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Friday, February 29, 2008 By: Megan Mahinfar

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Xbox Finds First Great RPG with Lost Odyssey: Mistwalker's new RPG for the Xbox 360 is a must-have.

Tuesday, March 04, 2008 By: Joey Curry

Lost Odyssey, the “we-swear-it’s-not-Final-Fantasy" epic adventure videogame, was released earlier this month for the Xbox 360. It is a marvelous attempt at bringing a quality RPG, other than Oblivion
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What's On Your iPod?: Sophomore Nandita Raman details her “pretty odd” musical tastes.

Wednesday, March 05, 2008 By: Brityn Thackham

Nandita Raman is a member of Beckman High School’s Symphony Orchestra, directed by Mr. Kollias. She has been playing the violin in various orchestras since she was nine or ten years old. Raman enjoys
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The Addiction: YouTube has become a part of students' everyday lives.

Wednesday, March 05, 2008 By: Emily Smith

It’s a Wednesday and you got home from school a couple hours ago and you just finished your homework. What’s there to do now? The internet? The internet has come as a friendly helper for communication
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Days of Ruin Doesn't Disappoint: The new Advance Wars title for the Nintedo DS proves to be entertaining, although the story leaves much to be desired.

Wednesday, March 05, 2008 By: Joey Curry

Advance Wars is one of the most acclaimed and celebrated strategy games. The game’s turn-based gameplay is a relieving change from most of the RTS (real-time strategy) games on the market. The game i
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Trendy Travels: Huntington Beach: Huntington Beach has restaurants, shops, markets, and activities for everyone.

Wednesday, March 05, 2008 By: Selma Hadzimujagic and Sarah Klivans

Whether you are a surfer, high school student, kid, or parent, Huntington Beach has something for everyone. With its dynamic setting, along with a serene Mediterranean climate, the City of Huntington
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Band of the Week: If you're daring to play something vastly different, turn on Vast Atlantic.

Wednesday, March 05, 2008 By: Caity Hansen

To obtain anything resembling popularity in today's music scene, most bands know that they must play some public-pleasing style of music. Some other bands are courageous enough to take their sound in
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The Patriots Capitalize Their First Victory: The Boys' Varsity Volleyball Team starts the season by prevailing in its first game.

Wednesday, March 05, 2008 By: Leslie Parra

IRVINE- The intensity pulsated through the Beckman Boys’ Varsity Volleyball Team as spectators at the Beckman Olympic Gym stood, welcoming team. The Patriots played their season opener against visitin
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Wednesday, March 05, 2008 By: Alan Wong

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Dull Realities: HATE TO LOVE?: Is High School an introduction to a boyfriend/girlfriend? Is maintaining a steady relationship all the hugs and kisses it seems to be?

Wednesday, March 05, 2008 By: Guest Writer: Helena Vallvé

Are teen relationships really vital to our experience in high school? High school is considered to be a memorable time of our lives. However, it is also an important factor for deciding the future. Ev
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Thursday, March 06, 2008 By Dienna Jadallah Foreign Policy Controversy: Canadian Prime Minister allegedly meddles in U.S. primaries, while Hillary Clinton exploits Obama’s political rhetoric. Prime Minister Stephen Harper fended off allegations on Monday that claimed his government deliberately meddled in the U.S. primaries by trying to undermine Democratic presidential candidate Barack Ob full story	Thursday, March 06, 2008 By Susan Kim [ArticleImageHyperLink] Patriots Step Up for WASC Accreditation : Accreditation provides public accountability in establishing priorities at BHS. The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) visited Beckman High School on Sunday, March 2 through Wednesday, March 5 to evaluate Beckman’s elegibility for formal recognition as a WASC accr full story
Thursday, March 06, 2008 By Jocelyn Gutierrez Brush That Chip Off Your Shoulder: Not letting go of past grudges affects your health. Has your best friend ever gossiped about you to someone? Your boyfriend or girlfriend ever cheated on you? Ever been backstabbed by a close friend? Nearly every teen has been hurt emotionally by the a full story	Thursday, March 06, 2008 By Kristen Kerler Red Vs. Blue Meet: The Beckman Swim team splits into teams of red and blue for the traditional opening meet of the season. IRVINE- Two teams came together to compete for the title of champion at the Olympic Pool. Reigning champions, the red team, met up with the blue team in a competition unlike any other. The traditional full story
Thursday, March 06, 2008 By Michelle Huk Teen Tech Week: Several students gather in room 317 to meet Papaya Studio Reps. On Wednesday, March 5, during lunch, several BHS students gathered in room 317 to watch a presentation given by several representatives from Papaya Studio, a video game development company. full story	Thursday, March 06, 2008 By Addy Briley I Don't Know You, but I'll Still Judge You: Whether or not first impressions are everything, they have the tendency to lead to false judgements. Whether it’s right or wrong, we all judge people. Whether we think they’re too loud or stuck up, or wear too provocative of clothing, we tend to have our private judgments of others. The point is, we full story
Thursday, March 06, 2008 By Sam Soutsos Hiding Behind the Cakey Veil: The age-old ritual of make-up application proves to be a reflection of a girl's self esteem. For as long as we have known, women have been using make-up to improve their physical appearance. Some may use it for personal reasons, while others may use it for their own enjoyment. For thousands o full story	Thursday, March 06, 2008 By Sandro Pozzuoli Advice Column: Need advice? Just ask your friendly advice columnist Sandro Pozzuoli Dear Advice Guy, I have this problem with my boyfriend. He seems to be obsessed with video games. If I go over to his house, all he is doing is playing videogames! It gets annoying but he really lo full story
Thursday, March 06, 2008 By Andrew Cisneros The Pleasure of My Company : A Book Review Steve Martin's novel, The Pleasure of My Company describes an eccentric Daniel Pecan Cambridge. His age is somewhat of a mystery, as he tells people his age according to his mood, whether it be 30, 35 full story	Thursday, March 06, 2008 By Brittany Bounds The American Debate: The Iraq war is an unjustifiable display of Bush's use of political propaganda. Now, in 2008, some Americans look back on the past several years and wonder why we rushed into war with Iraq. Did propaganda get the best of America? full story