Article Archive
December 19, 2011
A Plea from a Desperate CitizenBy Audrey Tan - October marked the beginning of cold and flu season. This is...
Abandoning the Call of DutyBy Larry Salloum - Government is often a word many young people look down upon....
Automatic Prose-to-Verse Translator - Editor’s Note: I found these poems dropped in my mailbox, ...
Book Review: IncarceronBy Alex McMorine - Incarceron is a book about two young people, one in a prison...
Christmas: Then and NowBy Alex McMorine - Recently my sister has been watching a lot of Little House o...
Confessions of a Raving Left-Wing NutcaseBy Soren Wainio-Theberge - The government of Canada (indeed, I refuse to call it the Ha...
From the Editor...By Bryan Wu - Christmas. Don’t get me started.
Actually, no. I don’...
Hide and Seek Champion: Big Bang - December 12, 2011?By Bryan Wu - Well, the game is up. Higgs Boson, you have been found.
W...
Mon petit secretBy Audrey Tan - …C’était ma médecine. Après que je l’ai vu, j’ét...
More Book Reviews - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
“Horrifying”, “Deprav...
ProtestBy Dale Mulligan - On November 23rd, both the Ottawa and Toronto branches of th...
Religion and Evolution May Have More In Common Than We ThoughtBy Soren Wainio-Theberge - Throughout the world and through every time period, only one...
Square Dancing No More?By Sarah Lum - “Do-si-do and promenade with your partner.”
Every yea...
The Seven ChairsBy Siham Torabi - The fifth one ended up in France.
I have left the mystery...
Today’s ChristmasBy Larry Salloum - Christmas. That magical time of year. You can see the childr...
University Food SolutionsBy Kennedy Brooks - Heading off to university in the near future? Want a fool pr...
What to Do While Waiting in WinterBy Sarah Lum - How are you going to spend your Holidays?
The lights are...
October 31, 2011
A Solution to a Cake-Tastic DilemmaBy Kennedy Brooks - Have you ever felt like cake but didn’t want to eat all of...
Can Waterloo’s new institute drag us out of our physics rut?By Soren Wainio-Theberge - Despite all claims that we are in a “golden age of physics...
Flaws in the SystemBy Tanya Karyakina - Do you remember getting out your longest cape, donning your ...
From the Editor...By Bryan Wu - Politics.
Doesn’t it seem odd that thousands of people ...
Is the Health Food Policy Actually a Good Thing?By Alex McMorine - I’m sure all of you have noticed the change in food sold a...
Niners Find UbuntuBy Sophie Kmeco - Did you know that “Ubuntu” is a humanist philosophy focu...
Not Troll ScienceBy Soren Wainio-Theberge - At the risk of a) using an already flogged to death phrase a...
Occupy TogetherBy Bryan Wu - It started on the seventeenth of September, a crowd of peopl...
October haiku (and other verse) reviews - Rating System:
2up – book shows significant cause to be r...
One Nation Under ApathyBy Dale Mulligan - And so ends another riveting provincial election. There was ...
Quarrels over QualityBy By Dale Mulligan - I have to admit, when the school announced that it was going...
Say Hello to your Heads!By Audrey Tan - I sat down with the heads of Bell High School’s Student’...
The Book ThiefBy Alex McMorine - The Book Thief is the story about a young girl in Nazi Germa...
The Perspective of a FreshmanBy Marika Munroe - It was only a month or so ago that I walked in through the l...
The Steve PhenomenaBy Souro Foiritan - Steve Jobs, the Man, the Legend, the God of Electronics, als...
The Summer That Wasn’t ThereBy Zach Walen - Hollywood is like a vineyard. Every year dozens of projects ...
The ThingBy Zach Walen - The Thing, like it’s titular interstellar bugaboo, likes t...
Welcome Back!By Ayesha Siddiqui - Back to school already?
You know when those long summer d...
April 29, 2011
A Call to DutyBy Larry Salloum - The announcements in the school tend to say this every few T...
Beware the Ides of MarchBy Alison Griffith - According to some, the fifteenth day of March is an excellen...
Collector's Edition: Looking BackBy Keiran Ward - It’s a Friday afternoon in February: 3:15 pm. Classes are ...
Global WarmingBy Bryan Wu - Spring is around the corner, and with the snow melting away,...
Happy Birthday, Celebs!By Pascale Dunning - March - Kesha
During the battles of the grades on ...
HoroscopesBy Pascale Dunning - Aries (March 21 – April 19)
Your life is a construction...
PoetryBy Lea F. Mirrielle - Icarus
Skimming clouds
Endlessly, beautifully ali...
Relay for Life: Join the Fight Against CancerBy Nicole Moroz - This year, Bell High School will join the fight against can...
Revenons à nos moutonsBy Pascale Dunning - Est-ce que vous vous êtes déjà rendu compte que lorsque v...
Students' Council: 2011-2012By Jennifer Che - After close races for several positions, the results for the...
Study: Having birthdays may improve lifespanBy Richard Ye - OTTAWA - A new study released today reveals that there exist...
The Irate Bruin Talks about CouplesBy The Irate Bruin - I'm not bitter — I swear.
I have nothing against the s...
The Trivia CornerBy Jenn Che - Brought to you by Bell’s Reach for the Top
By Jennifer ...
January 21, 2011
Boom! Le coup de foudreBy Pascale Dunning - Il rentre en classe, tu le vois, puis BOOM! Ton coeur se ...
CorrectionsBy ROAR Staff - The Roar would like to offer its sincere apologies fo...
Exam Procedures ChangeBy Richard Ye - The examination procedures at Bell High School have been fin...
Examine This: Mastering the Art of ExamsBy Kieran Ward and Ayesha Siddiqui - The holidays are long over, the new year is here, and everyo...
From the Editor: How to Nail Those Pesky ExamsBy Jenn Che - We’re standing at the edge of the precipice. Look down –...
Happy Birthday, Celebs!By Pascale Dunning - This issue’s featured famous person born this month is non...
HoroscopesBy Pascale Dunning - Aries (March 21 – April 19)
You’re trudging on ice. Wa...
How To: Finger KnittingBy Kennedy Brooks - Ever had a ball of yarn and nothing to do? Or maybe you have...
KEY ClubBy Aravind Pillai - Ever felt like you’re in need of volunteer hours? Ever fel...
Letter: Scent OverloadBy The Irate Bruin - Ever been placed in a choke hold? I have, by scent. I know w...
Looking Back: The Top Ten Events of 2010By By Caitlin O’Neill - Before diving deep into 2011, let’s take a look back at th...
One January Long Ago...By Alison Griffith - January 15, 1559 – Queen Elizabeth the First was crowned Q...
Reach for the Top Presents: Winter TriviaBy Aravind Pillai - In Canada, we have 4 seasons: summer, almost winter (some ...
Surviving Winter 101By Charlotte McMurtry - Insulated parka? Check. Six layers of socks, gloves, shirts ...
TSA Announces New Strategies in Airline SafetyBy Kevin Liang - TSA officials announced this week that new measures will be ...
The Anatomy of Popular MusicBy Bryan Wu - Next time you go into a dance, listen to the music. No, actu...
Welcome to the Summoner’s Rift!By Dennis Xu - Free to play, multiplayer, game of the year, need I say more...
December 2, 2010
Athletics in BriefBy Richard Ye - Bell’s athletes have once again performed very admirably...
Bell HS Film ClubBy Kieran Ward - The Bell High School Film Club is the direct connection from...
Bell Leadership 2011: Co11ector’s Edition!By Emily Goldney - Forms are now out for Leadership Camp: Co11ector’s Edition...
Bell Reach for the Top Places ThirdBy Richard Ye - The Bell High School Reach for the Top team has placed third...
Book ClubBy Caitlin O’Neill and Emilie Farrell - Bell Book Club has monthly meetings to eat baked goods and d...
CorrectionsBy ROAR Staff - The ROAR would like to send its apologies to Nicholas Harris...
Dear BruinBy Bruin - This year, we introduce an invaluable resource for solving a...
Deck the Hall with Holiday Season ProductsBy Jenn Che - How delightful is that time in the year when the first plast...
Filer en quatrième vitesseBy Pascale Dunning - Lorsque tu pars soudainement ou rapidement, on dit que ...
Glued to the ScreenBy Larry Salloum - Contrary to the beliefs of all those historians going on a...
Leadership is for you, too.By Richard Ye - When asked to go to Leadership Camp in grade 9, I refused. I...
Letter: The Hallway Traffic ActBy The Irate Bruin - Dear Roar,
Recently, I have been ruminating upon a beaut...
My Left Foot: A Movie ReviewBy Lauryn Peng - A little boy wearing a dirty white shirt with a red vest lie...
Political TransparencyBy Will Rotor - A lot has been said about Harper’s relationship with the...
The Trivia Corner: EtymologyBy Jenn Che - Expand your horizons! Take a look at these etymological triv...
This Month in History: NovemberBy Alison Griffith - All great historical icons have something that has made them...
November 1, 2010
A Discourse on Illegal DownloadingBy Kieran Ward and Bryan Wu - Illegal. One word ought to sum up the morality of illegal do...
All About Investment ClubBy Lynn Wu - Interested in business? Want to know what business is? We us...
Bell Community Science ClubBy Eric Chen - Do you love science? Are you free Mondays at lunch? Then com...
Head Boy and Head Girl InterviewBy Caitlin O’Neill - This month, the Roar brings you an exclusive interview with ...
Live it up! Fridays at lunch in room 123 - Live It Up! is a club based around healthy food choice and d...
Mathematics – A) Love it, or B) Hate it By Lynn Wu - If you hate or dislike math, please continue on to the next ...
Memoirs of a Stratford Trip By Kennedy Brooks - Ahhh Stratford. The sights, the smells and the killer swans,...
On Deadlines: What are students being taught? By The Irate Bruin - Everyone, no doubt, has heard his teacher say, "No lates." O...
Reach for the Top: High School TriviaBy Nicholas Harrison - A collective of bright minds and fast hands, Reach for the T...
Say Roar and Cheer, It’s – High School?By Samantha Heron - HIGH SCHOOL - n - A school attended after elementary school ...
Shad Valley: A Great ExperienceBy Lynn Wu - Are you a student currently in Gr. 10, 11, or 12? Are you a ...
The Artificial Intelligence Behind Pac-ManBy Theo Belaire - Many of you are familiar with that addictive arcade classi...
The Roar, 2010 - 2011By Jenn Che - It’s a brand new year for our fine old school newspaper, a...
The Social Network: Surprisingly GoodBy Kevin Liang - Perhaps the fact that I logged onto Facebook right after see...
The Trivia CornerBy Nicholas Harrison - Here’s a few Halloween trivia tidbits, brought to you by t...
This is OSAIDBy Audrey Tan - Did you know that every 39 minutes a drunk driver kills some...
Thoughts of Bell’s PhilosophersBy Pascale Dunning - Every week on Thursdays, Bell's philosophers get together...
Trick or Treating or Not?By Samar El Faki - Ah, trick or treating. An activity almost all of us or must ...
United Service CouncilBy David Caughey - “Which clubs’ meetings can I afford to miss today?”
...
What Happened Years Ago?By Alison Griffith - Leif Ericsson Discovered Vinland- October 9th 1000 A.D.
...
Être plein aux asBy Pascale Dunning - J'ai toujours voulu être plein aux as; pouvoir m'offrir tou...
April 1, 2010
Battle of the GradesBy Emily Hsiung - Disclaimer: This article contains some bias, but no blame...
Cell - A Short StoryBy Eric Wu - For months now, he had inhabited this terrible cell, a cage ...
China Opening its Doors - For years, China's communist government has governed its cou...
Dorian Gray: A New Musical - Bell Xanadu Players present...
Dorian Gray: A New Musica...
Dorian Gray: The Birth of a New MusicalBy Dylan On - Staring into the eyes of his own portrait, a beautiful youth...
Frappalappadingdong: The Starbucks CrazeBy Laura Pallen - Starbucks has become the go-to for coffee aficionados and ca...
IntegrityBy Eric Wu - Attending high school was once a simple pleasure; the last g...
L is for LeoBy Jennifer Che - Leo Copper was an extraordinarily nice little boy.
This w...
Nature's Objective: The Annihilation of All HumanityBy Kevin Armstrong - Recall that fleeting memory from five years ago of a hornet...
Prom Season: Declared Open!By Eric Wu - That tender time has come around again when more disastrous,...
Sibling RivalryBy Alison Sheckler and Olga Koppel - Alison Sheckler is the eldest child, while Olga Koppel is...
Volleyball at Bell: Update - Junior Girls
Bell’s very own Junior Girls volleyball te...
What Will be the Next Dominant Species?By Aaysha Babaria - Ever wonder what the next dominant species is going to be if...
You're Hot then You're ColdBy Jenn Che - Spring in Ottawa: the bright sunlight spills warmly through ...
December 18, 2009
A Fresh PerspectiveBy Madison Ulitsky and Meghan Kitt - Coming to Bell High School is a leap for grade 9s – more s...
Anime North: What, When, Where and HowBy Kevin Armstrong - Traditionally, we take a gander at several school clubs and ...
Anticipation - A Christmas StoryBy Shaun Klepko - Mike stared at the clock, impatiently tapping his foot. His ...
Bruin SportsBy Jason Xu and Chris Yu - Ah... fall... leaves are falling, animals hibernating, and s...
H1N1 - The FactsBy Eric Wu - Swine influenza has been around forever, though it has prima...
Rafting Down the MainstreamBy Laura Pallen - The biggest audience for the music industry would probably h...
SSUNS ConferenceBy Eric Wu - Model UN. Nothing says it better than spending four days con...
To-Do Lists For the Winter HolidaysBy Lynn Wu - Finally, the winter holidays are almost here. It’s now, ri...
You Try to Give Up the GhostsBy Aaysha Babaria - Do you believe in Supernatural phenomenons? Ever have a feel...
November 6, 2009
A Washroom TravestyBy Kevin Armstrong - If I may have the attention of the male readers, there is a ...
Bruin SportsBy Jason Xu and Chris Yu - Wow! Barely a month in to the school year, and already most ...
Close encounters of the Rooster KindBy Madison Ulitsky - A long time ago, in a school named Be – I mean, Dell, High...
Debate ClubBy Leo Koppel and Richard Ye - "An argument is a connected series of statements designed...
Fear ItselfBy Alice Cheng - Admit it. You’re scared. Everyone is scared of something, ...
From Your Student Council...By Dylan On - It’s Dylan and Rose! First off, to our new Grade Nines, In...
Horoscopes - Aries (Mar.21-Apr.20) Beware of being too headstrong these n...
It's Not All RightBy Alison Cheng and Olga Koppel - [Original: By: Alison Cheng (the leftie) & Olga Koppel (the ...
KEY Club at BellBy Lynn Wu and Jenn Che - About KEY Club:
KEY (Kiwanis Educating Youth) Club...
Leadership Camp, or Epic Camp?By Emily Hsing - Leadership camp is threedays- two-nights-long camp, where in...
Live it Up?By Abeer Chokor - You see us wearing those bright yellow and lime green shirts...
Mathematics – A) Love it, or B) Hate itBy Lynn Wu - At Math Club meetings, we do and discuss challenging problem...
Model United Nations: A Diamond in the RoughBy Emily Hsing - At first glance, you might not be too attracted to the serio...
Need a lol?By Aaysha Babaria - I love a good joke, as does anyone, I'm sure. Here are some ...
Pens!By Eric Wu - This article marks the first instalment of Pen Spinner, an e...
Reach for the TopBy Christine Irwin and Wilson Zhang - Which Canadian Prime Minister was instrumental in the cancel...
See How You React to Confrontation! - Read the questions and select the answer that best reflects ...
The Bone City Awaits You...By Aaysha Babaria - The City of Bones is a part of the Trilogy called The Mortal...
Thoughts of an Aide...By Tiffany Lam - This year, I knew I wanted to be involved in our school’s ...
Violence in Video Games - Game OverBy Marlo Collier - POWER. The single click of this button will allow you to ent...
Violence in Video Games - Go, Go, Go!By Komal Shahazad - A great task has been thrust upon me. A task that, so some i...
Whale Hunting 101By Cindy Tao - 6:30 AM. The bus pulls up to a red brick house, Anderson Hou...
June 12, 2009
A Canadian BanquetBy Mao Xia - I’ve always thought of Canada as a banquet and the culture...
A Letter from the Editor-In-ChiefBy Meaghan Wray - Dear GloBell Roar Readers,
As I near the end of my time a...
A New Lease.By Bensun Fong - Getting outta bed in the morning has always been a test for ...
A Red-Hot MikadoBy Kelsea Harris - The stage was lit with warm, vibrant colours that complement...
A Reflection on the Twilight CrazeBy Kevin Armstrong - It started out so harmlessly, so innocently. You heard about...
CONGRATULATIONS!By Yuka Sai - Admit it.
You did it.
You anxiously started checking the...
HoroscopesBy Clare Van Norden - Aries You will forget to remind yourself to remember ...
Mightier than the Sword: Part IIBy Eric Wu - Welcome to the second instalment of Mightier than the Sword!...
Tattoos and PiercingsBy Laura Pallen - I find it shocking that so many people are so close-minded a...
Valkyria ChroniclesBy Kevin Armstrong - Sega has had a long and prosperous history in the video-game...
Wait and See: Part The LastBy Clare Van Norden - Peering out from behind my little cardboard shelter, I watch...
What Sports teach us about LifeBy Melissa Flatla - It’s the final game of the Championships and you’re down...
March 13, 2009
A-List bands you’ve unfortunately forgottenBy Marco Ferraris - You hear that masterpiece on the radio, you wait for the nam...
Change.By Kevin Armstrong - We live in uncertain times: rising tensions in the Middle Ea...
CoralineBy Kevin Armstrong - Rating: PG
Advisories:
Thematic elements, ...
HoroscopesBy Clare Van Norden - Aries-It’s going to rain today. It may not look like it, a...
International BanquetBy Interact - You. Yes, you.
You’re a Bell High School student. Like ...
Let it RockBy Sacha Koohgoli - It’s winter, and it’s cold. We’re all going to be coop...
Mightier than the SwordBy Eric Wu - Welcome to the fascinating world of pens and writing instrum...
Student + High School = HomeworkBy Safa Talal - Stressed out?
Instead of starting your homework at 11:00 ...
The Blame GameBy Laura Pallen - Personal Responsibility, as opposed to the other kind of PR,...
To be P.C.By Adriana Radovic - Being politically correct is one of those things that sounds...
Tom Cruise’s Insane ReputationBy Laura Pallen - Many people would say that Tom Cruise (Thomas Cruise Mapothe...
Travel the world from Athina to PotsdamBy Scott MacGregor - World travel is one of the best ways to make lessons taught ...
Wait and See: Part ThreeBy Clare Van Norden - I took a deep breathe. My car was ...
What’s with all the Microsoft Hate?By Wilson Zhang - It seems that everywhere you look these days, there’s a fr...
December 12, 2008
A Message from your Athletic CouncilBy Melissa Flatla - P.E.A.C.E skating is underway and with a group of enthusiast...
A message from your Head GirlBy Zeina Nasrallah - Let’s face it: November was a bit hectic. There was a lot ...
Broccoli Brandishing BaboonsBy Laura Pallen - With vegetarianism becoming more popular each day we need to...
Bruins Grrr...By Melissa Flatla - “Hey (insert name here) how are you?” “I’m great tha...
Frito & Dorito Present: Guys in PinkBy Laura Spencer and Ola Koppel - It’s not hard to see that fashion styles are expressive of...
GloBell JokesBy Ralitza Dimova - Why didn’t the skeleton cross the road?
Because he didn...
Hot Mikado is on Fire!By Adriana Radovic - Alright, so what happens when you take a bunch of talented p...
I’m a Science Kid... and I am PROUDBy Bensun Fong - If you know me, or have even met me just once, you’ll know...
LitteringBy Kevin Armstrong - Every period after lunch, I, along with the rest of the stud...
Meaghan and Brooke’s (Highly Biased) Twilight ReviewsBy Meaghan Wray and Brooke Delcorde - Stephenie Meyer’s first book...
Model UNBy Eric Wu - Have you ever looked around yourself and saw conflicts you c...
Reality and Optimism Both OptionalBy Todd Burrows - This New York experimental indie-rock band seems intent on m...
That Much Sunlight Shines BrightlyBy Todd Burrows - Snow Patrol’s latest effort, A Hundred Million Suns, is a ...
The Influence of Sport in Personal DevelopmentBy Melissa Flatla - Melissa: How has being a part of a Bruin sports team,...
Wait and See: Part TwoBy Clare Van Norden - At first, I thought the trunk was empty. Lying at the bottom...
October 31, 2008
A Message from your Athletic CouncilBy Melissa Flatla - With the 2008-2009 season underway your athletic council, al...
BRUINS ROAR!By Meaghan Wray - The newspaper meets on Thursdays at lunch in room 124.
If...
Bell Athletics at its Peak PerformanceBy Melissa Flatla - The bruises and bumps cannot be felt, the pain of a loss can...
Dear GloBell Roar Readers...By Meaghan Wray - As you can see, this year we’re looking at Bell High’s o...
Fast Times A Little Slow, But Almost ThereBy Todd Burrows - At the end of August, The Academy Is… released their lates...
Get Active at Bell!By Arthur Burrows - I came to Bell in grade nine from Stonecrest Elementary Scho...
GloBell JokesBy Laura Pallen - A neutron walks into the Bell cafeteria and grabs everything...
Huntsman 2008By Bensun Fong - I have never been more proud to call myself a Bell HS studen...
Interact UpdateBy Victor Malkov - Throwing a pie in your favorite teacher’s face, eating man...
Me, I dig a good storyBy Marco Ferraris - Yeah, graphics now are super sexy, the sound is so well done...
The Roots of HomophobiaBy Meaghan Wray - Since the beginning of organized religion, the vast majority...
The end of the world is nigh!By Bryan Wu - The Large Hadron Collider, or LHC, was first turned on on Se...
University 101By Yuka Sai - Some enter senior year in a bright-eyed frenzy, already stre...
Wait and See: Part OneBy Clare Van Norden - It was just starting to rain when I pulled up in front of th...
iGenerationBy Gord Stephen - You just have to love Apple media events. Steve Jobs always ...