Here at The Beaver Reader, we're always looking to the future. We understand that can sometimes generate frustration, with confusing sections and URLs and layouts and everything, but know that we try our hardest, and we're always looking for suggestions.
In light of all that, we've recently been working quietly to revamp the entire web site. It's still a work in progress--what isn't, around here?--but we think it offers some noticeable improvements. So we invite you to check it out and offer your feedback. If all goes as planned, soon this same URL, http://newspaper.bcdschool.org, will bring you to the new site. Until then, pardon our dust.
Preview the new Beaver Reader web site!
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Preview our new site!
Friday, October 10, 2008
The Large Hadron Collider (or Holy Cow, But Not Really)
MICHAEL FIRER '09 and GABBY GUTMAN '11
In mid-September, the world almost came to an end. Only not really. Maybe, just sort of, but not quite. What did happen was that a lot of nerds were very, very nervous. Why was that? Why, because of the Large Hadron Collider, of course. Say hello to just one tiny portion of the LHC.
I like to call her Elle, or Ol’ Collidy.
The LHC is a huge particle accelerator buried under the border of Switzerland and France that’s been in the works for about 25 years. How huge is it? It’s 17 miles long, and it’s only trying to speed up microscopic particles. The purpose is to smash protons together at nearly the speed of light. Ah, atom-smashing. This could lead to a slew of new, important discoveries, possibly including the existence of the Higgs boson, sparticles, supersymmetry, and dark matter, only one of which I’ve ever heard of before skimming the Wikipedia article for the LHC. This is a major step forward for physics, but of course, someone always just has to have a problem with it.
If the nervous nerds are to be believed, the LHC could lead to the end of the world. You see, colliding atoms is what caused the Big Bang. The Big Bang that filled the universe with everything it has today. The Big Bang that would have completely obliterated any existing universe in creation of a new one if there had been anything out there in the first place.
Or maybe it’s the black hole these colliding particles could create that would suck in the earth and destroy it instantly. A black hole could theoretically be created, and we’ve all seen enough science fiction movies to know not to trust portals to oblivion. Then there’s the strangelets. Oh, and let’s not forget the magnetic monopoles. Beginning to see the problem?
But of course, who ever listens to what the nerds have to say? Two safety reviews, as well as the American Physical Society, have declared the LHC a-okay. Unabated, three nerds stepped up to the plate. Well, okay, I'll admit, they have some credentials: Walter L. Wagner, a botanist and former radiation safety officer, Otto Rössler, a biochemist, and Luis Sancho, a science writer (whatever that means). Anyway, the three of them took the issue to court, ignoring the fact that the collider would run a test just over a week later. As they fought to have the LHC shut down, a test was run on September 10th with a beam of protons moving in only one direction. In other words, no collisions just yet.
Then, on September 19th, the nerds had a reason to be relieved: the connection between two magnets that help steer the particles melted, and caused a quench in about 100 magnets, which is when the magnets heat up and lose their superconductivity. This melting led to the leaking of one ton of liquid helium into the beam pipe where the particles travel, and the vacuum condition in the beam pipe was no more. Needless to say, a disaster. The problem should be fixed in November, but as the LHC was going to be shut down for the winter anyway, it won’t be up and running until spring of 2009.
My two cents:
Regardless of the number of people concerned over the potential catastrophes the collider could cause, this delay is more of an impediment to science than much else. The chances of the collider creating black holes or causing anything horrible to happen are essentially none, and those who believe the LHC can destroy the world lack a full grasp on the issue. Not that I understand it all myself, but I'm going to side with the less alarmist, more credible guys here.
Any words, Ol’ Collidy?
“I’ll get you next time, planet!”
Oh, Collidy. You’re so silly.
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Monday, October 6, 2008
Archives
The sections that existed before the reorganization on October 5, 2008.
School Life
Arts + Living
Opinion
Sports
Miscellany
Heliconian Online
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Sunday, October 5, 2008
Reorganization!
Hey, everyone! We've been talking, and have decided that a slight reorganization is in order. Having the Beaver Reader spread over many different blogs, as it is, is inconvenient and unnecessary. You guys don't see the newest posts from the main page (and there have been many. Go to the section blogs to see what I mean), and to find a specific article you have to search through all of the blogs. As such, this main blog will be the only one we use from now on. The others will exist, but will not be updated (to merge all of the blogs together would be a ridiculously tedious process). They will be accessible from the archive button in the right panel, which will lead to this post.
Sections, and the articles added since the start of school year 2008-2009.
(Oh, and if you notice an imbalance... well, look. We could use more writers with wider interests, okay? Science, art, politics... come on... there's more to life than sports.)
School Life
-Here Come the SAT's (or, SAT: Easy As 1, 2, 3?), by Jake Kringdon
Arts + Living
-The Cooking Corner, Flippin' Burgers, by Kirsten Gute, Kat Rosenthal, and Sabrina Brown
Opinion
Sports
-Flirting With First, by Stephanie Gray
-Manny Being... Pedro?, by Stephanie Gray
-Girls Varsity Soccer Beats Berwick, by Gabby Gutman
-Field Hockey: Season Preview, by Jehane Samaha
-On It With Offit: Canned by the Tuna, by Adam Offit
-BCDS Welcomes New Athletics Director: Coach Levin!, by Emily Belowich
-Player Profile: Lily Moore, Tyler Starr
-Mr. Touchdown: Waiver Students, by Sebby Smith
-Player Profile: Gabe Reich, by Tyler Starr
Miscellany
-Never Fear! Dear Coop Responses Are Here!, by Ali Cooper
-Mimi's Phrase of the Week, by Myriam Piquant
-I Declare It Time For Random Awesome Things, by Michael Firer
-Ask Coop is Back!, by Ali Cooper
-Carrie's Top Five, by Carrie Widmer
Heliconian Online
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Monday, September 15, 2008
Hello 2008-2009!
Hello Student Body! We hope everyone had incredible summers. We here at the Beaver Reader are all pumped up for a new school year, and before our newest edition comes out, we wanted to post the new staff list!
Editor-in-Chief- Ali Cooper
Managing Editor- Michael Firer
Assistant Managing Editor- Gabby Gutman
Sports Editors- Erik Tobias, Tyler Starr
School Life Editor & Faculty Liaison- Gila Belsky
Opinion Editors -Sam O'Reilly, Michael Firer
Arts & Living Editor- Sabrina Brown
Assistant Arts & Living Editor- Emily Belowich
Miscellany Editor- Willy Tucker
Stay tuned, Beaver Readers! We have quite a few exciting articles in store for you......check back soon!
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Friday, June 6, 2008
Acta est Fabula
Over the past couple weeks, our output has dwindled as we devoted more and more of our energies to putting out our second print issue. With the lower grades embroiled in their examinations, there was no one to pick up the slack. The site has been sort of quiet for a while now, and we apologize for that. But we think the print issue is worth it.
I missed a couple Week in Reviews, so here we go. There's our Ali Cooper / Piers Turner Student Spotlight, and... well... wait a second... that's it.
But there are tons of articles in our print issue that we haven't yet published online. We'll get around to that soon; in the mean time, check out the digital version of our print issue:
Click to download PDF of Vol. I, No. 2.
You may notice some changes around here over the next few months. The transition to the second TBR administration is going to be a little rough, but we have confidence in our staff and in our school; we are Beaver Reader Believers. What you've seen this year is just the beginning, just a test run; the future is bright. But we need your help for that. Please, contact Christopher Tucker '08 (that's me, aka Toph) if you're at all interested. Check back often in the graduation aftermath, and have a great summer.
Fare thee well, Class of 2008. See you in another life... brotha.
I missed a couple Week in Reviews, so here we go. There's our Ali Cooper / Piers Turner Student Spotlight, and... well... wait a second... that's it.
But there are tons of articles in our print issue that we haven't yet published online. We'll get around to that soon; in the mean time, check out the digital version of our print issue:
Click to download PDF of Vol. I, No. 2.
You may notice some changes around here over the next few months. The transition to the second TBR administration is going to be a little rough, but we have confidence in our staff and in our school; we are Beaver Reader Believers. What you've seen this year is just the beginning, just a test run; the future is bright. But we need your help for that. Please, contact Christopher Tucker '08 (that's me, aka Toph) if you're at all interested. Check back often in the graduation aftermath, and have a great summer.
Fare thee well, Class of 2008. See you in another life... brotha.
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Friday, May 23, 2008
Week in Summary: May 17-23
The big news this week continues to be elections for next year's Student Council, with results of the class elections beginning to trickle in. Also read our interviews with the winners, which will be updated periodically.
Aside from that: Maddy Mystery Monday (shall we just call it 3M?) taught us about Beaver's heritage and the origins of our name; Toph caught up on his Lost coverage (see: Cabin Fever; There's No Place Like Home Pt. 1) in plenty of time to prepare for the finale this Thursday; and, oh, that's it.
OK, so our output has dropped off a bit, but we're hard at work behind the scenes preparing a second print issue and the transition to the next generation of leaders.
P.S. I actually have nothing more to say. But I always feel like I should put something after the break.
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Sunday, May 18, 2008
Week in Summary: May 10-16
This past week was busy: the Wilmot administration handed over the reins to the Jacques administration, and the Upper School production of Dreamgirls went up. In Beaver Reader news, the biggest story was our coverage of the election, which drew record numbers to the site. We'll continue our reporting through class elections, so stay tuned. In the mean time, check out photos, video, and results (with more video).
Toph, that slacker, finally updated his trivia column. Ask Coop also got a second installment--be sure to leave your questions in the comments! Beeny wrote about the Girls Lacrosse team's first victory in 3 years, and she and Sara wrote about the Kanye West concert. Finally, Michael issued an update to his scathing vending machine article.
P.S. Anyone see the new Narnia? What'd you think? So-so, I thought...
Image from Wikipedia
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Election Coverage!
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Congratulations to the new All School President, Raina Jacques! Follow our ongoing coverage:
Photos from the speeches
Video of the speeches
Results announcement
Stay tuned for more--Raina's full speech, candidate interviews, and an early look at the battle for class offices.
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Monday, May 12, 2008
Week in Summary: May 3-9
OK, so we're a bit late with this, but hey, we're seniors now. :) Last week, Maddy's Monday Mystery covered the tale of Baba and Coco. Middle School writer, the one and only Lucas Judson, filled us in on Movie Madness. Gabby interviewed the illustrious Mr. Campanale, and Jared (lame duck Veep) fired a shot across the bow of OCDS. Toph dreamt of Something Nice Back Home, not to mention Iron Man 2. And Taylor wrote an article about Jason Schwartzman that has been attracting an unusually high amount of non-Beaver traffic. Weird. In Editorials, Michael Firer critiqued pieces of Obama's strategy, and in Current Events Toph filled us in on the latest trials and tribulations of poor Yahoo. (No exclamation point there.) And on Friday, of course, the seniors got balloons and reminisced about plotting the trajectories of Soviet missiles.
P.S. I feel like half the school asked me why I was at Beaver today. Get used to it. :)
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Friday, May 2, 2008
Week in Summary: April 26 - May 2
The Middle School sorta deserted us this week, but that's OK, they just missed out on all the fun. In School Life, Maddy solved the mystery of the stained glass windows and chronicled the Girls' Varsity Lacrosse team's harrowing adventure in Portsmouth, RI ("birthplace of American democracy"!). For you Beaver veterans, check out Mr. Lenci's update, featuring Wheedle and Frankie Orangecapris.
Speaking of harrowing adventures, in Arts and Living, Sara recapped the traumatic writer's strike. In Sports, Tyler gave an overview of last week's games. In Fun, we introduced a new Trivia Tuesday column, plus posted the second installment in our link blog.
We seniors have a mere 5 days of class left...
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Friday, April 25, 2008
Week in Summary: April 19 - 25
What a short, odd week this was. Monday and Tuesday off, and then Wednesday, and then special schedule Thursday and Friday... anyway, as a result, we're a bit light on content here. But look: Jared Bellot has overcome his disdain for our blasphemous ways and graced us with another election editorial, See Hillary Run! And Tyler wrote a nice comprehensive look at the spring sports outlook. And with the (INCREDIBLE) return of Lost this week, we have a new bunch of thoughts over in Arzt and Living. Last but not least, we started something sort of potentially nifty: a link blog. Take a look.
Hope everyone has a swell time at prom--and say goodbye to the 8th graders! They're off to D.C. on Monday.
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Friday, April 18, 2008
Week in Summary: April 12 - 18
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This week, students had to adjust to carpetless floors on the second floor and a massive new structure on the Upper Field, which has now blossomed (blossomed?) into a quite impressive ropes course. Knowing Beaver, though, it's probably just a summer camp thing... like the pools...
Thursday, of course, was "The Breakdown," which you can discuss here, and Asian Night. We'll have more on that later.
We also reported on how Beaver plans to upgrade its internet connection to be thirty times faster, Erika posted her college essay in the Literary Corner, and Emily profiled Middle School Counselor Chris DeFilippo. Beaver Director of Communications and parent '07 Jan Devereux wrote a guest editorial on jury duty.
Happy four-day weekend!
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Friday, April 11, 2008
Week in Summary: April 5 - 11
Another thrilling week! Haha. Monday saw the debut of our new advice column, Ask Coop. (No, we're not copying you, LiveWire. :)) The mystery of the Bloomberg Plaza benches was also solved, albeit not without a bit of controversy in the comments. And Jessica talked about her new favorite YouTube video series.
In Spor--uh wait, Arts + Living, read about muggle Quidditch, now being played by over a hundred colleges nationwide. (Wouldn't you think that'd go in Sports?) In Current Events, read about the drama surrounding Microsoft's bid to buy Yahoo! (It's not THAT exciting, it's just that their name ends in an exclamation point.) And in School Life, Michael Firer tells us the tragedy of the missing vending machine.
Have a pleasant weekend!
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Friday, April 4, 2008
Week in Summary: March 15 - April 4
"Wait a second," you say, "that's more like three weeks in summary!" Yes, but two were Spring Break, which hardly counts. :) We hope everyone enjoyed their break; we're respooling now and aim to go out on a high note. If anyone has any suggestions for content to cover, now's a great time to let us know.
Judging by the news, Tuesday was a chaotic day. A group calling itself OCDS began a revolt against the illegitimate student government, the Red Sox made a surprising deal, the secrets of Dumbledore's love life were revealed, and the missing tennis courts were found.
In other news, we reported on the Last Night of Ballyhoo, Speed Racer, The Urban Nutcracker, some of Facebook's new features, and episodes seven and eight of Lost. Also note: Lucas Judson's comprehensive and in-depth editorial on Dedham; and this historical note on pranks, our sole tribute to April Fools' Day.
...not.
Also notice that the newspaper is now being published under a "Some Rights Reserved" Creative Commons license. Read more here.
Image of Spring Break painting work from bcdschool.org
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Sunday, March 16, 2008
Week in Summary: March 8-14
Happy Spring Break! In newspaper news, this week was mainly notable for the release of our first print issue, but we also posted a healthy dose of new articles. On Sunday, Zach questioned whether advancements in baseball are always progress. On Tuesday, Emily critiqued Abercrombie & Fitch policies. In the Literary Corner, Maddy and Kelly posted their college essays. Dan also posted the PDF version of the latest issue of the Heliconian.
We'll probably have some intermittant posts over the break, but don't expect much. See you in two weeks!
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Alex Cohn (July 1, 1988 - March 12, 2007)
These videos were made by Alex and his brother last year.
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Monday, March 10, 2008
Print Issue #1 in Summary
Just picked up your copy of our first print issue? If not, we have the full PDF file available right here for download.
Click to download PDF of Volume I, Issue i
You'll notice that to get the most out of it, you'll have to venture online. Print just doesn't have room for all the content and features we have on our web site. So look around, comment on the articles you read, vote in the polls, and let this be your guide.
Front Page
The Fall of the Mixed-Grade Advisory
Defining a Generation
Juno's Eggo is Preggo
Editorials [p.2-3]
Cliches are the Best Medicine: High School Musical
Youth Demand Change in Upcoming Election
The Fall of the Mixed-Grade Advisory
Defining a Generation
Investigating Beaver's Fundraising Guidelines
Passive Acceptance: Beaver's Liberal Ideology
Too Much Homework? [online only]
Current Events [p.3; online only]
Presidential Profiles:
Barack Obama
John McCain
Hillary Clinton
Facebook
Halo 3
School Life [p.4-5]
Mysteries of Beaver:
The Courtyard of Dead Teachers
The Senior Lounge
The Book Elevator
Oh FirstClass
Faculty Spotlight: Mr. Lieser
Athletic Center Vandalism [online only]
Arts & Living [p.6]
Juno's Eggo is Preggo
"Gossip Girl" does not live up to expectations but still draws in viewers
New York Fashion Week
Lost
Star Wars
BCDS Theater News: Advanced Drama Festival [online only]
Sports [p.7]
A Look Back at the Varsity Volleyball Season
Loss to Kansas Revealing for BC
A Brief Recap of the Girl's Varsity Basketball Season
Golf team wins EILs
NHL Trade Deadline [online only]
Fun [p.8]
Faculty Wordplay Crossword (answers coming soon)
Math Challenge: ln(bcds)
Fun Day Recap
Ask Coop!
McKinney's Famous, Chemical, Reese's Brownies Recipe!
Sam Packard's Horoscopes [online only]
Aunt Jemima's ABC's [online only]
Staff
Colophon
Production on our first print issue started in earnest around Valentine's Day; it was released on March 10, 2008. We used Adobe InDesign for formatting. The majority of the text is in Adobe Garamond Pro. If you have any feedback, leave it in the comments on this article or email a staff member. We welcome any submission by any member of the community--middle schoolers, upper schoolers, and faculty alike. Thanks for reading!
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Sunday, March 9, 2008
Week in Summary: March 1-7
From Fun Day on Monday, to the Clever Schedule on Tuesday, to the Mind-Bending Schedule on Wednesday (or whatever it was called), to the Sports Dessert on Thursday, this was a pretty busy week. And we at the newspaper were busy finishing off our first print issue, which we are proud to announce hits newsstands Monday.
While the design team worked long hours on that, our writers never took a break. In School Life, Maddy explored the mysterious video that sometimes appears on this web site. She and Taylor then reported on Monday's Fun Day. On Tuesday, Dan reported on the missing letters on the Athletic Center sign. In Arts and Living, Marco reviewed a new shoe on Sunday. Sarah reported on New York Fashion Week. Dan reported on the Advanced Drama play advancing to the semi-finals of the drama festival. On Friday, Toph shared his thoughts on "The Other Woman"--share your thoughts on Thursday's episode of Lost in the comments.
In Editorials, Sam O'Reilly explored "Passive Acceptance: Beaver's Liberal Ideology." In Sports, Lucas, our first Middle School writer, wrote about the NHL trade deadline. In Current Events, Liz and Gabby reported on Beaver's recent mock elections. In Fun, Ali introduced "Ask Coop," our new advice column. And the latest college essay to be posted in the Literary Corner is Laura's.
P.S. I know we're a couple days late with the summary, forgive us!
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Friday, February 29, 2008
Week in Summary: Feb. 23-29
Work on our first print version paused this week to let staffers concentrate on exams. But we're back to work and optimistic about our future.
Maddy kicked off the week with a look at the mysterious book elevator in the library. Next up was Jeff's college essay, which begins: "As the crisp harvest air brings an end to the sweltering heat of summer, my yard is bombarded by leaves." OK, so maybe we should have posted it before the winter, but we barely even existed back then! On Wednesday we were mostly busy just studying, but we found time to post "Aunt Jemima's ABCs" in the Fun section. Thursday saw the posting of our 10th college essay, wherein Jessica describes how she applies the premise of Tetris to her intellectual pursuits. And just today, Toph shared his thoughts on "The Constant" in the latest installment of our LOST discussion column.
Happy Leap Day!
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Friday, February 22, 2008
Week in Summary: Feb. 15-22
This was a relatively quiet week for the newspaper. But it was only a 2-day week, and behind the scenes we've been hard at work bringing you a print version of the newspaper.
There's still some good new stuff, though. In Sports, Margaret looked back at the volleyball season. (The team made it to the EILs, by the way; go support them at 10:00 at Bancroft on Saturday!) Marco continued his shoe review series with a look at the Puma Clyde Poison Dart Frog Pack. Toph talked about his love/hate relationship with FirstClass and reeled off 9 tips & tricks to help you make the most of school email. An anonymous writer wrote about why they are now fearless in the latest college essay to be posted. And members of the Beaver community (Maddy, Toph, Mr. Camp and assorted commenters) are talking about last night's episode of Lost in the first of a new column, Found in Lost: Thoughts on "Eggtown".
Enjoy your snow day!
Image from bcdschool.org Multimedia Gallery
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Friday, February 15, 2008
Week in Summary: Feb. 1-14
On the home page we're featuring a new video player. In Arts & Living: Toph writes about the new Star Wars film, TV show, and videogame; Marco reviews the Nike Air Structure Triax 91 and the Puma Sky II Low Thai sneakers; Adina and Becca chronicle Jamie Lynn Spears' escapades; Margaret reviews Gossip Girl; Taylor reviews Juno.
In Current Events: Taylor continues to review the presidential hopefuls, most recently Obama. In Editorials: Jared takes on the election, Higgins takes on fundraising, Erik takes on homework, and Chris discusses existence.
In School Life: Maddy investigates the senior lounge and the evolution of our building; Gabby covers Social Action Day; Liz gives a Student Council update.
In Sports: Dana explores BC basketball; Laura explores Girls' Varsity Basketball.
In Fun: Nick tells the tale of Dan's life and of the Ebola virus (don't ask); Haley and Riki share Mr. McKinney's brownie recipe.
In the Literary Corner, we continue to update with college essays every Tuesday and Thursday, plus Heliconian staff share their favorite Valentine's Day poems. Meanwhile, work continues on the print version; get excited!
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Thursday, January 31, 2008
This is The Beaver Reader!
We just announced at All School Meeting that the name contest has come to an end--this is The Beaver Reader! We are now updating with new content from our great staff every single day. For instance: the Math Department math challenge is back up and running in the new Fun section; Maddy Kiefer writes about that dog statue in the courtyard in Mysteries of Beaver; Sam Packard provides horoscopes for the month of February; Dan Traficonte has a "teacher wordplay" crossword; and new college essays are posted every Tuesday and Thursday in the Literary Corner.
The poll came right down to the last couple votes. Laura Bulkeley's "The Beaver Reader" had held the lead for weeks, but just on Monday several factors combined led to each of the top 3 name options sitting at #1 at some point in the day.
Since the final results were so close, we will be incorporating Jeremy Tenenbaum's "You Better Be a Believer" tagline into our new brand. Thanks to everyone for the submissions and votes!
One note: we really had no idea how close this was going to be. These polls that we have work great for little low-key opinion questions, but might not be the best way to conduct a more serious poll. Sorry for any confusion we may have caused.
Anyway, check back frequently! This is just the beginning....
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Thursday, January 10, 2008
The Beaver Newspaper Montage
First seen at our Wednesday Forum presentation, witness here the Beaver Newspaper Montage.
There's a slightly better-quality version here.
Here are links to the full versions of the articles read at Wednesday Forum:
Laura: When Life Sucks, Turn to Golf
Sam: When the Pen Fails
Jehane: Faculty Spotlight: Mr. Lieser
Jeff: [not yet posted]
Dan: Defining a Generation
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Wednesday, January 9, 2008
You can keep reading...or you can CONTRIBUTE!
VOTING ON THE NEWSPAPER'S NAME HAS CLOSED
We will announce the new name later this week
We will announce the new name later this week
Watch for the next issue of the newspaper within the next few weeks. The staff is hard at work on their new articles. We have some great pieces coming out soon: the NH primaries, strange things about Beaver, and an advice column, to name just a few. Stay tuned!A printed version of the paper will come out within the next couple of weeks. Things are moving fast, and we are excited about all of the progress.
We invite you to come write for the paper!
Why should I?
We always need new writers, editors, and photographers. There are many leadership positions available, and younger staff members ensure that this newspaper will live on. The work involved is never overwhelming, and we all have a lot of fun. There is also a lot of graphic design work to be done, both on the web site and for the upcoming printed version.
Who can contribute?
Anyone! Currently, all our writers are Upper School students. But if you're a Middle Schooler, faculty member, or alumnus, we'd also love to see your contributions!
How can I contribute?
We welcome just about any sort of writing. Reporting, editorials, movie reviews, humor, and so on. We would also love to showcase some photography on the site, so if you have photos of a Beaver event (or anything else), send them in! We also welcome student videos. Have a movie you made for Mr. Greenberg's class? Let us know! Thinking ahead to next year, we also need people who have proficiency with Blogger.
Who do I contact?
If you are interested in contributing, please let Dan Katz, Jessica Penzias, or Toph Tucker know! It is a great experience, and it is important to get involved at Beaver--and important for your transcript, too!
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Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Videos
This playlist includes almost all known Beaver-related videos on YouTube. If you know of more, please add a comment with a link. The videos featured are:
The Beaver Newspaper Name Reveal by Toph Tucker, for All School Meeting, announcing the winner of the name contest.
The Beaver Newspaper Montage by Toph Tucker, for Wednesday Forum introduction to the newspaper.
Beaver Mysteries: The Senior Lounge by Toph Tucker, complementing the article by Maddy Kiefer.
BCDS Talent Show by Toph Tucker, complementing the article by Emily Belowich.
Beaver Dodgeball: Andrew by Toph Tucker, documenting the activities of the Beaver Dodgeball club,
Cobra Force Dragon Strike Epsilon by Emmy Barcelo, Dan Traficonte and Toph Tucker, for Mr. MacDonald's 12th Grade Calculus class.
BCDS Semi 06 by Toph Tucker, documenting the Class of '08's Sophomore Semi.
Beaver Senior Jazz Band by unknown YouTube user, documenting their performance in 2007.
Dawn's Story Commercial by Diego Fiori, for Mr. Greenberg's 7th Grade English Class.
Dawn's Story by Diego Fiori, for Mr. Greenberg's 7th Grade English Class.
Al Gore Commercial by Diego Fiori, for class.
Seven Beaver Science and Engineering Club videos by Toph Tucker, documenting the activities of the club, focusing mostly on model rocketry.
An Introduction to Beaver Dodgeball by Toph Tucker, continuing the story of the Dodgeball club.
This post originally posted on February 13 at 6:31 PM.
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Meet the Newspaper Staff
The newspaper is run by a dedicated staff of around 30 students. Some are Beaver newspaper veterans, continuing the work of the Imprint. Most are new to the job. Some have been at Beaver for seven years; others, for just a couple. Selected staff profiles follow.
Adina Jick '10 is a sophomore. She is writing for the Current Events section of The Beaver Reader.
Becca Pleskow '10 is a sophomore. She writes for the Current Events section. She has been at Beaver since the sixth grade.
Buzz Haverty '10 has not yet written a bio.
Daniel Woo ‘08 (Arts section writer) has not written a bio either.
Danielle Bynoe '10 has not yet written a bio, either. Wow, the D's are in rough shape, eh?
Haley Peck '10 is a sophomore. She has been at Beaver since seventh grade. She writes recipes with Riki Adams for the Fun section. She plays tennis and the clarinet.
Jared Bellot '10 has not yet written a bio.
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Juliana Locke ‘08 (Editorials)
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Marco Fabrizio ’09 (Sports/Current Events writer) has been at Beaver since ninth grade. He plays varsity soccer and is interested in sports, politics, and current events.
Margaret Gregory '10 has not yet written a bio.
Nicole Cassels ‘08 (Design Chief)
Olivia Carye-Hallstein ‘10 (Photographer)
Peter Wilmot '10 has not yet written a bio. But you don't need a bio to know he's our fearless leader, our All School President. :)
Riki Adams '10 is in her fourth year at Beaver. She writes the baking column with Haley Peck. She plays field hockey and the drums.
Sam Freeman '10 has not yet written a bio.
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Sheree Daly '09 has not yet written a bio.
Sheyda Bautista-Saeyan '10 has not yet written a bio.
Vivek Pai ‘08 (Production manager)
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