The James Logan Courier

By Fermin Sierra, Courier Staff Writer


Thieves! Charlatans! Rapists of humanity and morality! Now that I have had time to vent a little, I’m free to get the story off of my chest. As most of you have noticed, since the beginning of the New Year, the powers that be at James Logan have been enforcing a policy which requires students who drive to school to possess a permit to the school parking lot.

While is not much of a story, or that big of a deal in general (though the pass does cost five dollars), it turns out that some people have found it difficult to follow the rules. These criminals, these unsightly pimples on the face of authority have decided that the rules just aren’t good enough for them.

ACTIVITY:
Attention all freshman football players and anyone else interested in joining Logan Football! There is a mandatory meeting this Thursday at 3 pm in the Weight Room.

Want to win a date with Cat Start? Colin Malcolm? CJ Samonte or Julian Monsalud? Sign up at lunch in Colt Court by Feb. 7, to play Singled Out on February 9.

There is an Inter Council meeting after school in Room 476 on Feb. 8. We will discuss ideas for the Unity Fair. all interested students are welcome to come!!

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

"Catch a Fire" (PG-13, 2006, Universal)
It's 1980, and the first cracks in the Apartheid rule against black South Africans have begun to form. But while soccer coach, power plant foreman and family man Patrick Chamusso (Derek Luke) has nothing to do with the explosion that shook his plant, he does have a skeleton in his closet. That secret is enough to raise the eyebrows of cop Nic Vos (Tim Robbins), who makes it brutally clear that Chamusso's claims of innocence are falling on deaf ears until further notice. In a year full of structurally similar films about events taking place today, "Catch a Fire" didn't receive the attention it deserved for exploring what, as far as most people assume, is yesterday's issue. That's too bad: Not only is "Fire" a thrilling and refreshingly human-powered film, but it's also based on a true story — and one with surprisingly strong parallels to today's headlines. Bonnie Mbuli and Sithembiso Khumalo also star.

Extras: Director/cast commentary, deleted scenes.

By Edwin Garcia
San Jose Mercury News (MCT)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Assemblyman Joe Coto has a provocative proposal to increase voter participation among young people: He wants to require high school students to register to vote before they can receive a diploma.

If his measure becomes law, graduating seniors beginning with the class of 2010 who meet the state's criteria to become voters — be 18 years old and a U.S. citizen, for example — would be required to submit proof of registration to the school.