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“How you practice is how you play whether you believe it or not,” said Senior Setter and Right Side Hitter, Hope Baumgartner, and she could not be more right. Neuqua Valley’s Girls’ Volleyball team is one that is given little attention because they graduated seven key players last year; thus, the school is not listed [...]
Generation X is the generation born after the baby boomers. Born between the 1960s and 1980s, they are classified as the “downer” generation. Highest rates of suicide, homicides, and drug abuse paged over the X’s. But at the turn of the century came the Millennials or Generation Y. Born between 1982 and 1994, this generation [...]
It has almost become second nature to check your cell phone every ten minutes for a new alert, or to check your computer for new messages every hour or so. Many people do not realize that some psychologists and British researchers have done studies that have led them to believe that checking electronic messaging systems [...]
Meyer, the author of the sensational Twilight series, has struck again, this time with a science fiction thriller titled The Host that has a distinctly different flavor from her past novels.
Promises mean nothing without a pen and paper anymore. Gone are the days of genuine honesty and commitment, as we now habitually sign away, cheapening our own words with the written, unbreakable proof the we made a promise. The movement has even reached the halls of Neuqua Valley, where athletes must sign a pledge to [...]
Parking at Neuqua Valley had always been a long tedious process. Assigned spots were given based on a lottery, and tickets were issued if a car was not in its assigned spot. But this year the policy has changed. Basically, senior and junior drivers apply for spots and obtain a permit. It is a first [...]
England has its royalty, Spain has soccer, and America’s most prized possessions are…Hollywood celebrities. There are the actors and musicians whose work and exciting lives deserve some attention, but then there are some celebrities who do not do much of anything. For instance, Paris Hilton’s primary job is to go to clubs and spend an [...]
Summer was once a time to enjoy the sun, lounge at the pool, and relax until the next school year; yet it is not so carefree anymore. Now, summer is a time to finish all of the assignments students have acquired before school starts again. The necessity of all this work is an unanswered question [...]
An uptight police officer (Samuel L. Jackson), who is the self-appointed watchdog of his neighborhood, strongly disapproves of the interracial newlyweds (Patrick Wilson, Kerry Washington) who just moved in next door. A very stern, single father, this tightly wound LAPD police officer has appointed himself as the sole member of the neighborhood watch. As the [...]
“Enough is enough” seems to be the general consensus amongst college officials regarding their problems with the dangerous combination of alcohol and students on campus. Binge drinking has become such a problem at colleges that Amethyst Initiative, a group of university presidents and chancellors, decided to make a public statement in order to debate the [...]
