The Unfriendly Friendly
Alberto Ortiz, Reporter
September 11, 2018
The US and Mexico have released their rosters for the friendlies this month including for when they play each other September 11th in Nashville, Tennessee. The US plays Brazil and Mexico plays Uruguay on September 7th. After looking through both of the rosters, they tell me that both countries are...
Reigning Pep Rally Champion Dethroned
Mariam Keita, Rhys Holman, and Ellis Chen
September 10, 2018
Filed under BLOGS, SHOWCASE, The Little Hoax
January 10, 2017 • Edit Main Story DISCLAIMER: This article (and blog, The Little Hoax) are meant to be satirical. While the facts about the pep rally are accurate, the quotes and points of view expressed are meant to be humorous and are fictional. After weeks of preparation, Demetrious Ramirez ‘20, reigning ...
City High Photos of the Week
LH Staff, Photographers
September 7, 2018
Filed under LH Photos of the Year, SHOWCASE
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A Celebration of Film
Lindy Rublaitus, A&E Editor
September 5, 2018
Filed under BLOGS
Films have been celebrated for decades now with award shows and top ten lists. As a personal film buff, I realized that some of histories most famous movies have been celebrated as classics for so long and deserve more recognition for their anniversaries. Here are this year's movie anniversaries: Golden Anniver...
Just Facts: City High vs Cedar Falls Preview
Jack Bacon, Reporter
August 31, 2018
Filed under BLOGS, Football, SHOWCASE, SPORTS
Fun fact: City High defeated Iowa City Liberty 38-21 in the first ever meeting between the two schools. The Little Hawks rushed for 403 yards last Friday in what was the first-ever varsity football game in Liberty Lightning history. This week in "Just Facts," we'll look forward to week two of Li...
Coaching Running After Mollie Tibbets
Thos Trefz, Guest Writer
August 31, 2018
Filed under BLOGS, Easy A: Teacher Columns
I’d like to say I’ve been thinking about Mollie Tibbetts a lot lately. But I haven’t. Not really. I only came to know Mollie’s name through tragedy. So instead of thinking of the young person whose life was taken prematurely, I’ve been thinking about the circumstances surrounding her murder,...
Horoscopes by The Little Hoax – Week of August 26
Reese Hill, Reporter
August 28, 2018
Filed under BLOGS, Horoscopes, Satire, The Little Hoax
DISCLAIMER: The Little Hoax and its horoscopes are a satirical blog. (…Or are they?) Follow this advice column at your own discretion. Aries: While those wild vacations may have been worth the adventure, when you return you will find that while out of your friends' sight, you also left their minds. Taurus:...
Western Passivity Is Expensive: It Costs Human Life
Mariam Keita, Culture Editor
May 31, 2018
Filed under Awake and Aware, BLOGS, CULTURE
In only 100 days, hundreds of thousands of lives were claimed when the death of then-president of Rwanda, Juvénal Habyarimana, sparked a massacre of the Tutsi minority and some sympathetic Hutus. Some estimates say an additional 300,000 Rwandan citizens were displaced as they fled for their lives to...
10-Day Weather Forecast
Johanna Kopelman, Reporter
May 8, 2018
This is the 10-day weather forecast for Iowa City, Iowa. Day one: Expect partly cloudy skies with highs in the upper 40s and lows around 34. Winds NE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70% later in the day. Day two: Should be mostly sunny with chance of clouds forming in the evening. Highs aroun...
May the Fourth: Ranking the Star Wars Movies
Jack Bacon, reporter
May 4, 2018
Filed under A & E, BLOGS, OPINION, Uncategorized
Today is Friday, May fourth, which means today is Star Wars Day. A play on the iconic line "May the Force be with you", Star Wars fans have adopted "May the Fourth" as an unofficial holiday for the epic space franchise. In its 40 year run, Star Wars has had its fair share of ups and downs. In honor of...
Horoscopes by The Little Hoax – Week of April 29th
Reese Hill, Reporter
April 29, 2018
Filed under BLOGS, Horoscopes, The Little Hoax
DISCLAIMER: The Little Hoax and its horoscopes are a satirical blog. (…Or are they?) Follow this advice column at your own discretion. Aries: People admire you for your ability to win any debate, but boy, will they be disappointed this week. Taurus: No matter how hard you try, tasseled silk vests...
Recent Gun Control Protests Divide Students
Maya Djalali, Reporter
April 18, 2018
In this age of social media, something always seems to be happening and something always seems to be going wrong. After the 2016 election and now with the recent protests I see students even more divided. Before social media in the past but we didn’t have the constant flood of news and posts ...
