Features

View from the Top: Pajammin’

By Denebola | Published: February 2010
Contributed by Matt Breuer, Sam Forman, Josh Richards, Nick Sobel, and Ben Weissman.

Teen spending excessive despite recession

By Wendy Ma | Published: February 2010
Walking down the hallways of South, one can see students texting on their latest cell phones, talking about the video games that just came out, or wearing brand names that are “in.”

Going the Distance: couples overcome school separation

By Ariel Rivkin | Published: February 2010
The movies always show couples who go to the same high school. Sandy and Danny from Grease both went to Rydell High School, and Gabriella and Troy from High School Musical both attended East High. Well, in relationship-world, they had it easy.

Maximizing your Slump

By Gabe Feldstein | Published: February 2010
There comes a time in every high schooler’s life when he or she realizes, “Hey, these grades no longer count.” When this revelation occurs, apathy follows closely behind. The high schooler will completely stop caring about tests, homework, group projects—you name it—and instead will take the opportunity to focus on the sweet things in life.

Winter Prom jump starts the semester

By Dayun Keum and Rebecca Pyun | Published: February 2010
To raise money for the Junior Semi-Formal, the Senior Prom, and the Haiti relief efforts, the junior and senior Class Officers privately organized the Winter Prom on January 30 at the Hyde Center. The event raised $450 for Haiti and $2200, which will be divided evenly and donated to each class.

V-Day B-day

By Julia Sklar | Published: February 2010
Grocery establishments really seem to enjoy kitschy holiday decorations. You name it, they’ll decorate for it. You know what I mean? Christmas, Halloween, Groundhog Day, doesn’t matter.

IC Benefit Concert packs Hyde Center

By Roxanne Glazier | Published: February 2010
The Invisible Children (NSHS) Club raised over $3000 for Haiti and the Invisible Children Organization at its benefit concert on January 29 at the Hyde Center.

Dyin’ Dawgz integrate math and music

By Sidrah Baloch | Published: February 2010
Some musical groups start in basements and garages. Others have their origins somewhere a little less conventional, for example Dyin’ Dawgz, a rap group that was born in a math classroom last spring.
WARNING: If you are not a super chill sen10r and do not enjoy swinging your lanyard like J.Rabb, chillin’ in the commons during class, and parking in the sen10r lot across the street, then close up this paper and get to class, kids. For all you elite sen10r wannabes, here is the story of Alex, Julia, Merry, and Erika.

Is your Facebook jeopardizing your future?

By Sammie Levin | Published: December 2009
With more than 350 million active users, Facebook has become the most popular social networking website. Facebook is a place where friends can interact and communicate, allowing people to showcase and document their every thought and action. Due to the controllable privacy settings that the site offers, users often regard their profiles as a safe, exclusive page, and therefore often do not think twice about which pictures and comments they post. People do not realize, however, how these mindless posts could drastically affect their lives. With heightening competition in the college admissions process, colleges have begun looking at Facebook profiles to find out more about applicants in order to narrow down their searches.