The James Logan Courier

ACTIVITIES
Anyone interested in playing boys soccer should see Coach Sills in Room 73 and attend open field after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Gym Now Open! Beginning this week the gym is now open during 5th lunch for basketball. Remember, there is no food or drink allowed in the gym, so finish your lunch before you head on over. See you there!

Come and support the Mighty Colts at our football game tonight against Irvington. JV begins at 4:30 and Varsity at 7:00. Tickets are $5, or $3 with ASB sticker. Bring your family and friends! See you there!

By Alexys Cran, Courier Staff Writer

In Bangkok Thailand, 16,000 participants between the ages of 18 and 30 were involved in the world's largest HIV vaccine study ever, conducted by The Thailand Ministry of Public Health. The combination of previously unsuccessful vaccines, prime and booster vaccines, were proven effective as the results were modest. However, before this study, it was widely believed that a vaccine for HIV was not possible. And so "modest results" actually means that one day there will be a way to beat the human immunodeficiency virus. It is this virus that causes AIDS, which kills millions every year.

According to CNNHealth.com, the researchers conducting the trial found that people who received a series of inoculations of the prime vaccine and booster vaccine were 31% less likely to be infected with HIV compared with those on a placebo. "The results from the trial are an important first step that will help researchers work toward a more effective vaccine. This shows a statistically significant effect," Colonel Jerome Kim, the HIV vaccines product manager for the U.S. Army, said.

By Eric Brown, Courier Music Review Editor

One quality rock bands often lack is longevity. From band infighting to lack of artistic creativity to the constantly changing fan bases, there are a variety of factors that contribute to the failures of most bands. It’s due to these sorts of variables that we rarely see how bands approach their later years in life.

By Beatrice Esteban, Courier Staff Writer

Seniors Patrick Berger and Justin Chan, who took second in the nation in Policy Debate at the 2009 National Forensics League National tournament, representing the world-renowned James Logan Forensics team, have their sights set on a new goal: to cement Logan's newly won reputation as a policy debate powerhouse.

Every year, the national tournament – funded by the Lincoln Financial Group – hosts rounds for events in both speech and debate; however, in order for a student, debate team, or duo team to enter, they must first compete at a district qualifier tournament. Schools are also bestowed with School of Excellence awards at the national tournament.

By Kate Pound Dawson
VOA News

Aid is starting to reach the Pacific islands devastated by a powerful earthquake and a resulting series of tsunami waves. The death toll is now above 120 on American Samoa, Samoa and Tonga and is expected to rise as authorities reach villages cut off by the disaster.

Power and telecommunications remain cut on much of Samoa and American Samoa, as island residents struggle to recover from the disaster.

Donate to the relief effort through DirectRelief.org.

From wikipedia:
William Edward Boeing (October 1, 1881 – September 28, 1956), born "Wilhelm Edward Boeing", was an aviation pioneer who founded The Boeing Company.

Boeing was born in Detroit, Michigan, to a wealthy German mining engineer named Wilhelm Böing who had made a fortune developing large low-grade penuckle taconite iron ore deposits and who had a sideline as a timber merchant. Anglicizing his name to "William" after returning from being educated in Switzerland in 1900 to attend Yale University, William Boeing left Yale in 1903 to go into the lumber side of the business.

Visit the Boeing company's website.