Famous cats in history
Jennifer Zhao, Staff Writer
May 4, 2018
The Princeton Cat Experiment In 1929, two Princeton researchers, Professor Ernest Wever and his research assistant Charles Bray turned a live cat into a working telephone by removing part of its skull and most of its brain to attach a telephone wire between the cat’s right auditory nerve and a...
Behind the History of Prom
Nethra Pillai, Online Editor
May 2, 2018
The typical factors of a modern-day prom hasn’t changed too much from the original “promenades” that occurred over a century ago. Young ladies and gentlemen don either a long gown or crisp tux, go to dinner, and have an enjoyable (or awkward) time dancing. Today, there is a lot more leeway to m...
The Ghost Ship
Avery Ketcherside, Social Media Editor
February 1, 2018
Humanity is no stranger to the casualties of war. Stories of love and loss trickle through time and those who hold dear to them ensure the passionate wartime tales are told to generations. We are able to recount the horrific events our ancestors had witnessed or experienced. Hollywood as well, has bec...
History of Halloween
Avery Ketcherside, Social Media Editor
October 31, 2017
As the leaves change into vibrant warm colors and the air becomes cooler with crisp smells of cinnamon, hickory and other spices, Americans all over welcome the fall season. With fall, comes sweaters, apple cider, pumpkin picking, and of course the much celebrated holiday of Halloween. Halloween has bee...
The not so romantic birth of Valentine’s Day
Cayla Vanderzanden, Opinion Editor
February 13, 2017
Valentine’s Day sales reached a total of 17.6 billion dollars last year and are estimated to reach 18.6 billion dollars this year alone. This holiday provokes the exchange of around 150 million cards, being the second most popular card sending holiday, falling second only to Christmas. It is apparent this celebration is not one t...
Resolutions and traditions
Emma Bryant, Staff Writer
January 19, 2017
As 2017 swings into full gear, resolutions are either just getting started, or already vanishing into thin air. Every year grants a chance to transform and enhance life as the transition is made into a new season of time. There is newfound optimism at the beginning of a new year, a determination in...
Silent Night performance blows students away
Allie Tatoy, Staff Writer
November 1, 2016
Though few have heard of it previous to its debut, the Silent Night concert was an event to remember. On October 17, the Lambert Orchestra, Chorus, and Dance Company collaborated with the Atlanta Opera to perform a show about the WWI Christmas Truce in 1914. Joe Sweeney came up with the idea, and his...
The Weekly Watch: “Naked Among Wolves” (8.5/10)
Madeline Laguaite, Features Editor
May 4, 2016
Based on the 1958 novel written by Bruno Apitz (Nackt unter Wölfen), the film adaption Naked Among Wolves tells the true story of a small child smuggled via suitcase into the Buchenwald concentration camp. Director Philipp Kadelbach produced the made-for-TV film in 2015, which received rave reviews...
When The Battles of Thames Killed Tecumseh: First and Second Variations
SungMin Park, Staff Writer
March 16, 2016
The poem is fiction. It comes in two variations and it is written from Tecumseh's point of view. I imagined Tecumseh dying to an American soldier, a soldier who displayed a laughable irony. The irony is this: as the soldier is killing Tecumseh, he gives praise for the United States and for its ideals...
An Oversimplified Retelling of the al Shabab
SungMin Park, Staff Writer
March 15, 2016
Terrorism is a wide spread phenomenon today, but its major rise did not occur until the birth of the modern military technology. After countries such as the United States mobilized with large forces and weapons such as the atomic bomb, anybody who wanted to confront those countries could no longer do...
Greatest Powerball in history comes to a close
Jessica Borla, Advertising Lead
January 14, 2016
2016 kicked off with hopeful hearts… not because of New Years’ resolutions, but because of the largest Powerball in history, reaching $1.6 billion in winnings. After 19 unsuccessful drawings, the lottery jackpot kept stacking up. All of a sudden, even the most doubtful of people had a sense of anticipation...
North and South — Reunited Once More
Madeline Laguaite, Features Editor
September 14, 2015
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Ann Ding, Resident Artist
May 19, 2018
This is it readers! Thank you all so much for sticking with the series and dropping in every now and then. It is time for the work to come to a close as I will be heading...
Elizabeth Findley, Editor-In-Chief
May 7, 2018
“I intern four days a week at a mental and allied health clinic. One day a week at the mental health side and three days a week at allied health, allied health being physical...
