Friday, January 27, 2012
Arts & Entertainment
Sophomore Jonathan Bray is December’s Bachelor of the Month. Ladies, just be yourselves to catch this bachelor’s attention.  (Photo Credit: Anaka Morris)

You may never have heard anyone actually call Jonathan Bray by his real name. Popular nicknames besides the obvious “John” [...]

Senior Megan Stater is December’s Bachelorette of the Month. Gentlemen, the holiday season is the perfect time to woo her with expensive gifts! (Photo: Anaka Morris)

The first time I met senior Megan Stater was at an orientation for new freshmen, four years ago. After a [...]

present

With the holidays around the corner, shops are filling with stressed shoppers searching for the perfect gifts.  Here’s some insight [...]

Bathrooms. You need them. Catlin has them— a lot of them. Catlin has so many that sometimes it can be [...]

Across: 2. nun 4. guiness 7. one 8. scrooge 9. ed 11. holly 12. heath 17. umoja 18. cold 19. [...]

News

The format of a debate varies greatly depending on the audience and the network hosting the show. Some debates allow [...]

(Drawing by Grant Philips)

Yes you, the overworked, sleep-deprived, cynical Catlin Gabel student—why should you attend this debate? Maybe because you will have a [...]

After months of preparation, the CatlinSpeak staff will host Catlin Gabel’s first political debate on January 30, 2012. The debate, [...]

In the Portland Public School System, 46% of students do not graduate. Portland business leaders have highlighted the city’s deficiency [...]

In a city like Portland where a homogeneous political climate forces most city officials to run on a liberal platform, [...]

Op-Ed
Upper School art teacher Nance Leonhardt helps Layla Entrikin '13 with a graphic design project. (Photo credit: Anaka Morris)

The new arts building represents a massive investment of time, money, and space on the part of the school that [...]

Can you name this man? (Source: The New York Times)

At Catlin Gabel a student can learn three different languages, master the three bodies of science, learn about transitioning governments [...]

Drawing by Grant Philips

The culture of Catlin Gabel is one of intense intimacy between teachers, students, and administrators. The most obvious example of [...]

MIT students placed a squad car on the roof of a campus building in 1994 (Source: www.granitegeek.org)

Students who entered Catlin Gabel before 2008 remember senior prank as a highly anticipated, humorous, and inspiring event in the [...]

Chief Wahoo of the Cleveland Indians (Source: Photobucket)

Imagine that upon acquiring a professional sports team, the city of Portland settles upon the name of the “Portland Jews,” [...]

Sports

LaMichael James points to Oregon supporters after a 15 yard run at the Rose Bowl. (Source: The New York Times) [...]

The Oregon Ducks. (Source: The New York Times)

Courtesy of a defender running into a punter, and some cheating by Reggie Bush a few years ago, the Oregon [...]

Rays celebrate their victory over the defending World Series champion. (Source: The New York Times)

We’ve all heard the story: “Rich team X signs great player Y, becomes best team in sport Z.” Teams such [...]

Ben Kiyasu ’13 playing for boys varsity soccer

With the retirement of former athletic director Mike Davis and the graduation of the extraordinarily athletic class of 2011, Catlin’s [...]

Derek fisher lockout

On July 1, 2011, at 12:01 a.m. EDT, 450 employees in the National Basketball Association lost their jobs. These employees [...]