Author Archives: jake mokris

Hole in my head

Posted on July 24, 2007 by jake mokris

Four, to be precise. This Tuesday morning at 6:30, I had my wisdom teeth removed.

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Less than meets the eye

Posted on July 15, 2007 by jake mokris

“Transformers” has one chance to become the “movie of the summer”. By default.

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“What?”

Posted on July 13, 2007 by jake mokris

Several weeks ago, two high school students decided to tease me. I, of course, didn’t much care. But something one of them said got me thinking about all the strange and interesting things people have said to me in my … Continue reading →

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Student pilot is MIT-bound

Posted on June 30, 2007 by jake mokris

How many high school students are crazy enough to take Calculus III? Here in York County, at least one is: Mike Roberts. He took the class this spring at Penn State York

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King’s English

Posted on June 26, 2007 by jake mokris

As young journalists, grammar is one of our main concerns. Which is why I messed up that last sentence. Hopefully, this post will start an interesting and informative conversation on grammar and spelling. If you have a grammar problem, put … Continue reading →

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Wow

Posted on June 25, 2007 by jake mokris

Last night, when I was working at Weis, someone walked up to me and asked, “Are you Jake from the Teen Takeover staff?” I said yes. It wasn’t the question that surprised me.

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BoBoBo-Bo Bo-BoBo

Posted on June 23, 2007 by jake mokris

No, I’m not stuttering. I wish I was. And yes, this is a TV review.

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More on that subject

Posted on June 22, 2007 by jake mokris

I forgot to mention something in my last post: France relies heavily on nuclear power for energy, which shows that a wide-scale nuclear power system can work successfully. If the U. S. were to make broader use of nuclear power, … Continue reading →

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Since we’re on the subject…

Posted on June 21, 2007 by jake mokris

As an aspiring physicist, I thought I’d share some facts about the environment. Hopefully, these will make you stop and think before supporting some radically disproportionate plan for saving the earth from supposed doom.

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Les Trois Mousquetaires

Posted on June 17, 2007 by jake mokris

Dumas is an amazing writer. I was on page 43 a week ago. Yesterday, I reached page 598 – the last page.

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