I’m not even supposed to be here. If things had gone the way I planned, I would never have set foot in the Legacy Journalism Room. My experiences at Summit had left me…cold to the idea of high school newspaper. But I was ready to move onto better and brighter things. Then Leland Mallett came… It...

I woke up at 7 A.M., without fear. I was not late, if anything I was early. Today was my first day of what is commonly referred to as, Late Arrival. For underclassmen, this means that I basically have fifth block off and get to sleep in. I awake, eat breakfast while listening to my Comedy Death-Ray Radio...

It’s very likely that you’ll be throwing some sort of Halloween party over the next couple of days. You’ll need some music to set the mood. Now, I’m assuming that you’ve already added “Thriller” and “Monster Mash” to your mix, but here are some other songs for your party playlist. “Halloween”...

So, this is a bit weird. I honestly didn’t expect something like this happening from something I wrote, but I figured this situation could use a little damage control. For those out of the know, in this past issue of The Rider, a personal column I wrote entitled ‘I, Geek” appeared, and in it...

Okay, so originally I was going to write one of these things every day, but events beyond my control began to rear its ugly head so I’ve decided to instead do a weekly version of Project New TV. Here’s a recap of the new television shows I watched this week and what I thought of them. Melrose...

With all the big summer blockbusters coming out in the next few months, its easy to forget some of the smaller films coming to theatres. Here’s a list of some of the indie gems that might take a bit of digging to get to. 1.The Brothers Bloom- Back in 2006, Rian Johnson’s shoe-string-budgeted,...

This was the best year of my life, so far. Very important last bit, “so far.” Because at my heart, I am an optimist and always believe that tomorrow has potential to be better than today. And yes, I know next year will be hard; the early buzz on college is that it’s harder high school without your...

This is not going to be a story about how much I hate Valentine’s Day. I do not hate Valentine’s Day. That would be too easy. If I hated Valentine’s Day, it would be easy to ignore it. I could simply write it off as a money-making scheme created by the candy and greeting card companies to make...

I love movies. I’m sure a lot of you know this. One of my favorite activities is watching movies with friends. Particularly bad movies, because then we get to make fun of them. We’ve all done this; picked apart every little absurdity or shortcoming in a really bad movie, simply to keep everyone in...

Taylor Swift had just won a Video Music Award. In the space of a few seconds, the 19-year-old had joined the ranks of female musicians that include Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Madonna and Whitney Houston. And then, Kanye West came. This is when things got really awkward. “I mean no disrespect,”...

As it has always been with Lost, big questions were answered but as a cost, new ones arose. We finally met Jacob, the mysterious lord of the Island, and we discovered that he somehow weaved his way throughout the lives of our beloved Oceanic castaways, without aging a day. But, we were also introduced...

    It’s the quintessential teenage thought process: when the people in charge force young people to wear something uniformic or lame, they will eventually find a way to dismantle it, customize it and make it their own. This year, students decided to take the lemon of an I.D. policy and make lemonade-...

I was in New York City when I decided that I didn’t want to be fat anymore. I was visiting the city over Spring Break and while walking the streets of Lexington Avenue I came to the conclusion that I wanted to start college this fall with a bright future and much less belly. I also told myself that...

Very soon now, I’ll be leaving this place. In less then three months my time at Legacy will be done, and it will be time for me to move on. Where to, I’m not sure yet, at the moment I have a number of options. I could move to New York City and attend a very expensive liberal arts college in the upper-east...

I shouldn’t be awake. It’s 4:30 in the morning; so early that one could get away with calling it late. I roll out of bed I get dressed. I walk over to my parents’ room. I tell them that I’m leaving. They ask me if I’m sure that I don’t want them to come with me. I tell them no; this is something...

I’ve been listening to a lot Kanye West lately. I guess ever since the rapper’s now infamous outburst at last week’s Video Music Awards, the guy’s been on my mind quite a bit. I’ve always been a Kanye apologist; the music he puts out is-in my opinion at least- consistently fantastic and despite...

I believe we go to a really cool school. I honestly do. I believe our academics are the smartest. I believe our athletes work the hardest and I believe our teachers care the most. This conviction was strengthened during the summer while I and the rest of my journalism comrades took part in a journalism...

When was the last time a band could be so successful but at the same time be so heatedly disliked? In just three years, everyone seems to have an opinion of the Jonas Brothers. Some people (see, young teenage girls) worship the ground they walk on, others think they represent the death of rock n’ roll....