“Toy Story 3 makes it OK to say goodbye.”
May 16, 2011 3:52 pm / no comments
Rep. Greg Smith criticizes teacher union, teachers.
May 12, 2011 11:10 am / no comments
Katy Westhoff talks about being a part of the YouTube community.
April 30, 2011 2:51 pm / no comments
The cursor blinks on the nearly-blank Word document. Typed at the top are a few meaningless numbers: grade-point-average, class rank, graduation date. And then: nothing. You have to compact your entire high school experience on one piece of paper, and you’ve done nothing. Panic sets in. Worry. Regrets. Seniors await [...]
March 7, 2011 3:32 pm / no comments
East has already seen more altercations this year than the past two combined
February 7, 2011 11:04 am / no comments
Monthly meetings between teachers work to find ways to create a more uniform learning environment
November 16, 2010 9:56 am / no comments
The Lancer Day Parade date was changed after a number of scheduling conflicts, moving back to its old home on the East calendar: from October to September.
August 25, 2010 2:56 pm / no comments
For weeks, my battered copy of ‘Catcher in the Rye’ sat dormant under my bed, unnoticed amongst a science fair project from eighth grade and a few posters I made in elementary school. I was never overly concerned about it; I noticed it was missing from my bookshelf, but I [...]
April 12, 2010 12:01 am / no comments
The Supreme Court ruled on Jan. 21 that it is unconstitutional for the government to set limits on the amount of money corporations can give to political campaigns. This retracts part of the 2002 McCain-Feingold Bill, which was one of the first pieces of legislation to regulate political election campaigns [...]
February 16, 2010 10:00 am / no comments
I guess it all started when I was six, when I first read ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.’ Harry was a source of inspiration and wonder when I was younger; all I needed to be happy was the idea of leaving home, going to Hogwarts and finding more fantastic [...]
February 1, 2010 7:47 pm / 1 comment
I guess it all started when I was six, when I first read ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.’ Harry was a source of inspiration and wonder when I was younger; all I needed to be happy was the idea of leaving home, going to Hogwarts and finding more fantastic [...]
February 1, 2010 3:40 pm / 6 comments
Walking down the hallway during passing period, senior Qi Chen hears his phone ring. Confused, he casually pulls it out and answers the call, oblivious to its importance. The voice is unfamiliar, the tone congratulatory. Chen didn’t apply for any scholarship, but he hears some good news: he just won [...]
January 19, 2010 6:21 pm / no comments