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Crash! Trouble for Virgin Galactic

Crash! Trouble for Virgin Galactic

This Halloween, a new kind of horror was brewing for British spaceflight company Virgin Galactic. It didn’t take the form of the traditional grinning skeleton or gruesome corpse. Instead, it manifested in the form of twisted, charred, and... READ MORE »»

How Did They Do It? – A Look at the Midterm Elections

How Did They Do It? – A Look at the Midterm Elections

Riding a wave of discontent from the Democrats, the Republicans picked up 7 new seats in the Senate and dozens of seats in the House of Representatives in the 2014 midterm elections. The Republicans won back Congress with an effectively executed... READ MORE »»

Did Mockingjay Part 1 Live Up to Expectations?

Did Mockingjay Part 1 Live Up to Expectations?

The highly anticipated movie The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 came out on November 21, 2014. As The Hunger Games and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire combined earned more than $1.5 billion internationally in the box office, Mockingjay Pt.... READ MORE »»

Thanksgiving Day: Inspiring Community Service

Thanksgiving Day: Inspiring Community Service

Along with turkey feasts and NFL games, Thanksgiving Day brings about another tradition: community service. For years, the holiday has marked the start of the “giving season,” the period of time throughout the holidays in which many... READ MORE »»

Taylor Shouldn’t Have Shaken Off Her Spotify Sales

Taylor Shouldn’t Have Shaken Off Her Spotify Sales

Taylor Swift’s official move to the pop genre and the subsequent release of fresh tunes on her new album 1989 haven’t been her only noticeable moves as of late—Swift recently decided to remove her music, new and old, from popular free... READ MORE »»

School News

 Golden Nuggets of Cafeteria Wisdom Golden Nuggets of Cafeteria Wisdom

Keri Zhang ‘17

Janis Ian, of Mean Girls fame, once bestowed the guide to North Shore High upon Cady Heron in the form of a cafeteria map.  Labeled with the jocks, the geeks, the Plastics, and the... Read more »

December 9, 2014 • 0 comments • Filed Under School News

News

 Crash! Trouble for Virgin Galactic Crash! Trouble for Virgin Galactic

Hitha Santosh ‘18

This Halloween, a new kind of horror was brewing for British spaceflight company Virgin Galactic. It didn’t take the form of the traditional grinning skeleton or gruesome corpse.... Read more »

December 10, 2014 • 0 comments • Filed Under News, Top Stories

Features

 Thanksgiving Day: Inspiring Community Service Thanksgiving Day: Inspiring Community Service

Jillian Haggard '16

Along with turkey feasts and NFL games, Thanksgiving Day brings about another tradition: community service. For years, the holiday has marked the start of the “giving season,”... Read more »

December 9, 2014 • 0 comments • Filed Under Features, Top Stories

Opinion

 SAT: Friend or Foe? SAT: Friend or Foe?

Sarah Ho ’17

Ask any upperclassman about studying for the SAT and they’ll immediately conjure up a nightmarish image of vocab lists that seemingly go on forever, hours of preparatory courses,... Read more »

December 10, 2014 • 0 comments • Filed Under Opinion

Sports

 A Crystal Ball for the NFL Playoffs A Crystal Ball for the NFL Playoffs

Amil Khattar ’18

“He’s at the 10!  The 5!  The 1!  And he’s in for a Touchdown!” The 2014-2015 NFL season has been a roller-coaster ride for most teams. Some teams that were expected to perform... Read more »

December 9, 2014 • 0 comments • Filed Under Sports

Arts and Entertainment

 The Battle Continues: Netflix V. Amazon Prime The Battle Continues: Netflix V. Amazon Prime

Julianna Berger ‘17

While aimlessly wandering through the teenage years of the twenty-first century, one is equipped with a few things: their precious blog, the album of the latest teen pop band, and their... Read more »

December 10, 2014 • 0 comments • Filed Under Arts and Entertainment