More and more people have been paying attention to the 2016 presidential election, demonstrated through increased voter turnout at the primaries, most often attributed to the wild and radical campaign of Donald Trump. Prior to Super Tuesday, Trump had won all Republican elections with the exception of the Iowa Caucus. Hillary Clinton was also three… Read More Political Updates
In a case of mistaken identity, three-year-old Ahmed Mansour Karni was sentenced to life imprisonment by the highest Egyptian Military court, along with three additional years by a civilian misdemeanour court, for a crime he would have commited when he was just 16 months old. Karni was accused of allegedly being involved in the murders… Read More Three-Year-Old Boy Mistakenly Sentenced to Life Imprisonment in Egypt
The 2016 Oscars certainly received a lot of attention. See what stars wore below! 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… Read More 2016 Oscars Fashion Review
Chorus teacher, Evan Lambert, walked out of the band room for the last time as the chorus teacher on Friday Feb.26. His time as a chorus teacher comes to an end as he goes to become a golf instructor at the Hartford Golf Club. Lambert had many students, between Women’s Choir and Final Cut, many… Read More Ledyard’s Lambert Chases after Dream
Con Oh, Shakespeare! One of the most dreaded units of the English 9-12 curriculums, stressing out teenagers nationwide with the Early English language. After reading A Midsummer Night’s Dream freshman year, the point of Shakespeare has been made. He wrote plays about love stories, tragedies and even a few ‘comedies’ that made new additions to… Read More Should We Have to Read Shakespeare Every Year?
The cheerleading team traveled to Waterford High School to compete in the Eastern Connecticut Conference cheer competion. Where they placed third overall. The team has been preparing for the competion season since January. “We conditioned as much as possible and we performed our routine in front of the crowd during halftime at basketball games to… Read More Cheerleading Competition Season has Begun
On the night of Feb. 20, 45-year old Uber driver Jason Brian Dalton killed six people and injured two over the course of nearly six hours. The shootings occurred sporadically at three different locations in Kalamazoo, Michigan. CNN reported that he first shot a woman multiple times in front of her children in an apartment… Read More Uber Driver Goes on Kalamazoo Killing Spree
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died at the age of 79 on Feb. 13. He was an ardent Republican and led the conservative majority of 5-4 in the Supreme Court. Recent doctor’s letters have shed light on his many ailments: Scalia suffered from coronary artery disease, obesity and diabetes, according to the Associated Press’… Read More The Importance of Scalia
If you’re 18 or will be by Connecticut’s April 26 presidential primary, you can vote. Registering to vote is one of the more simple steps to adulthood, but many 17 or 18-year-olds don’t know where to start. Every state has a similar website, but if you’re planning to vote in Connecticut, follow these steps: Start… Read More How to Vote
Rihanna’s eighth studio album, ANTI, was aptly named. After releasing Unapologetic in 2012, Rihanna had only a handful of singles stretched over a span of four years. FourFiveSeconds and American Oxygen fared pretty well on U.S. charts and made sure Rihanna stayed a household name. Prior to the original release date in January, the entire… Read More A Track-by-Track Review of “ANTI”
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