The James Logan Courier

By Lorissa Salvatin, Courier Staff Writer

“For what it's worth: it's never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be…”

A movie based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a movie that captures the imagination and that touches the heart. It follows the story of Benjamin Button, as his journal is read to an old dying Daisy Fuller. Born old on the night of World War I, Benjamin goes through his life growing ever younger. His life begins when he is abandoned by his father and is left in the hands of Queenie, an African American maid of a senior home. Here, Benjamin is exposed to the idea of life and death. As Benjamin’s age declines, he does on many adventures, many of them involving events of history. He also meets many different kinds of people that teach him about music, morality, idealism, life, and death, which are the over-all set up of the movie’s implicit theme. Benjamin’s story also includes his physical and mental fight for the love of the graceful eccentric Daisy who, unlike him, travels through time normally. Ultimately, the life Benjamin leads illustrates great ideas of life and death and those that awaken the thoughts.

By Andrew Alcazar, Courier Sports Writer

James Logan took another step towards claiming another MVAL wrestling title, as they defeated Mission San Jose 35-19.

Logan (3-0) needed a number of wrestlers to step up, as a couple of wrestlers were out with injuries. Freshman Diego Facundo stepped up the most, as he was able to keep up with and win against a senior at the 112-weight class. Facundo filled in for injured Kristian Blanco, and was able to jump out to a quick 5-0 lead and stop MSJ’s come back and win 10-6.

By Mei Xin Yang, Courier Staff Writer
Your last chance to see an exhibition of hundreds of modern artworks by Asian American artists is fast approaching.

San Francisco's De Young Museum has been presenting an exhibition called Asian/American/Modern Art: Shifting Currents, 1900–1970 since October, but the show which features art works from over 60 artists of Asian ancestry who worked and lived in the United States ends Sunday.

By Mia Tungol, Courier Staff Writer

On a recent weekend, my mom and I visited my aunt, who lives in Santa Clara. We wanted to eat out for lunch, so we decided to try a sushi restaurant that we haven't tried before called Yoyo Sushi. When we arrived, the restaurant was not crowded and we were able to be seated right away.

By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer

A group of James Logan High School students will leave tonight for a week-long trip to Washington D.C. and the opportunity to see Barack Obama sworn-in as the nation’s 44th president.

Logan social science teachers Alida Lombardi and Jeff Ustick take students each year to Washington as part of “Close Up,” a government/citizenship program for high school students nationwide. This year, Logan’s contingent of 24 students will be in Washington for the Inauguration on Tuesday, and they plan to join more than a million people expected to gather on the Capitol Mall to watch the ceremony.

From wikipedia:
Carlos Pellicer Cámara (January 16, 1897 – February 16, 1977), born in Villahermosa, Tabasco, was part of the first wave of modernist Mexican poets and was heavily active in the promotion of Mexican art and literature. An enthusiastic traveller, his work is filled with beautiful depictions of nature, and a certain sexual energy that is shared with his contemporary, Octavio Paz.

Read three of Carlos Pellicer's poems, free from geocities.com.