The James Logan Courier

By Jack Bragg, Courier Editor-in-Chief

Band of Skulls, a British band from Southampton, have come back for their sophomore album,
following the smash hit of their debut, Baby Darling Dollface Honey. Their new album, Sweet Sour, features all of the same sounds and styles that made their first album such a success. However, the new album does feel somewhat top-heavy as the great songs at the beginning don’t match up with the weaker songs near the ending.

The band features a very unique male/female vocalist dynamic that is seen in only a few bands today. Singers Emma Richardson and Russell Marsden pull off their wonderfully interwoven voices spectacularly on the new album, and drummer Matt Hayward is as solid as ever.

MISCELLANEOUS

Good luck to Jacob Macalolooy, Jacob Donato, Artemio Flores, Clayton Hartwell and Chewy Dhaliwal as they will be representing Logan at the CIF State Wrestling Meet in Bakersfield today and tomorrow.

Off campus ROP must attend their Fremont classes on Monday, March 5th. ROP busing will be running as usual to take you to Fremont and bring you back to Logan.

Need Driver’s Ed? Two sessions are coming up at the Adult School – April 2, 3 & 4 and June 18, 19 & 20. Applications are now available in your house office, or see Mr. Caruso in Room 77.

By Zohal Sharif, Courier Staff Writer

National Self Injury Awareness Day (NSID) was found to inform the public about self injury and what they can do to help someone who is struggling with this addiction. It also brings this matter into the public eye because so often this issue is swept under the rug and is thought of as "out of site out of mind". There are several organizations committed to raising awareness, but March 1st is a day for people to unite for a common cause.

Self-harm can be difficult to understand. Many self-harmers say that they don't fully understand it themselves, so how can anyone else? Self injury is far from being rare, myths and misunderstanding surrounds this psychological aliment -- mistaken ideas are often a result in self-harmers being treated badly by police, doctors, therapists, and some family members and friends. Self harm is not always obvious and it's not always going to be understandable through someone else's eyes.

From wikipedia:
Harold George Belafonte, Jr. (born March 1, 1927) is a Jamaican American musician, actor and social activist. One of the most successful popular singers in history, he was dubbed the "King of Calypso," a title which he was very reluctant to accept (according to the documentary Calypso Dreams) for popularizing the Caribbean musical style with an international audience in the 1950s. Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing the "Banana Boat Song", with its signature lyric "Day-O". Throughout his career, he has been an advocate for civil rights and humanitarian causes. He has been a vocal critic of the policies of the Bush Administration.

Listen, watch or read Harry Belafonte's speech accepting the 2004 Human Rights Award by Global Exchange in San Francisco, free from Democracy Now!.