Appetite for destruction: the CT investigates the effects of drug use
Miranda Lundin, Head Photo/ Features Editor
January 31, 2012
Filed under Features
You’re one of those students who is proud to say you are a drug user. You have all the connections, and if you really wanted to get your hands on cocaine or heroin, you would know exactly who to go to. During drug presentations at school you think you are too cool to listen and talk to your friends... Read more »
One student describes his experience using acid
January 31, 2012
Filed under Features
The CT Editorial Board strongly believes that students should not take any hard drugs due to the known psychological and physical damages that are inevitable. We advise students to seriously take into account the horrible dangers of drugs and how it can affect themselves and the people around them.... Read more »
Curing ‘exam fatigue’
Emily Zhen, Staff Writer
January 4, 2012
Filed under Community, Features, News
For senior Dominic Vitello, the week before Christmas is not one filled with holiday cheer. Instead, this special week consists of stress, anxiety and final exams. According to Vitello, tremendous pressure to do well on exams often leads to cramming excessive information at the last minute. So when finals... Read more »
E-readers: The textbook alternative?
Emily Zhen, Staff Writer
January 4, 2012
Filed under Entertainment, Features, Showcase
For sophomore Rachel Tinker, textbooks and paperback novels are becoming increasingly obsolete with the surging rise of e-readers, electronic devices designed for reading digital books and magazines. “E-readers are efficient, lightweight and portable,” said Tinker. “You can store multiple books... Read more »
Survival of the prettiest
Shelbey Vandenbroucke, Staff Writer
December 30, 2011
Filed under Features
Society is filled with slim models plastered to the covers of magazines and made-up girls styling the season’s new trends. All the young women flaunt their size zero bodies with their airbrushed tans glistening in the glow of the artificial lighting. Young girls flip through the glossy pages of the... Read more »
Catch the holiday spirit in Naperville
Jonathan Leong, Profile Editor
November 27, 2011
Filed under Community, Features, Showcase
Christmas time is here and you don’t have to go far to catch the holiday spirit! This season, if you’re looking for some inexpensive, local and (above all) fun things to do with your friends and family here are some ideas for you: Christmas around the World and Holidays of Light When: Nov. 17... Read more »
Truth Seekers talk gay marriage with guest speakers
Anya Marchenko, Opinions Editor
November 27, 2011
Filed under Community, Features
“I believe the pursuit of truth is the most noble task or endeavour a human being can do,” Peter LaBarbera says as he starts out the Truth Seekers discussion of gay marriage. On Nov. 23 after school, Truth Seekers, a club dedicated to discussing controversial topics in a friendly atmosphere, invited... Read more »
Play in a box: just add audience
Anya Marchenko, Opinions Editor
October 27, 2011
Filed under Features
Among bustling cast and crew at rehearsal, senior Nick Ciliak fires off a line that describes Theatre Central’s fall play. “Now, none of us are any good at saying what we feel,” says Ciliak. “After all, we’re from Iowa.” The play, “Leaving Iowa,” is a comedy about family vacations.... Read more »
Hawks fly together
Mike Palmer
October 19, 2011
Filed under Features, Sports
“All aboard the Redhawk Express!” senior Josh McMillan yells to the crowd. “Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-AH!-AH!-AH! Ch-ch-ch-ch-AH!-ch-AH!-ch-AH!” Near the end of halftime at each Varsity football game, the Redhawk Rowdies chant one of their most famous cheers, the Redhawk Express. This cheer simulates... Read more »
Art teacher leaves her mark
Lydia Fern
October 19, 2011
Filed under Features, News
Alumna Courtney Wells remembers a time when art teacher Theresa Funke helped repair a destroyed project of hers. “With a big smile on her face she said, ‘Look! I fixed it! Now you can finish!’” Wells said. “I realized that she would do anything for her students… and that she could... Read more »