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Wisconsin: Making History
Governor Scott Walker Causes Protests By Juliette Anderson Throughout February, citizens of Wisconsin have been protesting newly elected Governor Scott Walker’s decision to propose a new state budget that dismisses state benefits for public employees. Controversy rose as Walker announced that these cuts would effect all Wisconsin public employees except for the police [...]
Unsuccessful Valentine’s Day
Being on a Monday causes inconvenience By Caleb Patterson February 14th is the traditional celebration of Saint Valentine’s Day, which is usually expressed by couples spending time together and exchanging cards, chocolates, and jewelry. However, this year, Valentine’s Day fell on a Monday and caused many Dominican High School students to forfeit their quality [...]
Dominican Students: American Idol
The 2 Hour American Idol Milwaukee Event Airs By Juliette Anderson Wednesday, January 26, 2011, American Idol aired their Milwaukee auditions on FOX 6. The try outs originally took place in the summer of 2010 at the Bradley Center, which was completely filled with those hopeful to impress the judges. Various Dominican High School [...]
10 Billion And Counting
Apple’s App Store applications cross a milestone By Caleb Patterson Over the past few years, Apple’s App Store has surpassed their goal of 10 billion downloads, with hopes to expand even larger in the near future. According to Cnet News, in July of 2008 Apple only encompassed 50 applications, but they now offer over 350,000 [...]
Go Pack Go!
Green Bay Packers earn their spot in the Super Bowl By Caleb Patterson January 23rd, 2010, the Green Bay Packers beat the Chicago Bears in the much anticipated NFC Championship game. The Packers will be playing in the Super Bowl XLV against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, February 6th at 5:30 pm on FOX 6. [...]
Wikipedia: 10 Years Running, and a Lifetime to Go
The electronic encyclopedia continues to strive and expand By Caleb Patterson January 15th, 2011 marks the 10 year anniversary of the infamous user-generated encyclopedia, Wikipedia.com. Wikipedia celebrates ten years of service, hard work, and publicized controversies. According to AOL News, Wikipedia contains over 22 million articles, published in more than 270 languages, on almost every [...]
What’s Your Sign?
Gossip of new zodiac sign is debunked by many astrologers By Caleb Patterson On January 13th, 2010, the Minneapolis Star Tribune posted an article suggesting that there may have been a thirteenth zodiac sign, Ophiuchus, which would cause each sign to shift by a month, alarming many people via the social media. After further research, [...]
One Step Closer to Sainthood
Vatican Confirms John Paul II Performed a Genuine Miracle By Juliette Anderson Friday, January 14, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI announced that the Vatican has approved the miracle attributed to John Paul II as genuine. With this confirmation, John Paul II is set to be beatified on May 1, 2011. John Paul II died in 2005, [...]
Students Take Time to Appreciate MLK
Students Recieve a Day Off of School By Juliette Anderson The third Monday of January marks the United States Federal Holiday Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It is observed around the time of King’s actual birthday, January 15 and serves as a way for people to remember what King contributed to our nation. King [...]
Underdog Comes Out Victorious
Packers Defeat the Eagle and Move Forward in the Playoffs By Jenny Cahala The Green Bay Packers went into the playoffs as the wildcard and played the Eagles, the NFC wildcard, to see who would continue on in the playoff games. On Sunday, January 9, the Packers beat the Philadelphia Eagles 21-16. The Packers being [...]
