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The Beachcomber

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The Beachcomber

Betsy DeVos speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Feb. 2017. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons.

Federal Move Towards Vouchers Could Cut Into School District Budgets

Dalia Zullig, Editor-in-Chief March 8, 2017

Betsy DeVos was confirmed by the Senate on Feb. 7 to the position of Secretary of Education, with the tie-breaking vote cast by Vice President Mike Pence. At her confirmation hearing DeVos demonstrated...

Indoor Track Wins State Championship

Indoor Track Wins State Championship

Max Alter and Prerna Mukherjee March 6, 2017

In what has already been quite a successful year for Beachwood athletes, the girls’ indoor track and field team brought home some more hardware for the school from this past weekend’s Indoor State...

As a pair, Ben Sternberg and Jayson Woodrich were unstoppable scorers, sinking 46 points between them. Photo by Livi Eppell.

Boys Basketball Trounces Kirtland, Moves on to Sectional Final Tonight

James Flowers, Staff Writer March 3, 2017

The Bison boys basketball team beat the Kirtland Hornets 71-50 at the sectional semifinal on Tuesday, Feb. 28. The main scorers were senior Ben Sternberg and sophomore Jayson Woodrich. The duo combined...

MAC Scholars Exec Board member Mia Knight discussed the Bloody Sunday clip from Selma.

MAC Scholars Bring History to Life Through Film

Michal Becker, Staff Writer February 28, 2017

The Multicultural Achievement Committee (MAC) Scholars organized the Black History Month assembly for the afternoon of Feb. 24. The goal was to raise awareness about transformative events in African...

Bison swimmers cheer on their teammates at the CVC championship meet on Jan. 21. Photo by Gabriela Colovan Costa

Swim Team Breaks Records at State Tournament, Remembering Ryan

Back in December, Bison swimming head coach Brad Burget told The Beachcomber that he had high expectations for this year’s team. “I expect the boys to repeat going to states,” Burget said. He...

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‘Patriot’s Day’ Depicts Boston Marathon Bombing With Haunting Realism

Justin Dubin, Staff Writer February 26, 2017

A touching and beautiful, yet heartbreaking tribute to the victims of the Boston Marathon Bombing, Patriot’s Day reveals the heroics of first responders and shows a city come together as one. Directed...

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Beachwood Community Affected by Trump’s Travel Ban

Alex Cala, Opinion Editor February 24, 2017

President Trump’s executive order on Muslim immigration might have felt like something happening far from the Beachwood community, but it did impact some residents. In an e-mail sent out to students,...

Debunking Myths About Ryan Warner

Debunking Myths About Ryan Warner

JInle Zhu, Layout Editor, News Editor February 24, 2017

Myth: He was quiet. Truth: When he was playing his favorite video games, he could scream. He could shriek like a ghost was coming after him, and he was going to die first “because the black people...

Protesters gathered at Seattle-Tacoma Airport and at airports around the country to protest Trumps travel ban on Jan. 28. Photo by Dennis Bratland via Wikimedia Commons.

Dialing Back to a More Shameful Time

Beachcomber Staff February 23, 2017

President Trump campaigned on rhetoric that most in our community view as offensive, even  archaic in today’s America. Equating Mexican immigrants to rapists and criminals, mocking a disabled reporter...

Image by Gabe Stern

In the Age of New Media, Significant Stories are Overshadowed

Tyler Pohlman, Staff Writer February 23, 2017

Meet Ranomasy, a mother from Tsihombe, Madagascar. Like most mothers in Madagascar, she struggles on a daily basis to feed herself and her child. Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times talked with Ranomasy...

Photo from Beachcomber archives by Bradford Douglas.

Beachwood Place Restricts Unaccompanied Teens on Friday and Saturday Nights

Max Alter, Sports Editor February 22, 2017

It looks like Friday and Saturday nights are going to be a little bit quieter at Beachwood Place in 2017. After a stampede of teenagers at the mall on the evening of Monday, Dec. 26, management implemented...

The swim team gathers prior to a meet this fall. Photo courtesy of Missy Bystrom

His Goggles

Ofek Hyer, Staff Writer February 22, 2017

I found the silver goggles nesting on the bottom of my swim bag, hiding underneath my thick, warm towel. It was the same towel that I used for multiple swim seasons, the same towel my brother used for...

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