Book Review: Lindhout’s A House in the Sky
by Emily Caruso It is every journalist’s worst nightmare: reporting abroad in a dangerous war-torn foreign country, only to be kidnapped by a group of extremist rebels. The common nightmare turned reality when freelance journalists, Amanda Lindhout and Nigel Brennan, were taken from their car and held for a ransom of three million dollars whilst traveling in Somalia in 2008, one of the world’s most dangerous … Continue reading Book Review: Lindhout’s A House in the Sky
Awkward Season Four Begins
by Megan Haymond Season four of MTV’s hit show Awkward premiered on Tuesday, April 15. The show kicked of the start of senior year for the cast. This season is faced with major changes: Ming has been shipped away to boarding school to prepare for college, Jake tries out a new “guitarist” look, Sadie is losing money and power, Tamara has everything together, and Jenna … Continue reading Awkward Season Four Begins
‘The Rock’ Stars as Hercules
by Bailey Dixon On July 25th, 2014, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s new movie “Hercules” comes out in theaters. The actor will portray the storied Greek demigod who, after facing his 12 labors, is sent into battle at the call of the King of Thrace and his daughter. The movie is directed by Brett Ratner and many people have high hopes for the film. The Rock … Continue reading ‘The Rock’ Stars as Hercules
Movie Review: Divergent
by Harmony Takhar Divergent was realeased in theaters on Friday, March 21. The movie earned $22.8 million opening day and earned $56 million over the whole weekend. This was low considering the movie was expected to rack up to $70 million opening weekend, though the movie is currently ranked number one in box office. The movie is based off of the best-selling book, Divergent. Playing the main … Continue reading Movie Review: Divergent
Kids Against Hunger
by Adele Hardwick On Saturday, March 8 at the Peace Lutheran Church, a food packaging event for over 12,000 hungry children in Kenya and Somalia was held. The event was from noon to 4pm. Anyone 8 years and older volunteered. The project needed to have at least 25 volunteers to stop families starving by getting a nutritional meal. At this event, the first 30 minutes included … Continue reading Kids Against Hunger
BHS chess club wins first tournament
by Adele Hardwick The Bellbrook High School Chess Club won the first place trophy at the Greater Miami Valley Chess League. The Bellbrook chess team consists of senior Vincent Tong, freshman Nathan Tong, seniors Adam Siens, Brian Siens, Dean Capozzi and Joseph Zoller. The event that was held had four teams that competed: The Miami Valley School, Troy Christian, Fairmont and Bellbrook. The tournament has five game boards … Continue reading BHS chess club wins first tournament
Uninformed Opinion: The Madness has Begun
by Mitch Powers March Madness has begun, and with it comes the chance to win a billion dollars from Warren Buffet, upsets, upsets of the people who didn’t win a billion dollars, and the improper use of the term bracket. According to Purdue OWL: “If the context of your quote might be unclear, you may add a few words to provide clarity. Enclose the added … Continue reading Uninformed Opinion: The Madness has Begun
Virginia Beats Duke and Receives ACC Title
by Allison Petkoff The Virginia Cavaliers beat the Duke Blue Devils on Sunday. The final score was 72-63. This game moves the Cavaliers on in the NCAA tournament. Before this game Duke was ranked number 7 and Virginia was ranked number 6. Because of these ranks the game would appear to be a good competition, but the Cavaliers won by 9 points, which is considered … Continue reading Virginia Beats Duke and Receives ACC Title
Opinion: Did ABC’s Castle break the Moonlighting Curse?
By Abbey Knupp After four seasons of teasing, witty banter, and romantic tension, the main characters on ABC’s hit crime drama Castle shared a passionate kiss that moved their relationship from the early stages of flirting to a full-time commitment. At the end of the last season, famous mystery writer Richard Castle popped the question to his love interest, Detective Kate Beckett, and she agreed. … Continue reading Opinion: Did ABC’s Castle break the Moonlighting Curse?
UD Upsets OSU
by Maria Gerbic University of Dayton delivered today with a shocking 60-59 upset against Ohio State. The game left those who watched on the edge of their seats, with the score never more than 3 points apart. Vee Sanford made the winning bank shot with 3.8 seconds left in the game. This major upset ended Aaron Craft’s college career when his last second attempt bounced … Continue reading UD Upsets OSU
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