By Stacey Stein, Editor-In-Chief
• December 21, 2012
In today’s music industry, few singers serve as role models for young girls. In a scene dominated by performers like Rihanna and Ke$ha, who are well known for partying, it is refreshing to see an artist...
Who has curly blond hair, plays the guitar and badmouths ex-boyfriends for a living?
(If you guessed Dolly Parton, you’re wrong.)
Over 1.2 million copies of country darling Taylor Swift’s fourth...
Dear Editor,
I thought your piece (Nov. 29, 2012, "Observer Opinion" on Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm, which owns the Star Wars franchise) was too speculative and thus too unnecessarily scathing. You...
Dear Editor,
From the day I got to Israel, I was told that there is always the possibility of war, especially with Hamas only 30 kilometers away, but I never really thought that it would happen. Day after...
CHS has now studied and tested for three months under the new school policy that dictates the days each department can test. With ample time to see how it works, it is clear that the well-intentioned administrative...
As I walk outside the building during lunch and glance at the empty spaces in the senior lot, my stomach begins to rumble, not with hunger, but jealousy. If only I could go out to buy fresh food during...
By Emilie Plesset, Online Editor-in-Chief
• November 30, 2012
November is usually marked by Veteran’s Day, a new school quarter, fall boots, jackets and a satisfying Thanksgiving meal. Recently, however it also means the beginning of the non-stop playing of Christmas...
At school, I often head to the cafeteria in hopes of staving off my hunger only to find that my wallet possesses nothing more than my debit card. No cash means no lunch.
How great would it be if the cafeteria,...
In the Nov. 6 election, citizens took to the polls to elect our nation’s leaders and decide on some pressing referendums. Through the voting process, Colorado and Washington became the first states to...
By Tyler Mead, Online Features Editor
• November 30, 2012
When I was a sophomore, I used to walk the halls of CHS in a ridiculous maroon shirt that had a large picture of James Madison’s face. While I should have been embarrassed by such strange apparel, I...
By Danielle Kiefer, Circulation Manager and Online Observations Editor
• November 30, 2012
I recently entered school and noticed many students in my grade wearing the same green t-shirts, flocking together and studying notes and textbooks. Confused, I wondered why a matching-shirt cult had suddenly...
The average height of a pair of stilts is approximately 18 inches—to walk at such an elevation brings about the constant fear of falling and breaking one’s ankle. The average height of a pair of high...
