BROTHER RICE
VOLUME 55, ISSUE 3
Chieftain
NOVEMBER 2015
‘Shark Tank’
Coming,
Rice Style
New entrepreneurial program
revises hit show for community
By Jacob The Hutt
Chieftain Staff
You have probably heard of “Shark
Tank,” a reality show on ABC where entrepreneurs seek investors. Well, Brother
Rice has formed a similar program called
the “Warrior Den.” The Warrior Den is
open to Brother Rice Seniors and recent
graduates (Classes of 2006-16). Entrepreneurs will pitch their ideas in front of a
panel of Brother Rice alumni and successful business leaders and investors. The
grand prize is $250,000 in venture capital.
“I feel great and excited about this
new program,” said Mr. Birney. “It
teaches the students to be independent,
innovative, and hardworking.”
The idea first started when an Economics class watched an episode of
“Shark Tank” and discussed bringing a
similar contest to our community. Another organization that promoted the idea
was BEAM&R (Business and Entrepreneur Alliance at Marian & Rice).
“BEAM&R was a very positive influence in this whole program,” according
to Mr. Birney. “It promotes entrepreneurship.”
“BEAM&R and the Warrior Den
[fit together],” said Mr. Dyar, one of the
BEAM&R Moderators. “This program is
kind of like our BEAM&R competition
called DECA, where the competitors take
what they learned and apply it in
See WARRIOR DEN on Page 2
B R OTHE R R IC E H IG H S C H O O L C H I E F TA I N
A Galaxy Far Far Away
The Chieftain dives into the upcoming hit
By Nolan Skywalker
Chieftain Staff
For Star Wars fans everywhere, the
wait is almost over. The seventh edition
of the Star Wars series is set to be released
on Dec. 18. Thirty-eight years since the
release of the first episode, A New Hope,
comes The Force Awakens. The hype for
a movie could not get bigger, especially
considering the second trilogy was not up
to the standards of the original.
In a year filled with highly anticipated movies, this one stands out, and for
good reason. So many people grew up
watching and loving Star Wars, hoping
for more. There is much to be excited
about in the upcoming movie: new characters, new planets and, most of all, the
return of the big three: Luke Skywalker
(Mark Hamill), Han Solo (Harrison Ford)
and Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher)
Our very own Star Wars super fan,
Mr. Kuschel, said he is most excited to
see the return of the original characters
and how they have evolved. There is also
excitement about new faces in the saga,
such as Finn (John Boyega), Rey (Daisy
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Riddley), and Poe Dameron (Adam
Driver).
The anticipation for this movie is
high: The trailer had 128 million views in
the first 24 hours of its release. The movie
is expected to make over $600 million in
its opening weekend and $2 billion overall, which would trail only Avatar ($2.8
billion) and Titanic ($2.2) in all-time gross
box office sales.
When there’s this much hype around
a movie, all sorts of predictions come out.
A popular guess is that Luke Skywalker
will turn evil, and become a Sith Lord.
Another prediction, and a bold one at
that, is that the Gungan General, Jar Jar
See STAR WARS on Page 2
INSIDE
What we’re
thankful for
See Page 5
N O V E M B E R 2015