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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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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Election Coverage!

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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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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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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