Music industry cracks down on piracy
December 6, 2010 • Hannah Garry, Buisness Manager
Filed under A & E, Music
This article appeared in the 2010/2011 Fall Southerner newsmagazine iTunes carries prices like $.99 or sometimes $1.29 per song. To some people these prices seem too steep and illegal downloading, or pirating, seems to be the simpler, cheaper alternative. However, life may be getting harder for pirates... Read more »
The unrealistic iPad: not useful, not worth it
December 6, 2010 • Elika Beck, Staff Writer
Filed under Opinion
Last year it was the iPad, a few years before that, the iPhone and before that it was the iPod. Notice a pattern? That’s because all of these products are made by Apple. Apple products are seen by some people as the definition of cool, sleek and savvy technology. The iPad certainly was no exception.... Read more »
High school sports present opportunity for exchange students
December 3, 2010 • Jack Kotnik, Staff writer
Filed under Sports
This article was published in the 2010-11 fall Southerner newsmagazine As the South sophomore football team’s huddle broke up, there were many shouts and cheers of teammates pumping each other up. One voice stands out, though. Not because it’s peculiarly loud, but because it has a German accent. Selim... Read more »
Notes regarding shiny things II: Totally epic epics of epic proportions are here to break your brain
December 3, 2010 • Bessie Browne, Staff Writer
Filed under A & E
“‘A burning map. Every epic,’ my friend Jack used to say, ‘should start with a burning map.’” Vellum: The Book of All Hours, by Hal Duncan. Page One. It is November, and it is far to long since you and I last spoke. It is November and I am doing twenty things at... Read more »
Cell phones: an important tool or a distraction from reality?
December 3, 2010
Filed under Opinion
This article was published in the 2010-2011 fall Southerner newsmagazine Mobile communication is staple of modern society Mitch Hammer Staff writer The use and importance of cell phones have grown tremendously over the past few years. Cell phones went from being a luxury to a necessity for people... Read more »
South missing valuable education due to lack of home economics
December 3, 2010 • Katie Jerome, Staff writer
Filed under Opinion
The education that we receive at South is of premium quality and covers a broad range of subjects and experiences. We are, however, lacking something crucial: home economics. It may sound old fashioned, but in reality it’s very useful. In a home economics class, students would learn the basic skills... Read more »
Religious education should not be ignored any longer
December 2, 2010 • Hannah Garry, Business Manager
Filed under Features
This article was published in the 2010/2011 Fall Newsmagazine Americans have never been great at taking tests. The most recent and important failure was a survey from the PEW research Center’s Forum on Religion and Public Life. The survey contained questions on major world religions ranging from,... Read more »
Southerner Editorial: Technology is great, but we need to exercise moderation
December 2, 2010
Filed under Opinion, Staff Editorials
This article appeared in the Fall 2010/2011 Newsmagazine In the past decade, digital technology has been advancing at an astonishing rate. It has become such a huge part of our lives that having a cell phone and an iPod are staples of modern society. Large news networks like CNN have begun to use Facebook... Read more »
New airport security procedures, too invasive?
December 2, 2010 • Aeon Bollig, Staff writer
Filed under Features
It’s getting to be that time of year again – in the coming months, many students and their families will partake in one of the year’s busiest airway travel days. Be it for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or any other school-free outing, the weather outside may be frightful – but the security inside... Read more »
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