The James Logan Courier

Reviewed by Charles Yi, Courier Staff Writer

The Brave One, a psychological thriller directed by Neil Jordan, will not disappoint audiences.

The story unfolds with Erica Bain (Jodie Foster) and her fiance being mugged while they were strolling around the park one evening. The couple is robbed, beaten, and tossed around like rag dolls; Erica miraculously survived the incident, but her fiance, David Kirmani (Naveen Andrews) was not as fortunate.

LUNCH: All-Beef Hot Dog,
Milk, Fresh Fruit, “Fun” Chips

ACTIVITIES:
The Youth Alive Club will be meeting around the flagpole for prayer on Wednesday at 8 am. All students and staff are welcome. Will we SEE YOU AT THE POLE?

Anyone interested in joining the wrestling team should come to the mandatory meeting next Thursday after school in the Mat Room. Important information will be handed out.

Courier Staff Report
Najia Qadir and Christina Karma contributed to this report

A news helicopter hovered over James Logan Friday, but instead of covering a high speed car chase, or a violent incident, the news video they were after was of Logan students and staff demonstrating in favor of peace on earth.

The video footage of hundreds of students and staff arranged their bodies on the Judson E. Taylor Field's turf to spell out the word "Peace" in giant letters, and interviews with participants, will be broadcast tonight at 5 p.m. on Channel 7.

Logan Live is expected to replay the news segment on Monday.

Watch the KGO-TV video and read more about Day of Peace observances in the Bay Area.

By Tim Ciardella, Courier Sports Writer

The saying goes "speed kills." It definitely has killed Logan's varsity football opponents thus far this year.

The James Logan Colts are incredibly fast on both sides of the ball, especially on the offense. Logan has been too much for their opposition with all that speed as they punished Monte Vista and Skyline with big defeats in week one and week two. Now heading into week three of their pre-MVAL season , the Colts plan on demonstrating more of that speed when they face Berkeley at Logan on Friday at 7 p.m in Judson E. Taylor Field.

"We don't have a lot of size. Our team's not that big, so we depend on speed," said right guard Brian Nagata.

By Carmen Shiu, Chabot Spectator Scene Editor
Reprinted from the Chabot Spectator online

Raw. Intense. Thrilling. One of FOX's hit TV series Prison Break premiered its third season on Monday, Sept. 17 at 8 p.m.

Michael Scofield, played by Wentworth Miller, is now once again behind bars for a false homicide charge. Except, the Sona Federal Prison is Panama City is unlike any other prison.

The commercial for the season premiere promotes, "No guards. No laws. No problem." It is easy to speculate the possible drama, violence, and killings in a facility filled with angry men.

By Sandhaya Mansfield, Courier Staff Writer

Tony’s Restaurant, located in the small and peaceful town of Bethel Island, California offers an extremely tasty menu, friendly environment, and affordable prices.

Tony’s, a family ran restaurant, is open from 10am – 8pm offers delicious breakfasts, daily lunch specials, and hot dinners. Along with their yummy dishes the environment is warm and welcoming. Guests seat themselves and shortly after are welcomed by a waiter or waitress who informs the guests about the daily special while handing out menus and taking drink requests. Tony’s menu offers everything from Mexican food and American food, to good old country dishes.

By Karen Mui, Courier Staff Writer

Though some of the tables set up at Wednesday's Club Recruitment Fair to lure new members to Logan's many student clubs looked bleak and empty, a closer inspection showed that the sign-up sheets for many of the clubs were filled with the names of interested students.

A few of the tables gave out candy and food in order to attract the crowds, improving their chances of success.

By Howard Witt
Chicago Tribune (MCT)

JENA, La. — Drawn by the disturbing symbol of three lynching nooses dangling from a tree and greeted by Confederate flags displayed along their route, tens of thousands of African Americans poured into this racially tense Deep South town Thursday to stage the largest civil rights demonstration in years against what they regard as glaring racial injustices here.

Protesters from across the nation cheerfully defied obstacles placed in their way by town officials, such as a line of portable toilets put directly in front of the courthouse steps where the demonstration was held. They celebrated what Rev. Al Sharpton described as the birth of a "new civil rights movement for the 21st century," driven by black Internet blogs, e-mail and talk radio more than any traditional civil rights leader.

By Jessica Rosales, Courier Staff Writer
The James Logan Band and Color Guard will be participating in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China from July 29 to August 12. Though they have a goal of performing at the Opening Ceremony, the band is not limited to only that area. They have plans of playing at other locations in Beijing, Tian Jin, and Shanghai.

Logan was chosen by World Projects International Music Production as one of the only four bands from the U.S. due to their "good reputation and support" from others.

From wikipedia:
John Loudon McAdam (September 21, 1756 - November 26, 1836) was a Scottish engineer and road-builder. He invented a new process, "macadamisation", for building roads with a smooth hard surface that would be more durable and less muddy than soil-based tracks.

Modern road construction still reflects McAdam's influence. Of subsequent improvements, the most significant was the introduction of tar (originally coal tar) to bind the road surface's stones together – "tarmac" (for Tar Macadam) – followed later by the use of hot-laid tarred aggregate or tar-sprayed chippings to create better road metalling. More recently, oil-based asphalt laid on reinforced concrete has become a major road surface, but its use of granite or limestone chippings still recalls McAdam's innovation.

Read John Loudon McAdam's Remarks on the Present System of Road Making, free from Google Books.