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Facebook hoax

Facebook hoax

Lei Fisiiahi On Sunday, March 15, 2011, J.B. Smitts, a reporter from the tabloid Weekly World News, wrote an outrageous hoax that Facebook will close on March 15 of next year. Fans around the world believed [...]

Born This Way

Born This Way

By Alvin Vuong Mother Monster has done it again! Lady Gaga’s third studio album, Born This Way, was released May 23rd. Within three hours, Born This Way reached number 1 on U.S. iTunes charts! In just [...]

F.A.M.E. after shame

Chris Brown moves forward with a new album Leeosha Nelson Chris Brown’s new album, F.A.M.E., was released on Mar. 21. Brown dedicated the album to his fans, saying that the name has two meanings: Fans Are [...]

Rolling in charm

Wiz Khalifa delights with personality and with music Gerquetta Jackson Wiz Khalifa is winning fans across the country with his gorgeous smile and his fantastic ability of rapping. He’s also winning the hearts of many women [...]

A “Game” worth playing

By Leeosha Nelson TV series The Game, which started on the CW but now runs on the BET line-up, stars Tia Mowry as a young women who was a first year medical student but put her [...]

Author visits book club

New writer with ties to OHS speaks of obstacles, triumphs By Lisa Lac On Mar. 24, guest author Tenisha Gainey visited Oakland High’s Colored Girls Book Club to talk about her 2010 book 19 Years Old [...]

Flyers in style

Old-school shoe brand makes a comeback By Milani Alexander Who would have thought PF Flyers, patented in 1933, would still be popular? Students all over Oakland have been wearing the modern sneaker for about six months [...]

Awesome, outrageous Lady Gaga wins fans

By Alvin Vuong Pop star Lady Gaga has been rising to fame since her first album, The Fame, debuted in 2008. Gaga is a pop-singer and song writer, who refers to her fans as “little monsters.” [...]

Fitness expert LaLanne dies

Local celebrity was a pioneer of modern exercise techniques By Tommy Tran San Francisco native fitness guru Jack LaLanne has passed away at age 96. LaLanne was famous for his workout show, called The Jack LaLanne [...]

Top of the charts

Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday sells big, but her persona falls short By Gerquetta Jackson Most teenagers say the hottest female rapper out right now is Nicki Minaj. A rare musician, she is a talented rapper and [...]