22 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2012

LHHS

TODAYS NEWS-HERALD

VOLUME 41

Created by the Advanced Journalism class at Lake Havasu High School

ISSUE 5

Students weigh in on the election

By Wesley Smith
KNIGHT LIFE

When President Obama won the last election, the youth of America largely supported him. He dominated in this age group over John McCain, and experts say this is a huge reason that he was able to overcome McCain. Those same experts say that the youth vote is going to be just as important to Obama this election. Most presidential polls show the incumbent candidate and his rival in a close match. Most of those polls are

still within the margin of error. This makes every vote that a candidate can get extremely important. The Knight Life surveyed to three Civics classes at LHHS to find out who the

youth of our school feels the next president should be. Civics, which focuses on politics and the structure of the United States government, is also mostly

Photo by Sydney Schoenherr, Tiffany Malerba, and Mykaela Smith

a senior class. Out of the few voters that were of the legal voting age the President beat Romney by only one vote. If LHHS is any indication of what is going to happen in the youth demographic this November the President may not get the support that he had from the youth last election. Students focused on education and economy. Both of these subjects have been hit hard by both campaigns and have been featured in almost all of the debates.

Who could be watching you?

Exposing students t o the dangers of Internet and Wi-Fi use
By Mykaela Smith
KNIGHT LIFE

Teenagers today are so technologically savvy, but do they realize just how much information can be linked to them through websites? What many may not realize is that everything done on a public Wi-Fi can be seen. One may think that making a mile long password will protect your accounts forever, but remember there are ways around passwords. Wi-Fi, otherwise known as wireless internet, is an innovation of the future that has done wonders for the mass population. Though it may be a great tool to decrease the use of wires, cords, and connectors, there are some dangers that seem to be unannounced. When using public hotspots, users must always remember that information has become public domain. Passwords, usernames, and account numbers are among the most commonly stolen bits of information. Information can be linked to a person in several different ways. Accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and even Yahoo have ways of storing passwords on specific networks. Hackers have been known to use several different methods when attacking personal information. If these people want information, they will do anything to obtain it. These real-life nerds have developed programs that can see through codes and make them seem as easy to read as this article. These programs can sniff data out of the air. Some programs have even been developed to imitate other computers, making it effortless to obtain information. Security of a website can be noticed in different ways. One of the easiest ways to tell if the website is safe is if the URL (or name of the website) starts with https. The s at the end stands for secure .

A fake website can be detected by hovering over the link to it. If the description of the link does not match, the site is obviously not reliable. When URLs are shortened the issue as with tiny URLs is the link can become distorted and potentially lead users to an unsecure site. Pete Medley, the District Network Manger at LHHS had some advice for students and internet users alike. Make sure you have a secure password and dont share it with anyone. He said that the most common way that personal information is stolen is from sharing passwords. He recommends having different passwords for each site. Medley also suggested that passwords be changed frequently to prevent hacking. The final step is to consistently run malware and virus scans, which can be very helpful in catching hackers early on. Today, students are the most tech-ready but the , information they are posting can lead to some serious issues. Facebook is one of the popular offenders. Computers all over the school are consistently being reimaged or updated. The computers being updated are all given software that is directly copied from a selected mastered computer. A situation that occurred at LHHS was any teens nightmare. One student saved their passwords for several network and media websites on a computer that was used as a master copy. The passwords were copied to every computer being updated. The student had saved their information without even thinking about the consequences. Luckily, the situation was caught and corrected within several minutes. Saving passwords on school computers is definitely a big mistake when it comes to keeping personal information protected.

Photos by Mykaela Smith/Knight Life

(Top) Students listen as recruiters list to the benefits of joining the United States Air Force on Friday, October 26. (Bottom) Christian Zamarippa examines the air force super car, X-1, as recruiters rev the engine.

Air Force displays Super Car

Recruiters stop by to show off some new technology
By Kathleen Rabideau
KNIGHT LIFE

Grizzly staff and students support prostate cancer with Movember

By Kylie Graham
KNIGHT LIFE

Men all over the world trash their razor for November raising awareness of prostate cancer and other male-oriented cancers. No Shave November, also known as Movember is widely ,

known as a very hairy month. Dont be surprised when you see mustaches, goatees, beards, and everything in between! Lake Havasu High School teachers have jumped on the bandwagon with a competition. Not only are teachers growing

their facial hair out for the month, but also some students are too. Mr. Ruiz is my uncle and a Spanish teacher at the school; we are both doing no shave November as family thing, said Senior BJ Lafrano. No Shave November is brought to you by the

Prostate Cancer foundation. Look for before and after pictures on the Knight Life Facebook page; well keep you updated with week-to-week pic-

A $250,000 car was parked in front of the cafeteria last Friday. The Air Force visited the school, bringing along a one-of-a-kind, custom-built car called the X-1 from Project Super Car. This car was created by West Coast Customs, Mad Mike, and a team of top Air Force officers. Project Super Car created two cars, the Vapor and the X-1. The X-1 is designed to look like the cockpit of a plane, while the Vapor is designed with all of the latest technology of the Air Force. This car is here to show you guys what skills the Air Force has to offer, said Technical Sgt. Nicholas P.

White, a recruiter here in Lake Havasu. Alongside the car was an RV that contained several touch screen televisions. On each screen were many interactive tools that teach users either about Project Super Car, jobs the Air Force has to offer, or about active duty in the Air Force. Before entering the RV, students had to register on the Air Force website. Four I-Pads were stationed in front of the vehicle where students filled out their information. After filling in the basics, (name, address, email, etc.), students were given wristbands that had microchips with their emails programed into it. The wristbands were used to start up the television screens and download special media.

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