Lars von Trier’s new film ‘Melancholia’ is out of this world [ArticleImageHyperLink] Friday, December 09, 2011 By Tom Storch Lars von Trier is probably not a Nazi, despite his claim earlier this year at the Cannes Film Festival (where he somehow managed to get banned from an event that still welcomes Roman Polanski). While full story

Book provides food for thought about inhumane eating habits [ArticleImageHyperLink] Friday, December 09, 2011 By Paul Albani-Burgio Recently, I was writing an essay for one of my college applications in response to a question that asked me to recommend a book for all members of the freshman class to read. I had a hard time thinkin full story

Internet filters restrict students’ learning [ArticleImageHyperLink] Friday, December 09, 2011 By Shelby Hoffmann One of the most controversial aspects of classroom education is the school’s insistence on blocking and censoring the Internet. Students complain about it constantly, claiming that if they could acces full story

Ten Thousand Villages provides cultural gifts [ArticleImageHyperLink] Friday, December 09, 2011 By Madi Bates I waltzed in to Ten Thousand Villages on 3rd Street in Cherry Creek North as an unsuspecting shopper with an inkling to step into such a quaint store. And, as such an average Joe, I was seriously impr full story

Victoria’s secret is that she doesn’t have a home [ArticleImageHyperLink] Friday, December 09, 2011 By Emerald O'Brien I am a woman of many talents. Among them are making obscenely shaped baked goods, slaughtering cows with machetes and eating the meat raw (in under one hour), and knitting sweaters out of eyelashes. I full story

School should emphasize learning, not grades [ArticleImageHyperLink] Friday, December 09, 2011 By Michaela McLeod Exams are a common high school experience. We have gone through the hair-pulling stress when studying for a test that encompasses a whole unit’s worth of information. When finals week rolls around, R full story

Celebrity gossip distracts from real issues [ArticleImageHyperLink] Friday, December 09, 2011 By Hannah Leto When you compare and contrast the amount of websites hosting information on the newest couple in Hollywood versus the number of websites supporting non-profit organizations, the numbers are a bit unev full story

College workshops would benefit all [ArticleImageHyperLink] Friday, December 09, 2011 By Herald Staff As 2011 draws to a close, many students are celebrating the impending completion of a difficult semester. The freshmen have survived their first semester of high school, and the sophomores and juniors full story

There is probably an app for that: Four apps for food, fun, shopping and school that are sure to enhance your holidays [ArticleImageHyperLink] Friday, December 09, 2011 By Connor Rietema There are over 500,000 applications for the iPhone. If one was to line up all of the app thumbnails, the line would stretch over three miles in length. With that many apps, how is anyone supposed to s full story