A Nightmare on Postoak
June 17, 2010 • Ben Mitchell, Co- Editor-in-Chief
Filed under Opinion
High school is supposed to be a time of discovery and learning. Students are cultivated into intelligent, thoughtful young adults who are ready to face their futures. Junior year is not one of those times. It is marked by furious last minute work, massive papers, no-nonsense teachers, and the infamous... Read more »
Breaking the Habit
June 10, 2010 • Jackson Sump
Filed under Opinion
With the oil spill from the past few months and the coalmine catastrophe before that; there has never been a better time to break our habit of using oil and coal as energy sources. With viable ideas for clean energy like wind and solar energy, there is a legitimate question to be asked: why are we... Read more »
We Have Spirit; Yes We Do!
May 20, 2010 • Andres Grimm, Staff Writer
Filed under Opinion
In the SGA campaign speeches made to the student body on May 10, every candidate made a point about building school spirit. Most speeches had a line that ran something like “To increase school spirit, my goal is make new class cup competitions that are fun and will become traditions.” Despite losing... Read more »
A World Without Nukes?
April 24, 2010 • Matt Adams
Filed under Opinion
President Obama stated in the past, [The] “United States has a moral responsibility to act. … So today, I state clearly and with conviction America’s commitment to seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons.” As a first step to world without nukes, Obama and Russian President... Read more »
Terror in Moscow: A Shocking Reminder That The War May Not Be Over
April 19, 2010 • Peter James
Filed under Opinion
In the loud platforms of the busy Moscow metro system, more than 50 commuters on their way to work during the morning rush hour were killed almost instantly when two young, female Dagestani women detonated explosive belts at the Lubyanka and Park Kultury subway stops on March 29. The two women were... Read more »
Spring Break in South Africa
April 14, 2010 • Sabrina Manfield
Filed under Opinion
Throughout my first three years of high school at St. Andrew’s, I always knew that senior year I wanted to go on a special spring break trip. In the middle of this year, I attended the meetings for the trips to both Jordan and South Africa, and ultimately, I decided to go to South Africa. ... Read more »
Looking Back At Snowpocalypse 2010
April 14, 2010 • Lauren Heywood
Filed under Opinion
Recently, we survived the epic “Blizzard of 2010.” Yes, ladies and gentlemen, high winds coupled with snow make a blizzard. However, there are several little-known facts about snowy weather of which we would like to inform you. Our information comes from a question-answer session with the National... Read more »
2012
April 9, 2010 • Noah Platt
Filed under Opinion
A treacherous epidemic has been stealthily disseminating throughout the world over the past few years. No, I’m not talking about AIDS, Cancer, or even the Swine Flu. Rather, I am referring to the influx of pesky kids terrorizing our nation. This scourge on humanity has been rapidly growing undetected... Read more »
Go With the Flow
March 13, 2010 • Philip Doerr, Staff Writer
Filed under Opinion
There she stood, Mrs. Hannah Hawkins, an elderly woman brimming with energy, passion, and a boundless love for humanity. “When was the last time you wrote a letter?!” she inquired ardently. “When was the last time you picked up the telephone?” she asked. In a time where letters have been replaced... Read more »
Iran and the Ticking Time Bomb
March 13, 2010 • Ben Yeo, Staff Writer
Filed under Opinion
Three outspoken protesters donned rainbow wigs and red clown noses at a United Nations conference on racism in Geneva, Switzerland. The young demonstrators shouted “Racist!” and warded off security guards as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad continued his speech, denouncing Israel and affirming... Read more »
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