Athlete of the Week: Jessica Simunek (’09); Varsity Girls’ Swimming
February 18, 2009 • Nate Mulberg ('10)/Eastside Sports Editor
Simunek played a pivotal role in the team’s first and second round playoff wins. In East’s first round match against Tom’s River South Feb 13, Simunek was on two winning relay teams and won two individual events in the 100 freestyle and 100 breaststroke. East beat Tom’s River... Read more »
House “Unfaithful”
February 18, 2009 • Caroline Babula (‘09) / Eastside Entertainment Editor
Danny is a drunk priest who hallucinated Jesus and was sent to the ER. When House decides to go shopping for a case in Cameron’s files, he chooses Danny’s, despite being told by Cameron that his symptoms are either due to alcohol or exhaustion. A few moments later House’s motives for... Read more »
Varsity Basketball: CHE-59; Glouster Catholic-23
February 17, 2009
Heroes “Building 26″
February 16, 2009 • Caroline Babula ('09)/Eastside Entertainment Editor
Claire’s back at home, but this time home is not comforting and safe. She’s forced to lie to her mother and brother, Lyle – Bennet’s orders. The new plan is for Claire to attend Costa Verde Community College, starting Monday. Meanwhile, Claire is receiving texts from “Rebel”,... Read more »
Video games can be played for more than just fun
February 16, 2009 • Jared Widman ('10)/For Eastside
I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “I have Halo 3 at my house,” or “I’m pretty good at Gears of War; I can get a Major League Gaming (MLG) team together, and we can kick butt. It’s not like video games take any skill or anything.” That would... Read more »
The Powers of Persuasion
February 16, 2009 • Nicolle Rochino ('10)/Eastside Art Director
Student-athletes participate in South Jersey’s new winter sport
February 16, 2009 • Nate Burt ('09)
Skiing? In South Jersey? This year offers a new and exciting activity never before seen in South Jersey: skiing! Just recently legalized in South Jersey and once thought to be too dangerous by professional skiers and enthusiasts alike, skiing has now become the area’s newest attraction. Tyler Caton... Read more »
Students discuss anime every Thursday at Anime Club
February 16, 2009 • Jason Cominetto ('10)/ Eastside Underground Editor
Every Thursday, fans of anime gather in F087 to watch a multitude of shows, ranging from popular anime series to underground hits. Don’t know what anime is? Anna Butler (’09), member of the Anime Club for four years, says, “Anime is Japanese animation, basically. The early stuff, like Astro... Read more »
How to survive Valentine’s Day
February 16, 2009 • Zach Schwartz ('10)/Eastside Staff
So, it’s Valentine’s Day. In fact, by the time you read this, it may be over already! For those of you with significant others to celebrate with, I sincerely hope you eventually recover from the massive damage sustained by your wallet. For the rest of us, without an excuse to beckon forth... Read more »
Romantic restaurants to try on Valentine’s Day
February 14, 2009 • Laura Kane ('11)
Valentine’s Day is more than just a holiday to give candy hearts. It’s a great chance to try a new and romantic restaurant. Miralle Café is an Italian restaurant on Rt 70 offering a variety of signature and original Italian dishes. It has big open windows in the front entrance leading to... Read more »
Boy’s Varsity Basketball: Woodrow Wilson-64; CHE-58
February 12, 2009
Character Education Committee plans for Character Education Week
February 11, 2009 • Caroline Babula ('09)/ Eastside Entertainment Editor
The Character Education Committee met today, February 11, after school to plan the pre-stages of their Character Education Week, which will be March 9 to 13. Co-president Jacob Charny (‘09) said that Character Education Week serves as an initiative to raise money and awareness for Character Education At... Read more »
Eastern defeats East for second time in season
February 11, 2009 • George Perilstein ('09)/Eastside News/Features Editor
Cherry Hill East boy’s basketball team was defeated last night at Eastern 51-46. East was seeking revenge against an Eastern team that won in double overtime in their previous meeting. Super-soph Chris Santo (’11), who was coming off a school record 55-point performance, led East the team... Read more »
Boys Varsity Basketball: Eastern-51; CHE-46
February 10, 2009
Athlete of the Week: Uchenna Njoku (’09); Boys Varsity Indoor Track
February 10, 2009 • Nate Mulberg ('10)/Eastside Sports Editor
Athete: Uchenna Njoku (’09) Sports: Boys Varsity Indoor Track Event: High Jump Accomplishment: On Sunday, February 8, 2009, Njoku set a meet record at the South Jersey Group 4 Sectionals at the John Bennett Complex in Toms River, NJ. Njoku won the event with a jump of 6-4, which bettered the... Read more »
Heroes “Trust and Blood”
February 10, 2009 • Caroline Babula ('09)/Eastside Entertainment Editor
In a possible attempt to mimic ABC’s arguably most popular series, “Lost”, “Trust and Blood’ begins with a plane crash in a nondescript location. Nathan’s men, including Bennet, are hunting all their prisoners (our heroes). But they are doing everything they can to... Read more »
Michelangelo’s new location satisfies hungry families with rich Italian atmosphere
February 10, 2009 • Rebecca Ohnona ('12)
Michelangelo’s has been famous for their pizza for the last 20 years. Although they have been very successful, they were receiving some complaints from their customers regarding a shortage of parking spots.Therefore, they made the decision to move a block away. The former pizza place turned heads... Read more »
Gaza-Israel follow-up
February 10, 2009 • Avra Bossov ('11)/Eastside Global Commentary Editor
INTRO: In light of renewed violence in the Middle East between the Israelis and the Palestinians, now is the time to examine the situation from a versatile, objective standpoint. This standpoint must be diplomatic, neither through rose-tinted glasses nor with absolute cynicism due to a lack of appreciation... Read more »
Gaza-Israel follow-up
February 10, 2009 • Dan Perlman ('10)/Eastside Global Commentary Editor
Let me begin by saying that this whole experience has taught me a very valuable lesson in journalism (among other things), and I’m growing a great deal from it. Much better to have this occur now, when I am learning on a school newspaper. Many readers don’t seem to be satisfied with the apology,... Read more »
Boy’s Varsity Basketball: CHE-97, Leap-45
February 9, 2009
Entertainment Update 6: a biweekly update of entertainment news
February 9, 2009 • Andrew Huff ('10)/Eastside Staff
Sex and the City Sequel Ladies and fashion-forward gentlemen, get ready for another round of the ladies from the Sex and the City movie, which came out in theaters just last May. A sequel is already in the works, with the producers and director hoping to kick up the drama just a notch. Word has gotten... Read more »
How to find cult films
February 9, 2009 • Laura Kane ('11)/Eastside Staff
Local video rental stores carry all of the new releases from comedy to horror, and most movies made in the last five years can be found on those many shelves. Cult films, however, can be harder to find. The best place to find cult films is online. One of the more popular websites is http://www.cultfilmz.com,... Read more »
Share a kiss at the Kissing Bridge
February 7, 2009 • Devon Braunstein ('10)/Eastside Community Editor
On this upcoming Valentine’s Day, share a kiss with your sweetheart under the Scarborough Covered Bridge in honor of the 50th anniversary of the “Kissing Bridge.” Beginning at 11:30 a.m., rain or shine, the Scarborough Covered Bridge is offering a day-long celebration reenacting the... Read more »
Microwave dinner not the safest bet
February 7, 2009 • Naveen Yarlagadda ('11)
When Percy Spencer invented the microwave, it changed the world dramatically. People would no longer have to wait endless hours while cooking their food in an old-fashioned oven. Instead, using the microwave has allowed them to cook food in just seconds. According to the medical website Mercola.com,... Read more »
Valore earns 500th win as East’s Boys’ Varsity Basketball Coach
February 7, 2009 • Mike Davis ('10)/Eastside Online Sports Editor
Today the Cougars had just one mission…to win. And the cougars did so in much style. Cherry Hill East hosted Emily Fisher High School Saturday hoping to clinch Coach Valore’s 500th win. The Cougars had a demanding force over Emily Fisher High School the entire game. East was led by Seth Friedman... Read more »
Boy’s Varsity Basketball: CHE-73; Emily Fisher-57 (Valore’s 500th Win)
February 7, 2009
Wing Bowl Results
February 6, 2009 • Dara Weinraub ('09)/ Eastside Editor-in-Chief
WING BOWL RESULTS: Round 1 (5 minutes): Daegun Bong: 16 wings Gabi Crowe: 18 wings Justin Henderson: 22 wings Tim Gaines: 15 wings JJ Neville: 26 wings Greg Middleman: 24 wings Obi Onejeme: 29 wings Rob Riches: 24 wings Sam Missan: 15 wings Jordan Gardner: 34 wings Ryan Bleaken: 35 wings Anna Metzger:... Read more »
Make a Wish Club raises money for those in need
February 6, 2009 • Sari Soffer ('10)/ Eastside News/ Features Editor
The Make a Wish Foundation is a nationwide company that grants sick childrens’ wishes before they become too ill to complete them. On a smaller scale, East’s Make a Wish Club works to raise money for the aforementioned foundation. “Basically, we raise money for the actual Make a Wish Foundation.... Read more »
Classics Club members practice for Certamen
February 6, 2009 • Meagan Riley ('12)/ for Eastside
Do you enjoy studying Roman history? Mythology? Latin? If you answered yes to any of those, join East’s Classics Club. In this after-school haven for Latin lovers, students try a variety of questions relating to anything from Julius Caesar’s death to the story of Arachne. There is a no-pressure atmosphere... Read more »
Erdong Chen to compete for second consecutive win in Wing Bowl
February 5, 2009 • Aaron Sheehan ('10)/Eastside Underground Editor
With Wing Bowl in exactly 24 hours, there is speculation on whether or not last year’s champion Erdong Chen (’11) can keep the crown. Chen said that he has no worries. He won’t focus on the other contestants, only on himself and how many wings he will be able to eat. Last year,... Read more »
Steppin’ Out Over the Line
February 4, 2009 • Nicolle Rochino ('10)/Eastside Art Director
House “The Greater Good”
February 3, 2009 • Caroline Babula ('09)/Eastside Entertainment Editor
A doctor working as a chef’s assistant is in need of a doctor in “House’s” 100th Episode. Dana Miller is suffering from spontaneous pneumothorax. She used to be a cancer researcher, but quit after a previous medical issue when she realized that she had never been happy before. Cuddy... Read more »
Gossip Girl “Carrnal Knowledge”
February 3, 2009 • Ashley Drazen (’09)/Eastside Staff
New twists and turns have been brought to attention, all revolving around Miss Rachel Carr, the new teacher at Constance. It all started with her students calling her by her first name, followed by meeting them outside class, which only escalated into the new drama surrounding Dan. Other than meeting... Read more »
Heroes “A Clear and Present Danger”
February 3, 2009 • Caroline Babula (‘09) / Eastside Entertainment Editor
It’s a new year, and with it comes a new volume of “Heroes”. Two of our favored heroes, Hiro and Peter, are powerless, while the formerly powerless Ando is now a supercharger. Hiro finds an abandoned firehouse to use as a lair for Ando, creates a Spandex costume and give him a motorcycle,... Read more »
