Author: Pierre Lourens, 2009-2010 co-Editor-in-Chief
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Ubuntu software now easier and cheaper than competitors
An update to Ubuntu, one of the most popular distribution of Linux, was released on April 29, 2010. The 10.04 update, codenamed Lucid Lynx, touts features like a new music store, online synchronization, stability…
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Chat Roulette Shocks Internet
Chat Roulette, a website that randomly connects users via webcam, embraces the ‘Completely Public’ trend already shown by sites like Facebook and Twitter. Andrey Ternovskiy, a 17-year-old Russian teenager, created the website in Nov.…
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Latin club holds drive for SPCA
From March 4 through March 11, the Latin club collected animal supplies in an effort to support the Wake County SPCA. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals (SPCA) serves to protect…
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Woodhouse Receives Full-Ride Scholarship to Duke
Will Woodhouse, senior class President, won the Benjamin N. Duke scholarship. The scholarship, awarded annually to 13 students from the Carolinas, provides full funding for four years at Duke University. In addition to paying…
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Natural Disasters Emphasize the Need for Worldwide Aid
The massive earthquakes which ravaged Haiti and Chile have deserved much media attention for the past couple weeks, but now that aid has filtered in, most news outlets are again focusing on domestic politics…
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Despite Fierce Debate, WCPSS Changes Leesville Back to One Calendar
On Feb. 23, Leesville parents and community members met with the WCPSS school board to argue for or against year-round schools. Each speaker had two minutes to address the school board members, and participants…
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State of the Union Focuses on Economy, Jobs
As expected, President Obama focused primarily on the economy in his State of the Union speech. The overwhelming theme of the night was help for the middle class. By proposing fixes to the economy…
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E-Readers are Limited by Technology, Publishers
By Pierre Lourens Staff Writer Reading, for me, is an experience I cherish; the smell of books, the sound of flipping pages, and the beautiful artwork and typography that are essential in transforming a…
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Fall Dance Concert, “Traditions,” a Success
The Leesville dance department’s fall show, “Traditions,” showed off the talents of all dance students, as well as the fun style of the Leesville Dance Ensemble. The dance, performed on Dec. 8 and Dec.…
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GPAs are Calculated Inaccurately
A new policy adopted by the state board of education outlines the standards for a student’s electronic transcript. This transcript, an official record of a student’s grade point average (GPA), class rank, and end-of-course…
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Leesville Students Compete in WRAL Brain Game
On Nov. 14, Andrew Christian, Nathan Miller and Woong-Soo Lee competed in WRAL’s brain game competition. Leesville competed against Fayetteville Christian School and Tarheel Challenge Academy. Brain Game, a weekly game show aired on…
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Adopted Students Adjust to Changes, Excel
Almost all people cite childhood suffering—such as families split by divorce or being an only child—as some of the most difficult times in their lives. For Katya Fouts, senior, and Caleb Underwood, junior, however,…
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Women’s Basketball Falls to Green Hope
Despite a hard fight, Leesville’s women’s varsity basketball team lost the season first’s game 31-90 to Green Hope on Tuesday, Nov. 17. LRHS scored the first 2 points due to a technical foul, but…
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Attitude to Blame for Poor Education
Recent studies prove that America’s economic and cultural domination will end within the century. Whether today’s students like it or not, the U.S. is no longer poised to be the world’s biggest or most…
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Ten Students Interviewed for Teaching Fellows Scholarship
Ten Leesville seniors attended the district interviews for the teaching fellows scholarship, a $6500 per year scholarship awarded to future North Carolina teachers. Teachers, WCPSS employees, and community members interviewed Michelle Meehan, Katie Putnam,…
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The Lost Symbol Surprises a Skeptic
The line was five long, and each customer held the same book in hand. The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown’s latest thriller, arrived September 15. The Barnes & Noble I visited housed a dozen people…
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New Library Opened Next to Leesville Campus
Wake County opened a new library branch September 26, 2009. The Leesville branch is the closest and most convenient branch for Leesville families. The new facility, on 5105 Country Trail, houses 59,000 new books and…