Anime club hosts Mario Kart tournament

Ruby Brown, Senior Staff Writer
March 26, 2012  

‘Player Select’ scrawls across the screen in bold, blocky letters. Underneath, eight boxes appear, each containing a different character: Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, Yoshi, D.K., Wario and Bowser. Sound familiar yet? Every so often, the Japanese Culture Club, better known as the Anime Club,... Read More

Through thick and thin

Ruby Brown, Senior Staff Writer
March 23, 2012  

Bandwagon- a party, cause, movement, etc., that by its mass appeal or strength readily attracts many followers. The bandwagon that everyone jumped on after February 5? The Giants. I can understand rooting for the underdog since this is what I normally do. My favorite team hasn’t been in or... Read More

Against the odds

Ruby Brown, Senior Staff Writer
March 8, 2012  

No electricity. No running water. No bathroom. No central heating or air condition. No telephone. No refrigerator. Only a battery operated radio, Kerosene lamps and a Wooden stove for heating and cooking that could only heat part of the room at one time. For an African American woman growing... Read More

Senior Skip Day: is it worth it?

Ruby Brown, Senior Staff Writer
February 5, 2012  

You’re walking the halls of Langley and for some reason, it seems devoid of something that makes Langley Langley. It’s not a Wednesday morning, no. In fact, it’s in the middle of the day on a Tuesday. So what’s different? It’s Senior Skip Day. That’s what’s different. No, this... Read More

Let it snow

Ruby Brown, Senior Staff Writer
January 22, 2012  

Oh, hey it’s snowing. And there’s some ice mixed with it too. Snow day! Wait a minute. It’s Saturday. It’s happened to the best of us. We wait not-so-patiently for those beautiful white flurries to fall from the sky, only to have it snow or ice on a Friday evening or Saturday—aka... Read More

Book review: Clockwork Prince

Ruby Brown, Senior Staff Writer
January 16, 2012  

Clockwork Prince is the second installment in The Infernal Devices series by Cassandra Clare, who also wrote The Mortal Instruments series. The main characters Tessa Gray, Jem Carstairs and Will Herondale are out to seek the Magister, who escaped their clutches at the end of Clockwork Angel,... Read More

Racism and prejudice aren’t funny

Ruby Brown, Senior Staff Writer
December 17, 2011  

Of course I’ve heard about racism and discrimination—in the news, in movies and quite often from my mom’s lessons on how things were “back then”. And until sophomore year, I had never heard someone say the n-word to someone else with the intention of hurting that person. But then... Read More

Gotta draw em all

Ruby Brown, Senior Staff Writer
December 10, 2011  

It’s a Monday and students are staying after school. After finishing their make-up quizzes, they still have time to kill before the late buses arrive at 3:45. What do they do with the extra time? One option many students may not know they have is to attend a meeting of the Anime Club, where... Read More

Saying goodbye to late openings

Ruby Brown, Assistant Business Editor
May 16, 2011  

I wake up at 7:20 a.m., and for a brief moment, I begin to panic. But then I stop and think. What day of the week is it? Oh that’s, right, it’s Wednesday. Content, I roll over and attempt to get some more sleep. For a lot of Langley students, late opening Wednesdays provide a time to complete... Read More

Time to shine

Ruby Brown, Assistant Business Editor
April 14, 2011  

Being a student at Langley and growing up in the Great Falls-McLean area, I’ve gotten used to all of my friends having parents or siblings who have gone to prestigious colleges and know a lot about them. But, I don’t have this luxury. Both my mom and oldest brother didn’t go to college;... Read More

The UGG-ly Truth

Ruby Brown, Assistant Business Editor
February 21, 2011  

Unless you are walking down Langley’s halls with your eyes closed, it is a rare occasion not to see at least 20 girls wearing Ugg Australia boots. Uggs may be fantastic for keeping your feet warm on cold winter days, but recent studies show they are also a sure way to mess up your feet. Uggs... Read More

Save Lives with Trauma Team

Ruby Brown, Assistant Business Editor
February 19, 2011  

“I’m with Resurgam First Care! Tell me what’s going on!”  “She won’t last long! I don’t care where, just find a place!” “The more I examine the patient, the more incongruities I find.” “I’m just here to do my business.” “Let the heavens be my witness.” These are... Read More

Projecting your grade

Ruby Brown, Assistant Business Editor
January 20, 2011  

Look down for a moment. See those taped boxes on the floor with a number inside them? That’s the catapult launching areas, and you’re standing inside them. Langley High School students in Physics most recently launched their catapults for the famed “Projectile Project.” For this project,... Read More

Langley Loves YouTube

Ruby Brown, Assistant Business Editor
December 4, 2010  

YouTube is the tenth most visited website by teenagers, according to LovetoKnow.com. This accounts for much of the attention that popular video posters, such as Ryan Higa, “Mystery Guitar Man,” and “Julian,” have received. These posters, affectionately known as YouTubers, have found... Read More

The King of Pop Lives On

Ruby Brown, Assistant Business Editor
December 3, 2010  

The “game that will electrify the world” has arrived. Michael Jackson:The Experience is here. Almost a year and a half after the death of the King of Pop, “the ultimate dance experience” was released on Nov. 23 by Ubisoft for the Wii, Playstation, and Nintendo DS, and in early 2011... Read More