As most students lay sound asleep in their beds, this past Saturday, January 12, members of the Academy girls’ swim team shined when up against the state’s best at the 7th annual Northeast Classic Invitational in Canton. With close to 80 teams racing in the meet, the Vikes put up a valiant effort, showing many…
Ruzzle is the next big app to sweep across our student body, following the popular Snapchat. Ruzzle’s format is much like “Scramble with Friends.” Players make usernames and can set up their accounts with Facebook or Twitter, linking them to a wider variety of potential opponents. Each player must request to challenge a friend, and…
It’s the middle of January, and third quarter has just begun. Third quarter is often said to be the most miserable time of the year, with summer still months away and seemingly never-ending stacks of homework. What should be warmly welcomed by students, however, is that only 6 out of the remaining 9 weeks before…
I admit I don’t know much about technology. Letter and number combinations that name items make little sense to me, and the speculation of future inventions has never been my interest. That said, I still found myself intrigued by the products showcased at the CES (International Consumer Electronics Show) that took place in Las Vegas…
On General Tso’s day, our dining hall becomes chaotic. Eager to receive our share of this highly-demanded dish, not many of us think about the horrors these animals suffered for us to get their meat. Paul McCartney, an animal rights activist, urges people to consider the meat they are eating: “If slaughterhouses had glass walls,…
After the boys varsity basketball team’s 54-38 win over Bexley, many students made their way to the dining hall for karaoke night, which the Service Board sponsored to raise money for Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day. Although in the beginning it seemed anticlimactic in comparison to the exciting basketball game, as the event continued, students…
If you have walked around campus at all lately, you have seen it: students taking ugly “selfies” on their phones. You may have been asked what you are doing when you willingly pose for an unattractive picture. Why would anyone want to let others see these ugly photos? Aren’t there hundreds of apps allowing people…
12:40. . .12:45. . .12:50. . . and the doors remained shut. On Friday, the Columbus Academy stepped back in time over 200 years. In front of the dining hall, we witnessed the second coming of the French Revolution, one of the most violent and volatile periods in modern history. The sans-culottes roamed freely through…
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