Archive for February, 2010

Kelleigh Trowbridge, Lick’s new “schedular/registrar/and dean’s assistant,” is currently fond of Radio Déliro, a station found on iTunes Radio under “International/World.” “It’s modern French pop, old jazz and blue grass,” Trowbridge explains. “It’s a little wacky and all of their announcements are in French—so I don’t understand any of it!” This is Trowbridge’s first year...

Barack Obama entered the office of the Presidency with a gust of hope and change and was supported by 70% of the American public, a number that has dwindled ever since. His approval ratings are down to a meager 48% with only 20% of Republicans supporting him. To compare, President Clinton’s approval rating, after one...

Marsh Youth Theater’s production of The Wave elicits a pandemonium of emotions that is sure to raise hairs on the back of your neck and give you the urge to erupt in song. Directed by Lick-Wilmerding’s former acting and theater teacher Cliff Mayotte, The Wave recounts the shocking experiment conducted at a Palo Alto high...

On February 5, the entire Lick student body entered the gym to watch the Annual Frosh-Faculty Basketball Game. The game was divided into recreational, for non-experienced players and competitive quarters, for higher quality play. Recreational quarters provided an opportunity for faculty and freshman students to enjoy themselves. The competitive quarters, on the other hand,...

On Friday, Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili died after crashing during a training run. Luge is the fastest — and most dangerous — Olympic sport. More so even than Skeleton, described below. Some of the following previews make references to how spectacular the crashes are in that sport. This is not in any way done to...

The consensus is that this was a down year for Super Bowl commercials. I’d have to agree. At $6 million-per-minute, the highest cost ever, you might expect the commercials to live up to the cost. Sadly, that was not the case. Here are the best and the worst of the Super Bowl ads. Notice...

Jacqueline Spivey brings a fresh face to Lick-Wilmerding this semester, picking up Laralyn Bergstedt’s position in the Science Department as she takes the rest of the year off for a sabbatical. Dr. Spivey, or Dr. S as she is known to her students, has “wanted to teach here for a long time” and...

Who dat say gonna beat dem Saints? Well, that would be the Indianapolis Colts. Don’t get me wrong, I will be rooting for the Saints just like every other non-Colts’ fan in America. Nobody likes the Colts. They’re not loud or mouthy; they act ridiculously humble; they are completely unentertaining (they don’t even complain about...

Lick-Wilmerding alum, Zach Sorgen, and his band shoot for the stars Zach Sorgen went to Lick for his freshman and sophomore years in 2004-2006. He played trumpet and piano in Jazz Combo and the Advanced Jazz Band and also sang in Jazz Choir. Sorgen says, “I loved Lick and definitely developed my passion for...