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The Student-Run Newspaper of Townsend Harris High School at Queens College

The Classic

The Student-Run Newspaper of Townsend Harris High School at Queens College

The Classic

Cross country teams aim high for Fall 2013

Kristine Guillaume August 30, 2013
This season, expectations for Townsend Harris' girls and boys cross country teams are once again high. Both teams believe that their squads have the potential to be the best in Queens. “Cross country is my favorite season,” senior captain Linda Wu said. “It’s the first season of the year and also the season where we, as a team, excel the most.”

Get away from Getaway

Hailey Lam August 30, 2013

The movie Getaway ends up as one huge car wreck. The “thriller” stars Ethan Hawke as former race car driver Brent Magna, and Selena Gomez as the girl-who-shall-not-be-named. It starts out in first...

Summer homework: a necessary evil

Frankie Nicolazzi August 29, 2013

Summer. The time we all look forward to. It’s a lovely time of rest, relaxation, sleep, and… summer homework? This past summer, I felt something I haven’t felt since Catholic School: the dread of...

Harrisites receive international scholarships, spend summer abroad

Hye Mi Jeon August 29, 2013
While many students stay at home or travel locally during the summer, junior Christina Sue and senior Nirvana Thakur spent their time immersed in foreign cultures, having earned scholarships that allowed them to study with host families in Asia.

JSA president attends political summer camp, makes plans for chapter

Jensine Raihan August 28, 2013
Although school has been out of session over the summer, junior Karen Su was hard at work making plans for Townsend Harris’s Junior States of America (JSA) chapter. Karen, the club’s president and founder, attended JSA Summer School at Georgetown University from July 14-August 4, where she took courses and met various officials that inspired her to improve her own chapter.

Bareburger brings the beef (unless you prefer ostrich, of course)

Sabrina Yu August 27, 2013
Today so many of our foods are processed and full of chemicals that it’s getting harder to buy a real meal, especially a burger. Scientists have even announced that they can produce artificial beef in a lab. However, Bareburger is one of the few restaurants that serve only organic or all natural products.

What will the students of the future study about our time?

Yelena Dzhanova August 26, 2013
Students at Townsend Harris spend a great deal of time pouring over textbooks that detail the defining events of past generations. Inevitably, students begin to wonder what will populate the bullet points and subheadings when this generation's story makes its way into the textbooks of the future. The Classic surveyed students to see what they believe will be the defining events and moments of the past decade.

Harrisites receive international scholarships, spend summer abroad

Hye Mi Jeon August 26, 2013

While many students stay at home or travel locally during the summer,  junior Christina Sue and senior Nirvana Thakur , who earned scholarships that allowed them to study with a host family in Japan and...

Breaking Bad cooks up the suspense in its final season

Deborah Chai August 14, 2013
Growth, Decay and Transformation. Words spoken in the first ten minutes of the Breaking Bad final season premier, foreshadow the journey that Walter White is about to take. The AMC drama, now in its fifth season, follows Walter White (Bryan Cranston), a chemistry teacher diagnosed with cancer. White begins to cook meth in order to pay his medical bills.

Delicious Indian cuisine at Agra of Bayside

Andrew Mitchel August 10, 2013

All the time off from school these summer months has allowed me to sample many new restaurants. After a long and tedious search, I finally found the place I wanted to review: a fantastic Indian restaurant. Agra...

Wolverine claws his way into theaters

Ross Cimagala August 3, 2013

Sching! Slash! Kapow! Those are the sounds of Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) claw-punching his way into theaters near you. While not being the best movie released in the seemingly never ending stream of comic-book-based...

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