NFL says goodbye to great star in Warner

By Peter Sblendorio
Staff Writer
After 12 years as one of the most prolific passers in the NFL, QB Kurt Warner is calling it a career. 
While much of the attention in the NFL has been focused on whether Brett Farve will return or not next year, the possible retirement of Warner has been overlooked. This should not [...]

What not to wear during these cold, rainy days

With all the rain the last two days, students are bundling up to keep warm and dry. There are some that maybe aren’t making the best clothing decision when it comes to dressing for the weather.
The temperature started out this morning at around 40 degrees. Though yesterday it was a little bit warmer, it’s still [...]

Click here for good karma

 by Ashley Attanucci
Staff Writer
People around the world face suffering each day. Sometimes it takes a natural disaster to put the harsh realities of the lives of some into perspective for us. While the earthquake that devastated Haiti on Jan. 12 dispersed Haitian families, the disaster united foreign peoples under a common effort for relief aid. Do [...]

J. D. Salinger has died at 91

The author of such works as Franny and Zooey and Catcher In The Rye has passed away at 91. He was a recluse for most of his life, however there have been rumours that he may have habitually wrote through this time. He was an inspiration to such writers as diverse as Richard Yates and [...]

Sidekick predicts winners for 52nd Grammys

By Chris Nguyen
Features Editor
Let’s not get anything confused. The Grammys are by and large the worst
awards show of the four, otherwise known as the EGOT (Emmys, Grammys, Oscars, Tonys) by “30 Rock” fans. They are long, drawn-out and unlike the Oscars or even Emmys, do not try to even have street cred, going for the [...]

2010 Winter Percussion Showcase this Saturday

Tomorrow, Jan. 30, the Coppell High School drum line will be performing their winter showcase entitled “Oddity”.
The concert is free and will feature a number of pieces that members can only describe as, well, “odd”.
“It’s different kind of concert,” senior Grayson Akerly said. “There’s going be odd instruments and normal instruments used in odd way. [...]

Bowerbirds to headline at House of Blues next Friday

Maddie Walters
Staff Writer
Attention all folk fans, Bowerbirds will be headlining at the House of Blues next friday, Feb. 5.
For those who haven’t heard of the band, think the Avett Brothers meets The Most Serene Republic. The band got it’s start in North Carolina in 2006. Since then, the band has produced one EP and two [...]

Conan leaves empty hole in NBC

I’m trying to find the logic behind angering your biggest asset— besides their action/comedy “Chuck”, of course— in order to save a poorly rated show with an overrated host. Needless to say, I can’t come up with anything.
NBC messed up. Big time.
Okay, okay, I get it. This has been talked about so much lately [...]

Boys soccer to compete with nation’s heavyweight

By Gaby Moran
Staff Writer
 
Usually, for people to see the nation’s top teams in soccer compete against each other, they have to make a trip across the country. However, in this circumstance, people only have to travel to District 6-5A matches to see the best.
According to ESPN Rise Fab 50, Coppell moved up 17 spots from [...]

iPad: Now or later?

By Mike Pankonien
Staff Writer
It happened. Yesterday, Apple finally officially announced their latest product: the iPad. Essentially a 9 inch by 8 inch iPod touch, the iPad is being sold as a computer that’s something more than a smart phone, but slightly less than a laptop. Although hardly a new concept, the iPad [...]

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