The James Logan Courier

By Dion Nissenbaum
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)

JERUSALEM — In a bid to salvage his job and his reputation, Israeli President Moshe Katsav offered Wednesday to step aside temporarily while he fights possible rape charges, then went on national television to deliver an impassioned pledge to clear his name.

With his wife, Gila, looking on, Katsav refused to resign during the hourlong address, categorically rejected the allegations and accused the Israeli news media of serving as a lynch mob.

"I will fight to my last breath Israel's president defends his reputation while offering to step aside even if I have to fight a world war Israel's president defends his reputation while offering to step aside to prove my innocence," Katsav said during his television appearance, which was interrupted briefly by a shouting match with a reporter whose television coverage the president had criticized.

ACTIVITY:
There will be a mandatory badminton team meeting today after school in Room 66. New players are still welcome to sign up.

Come support the boys soccer teams tonight as they host MSJ. Jv at 4 pm and varsity at 6 pm.

CLUBS:
Come join the new club: Female Aid Organization. First meeting Thurs., 2/8/07, after school in Room 530. Don’t miss out!

By Allen Grove (MCT)

.As a new academic semester begins, educators around the country are haunted by New Zealand's decision to allow text-speak — those short-cuts and abbreviations used in text messaging — on national exams.

What does the New Zealand Qualifications Authority's policy say about the future of our language? Are we to condone Suzi who cant use apostrophes? and what about chad, a student i know whos given up on capitals? Worse yet, what do we do about Johnny (u wont blieve this 1) who drops vowels and uses acronyms?

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

WARIOWARE: SMOOTH MOVES
For: Nintendo Wii
From: Nintendo/Intelligent Systems
ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+

If "Wii Sports" was an aptitude test for new Wii owners, "WarioWare: Smooth Moves" is akin to cramming for midterms. Whether you've beaten "Halo" on legendary or never handled a video game controller in your life, you can thank "Moves" for leveling the playing field and delivering an experience that will drive everyone equally crazy.

Roy David Eldridge (January 30, 1911 – February 26, 1989) was a jazz trumpet player in the Swing era. His sophisticated use of harmony, including the use of tritone substitutions, resulted in him sometimes being seen as the link between Louis Armstrong-era swing music and Dizzy Gillespie-era bebop.

Life
Eldridge was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and originally played drums, trumpet and tuba. His nickname was Little Jazz. He led bands from his early years, moving to St. Louis, and then to New York. He absorbed the influence of saxophonists Benny Carter and Coleman Hawkins, setting himself the task of learning Hawkins 1926 solo on "The Stampede" in developing an equivalent trumpet style.

Read an interview with Roy Eldridge, free from the University of Michigan's African-American Music Collection.