The More the Merrier?
Cheyenne Haslett, Web News Editor
January 17, 2012
Hands trembling. Fingers aching. Mind racing. Eyes searching. My name is Cheyenne Haslett, and I am a multitaskaholic. I can’t help it. None of us can. We are all victims to its controlling grasp: we multitask, and we know it. (We’re also sexy, and we know that, too.) Some may think that multitasking... Read more »
Dodig Ditches the Red Pen
January 17, 2012
If you went to a different school, you’d likely see a tamer front page. A student at a conference told us about his unfortunate experience with high school censorship. His paper reviewed the popular music group LMFAO. Uproar over the inclusion of the letter “F” prompted the principal to give himself... Read more »
Confessions of a Hypochondriac
Stevie Klein, Editor-In-Chief
January 17, 2012
Last week I had a brain tumor. I scheduled a doctor appointment for that day just to verify my diagnosis for my family and friends. And, sadly, to make the necessary plans for my life after the diagnosis. Turns out it was a swollen gland. The week before that I was having heart failure. I was... Read more »
The Plight of Predestination
Isaac Stein, Web Editor-in-Chief
January 16, 2012
A few weeks ago, I read a novel that brought my vision of contemporary American society, and of the Westport bubble in particular, to a series of ugly and contemptible realizations. My English teacher, Gus Young, assigned Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley, for the class to read. In Brave New World, one... Read more »
Not Free For All
Justine Seligson, Staff Writer
January 16, 2012
It’s just fourth period and I am already looking at hours of homework after school. That’s once I get home after a mandatory club meeting, a dentist appointment and swim practice. It couldn’t possibly get any worse. Then my Global Themes teacher announces that the essays we’ve been working on... Read more »
Scrawny and Proud; Why Bodybuilding is a Waste of Time
Erik Sommer, Staff Writer
January 14, 2012
How many times, especially for the men, have you happily walked into the gym locker rooms only to come out feeling like a whimpering boy? Everyone has or had at least one jacked kid in his gym class— the one who can’t help but look like a brawny Abercrombie model every time he takes off his shirt... Read more »
Timeline: Looking Into the Past, and Screaming Into the Future
Chris Ramey, Staff Writer
January 8, 2012
Facebook timeline is not your usual Facebook update. Not by a long shot. Usually an update will consist of moving around the profile button, introducing a “ribbon” or photos or changing the way you update your status. Timeline though, completely changes your profile. It lets you see your past posts,... Read more »
Early Bird Gets the Worm
Charlie Greenwald, Web A&E Editor
December 23, 2011
I’m not afraid to admit it: in my freshman and sophomore year, I didn’t do as well as I am doing now. But come junior year – when I saw myself lower than I wanted to be on the Naviance graphs – I decided to really focus and try harder. Of course, I was naïve. I didn’t know how important it... Read more »
Bring Back “Merry Christmas”
Jordan Shenhar, Opinions Editor
December 21, 2011
Last weekend, I experienced a miracle. A store employee in New York City said “Merry Christmas!” to me. Not “Happy Holidays!” Not “Season’s Greetings!” I’m Jewish. The store was a Jewish deli. And yes, it was a Christmas miracle. In the oversensitive world we live in, Christmas-related... Read more »
The Saga of Sick Days
Mark Schwabacher, Web Opinions Editor
December 16, 2011
It is hard to think of something worse than waking up with a fever, killer stomach ache, or an uncontrollable migraine. Especially on a school day. I used to view getting sick as a good day off from school, as if it was a snow day just for me. Sure I hated being sick, but a fever has never stopped... Read more »
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