The James Logan Courier

By Michael Frazier
Newsday (MCT)

MELVILLE, N.Y. — The Empire State Building is being converted into an eco-friendly skyscraper, transforming the landmark into a "green" architectural marvel as part of a multimillion-dollar upgrade, officials said Monday.

Former President Bill Clinton said the skyscraper will bring more attention to the need to convert structures into energy-efficient buildings.

By David J. Neal
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)

Even the president takes a break to fill out a bracket. Domed stadiums host NCAA men's basketball Final Fours as regularly as they do Super Bowls. The NBA's pushing LeBron and D-Wade, the NHL"s pushing Sid the Kid and Alex the Great, and every sport tries to find its popularity-boosting star rivalry it can call its "Bird vs. Magic." ESPN is ubiquitous.

And so much of all that began 30 years ago, on March 26, 1979. That's when a nation tuned in for the 1979 NCAA title game between Michigan State and Indiana State, turned on to Magic Johnson and Larry Bird and dropped out of one era of sports and into another.

LUNCH
Salsa Bar at the Creations booth! Pizza, Chinese, grill items such as burgers & chicken strips, deli sandwiches and, of course, burritos!

MISCELLANEOUS
Attention all Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors interested in running for ASB elections. Packets will come out after Spring Break on Monday, April 20th. Pick it up in Room 67.

Filipino Students: Stanford University is holding a Filipino Youth Leadership Conference on April 18th. For more information check your Logan e-mail.

By Jessica Stewart, Courier Editor-in-Chief

He'd only just found out he had a son, and now that little boy's life depended on a group of men he hadn't met until a few months ago. Men who were at this moment laying their own lives on the line, shielded only by the inky cloak of night and their bravery as they crept toward the abandoned sugar factory ahead, where he'd been told to meet Chase's kidnappers.

So begins Ferrarella's addition to the Maitland Maternity series from Silhouette Books. The plot is original, and the characters are simply complex. The setting, Austin, Texas, adds a bit of flavor to everything, combining the mysterious cowboy image of the past with the modern world. My only problem is that Ferrarella fails to explain everything to the reader's satisfaction. Otherwise, it proved to be a light, quick, relaxing read, perfect for a lazy spring day.

By Jamey Padojino, Courier Staff Writer

Students of the Filipino Heritage Studies class held an assembly to collect sign-ups for next year’s classes Thursday.

With these sign ups, the class hopes to show the administration just how important ethnic studies are to Logan.

Senior Jorge Ayala says, “Logan is so diverse that the needs of each color are not met. These classes help students know their roots, or else history has no relevancy to them. Diversity has needs it needs to met for culture to be kept alive.”

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From wikipedia:
María Félix (8 April 1914 - 8 April 2002) was a Mexican actress, one of the leading figures of the golden era of the Cinema of Mexico. She was commonly known, particularly in her later years, by the honorific La Doña.

Born María de los Ángeles Félix Güereña in Álamos, Sonora, Mexico. Most reference works state that she was born on April 8, 1914. She died on April 8, 2002 in Mexico City of congestive heart failure. It was her 88th birthday.

Watch María Félix in a clip from the film, Doña Bárbara, free from youtube.com.