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  • A new wave of terror

    Monday, March 12, 2012 By: Mark Combs, Staff Writer

    The time has finally come, fellow zombie hunters; after the long wait, the latest addition in one of the most popular survival horror series is arriving on March 20th, and its name is Resident Evil: O

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  • Music makes everything better

    Monday, March 12, 2012 By: Mary Leet, Print Editor

    By the time most students get to March, the lazy has set in full force and it suddenly becomes way too much effort to get out of bed. After all, why would you want to leave the warmth for the freezing

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  • This Means War delivers with a punch

    Monday, March 12, 2012 By: Sage Daugherty, Layout Editor

    Hi, I’m Sage and I’m addicted to chick flicks. There, I said it. Admitting it is the first step, or so I’ve heard. But I digress. Moving on, for this issue of the paper I was conflicted on what film t

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  • You can be a super hero too!

    Monday, March 12, 2012 By: Sadie Burgess, Staff Writer

    Were you willing to give up part of yourself to help another? Well, on Thursday, March 1st, 2012 at 8:00am- 2:30pm, an annual blood drive was held in the gymnasium. Mrs. Gochenaur was in charge of thi

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  • Former coach gives back

    Monday, March 12, 2012 By: Ryan Johnson, Staff Writer

    Mr. Morris Gage is a well known name in the Marcus Whitman community. In recent years Mr. Gage has been involved with Marcus Whitman’s soccer program. Mr. Gage was the boys’ varsity soccer coach for m

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  • Raccoon season closes for all hunters

    Monday, March 12, 2012 By: Graysen Betts, Photo Editor

    Sometimes people here something rattling around in their garbage outside their house, and then they find an animal known as a raccoon captivating as much food as he can. This animal is found all aroun

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  • Youth Court is making a difference for members and defendants alike

    Monday, March 12, 2012 By: Cara Gopen, Staff Writer

    Few people know about the Ontario County Youth Court, despite its tremendously beneficial strategies for helping teenage offenders. In fact, only 4 Marcus Whitman students participate as members of th

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  • A student’s view on No Child Left Behind

    Monday, March 12, 2012 By: Cassidie Smith, Staff Writer

    No Child Left Behind (NCLB) was a bill proposed by George Bush on January 23, 2001 and passed by Congress on May 23, 2001. Since then, Congress increased federal funding of education from $42.2 billio

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  • Whitman graduate is a Doctor (Who?) of love

    Monday, March 12, 2012 By: Mary Leet, Print Editor

    What do you do when you can’t seem to find the droid you’re looking for? Ryan Glitch, a Whitman alumni, knows the answer. He is the creator of the company called Sci Fi Speed Dating that has inspired

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  • Varsity girls’ basketball season comes to an end

    Monday, March 12, 2012 By: Priscilla Polizzi, Staff Writer

    The Girls Varsity Basketball team has had a successful season. Casey Dean, senior stated that "this was a fun season and the team bonded into a family over the season." Greg O’Connor was the coach and

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Issue Date: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 Issue: Volume 5, Issue 6 Last Update: Monday, March 12, 2012
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When more than four swimmers showed up to the informational meeting about swimming it was a miracle. The last few years, the team has struggled with numbers. "With having a bigger team this year it ha
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"A good cheerleader is not measured by the height of her jumps but by the span of her spirit." ~ Author Unknown. This quote is the definition of a good cheerleader. The Varsity team this year for bask
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Throughout Whitman history, some wrestlers have challenged themselves to try to get as far as they can, but only a certain few have placed in the NYS Qualifiers. This year, the Whitman boys’ varsity w
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From the beginning to the end, this year’s indoor track team’s season can be summed up in one word- SUCCESS. Recently, the track team had twenty members compete in sectionals. Rebekah Champlin, Ali Fr
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This year’s ski club trip traveled to Sunday River, Maine. The slopes were snowy and white, perfect weather for skiing and other outdoor winter actives. The club stayed in the Ski dorm right near th
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For the boys’ varsity basketball team it hasn’t exactly been a successful journey. The boys finished out the season with only winning one game, which was at the very beginning of the season at a baske
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The Girls Varsity Basketball team has had a successful season. Casey Dean, senior stated that "this was a fun season and the team bonded into a family over the season." Greg O’Connor was the coach and
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