Teen Pregnancy
“Having Maxton has changed my life 100 percent.�
Raising their newborn, together Page 6 and 7
Summer Lambert Junior
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Tuesday 4 4:00 9th grade boys’ and girls’ basketball vs. Maize 5:45 JV boys’ basketball vs. Maize 6:00 V girls’ basketball vs. Maize 7:30 V boys’ and JV girls’ basketball vs. Maize Thursday 6 1:30 V diving at South pool 1:30 Making It Count (seniors) in Auditorium 3:30 Boys’ swimming Central Inv. 6:00 JV/V wrestling vs. Campus Thursday 13 1:30 V boys’ diving at South pool 3:30 V boys’ swimming Central Inv. Monday 17-Saturday 22 S.I.T. at Bicentennial Center Tuesday 25 1:30 Spring portraits in Gym 2 Thursday 27 7:00 Musical in Auditorium Friday 28 4:00 9th grade boys’ and girls’ basketball vs. Maize 5:45 JV boys’ basketball vs. Maize 6:00 V girls’ basketball vs. Maize 7:00 Musical in Auditorium 7:30 V boys’ and JV girls’ basketball vs. Maize
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End of the world Mayan calendar predicts the world will end in December 2012 By Thatcher Keast Co-Student Life Editor
Some say zombie apocalypses and Morgan Freeman are going to take over the world in 2012. According to the Mayan calendar, all human civilizations will come to an end on December 21, 2012. The sun, earth and the Milky Way will align and FDXVH WKH VXQ WR H[SORGH DQG HQJXOI WKH HDUWK LQ D GHDWKO\ EDOO RI Č´ UH $FFRUG ing to the Mayan calendar, December 21 is the end of the last 260 day cycle. 7KLV FDOHQGDU KDV DFFXUDWHO\ SUHGLFWHG VHYHUDO QDWXUDO GLVDVWHUV VXFK DV KXU ricane Katrina and Pompeii, according to Wikipedia. According to senior Devin Reese, the world is going to be taken over by
Editorial debate: 2012 Page 9 Photo spread: Year in review / Pages 10, 11
zombie Mayans. “Alright, well basically we don’t know what happened to the Mayans, and they were the ones who came up with the calendar that people interpret as the end of the world. Basically, it marks the return of the Mayans after being abducted by aliens, and they will come back as zombies, starting a zombie apocalypse,� Reese said. Junior Alexa Sharp sees anything but zombies taking over the world, but instead Morgan Freeman. “Morgan Freeman has played several roles as God in movies, and now I believe he is God,� Sharp said. “People of the modern day world start to worship him and soon there are 34 churches of the Freeman. Mr. Freeman
See 2012 / Page 12
Illegal downloading
Limewire version 5.5.11 is blocked
By Thatcher Keast Co-Student Life Editor
The music industry is losing its once powerful sound. On October 26, Judge Kimba Wood, a US federal court judge, issued an injunction
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TIMELINE2010
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forcing LimeWire to stop the GRZQORDG ing of all forms of media. On September 30, LimeWire was RÉš FLDOO\ EORFNHG 9HUVLRQ WKH QHZ est update has been blocked from all users. However, all versions under 5.5.11 are still up and running. FrostWire, a
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“I have used LimeWire for about 2 years and downloaded around 200 songs� Juan Espino Junior
fork of LimeWire, is free and features several aspects of the paid version of LimeWire. According to the Boston Globe, a Boston University *UDGXDWH VWXGHQW ZDV Č´ QHG IRU LOOHJDOO\ GRZQ ORDGLQJ VRQJV DQG SURFHHG ing to share them online. “I have used LimeWire for about 2 years and downloaded around 200 songs,â€? junior Juan Espino said. “I’m not worried about getting caught, it’s not a
See LIMEWIRE / Page 12
jan19 An election is held in Massachusetts to replace Senator Ted Kennedy’s seat.
jan13 Google is the target of a cyber attack from China. This causes Google to pull out of China.
jan28-30 The theatre department performs “Beauty and the Beast.�
jan23 Central boys’ basketball team wins S.I.T. for the third straight year.