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Issue Date: Friday, May 16, 2008 Issue: Issue 11, Vol. 80 Last Update: Wednesday, May 21, 2008

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Meet the Presidents: : Ben Mackey and Matt Lee

Monday, May 19, 2008 By: SANDY HUANG

Last Monday, students headed to the gym to attend an assembly in which candidates for 08-09 Student Council co-presidents delivered their speeches. Fellow students lined up on both sides of the hallwa
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Daddow leaves behind a true love

Monday, May 19, 2008 By: BOBBY HUNTER

Kirk Daddow stumbled into teaching 42 years ago. While he plans to stumble out at the end of the year, Daddow still remembers his first day of teaching class: the incredible feeling of being in a room
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Catching up with Jonathon Medina

Monday, May 19, 2008 By: DANIEL PARK

It has been almost five years since Jon Medina left Ames for a smaller town, Stuart, IA, and many things have changed since then. Most students may remember him carrying around a can of orange Fanta e
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English teacher Barb White to retire in June

Monday, May 19, 2008 By: JAMISON DISALVO

Seniors are not the only people at Ames High who are leaving for good at the end of this year. Barb White, who has taught at Ames High School for the last three decades, has decided to retire.
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Duct tape artists uncovered

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 By: Brian C. Jaynes

It took two years to heal Early Start, a thoroughbred horse back to health. Even more amazingly, the crew of Apollo 13 in 1970 used a variety of materials to repair carbon dioxide filters, saving the
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A music festivus for the rest of us

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 By: MEREDITH ANSELMAN

Three weeks ago, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, officially kicked off the glorious summer music festival season. After the annual Coachella Festival, there are alwa
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Junior varsity does work hard, too

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 By: Cory Baughman

Ever since there has been competition, there has been talent. The best have always competed with the best. While the best are competing, what are the rest of the individuals not as talented supposed t
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Bobby's Senior Column

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 By: BOBBY HUNTER

At this point, it’s hard to know what to say. I seem to find myself caught among all the conflicting ways to characterize the last four years of my life, and believe me, I have analyzed through them a
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Sofiya's Senior Column

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 By: SOFIYA HUPALO

Waiting impatiently at the [high school] starting line, it’s hard to imagine all that awaits on that long and rigorous road. At the shot of the gun, some sprint out ahead and show off all their might
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Sam's Senior Column

Wednesday, May 21, 2008 By: SAMUEL SOPHUS BIRD

Last month, DECA hung a star from the ceiling with the name of each student and staff member at the high school. That week they recognized each person as an equally important part of the school—not ju
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Grand Theft Auto 4Too violent, or too good?

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 By Brian C. Jaynes

An angry customer, I try to hop over the counter to rob the burger shop, only to find out I can’t hop the counter. I turn around to find someone to take my rage out on: a woman peacefully eating a bu

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How short is too short for short shorts?

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 By JESS NELSON

Many mysteries and anomalies are present in today’s society, such as who killed John Fitzgerald Kennedy, who shot John Ross “J.R.” Ewing and where in the world is Carmen Santiago, but the real mystery

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A music festivus for the rest of us

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 By MEREDITH ANSELMAN

Three weeks ago, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, officially kicked off the glorious summer music festival season. After the annual Coachella Festival, there are alwa

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Meet the Presidents: : Ben Mackey and Matt Lee

Daddow leaves behind a true love

Catching up with Jonathon Medina

English teacher Barb White to retire in June

Duct tape artists uncovered

A music festivus for the rest of us

Junior varsity does work hard, too

Bobby's Senior Column

Sofiya's Senior Column

Sam's Senior Column

In-Depth

The WEB staff

Katie

Jamie

Lindsey

Anuradha

Conor

Marios

Jon

Madeline

Sydney

Lily Brown

Patrick

Christopher Jackson

Josh Newell

Alex Qin

Naomi

Stephanie Shin

Kendall Stow

Darin Johnson

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