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Articles from April 2009

Rethink proposed cell ban

April 29, 2009

Last Tuesday the Faculty Academic Committee passed a proposal to prohibit students from having cell phones on their person during school hours. If the proposal is signed, it would replace the current rule which states that cell phones can be used on campus when students are not in a school building.

School should allow Ditch Day

April 29, 2009

While Ditch Day for the senior class would ideally include some actual ditching, the truly vital aspect is simply a free day to reward the students for working so hard — and the administration should be more willing to support this.

Sharing is Privilege

April 29, 2009

I am writing regarding the March 25 issue. Upon receiving the paper, I was surprised to see that the entire front page consisted of yearbook photos; however, upon further reading the issue, I was appalled to discover that nine yearbook photos were printed without permission.

Honor Overboard

April 29, 2009

One sunny day in March, my English class was working on a take-home essay in the library tech center.

Don't pass us over

April 29, 2009

There is something awe-inspiring about standing amongst the rabbis on the bimah, the platform facing a congregation of hundreds of people, and reading ancient Hebrew words out of an old, frayed Jewish holy book. In many ways, becoming a bar or bat mitzvah is like becoming inducted into a secret society, or at least those were my sentiments when I took the stage four years ago.

Go ahead, think big

April 29, 2009

by Andrew Lee

Last summer I attended the NHSI Journalism Cherubs program at Northwestern University. One of my mentors was eBay cofounder Marylou Song. I collaborated with her on developing a website for the program which incorporated multimedia features.

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