Brunswick Chronicle - September 2009

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Issue 1: September 2009

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Kennedy President Knox: Dead at77 First Interview What’s Inside

Headlines

First Presidential Interview By David Blumenthal (P. 1, 7) Sen. Kennedy Dead at 77 By David Blumenthal (P. 1, 12, 13) Summer XC Trip to Michigan By Brian DeAngelo (P. 1, 3)

Around Brunswick

M.O.B.MeetsTheMets By Gus Ruchman (P. 2) Sam King Interview By Alex Jonokuchi (P. 6) Soph. Senators Interview By Carter Johnson (P. 6, 14) David Jaramillo Interview By David Blumenthal (P. 14)

Brunswick Sports/Arts

IAAF Review By Ryan Hagerbrant (P. 3, 16) A.L. Recap, Predictions By Alex Jonokuchi (P. 4, 5) NFL Preview, Predictions By Mike Forester (P. 8, 9) N.L. Predictions By Henry Welsh (P. 15, 16)

Student Editorials/News

‘Snow Leopard’ Review By Matthew Cassoli (P. 11) America’s Tortured Policy By Nikhil Menezes(P. 10, 11) (500) Days of Summer Rev. By Gus Ruchman (P. 9) The Riddle of Lockerbie By Nikhil Menezes (P. 13)

By David Blumenthal ‘10 Editor-In-Chief

DJB: How did you feel coming into the race? What did you think your chances were? Were you surprised at your victory? WK: Definitely coming into the race I felt like a pretty major underdog. I think it might have been the speech that won people over. I don’t know, but I’m just happy to have been elected. It’s an honor.

DJB: What do you find most gratifying about winning the election? WK:I guess it means that a lot of people like me and respect my views, which is definitely a great thing. I didn’t really know so many people had respect for me out there… but I’m really happy to have taken the position. DJB: What is the first action you plan to take as President? Where is the biggest need for improvement – the

See “Knox” Page 7

By David Blumenthal ‘10 Editor-In-Chief

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ate in the day on August 25, 2009, an era came to a close and a United States Senate seat in Massachusetts was vacant for the first time in nearly 47 years. Edward Moore Kennedy, Sr. – the longtime “Liberal Lion” from Massachusetts, baby brother to JFK and RFK, and the last standard bearer of Camelot – was gone. The past year had held many indications of Kennedy’s failing health, most prominently his seizure at a post-inaugural luncheon and subsequent

See “Kennedy” Page 12

Summer XC Trip to Mich.

By Brian DeAngelo‘10 Staff Writer

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hat did you do this summer to prepare for your fall sport? Members of the cross-country team took three days out of their summer to go running in Michigan. For the past six summers, Coach Polikoff has been inviting some of the top runners on the team from the prior season to run in Michigan as a prepreseason of sorts. Before you jump to conclusions about what a trip like this could be like, there are a few things you should know. First, drop your preconceived notions of Michigan. We did not go

running through the streets of Detroit or around red barns in the middle of nowhere. Coach Polikoff has a home in Glen Arbor, Michigan. Glen Arbor is a complete runner’s (and summer enthusiast’s) paradise. The town, which is approximately thirty-five square miles, is home to several national parks. If running in national parks with names like Alligator Hill isn’t quite your style, then perhaps hanging out on one of the three nearby lakes is. Glen Arbor is sandwiched between Lake Michigan on and the Glen Lakes, both exhibiting scenic landscapes and crystal clear

water. An added bonus to Glen Arbor are the sand dunes. While we were there, we climbed three different dunes. Each dune ranged in size from ‘not really that small,’ to ‘kind-of big’, to ‘freaking big.’ Climbing the dune falling into the last category counted as a morning workout by itself. The workouts in Michigan consisted of running (obviously), kayaking, dune climbing, swimming, tubing, and eating. Everyone there ran approximately thirty-five miles over the course of trip. Members of the team See “XC Trip” Page 3


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