The James Logan Courier

By Tawab Fakhri, Courier Staff Writer

It hasn’t been that long since the launch of the new generation of systems. Nintendo, in particular, has focused more and more on casual and family-friendly games along with user-friendly gaming controls. The Wii remote is ingeniusly made, yet incredibly simple to use, and with short instructions for every game, and yet, some gamers still don’t get it.

The Sony PlayStation 3 and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 controllers are a different story. Far from being simple to use, these playthings require lots of practice. For the seasoned gamer, the new controls help create an intense gaming experience when used with the right game.

By Cameron Lacson, Courier Staff Writer

The James Logan Girls Golf team broke the school record for low score at Mission Hills Par 30 golf course against Bishop O’Dowd and Moreau Catholic in a three-way match Thursday.

The Colts' team total of 198 strokes defeated Bishop’s 223 and Moreau’s 272.


The Girls Golf team, from left:
Jessica Rasmussen, Jenny White, Alison Wong, Christina La, Alexa Rocero, Jasmine Garcia, Whitney Gebhard. Above: Coach Neal Fromson. Courier Photo

ACTIVITIES:
If you are interested in joining the wrestling team but missed the sign up meeting, see Coach Bagaoisan in the Boys PE Office to get the paperwork.

The boys basketball program will be having Open Gym every Wednesday in the month of October from 6-8 pm. Open Gym is open to anyone that wishes to attend.

The next three varsity and jv football games are away at TAK Fudenna Field on the Washington HS campus. Please be aware that TAK no longer allows backpacks, open containers and bags into the game. Also, MVAL admission prices for student asb card holders are now $3.

By Billy O'Keefe
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)

`HALO 3'
For: Xbox 360
From: Bungie/Microsoft
ESRB Rating: Mature (blood and gore, mild language, violence)

The best thing Bungie could do for "Halo 3" was apply the lessons it learned from the two chapters that preceded it. For the most part, that's what it did.

Consequentially, "3's" single-player campaign is the series' best. Stale treks through indoor corridors are rare, backtracking is minimal, and with exception to one soon-to-be notorious level, you rarely fight alone. That's a direct product of both the storyline and the fantastic new addition of four-player online co-op. But it's also Bungie giving players what they want: large-scale skirmishes on enormous battlegrounds with more weapons, enemies, vehicles and ways to win than ever before.

From wikipedia:
Alice Ernestine Prin (October 2, 1901 – April 29, 1953), was a French artists' model, nightclub singer, actress, and painter. Her chosen name was simply, Kiki, but she also was referred to as, Reine de la Montparnasse, the Queen of Montparnasse, and Kiki de Montparnasse. She flourished in, and helped define, the liberated culture of Paris in the 1920s. In 1996, biographers, Billy Klüver and Julie Martin, called her "one of the century's first truly independent women."

Early life
Alice Prin was born in Châtillon-sur-Seine, Côte d'Or, Burgundy, France. An illegitimate child, she was raised in abject poverty by her grandmother. At age twelve, she was sent to live with her mother in Paris in order to find work. She first worked in shops and bakeries. By age fourteen, she was posing nude for sculptors, which created discord with her mother.

Read more about Kiki de Montparnasse, and see artwork by and about her, free from Zabriskie Gallery.


Read "Kiki of Montparnasse Is Brought Back to Life" an article by Mary Blume about Kiki and the republication of her memoirs, free from the International Herald Tribune.