Archive for the ‘2005-2006 North Star’ Category
Wonder Showzen is guud
Children should not watch this show. That is really the only way that one can begin speaking about Wonder Showzen.
Wonder Showzen is a weekly show on MTV2’s late, late night lineup. It is, in many senses, a highly offensive version of Saturday Night Live; with several recurring sketches and characters. To better demonstrate the sheer [...]
pcHDTV’s HD-3000 allows users to build custom ‘Tivo’
The ability to “‘time-shift,” or pause live television and pick up where the viewer left off has largely been left to owners of Tivo and ReplayTV “set-top boxes.” These services are often accompanied by monthly fees, limited capacities, and restrictive digital rights management. These detractors are in addition to an inability, for the most part, [...]
Logitech’s diNovo Keyboard frees users from confines of wires
Logitech, a long-time player in the manufacturing of computer peripherals, is the creator of what is perhaps one of the most full-featured (and expensive) keyboards currently on the market.
The diNovo Media Desktop Laser is a wireless Bluetooth mouse / keyboard. It is comprised of three separate units, the keyboard, the mouse, and the “Media Pad.” [...]
North doing well despite changes, administration says
North has gone through four different principals in the last three years, not counting those in the current administration. As a basis for comparison, the district has only gone through three superintendents over the last 29 years.
According to Dan Orman, assistant county superintendent and co-principal of North Oldham High School, the school is trying to [...]
Parking violators get ‘boot’ed
North Oldham High School now has a new method of enforcing student parking rules. Over Christmas break, the school procured a device known as an AlphaLock (the “boot”).
“[Student parking violations were] enough of a problem,” said Associate Principal Tom Clemons. “We felt we spent too much time on it.” One of the primary parking issues [...]