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Student volunteers set to work Super Bowl

On Feb. 5, senior Cameron Melangton will be one of the many people enjoying the first Super Bowl game Indianapolis has hosted. However, unlike most students who will be watching the game, Melangton will be one of the many volunteers the Super Bowl committee has to help out with the game. “I’m pretty excited. My [...]

After waking up and preparing for school, sophomore Spencer Pendergrass heads straight to school, choosing not to stop for a bowl of cereal. Every weekday, Pendergrass consistently skips what has generally been considered the “most important” meal of the day: breakfast. While he cited time issues in the morning as the reason why he decides [...]

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Contrary to many of her peers, junior Nancy Giesel said she sees a need for cursive writing, even in today’s technology-based world. She said, “I write in cursive for almost every assignment. It’s faster. It looks better. Computers are important, but (cursive is) just a necessary skill that everyone should have.” Like all other current [...]

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Junior Sydne Horton was in high spirits as she drove home with her friends one day after school, laughing and talking about their plans for the day with music blasting from the speakers. Up ahead, a stoplight turned yellow, and in a move that surprises her now, Horton hit the gas. “I decided, I guess, [...]

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Junior Brendan Roddy is who many people would call “technology-obsessed.” From his iPhone, iPod Touch, video iPod, laptop and Sony Cybershot, if it has a touch screen and/or an Apple logo on it, chances are Roddy already owns it or is thinking about buying it. In fact, while talking about his obsession with technology, Roddy [...]

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The capacity for knowledge. The aptitude to learn. The ability to comprehend new ideas. These factors may seem like concepts a philosopher would be concerned with. But what about an 8-year-old? IQ, or intelligence quotient, is a standardized measurement of human ability to understand and adapt to new information. For years, a person’s IQ was [...]

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