This highly controversial movie overtook "The Dark Knight" to become No. 1 its opening week as people flocked to the theaters, either to see it or to protest. Lauren Piester was one of those who saw it, and she was pleasantly surprised.

Behind the high-scoring junior, the Illineks ended an otherwise tough day on a positive note as they beat Oakwood to finish 1-2 in their season-opening Shoot Out tournament. Uni lost to champion Blue Ridge and runner-up Fisher/GCMS. It was the first time in eight years that Uni didn't win at least a share of the Shoot Out title.

This wasn't a speech. It was music. It was as if the Black-Eyed Peas' will.i.am wove Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” with the best syncopated sounds of hip-hop from the streets to produce one of the most memorable political speeches of the past 45 years.

After Lor Sligar wrote her recent column about grinding at Uni dances, senior Carl Pearson responded with some thoughts of his own about the subject. In case you missed them, we are republishing Carl's comments as the first letter to the OG editors of 2008-09.

The Illineks lost their second game of the Uni High Soccer Shoot Out today, eliminating their chances of winning an eighth straight tournament title. Fisher/GCMS defeated the Illineks 3-1.

The Illineks ran into an obstacle in their quest for an eighth straight Soccer Shoot Out title, dropping the tourney's first game 2-0 to Blue Ridge this morning. Uni has two more games on tap today.