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Every Second Counts: The junior album from the Plain White T's is listenable, so long as you don't mind your parents singing along too.

Wednesday, October 04, 2006 By: Caitlin McGuire

The Plain White T's are not breaking any new ground with their third album, "Every Second Counts," despite their declaration of "taking a chance" on their first song, "Out Time Now." However, they cer
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Thursday, October 05, 2006 By: If interested, please contact Ann/Tricia at: beckmanchronicle@gmail.com

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Go Patriots! Varsity 5-0! (illustrated before the Jersey Game)

Friday, October 06, 2006 By: Thomas Huynh

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The Zen of iPods: Getting inside the brain of my iPod while it embeds itself into mine.

Friday, October 06, 2006 By: Tyler Nguyen

At stoplights, I often wonder what I would say to the people in the cars next to me. Granted, I can't do that. But supposing I could, what would I say? Probably nothing.
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The Gender Factor: Sorry, honey, you didn't make the cut; the boy sitting next to you did.

Friday, October 06, 2006 By: Jordan Smith

When it comes to college admissions, diversity is the order of the day. On the prolific college brochures depicting smiling students and picturesque locations, schools are proud to display their ethni
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Club Beat: Comedy Sportz: First in a series of articles on the clubs of Beckman.

Friday, October 06, 2006 By: Tyler Nguyen

New club status isn't easy; but Comedy Sportz is dealing with it enthusiastically and comically.
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South Park: Ten seasons of political comedy.

Saturday, October 07, 2006 By: Aryn Sanderson

Featuring a group of fourth-graders who live in Southpark, Colorado, the television program is a snapshot of life as we know it. South Park’s characters are blunt and vulgar stereotypes.
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An Amish Tragedy: Disaster struck the Amish countryside as an armed gunman murdered five girls in a Pennsylvania school house.

Saturday, October 07, 2006 By: Jewison Biscocho

PENNSYLVANIA- Tragedy struck the peaceful town of Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania on October 2, 2006 as an armed gunman terrorized a one roomed Amish school house, killing five girls. The gunman, Charles C
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2006-2007 L.A. Lakers Preview: An overview of the the Los Angeles Lakers from the end of last season to this season's training camp.

Saturday, October 07, 2006 By: James Pak

Hoping to build off of the success of their previous 2005-2006 campaign, the Los Angeles Lakers began their training camp Tuesday, October 3rd. Whereas last year’s focus was on learning the complicate
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Water Polo: The Beckman boys put up a fight against C.D.M.

Sunday, October 08, 2006 By: Tiffany Yu

On Wednesday, all three of Beckman’s boys’ water polo teams prevented a shut-out in their first league game of the season against Corona Del Mar by keeping their defense strong. Competing against one
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At-a-glance

Sunday, October 08, 2006 By Tara Thomas Schwarzenegger, Angelides Have It Out in California Capital: The two gubernatorial candidates answer questions from voters in the only debate scheduled before the November 7th election SACRAMENTO- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and democratic challenger State Treasurer Phil Angelides discussed a wide range of issues affecting California last Saturday, October 7th, in a debate at Cal full story	Sunday, October 08, 2006 By Cynthia Perales [ArticleImageHyperLink] J.V. Does It Again: Beckman's Junior Varsity Football team wins at Woodbridge High School, 18-15. The Junior Varsity (J.V.) team acquires yet another win on Thursday, October 5, at Woodbridge High School in Irvine at 3:15 p.m., making their record an undefeated 5-0. The J.V. squad kept their usual full story
Sunday, October 08, 2006 By Lauren Taylor Patriots Take Over Tiller Days: Marching Band wins 1st place at Tustin Tiller Days. TUSTIN- On October 7, Beckman High School Patriot Marching Band competed in the Tustin Tiller Day Parade for the second year playing “Bonds of Unity” by Karl King. Last year, the band won third place, full story	Sunday, October 08, 2006 By Catherine Hwang Return of the Texas Chainsaw : The horrors of Leatherface is back but is it worth watching? As if one scary tale of a monstrous killer wasn’t enough, the “Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning” hit theaters on Friday, October 6th. As a prequel to the 2003 “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”, the movi full story
Sunday, October 08, 2006 By Jordan Smith Bungee-Jumping, Dizzying Rides, and Shopping: Tustin Tiller Days:our annual district get-together has something for everyone TUSTIN- A community came together this weekend, October 6-8, at Tustin Tiller Days. Kiosks were set up in droves, selling hot dogs, pizza, funnel cakes, and cotton candy for local organizations. Famil full story	Sunday, October 08, 2006 By Megan Mahinfar Defeated: An unfortunate loss for our Freshman Patriots The Freshman Football team was excited and pumped up for the game. They all had their game faces on, and were ready to play. They seemed prepared and confident however they ended up loosing to Woodbri full story
Sunday, October 08, 2006 By Clare McInerney Peace, Love, and Rock n' Roll: From the studio that brought us “Fahrenheit 9/11” comes a nostalgic look at one of the prominent icons of the 20th century. Sixty-six years ago today, October 9th, musician, songwriter, and peace activist John Lennon was born. Though most may know him only for his career as one of the loveable mop-tops of the Beatles, Lenn full story	Sunday, October 08, 2006 By Tricia Dietz The Blu Cru: A Crowd of Passion TUSTIN- Friday, October 6, may not have been the first Varsity football game, but it was the first Blu Cru event attracting students, teachers, and families to a night of overwhelming school spirit. full story
Sunday, October 08, 2006 By Megan Mahinfar, Cynthia Perales, Sasha Gonzalez Who's Wearing Your Jersey?: The Varsity players share their reasons for selecting specific staff members Every year, Beckman High School’s Varsity football team has a tradition that takes place called the Jersey Game. For this game, all of the players choose a specific staff member to wear their jersey t full story	Sunday, October 08, 2006 By Sasha Gonzalez The Jersey Game: First loss for the Patriots yet a close game Friday night’s Varsity football game vs. Woodbridge was the most intense game these boys have played yet. With the ending score 25-32 with Woodbridge winning by a touchdown, Beckman’s team was devasta full story