Students attending Haunted Homecoming. Riley Hennessy’20/Media On Saturday, October 13, Columbus Academy upper schoolers gathered in the Dining Hall for the annual Homecoming dance. With Halloween just a couple of weeks away, the 2018 Sophomore Committee chose a fitting “Haunted” Homecoming. The walkway up to the Dining Hall building was transformed into a ghostly cemetery…

J. Cole at the Schottenstein Center.  Eliana Jenkins/Staff Months after the release of his fifth studio album, KOD, rapper J.Cole announced the KOD Tour, featuring 36 dates. The theme of the tour revolves around his latest album-a concept album on pain and ways people deal with it. The acronym KOD can be mean Kids On…

The entire show takes place in a courtroom. (Pixabay) Based on a 1957 movie,  Twelve Angry Men, this year’s fall play: Twelve Angry Jurors will have both male and female students in the cast. This drama centers upon an 11-1 vote in a murder trial, focusing on the jury of the case.  In the beginning,…

COSI’s new Hot Wheels exhibit. (Carolyn Zhang’20) Following COSI’s annual two-week closure, the museum opened to the public once again on September 22, with a new exhibit and different movies for guests to enjoy. From now until January 6, 2019, COSI is hosting a Hot Wheels exhibit, produced by The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis and…

“Lilly Was Here” by Laurie Clements. (laurieclements.com)    Academy’s first art exhibit of the year is on display in the Morris Hall gallery, featuring paintings by local artist Laurie Clements P’02 and ’05. Former Middle School art teacher Scott Neal arranged the exhibit.   Art teacher Pedro Mena said, “We decided as a department that Ms.…

Crossword Solution: by Rekha Marar’19   Mr B’s Puzzle Solution: a) Form a square within a square. b) By crossing the toothpicks we can form four little squares, one medium square, and the entire large square. A Special Thanks to Mr. Bolognese!

A Half Mighty Macaroni Sandwich with kettle chips. (David Cooperman’20/Staff) 5 pounds of food. 3 slices of grilled bread. 13 cheeses. 4 pickle spears. Piles of fries and coleslaw. Upwards of 10,000 calories. Consuming this massive amount of food is what the bravest diners face when trying to complete the Legendary Melt Challenge.  Melt Bar…

 Lead Actors Ben Kingsley and Oscar Isaac in Operation Finale. (wikimedia commons)   In the 73 years since World War II, there have been countless movies about the espionage, violence and heroics that transpired from 1939 to 1945. Now, there’s a new movie, released August 29th, that deals with the international repercussions and effects of…

Los Guachos gringa. (David Cooperman’20/Staff) If you are looking for a place to grab a bite after exams, take a short, mile-long trip down Cherry Bottom Road to Los Guachos, a classic Mexican restaurant, and a central Ohio staple that has been recognized on Yahoo’s “America’s Best Taco Spots.” The restaurant’s famous massive wheel of…

Flavors galore at Johnsons. (Eliana Jenkins’20/Staff) There’s no better way to start the summer with an ice cream cone, and Johnson’s Ice Cream, a new addition on Main Street in New Albany, serves it well. Johnson’s atmosphere is welcoming and summer-oriented. And its wide variety of flavors, from “PB Chocolate Tornado” to “Blueberry Pie,” make…