Tag Archives: Will Bedwell
Fear hinders Gulf Coast recovery, not oil spill
By: Will Bedwell, Staff Reporter This past summer, all news stations heralded the BP Deep Water Horizon oil spill as the greatest environmental disaster the United States has ever faced. This disaster (technically an oil leak buy referred to commonly … Continue reading
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Book Review: The Advanced Genius Theory: Are They Our of Their Minds or Ahead of Their Time?
Many have pondered why many popular icons in the music industry have made numerous great records only to grow old and end up making horrible music. What’s the deal with Bob Dylan’s Christian album? Why did Lou Reed cut a … Continue reading
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Oak Grove baseball continues winning tradition
By: Will Bedwell Sumrall High School’s baseball team’s 67-game win streak came to a close this past month at the hands of the Oak Grove Warriors. The Sumrall Bobcat’s streak is currently the fourth all-time high school baseball win streak. … Continue reading
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Students show heart and donate blood
By: Will Bedwell Twice every school year United Blood Services holds a blood drive on campus. One is held in the fall and one in the spring. This year, during baseball season, Oak Grove is competing with Petal High School … Continue reading
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Arik “the man” Shams snags Star Student award
By: Will Bedwell Oak Grove High School’s 2009-2010 Star Student Arik Shams stepped off a plane and onto U.S. soil on March 6th, 2008 when he was sixteen years old. Up until that point, Shams lived in Bangladesh with his … Continue reading
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Is Obama’s plan for increasing troops in the United States’ best interest?
YES By: Taylor Herring Obama’s plan to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan is the most probable and feasible idea for counterinsurgency. After eight years of fighting the war overseas, the military and officials are desperate for the light at … Continue reading
Music Review: Vampire Weekend’s “Contra”
By: Will Bedwell In January of 2008 four Columbia University graduates released their self-titled album Vampire Weekend. This pop album filled with bossa nova, British punk, and ska influences debuted at number 17 on the Billboard charts, then went on … Continue reading
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Stephen Colbert saves US Speedskating
By: Will Bedwell The U.S. Olympic Speedskating Team fell on hard times last year when sponsor Dutch Bank DSB went bankrupt in October. The bank had a four-year sponsorship worth $300,000. U.S. Speedskating CEO Bob Crowley announced budget cuts would … Continue reading
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Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights
By: Will Bedwell One belief of the American mindset has always been that Americans can and will change things. This mindset has caused constant upheaval and reform in the U.S. social system. In the early 1900s, when industrial workers tired … Continue reading
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What in the world is World of Warcraft?
By: Will Bedwell The television commercials for World of Warcraft (WoW) began airing in late 2007, featuring such celebrities as Mr. T, William Shatner, and Ozzy Osbourne, bringing the question to the non-gamers’ minds: What is World of Warcraft? I, … Continue reading
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