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Issue Date: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 Issue: Vol. 5, Issue 7 Last Update: Thursday, April 06, 2006

Students Walk: Students stage a peaceful protest to Immigration Bill HR4437

Wednesday, April 05, 2006 By: Ayana Flewellen, Sound of the Halls Editor

The rumors of a walk out came to life on March 29, as over 200 Varela students protested bill HR4437, The Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005. Administration
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Coffee, the other soda

Wednesday, April 05, 2006 By: Editorial Board

“Grab. Gulp. Go,” boldly proclaim the school’s Nestle Nesquik machines.That’s exactly what students are doing, and Starbucks Coffee Company, a leading coffee vendor which will be sure to invade a stre
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Administration gets new addition

Wednesday, April 05, 2006 By: Raquel Castillo, Staff Reporter

The Viper family continues to grow; the latest addition to the group is Ms. Rentia Lee, our new assistant principal.
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PA brings Broadway to the Varela stage

Wednesday, April 05, 2006 By: Gabriel Molina, Web Editor

While Manhattan is a long while from Miami, Troupe 6162 succeeded in bringing a bit of Broadway to Varela, on March 22nd and 23rd, through a compilation of original monologues and pieces, as well inte
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“Silent Hill” will make you scream

Wednesday, April 05, 2006 By: Miguel Peraza, Staff Reporter

When you walk in the fog, what is it you hear? The eerie silence of the lifeless objects around you? How about silent whispers of things unknown that are to come, or maybe even a sound that is not ins
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Comic books finally find their medium: “V for Vendetta” shows us what a hero really is

Wednesday, April 05, 2006 By: Michael Skinner, Entertainment Editor

If one could choose a single “super1” power, what would it be? Perhaps the ability to walk through walls, to be undetected by others around? Or maybe the power to take it to the sky and fly, swooping
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Burgess explores the balance of good and evil in “A Clockwork Orange”

Wednesday, April 05, 2006 By: Stephanie Echeverria, Photo Editor

A Clockwork Orange is a frightening fable about good and evil…the meaning of human freedom and when the states [are to undertake] to reform [a human being] the novel asks, “At what cost?”
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It’s all about the Kicks

Thursday, April 06, 2006 By: Mayling Gomez and Anna Barahona, Staff Reporters

Diego Genao started loving sneakers at the age of eleven when first stumbling along Niketalk.com an online fashion hype builder. Genao registered to the forum and surfed through the webpage to get inf
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Girls track on target for districts; boys track held up with injuries

Thursday, April 06, 2006 By: Michelle Pretto, Staff Reporter

“We have a smaller team but we’re doing well,” said sophomore Jennifer Estime of the girls track team. Estime ranked #1 for the long jump in the pre-season ranking by www.flrunners.com.With a record o
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NCAA March madness: College basketball full of surprises

Thursday, April 06, 2006 By: Renaldy Calixte, Staff Reporter

The NCAA tournament was just as exciting as many people expected. It even had added surprises that even shocked college basketball experts. The tournament featured 65 teams each fighting for a chance
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Spring Break alternatives

Thursday, April 06, 2006 By Patrick Casa and Daniel Sanz, Staff Reporters

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When thinking of spring break kids are probably thinking of going to the beach, the pool, or maybe going clubbing. Instead, students can go to one of the 10 hottest spots for spring break.

It’s all about the Kicks

Thursday, April 06, 2006 By Mayling Gomez and Anna Barahona, Staff Reporters

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Diego Genao started loving sneakers at the age of eleven when first stumbling along Niketalk.com an online fashion hype builder. Genao registered to the forum and surfed through the webpage to get inf

Big Easy renewed with Mardi Gras

Thursday, April 06, 2006 By Nayla Cid-Costa, Staff Reporter

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Tens of thousands of citizens celebrated New Orleans’ first Mardi Gras since it was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina six months ago. While some are still devastated, others wore purple, green and gold f

States challenge Roe v. Wade

Thursday, April 06, 2006 By Luis Valdez, Staff Reporter

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In January 1973, Roe vs. Wade stunned the world and legalized abortion in the US. The question now is, “could it be overturned?”Recently, the state of South Dakota passed a bill that banned almost all

Student journalists may be censored due to change in Miami-Dade school policy

Thursday, April 06, 2006 By Bryan Aguilar, Managing Editor

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According to Sunset Senior High business teacher Donna Reddick, the Bible states that “God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah because of their sexual sins, which included homosexuality.”It is unclear whethe

The ripple effect of child abuse: The silence of victims creates more victims

Thursday, April 06, 2006 By Fanny Rivas and Jose Gil, Staff Reporters

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Many students have heard of or read the book “A Child Called It” by Dave Pelzer. The book, which has become a favorite check-out in the school library, was Pelzer’s autobiography about his abuse as a

Changes in the media industry say “good night and good luck” to veteran newsmen

Thursday, April 06, 2006 By Alexis Camarena, Staff Reporter

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The field of journalism has suffered several important losses this past year. From recent deaths to recent retirements, well-known, renowned, veteran journalists like Peter Jennings, Dan Rather, and T