Fall Issue
The student news site of Roseburg High School
Katy Glass, Photography Lead
May 23, 2012
The new Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony was held on April 14, 2012, in Cleveland. It will be premiering on HBO in early May. Some people in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are, Guns N’ Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and the Beastie Boys. A week before April 14, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame hosted... Read more »
Miles Simons, Staff Writer
May 23, 2012
On Feb. 26, 2012, a young African American teen named Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by community watch George Zimmerman. The shooting occurred in Sanford, Florida, U.S. When arrested, Zimmerman claimed that he shot in self defense, stating that Martin had assaulted him prior to the shooting. The... Read more »
Samarah Neet, Staff Writer
May 23, 2012
Joseph Kony has been enslaving kids for years and having them murder their own parents and other unfortunate victims. Some other unluckier kids have been raped and murdered. Some people are questioning if it’s really happing. Some sources are saying the organization, Kony 2012 is not true, and that... Read more »
Carlie Ferris, Staff Writer
May 23, 2012
The 2012 presidential election is to be held on Tuesday Nov. 6. The candidates, as of now, are returning president Barack Obama (Democrat), Mitt Romney (presumptive Republican), and Gary Johnson for the Libertarian vote. There were many Republican challengers during the campaigning, but Romney prevailed.... Read more »
Louise Bonn, Staff Writer
April 19, 2012
A group of doctors have just discovered a vaccine that can cure brain tumors. The vaccine was made from a brain cancer patients’ own tumor cells. A new study showed that the vaccine led to a fifty percent improvement for patients with glioblastoma multiforme. The vaccine increased the average survival... Read more »
Louise Bonn, Staff Writer
April 10, 2012
The Miss Universe Organization has allowed Jenna Talackova, 23, of Vancouver, Canada to compete in the Miss Universe Canada pageant on May 19. Jenna Talackova was disqualified from the Miss Universe Canada Pageant after Miss Universe Canada organizers found out that she was a transgender. The Miss Universe... Read more »
Matthew Knight, Web Editor
April 5, 2012
This morning, Google publicly announced a project it’s been keeping close to the chest. Codenamed “Project Glass,” the prototype currently consists of wraparound wireframe glasses with a small lens over one eye. The lens will display a custom version of Android overlaid on the world you see around... Read more »
Angelica Dawson, Entertainment Editor
March 21, 2012
The television show “Luck”, on HBO, has faced altercation with the death of three of their horses during shooting. “Luck” is a show based on horse racing, which means multiple horses are needed on set in order to carry out the performances needed for racing. The show had finished filming... Read more »
Paige Cardenas, News Editor
March 21, 2012
On March 5, 2012, Jason Russell from the non-profit organization, Invisible Children’s Inc., uploaded a video entitled “Kony 2012″. The video is approximately thirty minutes long, and aims to garner attention toward Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda. Since its formation... Read more »
Angelica Dawson, Entertainment Editor
March 15, 2012
Sultan Kosen, who stands eight feet and three inches, holds the record in the Guinness World Record Book for the world’s tallest man, and as of this year, has finally stopped growing. Sultan suffers from a syndrome commonly known as Gigantism. Gigantism is caused by a tumor developing in the pituitary... Read more »
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