This disadvantage is clearly expressed even in the youth. Most kids need to be told over and over again to not bring sticks in the house, but dogs only need it a few times, and then they just stop. Not only that, but dogs can figure out how to do more complicated stuff on their own, like open doors and tell you when they want a treat. No, I'm being serious. I myself have a dog who says two phrases: "I want one," and "Mama." She also knows how to knock out fence boards, which we've only had to tell her not to about two times. Imagine how many times you would have to tell your little brother or sister to not do that if they had the strength to knock out fence boards! That's terrible. Then there's the communication between dogs, which is far better than ours. It's easy for us to make a communication error, dogs can't, because they just sniff each others' noses or make noises at each other, so they can't have communication errors. For example, when my dad gets home every night, my dog sniffs my other dog's nose, and then they excitedly run to the front window or the door and wait for him to come in the house. While it's hard even for us to make a mistake in communicating this, their advantage lies distinctly in their hearing, because they can hear much better than us. So, in short, the physical, mental, and communication differences between us and dogs, as well as their abilities to take advantage of technology, is what will ultimately lead to the dogs' takeover of the world. So when it does happen, and everyone's all freaking out about it, all I have to say is, "I told you so," because of how much knowledge I've gathered about dogs. VS Silly versus sexy on Halloween W e all have dreams of being something or someone in the future. As a child I wanted to be He-Man. I mean come on, he rode a green tiger, how cool is that? Now that I'm older, though, I realize that dreams change over time. In high school you may be dreaming of the future college you will be attending or just who you will be dating in the future. Just know that your dreams will change, can change and guess what...it's ok. High school is the time to explore your options in life and dream big. What are dreams, but goals that we try to achieve. Some goals are more achievable than others, but never limit yourself. Hard work and dedication will get you will you want to go; you just have to stay the course and never give up. Russell Wilson dreamed of playing football in the NFL, but his dream seemed over being picked 75 th overall. Look at him now, though; he led his team to a Super Bowl victory. He never gave up on his dream. Dreams will change over time through your experiences. It took some time, but I finally realized I couldn't be He-Man; I couldn't just carry a sword around with me all day. I had to tweak my dream a little. I had to work hard and face many obstacles. I chose to become a teacher. Being a teacher is like being He-Man. You teach life lessons, help students fight ignorance with knowledge and live in a cool castle (not really, but close). So keep dreaming, keep working and keep moving ahead. Don't give in to the people, friends or family members that say your dreams are too far out of reach. My overall dream was to one day help people, just like He- Man and being a teacher is the closest thing in reality. Now though I just have to find my green tiger. Mr. Richardson is a student teacher from Simpson University. He teaches two world history classes and one government class. He enjoys spending time with his three boys and being one of the most stylish teachers on campus. By Mr. Richardson