Harold and Kumar go to SU

Well ok, Kumar did anyway! We went to see Kal Penn talk at SU's Asian Awareness Week. It was an interesting talk and the questions following the talk were even funnier! More on the talk here.

Photo: D.O.

Science Town USA

Check out this video of the walking wishbone. Look closely and you will notice that he mechanical energy is transferred directly to the wishbone and it is pulling the entire machine along. The rear wheels are not powered. A very cool invention.

Its one of the many exhibits in the science museums in and around Boston. I've been to Boston many times, but never realized how many different science museums were around. They even have science resturants!! It should be no surprise really, since they have some of the best colleges and universities in the whole country.

Take a look at some slides of some of the best museums in Beantown.

(BTW the Walking Wishbone Machine could make for a pretty cool honors by contract idea!)

Photo: CJ Gunther, NY Times

More Student Poetry

Destiny
By Sanjeev Kumar

Some people's destiny
Is to make history
Some are hard
Others aren't too far

With many obstacles,
It's going to be difficult
So I have to use my skills
To go up my hill

In my road to glory,
I will get my victory
With hard work,
I'll go beyond my goal.

I know what I have to do,
I won't be no fool.
Every single day,
I will riser higher

Closer to my destiny

Student Poem

Another touching new poem by my favorite poet

While You Are Gone
by Brittany

I’m all confused

Mad

Angry

Happy

What is happening?

Things are different

Starting to find the inner me

Getting closer everyday

With you not here

Makes things harder

Before you were my guide

Now you’re just my inner strength

Keeping me going through words of advice

President Obama

Barack Obama made history by becoming the countrys first African American President. For those of us who were old enough to vote, it was a very special day.

Read this for a good historical look at what this really means for us as a nation.

(Obama poster by Shepard Fairey)

Students Of The Month

Congratulations to the following students for being selected by their teachers as the top students at ITC for the month of October.

Ninth Grade:

Eugene Butler

Daniela Galeas

Tenth Grade:

Sanjeev Kumar

Candace Labombard

Halloween

So, what are everyones plans for Halloween? Going trick or treating, or scaring little kids?

Halloween wouldn't be complete without a few scary movies tonight or over the weekend.

Check out some good ones here.

Let me know what your favorites of all time are. And some recommendations too.