Robotics Club Wins at Tournament
January 28, 2011 • Eswar Dhinakaran
Filed under Irvington News, Top Stories
Robotics Club places 2nd place at FTC Tournament On November 21, 2010, Irvington High School’s Robotics Club sent 3 teams to Brentwood High School in Brentwood, California to compete in the First Tech Challenge (FTC) Tournament. The teams competed against other schools in Northern California with the... Read more »
Where’s The Green Club?
January 28, 2011 • Eswar Dhinakaran
Filed under Opinions
Why America’s Greenest School doesn’t need a Green Club Just because Irvington has won the title of America’s Greenest School doesn’t necessary mean that our school needs a green club to monitor the environmental status of the high school. However, many students and faculty wonder whether... Read more »
Are you buying sweaty clothes this winter?
January 28, 2011 • Raji Ramanathan
Filed under Opinions
While wall-sized posters and stylish mannequins often catch our attraction in the mall, these clothes and products are simply blinding shoppers from the people and companies that made them. Don’t understand? I didn’t either, until I learned about the countless number of leading companies that use... Read more »
Where’s Santa?
January 28, 2011 • Selina Mahesri
Filed under Question Man, Student Life
When did you find out Santa wasn’t real? When did you find out that Santa isn’t real? Santa isn’t real?! -Natalie Mcdonald, 12 When I noticed all my Christmas gifts were from India. -Deepika Dilip, 11 When I became a MAN. -Edgardo Cuellar, 10 When my mom admitted it. -Neal Nigam, 9 Read More →
World News Events
January 28, 2011 • Selina Mahesri
Filed under World News
North Korea fired artillery shells at Yeonpyeong Island, some landing in sea but some landing on the island’s residential area, said Col. Lee Bung-Woo, a spokesman for South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. The South responded with its own artillery fire. South Korean media is reporting that... Read more »
It’s all the in the words
January 28, 2011 • Sahil Pandya
Filed under Opinions
The true crime of banning music Recently, the Fremont Unified School District placed a restriction on specific types of music played at school dances, which basically eliminated all mainstream hip-hop from the dance playlists. The problem with this initiative... Read more »
Con: Against New Fine for Football
January 28, 2011 • Irving Hsu
Filed under Opinions, Pros/Cons
NFL’s new flagrant hit rule takes away too much from the game Ever since the NFL was established in 1920, football has never ceased to be one of America’s favorite and most frequently watched sports. Football has become so popular because many hallmarks of the game—impressive... Read more »
Deck Quotes
January 28, 2011 • Rohan Chakravorty
Filed under Student Life
But you’ve probably never heard of them anyways I liked the Chilean miners back when they were underground. That album you like? It was better on vinyl. I’m not a hipster! Hey guys, let me take a Polaroid of you. I read Hemingway at indie concerts. Everything you like, I liked five years... Read more »
Pro: Fines for Illegal Contact Are Necessary
January 28, 2011 • Rohan Chakravorty
Filed under Opinions, Pros/Cons
Fines protect the definition of football Football has long been regarded as brutal, great fun. It also has a blatant disregard for the safety of its players. In October, the NFL created a policy regarding illegal hits after a flurry of such fouls resulted in serious injuries. This... Read more »
