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Archive - May 20, 2008

Class elections 2008-09: Meet the candidates

For the third straight year, the OG is publishing the bios of all candidates for class elections, which will take place Wednesday during English classes. We want to thank Student Council executive president Micah Berman for providing us with the bios and giving us permission to run them. Please note that the OG is running the bios without any editing.

Senior Q&A: Getting to know Ruthie Welch

On Saturday she placed ninth in the state in the Class A 800-meter race, becoming the first Uni girl to win a state track medal since 1995. But, do you think you really know this senior? Ruthie Welch, despite her visible career as a volleyball and basketball player and track runner, has a lot more going on in her life than various athletic achievements. Find out what makes this girl tick.

The joy of looking to the past

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When you were a kid, you probably believed Santa Claus existed and didn’t know it was actually your parents giving you the presents. If you’ve ever looked back to the past at all the fun things you did as a child, you get a feeling of happiness and a sense that you misunderstood a lot of things.

Poetry from the Gargoyle's mouth: "It's the end of the world"

We're nearly there. The end of school is fast approaching and the smell of summer vacation is nearly overwhelming. To hasten the arrival of the days where homework is nonexistent and sitting by a pool slurping on a fruity drink is the only thing on the to-do list, we decided to devote our last weekly edition of "Poetry from the Gargoyle's mouth" to poems about endings. We give you R.E.M.'s "It's the End of the World." Enjoy!

Summer reading

As the summer fast approaches, I have been continually looking forward to summer reading. Last summer, I think I only read two books excluding the required summer reading for English. So this year, I really want to spend more time immersing myself in fine literature.

Tiouririne resigns as Student Council executive president-elect

Last week, junior Adam Tiouririne spiced up the race for Student Council executive president by challenging the previously uncontested Isaac Chambers. He won, but how he's resigned. Find out why inside.