"The country is quite covered by Darkness...: ...so that people outside it cannot see anything in it" -"The Travels of Sir John Mandeville" c.1360 Tuesday, April 22, 2008 By Jessica Kincaid Less than 10 years ago, the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, instilling fear in its citizens. Now, Afghans are rebuilding their country, and thus a new future.United States Department representative, Alison full story

Students perform original plays Thursday, April 24, 2008 By Kayla Carpenter When thinking of writing, producing and performing your own plays, Drama Club usually comes to mind. But to Mrs. Jennifer Manion’s Speech and Performance classes, this is one of their biggest projec full story

From North Canton to Beijing: Poseria to represent India in 2008 Olympic Games Wednesday, April 23, 2008 By John Jackson Three years ago, the waters of the North Canton YMCA swimming pool were being torn and ravaged by the strokes of a future Olympian. Hoover alumnus Ankur Poseria, currently a junior at the University o full story

Knowledge Flourishes in Afganistan: An Interview with young Afghan women [ArticleImageHyperLink] Tuesday, April 22, 2008 By Jessica Kincaid, interview As Afghanistan is rebuilt, young men and women are going to school, learning as much as they can, so that they might be a part of Afghanistan’s future. At Fatima Girls’ High School in Asadabad, Kunar full story

Evan Nicholson: "People think it's 'cute' that Tyler and I stick together." Wednesday, April 23, 2008 By Maggie Morrow They say that blood is thicker than water. Luckily for Senior Evan Nicholson, his best friend and twin brother are one and the same.Evan’s family consists of parents Jim and Melanie, his twin brother full story

From The Inside: Washington, D.C.: Former Viking Views Staff Writer Jeff Schumacher discusses his experiences in our nation's capital from within our government, where, for the last three months, Schumacher has worked as a House page in Congress. Thursday, April 24, 2008 By Jeff Schumacher For the past 6 1/2 weeks, I have lived and worked in Washington, D.C. as a Page for the United States House of Representatives. My time here has gone by extremely quickly. The Page dorm is only four b full story

Swing Week Sunday, April 27, 2008 By Photo Staff full story