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Found in Translation
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Features Archive
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Long Packet, Short Meeting
Posted on November 4, 2011 | No CommentsThe agenda packet for the Board of Education November 1, 2011 meeting was quite long — at 175 pages, it was nearly double the prior meeting’s packet (which came in at a measly 76 pages). Ironically, the meeting ended early. This lengthy packet was primarily... -
A Temperamental Land
Posted on November 3, 2011 | No CommentsPeru is a country of extremes. A region that can’t seem to make up its mind, it is marked by a stark diversity that is both geographical and societal. Thirteen high-school students including junior Kylie Wood-Soll and myself were lucky enough to go to Peru... -
The Bridge School Benefit: Concert for a Cause
Posted on November 3, 2011 | No CommentsThe weekend of October 22nd and 23rd, the Shoreline Amphitheatre was filled with the music and good vibes of the all-acoustic Bridge School Benefit Concert. Twenty-five years after Neil and Pegi Young started it, the event is dramatically larger, boasting an audience of 22,000 each... -
Danielle DeLaurentis
Posted on November 2, 2011 | No CommentsNew@AHS -
Conflict Over Inter-District Transfers
Posted on November 1, 2011 | No CommentsInter-district transfer students have been the subjects of serious debate in the Albany Unified School District. This past spring and summer, the district took decisive action on the matter, mandating that all students re-register for the 2011-2012 school year. “There have long been rumblings in... -
Farmers’ Markets: The Ultimate Green Jobs?
Posted on October 31, 2011 | No CommentsJaime Ferreyra is up at 5:30 a.m. everyday, working on Lone Oak Ranch in Reedley. He sells Lone Oak’s tree fruit at a multitude of farmer’s markets six days a week. Thousands of vendors like Ferreyra work across the country at new markets that are... -
Strawbridge Offers Challenge – Bankson Responds
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Sophie Chuang: Incoming Veteran
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Curren$y – Verde Terrace
Posted on October 31, 2011 | No CommentsIn his latest mixtape, Verde Terrace, Curren$y further proves why he is one of the best rappers out today. Curren$y is a southern rapper from New Orleans whose smooth beats and production have captivated audiences for 11 years. He is far from just being another... -
Reasons Why You Should Be Watching New Girl
Posted on October 28, 2011 | No CommentsBeating out its lead-in, Glee, FOX’s New Girl opened as one of the most anticipated new fall TV shows. New Girl is the first new sitcom on any network in the past 20 years to win its first three episodes with the adult 18-49 demographic.... -
Theater Ensemble’s Anon(ymous) Coming Soon
Posted on October 28, 2011 | No CommentsTheater Ensemble is back with its Fall 2011 show, Anon(ymous) by Naomi Iizuka. Under the leadership of Director Andrea Hart and Producer Sarah Samonsky, the production will be opening the first weekend of November. Based on Homer’s epic The Odyssey, it follows the journey of... -
Photo Of the Week: Water Whale
Posted on October 28, 2011 | No CommentsI used a fast shutter speed to capture water spilling out of a cup. The water spilling out already looked like a whale, so I added an eye and a spout using the drawing tool on Photoshop.
