Gossip Girl “Pre-a-Poor-J”
October 31, 2008 • Ashley Drazen (’09)
Changes are in store for many characters, so as this episode begins, we see that Jenny has transformed herself into a true fashionista. Her hairstyle, make-up and wardrobe are all altered, containing dark colors and shady undertones. A new model, Agnes, arrives. Agnes befriends Little J and turns her... Read more »
Phillies World Series, Game 4 Photos
October 31, 2008
Live photos by Eastside Sports Editor Nate Mulberg (’10) Read More →
Field Hockey recap
October 31, 2008 • Sharon Shapiro ('09)/ Eastside Staff
The East Field Hockey team faced the number one team in South Jersey, Eastern High School, on October 29. Though both the varsity and junior varsity teams lost to Eastern, the freshman team tied in a game without any goals, a major accomplishment against such a highly ranked team. Despite major losses... Read more »
Boy’s varsity soccer has explanation for success
October 31, 2008 • Sari Soffer ('10)/ Eastside Staff
This year’s Boys Varsity Soccer team did not only kick off a great season on the field, but managed to succeed off the field as well. Ready to enter the playoffs, the soccer team members believe that they owe their victories to the group’s astounding amount of team unity. Todd Hummel (’09), captain... Read more »
Election Day Countdown: Day 5
October 31, 2008 • Avra Bossov ('11)/Eastside Global Commentary Editor
With the election so close, the bases are loaded. The candidates are on the verge of winning the presidency. Americans are ready to cast their vote, although early voters have been encouraged by both tickets. Battleground states have been revised; as Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Virginia, New Hampshire... Read more »
FOP plans holiday party
October 30, 2008 • Caroline Babula ('09)/ Eastside Entertainment Editor
Cafeteria 1 was crowded with seniors and sophomores after school today as they waited for a meeting about the FOP Holiday Party to begin. The meeting was specifically for the two grade levels. Over fifty students filled the cafeteria. FOP is an organization in which all four grades convene to throw... Read more »
Nevermind
October 30, 2008 • Nicolle Rochino ('10)
House “Joy”
October 30, 2008 • Caroline Babula (’09)/ Eastside Entertainment Editor
Another hallucinating patient visits Princeton-Plainsboro this week. However, to make matters more interesting, this particular man also has blackouts in which he loses several hours at a time. The man lives alone with his six-year-old daughter in what is an abnormally clean and sterile environment.... Read more »
Election Day Countdown: Day 6
October 30, 2008 • Avra Bossov ('11)/Eastside Global Commentary Editor
Barack Obama inspires. Barack Obama has a presence. Barack Obama, apparently, also has $5 million to spend on a half-hour infomercial.Senator Obama has done something that no candidate has done in about a decade, and that is leading an overwhelming grassroots campaign, uniting Democrats and Independents... Read more »
Halloween Masquerade Ball
October 30, 2008 • George Perilstein ('09)/Eastside News and Features Editor
As an outsider looking in, one may feel remorse for the East Thespian Society. After all, their annual Masquerade Ball falls on the same night as another popular dance right across the street at the Jewish Community Center. However, for those organizing tonight’s event, there’s no need to... Read more »
JV Boys Soccer: East-2; Eastern-0
October 29, 2008
Boys Varsity Soccer: East-0; Eastern-0
October 29, 2008
Election Day Countdown: Day 8
October 29, 2008 • Avra Bossov ('11)/ Eastside Global Commentary Editor
Both candidates are battling it out in Pennsylvania today: Senator Obama said his “closing arguments” in Pittsburgh, and Senator McCain highlighted his economic policies in Pottsville. In Pittsburgh this evening, Senator Obama reverted back to what distinguished him as a candidate during... Read more »
Introducing Eastside Editors & Staff Fantasy Basketball League
October 29, 2008 • Zack Rosenblatt ('09)/Eastside Entertainment Editor
Eastside’s “experts” will battle it out for fantasy basketball supremacy in the newly installed “Eastside Editors & Staff” basketball league. Throughout the duration of the 2008 NBA season, Eastside Online will track and analyze everything going on in the league. Match-ups,... Read more »
JV Girls Volleyball: East-2; Cherokee-0
October 28, 2008
Varsity Girls Volleyball: East-2; Cherokee-0
October 28, 2008
Fall Preview Concert this Thurs, Oct 30
October 28, 2008 • Brooke Weiss ('10)/Eastside News and Features Editor
This Thursday, October 30th, East’s music department will hold its Fall Preview Concert at 7:30. The Fall Preview Concert offers every East music group – vocal and instrumental – the chance to perform one piece. “It is one of our favorite concerts because it gives the audience... Read more »
Election Day Countdown: The Last Week
October 28, 2008 • Avra Bossov ('11)/Eastside Global Commentary Editor
This is it. The last week: the time for “closing arguments” and thousands of ads swarming every network.Both candidates are rounding up the troops, although in different ways. McCain has chosen to attend rallies with his running mate Sarah Palin, while Obama has chosen to divide and conquer.... Read more »
Heroes “Eris Quod Sum”
October 28, 2008 • Caroline Babula (’09) / Eastside Entertainment Editor
This episode was by far the most intense of the season. Firstly, Maya is not dead. It appears that Mohinder’s webs simply track victims, they do not kill them. Secondly, we learned that once Arthur Petrelli obtains an ability from someone, he keeps it forever. But, the fact that Elle returned?... Read more »
10/27/08: JV Field Hockey; Seneca-3 East-1
October 27, 2008
10/27/08: Varsity Field Hockey; East-1 Seneca-0
October 27, 2008
Eastside wins 18 awards at GSSPA conference
October 27, 2008 • Dara Weinraub ('09)/ Eastside Editor-in-Chief
Twenty members of the Eastside editorial board spent the day at Rutgers University for the Garden State Scholastic Press Association (GSSPA) conference on Monday, Oct 27. The GSSPA conference, which included journalism and yearbook students from all over the state of New Jersey, began at 8:55 am and... Read more »
10/27/08: Boys JV Soccer: East-2 Seneca-2
October 27, 2008
10/27/08: Boys Varsity Soccer- East-0 Seneca-0
October 27, 2008
90210 “Hollywood Forever”
October 27, 2008 • Shanice Davis ('12)
Synopsis: There’s a new girl in town and Annie and Ethan are paired up for a project. Tracy talks to Principal Wilson about their son and Naomi confronts Adrianna about her addiction. Cops also make an unexpected visit to West Beverly High. Thoughts: “Hollywood Forever” opens up with... Read more »
Election Day Countdown: Day 9
October 27, 2008 • Avra Bossov ('11)/ Eastside Global Commentary Editor
Before summarizing today’s election events I wanted to tell you the gist of a conversation I had with my grandmother today. (Even if I couldn’t fully complete Sarah Silverman’s Great Schlep concept, talking to her on the telephone was just as effective.) My 78-year-old grandmother lives... Read more »
Juniors defeat seniors 20-14 in Powder Puff
October 26, 2008 • Eastside Editorial Board
In a back-and-forth game, the juniors pulled off something that had not occured in several years: they defeated the seniors. The juniors struck first with a 50-yard touchdown run by Kyra Holliday (’10) in the first quarter. The extra point brought the score to 8-0 (unlike the NFL, extra points... Read more »
Election Day Countdown: Day 10
October 26, 2008 • Avra Bossov ('11)/ Eastside Global Commentary Editor
With 10 more days left until the election, the candidates’ colors truly show, as the final stretch towards the finish line approaches. Although we’ve been hearing the same old rhetoric for the past 90 days, some new developments have occurred. Barack Obama’s grandmother, Madelyn Dunham,... Read more »
Fantasy Column 8
October 26, 2008 • Scott Gross ('09)
Fantasy Column 8 QB Philip Rivers @ NO- Tally Ho! This game will be the game played in London this year. It has all the ingredients for a shootout, and in order for the Chargers to get out in front early, Rivers will need a big game and will deliver it. Drew Brees vs. SD- The opposing QB in this game... Read more »
Cross Country results
October 25, 2008 • Nate Mulberg ('10)
Girls:Olympic Conference Championships: Team Scoring: 2nd place out of 16 Varsity: (109 total runners in race) Missy Showers- 19:14- 5th place Meghan Marro- 19:36- 7th place Natalie Kusza- – 20:13- 20th place Colleen Thompson- 20-21- 25th place Taylor Festa- 21:27- 56th place Jackie Goble- 21:34-... Read more »
Fringe “The Cure”
October 25, 2008 • Zack Rosenblatt (’09)/ Eastside Entertainment Editor
Synopsis: The team investigates a diner full of people dead from apparent radiation poisoning. The source of the radiation was assumed to be a woman who had vanquished three weeks prior. When another woman goes missing, the team believes that some sort of experimentation is going on with these women.... Read more »
Unwanted entertainment items sold at Tunes
October 25, 2008 • Caroline Babula (‘09)/Eastside Entertainment Editor
We all buy CDs and DVDs we know we will never watch. Maybe it is because they are on sale; maybe it is because for that split second at the register there was a temporary loss of sanity and we really did think the chosen item was good. Regardless of the reason, after purchasing the disc, it is doomed... Read more »
Kim Kline (’09)/ Eastside Special Editions Editor
October 25, 2008
Kim takes pleasure in correcting other people’s grammar and earned a perfect score on the multiple choice portion of the SAT writing. When she is not editing, Kim enjoys dancing ballet, doing multivariable calculus, and wishing she had unlimited shoes. Her favorite fruit is the avocado. Read More →
Zack Rosenblatt (’09)/ Eastside Entertainment Editor
October 25, 2008
Zack thought he had a goatee. A goatee requires the combination of a “chin beard” and a moustache. Zack has no moustache. While playing basketball three years ago, Zack’s left pinky was bent into a 90-degree angle. While playing football in October (2008), Zack’s right pinky was bent... Read more »
