Welcome to America

December 13, 2011 • by Dan Baden and Britta Scott  
Filed under Life at Como, Top Stories

On a frigid December day, the air outside Como Park Senior High School is so cold the trees are shivering, and puffs of air rise above a group of students like steam in a sauna. These students are waiting for the bus that will take them to the Minnesota state Capitol. But this is no normal field trip.... Read more »

The Story of Christmas

December 10, 2011 • by Clarissa Climer  
Filed under News, Top Stories

Everyone knows that every December 25th is a time for merriment, happiness and family togetherness. But for Christians, it holds a more powerful meaning. In the Bible it is said that a young woman named Mary, who was engaged to Joseph, a carpenter, and was in fact a virgin (which is why she is well known... Read more »

History of Thanksgiving

November 14, 2011 • by William Lee Hageman  
Filed under News, Top Stories

The time is nearly upon us when thanks are given, stomachs are filled, and families are united as a part of the holiday dubbed Thanksgiving. The origins of this centuries-old practice date all the way back to the united feasting of the Natives of America and the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth in 1621.... Read more »

Hey Trash, Recycle Your Cougars

November 14, 2011 • Carter Blitzkrieg Brown  
Filed under Top Stories

Every time you finish a water bottle, two choices present themselves. First, you can just toss it in the trash. Second, you can recycle it! In this day and age, awareness on subjects such as global warming and pollution has created a movement towards “greener” policies and decision-making. Did you... Read more »

“The New 52″ Explained to You

November 7, 2011 • by Michael Clausen  
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, News, Top Stories

Ask any Average Joe on the street about the publisher of DC Comics and you might get a facial tabula rasa. Most of the populace here in the land of the free doesn’t know that DC Comics invented superheroes with BATMAN and SUPERMAN in 1938 in an effort to chronicle the epic essence of the second “Great... Read more »

Cougar Cafeteria

October 12, 2011 • by Carter Leroy Brown  
Filed under News, Top Stories

What do you mean there aren’t cookies in the snack bar? That’s right, folks. The days of butter and meatloaf have been replaced with “I-Cant-Believe-Its-Not-Butter” and reconstituted soy gelatin. But look on the bright side. Como Park’s lunchroom has made some changes to better your life... Read more »