New local retailer offers trendy, inexpensive clothing
February 27, 2009 • Elisabeth Bishop
Filed under News Briefs
O Mo Mo!, a clothing store aimed at teens and thrifty shoppers, opened November 1 in the Old Mill District. Located in the space that formerly housed Aerosoles, O Mo Mo! features a rainbow of fun, feminine clothes and accessories. Named after a Korean expression meaning “wow”, the... Read more »
Gay-Straight Alliance seeks to increase student awareness
February 23, 2009 • Jennifer Edwards
Filed under Featured
At first glance, Sydnee O’Loughlin looks like a typical high school girl; she is tall, she is pretty, and she exudes confidence. There is just one trait that separates her from your average miniskirt-lipstick-as-seen-on-TV high school student, however. Unlike these walking stereotypes, O’Loughlin... Read more »
Team sports overshadow academic groups
February 23, 2009 • Maddy Dahl
Filed under Opinion
Last year, our concert band placed first in Districts. The group also placed second in their category and earned a Gold Award at the Heritage Festival in Anaheim, California. At the end of the year assembly when all of the school awards were announced, the band was overlooked. Our choirs continue... Read more »
Sparrow Club raises funds with newfound enthusiasm
February 10, 2009 • MAYBE Caitlin Young...perhaps.
Filed under News, People
Sparrow Club presidents Saneet Johal and Amelia Mondry and more than 20 club members are busy fund-raising for our 2009 sparrow, Max Fennimore. Their first fund-raisers were held the weekend of Dec. 13. Coffee shop Awbrey Brew donated a portion of the proceeds from all drinks and food sold on Dec.... Read more »
Piracy result of poverty, lawlessness in Somalia
February 10, 2009 • Chris McKee
Filed under Opinion
Mombasa, Kenya’s second largest city and a major African port town, hosted a Jan. 14 trial of eight Somalis accused of piracy after a failed attempt to hijack a Danish freighter. They were captured in the Gulf of Aden by a British frigate in November and brought to Kenya for trial, according to CNN.... Read more »
Soccer threatens American beliefs, lives
February 10, 2009 • Caleb Nyberg
Filed under Opinion
Note to our readers: Satire is the use of irony, sarcasm, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc. We are providing this definition for our readers so they will better understand this story. America. Just the sound of the word makes one swell with pride. It conjures up images... Read more »
Concussions major issue for prep athletes
February 10, 2009 • Jesse Crowell
Filed under Sports
Every Friday night during the fall, 1.2 million high school football players prepare for battle. They tighten their cleats, pull on their shoulder pads and strap on their helmets. Each athlete keeps one goal in mind: to win. This idea, the culmination of leaving every last bit of body, mind and... Read more »
Oregon to see reductions in school budgets
February 10, 2009 • Maddie Dahl
Filed under News
In the midst of America’s financial crisis, Oregon students fear for their future in education and teachers watch warily over the reality of budget cuts. “Paying for college will probably most influence my decision on where I go in the end,” said senior Tyler Walsh. “It’s too bad because... Read more »
College Presidents join to lower drinking age
February 10, 2009 • Andy Archer
Megan Manion
Filed under Features
Last year, 392 more University of Oregon students received alcohol related minor in possession (MIP) citations for violating the university alcohol code than in 2004. This was roughly 122 more MIPs, a 344 percent spike. “There are those who drink and if you want to find a party you can, just like in... Read more »
Birth order affects personality
February 10, 2009 • Liz Peoples
Filed under Features
Middle child syndrome, the spoiled one, baby-of-the-family or the snobby eldest. Which stereotype do you fall under in your family? It has actually been proven that these stereotypes can be true. The eldest child… always bossing people around, thinking they rule what others do. This is their nature.... Read more »
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