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3 Leadership Drops Winter Formal Prices - Sabiha Visiwanathan
Two weeks ago, Leadership dropped the prices of winter formal tickets, leading students to question how well sales are going. Starting out at $35 for single and $55 for couples, tickets soon dropped to $25 for singles and $45 for couples “We spoke with some Juniors and Seniors and they . . . (Continue Reading)
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1 Florida Falls to Romney By A Wide Margin - Ashton Macfarlane
Mitt Romney ended the Jan. 31 Florida primary, the largest primary thus far in the election season, with an authoritative victory, surpassing an insurgent Newt Gingrich by nearly 15 points. Romney’s victory reestablishes him as the clear Republican front-runner after a turbulent last few weeks, which saw Romney stripped of . . . (Continue Reading)
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3Protect IP: The Battle for the Future of the InternetProtect IP: La Batalla para El Futuro de la Internet- Joseph Rabinovitsj
Over the past eight months, there has been a great deal of controversy over two bills introduced in Congress to protect intellectual properties: SOPA and PIPA, which propose censoring and tampering with the Internet at the discretion of the United States government. SOPA and PIPA are supported mainly by the film . . . (Continue Reading)
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8 Heroic Acts of WWII Veteran Carl E. Clark Finally Recognized by Navy - Emma Canny, freelance writer
Last Wednesay, a man who served his country received the honor and appreciation that had been embarrassingly delayed for almost seven decades. Steward First Class Carl E. Clark, 95, resident of Menlo Park, received The Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with the Combat Distinguishing Device at Moffet Field. He was . . . (Continue Reading)
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1Anonymous Strikes AgainAnónimo Ataca De Nuevo- Alison Myoraku
On Jan 19, the notorious hacker group responded to the U.S Justice Department's shutdown of with attacks of its own on sites related to entertainment media and the government itself. This series of attacks, also referred to as a distributed denial of service (DDOS), may be the largest in . . . (Continue Reading)
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0Menlo Park Drive-By Shooting Injures Former M-A StudentEx Alumno de M-A Se Lastima En Un Rodaje En Menlo Park- Katie Woods
El 22 de diciembre 2011, un ex alumno de M-A fue lastimado durante un rodaje en la Avenida Pulgas en el este de Menlo Park. La policía llegó a la escena a las 6:25 de la noche, momentos después de que se efectuaron los disparos, y encontró el estudiante sufriendo . . . (Continue Reading)
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2Romney Scores Commanding Victory in New HampshireRomney Anota Ganancia Dominanate en New Hampshire- Ashton Macfarlane
In an increasingly heated campaign, Mitt Romney ended the New Hampshire primary with a decisive victory, amassing 39% of the vote and defeating a rising Ron Paul by over 16 percentage points. Polls had essentially ensured a Romney victory, but the wide margin injected the Romney camp with a dose . . . (Continue Reading)
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2Romney Edges Santorum in Unprecedentedly Close Iowa ContestRomney Afila Santorum en Concurso de Iowa sin Precedentes- Ashton Macfarlane
Mitt Romney withstood the swift ascendancy of Rick Santorum to win the Iowa Caucuses by a mere 8 votes, leaving Romney with a victory, but dashing his hopes of a decisive win in the inaugural state.With Romney and Santorum each locking up 24% of the vote, libertarian-leaning Ron Paul came . . . (Continue Reading)
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0 2012 Republican Primary Candidates Preview - David Schmitt, Meredith Geaghan-Breiner
As the primaries begin, Republican candidates gear up in the fight to publicize their policies and personalities to secure the party nomination. While incumbent President Obama is already set as the Democrat nominee, the Republican situation remains hazy, with several candidates battling to win the nomination. Over the next few months, the . . . (Continue Reading)
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3 McBlair Breaks Nine Bricks - Nicky Mullen
English Teacher, John McBlair, broke nine cement bricks for his students, after they achieved his goal of collecting 4,000 canned food goods for the yearly canned food drive.
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0Brooke Muschott: Freelance EditorBrooke Muschott: Redactora Freelance- Risa Hammel
We all want some kind of successful feat tucked away under our belt by the time college rolls around. For junior Brooke Muschott, she got just that when fiction author Ridley Pearson offered her an opportunity to edit his work.In late September, , the author of the series The Kingdom . . . (Continue Reading)
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1 Together We Can? - Katie Woods
This year, M-A set its canned food drive goal at an ambitious 77,000 cans, yet as the drive came to a close, we tallied in at a disappointing 40,076. Some speculate that the food drive fell short because of an overall lack of school spirit. This year an undeniably low number . . . (Continue Reading)
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0 Step Backwards for Gay Rights in Nigeria - Kori Smith
Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria, took a drastic turn when the Nigerian senate prohibited same sex marriage and public displays of affection between gay couples. Approval of the bill, which must still be voted on by the Nigerian house of representatives and signed by President Goodluck Jonathan, came after a debate . . . (Continue Reading)
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0HP Employees Donate New ElectronicsEmpleados de HP Donan Nuevos Electrónicos- Payton Bush
From Smartboards, to new computers, to construction on a new media arts center, M-A seems as if it has inordinate sums of money to throw down on new electronics. While this repertoire may be impressive, not all of these electronics are paid for with money from the school’s budget. So, . . . (Continue Reading)
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0 Cocoa and Crunch Time - Lillie Hedges
It's that time of year again. Finals are coming up, and all the students are panicking. But not to fear; there is a magical place for the underclassmen to go and get some last minute study help before finals week. Cocoa and Crunch will take place during dead week, in rooms . . . (Continue Reading)
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