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 »
The Beard is Weird
Eric Essagof, Editor-In-Cheif
December 16, 2011
The last time I had grown a beard was this summer, and it was out of necessity. I was taking care of 12-year-olds at a summer camp, and I was almost the same height as the campers in my bunk. The beard was used to make myself seem older. It worked; my campers thought I was 27. Since I didn’t get too... Read more »
Some School Like You
Staff Editorial
December 16, 2011
It started out with a crush. Or an interest, more like. You checked them out online, maybe went for a walk. Gave their quads a passing glance. It started to get a little more serious. You wore their clothes, you may have even stayed the night. Soon, you were in a full-blown relationship. You thought... Read more »
An Empty Mailbox: Colleges Ditch the Mail for Online Admissions
Emily Kowal, Web News Editor
December 16, 2011
In “A Cinderella Story,” teens jealously gawked at Hilary Duff, starring as Sam Montgomery, as she received her acceptance letter toPrinceton. In “Accepted,” they felt sympathy as Bartleby Gaines, played by Justin Long, shamelessly received rejection letters from every college he applied to.... Read more »
The End of Childhood Innocence
Nicolette Weinbaum, Features Editor
December 16, 2011
Look, I can’t tell you the precise moment it happened. Maybe it happened some night while I was sleeping, after I had cleaned out the Tooth Fairy with a seemingly endless supply of baby teeth. Or perhaps it was the time when Santa Claus finally stopped bringing me presents on Christmas morning. Whatever. All... Read more »
A Realists History of the United States
Andrew Bowles, Staff Writer
December 16, 2011
It’s been said that history is written by the victors. If this statement is true, quite frankly, the U.S. History Honors curriculum at Staples scares me, because it means political correctness is a victor. While other classes, like AP or A-levelU.S., teachU.S.history as a brief overview of the... Read more »
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