The James Logan Courier

Note: The Courier has some Rocket Summer stickers to give away, as well as posters and other promotional material, so drop by our office in room 511 to pick some up.

By Christine Surna Khayat, Courier Staff Writer

The release of the Rocket Summer’s new CD, “Do You Feel”, was something I wish I could say I highly anticipated, but it being my first time ever hearing any of their albums, I didn’t have much to compare it with. I popped in the CD in my car, feeling a bit strange holding the disc due to the development of our newly found iPod generation, and I was a bit skeptical as to whether this album would be something I could manage driving to.

The album starts out with “Break It Out”, a fun, “pop-y” tune that instantly had my fingers tapping the steering wheel along to the song. I was surprised when I found myself humming to the catchy chorus since the up beat, cheery pace isn’t what I usually listen to. Of all the songs on the album, this was by far one of the top two.

By Musa Biawogi, Courier Staff Writer

Now that situation involving the six African-American students from Jena, Louisiana, who were arrested and charged with attempted murder for a school fight with a white student a few months ago, seems to be nearing a peaceful resolution, echoes of the incident are showing up at Logan.

Last week, for example, a dispute over which race gets to sit where threatened to boil over into a more general clash between racial groups here at Logan.

LUNCH: Crispy Baked Chicken with Potato Wedges,
Milk, Fresh Fruit, Fun Chips

ACTIVITIES:
Today is the last day to take id pictures! Drop in to the Pavilion Lobby during the day - before/after school, lunch, break. All Staff - this is your day for pictures too!

Homecoming is right around the corner! Come to Colt Court at lunch from now through Wednesday to nominate your friends for Homecoming Court!

By Howard Cohen
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)

ANNIE LENNOX "Songs of Mass Destruction" (Arista) 2 { stars
The title is a bit grandiose. For "Songs of Mass Destruction," Annie Lennox's fourth solo album, the Eurythmics singer offers a dark collection of songs influenced by world affairs, the war, AIDS. "Sing," for instance, gathers 23 female vocalists — including Madonna, Fergie, Celine Dion, Shakira and KT Tunstall — in a "We are the World"-styled choral attempt to raise awareness about mother-child HIV transmission in Africa.

By Jasmeen Banwait, Courier Staff Writer

Leadership teacher Francis Rojas is helping to coordinate the recycling program at James Logan this year, and he's serious about reducing the amount of waste Logan sends to landfills and promoting recycling.

"The more stuff we can recycle, the less we're throwing in the landfills. By reducing waste in the landfills, we will help the environment greatly," Rojas said.

By Jennifer Torres, Courier Staff Writer

Tom Woodhead is a recent addition to the Logan staff, but he's not new to Logan. He's a graduate who's returned to become a teacher.

For now, he teaches vocational education and coaches the James Logan Forensics program's debate team. He currently teaches periods 1, 2, and 4 and works with students ranging from freshmen to seniors.

By Larry Oakes and Steve Alexander
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)

DULUTH, Minn. — The music industry may have won a symbolic battle with a Duluth jury's $222,000 judgment against Jammie Thomas of Brainerd, Minn., but it has lost the war against music piracy, according to industry analysts, copyright lawyers and information technology experts.

Online music piracy is rampant, as new file-sharing technology such as BitTorrent has replaced the Napster and Kazaa music-sharing services, forced by legal pressure to shut down and reinvent themselves. Bands such as Radiohead are selling their songs online for whatever people are willing to pay.

Apple Computer Inc. (MCT)

Top 10 songs on iTunes Music Store for Oct. 9:
1. "Gimme More," Britney Spears
2. "Crank That," Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
3. "Apologize," Timbaland, featuring OneRepublic
4. "Bubbly," Colbi Caillat
5. "Stronger," Kanye West
6. "The Way I Am," Ingrid Michaelson
7. "Rockstar," Nickelback
8. "No One (Radio Edit)," Alicia Keys
9. "1234," Feist
10. "Ayo Technology," 50 Cent, featuring Justin Timberlake

For more information, please visit the iTunes Web site at www.apple.com/itunes/.
Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.

From wikipedia:
Harlan Fiske Stone (October 11, 1872 – April 22, 1946) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as the dean of Columbia Law School, Attorney General of the United States, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and later Chief Justice of the United States.

Early years
Stone was born in Chesterfield, New Hampshire, to Fred L. and Ann S. (Butler) Stone. He prepared at Amherst High School, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Amherst College in 1894.

From 1894 to 1895 he was the submaster of Newburgh High School. From 1895 to 1896 he was an instructor in history at Adelphi Academy in Brooklyn, New York.

Read Law and Its Administration by Harlan Fiske Stone, free from googlebooks.com.