Academic Decathlon Recruiting

By: Chris Cummins Staff Writer Academic Decathlon holds an informational meeting Thursday at 4:00, in Mr. Dixon’s room in B211. The meeting is an informational one, giving prospective students the chance to learn about Academic Decathlon and hear about it from the students themselves, as well as Mr. Dixon. For those who don’t know, or who don’t care enough to find out, Academic Decathlon is comprised of seven subjective categories: math, super quiz, history, art, music, language and literature, and economics. There are two subjective portions as well: an essay and a speech. Each student who joins Academic Decathlon is put into one of three categories: A, B, or C. Each category is composed of…

Seitz gives the low-down on gubernatorial candidates

by Blake Seitz Sports Editor With the primaries for the upcoming gubernatorial race just around the corner on March 2, now is the right time for concerned citizens to know a little about the candidates they’re voting for. I’ve compiled information on the five front-runners—3 Republicans and 2 Democrats—in an effort to make your time at the polls that much easier. Rick Perry We’ll start with the obvious: Republican Rick Perry, our current Governor, is fighting to secure his third term in our state’s highest office. Perry is campaigning, like most of the candidates, on economic development. His primary focuses if reelected would be to create jobs, reduce taxes (especially the corporate property tax) and…