Big Plans for Biggie
Deandre Coleman, the state’s #1 defensive tackle, commits to play at UW
By Zoe Storck
In the last four seasons Garfield football has only won a total of three games. It may come as a surprise, then, that out of this program has come the number one defensive tackle recruit in the state.
Published September 12, 2008 - Sports
The Dark Knight
By Neil Eddington
I could almost recite The Dark Knight to you in its entirety. I saw the movie three times and was just as entertained the third time as I was the first.
Published September 12, 2008 - Arts & Entertainment
Baldly Going Where No Band Has Gone Before
Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head rises above other local bands
By Nick Thompson
When I first heard of Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head, the electro pop quartet from our hometown, I didn’t completely dismiss them, but I assumed they would be more of the same. My mistake.
Published September 12, 2008 - Arts & Entertainment
Metrouble
An exploration in public transportation
By Zach Wener-Fligner
When I went to orientation and found out they were giving me a King County Metro pass, it was a bargain I couldn’t pass up. Why spend money on gas and convenient transportation when I can ride the bus FO’ FREE?
Published September 12, 2008 - Features
On a Mission
Lily Albrecht juggles schoolwork with search and rescue
By Tory Sheffield
When Lily Albrecht’s phone vibrates during Latin class, she knows it’s time to roll. She packs up her belongings and curtails her test, informing her teacher that she has been summoned for a search and rescue mission.
Published September 12, 2008 - News
Sports and the Pursuit of Perfection
Mmmm...Tom Brady
By Sam Koelle
I am a bandwagon fan. I like teams that win. Yes, it is selfish. Yes, it is disloyal. Yes, I am ashamed.
Published September 12, 2008 - Sports
WALL-E
By Becca Fine
Robots and the demise of society aren’t generally my cup of tea in a movie, but WALL-E pulls off both in an imaginative, entertaining way.
Published September 12, 2008 - Arts & Entertainment
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
We're not talking about puberty here
By Celia Gurney
Last year, the only new thing at Garfield was a small stage curtain. Times have changed; crops have grown; and this year, we’ll learn amongst the recent architectural triumphs of the Seattle School District.
Published September 12, 2008 - News
Snip Snip
The Bulldogs bust back into the Doghouse
By Kate Guenther
You could see the purple pride from a block away. Lines of bulldogs snaked through the neighborhood last Tuesday to break the ribbon on the new Garfield and get back to the doghouse for the first time in two years.
Published September 12, 2008 - News
Johannes’s Mixtape
By Johannes Harkins
Johannes’s music picks.