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Digging Beneath the Surface of Valentine’s Day
February 12, 2012 • Megan Chun, Online Feature Editor
Though not a federal holiday, Valentine’s Day is a beloved time to recognize love and friendship. To young children, it means giving cards and candy. For others, it can be a day to dote on the ones they love. Due to its commercial nature and seeming lack of deep significance, people hold a common...
Abandoned Ship: A Look inside the Costa Concordia Disaster
January 25, 2012 • 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....
Top 5 Most Influential People of 2011
January 10, 2012 • 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...
Rubik’s Cubing: A Six-Sided Affair
January 5, 2012 • 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...
Top Five World News Events: Dec. 10 to Dec. 16
December 21, 2011 • 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...
Rebels without a Cause: Occupy Movement Still Has No Plan
December 20, 2011 • Girard Bucello, Online News Editor
The Occupy Movement has been underway for months, and it has spread like wildfire. At first glance, it shouldn’t be surprising: the protesters share a common hatred of big corporations and banks, who they blame for the economic collapse. They believe that the United States is on the wrong track. But...
Girls Basketball Succeeds Under Leadership of New Coach
December 15, 2011 • Ian Morrison, Staff Writer
First year coach Lindsey Zegowitz has already begun leading the Girls Varsity Basketball team to victory in a wide-open battle for the 4A division. They started the season winning their first three games, against Clarksburg, Blake and Blair. After a year in which only one senior graduated, the team has...
WJ Cheer Welcomes First Male Cheerleader
December 15, 2011 • Megan Chun, Online Feature Editor
The start of the winter sports season marked a first in WJ history when sophomore Karlo Lazaro became the first male student to participate in the cheer program. Lazaro had wanted to try out for cheer since seventh grade, when he and two friends played around with cheer for fun. “When we finally came...
Club Efforts Show that WJ Students Support the Troops
December 13, 2011 • Megan Chun, Online Feature Editor
Since the early 2000s, the United States has been involved with conflicts in the Middle East. In particular, the U.S. has been involved in the Iraq War, beginning in 2003, and the Afghanistan War (also called the War on Terror), which began in 2001. While earlier wars, such as World Wars I and II, involved...
Top Five World News Events: Nov. 26 to Dec. 2
December 8, 2011 • Girard Bucello, Online News Editor
1. NATO Accidentally Kills 26 Pakistani Soldiers. NATO conducted an airstrike against a Pakistani military checkpoint on Nov. 26, killing 26 Pakistani soldiers. The airstrike came after forces in Afghanistan reported taking fire from forces in Pakistan. The Pakistani government is now barring NATO from...
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