Student leadership program offered at USCHS
March 30, 2011
Filed under News
2011 USCHS SUMMER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM Do you think developing leadership skills in students is important? Well, the administration at Upper St. Clair High School does! The high school will be conducting the second annual USCHS Leadership Academy this July, and it is offered to all high school students. ... Read more »
USC Forensics travels to the State Tournament
March 24, 2011 • Vijay Viswanathan, Features Editor
Filed under Features
When most Upper St. Clair students think of a team traveling to States, they think of the 2006 PIAA State Champion Football Team or the 2008 PIAA State Champion Varsity Tennis Team. However, one successful team, which is often overlooked, is the Upper St. Clair Forensics Team. This team, which specializes... Read more »
Newt Gingrich visits the University of Pennsylvania
March 16, 2011 • Garrett Cimina, Humor and Leisure Editor
Filed under Opinions
It was an exciting evening at the University of Pennsylvania Tuesday, when former Speaker of the House and Time magazine Person of the Year Newt Gingrich appeared to talk to the student body about issues pertaining to the future of the United States. Rather than a politically-minded dirge, however,... Read more »
Largest snow of season paralyzes Pittsburgh
March 16, 2011 • Garrett Cimina, Humor and Leisure Editor
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For the second consecutive February, winter refused to exit quietly. Not even Punxutawney Phil’s unusual prediction of an early spring could stave off the eight inches of fluffy stuff that descended upon the greater Pittsburgh area the night of February 21st. Streets were backed up as far as the... Read more »
Sudan faces a large wealth gap
March 16, 2011 • Vijay Viswanathan, News Editor
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Sudan has been in the public eye of late due to many major problems. For one, genocide in the Western region of Darfur has led to the murders of 30,000 people (www.thenation.com). Furthermore, the nation has experienced a civil war for all but ten of thepast fourty-four years. While the separation of... Read more »
Elementary my dear Watson…
March 11, 2011 • Vinay Viswanathan, Opinions Editor
Filed under Entertainment
On the days of February 15-17, Jeopardy! filmed from an IBM research facility in Yorktown Heights, NY to broadcast a highly contested match between legendary contestants Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter as well as the IBM supercomputer Watson. This match, which Watson won by an astounding margin, represents... Read more »
Punxsutawney Phil is an American icon
March 11, 2011 • Vijay Viswanathan, News Editor
Filed under Features
Punxsutawney Phil is a groundhog that has allegedly lived in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, for the past 125 years. While it is simply a common animal, Phil has now become part of a rich meteorological tradition. The San Francisco Chronicle wrote, “Punxsutawney Phil is supposed to tell whether we’re... Read more »
Ways to cut the deficit
March 11, 2011 • Vinay Viswanathan, Opinions Editor
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It’s no secret that the U.S. federal deficit is over $14 trillion dollars and increasing every second (www.usdebtclock.org). Numerous politicians, both Republican and Democrats, discuss curbing the deficit on a federal scale in Congress, yet it is all for naught; there is very little action taking... Read more »
