Columbia Heights, Minnesota
Is PlayStation Vita worth the cost?
Feb 21, 2012
By Gabe Hewitt, iLander Student Editor
Sony's new handheld game console is causing a buzz in the gaming world. The PlayStation Vita is set to launch tomorrow and gamers are wondering if it's really worth all the hype.
The PlayStation Portable (PSP), released in 2005, was Sony's first handheld game console. According to IGN, the Vita was first revealed to the world on Jan. 27, 2011, but was referred to as the Next Generation PSP (NGP). It was released in Japan in Dec. 2011 and...
Chris Hanson funeral, candlelight vigil this week
Feb 20, 2012
This week there is a funeral and a memorial for CHHS sophomore Chris Hanson, who died last week in northeast Minneapolis after train-hopping.
Washburn-McReavy Funeral Chapel
4101 Central Ave.
Columbia Heights
Wake: Wednesday, Feb. 22, 4 to 8 p.m.
Funeral: Thursday, Feb. 23, 11 a.m.
Candlelight vigil: Next Sunday, Feb. 26, from 3 to 8 p.m. at Husset Park baseball fields. There was a memorial...
Black History Month: Jackie Robinson
Feb 20, 2012
By Gabe Hewitt, iLander Student Editor
"I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me," said the man who broke baseball's color barrier. "All I ask is that you respect me as a human being."
Many played a role in the Civil Rights Movement in all aspects of life. In professional baseball, it was Jackie Robinson. His courage and bravery in breaking the color barrier secured him a place in history.
Robinson and his four siblings were raised in poverty in Cairo,...
Columbia Heights City Council honors the iLander's Minhas
Feb 18, 2012
Editor’s Note: Columbia Heights Mayor Gary Peterson and the City Council honored iLander Staff Reporter Hannan Minhas for his iLander documentary on Columbia Heights. Peterson awarded Minhas a Certificate of Appreciation and showed the documentary at the meeting and on live television. Minhas writes here about the experience.
By Hannan Minhas, iLander Staff Reporter/Primary Videographer
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Heights students mourn loss of a community member
Feb 18, 2012
CHHS sophomore Chris Hanson, a friend and classmate of many at CHHS, died Thursday night near some railroad tracks in Northeast Minneapolis, according to the Star Tribune.
CHHS has staff members who are trained to help those in mourning who need to talk to someone. For more information on who can help, visit the school's front office.
(Family photo courtesy of the Star...
Temple Run is a winner
Feb 16, 2012
By Gabe Hewitt, iLander Student Editor
A game only half-a-year-old is rising quickly in popularity. It's run its way to the top ranks of Apple’s App Store.
The object of Temple Run is simple. You are Guy Dangerous and you have just stolen a treasure from an ancient temple. You must now run from man-eating monkeys through a never-ending obstacle course. You control the character by swiping the screen to turn, jump and slide. You tilt it to move. The further you run...
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