In the age of over processed yet convenient foods, and the nagging urge to eat healthier, a television show emerges that makes America really think. English chef and media personality, Jamie Oliver, comes to network television with his ground breaking new show, “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution,” a show that examines what exactly the American people eat.
In the beginning of the season viewers were shocked, along with Oliver, to find that elementary school students of Huntington, West Virginia, statistically one of the unhealthiest cities in the country, don’t even know the …

Kiss didn’t name the song “Detroit Rock City” for nothing. Detroit is going to see some huge names come to town for the summer season concerts this year. From John Mayer to Lady GaGa, some of the biggest names in the business will be coming close enough for you to see them.
Since for most high school students summer is the time to hit up as many concerts as possible before that school bell rings again in September, this is just a preview of some of the shows that will …

MGMT gained fame through singles such as dance anthem “Kids” and vivacious “Electric Feel.” Songs like these are no where to be found on Congratulations. This album is a whole new chapter for MGMT, as was foreshadowed by tracks like “Love Always Remains” and “Of Moons, Birds & Monsters.”
This isn’t an easy album to like; it takes a couple listens of the entire thing. This is how the album was meant to be, as MGMT said. The band did not release singles, because they wanted it to be listened to …

Thanks to Pandora, the Bobcat Banner has had a new type of music on our hands for the past few weeks. And I do not mean the fictional planet that is home to the Na’vi.
If you’re into soft beats with mellow lyrics that are so catchy they are stuck in your head for the rest of they day, then Ingrid Michaelson is the girl for you.
This indie-pop singer songwriter’s music has been featured in several popular television shows, such as Scrubs, Grey’s Anatomy, and One Tree Hill.
If curious about what …

In 2005, Elizabeth Kostova’s debut novel, The Historian was the fastest selling debut novel in U.S. history. As a result, she faced quite a daunting task with her second book, The Swan Thieves.
This contemporary “thriller” revolves around a painter named Robert Oliver who inexplicably attacks a painting in Washington’s National Gallery with his only explanation being, “I did it for her,” before he falls into complete silence. The narrator of the story is Oliver’s psychiatrist Andrew Marlow, who is in fact, a painter himself.
The plot develops as Marlow investigates the …

When lunch time finally comes in the seemingly endless first hours of school, students quickly hurry to the cafeteria, debating on what today’s lunch will consist of. With the seven different lines available, the options seem endless. However, an entirely different option is bringing lunch from home, which seems to be more common these days.
Taking a trip to one of the more popular lines, “Outtakes,” is normally part of the average student’s lunch period due to the mass amounts of snack foods and drinks available. Mostly holding foods such as …

Although Grand Blanc is trying to take steps to a healthier food system for its students, unless students embrace these healthier options provided for them, we are not going to make any progress.
Some students, such as junior Nicole Cottrell and junior Christine Mason, have already given up on eating lunch at school and instead bring their lunch every day.
“The school food just leaves me feeling gross after I eat it,” explained Cottrell.
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For the past five weeks, the mere mention of the words “chocolate” or “pop” can cause either a deep discussion about one’s faith, or a deep desire to plug one’s ears and avoid the topic. Every year, millions of people across the globe participate in the Christian celebration of Lent for 40 days leading up to Easter.
Yes, that big party called Mardi Gras in New Orleans is actually religious (despite recent practices that suggest otherwise, with the use of beads). And those delicious, fattening jelly donuts (Paczkis) are used to …

Coming soon April 29! Banneroo 2010! Details will be provided over the high school announcements and here on bobcatbanner.com as they come. Stay updated and keep checking! Coming soon April 29!

Some movies leave you walking out of the theatre with a thought sort of like, “What the hell just happened, and how did it all come together and make sense?” Psychological thriller Shutter Island, directed by Martin Scorsese, takes this feeling and magnifies it times 10.
In Shutter Island, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his partner Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo) travel to Ashecliff Hospital, located on Shutter Island, in order to investigate the disappearance of one of the patients there, a criminally insane woman named Rachel Solando. As the …