New pope Jorge Mario Bergoglio elected
March 20, 2013
by JASMINE ELSHAMY Photo & Video Editor The first South American elected to lead the Catholic Church on Wednesday, March 13, was Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who chose the name of Francis. Pope Francis was officially inaugurated in the Vatican City on Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Pope Francis is the 266th... Read more »
A brief history of Easter
March 20, 2013
by CHRISTINE ABRAHAM Photographer Easter is celebrated all over the world to recognize the resurrection of Jesus Christ, though many of the activities we participate in have nothing to do with that. Easter has not always been about coloring eggs, bunnies, or egg hunts. The name Easter comes from the... Read more »
Going dancing: NCAA Tournament predictions
March 19, 2013
by MATT GORDON Editor-in-chief March Madness is finally here and the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament bracket has just been released. The top teams are set. The last four teams in have let out an exhale of relief, and the tournment snubs are left high and dry to play in the less-popular NIT... Read more »
Fat shaming
March 19, 2013
by ALISON LEVIER Section Editor It is no secret that obesity is becoming more and more of an issue in this day and age, but the campaign to correct this problem appears to have taken a turn in the wrong direction. More and more PSA-style billboards, commercials, and any ads in general have used fat shaming... Read more »
‘Oz the Great and Powerful’
March 19, 2013
by ANDREA FRENCH Section Editor The extremely popular “Wizard of Oz” has finally made a prequel, “Oz the Great and Powerful”. This box office success hit the theaters on March 8, 2013. Because the original “Wizard of Oz” was so successful back in 1939, this movie... Read more »
The 2013 sequester begins
March 18, 2013
by MATT GORDON Editor-in-chief The 2013 sequester was passed on March 1, 2013, and Americans can expect spending reductions of approximately $85.4 billion. The cuts were first enacted by the Budget Control Act of 2011, which stated that the cuts would be put into action unless the government was... Read more »
The next big thing by Google
March 18, 2013
by EMILY BEZERRA Staff Writer Google’s latest project is entitled “Project Glass,” a research and development project. Their first creation is Google Glass, a wearable computer in the form of glasses. Google revealed Project Glass in 2012 and originally planned for a consumer release... Read more »
Girl cured of HIV
March 18, 2013
by ANDREA FRENCH Section Editor Doctors in Mississippi gave a 2-year-old with HIV three anti-viral drugs 30 hours after birth, which they believe to be the most important factor into functionally curing this young girl of her HIV. The girl was the first child to be functionally cured of HIV ever. A functional... Read more »
Sinkhole leaves one dead
March 18, 2013
by CHRISTINE ABRAHAM Photographer Thirty-six-year-old Jeffrey Bush was killed on Friday, March 8 when a sinkhole opened beneath his home and swallowed him. Authorities describe the sinkhole as “seriously unstable” and will probably keep growing. Bush was last heard screaming as the 20-foot-deep... Read more »
Bullying incident leaves child dead
March 18, 2013
by ALISON LEVIER Section Editor Bailey O’Neill, a 12-year-old boy from Darby, Pennsylvania, was taken off of life support Sunday, March 3, after being placed in a medically induced coma due to severe trauma sustained from a bullying altercation. O’Neill was allegedly forced into the fight,... Read more »