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KT TUNSTALL "Drastic Fantastic" (Virgin, 2.5 stars)
The title of Scotswoman KT Tunstall's second CD — not to mention the white minidress, matching go-go boots, and silver-spangled guitar she's sporting on the cover — would seem to announce that something fabulously exciting is about to happen. Alas, it is not to be. Not that "Drastic Fantastic" is a disappointment, exactly. The follow-up to Tunstall's slow-breaking hit debut, "Eye to the Telescope," again plays to her strengths, working a Sheryl Crow-Sarah McLachlan folk-pop axis, albeit with a bit more of a glossy sheen. From the acoustic bounce of "Hopeless" to the genuinely catchy, coo-coo-cooing "I Don't Want You Now," "Drastic Fantastic" is uniformly pleasant and mildly captivating. But it never lives up to either of the words of the title.
—Dan DeLuca

By Brian McCollum
Detroit Free Press (MCT)

And to think the world was ready to dismiss them as disposable one-hit wonders.

Two decades after concocting a rap-rock Reese's Cup, and serving it up with a slice of Gen X pop-culture savvy, the Beastie Boys roll on — older, wiser and just as musically feisty as ever.

It has been 21 years since "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party)" shoved the Queens, N.Y., threesome onto the American consciousness, making its members the wild-eyed poster boys for snotty suburban hip-hop. The barrier-busting band has come a long way since the mayhem of those early days _ cementing its hip-hop credentials with 1989's "Paul's Boutique," reasserting its punk roots with 1992's "Check Your Head," at last assuring mainstream respectability with its Tibetan Freedom Concerts in the late 1990s.

By Tim Ciardella, Courier Sports Writer

The James Logan Colts varsity squad knows they must be ready and come to Friday's game at Pittsburg prepared because they are facing perhaps their toughest opponent yet.

Thus far, Logan is undefeated this year, but they know they need to be physically and mentally prepared for Friday’s game in order to keep it that way. They realize they are a very good team and have a lot of talent, but they also realize, so does Pittsburg.

“We are remaining focused on defense because their offense is stacked. We want to make sure we have our checks down on defense because this team is very fast”, said senior defensive lineman Nifae Lealao.

By Sarena Bains, Courier Staff Writer

Construction of a new performing arts center on the Logan campus, which was supposed to be underway by now, instead will start after the winter break at the earliest.

Part of the blame for the delay belongs to the Department of the State Architect, which must approve the architectural plans for the center, but hasn't yet done so.

Construction "was supposed to start in the summer, but everything has been delayed as the design is still at the DSA," Principal Don Montoya told The Courier.


An artist's conception of the performing arts center.
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By Cameron Lacson, Courier Staff Writer

On Monday, the Colts Girls’ Golf team struggled to play their best at their second tournament of the season at Lone Tree par 72 Golf Course in Antioch. There were over twenty teams participating in this competition. Logan finished the course with 547 strokes, more than what they regularly shoot because of the absence of their number one player, Allison Wong.

Senior Christina La played the best round of the day for the Colts with a 102. Recent returning team member from last year, sophomore Jenny White, shot a 107. Senior Whitney Gebhard came in with 110. Sophomore Alexa Rocero and senior Jessica Rasmussen both scored 114.

Coach Neal Fromson was slightly disappointed, but “now the girls know where we need to improve to become better for the second half of the season,” he said.

Senior Christina La said, “Some of us have improved more than others, but despite that, in the end what we need to do is help each other to play to our best potential.”

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Top 10 songs on iTunes Music Store for Sept. 25:

1. "Crank That," Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
2. "Stronger," Kanye West
3. "1234," Feist
4. "How Far We've Come," Matchbox Twenty
5. "Bubbly," Colbie Caillat
6. "Rockstar," Nickelback
7. "Apologize," Timbland, featuring OneRepublic
8. "Ayo Technology," 50 Cent, featuring Justin Timberlake
9. "The Way I Are," Timbaland, featuring Keri Hilson and D.O.E.
10. "Wake Up Call," Maroon 5
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From wikipedia:
Henri Frédéric Amiel (September 27, 1821 - May 11, 1881) was a Swiss philosopher, poet and critic.

Born in Geneva in 1821, he was descended from a Huguenot family driven to Switzerland by the revocation of the Edict of Nantes.

After losing his parents at an early age, Amiel travelled widely, became intimate with the intellectual leaders of Europe, and made a special study of German philosophy in Berlin. In 1849 he was appointed professor of aesthetics at the academy of Geneva, and in 1854 became professor of moral philosophy. These appointments, conferred by the democratic party, deprived him of the support of the aristocratic party, which comprised nearly all the culture of the city.

Read Amiel's Journal by Henri Frédéric Amiel, free from Project Gutenberg.