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A Heated Topic: Our climate's erratic changes should not be neglected.

Our climate has been rather erratic over the last couple of years. Seasonal weather patterns have been constantly changing. This so called climate change has obviously had effects on our nation and st

Forecast of Sunny Days: Beckman student body elects Katie Baker as president to lead next year’s ASB class.

May 28 marked that time of year again - the time for a new cabinet and a new leader - as Patriots voted for their Associated Student Body (ASB) representatives for the 2008-2009 school year.

Year of the Crow: State Radio releases their new album, which contains a variety of genres.

Since their 2002 debut, Flag of the Shiners, State Radio has evolved as a band. Along with constantly picking up and dropping new drummers, the group has realigned their sounds with many different gen

What's On Your iPod?: AVID and English teacher Mrs. Howard discusses her preference for classical music.

With the help of the thirty gigabyte iPod video she was given by her husband, Mrs. Howard rocks out to the sounds of classic rock. She uses it on long road trips, not only for musical enjoyment, but a

Trendy Travels: Hearst Castle: Hearst Castle is a place where families and friends can come together to see and learn about the history of the palatial castle.

Around 1865, a wealthy miner named George Hearst purchased 40,000-arces of ranchland. When he died in 1919, his only son, William Randolph Hearst inherited it. After it was inherited, the land grew to

Stop Hate: Why are hate crimes becoming such a huge problem in America?

America does not have a perfect history. America was one of the last countries to get rid of slavery. And even once African Americans were “set free,” racism started. Even though America has advanced

Senior Speakers Chosen: The winning graduation ceremony speeches are chosen.

On May 21, auditions for senior class graduation speeches were held after school at 2:45pm. About sixteen people auditioned one by one in order to narrow the number of speeches to three. Various teach

Challenge of the Warlords: A Puzzle Quest Adventure

Welcome to Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords. It is arguably the best RPG for the Nintendo DS.

Is that Indiana Jones fanfare I hear?: Indy IV Whips Its Way Back Into Our Hearts!

The nearly 20-year awaited addition to the Indiana Jones series exploded into theatres on May 22nd. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull brings back Henry Jones Jr. in a way that nobody