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Straight Shooting: Nick Bodemer
By Laura Baron
There’s a new club in town, one that builds things out of paper. President-and-founder Nick dishes on the ideal building materials, his dream house, and a few brilliant snippets of advice for Garfield students.
Published January 16, 2009 - News
Life is Good
Goodbye Messenger, hello semester two
By Laura Baron
There’s a lot to complain about right now. There are wars going on overseas, and the PI cut the New York Times crossword from their paper.
Published January 16, 2009 - 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
News Flash
By Laura Baron
Dan and Serena broke up. Front page news, I know. But really it’s about time.
Published October 3, 2008 - News
School’s [Not] Out!
Colleges offer fun, educational classes for high school students
![School's [Not] Out!](http://www.garfieldmessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/summerschool_opt-150x150.jpg)
By Laura Baron
There are many different places you could go this summer. You could go to the beach. You could go purchase a refreshing push-pop from the ice-cream truck. Or you could go someplace even better: summer school.
Published May 30, 2008 - Features
Club America
It’s nice to meet you, but I can’t get past your ego
By Laura Baron
Confidence is a weird thing: too much of it can corrupt, while too little can leave a person powerless, and that elusive happy medium lies somewhere vaguely in between.
Published May 2, 2008 - Opinion
Slam I Am
Seattle teens find a creative outlet in Youthspeaks
By Laura Baron
When I walked into that computer room at 7:00 last Thursday evening, I didn’t know what I was getting myself into. It’s a small room, an unassuming room, lined by low tables and old PCs without enough office chairs to go around.
Published March 28, 2008 - Features
Making the Grade
Cheating to the top
By Laura Baron
The shady secrets behind the high grades of many Garfield students.
Published March 28, 2008 - Focus
Dance Fever
Bubblin’ Brown Sugar hits the boiling point
By Laura Baron
If Bubblin’ Brown Sugar isn’t the last vestige of Garfield spirit, then I don’t know what is. This year’s Bubblin’ Brown promises to be better than ever.
Published March 14, 2008 - Features
Hidden Logic
The man with the walkie-talkie speaks out
By Laura Baron
In the recording studio, Logic Amen has exchanged his trademark walkie-talkie for a microphone.