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Public high school is painful too

By Laura Dripps
Published: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 10:32pm

Oftentimes the night before a huge test, I find myself imagining a mystical fairyland. This utopia of my dreams is called public-public high school (as opposed to Uni-public high school).

Public high school is painful, too

By Laura Dripps
Published: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 10:32pm

Oftentimes the night before a huge test, I find myself imagining a mystical fairyland. This utopia of my dreams is called public-public high school (as opposed to Uni-public high school).

FreeRice is going to make me smarter

By Erika Belmont
Published: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 10:25pm

Today was my first time on FreeRice. The Web site consists of a vocabulary game, and each correct answer rewards you with a donation of rice to end world hunger. I was immediately hooked.

StudProd diary: An adventure and a miracle

By Michelle Gao
Published: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 7:03pm
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[UPDATED] Ever wonder how Uni's annual showcase of student theatrical talent gets done in time? Michelle Gao is still wondering — and she's one of the actors who will be performing when Student Productions begin 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the North Attic Playhouse. This week the OG will present a backstage look at the making of StudProd 2007. In today's entry Michelle, who plays Julie in Lauren Piester's "My Parents Think I'm Perfect," writes about line memorization and a trip to Target.

Subfreshman sports: Girls basketball team makes school history

By Gargoyle Staff
Published: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 4:33pm
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Led by top scorer Jamie Blue, the Uni girls defeated Judah Christian 27-20 Monday in the opening round of the eighth-grade regional playoffs — the first time a subbie girls basketball team won a regional game. On Tuesday the girls almost outdid themselves, nearly pulling off a huge comeback win against top-seeded St. Matthew.

Column: Better than a dance

By Chris Yoder
Published: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 1:09am
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The brainchild of the junior class officers and co-sponsored by Student Council, Uni High's recent ice skating party was a tremendous success. Chris Yoder looks back at what could be a model for all-school alternatives to traditional dances.