Artificial turf on Dowed Field tops list of plant improvements Saturday, August 28, 2004 By Tim Adkins Returning to school today, students may notice some changes--and not just to their schedules.Over the summer months, many enhancements have been made to the facilities of Dowed Field. The most notice full story

Negativism in election politics hits all-time low Saturday, August 28, 2004 By the Visor Editorial Board You can't win an election without advertisements. Still, it seems the ads get more scathing each year, and the 2004 election is proving to be the worst yet. Most of the negative commercials are not full story

Many signs point to beginning of good year Saturday, August 28, 2004 By the Visor Editorial Board Whether students stayed home or took a cruise, all can agree that there is no place like Hoban. Returning home to newly reconstructed halls and freshly painted walls, most students are optimistic abo full story

Use new experiences to mature, but don't lose childhood Saturday, August 28, 2004 By Elise Yahner Every year, the summer seems to get shorter. Each year adds something new to the schedule, pushing desired plans further to the side.However unwelcome this change from spending every day at the pool full story

I hope my column broadens people's opinion of me Saturday, August 28, 2004 By Tim Magaw In the past three years, many of you have come to know me as the guy with unsightly sideburns whose name is oddly similar to that of a second-rate country singer, who at times can be completely obnoxi full story

Visor critics review the best and worst of the season: SUMMER MOVIES: PICKS AND PANS Saturday, August 28, 2004 By Tim Adkins, Tim Magaw, Drew Seachrist, Meryl Swiatek and Elise Yahner Napoleon DynamiteThe best movie of the year and possibly the best movie of this or any decade since film was invented is Napoleon Dynamite. The hilarious title character and supporting cast are the f full story

Annual statement of Visor editorial policy Saturday, August 28, 2004 By the Visor Editorial Board The Visor and its online companion (http://my.highschooljournalism.org/oh/akron/hoban) are published about twice a month during the school year as a forum for the expression of student news and opinio full story

Column to contain my two cents on current events in sports Saturday, August 28, 2004 By Drew Seachrist So you've stumbled across a Visor. Maybe it was handed to you in ninth period. Maybe you took it to the cafeteria to read while enjoying a hot deli sandwich. It doesn't matter how you got it. You' full story

Summer brings opportunities for enrichment Saturday, August 28, 2004 By Tim Magaw, compiler HOBAN HOSTED the fifth annual JAM service retreat, sponsored by CYO in mid-June. The junior-high group of 90 seventh to ninth graders worked at 13 sites the first week, and the senior-high group of n full story

New league, new athletic director as fall sports season opens: FALL SPORTS PREVIEW Saturday, August 28, 2004 By Ryan Norris, Becky Pelini, Drew Seachrist and Colin Shechter Changes signify a fall sports season destined for success. Membership in the newly formed North Coast League, the hiring of Jim Hodakievic as athletic director and the $1.3 million improvement of Dow full story