Jeremy Lin: The New NBA Sensation
February 22, 2012
Filed under Featured Athlete, News, Sports, Sports Center, Top Stories
By: Michael Winowiecki Valentine’s Day 2012. The New York Knicks are playing the Toronto Raptors in Toronto and the score is tied 87 – 87. Jeremy Lin calls for the ball at the top of the key as the clock runs down. He sees a mismatch and commands his teammates to move down. He’s breathing hard,... Read more »
A Preschool of Hope
February 22, 2012
Filed under Top Stories, Uncategorized
A life of seclusion, constant surgeries and trips to the hospital, and growing up with out another person to call a friend. That’s all that these children had known. But in New York City, a woman by the name Nancy Zuch is striving to give these kids the piece of life their parents thought they’d... Read more »
Mr. Shaw Feature Story
February 22, 2012
Filed under Student Life, Top Stories
As you open the door to Mr. Shaw’s classroom, the sounds of banjo music leak through the doorframe. The smell of burnt toast is almost a guarantee right away in the morning or before lunchtime. Mr. Shaw is the type of well-rounded teacher that keeps students tuned in with his quirky remarks and references... Read more »
Jim Dreyer The Ultra Triathlete
February 21, 2012
Filed under News, Top Stories
By: MIchael Granzotto Over a span of 400 years, 30,000 deaths in over 6,000 ship wrecks have occurred on The Great Lakes. Smacking thunder and crashing waves are the reasons we fear crossing large bodies of water. Anything can happen, therefore we don’t venture... Read more »
Derrick Rose – From Englewood to MVP
February 21, 2012
Filed under Multimedia Sports, Sports, Top Stories
You can hear the honk of every car and every police siren down the lonely South-Side Chicago streets. The same streets that Derrick Rose avoided. The same drugs that Rose stayed away from, and the same gangs that Rose never hung around. Englewood. Few rise from this dangerous neighborhood, but many... Read more »
Brad Gehres’ Journey
February 21, 2012
Filed under News, Opinion, Top Stories
BY: KAILEY GEHRES Brad Gehres wakes up at 5am, puts on all his work equipment, gets to work at 6:30am and gets ready for the new adventures that the 11 hour day will bring. The weather could be 95 degrees or 13 degrees, either way he’s prepared for anything and everything. As he drives to work... Read more »
WHY THE GIANTS WILL WIN THE SUPER BOWL
February 6, 2012
Filed under News, Opinion, Sports, Top Stories
Although the New York Giants won’t over power you with their overall record going into the Super Bowl at 9-7 or their secondary defense, make sure to look at their offense and their willingness to win the game in the clutch. The Patriots are an unbelievable franchise and won many superbowls under Bill... Read more »
Are young NBA players earning too much?
February 2, 2012
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
Are young basketball players being payed too much, too early in their lives? There are no explicit rules against how much a player can earn at a certain age. There are, however, rookie cap limits. In the NBA draft, the player taken first overall earns more money than anyone taken after him. The second... Read more »
Should Social Networking Sites be Blocked at School?
February 2, 2012
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
We live in an age of technology. The lives of students, teachers, and parents revolve around the Internet and social networking sites in particular. For some reason, schools are blocking these websites so students are unable to access them while on school property. I think that blocking websites like... Read more »
Too Much Pressure on the ACT?
February 1, 2012
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
In schools across America, a teen who wants to attend college is advised to take a test that determines college admittance: the ACT. I, as a student, think that this is unfair. It shouldn’t be based solely off of how you do on one test. It’s not for the reason you would think either. Yes, no teen... Read more »
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