Archives for February 2008

Under Construction


The new GHS doesn’t feel like home...yet


By Rebecca Cohen

I am on a tour of the building that the Bulldogs will call home next year: the new GHS.

Published February 15, 2008 - News

Player of the Issue: Christina Norwich


By Danny Schwartz

Her fierce passion for her chosen sport, cycling, have led to her to race against bare-legged, aerodynamic young men and grown women as far away as Pennsylvania.

Published February 15, 2008 - Sports

Election Blowout


By Focus Staff

As the presidential race heats up, Mess staff goes beyond the hype to share their experiences with election ’08.

Published February 15, 2008 - Focus

Living It Up


What a life without parents is like


By Hannah Zieve

It’s every kid’s dream: living with friends, having no parents around, no curfew, no rules, no expectations.

Published February 15, 2008 - Features

Imagination


You left a lot more than spelling tests behind in elementary school


By Mario Buty

While you were out having fun, enjoying adolescence, a small part of you died. You probably didn’t notice it. I’m talking about your imagination.

Published February 15, 2008 - Opinion

Not Tight


The never-ending restrictions on the girls dress code


By Alex Dorros

“Did you hear about the new rule? We’re not allowed to wear leggings anymore!”

Published February 15, 2008 - Opinion

Knowledge for Hunger


FreeRice feeds people and works your brain


By Rebecca Cohen

FreeRice is an online vocabulary game, which for every word you define correctly, the site’s advertisers donate 20 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program.

Published February 15, 2008 - News

Recruits to Boot


Talented Bulldogs catch the national eye


By Eric Nelson

As athletes make the transition from middle school into high school, the expectations and hype for the next big thing becomes almost overpowering.

Published February 15, 2008 - Sports

Oscar Breakdown


The worthy, the undeserving, and the forgotten


By Kaitie Marshall

Here is a guide to all the nominations so you don’t look like a fool at this years Oscar Party, along with a salute to those who were overlooked.

Published February 15, 2008 - Arts & Entertainment

Strike Out


How your favorite shows dealt with the strike


By Cameron Alexander

In the midst of the strike, some shows triumphed, while others crashed and burned.

Published February 15, 2008 - Arts & Entertainment