The James Logan Courier

By Candace Laxamana, Courier News Editor

You may have noticed that on January 18, 2012, Google had a black box over it's logo. This is because many major websites have "censored" or "blocked" their websites for 12 to 24 hours in protest of SOPA and PIPA bills.

These bills were put out with good intentions in mind, but many internet users, and sites think this is the American version of "The Great Firewall of China."

MISCELLANEOUS

Attention TAs! If you are scheduled as a second semester TA, you must report to Ms. Quintal in the front office for your assignment. This applies to all TAs – even if you were a TA first semester and you are remaining in your previous assignment. If you have any questions, see Ms. Quintal during your scheduled TA period.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL: There will be an important meeting for everyone interested in trying out for the Boys Volleyball team TODAY, Wednesday, 1/25/12 in the Staff Lounge at 2:00 p.m. See you there!

By Billy O'Keefe
McClatchy-Tribune (MCT)

Every post-holiday afterglow, when the gaming industry briefly but emphatically hibernates in advance of livelier spring release schedules, there inevitably emerges a game that demands another look after getting unjustly buried in the sea of sequels and blockbusters that released all around it in November.

In a year as stacked as 2011, there is no shortage of candidates. But even on those grounds, "Rayman Origins" belongs at the top of the list, and it really isn't even close.

Though not framed as an origins story — or concerned with storytelling in general, really — "Origins" earns its name by taking Rayman back to his two-dimensional roots. Like the 1995 original, "Origins" eschews three dimensions in favor of 2D platforming in the classic "Super Mario Bros." vein.

From wikipedia:
Doris Haddock (January 24, 1910 – March 9, 2010[2]) was an American political activist from New Hampshire. Haddock achieved national fame when, between the ages of 88 and 90, starting on January 1, 1999 and culminating on February 29, 2000, she walked over 3,200 miles across the continental United States to advocate for campaign finance reform. In 2004, she ran unsuccessfully as a Democratic challenger to incumbent Republican Judd Gregg for the U.S. Senate.

Haddock's walk across the country followed a southern route and took more than a year to complete, starting on January 1, 1999, in southern California and ending in Washington D.C. on February 29, 2000.

Read more about Ethel Doris Haddock, free from the International Museum of Women.