Ripples of Terror: Students Reflect on Bin Laden Death

May 2, 2011 • 1 views
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At 11:30 p.m. on May 1, President Barack Obama announced to the world in a televised address that Osama bin Laden, the leader of terrorist organization Al-Qaeda, and the most wanted man in the world had been shot and killed by American forces. Obama was informed eight months ago of the trail that... Read more »

To Write or Not to Write: My Journey in Writing a Novel

December 13, 2010 • 1 views
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It’s eleven o’clock; where are your children? Out with friends? Doing homework? Sleeping? Or are they noveling? This has been the case for me every night for the past 30 days of my life. I’ve been participating in National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. NaNoWriMo is a month-long quest... Read more »

Death Penalty: What Does Staples Think?

October 5, 2010 • 1 views
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Image via Wikipedia Haley Randich '14 Staff Writer Steve Hayes, a man indicted for the brutal murders of Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her two daughters, Hayley and Michaela, has been on trial for the past three weeks.  His crimes qualify him for the death penalty, causing Connecticut residents,... Read more »

Olympics 2010: Viewer Discretion Advised

March 9, 2010 • 838 views
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Natasha Gabbay '10 Web Managing Editor I was sitting on the couch, harmlessly translating some Spanish vocabulary words on my laptop, while the 7:30 p.m. Olympic coverage was on in the background. It was the first day of the 2010 Winter Olympics and my family was excitedly awaiting the first... Read more »