The James Logan Courier

Reviewed by Jacqueline Truong, Courier Staff Writer

BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse
Fashion Fair Regional Mall
715 E. Shaw Ave
Fresno , CA 93710
559.570.1900


For Mother's Day, my family and I drove in the middle of California, hoping that we can try something new—something away from the busy bay area. Literally in the middle of California: Fresno. After driving for nearly three hours, we stop by a shopping center called Fashion Fair Mall; the inner side of the shopping center consisted of mostly clothing stores, while the outer perimeter of the shopping center consisted a variety of restaurants. Since the wait for The Cheesecake Factory was literally lining out the door, we decided to try something we've never tried before (that was the purpose of the trip after all): BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse (yes, I'm
aware that there is one located in Oakridge Mall in San Jose, but, from what I hear, the service there is not that great).

By Iona Childers, Courier Foods Editor


Buca Di Beppo
643 Emerson St
Palo Alto, CA 94301
(650) 329-0665
www.bucadibeppo.com/

As the volunteer coordinator for our Senior Ball group, there was one task that I feared above all others: trying to find a place to eat. It's times like those that I wish we didn't live near hundreds of different restaurants in the Bay Area (with food from Afghanistan to Vietnam, fish and chips to fine dining). On most occasions, the easiest way to narrow down the options would be to pick a cuisine and then go from there. Unfortunately for our group we picked Italian food; and it turns out that there are over two-hundred Italian restaurants in San Francisco alone.

Editor's Note: Two of The Courier's reviewers attended opening night showings of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. Here are their two reviews:

Reviewed by Fermin Sierra, Courier Staff Writer


Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End opens this weekend to massive public anticipation as well as historic monetary expectations. After all, this is follow-up to one of the most successful movies of the past ten years, and potentially the end to one of the most influential franchises in box office history. Since the original Pirates was released in the summer of 2003, how many fantasy/comedy/action movies have been released in theaters? Correct, a bunch. And since many viewed last year’s Pirates sequel to be a bit of a letdown story-wise, the big question on everybody’s minds seems to be, “Is the third movie any good?”

Look below for Bethany Stringer's review.

LUNCH:
Spicy Chicken Patty,
Milk, Baby Carrots, Fresh Fruit, Cookie, and Fun Chips

ACTIVITIES:
Jostens will be here tomorrow (Wed.) at lunch in Colt Court.

Thandi Stewart, a 9th grader, was selected to the World Youth Track & Field Team!! Thandi will represent the USA in the Czech Republic in July. Thandi has run 54.24 in the 400, and 2.10.70 in the 800.

Courier Staff Writer Abdul Nawabi contributed to this report

The Colts varsity baseball team buried first round NCS playoff opponent San Leandro Wednesday to earn the right to play tomorrow against Clayton Valley in the Section 3-A quarterfinals.

The Pirates hopes of similarly advancing were snuffed out by a stellar performance by Colt Pitcher Josh Trejo who struck out eight batters while walking only three. For the first three innings, Trejo mowed down Clayton Valley hitters in order, facing only nine, in the first three innings.

The Pirates rallied for single runs in the fourth and the seventh innings, but Trejo got the complete game victory, 9-2, for the Colts.

By Pamela Gutierrez, Courier Staff Writer

The senior class is missing $6000 due to Leadership students underpricing Senior Ball bids and sweaters, and some Leadership students face criminal theft charges, suspension, expulsion and other consequences for their misbehavior.

Although senior ball bids sold for between $55 and $80 each to most students, some Leadership students either gave them away to friends or severely underpricing them, in effect stealing them and costing the senior class about $6,000, according to school officials

“I was angry with the senior class as a whole” said Linda Kingston, activities director. “For anyone to think that they’re entitled to anything makes me angry.”

Reviewed by Jacqueline Truong, Courier Staff Writer

At first glance, 200 Pounds Beauty may appear to follow the cliché, fairytale storyline with the ‘happily ever after’ ending; however, this Korean, romantic-comedy (personally, it should be more categorized as a melodrama) reveals how easy it is to lose one’s true self in a materialistic and superficial society.

From wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

Edward George Earl Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton (May 25, 1803–January 18, 1873) was an English novelist, playwright, and politician. Lord Lytton was a florid, popular writer of his day, who coined such phrases as "the great unwashed", "pursuit of the almighty dollar", "the pen is mightier than the sword", and the infamous incipit "It was a dark and stormy night." Despite his popularity in his heyday, today his name is known as a byword for bad writing. San Jose State University’s annual Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest for bad writing is named after him.

Read The Last Days of Pompeii by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton, one of 225 of his works available free from Project Gutenberg.