Uniformity
May 29, 2009 • written by Nicolle Rochino ('10)/Eastside Art Director
Filed under Comics
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Students eagerly await Twilight field trip
May 29, 2009 • written by Andrew Huff (’10)/Eastside Staff
Filed under Humor
School principal Ron O’Schmeeza announced over the Memorial Day Weekend that upon their return to school Tuesday, students will be preparing for an “epic field trip to the hub of the Twilight universe.”O’Schmeeza says he came up with the plan for a Twilight-themed field trip after... Read more »
This year’s Art, Photo and Tech Show
May 27, 2009 • written by Nickee Plaksen ('10)/ Eastside Photo Editor
Filed under News
Cherry Hill High School East is having their annual Art, Photo and Tech Show tomorrow, Wednesday May 27th, 2009 in the East gym from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The show will be displaying students’ work from this year including art work from every art class from commercial art to Studio Art AP, photos from... Read more »
Philadelphia now the city with a BigBelly
May 26, 2009 • written by Devon Braunstein ('10)/Eastside Community Editor
Filed under Community
Philadelphia has recently installed new, revolutionary trash cans around Center City. Entitled the BigBelly, the trash container can indeed hold a lot of trash. Each trash can has a solar panel that powers a trash compactor, allowing the bins to accept four to eight times as much waste before being full,... Read more »
Fizzy Juice
May 25, 2009 • written by Nicolle Rochino ('10)/Eastside Art Director
Filed under Comics
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Bi-weekly entertainment update
May 25, 2009 • written by Andrew Huff ('10)/Eastside Staff
Filed under Humor
On Wednesday night, the winner of the eighth season of American Idol was endowed with a less-than-suspenseful pause, before being named the winner, and hoards of sparkling confetti. While the elaborate celebration seemed to be for the voted-for-by-America Kris Allen, the truth is not so.Janice Schnook,... Read more »
Spring Dodgeball video coverage
May 23, 2009 • written by Shelly Tan ('10)/ Eastside Video Editor
Filed under News
Watch over one hour of selected video coverage, from beginning to end: Part One: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtWir5pVzR4 Part Two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isYINeCzGaI Part Three: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-uP1qYiXNE Part Four: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm3zXnA8zrk Part Five: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG82a0N_qoc Championship: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPIm2yVhx6E SHARETHIS.addEntry({... Read more »
Spring Dodgeball Top 7
May 23, 2009
Filed under News
Winners: Watch Your Ace Runner-Up: Lean With It Other Championship Round Qualifiers: Backstreet Boyz Habitanks Team Geanene Twilight Zone Cobra Kai The winning team consisted of Todd Hummel (’09), Jesse Froyd (’09), Mike Kraus (’09), Erik Einbinder (’09), Jason Kirschner (’09)... Read more »
Spring Dodgeball photos
May 22, 2009
Filed under News
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Un-Barrick-able conditions for laborers
May 22, 2009 • written by Dan Perlman (\'10)/Eastside Global Commentary Editor
Filed under Global Commentary
[EXTENDED VERSION FROM APRIL/MAY 2009 ISSUE OF Eastside] A beautiful wedding ring. A poisoned river. A dead friend. A smashed relic. ABX. A gold tennis bracelet. A life of servitude. A grey sky. A wasted day. A wasted life. A silk tie. A medal from the government. A namesake. A four-point-O CEO. Barrick... Read more »
Six Flags debuts new rollercoaster, Bizarro, this weekend
May 22, 2009 • written by Adam Charny (’12)/For Eastside
Filed under Entertainment
The debut of the floorless rollercoaster called Bizarro will take place Memorial Day Weekend at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ. Bizarro is a DC Comics character who is like Superman, but lives on a parallel earth called Htrae, where the people believe in “doing the opposite of all earthling... Read more »
Gossip Girl “The Goodbye Gossip Girl”
May 21, 2009 • written by Ashley Drazen ('09)/ Eastside Staff
Filed under Entertainment
The time of year has come which only brings tears and smiles to Upper East Siders… graduation. The Class of 2009 is graduating, but there is always gossip on the horizon. With Serena still the head of Gossip Girl’s agenda, she is determined to find out who the source of all evil truly is.... Read more »
House “Both Sides Now”
May 21, 2009 • written by Caroline Babula (’09) / Eastside Entertainment Editor
Filed under Entertainment
A man, Leo, and his girlfriend, Annie, are having dinner at a restaurant and overhear a man who insists on complaining about everything. Leo throws some rolls at the man, prompting the man to walk over to him in an agitated manner. Leo tries to apologize profusely, saying it wasn’t him, but then... Read more »
Comic series prequels making the big screen
May 21, 2009 • written by Alexis Baker (’11)
Filed under Entertainment
In recent years, among the many movies that have been released, there have been quite a few that were based on comics. A majority of those movies were following a comic series prequel. For example, the hit movie Push, which came out February 6, had a series of comics published before the release. The... Read more »
Superheros make a comeback in cinema
May 21, 2009 • written by Justin Horowitz (\'10)/Eastside Staff
Filed under Entertainment
Ah. The superhero movie. The action. The romance. The spandex pants. The humor. The costumes. The damsels in distress. The villain. All these are elements are of the superhero genre. The genre has changed over the years, but within the last decade, it has been injected with a fiercer energy, action-... Read more »
From comic books to small screen
May 21, 2009 • written by Adam Ritz (‘10)
Filed under Entertainment
Since the 1980s, comic books have been adapted into television shows. From the famous likes of Batman and Superman, to lesser known heroes like Blade and Krypto the Superdog, these shows have brought comic book heroes to a media that even the non-comic fan can enjoy. One of the most popular superheroes,... Read more »
Gossip Girl “Valley Girls”
May 18, 2009 • written by Ashley Drazen ('09)/Eastside Staff
Filed under Entertainment
Flashbacks are all the rage, especially this week when we see Lily’s past. Prior to viewers knowing and loving her as Lily Van der Woodsen Bass, she was once called Lily Rhodes and Brittany Snow was cast to play her. In the past, after running away from home, Lily reconnects with her sister Carol... Read more »
David Brenners finds bug in house
May 12, 2009 • written by Zach Schwartz ('10)/Eastside Staff
Filed under Humor
Cherry Hill native David Brenners was horrified this mother’s day to find a “really big bug” living in his house. Brenners, who prides himself on an obsessive-compulsive cleanliness in his household, discovered a rather large bug of an indeterminable species living in his fireplace. “Well,... Read more »
Seasons 52 arrives at Cherry Hill Mall
May 12, 2009 • written by Julie Coben ('11)/Eastside Staff
Filed under Community
As leaves turn different colors, when the snow falls to the ground and as flowers begin to bloom, one can expect to see a seasonally varying menu at Seasons 52. Recently, this sophisticated grill and wine bar opened at a new location in the Cherry Hill Mall. Seasons 52, owned by Capital Grille, originally... Read more »
Ticketmaster: a legal scam?
May 12, 2009 • written by Jason Cominetto ('10)/Eastside Underground Editor
Filed under Opinions
Let’s not beat around the bush here: the music industry is spiraling downwards. With the possibility of illegal downloading of music reaching the general public a few years ago, the activity has only increased to new heights in succession with the new lows of the economy. In other words, people... Read more »
Tough guys
May 11, 2009 • written by Nicolle Rochino ('10)/Eastside Art Director
Filed under Comics
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Reform necessary in American healthcare
May 10, 2009 • written by Naveen Yarlagadda ('11)/Eastside Staff
Filed under Opinions
A patient walks into a medical practice and wishes to have appropriate medical treatment for her irritated arm. The patient presents an insurance card to the secretary but is denied treatment because her insurance company is not accepted by the practice. Forty-seven million Americans per year are rejected... Read more »
US Military interested in freshmen
May 10, 2009 • written by Jake Trommer ('11)/For Eastside
Filed under Humor
Freshmen soon might find themselves in an even more terrifying place than high school: the battlefield. A study of how freshmen at Cherry High School East utilize echolocation to navigate the school’s corridors, which concluded that they are extremely effective at doing so, has caught the attention... Read more »
House “Under My Skin”
May 6, 2009 • written by Caroline Babula (’09) / Eastside Entertainment Editor
Filed under Entertainment
At a rehearsal, a danseur has a bad back and is unable to raise his ballerina partner. He unfortunately drops her, and she cannot breathe, prompting the conductor to call a doctor. Although House took a personal day because he still sees and hears Amber, he is called into work nonetheless. She helps... Read more »
Gossip Girl “The Wrath of Con”
May 5, 2009 • written by Ashley Drazen ('09)/Eastside Staff
Filed under Entertainment
Lying never does any good. It’s slightly surprising the Upper Eastsiders haven’t figured that out yet. This time around, everyone is hiding secrets and we all know what happens with that. The huge loss of money due to the con-artist, Gabriel, leaves Lily to find a way to hide Rufus’... Read more »
South Jersey walks for MS
May 5, 2009 • written by Laura Kane (\'11)/Eastside Staff
Filed under Community
On Sunday, May 3, thousands of people across the country walked together to pursue a common goal, find a cure for M.S. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society hosts 600 walk events each year in the United States to help raise money for research. Multiple Sclerosis is a disabling disease that impairs... Read more »
Interview of next year’s Board of Education representative; Jungwon Byun
May 4, 2009 • written by Avra Bossov ('11)/ Eastside Global Commentary Editor
Filed under News
Q: What went into the election process? A: First, we had to submit an application listing our activities, etc. We also answered some questions about educational issues. Then we gave a speech in front of Student Government—mine was about getting rid of the class ranking system. After all that, we were... Read more »
State of the Network: ABC (Part One)
May 4, 2009 • written by Zack Rosenblatt (’09)/Eastside Entertainment Editor
Filed under Entertainment
As the networks begin to announce their line-ups for the 2009 Fall TV season, I thought it would be a great time to give an outlook on the state of each network. I have already analyzed NBC and FOX, so next up is ABC. Easily the top network in terms of drama, ABC has numerous series that have lasted... Read more »
School colors changed to white and off-white
May 4, 2009 • written by Andrew Huff (’10)/Eastside Staff
Filed under Humor
In an effort to reduce the school’s ever increasing budget and to make school spirit more chic, Cherry Hill East has modified its school colors from white and red to white and off-white. Margaret Wilsonson, the school board spokeswoman, said, “Honestly, the school is so drab and hideous... Read more »