Archive for December, 2013
Jewelry heist in Paris
By: Andy Scrivener On December 5, a jewelry store in one of the upscale neighborhoods in Paris was the site of an armed robbery, according to the police. An estimated 800,000 euros worth in watches were stolen, equivalent to 1.1 million US dollars. The perpetrators were a couple armed with handguns, and are still on […]
Dennis Rodman visits North Korea, again
By: Andy Scrivener Former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman has landed in North Korea, again. This is the 3rd time visiting North Korea, and he plans to visit for 4 days, hoping to train the North Korean basketball team. A documentary team went along with Rodman to document his stay, and his training of the […]
Catching Fire : Review
The Hunger Games saga has released its second installment of awesome movies the world fell in love with. Catching Fire is the movie to see when you’re looking for action, romance (love triangles to be exact!), and excitement. The movie is about Katniss Everdeen, the “Girl on Fire” and her cute boy-friend companion, Peeta Mellark. […]
Paul Walker’s Death
By: Selah Potter Fast and Furious 40 year old actor Paul walker has tragically passed away. On November 30,2013, Paul Walker died in a car accident. Here are more details: Paul walker was a passenger with a friend just after a charity event and both lives were lost. When the vehicle crashed, the car burst […]
The Apartment with A Witch
By Andrew Monreal On Halloween, I hid in my house from the annoying trick -or -treaters that rang my doorbell 4,000 times before they leave. My apartment complex was very populated and housed lots of little kids. My name is Juan and because of it I was made fun of and was disliked more than […]
Amazing household pets
By: Erika Paniagua Cats are very good house pets Some of the amazing qualities that I believe make a cat a good house pet is that they are easy to take care of and don’t need that much attention. Lets you have to stay at work late one night, well no need to worry cats […]
Wishing Never Got Me Anywhere
A poem by Lindsay Kutac I wish I was away Far up north to the Canadian border I want to see it snow Sometimes I never want the freedom to go No, I wish I was away The wind seems to whisper to me The grass loves to chatter, Because when I am away […]
la llorona (the weeping women)
by: Andrea Nino Many know the folk tale of la llorona, this tale has been told for over a hundred years. the story of la llorona is told in many ways. Some say that she killed her children because a man didn’t want them because they are not his. Others say that she just got tired of them. I […]
Catching Fire
By: Jacqueline Boizan Catching Fire, the most exiting movie of the year! A movie where Katniss, the queen of fire shows all of her. Emotions run everywhere. Katniss and her “boyfriend” Peta, are now chosen to go everywhere and talk about their true love, and how they choose to be killed than kill each other. Although she […]
The San Antonio Zoo Lights Up With Fire
By: Jenna Kurburski On the morning of December 16th, 2013 at approximately 6:00 A.M, Emergency crews gather at the San Antonio Zoo because of a fire that broke out. A zoo official confirmed that the mishap took the lives of six reptiles at the zoo. No one knows who or what started this tragic fire. 15-year-old Komodo […]
Remembering Sandy Hook
Remembering The Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting by: Alexis Cruz Remember that tragic day at Sandy Hook elementary? Remember when that mentally ill, yet sick person Adam shot all those innocent children and adults? Well now is the time to remember that tragedy in honor of those who lost their lives and the ones […]
Lucky Star
By: Jacinda Davis “Okay,Let’s do this! A-alright,mmghaa!!,Quit screwing around and start!!…” Those are the first words to the theme song of another great anime called Lucky Star which has a Japanese version( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3dOmMMNjGA) and an English version(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlXUl_Z44Jg). Lucky Star is a cute little anime that centers around 4 girls named Konata Izumi, Kagami Hiiragi, Tsukasa Hiiragi, and Miyuki […]