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Who are They?: An introduction to the Senior Committee

Monday, January 22, 2007 By: Tiffany Yu

While A.S.B. may be in charge of the student body activities, there is actually another group of students who are working to make the school year exciting for Beckman’s seniors. As a senior, you may h
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Toons by Thomas

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 By: By Thomas Huynh

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Finals: The Beginning of the End: Beckman’s final exams ran from Tuesday January 23rd to Thursday the 25th

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 By: Tara Thomas

Punxutawney Phil’s shadow signals six more weeks of winter. Christmas decorations at Costco in September signal the beginning of the holiday season. And the haggard, stressful faces of students hurryi
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Freedom from Finances: You can't afford NOT to go to college!

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 By: Jordan Smith

Most students envision only two situations in which they would be able to receive financial aid for college. The first scenario would only apply if you come from a very low income family. The second s
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Adopt-A-Senior: Help a Senior by donating money for their Grad Night ticket

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 By: Celene Silva

Help our Beckman Seniors enjoy their last night together. On June 14, 2007 here at Beckman High School we will be graduating our first Senior class.
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Royal Flush for Smokin' Aces: Hollywood exposes its master trump card of movies.

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 By: Charlyn Arellano

On January 26th, the hit went down. Friday found movie theaters premiering multiple showings of the new Hollywood production, Smokin' Aces. The trailer for this blockbuster featured exciting teaser sc
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Area Confusion: California considers splitting the 714 area code in half.

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 By: Tyler Nguyen

IRVINE, CA – In early 2006, it was announced that the 714 area code was projected to run out of phone numbers quicker than anticipated. The 714 area code will have to be split, somehow or another, int
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Roll Out the Red Carpet! : A Recap of the Golden Globes

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 By: Aryn Sanderson

Roll out the red carpet! January was the month of award shows with the Golden Globes premiering January 16th.
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Advice Column: Do you need advice? Ask the Beckman Chronicle!

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 By: Tatiana Palomino and Richard Lau

Q. I'm failing some classes this semester, and barely passing the rest. My teachers are mad at me, and I don't want my parents to find out. How do I improve my grades?
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What Are You Looking At?: Drivers are constantly focusing on everything but the road.

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 By: Megan Mahinfar

Many people these days have a busy lifestyle which is composed of a family, job, school etc… therefore time is valuable. However, why is it that drivers try to multitask while on the road? Isn’t one o
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At-a-glance

Friday, February 02, 2007 By Cynthia Perales Unsuccessful Second Attempt: The Boys’ Varsity Basketball team was unsuccessful in beating Irvine High School. IRVINE- The game was supposed to be a check in the win category for Coach Steve Fischel’s team, because they won the first match against the Irvine Vaqueros this season. However, on Wednesday, Januar full story	Friday, February 02, 2007 By Mrs. Ng Black History Movie Night: Celebrate Black History month with fellow Beckman students Beginning Wednesday, February 7, Talking in Class, a club on campus whose aim is to unite students from all backgrounds, will be hosting a Black History movie night. full story
Friday, February 02, 2007 By Kapil Agarwal SAT’S Driving Your Life: The SAT’s have taken the front seat of juniors’ lives. Who’s driving your life, you or the SAT’s? The SAT’S have now become a part of every junior’s life; they are a “dull reality” that we must all partake in for our hopes of getting to the right college. full story	Thursday, February 01, 2007 By Tatiana Palomino Global Warming: When Mother Nature bites the dust, will we be ready? So how do I feel about global warming? I’m tired of getting the loop around. It seems that nobody wants to talk about this, but is avoiding the problem ever the solution? full story
Thursday, February 01, 2007 By James Pak Freshman Boys Vanquish Vaqueros: Beckman’s Freshman Boys’ Basketball Team shows toughness and comes through in the clutch. The Freshman Patriots pulled out a nail-biting victory against the Irvine Vaqueros Wednesday, winning 61-59. It was a fortunate and hard fought win, which resulted from the team’s toughness and abilit full story	Thursday, February 01, 2007 By Sasha Gonzalez [ArticleImageHyperLink] The Life of a Senior: Every wondered what it is like to be a Senior? Welcome to the life of a Senior! Yes, yes it’s not that easy but someone has to do it. Well to be a Senior isn’t as easy as it seems. Sure it can look easy at times but the stress of which party to go full story
Thursday, February 01, 2007 By Sasha Gonzalez Disappointment for Lady Patriots: The Girls’ Varsity Basketball team lost Wednesday night against the Irvine High School Vaqueros. IRVINE- On Wednesday, January 31, 2007 the Beckman Girls’ Varsity Basketball team competed in a league match at Irvine High School. With a record of 0-6 it was another unfortunate loss for these Lady full story	Thursday, February 01, 2007 By Nader Heidari Girls Water Polo Season Going Out With a Bang: The girls begin to wrap up an exciting season With the change of the seasons, comes the end of the girls water polo games and the beginning of swim season. While the end of the high school league is near, the girls have continued to play action-p full story
Thursday, February 01, 2007 By Jewison Biscocho A New Way Backward: The President's new plan may only prolong the chaos and uncertainty in Iraq On January 10, 2007, President Bush announced his new strategy to win the war in Iraq. The redundant strategy is called the “New Way Forward” a throwback to the blunt, ineffective strategy used in the full story	Thursday, February 01, 2007 By Andy Pagani Not So Epic: A review on the latest movie: Epic Movie Do you love movies about superheroes who save the planet? Or would you like to see something with action, maybe the year’s number one hit? Then Epic Movie is not the movie for you! If you want to see full story