“I’m a Barbie girl, in a Barbie world. Life in plastic, it’s fantastic.” Most people have heard this song talking about the famous Barbie doll. She made her debut on July 24, 1952, in a German tabloid. Her original name was Lilli, and she was created by cartoonist Reinhard Beuthien. She had a much less… Read More Barbie’s New Look?
After an 18-year-long professional football career, Peyton Manning, quarterback for the Denver Broncos, announced his plans for retirement from the National Football League (NFL) just weeks after defeating the Carolina Panthers 24-10 at Super Bowl 50. Manning’s football career began in college at University of Tennessee for his college career, and ended with two Super… Read More Peyton Manning Says Bye to Broncos
After the graduation of East High’s Wildcats in 2008, Disney has recently confirmed the return High School Musical, of the most-watched TV movie of all time with over 17 million viewers. The new addition to the series, titled High School Musical 4: East Meets West, will introduce a new rivalry between East High’s Wildcats and… Read More The Wildcats Are Back!
CNN recently reported that the U.S. military is creating an implant that “would allow a human brain to communicate directly with computers.” The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), which is the Pentagon’s research arm, aims to help people with auditory and visual disabilities, such as those injured in combat. The project is planned to… Read More Cyborgs: A New Reality?
On Feb. 16, a federal judge ordered Apple to build custom software that would enable the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to break into an iPhone 5c used by San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook. Apple has refused and the result is a “complicated legal skirmish” (livescience.com). The FBI has argued that the All Writs… Read More Should Apple’s Refusal to Comply be Allowed?
A car bomb planted near a bus stop in Turkey’s capital of Ankara blew up March 13, killing 34 and wounding 125 (Fox News). This was the second attack in under a month in Turkey and it’s likely the left-wing militant group, Kurdistan Workers’ Party, is responsible for concealing bombs under parked cars (Reuters). The… Read More Turkey Terrified after Bombing
Megan Brawner, Editor-in-Chief Senior Megan Brawner is the Editor-in-Chief of the 2015-2016 Colonel. She is the captain of the cross country team and runs Indoor and Outdoor Track. She participates in Youth United for Global Action and Awareness (YUGA) Club and is the secretary of the Senior Class. She is the Editor of Key Club.… Read More Senior Spotlight: Alex Barina
Megan Brawner, Editor-in-Chief Senior Megan Brawner is the Editor-in-Chief of the 2015-2016 Colonel. She is the captain of the cross country team and runs Indoor and Outdoor Track. She participates in Youth United for Global Action and Awareness (YUGA) Club and is the secretary of the Senior Class. She is the Editor of Key… Read More Athletes of the Week: Daric Johnson and Sam Henry
Unified Sports is an organization in which all students can come together and play a variety of sports. There are no limitations to being a part of the team. Every person has the opportunity whether they have a disability or not. Tim Mason, an avid member of the team, really enjoys knowing that he doesn’t… Read More Unified Basketball Updates
Recently, former pop star Kesha has been battling her producer at SONY Records, Dr. Luke. About a week ago, she appealed in a court of law pleading her case of sexual abuse charges. Even after giving her story of the countless acts of abuse she so long endured, the judge revoked her request. The case… Read More Free Kesha
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