Home

Archive - Apr 2008

Date
Type

Now he's in the movies: Alex Zhai featured in documentary on 2006 U.S. International Math Olympiad Team

By Danny Ge & Gordon Ruan
Published: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 9:55pm
Tags:
The list of senior Alex Zhai's accomplishments seems to grow daily: newly selected member of the US. Physics Team, two-time Math Olympian, etc. Now you can add "movie star" to that list. Well, sort of. Alex is one of six students featured in a new documentary titled "Hard Problems," which chronicles the 2006 U.S. IMO Team as it prepared for and competed in the 47th International Mathematical Olympiad.

Poetry from the Gargoyle's mouth: "Sonnet 55"

By Sarah Pfander & Shivani Khanna
Published: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 9:12pm
Tags:
How could we publish a variety of poems and never feature a sonnet from the master himself, William Shakespeare? In fitting with this week's theme, Shakespeare describes the immortalizing nature of poetry and the power of the art form.

Column: Hannah Montana, put your shirt back on

By Sindha Agha
Published: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 8:44pm
Tags:
So what is it with these millionaire teen stars? Just when you thought you finally found a wholesome one — Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus — she goes and does a photo shoot with Annie Leibovitz. Sindha Agha is shaking her head — and not just because of Miley.

"Can I grab your wallet?"

By Gordon Ruan
Published: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 8:35pm
Tags:

VIDEO: How to take someone's wallet, just by asking

Alex Zhai makes U.S. Physics Team

By Anna Cangellaris
Published: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 6:49pm
Tags:
[AUDIO included] The talented Alex Zhai adds the title of U.S. Physics Team member to his already long list of impressive academic accomplishments. Zhai will attend a training camp at the University of Maryland this May with the other 23 members of the team in hopes of becoming one of the five members of the U.S. Traveling Team, which will compete this July in the 39th International Physics Olympiad, to be held in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Mothers against virtual drunk driving

By Danny Ge
Published: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 6:37pm

Since the latest installment in the “Grand Theft Auto” series, “Grand Theft Auto IV,” was released on Tuesday, it has gotten

Another Uni High, another America: Notes on Uni High in the early 1950s, from Jack Wills '53

By Gargoyle Staff
Published: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 3:24pm
Tags:
Three 1953 Uni High alums have recently written about their experiences at Uni and wanted to share their thoughts with current students and faculty. Our first contributor is Jack Wills, who went on to earn his doctorate in Chinese history from Harvard University. He is an emeritus professor of history at the University of Southern California, where he began teaching in 1965. In 2004, Jack received Uni's highest honor for an alumnus or alumna, the Max Beberman Award.

Rob Diehl, Brian Wang named 2008 State Historians of the Year

By Maritza Mestre
Published: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 11:55am
Tags:
The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency has named juniors Rob Diehl and Brian Wang two of the 14 State Historians of the Year for their published work in Illinois History: A Magazine for Young People. The student historians will be honored at the All Illinois History Exposition, to be held May 8 at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield.

Hannah Montana, put your shirt back on

By Sindha Agha
Published: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 10:40am

Miley Cyrus, put some clothes on. Seriously. I think we all put up with you bopping around in obnoxiously sequined teeny garb with ultra-teased, bottle-blond faux follicles. Do you really need to be posing half-naked in Vanity Fair?

The value of persistence

By Deborah Ladd
Published: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 9:54pm
Tags:

As you get older, there are many ages of your life that are considered milestones.

    • 13: Your first year as a teenager
    • 16: It is finally possible for you to get your license and cruise around without your parents!
    • 17: No curfew, so stay out as late as you want
    • 18: Legal adulthood!

Column: Fun (yes, fun) with standardized tests

By Elaine Gu
Published: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 9:23pm
Tags:
Although May is deliciously close to the start of summer vacation, it can be a stressful month, especially for juniors trying to finish their standardized testing before next year's college apps. Elaine Gu used to dread the prospect of SATs, but recently she had a change of heart. Read on to find out why.

Prom '08: The long and short of the dress debate

By Lizzy Warner, Lauren Piester, AND Deborah Ladd
Published: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 9:20pm
Tags:
With prom less than three weeks away, everyone has thought about whom to ask, where to go to dinner, and what to do after the dance is over. But unlike the majority of the male population, girls have another thing on their minds: the dress. Juniors Lizzy Warner, Deborah Ladd, and Lauren Piester debate the pros and cons of one of the many significant parts of the dress: the length.

Poetry from the Gargoyle's mouth: "The Author to Her Book"

By Sarah Pfander & Shivani Khanna
Published: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 9:01pm
Tags:
Ahh, the tormented artist. We're sure everyone has felt the agony of being displeased with one's own work. Anne Bradstreet's poem "The Author to Her Book" is one such example of this discontent and the unwillingness to find satisfaction in one's creative work.

Audio slideshow: Didst thou see the spring play? A last look at "Much Ado About Nothing"

By Michelle Gao & Anna Cangellaris
Published: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 6:36pm
Tags:
Anna Cangellaris and Michelle Gao bring you a final farewell to the spring play, Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing." Haven't had your fill of Uni theater yet? Not to worry; Big Show is just around the corner.

Reality check

By Lizzy Warner
Published: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 6:26pm
Tags:

Recently an e-mail was sent out to the student body containing a summary of a speech Bill Gates allegedly gave to a public high school in regard to how to succeed in life.

123456789next ›last »