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  • Actors primp and fuss over Molière’s ‘Ladies’

    Wednesday, December 19, 2007 By: Calvin Fernandez

    Big wigs and colorful dresses dominated the Country Day stage this year. Designer Joel Sooby worked hard to pull together costumes for the high school’s recent performance of Molière’s “The Learned La

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  • Soldier in Iraqhis journey begins with excitement, fear

    Wednesday, December 19, 2007 By: Miles Bennett-Smith

    On Christmas Day, controller Carol Wessels and her family will wake up early to eat sweet rolls, open presents, share stories, and play games. But this year, for the first time, one family member won’

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  • With Super Bowl nearing, HDTV’s a must

    Wednesday, December 19, 2007 By: Tyler Trussell

    You see one in every television store across the country—an advertisement for high-definition (HD) television: “1080i LCD television, only $1200!” “720p Plasma, now only $1300!”Unfortunately, the ever

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  • Orchids and Onions

    Thursday, December 20, 2007 By: Staff

    Orchids to...Erica Wilson. She stayed after school until midnight with The Octagon and Medallion staffs and kept us company. She was a great support, and we appreciate her! Thanks so much, Erica!Onion

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  • Porteous shrugs off criticism to efficiently run food service: GETTING TO KNOW YOU

    Thursday, December 20, 2007 By: Analise Rivero

    Confusion, hunger and distress mount in the lunch line as the wait drags on and on. Some students pretend to be seniors so that they can cut; others yell and scream; some give up on food altogether. W

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  • Peculiar piercings give teens pause

    Thursday, December 20, 2007 By: Shira Bogin

    When my older sister turned 18, the first thing she did was get her lower lip pierced.A couple weeks later, her lip swelled up, and she could barely talk until she took the piercing out. She didn’t bo

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  • Leaving Home: Korean youth choose better education over native lifestyle

    Thursday, December 20, 2007 By: Omar Eltorai

    It’s lunchtime. The quad is full of eating, socializing, games and gossip. Upperclassmen talk loudly, speaking of topics or using vocabulary that might offend.Inside the library, senior Yechun Yi star

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  • Long-time fan confirms Spice Girls ‘spice up [her] life’

    Thursday, December 20, 2007 By: Anna Ellison

    Walking into the arena, I didn’t see anyone who wasn’t a girl between the ages of 16 and 23 or one of their gay male friends. About half of the audience had either dressed up as the Spice Girls or had

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  • Girls add depth to growing program

    Thursday, December 20, 2007 By: Michael Lewis

    Wrestling coach Rick Fullum shouts out to his wrestlers, jogging around the mat at Cordova High School: “Sprint!” “Shoot!” “Duck-walk!” And the wrestlers, mostly from Cordova High, stop jogging and do

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  • Challenges abound for basketball teams as they prepare for Waldorf Tournament

    Thursday, December 20, 2007 By: Andy Furillo

    For the first time in Dave Ancrum’s seven-year coaching tenure, there are no junior varsity basketball teams at SCDS.

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Issue Date: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 Issue: Vol. XXXI, No. 4 Last Update: Thursday, December 20, 2007
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Get jiggy to the iPod!: Students’ dancing shoes collect dust
Get jiggy to the iPod!: Students’ dancing shoes collect dust
Wednesday, December 19, 2007 By Staff
As we approach the halfway mark this year, we have had only one dance.
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Actors primp and fuss over Molière’s ‘Ladies’
Wednesday, December 19, 2007 By Calvin Fernandez
Big wigs and colorful dresses dominated the Country Day stage this year. Designer Joel Sooby worked hard to pull together costumes for the high school’s recent performance of Molière’s “The Learned La
full story 
Actors primp and fuss over Molière’s ‘Ladies’
Tuesday, December 18, 2007 By Calvin Fernandez
Big wigs and colorful dresses dominated the Country Day stage this year. Designer Joel Sooby worked hard to pull together costumes for the high school’s recent performance of Molière’s “The Learned La
full story 
Traditional Australian stone cooking method isn’t all that hot
Wednesday, December 19, 2007 By Whitney Hillis
Since 1935, people have gone to Lil Joe’s Over Million Steaks (1710 Del Paso Blvd) to save money by cooking their steaks themselves. Today, people go to the Stonegrill & Bar and pay premium prices to
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Sodexho contract terminated: new director of the physical plant hired
Wednesday, December 19, 2007 By Howard Male
Jay Holman replaced Jon Osterlund as director of the physical plant on Nov. 15.
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Campus Perspective: How did you find out about the “real” Santa Claus?
Wednesday, December 19, 2007 By Staff
“I never really thought that Santa was real. When Uncle Clyde came to my house dressed as Santa, I knew that he was Uncle Clyde. He did a bad job of dressing up.” —Julie Nelson, director of communicat
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Soldier in Iraqhis journey begins with excitement, fear
Wednesday, December 19, 2007 By Miles Bennett-Smith
On Christmas Day, controller Carol Wessels and her family will wake up early to eat sweet rolls, open presents, share stories, and play games. But this year, for the first time, one family member won’
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