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Poly’s football team receives tutoring

TUTORING: Football players get after-school homework help. By Hannah Lerstad, News Writer Poly’s Varsity and Junior Varsity football players have mandatory after-school tutoring if their GPAs are below a 2.5.…

Riverside celebrates Day of the Dead

CULTURE: Riverside hosts its annual Day of the Dead celebration By John Burke, Staff Writer Last Friday, November 2, Riverside hosted its annual Day of the Dead (Dio de los…

How to have the perfect handshake

INTERACTION: Studies show that a good handshake leads to a more pleasant encounter between two people. By John Burke, Staff Writer Researchers at the University of Illinois found that a…

Disney has gone to the dark side

ENTERTAINMENT: The Walt Disney Company recently bought Lucasfilm. By Aysouda Malekzadeh, News Editor Mickey Mouse, Buzz Lightyear and Iron Man welcome Luke Skywalker and Han Solo to their Disney home.…

In the Red Zone: Three Cheers for the Orange and Green?

BEAR PRIDE: Must it just be nothing but a fairy tale? by Isaiah Murtaugh, Sports Editor In an ideal world, Poly’s “Spirit Fridays” (those days when the associated student body…

On The Fringes

VETERANS: With unemployment rates high among veterans, the two parties are struggling to conciliate and find a solution. By Kayla Chang, Copy Editor Back in September, Senate Republicans used a…

Game Over for Consoles

VIDEO GAMES: Eliminating consoles is the next step in video game technology. By Amy Wang, Staff Writer No console? No problem! Talk of new technology that permits the digital distribution…

They Are Watching Us

NGI: “Big Brother” is at play. By Kate Doak, Staff Writer The FBI’s fingerprint system was basically the same in 1999 as it was when the FBI started collecting fingerprints…

50 Shades of King?

LITERATURE: Recently, a Stephen King book was banned from a high school library for a rape scene, but one brave student helped to overturn it. By Isabel De La Garza,…

Domination Expected

DYNASTY: The Poly boys’ water polo team has a chance to begin one in this new Inland Valley League, and started off well by going undefeated in league play. by…