February 2011 Chatterbox - Ruston High School
February 2011 Chatterbox - Ruston High School
February 2011 Chatterbox - Ruston High School
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ditorials/Opinions <strong>Chatterbox</strong><br />
<strong>Ruston</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>February</strong> 14, <strong>2011</strong> Page 9<br />
Valentine’s Day for<br />
All the Singles<br />
by Gray Taylor<br />
Graphics/Design Editor<br />
For all the singles out there: you all have to face Valentine‘s<br />
Day alone each year. This isn‘t necessarily a bad thing, considering<br />
how overrated this commercial holiday really is. It‘s all about<br />
showering your significant other with material things and hoping<br />
they don‘t plan on leaving you any time soon. But fear not, loners,<br />
there are ways to celebrate like everyone else instead of sitting at<br />
home watching romantic comedies and crying yourself to sleep.<br />
First of all, get a grip on yourself and know that you are not the<br />
only one spending V-Day alone. Second, remember that you are<br />
saving yourself hundreds of dollars by not buying anything for<br />
someone else. The money you save could go to much more important<br />
things, such as yourself. Third, get your other single<br />
friends together and go somewhere. Chances are you will have<br />
more fun partying with your friends than becoming<br />
a fire hazard if you had a dinner by candle<br />
light. Valentine‘s Day should not be restricted<br />
to just couples, so do not mope or cry<br />
but go out for some fun.<br />
DON’T BE LIKE THIS GUY:<br />
“Senioritis”<br />
by Gray Taylor<br />
Graphics/Design Editor<br />
Glasses vs. Contacts<br />
by Polly Michelle Gwan<br />
Academics Reporter<br />
Glasses and contact lenses- it seems that everyone is wearing one or the other. It is said that over 160<br />
million Americans wear either contacts or glasses today, but which one is better Many people tend to prefer<br />
glasses over contacts because they like the look and feel of glasses.<br />
Glasses wearer Lauren Townsend prefers glasses ―because they help you see better, even though they<br />
tend to get a little annoying‖. Many glasses wearers also enjoy the various styles, shapes, and sizes that meet<br />
their needs or just plainly find the price of glasses in their budgets. Others, such as Zach Hannibal have various<br />
reasons why they wear glasses. ―Glasses are better because I wear them,‖ he states, ―You should be like<br />
me and wear them too.‖<br />
Not everyone thinks glasses are the way to go though. Many prefer contact lenses because<br />
they get a more natural look that glasses fail to offer. ―Contacts are more convenient<br />
and are better for my peripheral vision without my frames getting in the way,‖ says Kimberly<br />
Miles. Mary Conly Hammons ads that ―contacts are better because they‘re more comfortable<br />
and they look a lot better.‖<br />
Whether you‘re like Cody Briscoe who believes that ―glasses are better because all you<br />
have to do is slide them on in the morning‖ or Ashlyn Thompson who just plainly ―likes<br />
contact lenses better,‖ you can rock your eye wear any way you please.<br />
Celebrate Everyday!<br />
by Emily Moore<br />
Arts Reporter<br />
<strong>February</strong><br />
12-National Plum Pudding<br />
15-Gumdrop<br />
19-Chocolate Mint<br />
24-National Tortilla Chip<br />
26-Pistachio Day<br />
28-Toothfairy<br />
March<br />
1-Nat. Pig/PB Lover‘s Day<br />
5-Multiple Personality Day<br />
6-Nat. Frozen Food<br />
12-Fanny Pack<br />
14-Nat. Potato Chip Day<br />
17-Submarine<br />
Quotes to Live By<br />
by Emily Moore<br />
14-Ferris Wheel/National Heart to Heart<br />
18-Thumb Appreciation<br />
23-International Dog Biscuit Appreciation<br />
25-Pistol Patent (Samuel Colt)<br />
27-International Polar Bear Day<br />
18-Awkward Moments Day<br />
21-Commoncourtesy Day<br />
22-Goof-off Day<br />
23-Nat Chip and Dip Day &Kick Butts Day<br />
24-Nat. Choc. Covered Raisins Day<br />
Arts Reporter<br />
―Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.‖ – Albert Einstein<br />
―I don't understand why Cupid was chosen to represent Valentine's Day. When I think about<br />
romance, the last thing on my mind is a short, chubby toddler coming at me with a weapon.‖ –<br />
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―You have to walk carefully in the beginning of love; the running across fields into your<br />
lover's arms can only come later when you're sure they won't laugh if you trip.‖ – Jonathan<br />
Carroll, "Outside the Dog Museum"<br />
―We are all a little weird and life's a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness<br />
is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love.‖ –<br />
Unknown<br />
―Are we not like two volumes of one book‖ – Marceline Desbordes-Valmore<br />
―Who would give a law to lovers Love is unto itself a higher law.‖ – Boethius, The Consolation<br />
of Philosophy<br />
―Falling in love is so hard on the knees.‖ – Aerosmith<br />
"Death cannot stop true love; it can only delay it for a little while.‖ – The Princess Bride<br />
―It doesn't matter if the guy is perfect or the girl is perfect, as long as they are perfect for each<br />
other." – Good Will Hunting<br />
―Love is a friendship set to music.‖ – E. Joseph Cossman
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