John Montesantos
co-sports editor
For the past 23 years, GBS has hosted the Titan Invitational early in the boys’ soccer season. The Titans had always used the tournament as a “warm-up” for conference play. But for this year’s struggling young team, it meant so much more.
The year was barely underway, and the [...]

Alec Zimmer
Columnist
Okay, so maybe I’m slightly over exaggerating, but it’s still interesting how often statistics are conjured up with people blindly accepting them.
Here’s a scenario: you pick up a magazine with the following story: “New Study Demonstrates People Who Eat Peanut Butter Are 50% Less Likely To Develop Cancer”. Interesting, but often we’re not told [...]

Spencer Rose
Staff Reporter
Germany, England, Sweden, Denmark and the United States of America span two continents and four languages. Sophomore David Abidor has experienced exposure to all of these languages but is masterful in the one universal tongue (or foot); Soccer.
Throughout his career, Abidor has traveled to several European countries in order to play [...]

Political conventions take place; campaigns heat up
Both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions took place in the last few weeks. Presidential nominees Barack Obama and John McCain delivered speeches aimed at issues Americans are currently facing and how they intend to help. In Denver, Obama expressed disdain with the Bush administration and the [...]

Kaitlyn Fahey
Asst. Opinions Editor
Congratulations, it’s a new school year! For all you planners, goal setters, optimists, and general members of the human race, this means the creation of new resolutions. Whether or not you stick to those ambitions is up to you, but I, for one, plan on doing my darndest to achieve them. And [...]

Hallie Herrmann
Staff Reporter
South staff is watching you.
Twenty-four new security cameras were installed in areas surrounding the cafeterias, halls, the roof, and visitor and student entrances this year. The state-of-the-art system provides excellent viewing for administrators and security personnel.
After about five years of the administration considering cameras, the plan to install them came together. There is [...]

by Elly VanZanten
Asst. A&E Editor
It’s 10:00 on Sunday night and you are supposed to be working on your English essay. You try to keep writing, but the Internet Explorer icon in the corner of your monitor is grabbing your attention and calling your name.
You think to yourself, ‘What’s five minutes?’ After a second of [...]

Peter Riley
Co-Sports Editor
Trent Monckton began his four catch, two touchdown, 136-yard game on the Titan’s second drive against Highland Park last Friday night.
“I think I had a pretty solid performance. I dropped two balls which I’m not too happy about, but I caught everything else that came my way,” said Monckton.
In the second drive [...]

The newly instated drug testing policy will randomly test student-athletes in Illinois once they reach the playoffs; Co-sports Editors Peter Riley and John Montesantos face off on this controversial issue.
Peter Riley
Co-Sports Editor
Kyle Braid was a sophomore football player at a Florida high school. He was pressured to become bigger, stronger, and faster. He was a [...]

Kara Quill
Asst. Sports Editor
Girls’ Volleyball
Bump, set, spike, and dig. These are just the fundamentals of volleyball. The girls’ 2008-2009 varsity volleyball team started out their season in the dome, against Stevenson. The Titans currently have a winning record of 6-1. Their one loss came from the Evanston Wildkits. The Titans are led [...]