No miracle on ice this year for Hawks
April 29, 2011 • David Skowronski, Staff Reporter
The historic miracle on ice for the Blackhawks ended abruptly in an intense four period game. The Hawks had their backs to wall the whole series, dropping the first three games to the Canucks. Then they posted a three game winning streak of their own and battled every minute of every shift. Bu,t even... Read more »
Blackhawks take three straight to force game seven
April 26, 2011 • Charlie Morrissey, Sports Manager
When the 2010-2011 NHL season began, it seemed to be a given that the defending champion Blackhawks would definitely contend for the Stanley Cup for the third year in a row. They were just coming off a championship season, and though role players like Dustin Byfuglien and Kris Versteeg were gone, the... Read more »
PLATO, a new alternative
April 26, 2011 • Shawnn Hwang, Staff Reporter
Traditionally, if a student failed a core class, they could look forward to spending time in summer school. Now, PLATO (Programmed Logic for Automated Teaching Operations) offers another option. PLATO is a program offered to seniors as a credit recovery class. This system is unique because it is a computer... Read more »
View from the South Side
April 22, 2011 • David Skowronski, Staff Reporter
For the south siders, the last few games haven’t gone as they would have hoped until their win last night. They are sub .500 right now and the recent losing streak doesn’t help the team at all. Even though it’s early, still the Sox need to get out of the little slump they are in. One person... Read more »
Let the kid have pink nails
April 22, 2011 • Kelly Kramer, Facebook Coordinator
A recent J. Crew ad depicted a mother, actually J. Crew president Jenna Lyons, and young boy with neon pink nail polish on his toenails. This ad sparked a national controversy about gender roles and as an article on foxnews.com called it, “blatant propaganda celebrating transgendered children.” I,... Read more »
New incentives for juniors taking the PSAE
April 22, 2011 • Madison Powers, Layout Manager
On Wednesday, April 27, and Thursday, April 28 the juniors will be taking the Prairie State Achievement Exam (PSAE). During these two days the students will be taking two tests: the ACT and the Workplace Skills exam. The ACT tests a student’s knowledge in English, Reading, Math and Science, while the... Read more »
Bulls cut it close once again, Rose prevails as Bulls take 2-0 lead
April 19, 2011 • Jason Flam, Web Editor
For the second straight game, it seemed as though the East’s top seeded team needed another reminder that they were the team coming in as the favorites with a 62-20 regular season record, not the eight-seeded Indiana Pacers. However, the Bulls were once again able to pull out the home victory beating... Read more »
Cubs struggle to stay afloat with early injuries
April 19, 2011 • Anthony Scianna, Content Editor
The 2011 Chicago Cubs appear ready to change the outcome they had last year when they finished 12 under and in 4th place. Interim manager Mike Quade became the full time manager and they made a few big offseason moves including getting Carlos Pena and Matt Garza from the Rays. Starlin Castro continues... Read more »
Bulls playoff run begins
April 18, 2011 • Jason Flam, Web Editor
The NBA’s best team during the regular season certainly waited 45 minutes into their first postseason game to show up. Derrick Rose’s career playoff high 39 points helped lead the top seeded Bulls past the Indiana Pacers 104-99 late in game one of the best-of-seven conference quarterfinals series. Danny... Read more »
Bulls enter as best team into postseaon
April 15, 2011 • Bryan Doyle, Staff Reporter
The Chicago Bulls in their last game of the regular season beat The New Jersey Nets 97-92 at home. Already having the first seed in the Eastern Conference this win didn’t mean much against a lower tier team, but after this win Tom Thibodeau’s Bulls claimed the best record in the NBA at 62-20. Led... Read more »
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