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Issue 5 2014

Tylersville Rd

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Food distributors are abundant around the proposed location of the new Kroger.

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Despite West Chester Township Zoning Commission’s 4-1 vote against the development of Ohio’s second largest Kroger marketplace

on State Route 747 (SR) and Tylersville Road on March 18 and the developer’s withdrawal of its current proposals as a result, the new Kroger could still be built.On the day of the vote, West Chester Township Hall’s main meeting room, lobby and two conference rooms were filled to capacity as more than 100 West Chester residents and Smith Road and SR 747 Kroger employees occupied the building. Two days later, Kroger sent an email out to West Chester Twp. officials stating its decision to withdraw its plans, although it did not indicate whether a new one would be submitted.Commission members did not approve the

plan due to community concerns that were not satisfactorily addressed, and several members requested that Kroger come up with a new proposal that would comply with the current 2004 Land Use Plan, which states that the land is to function as a transitional area between

Stop Kroger signs were also created and distributed to residents of neighboring subdivisions that would be directly impacted by the new development.

Two postponed meetings and four months later, Silverman attended the March meeting. At that point, Eggert and his neighbors had already raised enough money to hire Tim Mara, an attorney who addressed the West Chester Zoning Commision and spoke on behalf of Stop Kroger constituents about the “negative impacts this shopping center would have on homes, families and the community at large.”

Burgoyne, on the other hand, said that great communities are more than just the homes and are “[made by] the level and types of services that are offered [such as] retail and shopping.”

Negative impacts discussed during the public comment segment of the meeting included unnecessary smells, light and noise that could reduce quality of life as well as crime and decreased property values. However, the two concerns mentioned most were over traffic safety and adherence to the Land Use Plan. Although a traffic impact study (TIS) on the

area, conducted by Bayer Becker, was approved by both the

development and homes.However, Director of Site Acquisition and

Development for Silverman and Company Tim Burgoyne said that Silverman has been sensitive to the Land Use Plan.

“This is a community oriented development,” Burgoyne said. “It’s not like an IKEA or a Target that’s going to draw from 20 or 50 miles. “Our company has done residential development for over 35 years, and we’re one of the few companies that do both commercial and residential.”

Commission member Scott Gilliam acknowledged that the development could bring business to the community, but said that the proposal was too unpopular with residents.“Look at the 677 petition signatures [that the

residents obtained in seven months],” Gilliam

said. “That takes a little effort. This is our community speaking to us.”

Vice Chairman and 22 year West Chester resident Jim Williams agreed, and said that he did not want to second guess a Land Use Plan that has been “on point” for the last 20 years.

“Kroger needs to plan in conjunction with the Land Use Plan, not ask for changes,” Williams said.

Township planner Bryan Behrmann said that if Silverman provides a new plan that conforms with the current residential zoning, it could go back to the West Chester Township Zoning Commission instead of starting the whole application process over again with the Butler County Planning Commission.

“Silverman missed the March 12 deadline to submit a plan for the zoning commission’s next meeting on April 15,” Behrmann said. “If the developer submits a new plan by April 16, there is a chance it can be reviewed at the zoning commission’s May 20 meeting.”

But whether or not the zoning commission gives its recommendations in the near future, “the ultimate say so” will be made by the West Chester Board of Trustees, according to Board member George Lang, who said the trustees would likely support whatever decision was made by the commission.

“In my 10 years on the Board, we have never overturned a decision of the zoning commission,” Lang said. “We’ve never denied, but we have accepted with condition, so we have made changes to what the zoning commission did.”

***Community backlash against the development

of a new Kroger marketplace began after West Chester

residents, who would be directly impacted by the construction, were informed of an application for a zoning change. On Sept. 10, Civil Engineering, Surveying, Land Planning and Landscape Architecture design firm Bayer Becker had requested that the 35 acres of land surrounding Tylersville and 747 be changed from R-1A Suburban Residence to C-PUD Commercial Planned Unit Development so that Silverman could build a 133,00 square foot Kroger in Phase 1 and reserve 40,000 square feet for other commercial businesses for Phase 2.

On Oct. 9, Silverman gained the Butler County Planning Commission’s approval of its proposals. Later that day, West Chester Resident Thomas Eggert began organizing a campaign against the development of a new marketplace called Stop Kroger.

“We had approximately [six] days between Oct. 9 and Oct. 15, [the date of the West Chester Township Zoning Commission’s recommendation], to gather and start our opposition team,” Eggert said. “Once the zoning commission saw what kind of opposition they had and the questions that were unanswered as well, they decided to [table the next meeting] and give us more time.”

In preparation for the next meeting, which was scheduled to take place on Nov. 19, “Stop Kroger” campaigners began utilizing social media in late October to inform the community. During this time, West Chester resident Challis Hodge launched stopkroger.com.

“Social media has been effective in the sense that it has given us a place to come together,” Hodge said. “It doesn’t necessarily have an extensive reach beyond our neighborhood, but in terms of coordinating communication, it was good.”Still, digital communication played a huge

role in the campaign. A fourth of the 677 petition signatures gained by people who were opposed to any rezoning of the subject property were collected digitally, according to Hodge.

Butler County Engineer’s Office and the Ohio Department of Transportation, West Chester Resident and retired Miami-Dayton police officer Stephen Harris still did not feel that traffic safety was adequately addressed.

“This area is near Wokini Academy, Lakota West Freshman School and Creekside Early Childhood Development Center,” Harris said. “Out of the 285 pages [in the study report], 200 pages were graphs, charts and algorithms. The only mention of traffic safety is on page 48, and it’s two sentences long.”

These two sentences stated that intersection sight distance was not an issue and that “school zones or pedestrian plans were not developed or evaluated as part of [the] study,” despite what the traffic accidents and crash reports provided by the West Chester Police Department spanning from February 2012 through March 2013 showed, which was that Tylersville was a dominant factor in all the cases.

Butler County Engineer’s Office Matthew Loeffler argued that the study was accurate.

“It really only took into account the vehicles, and there was a comment made regarding a safe walking environment for pedestrians,” Loeffler said. “But it’s likely that the impacts would be less going forward only because the consultant used a very conservative estimation on what land uses would be in.”

The one community residential proponent for the Kroger development was Etta Reed, the Principal of Bayer Becker.

“As a resident of the Foxborough subdivision, caddy corner of the development, safety is a big concern of [for my family],” Reed said. “But we reviewed the TIS and we don’t feel like it’s going to create any safety hazards for our family.”

Residents proposed alternative locations, such as the vacant Biggs lot by near Union Centre Pavilion Dr., but Kroger Real Estate Manager for the Cincinnati and Dayton area Lisa Ammons, who has been involved in over 35 new store developments, said that relocation to this area was not a possibility.

“We have been presented that site before, during and after the Biggs occupancy,” Ammons, who has been in her current position for 18 years, said. “The location does not meet our business model site criteria. It does not lend itself to a retail grocery store location, at least not for Kroger, and that is evidenced by Biggs’ closing.”

While Burgoyne said that he didn’t see a vision for the plan that would be agreeable to the community, he said Silverman is still willing to sit down and

story lauren fang | photo madi root

STOPWest Chester Residents hold Stop Kroger signs to protest the new Kroger development.

[The West Chester Land Use Plan] was created decades ago by the forefathers to guide and develop our

KROGERAfter several delayed meetings, the West Chester Township Zoning Commission finally votes against the development of a new Kroger along Tylersville and S.R. 747.

Kroger employees and West Chester residents wait for the commission’s vote on March 18.

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Tylersville Rd

Tylersville Rd

Tylersville Rd

5.1miles

4.8 miles

4.8 miles

4.8 miles

4.0 miles 4.1 miles

Tylersville Rd

- Kroger

- Walmart

- Target

- Creekside ECS

- Meijer

- On Tylersville Rd.

Local Markets

KEY

Food distributors are abundant around the proposed location of the new Kroger.

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For seven days, I thought of nothing but food. When I was about to eat, I was consumed in my meal. When I was stuffed to the brim with vegetables, all I

could think about was what I would eat next. On the last day of my seven day diet, I could think of nothing except the sandwich that was sitting in the fridge waiting for me.

I had first heard of the Seven Day Diet Detox when browsing the Health & Fitness section of my Pinterest.com account. At first glance, it didn’t appear to be anything spectacular. But the high number ofå “re-pins” and comments from people that have used the diet successfully made me take a second look.

With the diets promise of losing 10 pounds, I immediately opened Google and researched more on the diet. But this time, I was horrified.

The Seven Day Detox Diet works by breaking down the basic food pyramid into a seven-day meal, training the body to lose weight as quickly as possible. Each day consists of eating specific foods, and sometimes only specific amounts. Most of the foods in the diet are fruits, vegetables and proteins. By giving the body only certain nutrients and components of the food pyramid, it pushes out all of the toxins that build up when eating unhealthy foods.

As a key component in flushing out toxins, water is imperative in the detox. The diet calls for at least 80 ounces of water a day.

Having had success from a detox diet before, I thought it may be interesting to see how effective this specific diet was. One a Friday evening, I bought all of the required foods in the diet. I stocked up on all of the fruits and vegetables I could fit into my grocery cart and prepared to start the diet from hell. Going into the diet itself, I knew very little about how the diet would affect my body, mood and health.

Day One (Starting weight: 142 pounds): Eat all fruits except bananas. Watermelon and cantaloupe are the best.

Day one prepares the body for the detox. The only sources of nutrition are fruits,

which provide many of the nutrients that are required for sustainable life. After my first day of eating only sweet and juicy fruit, I only thought about salty foods. Overall my body seemed to be doing okay—I felt light headed and had a minor headache throughout the day. I found myself complaining about my baggie of peaches as I watched my friends indulge in chicken sandwiches and French fries at Chick-Fil-A.

Day Two (140 pounds): Eat all vegetable. There is no limit on amount or type. For a complex carbohydrate, start the day with a large baked potato with butter for breakfast.

Having complex carbohydrates with oil butter provides higher energy levels early in the day. I noticed this higher energy level in my own body. Eating the vegetables provides essential nutrients and fibers, enabling the body to process food as normally.

Having eaten only bland vegetables on this day, I was craving flavor. I found myself drinking a lot of water instead of eating because I was sick of eating broccoli and celery. I felt jittery and was having trouble keeping my mind focused throughout the school day. I was bruising very easily due to my lack of potassium and protein.

Day Three (136 pound): Have a mixture of fruits and vegetables of your choice, with the exception of bananas and potatoes. Any amount, any quantity.

By day three, the body began to burn excess weight because of a low supply of glycogen, or natural sugars. Because fruits provide carbohydrates for energy, the potato isn’t necessary this day. This day was easier for me than the other two days, even though I was at school. I was still extremely hungry all the time, so it was helpful that I could eat both fruits and vegetables. Planning ahead and packing lots of snacks helped me stay on course throughout the day so I wasn’t starving or exhausted.

Day Four (133 pounds): Eat bananas

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East junior Halley Davidson tests a seven day Pinterest diet and relays her experience about this unhealthy way to lose weight.

and milk. Today you will eat as many as eight bananas and drink three glasses of milk. You may also eat the “Wonder Soup.”

The bananas on day four make up for the lack of potassium throughout the first part of the diet. The “Wonder Soup,” which has 0 calories and is composed of vegetables, helps to keep the body sustained while also providing nutrients that are absent from bananas. The milk helps to replenish a loss of calcium.

This day was the worst part of the diet. Because bananas are one of my least favorite foods, it was extremely difficult to eat six of them. The milk was okay, but it left me very thirsty with a coat of phlem in my throat. Eating wonder soup helped with my salt craving because of the garlic and vegetables that are in the soup.

Day Five (133 pounds): Eat beef and tomatoes today. Eat two 10 ounce portions of lean beef. Hamburger is okay. Combine this with six whole tomatoes. Increase water intake by one quart.

The large amounts of beef make up for the large absence of protein in the diet, while tomatoes are a low calorie way to get fiber that helps with digestion. The increase of water helps purify the body system because of the low amounts of vegetables and fruits.

By this day, I noticed some very distinct changes in my muscles and was ready to get some protein in my body. I felt as if my muscles had shrunk, rather than the fat around my stomach or thighs. The beef tasted great—I was finally able to eat food with substance. By day five, I had lost all of my extra energy and was fatigued earlier in the day.

Day Six (132 pounds): Have all the beef and vegetables desired.

This day had the most variety so far in the diet because it covered a greater range of the food pyramid. Similar to day five, the beef provides the body with iron and proteins, while vegetables provide vitamins and fiber.

The meals on this day were the most enjoyable for me because I was able to eat an almost completely balanced meal by having

vegetables and a serving of beef. However, I still felt grumpy and was very moody— Even though the diet plan specified that I should have felt otherwise.

Day Seven (132 pounds): Eat as much brown rice, fruit juices and vegetables desired.

Because it was the last day of the diet, the body was being reintroduced to complex carbohydrates like brown rice. At the end of the diet I felt much lighter and noticed loss of weight in in my thighs neck and chin. It was an easier day, though, because I was allowed to have my first complex carbohydrate in the last five days. It was refreshing to be able to mix the flavors of sweet fruit juice, vegetables and rice.

End Weight: 130 poundsThough the diet is intended to heal the

body, the diet itself is not sustainable for proper health. Many of the required nutrients and vitamins are not found consistently through the diet.

“There’s a generally poor nutrition about the diet,” says Springdale-Mason Pediatrics pediatrician Dr. Linda Jost, MD. “What’s really lacking in this diet is general and essential minerals like iron, protein and calcium on some of the days.”

One of my doctor’s main concerns was that the diet did not include the recommended 50 grams of protein a day. A protein deficiency can result in multiple symptoms such as lethargy, easy bruising and a noticeable change in mood. A lack of protein can also cause a considerable amount of weight loss, which is one reason the diet appeared to be so effective.

“Because it’s very low on protein, you are most likely losing more muscle than you are losing actual fat,” Jost says. “The biggest problem I see is that it promotes weight loss, but it’s too fast.”

Another factor neglected in the diet was exercise. This is the key to any diet when people are trying to lose weight in an effective, yet healthy way.

“There are four major food groups, but exercise should be the fifth,” says Jost. “I

think if you match regular exercise with eating a healthy diet that contains all of the food groups, you may really like the results you [will] get.”

Another issue is because there is a low amount of protein, the muscles will begin to suffer from atrophy if someone is not sustaining their muscles with proper exercise.

“Once you don’t use a muscle for so long your body will think that you don’t need [the muscles] and they begin can to deteriorate,” LA Fitness personal trainer Brandon Moore says.

Due to the low amount of calories in the diet, the best exercises would include muscle training and development. Cardio would only exhaust the few calories stored in your body and you would quickly become tired and crash.

“Some days you’re probably getting only 1000 [calories in the diet],” Jost says. “A teenager requires at least 2000 or more calories a day to function properly.”

East junior Tara Stith also tried the seven day detox and struggled with the results. Stith found the lack of protein unbearable and added a handful of nuts to the diet each day. Even with this addition, Stith discontinued the diet after five days.

“I felt like it was hurting my body,” says Stith. “It was making me feel tired all of the time.”

Overall, the Seven Day Diet Detox has been very effective in terms of rapid weight loss, but not as a healthy decision. The consequences of fatigue, breakouts, irregular bowel movements, muscle atrophy, moodiness, dull headaches, irritability and lack of focus are not worth the 12 total pounds lost. And because the weight I lost was mostly muscle and water weight, I gained seven pounds of the weight back in the week following the diet. In the end it seemed as though the diet was never worth it in the first place.

“You’ll feel tired, you’ll be irritable and not well, and you won’t have the energy you need to do your daily routines,” Jost says. “You’re essentially starving yourself.” SM

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he high school cafeteria is a jungle. It’s full of different types of students,

all competing for the best and freshest food they can find. They claim their territory surrounded by people who provide the best protection, or at least the best conversations. One aspect that doesn’t resemble a tropical jungle is the lack of foliage, or in the case of food, vegetables.

It’s hard to believe how difficult it is for people who have specific health requirements to have easy access to choices, for example vegetarians. For the five percent of 504 East Students surveyed who are vegetarians, some of the only options there are include French fries, cheese pizza, bosco sticks or a collection of wilted and variety free salads. The larger salads that have carrots and tomatoes in them also have some chicken tender that usually just wasted by being thrown away by the people who purchase them.

Many people choose a herbivorous lifestyle because it eliminates the fats found in each serving of meat, but when a school’s most popular items are a range of carbohydrates and

BY HALLEY DAVIDSON

For those who have no other option than to follow strict

diet restrictions, such as people with food allergies, the limitations can be even more

disabling.

WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE

fat-saturated foods, it often leaves health conscious people scrambling. Even after Michelle Obama released her Healthier US Schools Challenge and schools began updating their menus to bring better options to the cafeteria, there still isn’t a “challenge” in place for schools to provide meat free meals.

A complaint by those who do eat meat is that meat-substitute meals are often marginally more expensive, but vegetarians are aware of this and make changes to their personal budget to adjust to higher prices. According to statistics published by the Vegetarian Research Group, three percent of children ages eight to 18 consider themselves vegetarian. Though Lakota Local Schools may need to make adjustments to the lunch budget, if it provided even a small number of complete vegetarian and health conscious meals, the percentage of vegetarians in the cafeteria would be large enough to sell them all.

When venturing out of the school jungle and into the even more threatening “real world,” there are still few improvements. When visiting a restaurant or even fast-food venue, there are often

little to no vegetarian products available. Browsing a McDonald’s menu, the only vegetarian options out of 27 sandwiches, 15 wraps and 7 salads are the Southwest Salad and side salad. All that is left to chose from are the side and dessert items such as fries or a parfait, none of which could be called a “meal.” Ordering a meal requires personal revisions to diet requirements, usually with no compensation on price.

The accommodation for those with specific health requirements outside of

personal choices are also tossed aside by food sources. In a University of Iowa survey, 74 percent of consumers claimed to have changed their eating habits due to health and nutrition concerns. Grocery stores often sell few diet “minority” selections like gluten-free, vegan and organic products, forcing customers towards more expensive produce markets such as Whole Foods or The Fresh Market. A popular pasta brand at Whole foods, bionatura, sells a bag of gluten-free pasta for $4.99 while a box of Kroger brand pasta is $0.79.

For those who have no option than to follow strict diet restrictions, such as people with food allergies, the limitations can be disabling. The “Product Warning: This product MAY have come in contact with peanuts” is often found on the backs of objects as common as marshmallows and chocolate. People with severe food related allergies are unable to eat these without the fear of falling under an allergic reaction, in which they are unable to breath and loses the ability to move, called anaphylactic shock.

According to the Food Allergy Research and Education group, one in every 13 children suffers from a food allergy. With acts placed by the Centers of Disease Control, schools are required to have a pre-set agreement with the parents of students with allergies to protect them from . However, there is no statement published by the CDC that schools are required to provide a meal for these students.

The school’s cafeteria is supposed to provide food necessities so that every students can have a filling meal during the seven hour school day. If not every student has an option, the few who are accountable for their own meal may be left with unhealthy “snacks” rather than a wholesome meal.

As changes to diets and lifestyles evolve, there should also be a change

in the products that are sold to consumers inside and outside the school. It doesnt make sense to encourage people to make healthier lifestyle choices if these changes are not made accessible to everyone. In the survey published by uiowa.com, 87 percent of consumers considered nutrition an important factor when selecting groceries. If unhealthy options are the only ones they see however, they may make the easy choice rather than the right one.

And even though there may not be many vegetarians in the Lakota East cafeteria, their diets shouldn’t be tossed aside like the leftover chicken, but instead have a chance to receive a filling lunch. If the student jungle follows survival of the fittest, than its time that vegetarians step up and fight for their right to veggies.

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Back to the Future

Every generation has a counterculture movement that will become the decade’s definitive identity in both history books and Halloween

costume apparel. From the thrill-seeking flappers of the 20s to the anti-war hippies of the 60s, the fashion industry is a staple in the expression of historical activists. The clothing embodied the movement as the people behind the clothes strived for a redirection in the social order. That is, until the rise of the 21st century hipster.

“I’m a hipster.” That is one statement that will never be uttered by the mouth of a hipster, along with remarks like, “I prefer PCs” or “Taylor Swift is a talented artist.” There is a particular set of behaviors that qualify a person as a hipster, most of which relates to a specifically unique taste in clothing and a rejection of mainstream media. This counterculture is the first to be produced by the Information Age, comprising of a cluster of conforming non-conformists whose only notable goal is to express their individuality. This expression is achieved not through protests demanding change or cross-country journeys of enlightenment, but rather through religiously partaking in consumerism. Stereotypically sporting thick-rimmed glasses, thrift store flannels, skinny jeans, scarves and beanies, this infectiously expanding social group silently demands a

spotlight. A spotlight to showcase their superior taste, intelligence and originality. A spotlight that broadcasts the message, “Hey, we’re different from the rest of society.”

While they subtly strive to convey this idea, hipsters have paradoxically

Lauren Barker shares her opinion on how hipsters are failing as a counterculture movement, while Spark showcases how past countercultures are influencing summer fashion.

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1960s- The HippieThe Look: Clothing of this time closer reflected freedom of expression. Dressing in loose and free style clothing that reflected an earthly connection The Movement: With growing unrest with the workings of society, a “generation gap” began to widen in households. Many young people joined

The Modern Spin: Many of the styles of the 60’s are present in today’s world in the styles of “color blocking” wearing bright and not always matching

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“My favorite pair of shoes is my tan Oxfords because they are more comfortable than gym shoes, and they’re cuter than any other shoes that I own. They can dress up any outfit.”

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“I have this air freshener that I like called Black Ice, I pick one up everytime I stop by O’Reilly Auto Parts. I have about eight of them so I call it the Black Forest.”

“I have this Hello Kitty necklace that my boyfriend of the time got me for my birthday before he left for the U.S Marines. He’s a really great guy and it meant a lot to me.”

“I have a memory box and it has notes from old boyfriends and everything like that. It’s in a big shoebox and I have tons of stuff in it like a newspaper from the day I was born, a ring and all this stuff from middle school.”

East students “pin” their favorite items at the moment.

“It’s produced by Diplo, and he’s one of my favorite EDM producers. I enjoy Snoop Dog so when I heard he was switching to reggae I was really excited. It’s basically electronic reggae, and electronic is my favorite genre.”

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“I’ve had [my bass guitar] for about three years now. It’s one of my favorite things because it’s really fun to play and it’s a great way to express mAfteryself.”

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