Bahrain Protest

On Monday Feburary 14, the ‘Day of Rage’ began in Bahrain Manama. There are a lot of young people protesting because of this. A quote from protestor says, “What happened in Egypt and Tunisia inspred us. For years, there has been hoplessness here, Are we ever really going to be able to change anything? With Egypt, there is sense of empowerment that the young people get.” He is saying that the Manama people are getting inspired by the Egypt and Tunisia protesting. I think that the Bahrain people are doing something they need to do. They are showing that they want their rights and want to see a change.

Ali Jassen a protestor stated this that is so true, “We don’t want to overthrow the ruling family; we just want to have our say.” Mr. Jassen is saying what every other protestor is stating. They just want their rights, and not take over the royal family.

I think that the royal family knows that they are not going to be overthrown, but they just don’t know what to do with the protests. There are conflicts between the royal family and the government so it would be hard to take care of the protests and its protesters. I think that the protesting is going to keep going if the people don’t get what they want

International

By: Almendrita Recio

University of Redlands

Redlands, founded in 1907, is a private, liberal arts university. Its 140-acre campus is located in Redlands, 65 miles east of Los Angeles.


Web Site:: www.redlands.edu/

Institution Type:: Private

Coeducational:: Yes

Undergraduate Students:: 2,950

Women:: 1,624 (55.1%)

Men:: 1,326 (44.9%)

Graduate Students:: 1,507

Cost of Attendance:: $51,052

Tuition and Fees:: $35,540

Room and Board :: $10,832

Athletic Conferences:: NCAA Division III

Mascot:: Bulldog

Academic Calendar System:: 4-1-4

Nearest Metropolitan Area:: Los Angeles


Student Reviews


“There is always something going on around campus. There is usually a party sponsored by a Greek organization on the weekends. There are concerts and Open Mic Nights starting on Thursday nights. During the week there are speakers and academic workshops. All-School parties are not that popular or that great. Most people kick it at house parties. There is easy transportation to everything.”

Saint Mary's College of California

Saint Mary's College of California is a private, coeducational college located in Moraga, California, United States, a small suburban community about 10 miles east of Oakland and 20 miles east of San Francisco.







Institution Type:: Private

Coeducational:: Yes

Entrance Difficulty:: Moderately difficult

Average GPA of Incoming Freshmen:: 3.4

Cost of Attendance:: $52,334

Tuition and Fees:: $35,430

Room and Board:: 12,350

Academic Calendar System:: 4-1-4

Athletic Conferences:: NCAA Division I

Mascot:: Gaels

Regular Admission Deadline:: February 1

School Website:: http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/


Student Reviews

“The BEST years of my life were spent at SMC!!!! I only wish I were still in college :( I go back and visit whenever I can; the campus is spectacular! See it for yourself! SO proud to be an Alumni! GO GAELS!!!”

“I graduated from SMC and I loved it. It's small and the teachers really get to know you. I studied abroad for a month (what they call Jan-term) and it was amazing! It is expensive but completely worth it. You can easily sneak food out of the cafeteria...hehe. You make friendships that will last forever. If you want a small school...this is it. Also for those dancers out there!...they have a great dance program! The dance is all about modern movement...but they also teach african, ballet focklorico, hip-hop, and regular

2011 Season Lockout

The NFL is considering a lockout for the 2011 season due to finances caused by the crazy fiscal crisis that we are in.

A reporter from ESPN reported on the possible lockout. "On a scale of 1 - 10 it's a 14," stated DeMaurice Smith, director of the National Football League Player's Association.

This demonstrates just how likely a lockout is. If the League decides to go through with this,m then many people will be affected.

John Ourand wrote an article about just this. "If the networks go into the fall without NFL fames, they will see huge drop offs in ratings and sales."

This lockout does not only affect the players, as shown by the quote those involved less directly will also feel the sting of the lockout. Putting aside the financial aspect, the fans need to be remembered in this situation. After all, it is them that truly make the league.

By: Victoria Sanford
Sports

Robberies in Northern California Keep Shop Owners on Guard

On February 7, 20111 two unidentified men robbed a McDonald's and a Bonfare in northern Sacramento.

The two initial robberies happened in the early morning as an unknown reporter at cbs.com reports that "The two suspects apparently held up patrons and the clerk before taking off with an undisclosed amount of cash."

During the McDonald's robbery they took money from the register and the employees pocket then they took the manager's car keys and took his car.

While the two men were unidentified. "The men were described as black adults, one wearing a black jacket and the other one wearing a blue and white shirt."

Now obviously they won't be wearing the same thing every time and we lack a detailed description of the two besides their ethnicity so just take all safety precautions and be on the look out for these two men.

By: Robert Garrett
Sacramento (Local)

Sac High

Sac High Rally

Sac High students were the total opposite of vivacious. Febuary 11, 2011 the basketball rally took place in the big gym, also known as the Dave Hotel pavillion. This rally was revolved around the basketball players, and shining the light on the them and their achievements. However, this rally was one of the most boring rallies, in SacHigh history, or as the students will say “WACK”. There were multiple activities in throughought the rally that only involved basketball players, giving the audience of about 1000 students sat in their hard, wooden, bleachers with nothing to do. The DJ Nathan French, senior class of 2011 played a good variety of music, but here was a lot of lows on the student participation level. One game that was great, that caught our attention was the “Cold Butt” game. “Popular” students from each class sat in black chairs in each corner of the gym. Not knowing, what was come to be, each participant had to sit in the chair and not get up throughout the whole rally, and halfway into the rally bags of ice was placed under their rear ends, as well as on top of their heads. This little form of entertainment kept the audience slightly on the ends of their seats. Another part of the rally, was a performance by Dance 1 and Dance 2, classes taught by Mrs.Chantou. The all girl group of about 12 students danced to the popular songs, “Cat Daddy by The Rejectz, “Shake it Like A Pom Pom by Missy Elliot, and the new song by Lil Wayne
“6 Foot 7 Foot”. This performance was original and fun, however the performance was at the end of the rally, giving the seniors another reason to not want to sit through it. To top off everything else , emcee Misster Chapel states, “Concluding our rally, don’t forget to come out to the girls basketball game as well as the dance, which starts at 7p.m.” Now what does this have to do with the rally you ask, soon after, the junior class starts to exit the gym, the senior class son follows behind. Viciously, activity coordinator Kevin Hood grabs a mic and says,“The rally is not over!!” The clock has striked 3:58, school ending at 4p.m., is this such a problem? Very disappointed with the senior class Hood decides there may be a consequence for thr “planning of the rally walk out”. This goes to show how much the school is so into students staying at school rather than their boredom at school rallies, which is a highlighted topic in meetings.

By Taylor McClure, Sac High

Black History Bio:

George Washington Carver

Since this is Black History month I felt that some of you should know about a man who was known as George Washington Carver.

George Washintgton Carver inventor , entreprenur , scientist , and botanist was a slave as young man. He came from the bottum , atrue rags to riches story.

Some of you may know him as the black man that made things ot of peanuts like peanut butter , shampoo , and other foods.

There was more to this man than you may know some journalists from http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington said, “ He wanted poor familiesto grow alternative crops both as a source of their own food and a source of other products , to improve their own products to improve quality life.

He obviously cared about others in the world and not just ways to make money.

Also in wikipedia, “ He also created or disseminated about over 100 products made from peanut that were useful for the house and farm including cosmetic, dyes, paints, plastics, gasoline, and nitroglycern.


Gorge Washington Carver was a man that will always be remembered , to be one of the first african americans to revolutionise with out violence.

By:Anthony Pitts

Artist Profile: Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj has been recognized as a fashion stud for many people along with
others such as Lady Gaga, a fashion genius. Nicki has jump started
with producing her solo album, "Pink Friday". Nicki is a well decorated
music artist with alter egos and started her own “Barbie Movement.”
For example "On Nov. 18, 2010 Minaj assumed a different alter ego
named "Nicki Teresa". Her character is very expressive
and unique and also shows how vibrant she is to have multiple alter
egos. It shows how well situated in her career she is already with
only a year's experience in the spotlight. For example "she was most
recently rumored to be hooked up with Drake, and just this week her
debut album went platinum". Nicki Minaj is very well situated in her career with one year’s experience. Also, her albums and songs have impacted many fans throughout the world. Fans have decided that Nicki Minaj is a well decorated soldier, a soldier representing female artists in the music industry and getting platinum records.

By: Deon Conley

Entertainment

Artist Profile: Christina Aguilera

During the Superbowl Christina Aguilera messed up while singing the National Anthem. Christina Aguilera quotes, “I can only hope that everyone could feel my love for this country and that the true spirit of it’s anthem came through.” Christina Aguilera is very sorry and very embarrassed that she messed up on live television. I understand why she messed up, and I would have done the same because it was LIVE TV and I can only imagine how nerve wrecking it is. She should know that she’s not the only who messed up on the National Anthem so she is not alone.

This quote from the Washington Post says, “Americans have spoken. And what they’ve said is this; Christina Aguilera, We cannot tolerate your assault on OUR National Anthem.” America is very “deviated” that a celebrity messed up a song that most Americans don’t know the words to.

In my opinion, Americans are taking this too far. This isn’t the first time a celeb messed up on this song. There are other things that other celebs have done worse then forgetting the National Anthem. Yet Americans can forgive them for what they have done, but they can’t forgive Christina Aguilera for her silly mistake.

By: Almendrita Recio

Entertainment

Robert Garrett

This week in Sac High news Robert Garrett, center for varsity basketball team was interviewed on what it takes and how he made it on varsity. Rob says, "I've been playing basketball since was 5. My brother played ball, and he always took me and my other brother and ever since then I fell in love."
Rob has been playing basketball for many years and that has taken him a long way. All those years of playing basketball has paid off and has put him in a good position. I think this is important because he worked hard to get where he is and its not easy to do what he did to get there. I asked Rob if he had any set goals and he said, “I have achieved some of my goals like getting a full ride scholarship and improving as a varsity player, but I plan to win state championships." He must have been a good player to receive a full ride scholarship I thin that I and I can tell he is determined to accomplish his goals and is willing to do whatever it takes to get where he wants to be. I asked Robert Garrett for advice to give to a person wanting his position and to be on varsity and he said, "It takes hard work and effort to get anywhere in life.”

By: Tierra Purcell

Sac High

James Townsend

James Townsend, one of sac high’s varsity basketball forwards was interviewed about being on varsity and his plans for the future. I asked James how he felt about being on varsity. He said “I feel good because I have accomplished the highest level of high school basketball.” I definitely would agree and would also feel proud of myself. This shows that he has come a long way and is obviously good. The next question I asked was “What advice would you give to others trying to get where you are”. He replied “I would say focus on defense. Also focus on the small things details of your game because they can make a huge difference in the long run.” Once again I would have to agree with Mr. Townsend because the small things can definitely make a difference in the game. Don’t be afraid to do the small things no one else will. The last question I asked was “Where do you plan to be 10 years from now?” He answered “I plan on going to college at Occidental University and playing basketball. After I obtain my degree in political science, I plan on working on becoming a politician for California so I can affect many lives in a positive way.”
I think James has a promising future. He has goals and he knows what he wants to be in life. He could definitely be an inspiration for others. I think we need some smart people like him. Hopefully he does become a politician and can lead us in the right direction.

By: Vernae Smith

Sac High

Seperation of Sudan

Last month, Southern Sudan votes to split from the north in Khartoum,
Sudan due to past conflicts and the need for peace.
As stated by the chairman of the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission,
98.83% voted for sepertation, while 1.17% voted for unity. This
illustrates that most Sudan citizens wanted to split because of
internal flaws as one country. One example of a flaw is the war
northerners (Arab Muslims) and the southerners (black Christians and
animists) have fought for a long two decades that resulted in decrease
in the population by two million. This sparked the idea of a peace
treaty in 2005, which has helped, a southerner states, them to gain
their rights and self-determination.
Another fact, even northern people wanted the vote. Abd al-Aziz Ahmad
states, "They can have their own country, and our problem...will
lessen." This shows that people may think the seperation is for the
better. Although, there are obviously people that believe seperation
may cause more problems, for both north and south. Southern Sudan will
flood with refugees and have significant numbers of mass killing to go
along with a lack of education. Northern Sudan, on the other hand,
will have a conflict with oil production, which the south dominates in
with oil reserves.
This seperation will bring a new country to the world, but the
question still remains the same, will it be better and decrease the
problems, or cause even more havic for both sides and result in no
peace and end to conflict.

By:Aaron Cameron
International

“Fight for the Right to Sight”

Imagine being blind for thirty years. Not being able to see a
beautiful sunny spring day in May or which way you’re walking down the
street. Thanks to the world-famous Dr. Patricia E. Bath and her
outstanding invention, the “Laserphaco Probe”, Dr. Patrica Bath found
a way to treat and prevent visual impairments, starting as early as
age sixteen.

Dr. Patricia E. Bath, ophthalmologic surgeon, African-American
female inventor, and activist for patients’ rights, was born in
Harlem, New York in 1942. Dr. Bath excelled in high school and
college, where she completed her M.D. at age 26. At the age of just
forty-five, Dr. Patricia Bath’s belief that “everyone has the right to
sight” started her work on her invention: The Laserphaco Probe.

The Laserphaco Probe is a specialized tool and uses a unique
procedure for the removal of cataracts. Dr. Patricia Bath designed the
Laserphaco Probe with an optical laser, an irrigaton system and
several suction tubes. The Laserphaco Probe is operated by inserting
the laser into a tiny incision on the eye. The laser then vaporizes
the cataract and lens material, which is removed through the suction
tubes. Lastly, a replacement lens is then inserted on the eye.

With her invention, The Laserphaco Probe, Dr. Patricia E. Bath
helped restore the sight of several people who had been victimized by
blindness for up to thirty years. In additon to determination, hard
work, and focus, Dr. Patricia E. Bath persevered and overcame her
struggles by abiding by her motto:

“Believe in the power of truth… Do not allow your mind to be
imprisoned by majority thinking. Remember that the limits of science
are not the limits of imagination.”



By: Jazmine Bowens
Section: Technology

All Snubbed Team: East vs East?

The McDonald's All American Game has been known to show an East Coast bias & they are showing it now more than ever with the selection of ONE West Coast player for the WEST team. There is not one player from California on the West Coast team. Strangely, Austin Rivers from Florida is included on the West team. Below is a link to a video which showcases some of the athletes who were passed up.

-Rob Garrett

Toxic Bell?

Is Taco Bell really serving beef in their beef made products? Well a
few attorneys think not. They have some ideas that Taco Bell is using
a meat substitute instead. For example, “rather than beef these food
items are actually made with a substance known as taco meat filling.”
To consumers it is “disgusting”; it is too expensive to put real beef
in your products? Why would you feed people junk like that? You
wouldn’t even feed your own family this. This shows how little the
Taco Bell company cares about their customers. There has been research
saying that 35% of their meat was solid and just 15% overall is
protein. All of the meat products should have 40% actual meat; Taco
Bell has only 35%. This is important because 35% might be close, but I
think all customers who spend their hard earned money should have the
right to have the whole 40%, not just 35%. This is important to know
because many people don’t know that Taco Bell could possibly be
selling them false items that they think has meat in it, but it’s just
meat filling.
I feel that this is absolutely absurd because all of this time Taco
Bell has been falsely advertising their products saying that their
meat is 100% beef, when actually its not even the 40% needed just to
be qualified as actual meat. This really makes me want to never eat at
Taco Bell again because its terrible quality, and until they find a
way to fix this problem then they will never be considered a place I
can eat at. I feel its just gross to think that the meat you are
eating is not really meat. What do you all think Real or not Real.

By: Tierra Purcell and Chrissa Rogers

Sac High Over the Years

Sacramento High School has been criticized a lot over the past eight years because the students displayed that they don't try as much to succeed in life. What people currently don't know is that the whole environment has changed, not just the school itself, but also the students. Mr. Gatling quoted, "The culture and pride of sac high has changed and students are more focused on going to college.” Ever since Sac High has changed into a charter school, it has made a big impact to students to make them understand that going to college isn’t just a game but it’s the next big step of their life.

The way that Sac High has changed not only affects the students, but also the teachers. Mr. Peacock states, "Now I teach all students in every small school, I get to meet other teachers, and the students are more interested in achieving.” He sees how students want to achieve more, and has a desire to teach for his students so they can succeed in their life. Sac high has changed so much, the culture is more diverse, and student are more productive. One thing that students did not like was the hours we stay in school, from 8:10 -4:00. Besides that, our school has progressed so much, and will continue to progress.


Mr. Peacock & Mr. Gatling

By: Omar Vazquez

Sac High News

First Home Loss for our Dragons against Burbank

The Sacramento High School Dragons received their first loss on home court on February 1, 2011. The start of the game was phenomenal for the Dragons until the third quarter came along. The anticipation arises when the Luther Burbank Titans tie the game (59-59). The Dragons push through, but its not enough and the Titans over came the Dragons in the fourth quarter ending the game with the score of (80-74).

After the start of the third quarter, former player, James Townsend felt helpless and his frustration was building up. He quoted, “My team needed me on the court to take the win.” After being benched game after game, J.T. (#2) had no choice but to keep his positive attitude and his head held up high. He waits for his return to play in the next game on February 8, 2011.

Aaron Cameron fought his way to win this game but unfortunately didn’t succeed. A.C. (#10) felt angry and disappointed because he knew he could have done better to win it for the Dragons. He quoted that “Burbank does whatever it takes to win and they are really aggressive on the court.”

Robert Garret also had a huge impact in the game against Burbank that evening. He felt very angry because it was their first loss at home. He knew that Burbank has very talented athletes but RG (#25) keeps moving forward with his head up high. He believes that if the Sac High Dragons cover perimeter and gets those rebounds, they are capable of being unbeatable.

By: Graciela Franco & Almendrita Recio

Sac High News

Who is J.cole ?

J.cole was born january 28,1985 as jermaine lamarr cole. and he is


known for singing with roc nation. he was born in frankfort, germany

and before he was one moved to fayetteville north carolina. He

attented Terry stanford high and graudted in 2003, and attened st.

johns university on a academic scholarship. he has been rapping since

he was 12 and eventully got signed when jay z heard one of his songs

called lights please, on his first mixtape. well in a article on mtv

they talk about how; does he pressured from drake niki minaj and wiz

khalifa. he says" its motivation not pressure, its not pressure

because ihave an understanding that everyone has thier own path". and

also saying "he doesnt let anyones path get in tha way of his own".and

he also just talks about how him and drake are really close and they

dont let rap get in between that.
 
By: Jr. Sanchez
Entertainment

Artist Profile:Kevin Hart

Born July 6, 1979, Kevin Hart has had his glory days and has made


himself into the talk of the comedy world. He graduated from George

Washington High School and attended Temple University for 2 years. He

started off a shoe salesman in Philadelphia.On the side, he started

competing in a few local amatuer comedy shows and because he won, he

realized his passion. Hart quit his job and put his life into a huge

"laugh out loud" comedy sensation. Recognized as a comedian, he was

tested as in actor as he starred in movies such as 40 Year-old Virgin,

Scary Movie 3 and 4, and soon to be out Death at a Funeral. Kevin's

name is still sky rocketing through news, funny quotes such as "SAY IT

WIT YO CHEST!" and a humorous personality and the ability to

understand life and put it in a perspective in which his audience can

relate to.
By: Bryan Kennedy & Aaron Cameron
Entertainment

Artist feature:Paramore

Paramore is an American rock band from Franklin,Tennesee. The band


cosists of four members: lead vocalist Hayley Williams, lead guitarist

Josh Farro, bassist Jeremy Davis, and drummer Zac Farro. Paramore

released their first album in 2005 titled " All we Know is Falling."

in 2007 is the year the group released their est selling album titled

"Riot" some popular singles released from that album were "Misery

Business" "CrushCrushCrush" and "Thats what you get." Riot opened up

many doors for Paramore in the industry. Shortly after releasing Riot,

Paramore went platinum. Soon after goin platinum the band earned a

grammy nomination for best new artist. In 2008 the band began to have

problems with lead vocalist Hayley Willams getting too mush attention

due to her amazing vocals. Media began to get involved and release

false stories that the band had broke up. In 2009 Paramore started

working on their third album titled "New Eyes" the album debuted at

number 2 with sales of 175,000 copies. The album overthrough Mariah

Carey's "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel." Towards the end of 2009"New

Eyes" went gold and "the only exception" became the highest charting

single to date in America for the band. Towards the end of 2009 Hayley

Williams got the chance to work with other artists in the indusry.

Hayley Williams paired up with rappers B.o.B and Eminem and released

the hit song "Airplanes." 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei8hPkyJ0bU
 
By: Tiana Rushton
Entertainment

One Mic Webshow

Sac High students Alex Stallings, Ronnee LaRae and Akeallah Blair are producing series of webshows.  They will be posted at their Youtube page.  The first webisode documents the MLK march on 17 January 2011 from Oak Park to downtown Sacramento.  Check the link below. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVpkKEbjNnk

Lil Wayne: Does he even Care?

“Jail wasn’t as difficult as people think…Once you get over waking up every damn day in that mother f**ker its all good.” Music entertainer Lil Wayne, out of jail and on the loose, speaking about his sentence and indirectly telling his young fans that jail isn’t as hard as people make it seem. With comments such as these, is Lil Wayne influencing his younger audience into thinking that jail is not such a bad place to be?


While in prison, Wayne spent his final month in solitary confinement after he was caught with an Ipod charger in his cell and a MP3 player on his watch. Viewers question “If Lil Wayne actually tried to do something called rehabilitation while he was inside,” then why was he living the life of an outsider?

Rapper Wayne also claimed that while he was in prison, he also read the bible for the first time. Critics claim that the rapper’s response to what he read in the bible is “highly ignorant” and that “it is offensive to people who believe in God.” As a society we are left to wonder if Wayne even cares…

By: LaRhon Morris and Morgan Parker
Entertainment

SuperBowl XLV

  Superbowl XLV is a highly anticipated games with the Champions from the 2009 season the Pittsburg Steelers and the always great contenders (who have one a lot of championships in their day) GreenBay Packers.



 The Packers always were in the playoff contenders, and with their history at their own field it was little doubt that they were not playing in the super bowl in dallas.



 With a phenomanal quarter back ( Aaron Rodgers ) and an outstanding defense, the packers wouldn’t be a bad bet to win.



As we speak I am sure the Packers are working and training for that night under the lights.



A good fan of the Packers, De’Ja Williams , stated “ The packers are going to win because of their good season , and positive team spirit. “.



Steelers who won the Super Bowl two years ago are fired up and ready to go.



A fan of the steelers , Brian Kennedy , stated “ Ben Rothlesburger knows what he;s doing , plus hes experienced theres no way there going to lose “



But im sure the Packers have plans for this quaterback.



This is highly anticipated and should be fun to watch.

By:Anthony Pitts
Sports

How Twitter Has Changed the World

“What’s Happening?” This is the question that Twitter has continually asked it’s users on a daily basis. Launching in 2006, twitter has become one of the most important social networking websites in our society today. It is a way to help keep in touch and get information from a vast majority of people and resources. Twitter helps its users to showcase an idea, joke, thought, or story to their followers.


Twitter has made social networking a more interesting game – for lack of a better word. With all the information that people are constantly updated their followers with every second, users can stay updated with what their friends are up to.

Other than the fact the twitter is slowly changing the world by keeping many people updated with vast information, twitter has also managed to work itself into our daily language. With different words such as “tweeting,” which refers to the act of updating twitter and “tweeple,” which are the people on twitter, we see that words such as these have changed some of the language of many people in today’s society. We see that more and more “tweeple” love to take out their mobile device during a conversation and say “I have to tweet that.” This is just one of the many examples of how twitter has somehow managed to throw itself into our society, and in such a short amount of time.

By: Nathan French
Entertainment

31 Dead in Moscow

On Monday,January 24, 20ll, there was a reported bombing in a Moscow airport. According to multiple reports, officials believeit was a terrorist attack. LA Times commented that the explosion “left at least 31 peopledead and more than 130 injured.”

What happened?

A CNN correspondent wrote “State TV, citing Russian authorities, said the bombing was an act of a suicide bomber who stuffed a home-made bomb with small metal objects to m ake it more deadly, then activated it in a small area where more people were waiting for arriving passengers.”

Let us take a flashback to past terrostist attacks in Russia.

In March of an unknown year, a female suicide bomber killed 38 people and woundedmore than 60.  In Novemberof 2009, explosive devices killed 26 people.

So tell us, where is the secutiry who are being PAID to protect the citizens and how helpful are they?

“Yelena Galanova, spokesperson for the airport said that flights were arriving and departing as usual. But there was nothing usual about the fars taxi drivers at Domodedovo were reportedly charging immediately after the blast,” LA Times reports.

Everything went on as usual after these 20 minutes of destruction. But the question is how?

“President Obama called the bombing a ‘premaditated attack against innocent civilians’(CNN).” Someone else also stated that “to strike in the airport… to have such a devistating attack with such a tragic result, means that they planned this considerably well and gone ahead in achieving their aims (CNN).”

Why are all these terrorist attacks happening in Russia? What is the true aim of whoever is responsible? And what are going to be Russia’s next steps in dealing with these attacks?

By:  Asia McNairy-Bond, and Keija Bailey

Section: International

Brittany Really Shines

Brittany Shine, former Sacramento High School basketball star,
graduated from Sac high. Now she is attending University of Florida on
a full ride scholarship. Shine is best known for her great
personality, work ethic, and award for the Bee's Player of the Year
along side Josiah Turner, but the determined Gator continues to make
an impact in the SEC. A memorable night against Alabama State with 28
points capped off the award she earned for SEC Freshman of the Wee.
Sacramento Bee recognizes Ms. Shine saying, "Shine is adjusting to her
new setting, but ever the perfectionist, she craves more." The
determined and capable guard says, "...I feel I can do better, do
more. I know where I want to be and I want to get there fast," which
is a prime example of the belief many major athletes follow- I can be
better than what I am now.

By Aaron Cameron and Jr. Sanchez
Sacramento Highschool

iPhone vs iPhone

There has been a lot of excitement from the Verizon network over its release of it’s iPhone 4. Verizon and Apple announced that the iPhone 4 will be selling in Verizon stores on February 10, 2011. Even though this is great news for Apple and Verizon Users, it’s not so great for AT&T. AT&T will no longer be the sole provider of the hottest phone available.


The only major differences in Verizon’s iPhone is that it has a WIFI hotspot generator and an improved antenna for better reception but the price of purchase is much lower. Both iPhone carriers run on a 3G network; until one company decides to go to a 4G network. According to Reviews of Electronics website, “It’s not yet clear how many people will switch from AT&T to Verizon but some analysts believe the amount will be significant.” In today’s economy AT&T may lose some clients because the price of the iPhone on the Verizon network is significantly lower than AT&T’s.

Is it really a better decision to move to Verizon for the cheaper iPhone? In my opinion, I think not because you buy a technological gadget, and then in a few months or a year later, something faster and better will come right up and take its popularity. So now the gadget you just bought not too long ago is not so popular. Bloomberg Businessweek reports that “The carrier’s iPhone’s are nearly identical but where they differ, AT&T has the advantage.” AT&T is planning to debut Apple’s iPhone 5 in June or July the summer of 2011. So, did AT&T purposely let Verizon debut the iPhone 4 on their network now so that later in summer AT&T can have the spotlight for the iPhone 5? If this is the case, AT&T has the advantage of recovering the popularity for debuting the iPhone 5 later this year and maybe, as the famous Apple commercial states “Two is better than One”.

Some people might not renew their contract and some might even opt out of their contract with AT&T to switch to Verizon because its cheaper. But if they want to get the iPhone 5 they will have to go back to AT&T and pay even more than what they were paying originally. AT&T is smarter because they will make more profit with selling the iPhone 5. Then again there are some people that were on Verizon’s network and they wanted the iPhone so they had to switch to AT&T. This makes these customers mad and angry because they keep switching and losing money just to keep up with the technology.

By: Graciela Franco & Almendrita Recio

Technology

Console Wars

The debate about what game console is better has been going on since the PS3 and the Xbox 360 release about three years ago. They have fought to be voted best from its users but the winner is yet to be decided. The sleek and impressive PS3, & the high tech and innovative Xbox 360, the battle between these two game consoles is still occurring.


The PS3 and Xbox 360 are total opposites. The PS3 focused more on their muti-purpose functions. Meanwhile the Xbox 360 focused more on making many features better than the other but it did not try to be a well rounded game console.

Even though the PS3 and the Xbox cost around the same price, Sony’s PS3 is a little more pricey. The PS3 does have its benefits that make up for what the Xbox does not yet have. Unlike Xbox 360, the PS3 does not charge for online game play because it does not have dedicated servers like the Xbox 360. The PS3 does a lot more than the Xbox 360 regarding its mulit-purpose use. For example, the PS3 has a built-in blu-ray player and the Xbox doesn’t. The PS3 is able to play high definition movies in blu-ray and Xbox 360 does not offer this extra function. It’s not just any blu-ray player, cnet.com states, ''We've had some time to put the PS3 through our blu-ray suite.” The blu-ray on the PS3 is quieter than the DVD player on the Xbox 360, so most people prefer the quieter system. Another one of the many features that the PS3 has that the Xbox 360 lacks is the ability to browse the internet straight from the system. You can go on any website or browse through the internet straight from the system. The most you can do on the Xbox 360 is update your status on Facebook or Twitter. On the other hand, the Xbox has been voted for having the best of graphics. Beyond3D.com reports about the system specs, the Xbox contains 3.2GHz IBM Central processor, and also contains 500MHz ATI Graphic Processor. This information proves that the Xbox graphics contain a great color variety, compared that to the Ps3 making the murky colors dark, and the pleasant colors, nice and limpid. It also contains HDMI imputs for an HDTV, so it makes your graphics look even better on your television screen. There are types of games that you can get on one system but not the other. For example, games called the Halo series, Gears of war trilogy, and many more are only for the Xbox 360. For the PS3 games you can play; God of War, Final Fantasy, and more. The PS3 has a better multi purpose use that can be very handy but the Xbox has the better graphics and better games. In my view the better games and graphics are more important than browsing the internet. Xbox 360 has features that the PS3 does not have and till this day they are still competing to be the champion.

By: Gabe Castaneda, Omar Vazquez, & Deon Conley

Technology