Archive for category: Feature

What “Teacher-Video-Game-Character” Are You? Quiz
/ April 10, 2012 8:09 am

What “Teacher-Video-Game-Character” Are You? Quiz

1. You aspire to: A. Read every book humanly possible B. Teach the world how important math is C. Become president D. March, march, march, march to the sound of the drums 2. A student is trying to sneak out of class, what is your technique of stopping them? A. Set off the alarm as they try to escape your

A + Achiever – Gold Key Winners
/ April 9, 2012 8:16 am

A + Achiever – Gold Key Winners

          Northwest Junior High boasts the slogan “The Direction of Success,” and that message shone brightly through a collection of students whose written works won them spots as regional winners by Scholastic. Out of all the students who sent their writing in to the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, 14 eighth graders from Northwest were honored. There are three levels

1 in 2000: High School Entrepreneur: Tyler Fridrich ’12
/ April 6, 2012 5:05 pm

1 in 2000: High School Entrepreneur: Tyler Fridrich ’12

  Memories Preserved 319-321-8229 Tyler Fridrich ’12 has been reaping the benefits (and collecting quite a fat paycheck for a high school student, at that) as the continued demise of VHS tapes and cassettes pushes the demand for DVD and Blu-ray discs to higher levels. Fridrich, owner and founder of Memories Preserved – an audiovisual conversion business specializing in converting

The Simplicity Project
/ April 3, 2012 4:59 pm

The Simplicity Project

A rap song I wrote in 1 hr and 30 mins exactly to show how easy rap songs are put together. I.E. if I can write this in an hour and a half, think about what could have been written in weeks. I hope I don’t sound awful. This song is completely satire and is not used in anyway to

Nodo: Quaint Northside eatery scores big on flavor and selection
/ March 26, 2012 9:02 am

Nodo: Quaint Northside eatery scores big on flavor and selection

  Hours: Monday-Friday: 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Saturday: 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. nodoiowacity.com 319-512-5028 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Never judge a book by its cover. Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it. These famous expressions, although cliche, perfectly represent Nodo, a small diner tucked away among the historic charm of Iowa City’s Goosetown Neighborhood on the north