Archive for January 2010
What Sent Patriot Nation into the Off-Season
by Tom Meagher | January 2010
1. The New England Patriots were not ready to play on Sunday, January 10, 2010. Fans were extremely surprised to see the Patriots come out the way they did. The one thing Patriots fans take for granted is that a team coached by Bill Belichik is always prepared. Mistakes from the first quarter on indicated [...]
The Decade Begins in Style: College Football National Championship Game 2010
by Brett Olson | January 2010
As sports fans bid the first decade of the 2000’s farewell, one of the nation’s most popular sports sent it out in style. College football’s popularity skyrocketed throughout the duration of the decade. On January 7, college football fans had a chance to watch a great game between the undefeated teams of Texas and Alabama. [...]
College Football National Championship Games 2010
by Ben Flumerfelt | January 2010
Emerald Bowl- USC: 24, Boston College: 13
In their first non-Bowl Championship Series (BCS) game since 2001, perennial national championship contender USC defeated local favorite Boston College thanks to three touchdowns (two passing, one rushing) by freshman quarterback Matt Barkley. BC lost in a bowl for the second straight season, after being victorious in the eight [...]
Uprising in Uganda: The Fight for Gay Rights
by Neha Sundaram | January 2010
For the past decade, millions of Americans have fought to legalize gay marriage and spread awareness about homosexuality in order to provide equal opportunities to all U.S. citizens. While America inches closer toward nationally tolerating same-sex marriages, Uganda has moved in the opposite direction. In December 2009, the Ugandan Parliament began debating whether to pass [...]
Ahlam: A Snapshot of Iraq
by Skylar Harvey | January 2010
Amid the continuous warfare and destruction in the Middle East, creativity lives on. During the week of November 29, 2009, film producers gave public showings of Iraqi-made movies at four recently bombed sites. Projector screens were roped up to the crumbling walls of the bombed-out buildings while plastic chairs were set out for people to [...]
America vs. Italy: The Case of Amanda Knox
by Kelly Donovan | January 2010
On December 5, 2009, an Italian jury found American student Amanda Knox guilty of manslaughter. In 2007, Knox, along with her then-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, supposedly stabbed British exchange student Meredith Kercher in a sex-game gone wrong. Kercher was Knox’s roommate while the two were exchange students in Italy. Since that fateful day in 2007, Knox [...]
Students Weigh in on Staying Healthy
by Hannah Sim & Lily Liu | January 2010
Throughout 2009, discussion of various health issues dominated the front pages of many newspapers and news sites. For example, the H1N1 flu virus caused quite a lot of fear when the public was first informed of the disease. Besides those “unusual” and new health issues, more common and “old” health problems such as obesity, cancers, [...]
Teachers Kick it Up a Notch
by Lily Liu | January 2010
Tucked away in the inconspicuous Commons C on a Thursday afternoon is a group of ambitious women. They sidle into the Commons in pairs and triplets with brightly colored mats resting in their arms. Clad in loose-fitting t-shirts and athletic attire, the women slowly begin to arrange their mats into rows. They shake their limbs [...]
A Different Kind of High
by Helen Zhou | January 2010
Is there such a thing as a “runner’s high”? Believe it or not, chemicals called endorphins cause the excitement you feel after a vigorous workout. Also known as “happy hormones,” endorphins work as natu¬¬ral painkillers and make people lightheaded and exhilarated. Endorphins are also released in your body during certain activities and when [...]
Snacking the Right Way
by Anastasia Shmukler | January 2010
Coming back to school after the holidays is a difficult task for many students due to the sudden overwhelming amount of work to do and their mixed up sleeping cycles. To get through the long days and nights of school, the after school activities, and the study sessions at night, students tend to turn to [...]
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