The James Logan Courier

By Jessica Rosales and Dana Llarena, Courier Staff Writers

Thousands of high school students from around the country began arriving Friday afternoon for their chance to give speeches and take part in competitive debates in the 13th annual Martin King Jr. Invitational forensics tournament, also known as the MLK Tournament, at Logan.

The MLK Tournament will be held from4 p.m. today until Sunday evening, in honor of the late civil rights hero Dr. King. This tournament is the largest debate event west of the Mississippi River and the largest high-school-based forensics in the United States.

"King lives," said nationally acclaimed Head Coach Tommie Lindsey, founder of the event. "Even in death, he lives through speech and debate."


Students from Mission San Jose High School's forensics team arrived Friday afternoon for the start of the MLK Tournament. (Courier Photo)

By Jezza Pimentel, Courier Sports Editor
Logan's boys varsity basketball team made a great comeback Wednesday night as they won against the Washington Huskies. The Colts holds a record of 5-12 during pre-season and 2-1 for MVAL games.

The Huskies showed up for the game, hoping that they would win and emerge as second place team in the Mission Valley Athletic League. Both teams played a hard fought battle, but in the end, it was the Colts that came out on top.

ACTIVITIES:
Come watch the boys soccer teams tomorrow night as they host Washington. Jv at 4 pm, and varsity at 6.

Tired of CST’s taking your non-Logan headgear? Come to Colt Necessities in the Career Center during lunch where you can purchase a Logan beanie and any Logan gear, and get a free binder with purchase.

Interested in track & field? Sign-ups are in the Weight Room M,W,F after school!

By Jack Mathews
New York Daily News (MCT)

Normally, movies scheduled for the first months of the year are like stand-ins at a Broadway musical, waiting for the stars to lose their voices so they can have the stage — that is, they're ready to fill the multiplexes soon as interest wanes in the big holiday pictures. Nonetheless, there are still a number of high-profile movies coming up in the mix.

Later this month, Jude Law and Juliette Binoche arrive in director Anthony Minghella's "Breaking and Entering," a drama about the racial tension in a London neighborhood. And Liam Neeson and Pierce Brosnan star in "Seraphim Falls," an old-fashioned post-Civil War Western.

By Abdul Nawabi, Courier Staff Writer

Freedom Writers, is a gripping, and often inspirational movie taken from the real life story of Erin Gruwell.

Hilary Swank plays the role of Erin Gruwell, a first-time freshmen english teacher at Wilson High School, located in Long Beach, California. She abandons her sure-fire career as a lawyer, encouraged by her successful attorney dad Steve (Scott Glenn), Gruwell takes over a class of hard-case students who at first ignore and ridicule her.

By Rebecca Soltau and Bobbi Maas, Courier staff writers

If you like movies like Bring It On or Drumline, or even TV shows like Fresh Prince, you will love Stomp The Yard. You will find yourself immersed in a world of brotherhood, legacy and, of course, “steppin’”. The movie stars Columbus Short, Meagan Good, Ne-Yo, Chris Brown, Darrin Henson, Valarie Pettiford, and Brian White.

The film opens in theaters today.


Wild 94.9 provided The Courier with free tickets to the sneak preview showing at the Kabuki Theater in San Francisco for a promotional consideration.

By Stephen Becker
The Dallas Morning News (MCT)

Opening Jan. 19:
THE DEAD GIRL — Unrelated people come together as a woman's murder is investigated.

THE HITCHER — A hitchhiker torments a couple in this remake of the 1986 film.

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