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Final Issue of the 2015-2016 School Year
The Diller Street Journal May 2016
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Live & Serve at North Shore Class of 2019 Service Learning Project
America’s Biggest Lie
Owen Hiland ’18
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could almost hear the collective sigh of relief emanate from every true Star Wars fan the moment the verdict came in, that J. J. Abrams’ new chapter in the Star Wars saga was, at the very least, good. Walking into the theater, many fans may have had a distinct bad feeling about the coming film, but that feeling was found to be misguided. Through no small effort, Abrams et al. have managed to create a movie that not only continues the base trilogy of Star Wars but expands it and opens it up to what is sure to be an incredible future. The “goodness” of this movie is not being called into question, especially considering the trying times that were the prequels. Truly, there’s nothing that can be said about “The Force Awakens” that can’t be read from 50 articles online, and reviewing it has no real point, since there’s almost unanimous approval among old and new viewers of the series alike. So why retread old ground? It was good; now let’s wait for Episode VIII. But really, the fact that we’ve had to wait dozens of years for a true Star Wars movie to come out is absurd. Even more continued on page 2
Doppler Radar: Brad O’Connor ’18 or as long as human beings have been around, the common myth has plagued society. People have bought into things they believe are fact when in reality are nothing but fake. Conspiracies such as the “Illuminati” or the “New World Order” have caused some discussion, but no conspiracy has shaken the groundwork of society more than that of a North Shore Country Day School freshman in 2013. This man decided to question the very groundwork upon which weather reporting and meteorology were founded. His claim? That the so-called “Doppler Radar” doesn’t exist. Shocking, to say the least. As I was digging through some old DSJ articles, I came across this claim and decided to research even further. At first I thought, “This is just a conspiracy. There’s no way our meteorologists would lie to us about the weather and the way they are forecasting it!” I was just about to give up on my research when I came across the man himself, Cooper Ochsenhirt ’16. I had just
F Betsey Freiburger ’19 n Tuesday, April 19, 54 freshmen set out on the Service Learning Project’s 5th Annual Walk for Compassion. Leaving North Shore Country Day School at 8:45 a.m., the group, led by Mr. Dachille, headed to the southbound Metra train station and rode it to the Davis Street stop in Evanston. Once having disembarked, students began the fivemile walk back to school. Most students laughed and chatted, while taking in the meaning of the walk, which is designed to raise money and awareness for the various global issues which students have studied since February. The walkers stopped for a quick tour of the Bahá’í Temple, allowing Mr. Dachille another chance to introduce a form of international religion to the 9th graders. Most students
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had never entered the temple before, despite driving past it numerous times a week. The group was awed at the detail of the design and were interested to know that it was the first Bahá’í Temple built in the world. Endeavoring to link learning with need, the class continued on for the final push toward North Shore. After completing the walk, the 9th graders finished out the Service Learning Project with their individual and group presentations, which highlighted the diverse group of global problems the class took on. These included child prostitution, malnutrition, global warming, biological weapons and many more. Through individual and group presentations, detailed continued on page 2
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