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• Community Colleges Give Second Chances

  17 Nov 2007 in Community

  College is a time for growth mentally as well as socially. It is very important that College is an option for young people after high school, as many fall by the wayside. The reality is that we do not know all of the answers, and that we are not those perfect people that our parents may see. Our generation, generation X is overstimulated, over-indulgent, overeating, and just over-the-top. Many kids are not graduating school on time, which made President Bush institute the No Child Left Behind Act in 2002. The Act puts pressure on individual schools for overall academic achievement, and makes sure that there are well-educated teachers in the classroom as well as updated textbooks among other things. Continue Reading

• Grady’s Path to the Championship Is Not Gravy

  20 Oct 2007 in Sports

  Grady High School vs. Brooklyn Tech

  With little time left to recoop from last weeks loss the Engineers tried to fix a troubled defense that gave up 1082 yards in their 5 losses, and had trouble generating much offense. After last weeks debacle against the Utes the Engineers made a valiant effort to come back and save what little was left in thier season. Coming in they were 2-4 and were trying to make it back to the postseason for a consecutive season. Continue Reading

• Barry Bonds, Baseball, and the Steroid Era in Sports

  15 Oct 2007 in Sports

  This past year in baseball and sports in general many truths have been revealed to fans, reporters, and the rest of the American public. Throughout history, athletes have tried to get an edge on the competition. Steroids, and amphetamines have been the most recent and effective way of doing just that. Continue Reading