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Senior reflects on favorite memories of time at South

Senior reflects on favorite memories of time at South

Chris Callahan, columnist
May 23, 2014

As I sit writing this column, it’s hard for me to believe that I have only five more full days of high school left. High school, for me, was quite a ride filled with many ups and downs. Freshman year...

Global Warming

Global Warming

Chris Callahan, staff writer
April 21, 2014

It’s a common perception that the debate over global warming is fiercely raging. Ideologues clash on the evening news over the polar ice caps, various emissions-curbing schemes and the credibility of...

Embracing college app process reduces stress

Embracing college app process reduces stress

Chris Callahan, Columnist
February 7, 2014

It’s a beautiful sight: the green checks lined up next to each other on the online Common App form, all of your supplements turned in and the most stressful part of high school just about over. Hopefully,...

Same sex marriage opinions can encourage meaningful discourse

Chris Callahan, Staff Reporter
February 1, 2014

It’s the end of the year, so time for the annual round of reflections on all that happened in the last 11 months. More than anything, 2013 was a great year for same-sex marriage. In June, the...

Lesser-known effect of government shutdown highlights Congress’ weakness

Lesser-known effect of government shutdown highlights Congress’ weakness

Chris Callahan, columnist
November 8, 2013

The government shutdown has dominated the political discourse for the last month and a half, and I’m sure many people know the basic circumstances around which the government shutdown revolved. Basically,...

Military intervention unnecessary in Syria

Military intervention unnecessary in Syria

Chris Callahan, Columnist
October 4, 2013

The recent Syrian conflict has ignited a lot of controversy. This debate has largely focused on the legitimacy and wisdom of intervening in the conflict based on the Syrian government’s use of chemical...

Abercrombie & Fitch displays lack of respect for individuality

Chris Callahan, columnist
May 24, 2013

Imagine this: you apply for work at the Dairy Bar down by Glenview Road. You do fine in the interview and get hired. Two days in, you’re fired and told that you’re “too ugly to work here.” Pretty...

US citizens vulnerable to drone attacks; Obama must act

Chris Callahan, columnist
April 19, 2013

We all know that we got Osama bin Laden in Paki- stan two years ago. But what people don’t talk about is how we failed up until that day in 2011. For example, according to The Nation, in Feb. 2002,...

Participation grades serve as way to animate classroom, enhance learning

Chris Callahan, columnist
March 11, 2013

Most of us have had that experience at one point or another. We reflexively check HomeLogic and find out that our participation grade in our favorite class is a C! We ask ourselves what we did and how...

Proactive, concrete action needed: boycott and protest

Chris Callahan, staff writer
February 1, 2013

“I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” More than 40 years ago, Martin...

Petraeus’s legacy should lie in profession, not personal life

Chris Callahan, staff writer
December 21, 2012

Political sex scandals seem a dime a dozen these days. Bill Clinton, Herman Cain, Anthony Weiner, John Edwards…the list goes on. It may be getting a little old and tired – but even the cover of Time...

Students’ interpersonal skills, health endangered by too much internet

Chris Callahan, Columnist
December 6, 2012

Today, everything seems connected to the Internet. From Facebook to Google to WebAssign, everything seems like it’s being transplanted online. So is this a bad thing? Unfortunately, yes. It can be. According...

More guns mean more homicides: why America needs tightened gun control

Chris Callahan, Columnist
November 9, 2012

Nidal Malik Hasan. On Nov. 5, 2009, he opened fire with an automatic handgun in an Army base at Fort Hood, Texas. He killed 13 people and injured 28. Jared Lee Loughner. On Jan. 8, 2011, he opened fire...

Alumnus wins moot court competition

Chris Callahan, staff reporter
June 6, 2012

Danny Lewin, class of 2006 GBS alumnus, won the moot court competition at the University of Michigan (UM) Law School April 2. According to Lewin, moot court is a “simulated oral argument” in which...

Radiothon broadcasts through WGBK history

Chris Callahan, staff reporter
December 16, 2011

GBS Radio (WGBK) is going to hold a 30-hour radio broadcast to celebrate their 30th anniversary starting this evening, Dec. 16, at 6 p.m. According to Faith Savaiano, WGBK public relations director,...

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