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For the past 131 years, 74 books from Thomas Jefferson’s personal library have sat among the shelves of Washington University’s libraries, unidentified as belonging to the nation’s third president. Their recent discovery by Jefferson scholar Ann Lucas Birle and tracking by Endrina Tay has made WashU the third-largest holder of Jefferson books. The volumes originated [...]
Feb
24
2011
A Better AP?
Beginning in the fall of the 2011-2012 school year, the College Board will begin a rollout of major revisions to many Advanced Placement (AP) course curriculums and exams. One of the major goals of the reforms is to reduce the span of content covered to allow for a greater focus on deeper, analytical thinking. The [...]
Jan
18
2011
News Briefs: What you need to know
Jocelyn Lee keeps you up-to-date with the current global news.
Speech and Debate Glendale/Kickapoo Tournament Packets of articles dense with vibrant lines of highlighting scatter among cafeteria tables. High school students high on adrenaline thumb frantically through cases that have been exhausted by hours of review. If you listen closely, the tapping of anxious heels almost seem to synchronize with the constant hum of articulate [...]
Nov
23
2010
Conflict minerals fuel violence in eastern Congo
Tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold. These four minerals are components of all cell phones, as well as nearly all computers, televisions, and other electronic devices. They make your phone vibrate, your laptop power on. However, according to the Enough Project, an organization that works to end genocide and war crimes, they are also the link [...]
Called Oh Lolli Lolli, it is the newest addition to a small strip of attractions sprouting up along Demun Avenue.
Oct
28
2010
CHS Debate Team Kickapoo Tournament
Packets of articles dense with vibrant lines of highlighting are scattered among cafeteria tables. High school students high on adrenaline thumb frantically through cases that have been exhausted by hours of review. If you listen closely, the tapping of anxious heels almost seem to synchronize with the constant hum of articulate voices. To the foreign [...]
Oct
27
2010
New candy store sweetens Demun neighborhood
An “itsy bitsy candy shoppe,” as it calls itself, Oh Lolli Lolli has set up shop in the Demun area of Clayton. It opened Aug. 6, and since then, it has attracted many from the area, especially neighborhood kids. “Oh Lolli Lolli was supposed to open officially on Saturday, Aug. 7, but a few kids [...]
After 33 Chilean miners were trapped in a mine in early August, expectations were that it would take months to rescue the men. President Sebastián Piñera said that they would be home by Christmas at the latest. However, both rescuers and Piñera have recently expressed optimism about bringing the men up much earlier. The process [...]
