The James Logan Courier

By Michelle Danai, Courier Staff Writer

Hot Tub Machine is definitely better than I expected. Its commercials and title made me expect it to be another idiotic humor-filled movie with scenes duplicated from previous movies about time machines. However, this movie is a great mixture of comedy, fun, "bromance," and reminiscence of the unforgettable 80’s.

The movie was released on March 26 and stars John Cusack, Rob Corddry and Craig Robinson.

By Alexys Cran, Courier Staff Writer

April 22, was the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. In 1970, Gaylord Nelson, a Senator from Wisconsin, founded this day that is dedicated to awareness and appreciation for our Earth's environment. This special day also reminds us of the importance of preserving our planet and taking care of our home every day, not just on one particular day.

This day coincides with The World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth, or CMPCC, to be held in Cochabamba, Bolivia from April 19 to the 22nd. This conference gives the public and governments the opportunity to get together and think up solutions to climate change issues and begin commitments to projects. If you are interested in this conference, check out OneClimate.net to see highlights from the conference and other information.

By Laurel Brodzinsky, Courier Staff Writer

Four Logan students, Michael Wang, James Wong, Jerry Yang, and Jason Zhang who took the AMC12 in March qualified for the next level of the math test, the AIME, and earned Certificates of Merit. Michael, James, and Jerry received special recognition for being in the 10th grade or below and still passing the test.

This was the 61st AMC test, which originated in New York. After passing the AMC about 8000 students take the AIME (American Mathematic Invitation Exam). About 500 of those go on to either the USAMO or USAJMO which occur April 27 and 28. During the early summer, winners attend a special math camp to prepare for the International Mathematical Olympiad.

By Shamal Asnani, Courier Film Critic

Anyone who is a fan of Seth Rogen is truly doing themselves an injustice act if they have not yet watched the movie Pineapple Express.

The movie is currently available on BluRay and DVD and stars Seth Rogen as Dale Denton, a process server, who would much rather enjoy the affects of marijuana, than assume personal responsibility. The rising action in the film begins when Dale has to deliver a subpoena to Ted Jones (Gary Cole), a drug lord. Before he decides to carry out his task, he decides to enjoy a nice smoke of special type of marijuana, known as Pineapple Express. As he is smoking, he witnesses Ted commit a murder. In his fear of being spotted, Dale immediately flees the scene, dropping his rare marijuana. Ted notices that someone has fled the scene, and discovers the blunt that Dale dropped, quickly identifying it as Pineapple Express. He also knows that the only person he sold Pineapple Express to was Red (Danny McBride), who also only sold it to Saul (James Franco), Dale’s dealer.

By Alexys Cran, Courier Staff Writer

New Haven Schools Foundation's 3rd Annual Scholarship Luncheon, held April 23, celebrated the 71 scholarship recipients out of the 800 that applied. They had a chance to sit down, eat, and talk with the donors of their scholarships.

I was one of the lucky winners and attended the luncheon with my father. By the time everyone was finished eating, Logan Principal Amy McNamara and Wendy Gudalewicz, Chief Academic Officer of the New Haven Unified School District, presented the scholarship winners, and we received our certificates.

By Julie Mendoza, Courier Staff Writer

The timeless, irreplaceable story The Time Machine, made into a 2002 film starring Guy Pierce, captures it's audience with it's impressive graphics and epic story line. Alexander (Pierce) experiences a misfortune he will never recover from. His beloved fiance Emma, played by Sienna Guillory, is shot in a mugging the night he proposes. Determined to change the single event that he can't recover from, Alexander builds a time machine capable of traveling to anytime in the past or future. This invention triggers an unforgettable adventure that no one would have predicted.

From wikipedia:
Percy Heath, (30 April 1923 – 28 April 2005), was a jazz musician, famous for position as double bass player for the Modern Jazz Quartet.

He was the brother of tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath and drummer Albert Heath, with whom he formed the Heath Brothers in 1975. Heath also worked with Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Wes Montgomery and Thelonious Monk. At the age of 81, he released his first album as bandleader through the Daddy Jazz label. The album, titled A Love Song, garnered rave reviews and served as a fitting coda for Heath's illustrious career.

Read A Remembrance of Percy Heath, Part 1-2 by R.J. DeLuke, free from allaboutjazz.com.