Audrey Piehl
Arts & Entertainment Editor
Despite popular belief, the genius of acclaimed composer Stephen Schwartz has been ringing in the public’s ears on more than one occasion. His lyrics helped Elphaba defy the gravity of Oz, deftly apply the colorful brushstrokes to Pocahontas’ wind, breath life into the circus community of Jesus Christ…wait. What was that last one?
Gogo Jones
Sports Editor
The last thing senior Wesley Rhudy remembers before waking up in an ambulance is the face of a running back: “I was about to make the tackle and then all of a sudden…bam, everything went black,” he said. “I woke up sometime later and my head was spinning.”
Kate Howard and Lily Kazemi
News Editors
On Oct. 12, Superintendent of Schools David Abbey announced his retirement. Dr. Abbey will officially end his term on July 1 after serving the NCPS school system for nearly twenty years.
Hello students,
This is the first post for the Student Coalition’s Courant 2011 blog! Every two weeks, new information will be posted about current events and other projects that your student government is doing.
John Berger
Reporter
We’re entering week 11 of the college football season, and so far the season has been laced with drama. Except, the drama is for all the wrong reasons, with off the field issues overshadowing the play on the field. Before the season even began, the college football world was rocked by a Yahoo! story about a renegade University of Miami booster who allegedly committed a myriad of NCAA violations. That was after an offseason filled with other issues, including “Tattoo-gate” with Ohio State, and Oregon and LSU dealing with a scout by the name of Willie Lyles. Still, all of that pales in comparison to the recent story at Penn State regarding an alleged child molester of a former coach and a lack of decisive action on the part of the higher-ups at the school.
