With this mini-issue, we’ve got both good and bad news.  The good: we are pleased to announce that the Coca-Cola Company is now sponsoring The Hurricane Nation—so look out for various Coke-related advertisements and content in the following pages!
Unfortunately, the bad news is pretty bad: we are sad to report that beloved AP US History and ICONS teacher Mr. James will retire at the year’s close. Check out the article for teacher and student tributes.
On lighter notes, we have reviews of concerts, plays, and movies, as well as a take …

by Shaj Mathew
Sam Howards, a Huntingtown senior, casually opens the door to her maroon Mercedes SUV on a dreary March afternoon. She puts the key in ignition, shifts into drive, looks out for traffic – and then whips out her neon blue LG Xenon cell phone.
Her slim fingers race along a full QWERTY keypad, which she places at bottom of her steering wheel as she begins to drive.  She furiously taps a text on the sleek silver pad, only looking down to read her completed message. Howards’ eyes dart around …

It’s been awhile. Snowmaggedon, Snowpocalypse, SNOMG – whatever you want to call February’s massive two-foot snowfall– has thrown off teams, left classes behind schedule and, if you were keeping track, delayed the release of this newspaper. It’s finally arrived as a March edition that covers a diverse array of topics: Winter Olympians our age, a review of MTV’s Jersey Shore and its fist-pumping influence on Huntingtown, Facebook privacy settings you should change the next time you login in (aka in ten minutes), and dating advice – in comic form.
We also …