Photographs by Sara McCloskey
Year: 2009
Rams give thanks for Turkeybowl victory
Today is a day of thanks. We give thanks for pilgrims and Indians and turkey, but today especially we give thanks that, once again, New Canaan has won the Turkeybowl against Darien, 14 to 7.
The game didn’t start smoothly for the Rams. Darien started off strong offensively, with players like Bobby Nolan moving the team quickly down the field…
Your eyes and ears of the Student Coalition
Hey nchs, we have the final count for the turkey drive!
Drum roll please….2660 dollars! Congrats nchs! We still haven’t gotten down to the nitty gritty…
The Senior Lounge: Land of Carb Consumption
You’re standing on top of the world. You stare down. There are 23 steps. You’re being sucked into your desire to fly over this spiral vertical bridge to enter a hierarchal high school lounge-a land of carb consumption.
You begin to descend from the stairs. There’s a courtyard on your right. Green Bushes. Three trees. Two outdoor tables (one black and one red). A ram statue. Label: freshman…
What’s Poppin’ November 2009
With the recent fine of Chad Ochocinco, the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell have taken the recently implemented and stricter player conduct policy to a new level. Ochocinco, who legally changed his last name from Johnson last year, made an acrobatic catch on the sideline in the Bengals 17-7 win over the Ravens, the ruling on the field stating that he got both feet down. Following a Ravens challenge, Ochocinco walked onto the field with a one-dollar bill grasped in his hand trying to “bribe” the refs to give him the call. He was slammed with a $20,000 fine the next day.
Moving into the role as commissioner prior to the 2006-07 season, Goodell has been keen on altering the thuggish image the NFL had been labeled with…