'Red Dawn' movie review

Red Dawn: Good use of time and money

By Denise Rasche ‘13

         The new version of the film Red Dawn recently hit the big screen. The movie is good on action but had a few things that I did not understand.  For instance, there is a part where a guy gets thrown from a car through the windshield and they do not explain what happened to him.

I liked the first version of Red Dawn with Patrick Swayze better, but I think Chris Hemsworth is a worthy competitor in the lead role. He adds lots of action to the movie and makes you feel like you are living it.

The basic story line is that the U.S. gets attacked by the North Koreans and they take over the country. The sons of a police officer, Jed and Matt, rally some fellow high school students and their friends to fight the leader of their district.

They call themselves the Wolverines, named after their high school mascot. They gather supplies and guns thanks to the training Jed has received when he was in the marines. The entire movie is about them attacking the North Koreans and trying to survive on what they have.

I won't spoil it for you but it has a very disappointing conclusion. The best thing about it was the amount of action and the reality it presents to the audience. I really felt like I was in the movie. Altogether though, seeing Red Dawn was a very good use of my time and money.

Interview with Jordan Tri-Rudolf

Ten Questions with Jordan Tri-Rudolf

(plus one for extra credit)

By Alisha Bradbury ‘13

We asked senior Jordan Tri-Rudolf to talk about his Badin experience, his future and life in general. Here are his thoughts …

 

1.                  What does Badin mean to you?  

Badin to me is second home, a place where I can be with all my friends.

2.                  What is your favorite class?

My favorite class would be the guitar class and the Badin Rocks class.

3.                  How long have you been playing guitar?

I’ve been playing guitar since I was 12. I started playing as a lefty and I tried to teach myself for awhile but I soon gave up on trying to read guitar tabs backwards. So when I join the guitar class I was taught to play as a right-hand player. And now I'm playing in the school band and for all the Badin games in the halftime show.

4.                  Do you play any other instruments?

Like everyone did in grade school the recorder, but other than that guitar is the main instrument I play.

5.                  Besides playing the guitar, what other things do you enjoy doing?

Many other things, but if it was anything, it would be cars. I enjoy the hobby of working on a car, whether it's the body of the car or the engine.

6.                  What colleges are you applying to? 

            I was planning on going to the University of Cincinnati, but I soon found that UC did not have the majors I wanted to take. So I have found a college I am applying to and it is Cincinnati State.

7.                  What do you want to major in? Guitar?

No, I will most likely not major in guitar but I will most likely continue taking class with Mr. McCormick.

8.                  If your best friends had to describe you in three words, what would they say?

Random, crazy, energetic .

9.                  Give us one phrase that keeps you motivated?

A phase that keeps me motivated is a quote I have as a background on my phone so I always see it: "Never give up on something you can't go a day without thinking about.”

10.              If there’s one thing you could change about Badin, what would it be?

The amount of home work I get.

Extra credit:

Tell us one thing that people don’t know about you …

I've been through seven cars, but I've only wrecked one. The others I have traded to get a different car.

Election follow-up

Badin seniors view the presidential election

By Patrick Kuhl ‘13

            It was Election Day Nov. 6 and I took the time to ask some students some questions about the outcome. The students I interviewed were Austin Rieman, Mike Davis, Mike Lakomy, Loren Waner, Sarah Flum, and Alexa Krusenklaus. I got a variety of answers.

            "I think the country as a whole, should still support the president," said Loren Warner.  I agree with this statement, because no matter who wins they won and it's a tough job.

There were many controversial issues in this election and I feel that true colors came out about both candidates, President Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney. Some of the issues were Obamacare (health care coverage), gay rights, abortion, and the economy.

            I asked students, “Do you think President Obama will be a good president?”

 Sarah Flum said, "I don’t see how he can change anything in the next four years unless he makes some big changes on how he runs our country." That is my main issue: How will he run the government?

            "The first thing I would like to see him do is to make abortion illegal and to work on the unemployment rate,’’ Sarah Flum added.

This reminds me of a quote from President Reagan: “The government doesn’t fix problems, it subsidizes them.”

Sarah Flum said she loved voting for the first time, as did I.

I was nervous and excited at the same time. I went early and the lines were long … it was horrible. Our school was mainly conservative, which wasn’t surprising to me because the school took a straw poll and Mitt Romney won.

In closing, I would like to say we must respect President Obama because it is a tough job and I wouldn't want to do it. Plus he won the election and he deserves our respect.