Monthly Archives: February 2010

LA seeks unlicensed dogs

The City of Los Angeles, didn’t even know where to find money from, or who to take money from until last Tuesday.  According to the Los Angeles Times, there are 4 million people in the city of Los Angeles and … Continue reading

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PLAS holds a Q&A meeting on campus

On Thursday, February 25, PLAS held a meeting for RHS students during lunch on campus. Marshall Tuck, the CEO of PLAS was present at the meeting, an attempt by the Partnership to answer questions which students may have about the … Continue reading

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[+d.a.m.a.g.e.d+]

Song of Inspiration: Damaged by Plumb ————————————————— He glared at me as if I was a vile, repulsive thing; as if I was a stain on those perfectly ironed white slacks of his. Yet… At that moment, something in my … Continue reading

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Enforcing School Uniforms at RHS

“Since my junior year, Roosevelt has been saying that we were going to get uniforms,” said Ms. Camacho, Design Team 6 Math teacher. Prate has been rambling between Riders frantically talking about whether RHS will be changing the dress code … Continue reading

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bloggers

Many people think of bloggers as snotty, lowlife, and “chismosos” like “TMZ” or Perez Hilton. But here at Roosevelt  blogging isn’t just blogging but also a requirement to pass the Journalism class. At first I didn’t know what to blog … Continue reading

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Don’t be a Menace

“Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood” is a movie parody of recent “gangster” movies made around this time period. For example, it makes fun of “Boyz ‘N the Hood”, and others.

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Students publish video critical of PLAS* (updated)

Video removed* (see end for explanation) A group of Roosevelt students have recently published a video on Facebook entitled “Roosevelt Rough Riders Against PLAS”. These students, including ASB President Jenesis Fonseca criticize the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools for excluding … Continue reading

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Its still alive ……. she’s all right

Im a strong believer of Punk Rock being alive. She never died, especially in the Chicano punk rock community. Los Angeles has given birth to bands like the Germs, X, The Wierdos and is home to many clubs such as … Continue reading

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Michael Phelps Will Be Retiring

“I told myself I will not swim over the age of 30, and I will NOT swim over the age of 30,” said Michael Phelps at the Winter Games. Michael Phelps was a fan at the Winter Games supporting, none … Continue reading

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Book Club at RHS

There are many things I’ve done and dealt with for entertainment, but I’d never really considered joining or starting a book club, even though, I love to read more than anything – except writing of course – and I finally … Continue reading

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