Never before has a television show so deeply disturbed me. I say disturbed, in the sense that my entire perception of what a show can be has shifted. Nothing else, in my personal opinion, could stack up to the horrifying, perfect catastrophe that was the 5th and final season ofContinue Reading
With a young varsity team, field hockey hopes to gain experience and skill as the season progresses. After the graduation of 12 seniors last year, the team started the season with only three seniors and six players with prior varsity experience. “The varsity team is made up mostly of juniorsContinue Reading
While the newspaper extensively covered and will continue to cover the renovation and construction that will continue through this year, we were ourselves in the process of transformation. Physically, you may not notice much of a difference between the paper you’re holding now and one from last year or theContinue Reading
A group of IB students recently returned from a visit to Nørre Gymnasium, a high school in Copenhagen, Denmark, following a trip by the school’s students to visit Marshall. Nørre Gymnasium, which is also an IB program school, sent 30 students in March; 13 Marshall students, 12 of which wereContinue Reading
The annoying thing about writing about Robin Thicke is that it gives him exactly what he wants: more publicity. When Diane Martel, director of the “Blurred Lines” video (as well as the video for Miley Cyrus’s “We Can’t Stop”) was asked where she came up with the concept for “BlurredContinue Reading
With construction nearly completed, the new classrooms unveiled at the start of the school year hint at the technical achievement of the new renovations. In addition to updated facilities and better technology, the new additions breathe life into once cramped classrooms and transform the look and feel of school insideContinue Reading
Homecoming ran a little early this year, with the newspaper- related theme of “Making Headlines.” For some people, homecoming—and the spirit days leading up to the dance—is a major highlight of the school year, but this does not hold true for some. Some upperclassmen seem not to careContinue Reading
The freshman mentor program provides students with unique opportunities. Through the program, seniors are able to help freshmen transform into resposible high school students while improving their own leadership skills. Counselor Gina Fajardo is the sponsor of the program. Fajardo did not create the program, but formalized it. Fajardo createdContinue Reading
Marshall mourns the loss of sophomore Luke McGuire, who passed away on Sept. 11 after a three-year battle with Ewing Sarcoma, a malignant form of bone and tissue cancer. The Marshall Mob remembered Luke at the Sept. 20 football game against Freedom High School by wearing gold. School boulders outsideContinue Reading
The varsity football team had a bleak start this year, losing homecoming and multiple other games. The homecoming game against Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technolgy started off on a bad note when the Colonials scored a touchdown in the first minute. Unfortunately, Marshall was not able to recover and lostContinue Reading
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