Wall Street Occupied
Jackson Shimanoff
October 31, 2011
Throughout the world’s history, protesting has always appealed to those who felt it was needed. Today, during the financial crisis, the number of Americans unemployed, and those who feel that they are underpaid, is angry at the corporations and rich. These people are average American citizens. The... Read more »
A Not So Scary History of Halloween
Rachel Morgan
October 31, 2011
Free candy, crazy costumes, black and orange, we all know what that means: Halloween! But behind all of the trick or treating, festive decorations, crazy scares, and costumes is the history of a holiday transformed into one of the most memorable and most anticipated nights in the world. Halloween is... Read more »
What’s a Fleet Fox?
Nick Blondeau
October 30, 2011
Most modern music enthusiasts who detest the new wave hip-hop and pop music scene say that “music is dead.” Fleet Foxes, an Indie/ Folk band from Seattle, say otherwise for Indie lovers. Formed in 2006 with Robin Pecknold, Skyler Skjelset, J. Tilman, Casey Wescott, Christian Wargo, and Morgan Henderson,... Read more »
Good Tax or Bad Trash? Cain’s Tax Plan Proposed
Spencer Phillipson
October 27, 2011
With the current economy’s downturn and struggle, Herman Cain, a presidential candidate for the upcoming 2012 election proposes a new tax plan to reverse the economic situation. With Cain’s new “9-9-9 Plan” a 9% business flat tax, 9% individual flat tax, and 9% national sales tax will be put... Read more »
Stress in the College Application Process
Mahina Kahalewale
October 25, 2011
Senior Year! The last year of high school comes with expectations of the “cruise” quality, but when college counselor, Mr. Liedtke, reminded the senior class of college applications, these expectations were not met. As if the seniors don’t already have enough on their plate, the college application... Read more »
A World Visionary
Rodolfo Lissia
October 14, 2011
The world mourns the premature death of Steve Jobs, magnate and co-founder of one of the biggest computer companies of the world, Apple Inc. Jobs died at the age of 56 due to a complication of pancreatic cancer on Oct. 5, and he is survived by his wife Laurene and his four children Reed, Erin, Eve and... Read more »
Book em Dano
Jackson Shimanoff
October 14, 2011
The sound of the drums signals the new season of Hawaii Five-O. On September 19, CBS brought us the return of television cop/drama show Hawaii Five-O. The original Hawaii five 0 was a TV show produced in the late 60’s that ended in the early 80’s. Years back, producers spoke of possibly remaking... Read more »
Curveball
Logan Sussman, reporter
October 14, 2011
“Moneyball”, Bennett Miller’s new movie, is a true story about the 2002 Oakland Athletics having the lowest payroll in Major League Baseball. To buy top players is out of the question for the Athletics and so they resort to using statistics to win their games. Brad Pitt who plays Billy Beane,... Read more »
Lady Bulldogs: Triumphant
Sean McWhinnie
October 14, 2011
On Sept. 23, the girls varsity volleyball team played Saint Andrews Priory in our very own Charles B. Wang Gymnasium. It was obvious by watching the warm-ups that our Lady Bulldogs had a unique swagger to their game. They came out scorching the other team. They were communicating at a collegiate... Read more »
Lil Wayne: The Greatest Rapper Alive
Frankie Montalvo, Reporter
October 14, 2011
On Sept. 24, at the Blaisdell Arena, Lil Wayne held a concert for his “I AM MUSIC” tour. Arguably the greatest rapper alive, residents of Hawai’i knew this was a concert to mark on their calendar. With the expectations through the roof, Lil Wayne made the sky his limit. The concert began with... Read more »