‘We came for a better life,’ says FHS junior from Iraq

January 4, 2010 • Kevin O'Donnell, Academics/Administration Editor  
Filed under Features

Few students at Fairmont can say they have seen war first hand. Fewer still can say they’ve run a Taliban checkpoint. Fadi Afram can. Afram, a junior, came to the United States after escaping from Iraq, where the United States has been engaged in a war for nearly seven years. Last year, he made the... Read more »

Middle Eastern students’ experiences offer glimpse into another world

January 6, 2010 • Kevin O'Donnell, Academics/Administration Editor  
Filed under Features

With wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and nuclear tensions in Iran, the Middle East is a subject of constant debate, discussion and dispute. Americans would be hard-pressed to turn on the television or open the newspaper and not see the latest news from the battlefront, and yet many know very little about... Read more »

Winter play stars a 6-foot rabbit … but you’ll never see him

January 25, 2010 • Justin Miles, Entertainment Editor  
Filed under Entertainment, Fairmont Life

Almost everyone had an imaginary friend when they were little. You could drink fake tea with them, talk to them about problems, or even try to take over the world together. But few could ever imagine a 6-foot, white bunny named Harvey as their best friend. Harvey, the Pulitzer-prize winning play by... Read more »

Kravitz’ ‘Greatest Hits’ still sound good

January 26, 2010 • Brandon Wiles, Business Manager  
Filed under CD Reviews, Entertainment

The talented musician Lenny Kravitz released Greatest Hits in 2000. However, this music sensation is still producing and touring on his music even today. But my favorite album is by far Greatest Hits. Of course, it has all of his good songs on it. What makes Lenny’s Greatest Hits album stand out... Read more »