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No Longer “A Whole New World”: Disney seems to have given up on producing original animation features, instead relying on rehashing old successes

Do you remember the movies you liked as a little kid? Were they made by Disney? They were for me, and for anyone else who grew up in the nineties. I watched The Little Mermaid video so many times that

Are You Talented?: Beckman has a variety of talented students.

Every individual shines in their own way, whether it be through art, music, sports or even academics. In order to showcase some of the awesome talents here at Beckman, this colunm will feature student

Memoirs of a Mexican Revolution: A glimpse into Mexico's history through the eyes of its most famed muralist.

LOS ANGELES- On Saturday, October 28th, the visions of Mexican muralist Diego Rivera came to life for the students of Ms. Janet Gonzalez. The play, entitled “Un Domingo en La Amameda” (A Sunday in the

Advice Column: Do you need advice? Ask the Beckman Chronicle!

Q. Why can't there be some sort of special recognition for seniors who have been at this school for all three years? As you know, there are seniors who just come last minute to graduate and I think

The War Against Halloween: Halloween has been under attack for its unsafe nature and its purported links to the devil.

Halloween has always been a controversy magnet. It has functioned as a yearly litmus test for the sensitivity of the America populous, revealing the fears and paranoia of the nation.

Dia de Los Muertos: The story behind the holiday

With the passing of Dia de Los Muertos or “Day of the Dead” (celebrated on November 1st and 2nd), one begins to ponder the symbolism behind the sugary skulls. What is Dia de Los Muertos? The famous Me

Tabloid Campaign Tactics: The media puts more emphasis on candidates’ behavior than on their political policies.

This campaign season, personal attacks on candidates took the spotlight away from the real issues. Environment, energy, immigration, education, and renovation are a few of the hard-hitting issues that

A Wonderful Ending: Patriot water polo teams find success in the end

Both the Varsity and Junior Varsity teams achieved their most exciting wins in one of the last few games of the season. Taking the lessons they learned from their streak of losses, the Patriots took t

Pink October: October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

In October of 2005, President Bush declared October as National Breast Cancer awareness month; more commonly known as “Pink October”. October 21, 2005 was also declared as National Mammography Day, wh