An English Teacher Who Knows His Music By Lily Vartanian Mr. Russell, an English teacher at Dominican High School, knows his music. When asked to classify what type of music he likes, Mr. Russell gave quite a list of genres he prefers: “My taste inclines toward early ‘70s soul, punk, indie rock, and rap. I [...]
Frenzied Shoppers Are Seen Once Again By Erika Kopp Black Friday is known as the day that young and old alike wake up early to venture out to find the best deals and steals located at their favorite stores. Different sales range from products being 15% off to even 75% off in some cases. It [...]
Andy Warhol’s Last Decade Exhibit By Mary Alice Carroll In late September, the Milwaukee Art Museum opened an exhibit of Andy Warhol’s last pieces of work, also known as the Last Decade. Andy Warhol’s most famous legacy is his pop art creations. His most known creations include metaphoric prints of the tomato soup can, the [...]
Movies are losing their Spark By Christina Hill It is no lie that America loves their movies and is responsible for the creation and popularization of the film industry, but for a while now many films are lacking that creativity and are very mediocre. Where are the Grapes of Wraths, Gone with the Winds, A Raisin in the [...]
A story of sword fighting, giants, revenge, and true love By Ashley Stern William Goldman has created a masterpiece of satirical hilarity based in a fictional country on the brink of war. The Princess Bride a book that is extremely enjoyable to read. Any age reader will enjoy the book; from younger readers liking fairy tale [...]
Thanksgiving Break By Annie Murphy Dominican High School is proud of the values that it stresses. Such values relate to giving appreciation to family members, friends, and those who deserve thanks. This Thanksgiving is a time for students, faculty, and family members to take a break from the everyday stresses, and spend quality time together [...]
Growing populations and worn pipelines pose health risks across the nation By Dylan Mooney Many of the nation’s sewer systems were built more than a century ago, and are unable to handle growing populations and increasing runoff of rainwater and waste. One goal of the Clean Water Act of 1972 was to upgrade these systems [...]
Dominican’s theater program continues to stay strong By Ashley Warnke Dominican High School is known for their amazing theater program and this past weekend the students involved in the play Metamorphoses competed at state. Dominican came out victorious winning three honorable awards. Using a mixture of scenes from the Metamorphoses the cast and director amazed [...]
$500,000 for each additional service member deployed By Dylan Mooney As President Obama weighs various war strategies in Afghanistan, his administration is struggling to calculate the price of an anticipated buildup of troops. Currently an additional 68,000 troops are expected to be deployed to help defeat the Taliban, a fundamentalist Muslim movement that provides support [...]
Thanksgiving Liturgy on a Half Day By LeAnn Vance This Wednesday, a half day is scheduled for Dominican High School. Half days consist of all seven classes in shortened time periods which all take place before noon with no break for lunch or resource. Also scheduled on Wednesday is the Thanksgiving Liturgy and liturgies tend [...]
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