The Nexus

• Guo sets sights on online airsoft pellet business

  April 02, 2010  |  George Jeng
  There are 1,000 bags of airsoft gun BBs in Tai Guo’s (10) garage. From time to time, Guo will sort through them to find the bag that he wants, package it in a box, and mail it to buyers around the world.

• Sultan participates in Youth Festival, speaks to Scottish Parliament

  April 02, 2010  |  Daniel Edwards
  Anxiously awaiting the biggest speech of her life, Tabya Sultan (12) fidgeted with the buttons of her sky-blue cardigan, and scoured her black dress for any unflattering lint.

• Student earns profit by helping with schoolwork

  April 02, 2010  |  Daniel Edwards
  Shortly after 11 p.m., Jacob* sits down at his computer to hammer out an essay for a sociology class. Only for him, it’s different; Jacob is not enrolled in sociology. He is writing the essay for a close friend—for money.

• Underclassmen take strides in quick start, give track and field fresh look

  April 02, 2010  |  Brett Rothberger
  The spring sports season has finally begun and Westview’s track stars are lacing up their spikes to hit the laned rubber for the final quarter of the year.

• Terry captures second at CIF, fourth at Masters

  March 15, 2010  |  Brett Rothberger
  Adam Terry (12) was confident as he walked onto the mat to face Orange Glen’s Glenn Flores in the 285-pound heavyweight CIF Finals match Feb 20. Terry had every right to be confident, coming off two straight tournament wins and having beaten his opponent twice before. Unfortunately, Terry couldn’t push the streak to three, as he would fall short in the match and of the CIF title.

• Opinion: Truancies provide path to enlightenment

  March 15, 2010  |  George Jeng
  It was a fine Tuesday afternoon, but Mike Mitchell simply could not decide whether to have an optometrist consultation or an orthodontist appointment. Last week, he had two meetings with his physical therapist and the week before that, he had a family emergency on top of a particularly nasty car accident.

• Song adopts religion of own accord

  February 12, 2010  |  Michelle Song
  Taking a walk with her mom, Jessica Song (12) couldn’t comprehend what her mom was telling her. Her mom had noticed Song reading the Bible a lot and explained to her that she shouldn’t get too involved in church.

• Musical group Tri-M does not play the blues, raises spirit in community

  February 12, 2010  |  Anna Buckley
  Before beginning her solo for the Modern Music Masters (Tri-M) club, co-president Rose Hill (12) scanned her audience and saw the faces of the elderly residents of The Arbors Senior Care Center. With the rest of the Tri-M club standing behind her, Hill began to play an old Disney song on her flute.

• Sophomore meetings discontinued, counselors explore new alternatives

  February 12, 2010  |  Katelyn Hennes
  It started with the pink slips, back in June last year, that the counseling department first began to consider where they would have to make cuts.

• Opinion: Praying for secularism in Senate

  February 12, 2010  |  Katelyn Hennes
  Since the United States was founded, there has been a theoretical separation between church and state. And as time passes, the boundaries of this separation are constantly being challenged.

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