Recently, I had the chance to attend a Romney-Ryan “victory” rally in the lovely little town of Powell, Ohio. What follows is a first hand look of my day with R-Money and Pauly R (their gangster names) :
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Oh, the places we’ll go! Where is the Class of 2012 headed this fall?
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The Class of 2012 will be graduating on Saturday, May 26. 143 are college-bound seniors, and 130 of those seniors will remain in Ohio. Congratulations to the Class of 2012! Adult Career Center Kayla…
POPs Concert celebrates contemporary music, seniors
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Matrix Staff Writer Volume XXXVIII: Issue 5: Page 7 Each year in March, the Athens High School symphonic choir takes the stage for Pops Concert. This concert acts as a tribute to graduating seniors. The concert is different every year,…
The Fault in Our Stars a 5-star book
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Matrix Photo Editor Issue XXXVIII: Issue 5: Page 10 John Green’s highly anticipated new book, The Fault in Our Stars, was released in January. For many “nerdfighters”, as Green’s fan base is called, it was not only the prospect of…
Summer vacation means travel and fun for Argentines
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By Nicolas Dahbar Matrix Staff Writer Volume XXXVIII: Issue 5: Page 11 In Argentina, summer break starts and ends on common dates for everyone, but these dates are different every year. The best months of vacation are those that match…
Foster care has its benefits and disadvantages for orphaned children
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By Pawel Parkinson Matrix Staff Writer Volume XXXVIII: Issue 5: Page 11 Many people go into foster care each year. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services stated on their website that foster care provides a safe evironment for…
Georgia Olivia Parker: the ideal G.O.P candidate
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Republicans cannot seem to make up their minds. Santorum is overly naive and simplistic. Paul is too radical on his views on government. Romney… well they are just not too into him. Gingrich was a grouch, Huntsman is out and Bachmann and Cain were crazy. But don’t worry, conservatives, Matrix settled for you.
What the U.S. lacks is respect for education, educators
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America is in trouble. Whether or not the education system is “fair” compared to other nations, it is lagging, and has been lagging, behind the world’s other super powers. As other nations are developing faster and more efficiently, the defects of the system, and perhaps America’s entire attitude towards education, are becoming more prominent and obvious.
Free breakfast can give students the chance to succeed
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Athens County is one of the poorest counties in Ohio and many students do not receive breakfast. Maybe students cannot afford it, do not want it or are in too much of a hurry to grab it. Whatever the reason, if the high school had a free breakfast program then everyone could have a chance to have breakfast.
Do it right, and New Year’s resolutions can be successful
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Matrix Photo Editor Issue XXXVIII: Issue 4: Page 13 According to 2011resolutions.org the two most common resolutions of 2011 were losing weight and getting organized. The running joke at the start of the new year is to stay away from…