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Carpe Diem
Garfield’s not as far gone as you think
By Hannah Rusk
Throughout my illustrious career as a writer for the Garfield Messenger, I’ve written many an article railing against our school and the district. In a state of nearly perpetual irritation with Garfield policies and decisions, I’ve taken advantage of every opportunity to voice my displeasure. This, my final article for the Messenger, would be a perfect opportunity for me to really dig into Garfield.
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There’s No Place Like Home
Seattle is pretty perfect if you love yourself
By Emma Baker
Seattle is filthy, and we’ve got the goods to back it up. Not only is Seattle overflowing with music, dance, film, and photography programs, but it’s also considered one of the safest cities in America. Seattle is one of the healthiest cities, ranking as “fourth thinnest”; we’re also a leader in eco-friendliness, with numerous conservation acts.
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Creative License
The Public School system will only stifle your voice if you let it
By Maia Lee
It was probably after I learned that Jane Schaeffer essay format when I decided that I didn’t belong in public high school. I was halfway through my sophomore year and over the initial excitement of “the high school experience” that I felt as a freshman, and I had started to become more critical of the things I learned in class. Instead of blindly consuming whatever I was taught like I did freshman year, I started questioning the relevance and usefulness of what my teachers taught me.
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On Moral Grounds
It's not intolerance if they're wrong
By Georgia Ray
In Uganda, a bill is about to pass. It will probably make homosexuality punishable by life in prison, or death. HIV prevention programs will be outlawed entirely, on the grounds of “encouraging homosexuality”. Supporters say that homosexuality is “evil,” “wrong,” and “unnatural,” and also that it is a choice.
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I Like You I Guess...
and everything else you shouldn't tell your partner
By Okoye Berry
When dating, you and your partner share a lot of information with each other that you would not tell other people. But there are also things you do not say to your partner to avoid a lot of arguing.
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Etiquette and You
Hints for productive party crashing
By Andy Boelter
It’s Monday night before the HSPE and it’s time to party. What if you don’t party? Of course you party. In your room, you go over the possibilities. Tea parties? No. Political parties? Don’t care.
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Now Everybody Say “choices…”
Assembly speakers are the wrong voices when it comes to relationships
By Hannah Rusk
I have been haunted by missing the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day assembly in my freshman year where the guy bent the frying pan into the burrito throughout my four years at Garfield.All appeared to be well as we filed into the gym, endured a horribly misguided attempt at Y-E-L-L, and waited for Keith Davis, “inspirational, motivational speaker,” to begin. Unfortunately, I started to dislike him almost immediately after he began talking.
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Pretty Boys
Obsession with beauty is not gender exclusive
By Maia Lee
The notion that men care less about their appearance than women may be typical, but it is in no way universal. In many cases, it seems to be reversed. We need only examine the halls of our very on high school and the TV shows we watch to see the evidence.
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Like Mice in a Maze
Deviation is impossible
By Lisa Buckner
A year ago I would’ve been disappointed in her, reassuring her that college is in fact the opposite of stupid. But today, I recognize the unnecessary amount of work most of us put into making feasible for ourselves a fixed future that we deem as “normal”; a future including going to a respected college and working a respected career. Our society has made it so that failure to attend college might as well be failure period.
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Fear Itself
Who's afraid of the big, bad environment?
By Sam Dunnington
I should’ve been motivated to go out and rescue infant polar bears or commit some other act of environmental heroism. Instead, I felt uncomfortable and mildly frightened for only about ten minutes afterwards, and from the look of it, the crowds around me experienced similarly brief moments of angst. Despite their charisma, despite the evidence they presented, something kept Diamond’s and Cousteau’s talks from packing the punch they should’ve delivered.
Revised Attendance Policy 2010-2011Administrators announce new efforts to boost attendenceBy Celia GurneyJames A. Garfield High School holds itself to the highest standards, and as such has always been very adamant about achieving high student attendance rates through a series of morally questionable practices. The current district attendance policy dictates that a student who misses class without notifying the school beforehand will be marked with an unexcused absence unless he provides the attendance office with a note excusing him for one of the following reasons: a death in the family, an illness or injury, a medical appointment, observance of a religious holiday, or suspension. 
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