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Issue Date: Thursday, October 01, 2009 Issue: October 2009 Last Update: Monday, November 02, 2009
  • Glimme survives war, ethnic cleansing, to excel in a new country

    Thursday, October 22, 2009 By: Kate Parkinson-Morgan Acalanes HS

    It takes quite a lot of ambition to graduate high school in three years with a GPA of over 4.0. Imagine doing so while learning English and assimilating into an entirely different culture, all without

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  • Monte Vista principal placed on leave after gun incident

    Tuesday, October 20, 2009 By: Natalie Scott Monte Vista HS

    Monte Vista Principal Rebecca Smith has been placed on a leave of absence after an incident involving her handling of an Airsoft pistol in the presence of a student.

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  • Hercules youth ambassadors visit Japan

    Monday, October 19, 2009 By: Floraine Kyla Sioson Hercules HS

    They said goodbye to lazy summer days filled with sleeping in and mindless channel surfing, and said hello to foreign adventures, priceless memories, and an unforgettable summer. Last late July, Herc

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  • MISMATCH? Disney scoops up Marvel

    Tuesday, October 06, 2009 By: Anshil Popli California HS

    Disney recently bought Marvel Comics for $4 billion in its conquest to corrupt kids with Hilary Duff. Disney may start incorporating Marvel characters into Disney shows, video games, comic books, mov

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  • H1N1 virus threat exposed

    Sunday, October 04, 2009 By: Chloe Lew Hercules HS

    A bell rings and a megaphone voice announces the strange yet familiar rivalry--the human and the virus. The audience is tense as the two opponents step into the ring. Immediately afterwards, the human

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  • Blink-182 wake up Bay Area after five year absence

    Sunday, October 04, 2009 By: Colleen Lillig California HS

    Colorful fluorescent lights shined on the Blink-182 trio as they emerged onto the stage of the Shoreline Amphitheatre to the roar of rain-soaked fans. After years of waiting, loyal fans unleashed th

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Michael Crabtree was on the brink of making the biggest mistake of his football career. It only took a six-year contract worth at least $32 million, with $17 million guaranteed, to prevent it from hap
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Sustained Silent Reading improving student exit exam scores
Some Richmond High School students may not like the Sustained Silent Reading program, but it appears to be helping improve exit exam scores. Students take this class every day of the school week fo
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Remember the days as a kid when your parents would treat you to a scoop of ice cream at the local Baskin Robbins or Coldstone? Trends, however, constantly change. In the past year it seems, dozens
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Practice five days a week that consists entirely of running and strength training plus the possibility of a race on Saturday makes for an exhausting sport. But what may seem like torture to many is ac
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Glimme survives war, ethnic cleansing, to excel in a new country Glimme survives war, ethnic cleansing, to excel in a new country
It takes quite a lot of ambition to graduate high school in three years with a GPA of over 4.0. Imagine doing so while learning English and assimilating into an entirely different culture, all without
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The future is something that students are always thinking about. Whether it is college or next semester grades, there is always something to be striving toward. What most students do not think about i
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Walking around the campus, Las Lomas students have noticed strange neon markings spray-painted in the hallways. Those marks are part of a $93 million bond called Measure E that was passed last Novem
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Junior Frances Hughes is co-producing what looks to be one of the most ambitious student-run projects seen at Las Lomas: an inter-district affair involving students from Northgate, Miramonte, Clayton
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College tuition increases squeeze California students
California universities and state colleges are raising their prices and their standards, making it harder for many students to go to those schools. Some will decide to go to a junior college instead,
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The new Walnut Creek city library, which will feature 90 computers, conference rooms and Wii gaming stations, is expected to open next summer. Kristin Anderson, the Executive Director of the Walnut
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