Everyone has been there. You’re out with friends or at a concert, and your phone starts ringing with a call from mom or dad. Usually, it is relatively safe to assume that nothing terrible is happening, and so it is all too easy to hit ‘ignore’ and call back later-much, much later. The classic argument…

As the sun set on the first Friday of the school year, over seventy students gathered on the quad, armed with blankets, pillows, and snack foods for a screening of  The Breakfast Club. Some technical difficulties and a small army of mosquitoes crammed everyone into the Trustee’s Room, but there was still ample space. “Movie…

The end of summer has come all too quickly, but it has come with its perks. This year, many new changes await the students of Columbus Academy, with the promise of more to come. Let’s start with the Lower School. Replacing the dark blue risers and photos of students from year’s past is a rainbow…

Saudi Arabia announced it will start construction on the Kingdom Tower next week, which is projected to be 3,280 feet tall. Upon its completion, it would dethrone Dubai’s Burj Khalifa as the world’s tallest building. This 20 billion dollar project does not come without its challenges. A building this tall will have to withstand high…

Students gathered in the theater lobby on Friday, April 18th,  for a pizza and soda- fueled night of music and poetry. The laid-back event was Music Club’s Spring Open Mic Night, the last of its kind for the 2013-14 school year.

Recently, France has come under fire from the media because of a supposed law that prohibits workers from sending and receiving work communications after 6 pm, which further propagates the stereotype of the French never getting anything done. While there is not in fact a law, labor unions and large corporations have begun to implement…

Today, Service Board hosted its first-ever Service Fair, which was a smashing success. Held on the Senior Quad with  a soundtrack of pop music and the aroma of freshly-made popcorn, students visited various booths and learned about new Service opportunities. Counters included a table for The Dowd Center, Shepherd’s Corner, MDA, and Children’s Hospital. Among…

Cyber security researchers have recently shocked businesses and consumers alike by revealing how easily routers and network devices such as NAS (network attached storage) or security cameras could be accessed from anywhere on the internet. Even more worrying is that no sophisticated software or technical knowledge is needed to compromise networks.

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Boys basketball Boys basketball finished this season at 11-13 with an eight-game winning streak but unfortunately lost to Bishop Ready 49-45 in the tournament. Seniors this year were Bryce Bailey, Jono Kornberg (also the team’s main scorer), Turner Montgomery, Lee Solomon, Charlie Watters, and  Grayson Wise. Keep an eye out next year for Ryan Alexander,…