Plundering the Internet: Pros talk music piracy

April 17, 2010 • Evan Hynes, Staff writer  
Filed under Uncategorized

Pirates, they’re out there. They ride the internet waves and slip behind preconceived ethics and the law. These tech savvy pirates are more than a few steps above your average web surfers — they are the people breaking the law to find the treasure chest containing the latest Lady Gaga single... Read more »

School system starts gardening

April 17, 2010 • Jay Stanley, Scribbler staff  
Filed under News

It all started with Anna Rose Gable. She had a vision of what this was all about before anyone else. She wanted to have a place here at Decatur High School where gardening was done and people could learn from each other,” Decatur science teacher Angela Wade said. “I was her senior project coach,... Read more »

1980s movie remakes are bogus

April 17, 2010 • Chelsea Foster, Staff writer  
Filed under Opinions

The 1980s witnessed the continued rise of the blockbuster, encouraged more nudity in film, introduced the rating PG-13 and invented the sub-genre of teen comedy. Films from this decade gave us unforgettable characters like Jeff Spicoli from “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” and Marty McFly from “Back... Read more »

Just breathe in: Therapy helps freshman cope with disorder

April 17, 2010 • Madeline Hill, Staff writer  
Filed under Student Life

Freshman Quinn Ouellette-Kray rips her croissant into small shreds as she clinks her coffee mug against the ceramic plate. She loves to draw, and wants to be an artist one day. But art isn’t something she does for fun. It’s a coping mechanism.  She has obsessive compulsive disorder. “When... Read more »

Playing with knives

April 17, 2010 • Colleen Suratt, Staff writer  
Filed under Features

As she was growing up, culinary arts teacher Dana Kinney wanted to be a vet, a pediatrician, even an actress. As she got older, she eventually discovered she wanted to be a teacher. However, Kinney still has one career aspiration sitting on the back burner —  she wants to be a butcher. The stereotypical... Read more »

There and back… and back again

April 17, 2010 • Chelsea Feagle, Staff writer  
Filed under Features

I’ve moved [back and forth] from each country 10 times, I think,” sophomore Daniel Gartrell said, looking up from behind his glasses. He pauses, recalling the places he’s lived, mumbling names of cities under his breath. “Yeah, [I’ve lived] five times here and five times in Brazil.” Gartrell... Read more »

Separation Anxiety: Twins to attend college a year early

April 17, 2010 • Diondra Powers, Staff writer  
Filed under Features

On a slow Monday afternoon, Chelsea Knight sits in The Yogurt Tap eating chocolate frozen yogurt. Her twin sister, Brianna Knight, has only a few spoonfuls because she dislikes cold things. Because the two have so many things in common this teensy difference is unexpected. The twins share a clothing... Read more »

50 years of family’s history with DHS ends this year

April 17, 2010 • Safia Mohamud, Staff writer  
Filed under Features

What is Decatur to me?” retired teacher Eddie Fowlkes said. “Decatur is home.” The Fowlkes family has been a part of Decatur for the last 51 years. The Fowlkes’ five children weren’t all born here but they have little memory of anywhere else. “I have three older brothers and an older sister,”... Read more »