Top Tips for a Tip Top Fantasy Team
The expert has you covered
By Carson Dunn
Like most of America’s professional football fans, I crave fantasy football.
Published October 24, 2008 - Sports
And That’s a Rap!
Garfield gives Seattle hip-hop all it’s got
By Neil Eddington
Let’s be real. Seattle hip-hop is a joke. However, two things made me hesitate. Number one. Shankbone. Number two. Freestyle rap club.
Published October 24, 2008 - Arts & Entertainment
Revenge on the Gridiron
‘09 looks to redeem itself after getting bulldozed last year
By Danny Schwartz
October 31, 2007 is a day that lives in infamy. A day of sorrow and lament. The day ‘09 got demolished by ‘08 in the annual upperclassmen football game. As leaves floated softly onto Queen Anne Playfield on a brisk Halloween afternoon, the men of ‘08 showed no mercy in handing ‘09 a butt-whooping for the ages.
Published October 24, 2008 - Sports
She Said: Get Low
Give the rest of us a chance to vote
By Hannah Zieve
For a few lucky Garfield seniors — those whose parents were thinking way ahead in the late eighties — November 4th will be a day of making a difference by checking a box or pressing a button or whatever happens behind those curtains. The rest of us will be doing no more than checking a ballot for ole George Washington.
Published October 24, 2008 - Opinion
He Said: Stay High
Let’s draw the line at eighteen
By Zach Wener-Fligner
You’ve probably heard that there’s an election coming up. We’re picking a new president — I think it’s a big deal or something. Maybe you’ve been actively campaigning, raising funds, and knocking on doors since day one of your man’s candidacy. Or, more likely, maybe the only voting you were planning on doing was for America’s Best Dance Crew.
Published October 24, 2008 - Opinion
History As We Know It
Cerquitella leaves Garfield
By Laura Baron
When a legend leaves, everyone feels it. It’s not just the sophomores who will spend their next months cycling through substitute after substitute, nor the seniors who are now suddenly scrambling to find somebody else to write their college recommendations. It hits the whole school, a force of missing a part of ourselves that we didn’t even know was so important to begin with.
Published October 24, 2008 - News
Paul Newman (1925 – 2008)
A tribute to the man with a smile like no other
By Nick Thompson
When Paul Newman starred in Cool Hand Luke in 1967, he was already 42 years old. But his performance has a youthful quality no other actor could’ve achieved.
Published October 24, 2008 - Arts & Entertainment
He Ain’t No Lie
Bi-Bi-Biden visits Tacoma to garner support
By Amanda Baker & Hannah Zieve
Three hours after leaving Seattle on a foggy Sunday morning, we arrived at Cheney Stadium, home of the Tacoma Rainiers, and for the day, the highest ranking Democrats in Washington. The occasion? Joe Biden was visiting to rally support for the Obama campaign, and to help endorse other local Democrats.
Published October 24, 2008 - Features
Body by Samson
Eight simple steps to getting your share of cold-weather lovin’
By Sam Koelle
School is in session, and it’s the perfect time to woo that attractive individual in your fourth period. Nothing impresses the opposite sex like a bangin’ body, so we’re is here to help.
Published October 24, 2008 - Sports
Listen to What You Watch
Turn up the volume for the best movie soundtracks
By Nick Thompson
When we think of movies, we think of visual entertainment. We don’t often think about the sound accompanying the picture. Music in films is overlooked, when in fact what we hear is just as important as what we see.