A common thread among the Abrahamic religions are backwards and laughable treatments of human sexuality. On the surface, it would seem this presents no harm to the public at large if members of the religious community wish to have clumsy and awkward virgin sex on their wedding night, but there is a very real danger [...]
Some days ago, I overheard a student voice the opinion that Americans should not have to use their hard-earned money to pay for the healthcare of others. While this seems a reasonable sentiment on the surface, it is akin to complaining about having to pay for the fire department services of lazy poor people when [...]
Andrew Morrison, popular local Native American artist and Mountlake Terrace High School graduate, was notified of the cancellation of the multicultural mural he was painting in the Hub in fourth week of March. The prepping and painting of the multicultural mural was planned to begin during Spring Break. The reason the activities/athletic coordinator at MTHS, [...]
During the past weekend, in the small town of Moscow, Idaho, the 43rd Annual Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival brought together several thousand people to celebrate the musical magic of jazz. Thursday morning Dynamics, Accents, and Jazz Ensembles I and II took the 7-hour bus ride across Washington and sacrificed two days of school in order [...]
There are about 6,912 languages around the world being taught, read, spoken and written. With so many languages circling around the globe it is inevitable that there would be miscommunication. However, one language is often overlooked and although it is not a spoken language it can be communicated to other people unconsciously – the art of body language. Body language can be as simple as moving your hand toward your mouth [...]
Whatwill it be called? iSlate? iTablet? Something else? Will it even be announced? If so, will it float or bring about world peace? Well, questions are starting to be answered, as Steve Jobs has finally unveiled the iPad. At 0.5 inches thin, weighing in at 1.5 pounds and with a 9.7-inch IPS display, it’s a [...]
From stencil work to “blistering,” junior Ben Rabine is almost exclusively self-taught in the art of spray paint. After seeing a video of someone spray-painting on YouTube his freshman year, Rabine “thought it looked kinda cool” and began searching for more videos. He was inspired to start this form of art, and decided to try [...]
Two arrests were made Feb. 24 in connection with the Feb. 13 robbery of a man walking down 44th Avenue in front of MTHS. Parents of MTHS students were alerted to the robbery a week later via email due to the close proximity of the school to the scene of the crime. The email indicated [...]
Hello. I’m a senior, and I have my eighth semester coming up. My comrades and I in the Class of Ten feel strange right now. We’re listless, languished, lackadaisical, and languorous after three and a half years of Mountlake Terrace High School. No doubt we have regrets and remorse. Maybe we should have done or [...]
Expanding film through education, the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) offers youth under 18 the opportunity to submit their films to the festival for a reduced rate. The program is titled FutureWave. Senior Nick Terry’s film, “Senior Prom,” has been accepted into the festival through the FutureWave program. Guidelines to the program state that entered films [...]
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