College Bowl predictions: Brady Klein and Connor Thompson

By on December 24, 2011 in Opinions, Sports

AdvoCare V100 Independence: Missouri (7-5) vs. North Carolina (7-5) Dec. 26 Brady Both North Carolina and Missouri have had a lot of disappointing losses this year, as they both came close to toppling top ranked teams. North Carolina quarterback Bryn Renner has completed nearly 70 percent of his passes and has been one of the [...]

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The Coin-Op: The Brink problem

By on December 21, 2011 in Blogs, The Coin-Op

The most rampant problem among gamers is Occam’s Razor.  If you’ve never heard of this principle, it is that the simplest explanation is probably the best.  This is a problem because it means we can’t get to the real root of something being wrong, and in the case of Brink that’s a big problem. When [...]

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Review: Black Keys

By on December 18, 2011 in Entertainment, Reviews

4 / 5 Song to download: Little Black Submarines Knowing the history of The Black Keys, The White Stripes comparison is inevitable. Both groups have only two members and have been releasing alternative-garage-rock albums for over ten years. Meg White and Patrick Carney play the drums and occasionally sing, while Jack White and Dan Auerbach [...]

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Northwest celebrates the holiday season [Photo of the Day]

By on December 18, 2011 in News

Northwest celebrates the holiday season [Photo of the Day]

Office secretary Colleen Lauer performs her daily duties at the end of the school day on Dec. 16 amid holiday decorations.

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Boys Lose to SM South [Photo of the Day]

By on December 17, 2011 in News

Boys Lose to SM South [Photo of the Day]

Senior Bill Graves goes for a lay up during the boys varsity basketball game against Sm South at Sm South high school on Dec. 16. The boys lost with a final score of 34-56.

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Last day before finals [Photo of the Day]

By on December 16, 2011 in News

Last day before finals [Photo of the Day]

Senior Lindsey Denk studies in Ms. Haake’s 7th hour english 12 class on Dec. 15. This is the last day of regular classes before students take their finals and leave for winter break. Photo by Taylor Pettit

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S.L.A.B. [Photo of the Day]

By on December 15, 2011 in News

S.L.A.B. [Photo of the Day]

Sophomore Lauren Benjamin thumbs through a book from last night’s S.L.A.B. meeting in the library. S.L.A.B. (Student Advisory Board) meets to talk about new books and their experiences with books they have read. Photo by Miranda Miller

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The Coin-Op: Why you will never be the controller [Part 2]

By on December 14, 2011 in Blogs, The Coin-Op

The point I immediately want to get to is that motion controls suck.  See, a bad control scheme can ruin a game and a bad controller can ruin a system.  Motion controls have some of the worst problems plaguing gaming today, and most of them have to do with how large the amount of work [...]

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