Last weekend, for his role in Lincoln, Daniel Day-Lewis won a lead actor’s award at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. This, on top of a Golden Globe’s Award for best actor, is raising the hopes for the film at the Academy Awards this February. Lincoln, produced by Steven Spielberg, was the product of over ten…
Last Saturday night, on January 26th, as temperatures outside barely sneaked above 20 and snow carpeted the ground, students made their way to school in their beach-themed outfits to support the boy’s basketball team in its game against Heath. The boys beat Heath 55-28, and student council’s pool party followed in the wake of this…
Shoving Silver Linings Playbook into the typically ditzy genre of romantic comedies discredits this movie. Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, and Robert De Niro star in this smart film which relays the relationship between two slightly unhinged adults. It offers crowd pleasing optimism while avoiding the usual cliches that often spoil such flicks. Cooper portrays Pat,…
Last summer, a 16-year-old Steubenville girl, under the influence of alcohol and unconscious was allegedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted twice at a party. She was raped while her peers witnessed the events and snapped photos and videos on their phones. One photo of the events shows her being carried by the wrists and ankles while…
Before the Winter Pep Rally, Mr. Lee asked me for a quote for a video he was making. I told him we had some great surprises in store. What I couldn’t have known was there were a few surprises in store for me. The first hiccup came during the challenges. As I was announcing the…
Ever since the cessation of hostilities in the 1950’s, North Korea has drifted into a state of virtual isolation. The border between it and its southern neighbor is heavily militarized, and skirmishes between the two sides have occurred regularly since the beginning of the ceasefire. The UN has imposed a number of sanctions on North…
Taking the mat on Thursday, January 24, Columbus Academy’s wrestling team held its Senior Night in honor of sole senior, Johnston Allinder. Consisting of just one senior and two juniors of the 13 wrestlers, the team certainly is young. While this is true, Coach Bukky asserted that two years ago only three people were on…
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Never, never be afraid to do what’s right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society’s punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.” The Upper School continues to honor the memory of…
The long awaited day finally had arrived. Cameramen and press lined the streets, ready to capture the perfect moment. Around a million anxious spectators stood, eyes scouring the scene, ready to witness history. International viewers changed their channels to rest on Washington. Everyone twiddled their thumbs, waiting. For what, you may ask. Barack Obama’s first…
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