The James Logan Courier

Courier Staff Report

The Courier, James Logan's online, blog-style student news publication, has won the Best Education Weblog Award in the 2007 Weblog Awards competition.

The Courier beat nine other finalists in the category to be named winner of the award last night at Blogworld and New Media Expo, a weblog industry convention and trade show held in Las Vegas through tonight.

The Courier garnered 1,371 votes in the balloting that determined the winner. The second place website, IvyGate, which serves the colleges and the universities of the Ivy League, such as Harvard, Yale and Princeton, received 690 votes. Third place Education Week received 166 votes.

By Tim Ciardella, Courier Football Writer

The Logan Colts rely on their rushing game and most of their success on the ground is thanks to their outstanding offensive line.

One of the players on that very good O‑line is senior tackle Mico Pineda. Pineda has been playing football for three years now and has really come into his own. He is not the biggest linemen you’ll ever see at 5 foot,10 inches and 195 pounds, but he plays a lot bigger than he is, as he has been able to open up big holes for his backs.

By Howard Yang, Courier Staff Writer

Ray’s Sushi
888 West A Street
Hayward
(510) 887-0701

Have you ever stepped out a sushi restaurant with a stomach only half full and a wallet completely empty? If so, Ray's Sushi in Hayward may be the restaurant that finally satisfies your taste for delicious raw fish without making you break the bank.

Ray’s Sushi isn’t a very large restaurant by all means. However, as one steps into the relatively cramped interior, the furnishings and decorations give off an ambiance resembling a traditional Japanese venue. Guests seeking an authentic sushi experience would appreciate the sushi bar and the guest rooms where customers sit on bamboo mats instead of chairs.

By Charles Yi, Courier Staff Writer

Columbus Pizza
31871 Alvarado Blvd
Union City, CA 94587
510-487-4992

Popular pizza chains such as Pizza Hut and Domino's suffer in comparison to Columbus Pizza here in Union City.

Although the gleaming oil may be intimidating to health‑nuts at first, after one bite of Columbus pizza, all thoughts of maintaining that Hollywood body will be forgotten as you will be craving more of the fresh ingredients and superb flavors incorporated into these pizzas.

LUNCH: Egg Roll with Rice, Milk, Fresh Fruit, Fun Chips
Turkey Ham and Pineapple Pizza

ACTIVITIES:
Pick up your id card and/or pictures in the Activities Office at lunch.

Interested in Track & Field? Come to the Weight Room M,W,F at 3:45.

After school tutoring this week will only be afternoons (3:30-4:30) in Room 64. Normal tutoring days and times will resume in Room 77 the week of 11/26.

By Sandhaya Mansfield, Courier Staff Writer

A dark science fiction fantasy called Tin Man, an update and adaptation of L. Frank Baum's classic, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, is coming to the SciFi channel as a six hour miniseries.

The series in a product of executive producers Robert Halmi, Robert Halmi Jr. Mitchell, and Van Sickle. It will premiere December 2 at 9 p.m.

Tin Man takes place in the outer zone (O.Z.), a fantasy-like world taken over by dark magic. The O.Z. has been taken over by an evil sorceress, Azkadellia, who now rules the land after stealing power from her own mother, the rightful queen, Lavender Eyes. Azkadellia is armed with winged monkey-bats and storm troopers as a measure to make sure her rule is not overthrown.

By Jasmeen Banwait, Courier Staff Writer

Advanced Placement classes are supposed to give students a chance at a head start in college, Logan teacher Kate Lipman's Advanced Placement Art classes are giving some students a head start in art careers, too.

In addition to AP Art, Lipman teaches Advanced Drawing, Painting, and Multi-Cultural Art, in room 86. In order to take AP Art, a student must be a junior or senior and must have received a grade of a B or higher in at least one art class.

“Students enrolled in this course are expected to be able to work independently and at a college level,” said Lipman. Overall, Lipman says that her students enjoy this rigorous course, especially those students who are immensely interested in art.

Click "Read More" to see examples of the AP Art classes' work.

From wikipedia:
Marie Dressler (November 9, 1868 – July 28, 1934) was an Academy Award-winning Canadian actress.

Born Leila Marie Koerber in Cobourg, Ontario to parents Alexander Rudolph Koerber (who was Austrian) and Anna Henderson. Being a rather overweight child, she spent a lot of time developing the defense mechanisms many overweight children become skilled at. The young Marie Dressler was able to hone her talents to make other people laugh, and at 14 years old she began her acting career in theatre. In 1892 she made her debut on Broadway. At first she hoped to make a career of singing light opera, but then gravitated to vaudeville.

Learn more about Marie Dressler, from the Canadian fan site, www.mariedressler.ca.

Watch Marie Dressler in Tillie's Punctured Romance, a film by Charlie Chaplin produced in 1914, and available free from the Internet Archive. (Blocked on campus computers.)