Archive for March, 2011

City Day is an amazing photo/video opportunity for UHS, and we at the DA want to make the best of it. We encourage all of you to take lots of exciting, original photos and videos with your digital cameras and camera phones, and submit them to us to display online for the school to see! Full Article

Even though the final score (61-43) indicates an 18-point loss, UHS was never out of the game.  After a demoralizing 15-0 St. Joseph’s run to begin the game, it was not looking good for the Running Red Devils.  With senior captain Noah playing on an injured ankle, I thought we would see a repeat of Full Article

Bobby Fairchild had everything going for him – University High School Honors Graduate, Early Admission to Columbia University, All-Conference Basketball Star, Editor-In-Chief of The Devil’s Advocate – but all that changed suddenly when he was charged and arrested for the murder of his father. Bobby exemplifies the UHS student, and is the Full Article

Hopefully you had a chance to look at the iPad spread in the most recent publication of the Devil’s Advocate. For your enjoyment and continued scrutiny, here are the full results from the iPad survey conducted several weeks ago. Students from all grades (329 responses were compiled) were asked a series of questions involving the Full Article

I’ve seen a lot of cool stuff in my life, but that was AWESOME!  I guess since there was a single digit student section, we each got a larger share of the awesomeness.  Regardless of the thin cheering section, the Runnin’ Red Devils came out, well, running.  The first quarter was highly contested, with a Full Article

That’s one we’d like to forget.  True, the Runnin’ Red Devils are not used to playing from behind, winning each of their last 3 NCS playoff games by at least 19 points.  However, this was a completely different story.  Although there were many bright spots in the game, UHS could not rebound from an incredible Full Article

“Well, the first quarter was pretty close”, my dad said as we left Kezar Pavilion.  The rest of the game; however, was a different story.  True, the first quarter was competitive, with neither number 3 seed Head Royce nor number 2 seed UHS taking a significant lead.   As the game wore on, it was clear Full Article

There is good news for all of you die-hard boys’ basketball fans who pleaded with your parents to end your vacation a few days early as to not miss “possibly the last game of the season!”—the team will live to see at least one more game. Saturday night’s game against MA, however, did give us Full Article

Have you wondered whether what your parents say about long time cellphone usage is bad for your health? A study recently found that using cellphones only increase brain activity. Another set of data show that there is no connection between between cellphones and brain tumor. What should you do if you are worried about the increased brain Full Article

The Oscars have always been an entertaining broadcast of a night for celebrities to wear expensive clothes and congratulate themselves. The 83rd Academy Awards took place last Sunday, and things seemed to be perfectly normal: the red carpet, the huge theater, the gaudy and elaborate stage… but when the show started, some things had changed. Full Article