Kevin Daliva
Columnist
It was early on a brisk fall morning when I set my frosty shake down on the table before me and decided to pursue my favorite pasttime: reading the dictionary. After reading for quite a while, I finally reached the word “literally.” Something perplexing crossed my path. The word had two definitions: “virtually” and [...]

Holly Heitman
Staff Reporter
“What are you waiting for? Go on and do it! Register, vote, make a change! Ya feel me?:”
-Rapper, Soulja Boy
Soulja Boy turned 18 this year and is voting in this coming election. Some students are following Soulja Boy’s example. Wednesday, Sept. 24 and Thursday, Sept. 25, students turning 18 before Nov. 4th had [...]

Sophie Martin
Asst. Features Editor
¡HOLA!
After enduring a nine-hour flight and seven hours of jet lag Thursday, Oct. 9, 18 students and two teachers from four schools in Orihuela, Spain arrived at O’Hare Airport.
“It was very long and I couldn’t sleep because of the time difference… I’m still so tired,” said exchange student Mária Cámara [...]

Kaitlyn Fahey
Asst. Opinions Editor
I was recently walking down the bustling halls of South, just minding my own business and humming a little Sonny and Cher, when all of a sudden an unknown brute pushed me aside in an attempt to make it to class on time. At first, I feared the jolt would send me [...]

OneVote hosts mock election
From Oct. 20 to 24, students under the age of 18 will be able to cast their vote for the 2008 presidential election.
OneVote is the largest youth mock election that is available to the general public. It’s designed to allow students to voice their opinions about the upcoming election and other related [...]

Varsity Football is more publicized than any other Glenbrook South sport; Co-Sports Editors Peter Riley and John Montesantos face-off on this issue.
Peter Riley
Co-Sports Editor
Ladies and gentlemen, there is no greater Goliath of high school sports than football. At the forefront of publicity, this sport is a basis for TV shows and creates the stereotype of [...]

Compiled by Sophie Martin Asst. Features Editor
Jane Packer, Sophomore
Question: Live in a trash can for life or eat trash for life?
Answer: I would rather live in a trash can because Oscar the Grouch is my friend and metal trashcans are shiny.
Leah Tsekouras, Junior
Question: Snort Tabasco sauce or get it in your eye?
Answer: I’d rather snort [...]

Allie Zimmerman
News Editor
Some universities are implementing new financial aid plans to make schools more affordable to middle and lower income students.
Harvard University is the first school to develop such a plan and has instituted a financial aid program that provides incentive for lower income students to apply there.
Harvard’s plan provides free tuition [...]

Hallie Herrmann
Staff Reporter
Senior Jacob Metrick is the Project Creator of the Park Center Café-due to open in the Glenview Park Center in November. The café will provide quality food and job opportunities for people with special needs. 
Metrick has been involved with special needs programs with his sister, Sarah Metrick, who has autism. Metrick has [...]

Molly Anderson
Staff Reporter
On July 4, 1776, the founding fathers of the United States of America signed the Declaration of Independence. This day has marked the birth of one of the world’s largest and most prominent countries.
Although, completing and authorizing this document was not an easy task for American colonists. Maintaining the declaration’s confidentiality was crucial [...]