Issue 26-6, January 2010

Sports

Girls' basketball avenges loss, advances to sectional quarterfinals
By Aaron Belowich
Coach Killilea reaches 401 wins after defeating Tyngsboro, Concord-Carlisle
By Aaron Belowich
Visnick sisters power South over reigning A-B champs, girls' win DCL's
By Aaron Belowich
Nordic ski team in rebuilding season
By Austin Pollack
Head to Head: Is the MIAA chemical health policy fair for student athletes? No: Consequences too lenient
By Aaron Belowich, Katie Freer
Head to Head: Is the MIAA chemical health policy fair for student athletes? Yes: This policy should not change
By Melanie Fineman
Project Adventure
By Melanie Fineman
Turetsky powers wrestlers to DCL's
By Peter Haskin
Queens of the Court
By Olivia Larkin
Words from a Weiss Man: Snowbrawlin' in '14?
By Ben Weissman

News

Helping Haiti: Students come together
By Danny Gifford
Students with personal relations to Haiti reflect
By Emma Chad-Friedman, Libby Carberry
Pulled fire alarms spur school investigation, debate
By Meryl Hayes, Marsha Patel
Freshmen revive school spirit from the bottom up
By Emily Breuer
Smoking and tobacco remain issues, despite decrease
By Julia Spector
Robin's Rebuttal: Scott Brown wins; the people lose
By Robin Shuster
With growing stress and competition, students seek outside help
By Josh Kruskal
Teachers adjust, find advantages to online recommendations
By Tricia Ho
South Spots
By News Editors

Editorials

With troubles looming before us, finding hope
By Sascha Bercovitch
Upgrade/Downgrade
By The Lion's Roar
Alarm response was reasonable, in line with established precedents
By The Lion's Roar

Centerfold

A necessary evil
By Meryl Hayes
Art department defends studio fees
By Josh Kruskal

Features

The Guide: Lee chases teaching dreams
By Becca Feldman
The Dancers: Cookin' like rockstars
By Ami Kutzen, Suzy Landon
The Wordsmith
By Ali Meisel
The Outsider: Exchange student reflects on South
By Amanda Blank, Shawheen Rezai
The Climber
By Gil Metser

Arts

Why we date: The motion picture
By Ari Shivartsman
Columnist discovers the wonders of AriZona iced tea
By Jake Abrahamson, Jonah Reider
Teachers learn a lesson from art lessons
By Joseph Busaba, Emily Malec-Brown
Doodle Mania: Causes and effects of doodling
By Max Ezekiel, Lili Kadets
Local Culture Foucs: Needham
By Hannah Nussbaum
Awards at competitions, rewards from teaching
By Alexandra Nesson, Julia Gron
A master of martial arts seeks new challenges
By Guya Tuval
Teachers make statements with their fashion tastes
By Yaxue Li

Opinions

Salt: A garnish for food, not conversation
By Ari Ebstein
Struggling to reach out, despite inclusion
By Simone Chad-Friedman
Senior Column: The perfect sandwich
By Mike Zissman
Outdated cloture number inhibits Senate reform
By Isaac Freedman
Still scrutinizing Tiger? Get a life
By Danny Gifford
Unplugged: A month without Facebook
By Meryl Hayes, Rachel Leshin

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