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FCAT Test Taking Tips
Posted on March 7, 2010Posted in News, Top Stories
Written by Christie Riganati, News Editor
As the Florida Comprehension Assessment Test approaches, many students may be anxious for ways to make the test a little less stressful. The FCAT has been developed to test students progress and achievements throughout their years... Read more »
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The Evolution of Facebook
Posted on March 4, 2010Posted in Features, Top Stories
Written by Kayla Dubnick, Online Features Editor
From humble beginnings in a simple Harvard dorm room, what started as an average student directory would soon grow into an internationally known household name. Mark Zuckerberg, the mastermind behind it all had concocted the site out... Read more »
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Teacher’s Broken Hearts
Posted on March 4, 2010Posted in Op-Ed, Top Stories
Written by Leah Berkowitz, Op-Ed Editor
Red is becoming a popular color for people to wear, especially among teachers, but for them, it represents more than just the designer label. They claim these shirts express their “broken hearts.” They’re teaching the future... Read more »
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Kevin Smith and Cop Out
Posted on March 3, 2010Posted in Entertainment, Top Stories
Kevin Smith always leaves his audiences laughing with films like Dogma and Clerks. With his latest flick, Cop Out, Smith leaves some audiences laughing and some disappointed. Starring Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan, two raunchy New... Read more »
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Your 2010 Fantasy Baseball Guide: Starting Pitchers
Posted on March 3, 2010Posted in Sports, Top Stories, Uncategorized
Written by Bryan Rubin and Zack Schwartz, Online Sports Editors
With the MLB season just around the corner in early April, fantasy baseball season has officially gotten under way. With thousands of drafts happening each day on Yahoo and ESPN, baseball junkies are assembling their 2010 fantasy team. ... Read more »
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2010 Winter Olympics
Posted on February 25, 2010Posted in Features, Top Stories
Written by Rachel Roth, Features Staff Writer
The 21st Winter Olympics in 2010 are taking place in Vancouver, Canada. The festivities began in BC Place with the traditional lighting of the resplendent Olympic cauldron. Embarking on February 12, the Olympic Games will continue... Read more »
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Concept of Time
Posted on February 25, 2010Posted in Op-Ed, Top Stories
Written by Danielle Bradley, Op-Ed Editor
This concept of time that guides our lives is just that, a concept. The world lives on the minute hand, and functions to the ‘click, click, click’ of the ticking clock. There is too much planning and structure based on time,... Read more »
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USA Shocks Canada 5-3
Posted on February 23, 2010Posted in Sports, Top Stories
Written by Bryan Rubin
Sunday night’s game against Team Canada brought back memories of USA Hockey in its glory days. In the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, Team USA defeated the Soviet Union who was at the time the greatest hockey team in the world.... Read more »
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Martin Scorsese and Shutter Island
Posted on February 23, 2010Posted in Entertainment, Top Stories
Written by Zach Ellman, Online Entertainment Editor
Whenever we think of Martin Scorsese, what comes to mind is a director with a vision like no other. From directing hits like Goodfellas, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, and the 2007 Oscar winner for Best Picture The Departed, Martin Scorsese... Read more »
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Olympics Athlete Killed In Sled Crash
Posted on February 21, 2010Posted in News, Top Stories
Written by Cindy Castillo, Staff Writer
An athlete from Georgia, Nodar Kumaritashvili, was killed in a crash in training on the Olympic track on friday at the Whistler Sliding Center. Many of the athletes at this years winter Olympic games have already made the complaint... Read more »
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