October 2008 Issue
By Adam Goldstein and Nathan Yeo
Skateboarders at South are fighting to change school rules that forbid skating in parking lots and permit teachers to confiscate skateboards.
The word blog is not really a word at all. It is instead a combination of two words, web and log. These two words describe a blog perfectly: they are logs of people’s thoughts, published on the Web.
Opposing Viewpoints: Extinguish ballot question 2? Pro-Light the spark on #2
By Denebola | Published: October 2008
By Jason Kuo
I am not a pothead. I have neither tried marijuana, nor do I plan to anytime soon. My view is that smoking is just another variable to deal with, a complication which I choose to keep out of my life.
By Annie Orenstein
As the November election draws closer, it has dominated news outlets and everyday conversation.
The election, however, is also a hot topic in England, where McCain and Obama both have active supporters.
WE RUN DIS SCHOOL. But we don’t run to school. We hate running. We’re basically straight lampin’ 24/7 (urbandictionary.com that ish, kid). If you don’t know who we are, you’ve probably been living under a geological formation for your entire high school career.
By Jon Ostrowsky
The girls’ soccer team tied Acton-Boxboro, the second ranked team in the nation, last Friday.
By Alex Gershanov
This year’s election will prove to be one of, if not the most, unorthodox that America has ever seen. With an African-American Democratic candidate and a female Republican vice presidential candidate, the media has been focusing widely on nonpolitical aspects of the race.
Opposing Viewpoints: Extinguish ballot question 2? Con-Burn up question 2
By Denebola | Published: October 2008
By Bill Humphrey
If passed, Massachusetts Ballot Question 2, to legalize marijuana, would create more problems than it solves.
By Jessica and Jennifer Ahlen
One might think that the small population of Sweden would care very little about the United States presidential election. This, however, is not the case. Swedes, in general, have shown a great interest in the upcoming national election.
With the economy at historic lows, South students, struggling to maintain their competitive high school careers, are now harassed to seek ways to pay for rising college tuition prices.