Abandoned Ship: A Look inside the Costa Concordia Disaster
Girard Bucello, Online News Editor
What should have been a peaceful Mediterranean cruise quickly became a harrowing nightmare for the passengers of the MS Costa Concordia. The Costa Concordia ran aground off the Italian coast on Jan. 13 and flooded before rolling onto her side with at least 11 killed and over a dozen unaccounted for. Over 4,200 people were evacuated from the ship by...
Top 5 Most Influential People of 2011
Girard Bucello, Online News Editor
5. Tie – Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy Europe is in dire financial trouble. With countries like Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain deep in debt with seemingly no way out, Europe will be reliant on its strongest economies for bailouts. Germany and France, headed by Chancellor Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy respectively, are Europe’s best hope...
Rubik’s Cubing: A Six-Sided Affair
Megan Chun, Online Feature Editor
The brightly-colored cube enjoyed across the globe has begun its descent on the WJ population. The Rubik’s Cube Club, founded this school year by freshman Stephen Church, has brought cubers together from around the school. Among them is sophomore Jason Tang. Tang first got into cubing during seventh grade, when he solved a friend’s cube on a skiing...
Cami’s Christmas Do’s and Don’ts
Cameron Keyani, Online Arts and Entertainment Editor
Christmas is a joyous time of the year: a time when families come together, businesses boom and, for a short moment, all the troubles of the world seem to disappear. However, poor planning can make Christmas a trouble of its own. Take heed of this simple tips to ensure smooth sailing this holiday season. Do shop online. For the frugal buyer, amazon.com...
Top Five World News Events: Dec. 10 to Dec. 16
Girard Bucello, Online News Editor
1. Iraq War Brought to Official End. At a ceremony in Baghdad, U.S. officials marked the end of nine years of conflict in Iraq. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta told U.S. troops that the mission had been worth the large sum of money spent, and the number of lives lost. The invasion of Iraq began on March 19, 2003, with the stated goal of ousting Saddam...
updated January 25, 2012
Abandoned Ship: A Look inside the Costa Concordia Disaster
Girard Bucello, Online News Editor
What should have been a peaceful Mediterranean cruise quickly became a harrowing nightmare for the passengers of the MS Costa Concordia. The Costa Concordia ran aground off the Italian coast on Jan. 13 and flooded before rolling onto her side with at least 11 killed and over a dozen unaccounted for. Over 4,200 people were evacuated from the...
updated January 24, 2012
The Political Side of WJ
Megan Chun, Online Feature Editor
Although the mandatory government class may be most high school students’ only exposure to politics, certain politically active students choose to go above and beyond, both in their views and their extra-curricular activities. In fall of 2011, senior Ben Esenstad interned for a candidate running for mayor of Rockville. Though the candidate,...
updated January 16, 2012
Ask Ali: Daddy Issues
Ali Jawetz, Online Editor-in-Chief
Dear Ali, I’ve been in conflict with my father lately. He is rude and treats me poorly, treating me like a familiar friend rather than his son. However, if I come home 10 minutes after curfew or if I don’t call him at all hours telling him where I am, he goes on a belligerent tirade, yelling and throwing things around the house. My mother...
updated January 13, 2012
Girls Basketball vs. Wootton
Dashel Lewis, Staff Writer
The WJ girls basketball team improved to a 6-2 record with their 43-26 victory over Wootton on Tuesday night. The Wildcats went into Tuesday’s game against Wootton at 5-2 and in need of a win against the struggling Patriots. Wootton had performed better than their 2-7 record suggests, losing close games against Quince Orchard and Sherwood. ...
updated January 12, 2012
Video of the Week: Carl Warner’s Landscapes Made of Foodstuffs
Wahid Ishrar, Staff Writer
Have you ever thought of what you could do with food besides eat it? For example, use them as objects for lanscape-like images? That is exactly what Carl Warner, a British photographer, does for a substantial amount of his career. In this video, Warner’s background is discussed and we see Warner at work at one of his finest projects...
updated January 17, 2012
NBA Preview
Daniel Thaler, Assistant Sports Editor
As Lebron would say, not one, not two, not three but 149 days after the players were locked out, the NBA is finally back. Starting Christmas day, the abbreviated regular season tipped off with the New York Knicks edging the Boston Celtics. Long removed from NBA action, most fans probably forget what’s going on around the league, so here...
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