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  • What a Horrible Waste of Time

    Monday, December 05, 2011 By: Mark Combs, Staff Writer

    One of the pastimes of American culture is taking friends and family to the movies to sit back, relax, and enjoy a cinematic wonder. We, as humans, have been making films for a century now, so you wou

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  • We’re not in Disneyland anymore

    Monday, December 05, 2011 By: Mary Leet, Print Editor

    We all know the words: Once Upon a Time, in a land far, far away… but what if that land really isn’t so far away? In the new fairytale drama Once Upon a Time, every character that plays a part in our

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  • The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, game of the year?

    Monday, December 05, 2011 By: James Pollhein, Staff Writer

    Ever wish you had a life full of excitement, where you could pillage and fight and live your own life? Where if you wanted a burger, you could go out, kill a cow, and make one? Well then, the newest i

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  • Modern Warfare 3 brings a new twist to the gaming world

    Monday, December 05, 2011 By: Joel Schwartz, Staff Writer

    On November 8th, 2011, Infinity Ward released the new and improved Modern Warfare. Even though the Call of Duty franchise has been a very contradictory subject, it will always be one of the greatest s

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  • Unbearable Lightness is a refreshing memoir

    Monday, December 05, 2011 By: Sage Daugherty, Layout Editor

    Unbearable Lightness by Portia de Rossi is without a doubt, one of the BEST memoirs I have read in a long time. Unflinchingly candid, raw and heartbreaking, it focuses on Portia’s battle to overcome a

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  • Hunters hit the woods for season opener

    Monday, December 05, 2011 By: Graysen Betts, Photo Editor

    On November 19th, 2011, another opening day for whitetail deer went underway at 6:32 am when the official sunrise of NYS came up. All over the areas around the Finger Lakes, as well as the entire stat

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  • Community Spotlight: Keith O’Connor

    Monday, December 05, 2011 By: Ryan Johnson, Staff Writer

    Keith O’Connor is giving athletes all around Rochester the edge they desire. After graduating from Marcus Whitman High school, Keith O’Connor continued excelling at the sport he desired, soccer. After

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  • Local anti-bullying campaign spreads awareness

    Monday, December 05, 2011 By: Mary Leet, Print Editor

    They say that "courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the knowledge that something else is much more important than your fear." Courage is epitomized in the new anti-bullying project She Will

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  • Toy drive strives to give smiles to all the needy children this holiday season

    Monday, December 05, 2011 By: Joel Schwartz, Staff Writer

    Have you ever wanted something so bad that you can’t think about anything else? Have you ever woken up Christmas morning, gone downstairs and seen a room full of presents? Have you ever opened up a pr

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  • Veterans Day concert touches Marcus Whitman community

    Monday, December 05, 2011 By: Cassidie Smith, Staff Writer

    Veterans Day, formerly Armistice Day, is a national United States holiday honoring military veterans. It takes place on November 11th of every year. Here at Marcus Whitman, Veterans Day is celebrated

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One of the pastimes of American culture is taking friends and family to the movies to sit back, relax, and enjoy a cinematic wonder. We, as humans, have been making films for a century now, so you wou
full story 
We’re not in Disneyland anymore
We all know the words: Once Upon a Time, in a land far, far away… but what if that land really isn’t so far away? In the new fairytale drama Once Upon a Time, every character that plays a part in our
full story 
Ever wish you had a life full of excitement, where you could pillage and fight and live your own life? Where if you wanted a burger, you could go out, kill a cow, and make one? Well then, the newest i
full story 
On November 8th, 2011, Infinity Ward released the new and improved Modern Warfare. Even though the Call of Duty franchise has been a very contradictory subject, it will always be one of the greatest s
full story 
Unbearable Lightness by Portia de Rossi is without a doubt, one of the BEST memoirs I have read in a long time. Unflinchingly candid, raw and heartbreaking, it focuses on Portia’s battle to overcome a
full story 
On November 19th, 2011, another opening day for whitetail deer went underway at 6:32 am when the official sunrise of NYS came up. All over the areas around the Finger Lakes, as well as the entire stat
full story 
Keith O’Connor is giving athletes all around Rochester the edge they desire. After graduating from Marcus Whitman High school, Keith O’Connor continued excelling at the sport he desired, soccer. After
full story 
Local anti-bullying campaign spreads awareness
They say that "courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the knowledge that something else is much more important than your fear." Courage is epitomized in the new anti-bullying project She Will
full story 
Have you ever wanted something so bad that you can’t think about anything else? Have you ever woken up Christmas morning, gone downstairs and seen a room full of presents? Have you ever opened up a pr
full story 
Veterans Day, formerly Armistice Day, is a national United States holiday honoring military veterans. It takes place on November 11th of every year. Here at Marcus Whitman, Veterans Day is celebrated
full story 
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