Brrrrr-ing on the winter spirit
February 6, 2011 • Shirley Lin
Filed under Irvington News
Winter Olympics has finally come to an end Taking place on December 10th, acts from Ritmo Latino, Country Cross boys, Drumline, Color guard and more, pumped the rally full of energy. The winner of the Winter Olympics was also revealed with seniors taking first place. ... Read more »
Game on or Not?
February 6, 2011 • Divya Gowthaman
Filed under Entertainment, Movies
International Movie Review Jeux d’enfants or Love Me If You Dare starring Marion Cotillard and Guillame Canet and tells a story of two childhood friends, Julien and Sophie. Julien and Sophie start a game of dares, starting from something as trivial as speaking out... Read more »
Stop Biting Those Nails!
February 6, 2011 • Francesca Mirabile
Filed under Features
One of the most common nervous habits: everything you should know about it Compulsive nail biting is a fairly common and underrated nervous habit that can become quite serious when it leads to bleeding, infections, or permanent damages. The cause of compulsive nail biting is a combination of biological... Read more »
Pen Twirling to Relieve Anxiety
February 6, 2011 • Albert Chin
Filed under Features
Pen twirling has recently become a very common nervous habit that students have taken up A few years ago, twirling pens was not common, but it is now happening everywhere. Just how did such a strange habit come into existence and what does it do for students? ... Read more »
How Can I Just Walk Away?
February 6, 2011 • Sahil Pandya
Filed under Opinions, Pros/Cons
The inefficiency of prevention classes uncovered Since elementary school, we’ve had drug free week. In high school, we saw D.A.R.E, as well as various “safe-sex” campaigns and prevention presentations. We’ve taken health, and we just went through no-bullying week. For all of these... Read more »
Tumblin’ Down the Hill
February 6, 2011 • Nicole Nelson
Filed under Opinions
Blogging has taken a turn for the worse Recently blogging has turned into a way to boost your ego and a way to create a false persona that differs from how you act in reality. Grievance #1: Pretension. You start out simply wanting to talk about something that makes you angry. But then you see that... Read more »
Varsity Soccer is looking forward to a Sensational Season
February 6, 2011 • Eugene Wong
Filed under Fall, Sports, Student Spotlight
Athlete Spotlight: Kyle Nguyen The Vikings Soccer season kicks off with intense practices, scrimmages, and games. This season is probably going to be the most vital one for senior Kyle Nguyen. Having played on the Irvington Soccer team for several years, Kyle has definitely grown both physically and... Read more »
Lil Q’s Thanksgiving Thought
February 6, 2011 • Shajee Syed-Quadri aka Lil Q
Filed under Humor
A rhyme about Thanksgiving Mommy Mommy Mommy, listen to me Mommy, All I want right now, is my beef pastrami. I’m sittin’ at the table, not in the mood to thank, The sweet smell of gravy, leaves my mind blank. Hurry up sister, be quick with the prayers, Cuz I’m gonna attack the turkey,... Read more »
Oh Bummer…it’s the Buum
February 6, 2011 • Eugene Wong
Filed under Opinions, Top Stories
Complaining about the Buum has got to stop If you have attended Irvington as a freshman or sophomore, you probably either liked the buum, or despised it with a passion; and according to the groaning and complaining that I’ve heard recently, I would assume the latter. People... Read more »
Money May not bring Happiness but it Does Buy Good Grades
February 6, 2011 • Alexandra Perlegos
Filed under Opinions
Need to get an A, what’s your budget? According to most high school students, the world of tutoring is one that should be avoided at all costs, since students who pay for their grades don’t really deserve them. With tutoring on an average costing $320 dollars per month for one subject,... Read more »
