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  • Severe fall storm surprises Sacto

    Tuesday, November 03, 2009 By: Jillian DePoy

    According to KCRA News, the rainstorm in Sacramento on Oct. 13 was one of the earliest storms of that magnitude to date.

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  • Orchids and Onions

    Tuesday, November 03, 2009 By: Chris Thompson

    Onions to the United States Postal Service for the 27 days it took to deliver The Octagon from West Sacramento to the 95864 ZIP code.

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  • Grand Prix racer's short-lived comeback hard on loyal fans

    Tuesday, November 03, 2009 By: Paul Kessler

    When I heard that Michael Schumacher, possibly the greatest Grand Prix driver ever, would be ending his two-year retirement, I was ecstatic.

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  • Sick students should stay home

    Tuesday, November 03, 2009 By:

    Next time you have the sniffles, please stay home. You’ll recover faster if you relax, and the rest of the students won’t be avoiding you like the . . . flu.

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  • Indie band not anything special

    Tuesday, November 03, 2009 By: Brianna Makishima

    The Sunstreak is a good band for people who are on the indie bandwagon, but not good for people who praise underground music.

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  • East Sac welcomes new pizzeria

    Tuesday, November 03, 2009 By: Jillian DePoy

    OneSpeed Pizza (4818 Folsom Blvd.), nestled between a yoga studio and a hardware store, isn’t the average neighborhood pizzeria.

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  • Homecoming

    Tuesday, November 03, 2009 By:

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  • Campus Perspective

    Tuesday, November 03, 2009 By:

    What's your favorite Rocktoberfest lipsync?

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  • Possible move to Norway leaves former student at home

    Tuesday, November 03, 2009 By: Brianna Makishima

    Students have always appreciated Country Day’s 7-1 student-teacher ratio, but former student Erin Mainwaring is experiencing a school even smaller than Country Day: her home.

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  • Iraq—it's not your grandparents' war

    Tuesday, November 03, 2009 By: Daniel Edgren

    Five years later, after completing the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at George Washington University, Lieutenant Aaron Harris, '04, is at Camp Victory in Baghdad.

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The Octagon Sacramento Country Day School Sacramento, CA
Issue Date: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 Issue: Vol. XXXIII, No. 2 Last Update: Friday, December 04, 2009
Current Conditions Mostly Clear
Temperature: 55.4 °F
Wind Speed: 8 mph SE
Gusts: 24 mph SSW
Rain Today: N/A "

At-a-glance

Junior Daniel Edgren is a Unitarian Universalist and Life Scout who maintains an objective, nonpartisan perspective on life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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Junior Paul Kessler brings you news from all things motorsports. Bringing to the table 12 years of motorsports obsession, he hopes to share his passion with you.
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Last year there were about 30 students involved in Mock Trial, enough to be divided into two teams, but this year there will only be one team.
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According to KCRA News, the rainstorm in Sacramento on Oct. 13 was one of the earliest storms of that magnitude to date.
full story 
Onions to the United States Postal Service for the 27 days it took to deliver The Octagon from West Sacramento to the 95864 ZIP code.
full story 
Grand Prix racer's short-lived comeback hard on loyal fans
When I heard that Michael Schumacher, possibly the greatest Grand Prix driver ever, would be ending his two-year retirement, I was ecstatic.
full story 
Sick students should stay home
Next time you have the sniffles, please stay home. You’ll recover faster if you relax, and the rest of the students won’t be avoiding you like the . . . flu.
full story 
The Sunstreak is a good band for people who are on the indie bandwagon, but not good for people who praise underground music.
full story 
OneSpeed Pizza (4818 Folsom Blvd.), nestled between a yoga studio and a hardware store, isn’t the average neighborhood pizzeria.
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