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Nice weather means that, yes, it’s skateboard time

Posted on May 15, 2012
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Written by Isaac Sellner for The Eagle

Skateboarding has been around for a long time but did not get popular until the 1960’s. Before then skateboards were made out of a plank of wood with rollerblade wheels. In the early 60’s, skateboards started to change. They started... Read more »

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Teen pregnancy: A growing trend

Posted on May 15, 2012
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Written by Kamera Dorsey, for The Eagle

Teen pregnancy is a growing “trend” in the United States. Nearly one million teen girls are pregnant each year including 18 and 19 year olds. In high school for every 1,000 students 22 get pregnant. About 70 percent of pregnant... Read more »

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Review: CAPA Spring Jazz concert a “killer” show

Posted on May 13, 2012
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Written by Rachael Zielmanski, The Eagle Staff Writer

On Tuesday May 8, 2012 Pittsburgh CAPA had its high school jazz band concert. It was held in the Black Box Theater in the school. Its group consisted of twenty high school students, led by Paul Thompson, the jazz director. The show... Read more »

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Have you heard of Khan Academy?

Posted on May 13, 2012
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Written by Joel Macklin, The Eagle Editor

KhanAcademyis a new and ever-growing hub for students, teachers, and adults to expand their knowledge in any field that is in the ever-growing library of lessons. This free internet program is available to anyone around the world as... Read more »

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A Titanic love story

Posted on May 11, 2012
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Written by Sidony Ridge, The Eagle Staff Writer

This year was the 100th Anniversary from when the indestructible Titanic was lost in the sea. And this year, the movie The Titanic came out in 3-D, capturing a more brilliant spectrum of the love story.  From just watching this movie... Read more »

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The violence must end

Posted on May 11, 2012
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Written by Mariah Howze, The Eagle Staff Reporter

The daily news rarely talk about anything good going on in the community because every time I turn on the news I hear about a shooting, robbery, or arson. The crime rate is growing rapidly and the dead are getting younger. According... Read more »

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Bomb threats at Pitt? Repercussions?

Posted on May 10, 2012
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Written by Marcus Motley, for The Eagle

Oakland’sUniversityofPittsburghhad a rough month in March. Bomb threats rained down on the college campus located in what is well known asPittsburgh’s second downtown. Not just once, not twice, but an average of at least three... Read more »

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The Rubik’s revolution

Posted on May 10, 2012
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Written by Brandon McClung, The Eagle Staff Reporter

            How easy is it tot get one side of a cube to match with all the same colors? How about after it’s been mixed up on a 3x3x3 cube? 4×4? 5×5? It’s not as easy as it may seem. This challenge has taken... Read more »

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Illogical ideas and our curriculum

Posted on May 2, 2012
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Written by Aaron Buttner, The Eagle Staff Writer

Editor’s note: The following article is likely more of the op-ed variety than news, but Aaron makes a lot of great points that we just don’t feel should be subject to mixing in with the latest video game debate. Hence,... Read more »

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New Ipad looks promising

Posted on April 18, 2012
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Written by Jymier Johnson, The Eagle Columnist

The name describes it all — the name of this new iPad is actually just “The New iPad”. This model includes several new upgrades to the previously released one, including the new 2048×1536 resolution on the camera. It... Read more »

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