By Peter Hyle and Will Huston and Christian DiMartino
Dance Marathon’s Freshman Luncheon has been reschedueled to Friday, January 24 due to bad weather. This is the first year the luncheon has been offered, and the Dance Marathon committees are hopeful that this will draw a larger group of freshmen to their cause.
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By Danielle Sheally
There comes a time in everyone’s life when a best friend or sibling backs down their driveway to start the next chapter in the journey of life and, until they’re gone we don’t realize how much they really affected our lives. My brother Willie always connected with people well. He was the person that automatically made a awkward situation feel totally comfortable and, for the class of 2013 he was definitely one of the most recognized people.
As I look back on our time together, two things my brother taught me that are imporant are: stay confident in any situation, and always form some kind of relationship with the people in our lives.
For me, staying confident in certain situations helps me rationalize with the issue at hand. For example, if I have to do the project that involves public speaking I always try to get interested in some aspect of the topic. That way the project is easier to talk about. If it something I’m really not interested in though I always try to crack a couple jokes related to the topic so it allows the crowd and I to become more relaxed.
Forming relationships with teachers and colleagues is something that I always try to do, because it may come to help when I least expect it. The relationship also help me know what kind of personality my teacher of friend has so, if I want say something I know whether to refrain from saying it or not. It’s always good to have if you just want to blow off steam.
So, my brother may not realize it right now but, he’s actually really helped me in my life.
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By Melanie Parrish
Don’t blink. Blink, and miss what is quite possibly one of the biggest Doctor Who events since its revival in 2005: the 50th anniversary of the show.
Doctor Who is a BBC show that has become incredibly popular in both England and America. Sophomore Megan Adams described it as a show about “a humanoid-looking alien that travels through time and space, bringing along humans to participate in his adventures.”
Junior Morgan Schultz said that this time-traveling alien, known only as the Doctor, helps his human companions to realize what they have been missing in life.
An alien called a Time Lord, the Doctor has the ability to “regenerate” when he is about to die, giving him an entirely new body and personality. These regenerations are what has allowed Doctor Who to continue for 50 years as of Nov. 23, 2013.
“I like how the regenerations allow the show to change,” said sophomore Patrick Crabtree. “Every episode is a movie-quality episode.” Crabtree said that the way the main character changes is one of the things that sets Doctor Who apart from other TV shows.
The 50th anniversary was commemorated by a special hour and 15-minute-long episode featuring both past Doctors and companions, as well as a special appearance by actor John Hurt as the War Doctor. Many Doctor Who fans, or “Whovians,” are very excited about this aspect.
“I want to see how the Doctor interacts with his past reincarnations,” said junior Bethany Arterburn.
Sophomore Zach Thomerson said that one of the things he is most looking forward to about the new episode is seeing Matt Smith, who plays the Eleventh Doctor, and David Tennant, who plays the Tenth, together.
The new episode of Doctor Who will be shown in theaters TODAY ONLY (Monday, Nov. 25), at 7:30 and 10 p.m. at the Regal Theater in New Albany. Don’t miss this exclusive opportunity to see the Doctor on the big screen.
By Sidney Reynolds and Will Huston
This year, Winter Guard has split into two different teams. They hope that this change to the system will benefit all of the members.
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