‘Flappy Bird’ Rises and Falls
By Abbey Knupp On May 23, 2013, Dong Nguyen released the app Flappy Bird to the iTunes application store. At the beginning of 2014, the app flapped to the top of the iTunes and Android app charts. Comments surged through popular social media sites (such as Reddit, Tumblr, and Twitter), complaining about the game’s high difficulty and lack of ingenuity, though the number of downloads … Continue reading ‘Flappy Bird’ Rises and Falls
United States wins its first-ever gold medal in Olympics ice dancing
by Emily Engle Monday, February 17, Meryl Davis and Charlie White won gold in Olympic ice dance, a first for the United States. With a final score of 195.52, they narrowly beat the 2010 Vancouver Olympics gold-medalists, a Canadian pair. Davis and White now soar in their sport: they are the current world champions as well. The two have been skating together for 17 years … Continue reading United States wins its first-ever gold medal in Olympics ice dancing
Day 26 of Bellbrook Student’s Coma
by Emily Bunsold More than a month after the crash that landed Bellbrook Junior, Payne Sigman, in a coma, things have been turning for the best. For the latest updates, see the journal on Caring Bridge, written by his mom (and Bellbrook Middle School principal) Jenness Sigman. Since Payne’s accident, Bellbrook community have done whatever they can to support the Sigman family and some of … Continue reading Day 26 of Bellbrook Student’s Coma
NBC Serves a Killer Second Course
by Abbey Knupp For the past few weeks, NBC has been releasing tastes of the fine television that will be served to viewers in full on February 28, 2014 with the second course of the network’s hit show Hannibal, which will air on NBC at 10/9c. The trailers offer a glimpse at the elevated drama, gory crime scenes, heated fights, and intense psychological warfare that … Continue reading NBC Serves a Killer Second Course
New Artificial Muscle Created
by Meghna Kumar In the information age, scientists are constantly discovering new devices and techniques to make our lives easier. One of the latest discoveries from the University of Texas at Dallas is an artificial muscle made out of nylon and polyethylene, materials so ubiquitous they can be found in a fishing hook. Producing the muscle is also a very uncomplicated process. The “muscle,” which … Continue reading New Artificial Muscle Created
Dr. Hawking Revises Black Hole Theory
by Meghna Kumar Stephen Hawking, world-renowned astrophysicist, recently shocked the science world with the release of his new paper on black holes. Newspaper headlines accentuated only part of the paper in which Hawking stated, “There are no black holes.” But there is more to it. Hawking’s new theory was titled “Information Preservation and Weather Forecasting for Black Holes” and was published on January 22. What … Continue reading Dr. Hawking Revises Black Hole Theory
Bell Creek Intermediate Homework Help Program Receives Grant from Kreusch Memorial Fund
by Shelby Powers The Bellbrook community recently benefited from a generous grant from the Mark Andrew Kreusch Memorial Fund, a component of the Dayton Foundation. Thanks to the suggestion of Memorial Fund’s ambassador, BHS junior Hali Midtlien, an annual grant has been given to the Bell Creek Intermediate School’s Homework Help Program. The grant helps to pay for snacks and transportation, which allow for even … Continue reading Bell Creek Intermediate Homework Help Program Receives Grant from Kreusch Memorial Fund
Sochi: The Olympics of Man
by Mitch Powers I take a look at only the most manly and challenging sports in this years Winter Olympics: Continue reading Sochi: The Olympics of Man
New Orleans Mayor Found Guilty of Corruption
by Alexia Vlahos On Wednesday February 12, New Orleans’s former mayor C. Ray Nagin was found guilty and convicted of corruption. He was indicted for corruption in January 2013, since he accepted bribes from business owners looking for city work. Nagin received more than $500,000 in payments, vacations and free granite for his countertop business. The money he received was used to illegally steer city … Continue reading New Orleans Mayor Found Guilty of Corruption
Shaun White Fails to Medal in the Olympics and America Wonders Why
by Allison Petkoff Shaun White finished in fourth place in Sochi on Tuesday, February 11. White had previously dominated half-pipe snowboarding by receiving the gold in the 2006 and 2010 Olympics. White’s loss was a result of his poor final event, which was upstaged by Iouri Podladtchikov of Switzerland. Podladtchikov took home the gold and as a result, dethroned White. White started off the half-pipe snowboarding competition strong … Continue reading Shaun White Fails to Medal in the Olympics and America Wonders Why
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