Dropping in is an understatement when it comes to the Olympic half-pipe rides, rather, they fall from the sky and throw down the hardest tricks out there. The American men dominated the half-pipe Wed., Feb. 17, with Shaun White taking home the gold as expected and Scotty Lago also hopping on the medal stand in third place.
Although the men did well on Wednesday, the women failed to hit the high bar set in place by the men the following night. Although both the men and the women carried four snowboarders …

 You’ve heard the announcements, seen the signs, it’s the Muslim Student Association’s “Islam Awareness Week.”
“The objective is to clear up stereotypes and inform people about Islam,” said MSA member Faina Osman, junior.
   They’ve dedicated three days this week from Tuesday, Feb. 16 to Thursday, Feb.18 to a different theme all pertaining to helping more students understand their religion. The first day allowed any student to ask any member of MSA any question, without reservation.
 “The main question I heard was ‘why do you wear the hijab?” said MSA president Lena Gayar, …

The most important weeks of an athlete’s life have arrived with the 2010 Winter Olympics. The celebration of competition and good sportsmanship amongst every country of the world is currently one of the most viewed programs on television across America. But which events are drawing us to our television sets the most during these Olympic Games? Grand Blanc High School students were asked what Winter Olympic event they enjoy watching most. Leave a comment of your favorite event!

Braving the cold weather, harsh wind, and high slopes, the Grand Blanc High School Ski Team practices and competes in hopes of qualifying for SEMSLs and states. The team, coached by David Clement and John Lambert, practices four hours a week at Mount Holly and races another four hours a week against teams from all over Oakland and Genesee County.
During that week, they have two main races: Slalom and GS (giant slalom). GS is wider, while slalom is a smaller course.
“My favorite race is slalom because you get to hit …

I am particularly fond of birthday celebrations. This past Friday was a birthday that I, and I’m assuming most of Grand Blanc, unfortunately missed. It was Ed Banger Record’s seventh birthday party, an event that took New York by storm and raged through the night.
Ed Banger is home to French electronic acts such as house music kings Justice, underground hip-hop rebel Uffie, SebastiAn, DJ Mehdi, the talented musician / artist So Me, and the founder, the near-god himself, Pedro Winter (who goes under the alias Busy P.)
I could go on …

Everyone does it. Stick gum to the underside of desks. Write “Jeff was here” on a bathroom stall or call someone a name, hoping the now-degraded person walks in to the bathroom and sees it. But this is not the case with a 12-year-old girl in Forest Hills, New York. This girl, Alexa Gonzalez, had written, “I love my friends Abby and Faith, Lex was here 2/1/10″ on a classroom desk with a green marker. What was the punishment? Two police officers handcuffing the girl and escorting her out of …

When the curtain rises, the audience immediately focuses their attention on the stage actors. While taking occasional glances at the scenery and props around the actors, no one really stops and takes the time to think about what must go on behind the scenes in order for this play to take place.
The dedicated students behind the remarkable and intricate sets and props used on stage are compliments of the Technical Theater class. This group of students takes this course sixth hour with drama teacher Denise Botzki. With little to no …

Why fix something that’s not broken? This is question has been asked many times since the new Outtakes has been installed at West Campus.
The line’s face-lift includes a blue mosaic wall on the outside and all wood exterior. Aside from the actual Outtakes, several booths, a “study bar”, and new tables have all been installed.
With lunches at West generally being designated for freshmen, the majority of the school is excluded from the new addition.
“I think it would have been better to put the new line at East because there …

Ladies, we’ve all heard them; second-rate pick-up lines with content so appalling you wish you’d never been approached in the first place.

Now if you think Joey’s (from the sitcom Friends) famous, “How you doin’” is unoriginal, and you’re frustrated by the ever so over-used, “Did it hurt, when you fell from heaven?” Well, just wait.

Below are the ten raunchiest, yet print-appropriate pick-up lines heard throughout the halls of Grand Blanc High School.

Valentine’s Day brings a certain tension to the air. I wouldn’t be surprised if guys particularly loath the fact that they are ‘pressured’ to make sure that this day is perfect for their girl, and that she still wants to be with him when all is said and done. Breaking up is harder when you don’t have an incredibly good reason. Here are some reasons that should make it really easy for you girls:

Sitting in a circle, the various lawyers and witnesses of the Mock Trial team discuss the possible strengths and weaknesses in both the defense and prosecution cases, and throw out different strategies on how to counteract them and catch other teams off guard. Among these individuals is Jay Jordan, an attorney that is serving on both the defense and prosecution teams, demanding a large, yet equal understanding of each case. After the meeting, Jay and I sat down to have a discussion about Mock Trial, the team’s plans for the …