This NFL offseason has been one that has seen many big moves in the free agency market.  Big names on the market have been pursued and consequently signed by teams looking to better their team for the next season.  We can’t know whether or not these moves will be successful until the...

As a society, and a species, we rely heavily on visual input.  Guided by eyesight, we navigate our ways through everyday life without much regard for how significant vision really is to us.  As vision defines how we perceive our world, our descriptions define how we can communicate our...

In the past few years, it seems that each sport has had a few self-proclaimed “dream teams”.  Owners and upper management push for their team’s greatness as they make moves to acquire some of the biggest stars in their respective sports.  While this may seem like a good...

The last NFL season was one of increased emphasis on the quarterback position.  With the top two picks in the NFL draft going to quarterbacks, it’s clear that teams are recognizing the importance of the position in the present condition of the game. One of the more contoroversial...

It seems as if every few years some new experimental teaching method takes the spotlight.  These theories are often short lived and rarely are incorporated into public education institutions.  Today, though, a new style of teaching came to my attentions; the flipped classroom. In AP...

On February 11, the pitchers and catchers report was released, marking the beginning of an exciting spring training in the MLB.  This report was particularly important for the San Francisco Giants, who were looking to keep as many of their pitchers as possible and maintain the core of their...

Two years ago, had you told me that the San Francisco 49ers would play in the Super Bowl, I would have laughed myself to tears.  As a lifetime fan, I had never seen the 49ers make the Super Bowl, with their last appearance occurring in 1995, just months before I was born. After their last...

AP Government students are now delving into an interesting assignment that Civics classes completed last semester.  The assignment was to write a bill as if you were a member of the House of Representatives.  Once all of the bills are turned in, the class will hold a simulated session of...

On Tuesday, January 15, our varsity boys faced a highly skilled Capital Christian team on the basketball court.  Although Capital Christian is in the same division as our basketball program, it is well known that they have a tendency to recruit top flight players to play for their varsity...

Beginning in 2001, Claudio Sanchez , Travis Stever, Michael Todd, and Zach Cooper started working on their new project; a progressive rock group out of Nyack, New York.  Their new band, called Coheed and Cambria, was different not only in their unique style, but also in their musical story...

On Thursday, October 25th, the Dixon High School cross country team ran at their final league race of the season.  This was league finals, so it would determine which team won league and what runners would win All League awards.  Dixon, as they have all year long in league meets, dominated...

On Thursday of last week, the Dixon High School cross country team hosted their second league meet of the season.  The meet was initially scheduled to be held at Granite Park in Sacramento, but it was moved to Dixon due to scheduling conflicts.  This was only the second home cross country...