The Visor

Glenmary mission trips offers insight through service

October 19, 2009 • Carmine Sberna

Glenmary participants were told when they arrived that they would gain more than they gave. They discovered the veracity of this statement. Glenmary farm is a ministry in Lewis County, Kentucky that was established by Glenmary Home missioners in an attempt to establish the Catholic Church in that part...

Conti and Crabbs continue cotillion tradition

October 16, 2009 • Allison Jackson

While many girls were teasing their hair and applying their makeup for homecoming, Marisa Conti and Hannah Crabbs were preparing for an even bigger event: Cotillion. “It was like homecoming only 10 times better,” junior Marisa Conti said. Cotillion, an event that occurs every year the week before...

The Corral Sandwich Shop: 72 years old and standing strong

October 8, 2009 • Lindsay Huth

Though many people flock to Skyway and Swenson’s, few know about the other historic drive-in in Akron: Corral Sandwich Shop. Less than five minutes from Hoban, the 72-year-old landmark is still serving up classic diner food for the young and old alike. “It’s been an adventure,” 29-year Corral...

Anderson brings history lessons to life in Hoban’s backyard

October 6, 2009 • Ben Edwards

Traditionally, history class is taught with a hefty textbook and a blackboard scribble of irrelevant dates. This montage of past events can easily turn a person away from history. One man, though, stands to defy this trend of keeping history in the past by bringing it to Hoban’s backyard. ...

The Windy City is blown out in the 2016 Olympic bid

October 6, 2009 • Joe Easton

Chicago was embarrassed on Friday, October 2 when their bid for hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics finished in dead last. The Windy City received a meager 18 of the 94 first round votes. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was surprised with the result, considering that President Barack...

Freshmen homecoming advice

October 5, 2009 • Alexander Salamon

All right class of 2013, it is almost here. A night that most of your parents never thought would come so fast. A night of unforgettable anxiety and excitement¬– homecoming. Being anxious is perfectly normal. Guys, it takes guts to ask a girl. Girls, getting the perfect dress at a reasonable...

Knights ready to shine in playoffs

September 29, 2009 • Amy Yakubowski

Athletes strive for that moment, that moment of victory and defeat over their biggest rival. For both the boys and girls soccer team, that moment was Saturday. While the girls stomped the Irish at home, the boys ran away with a victory, away, at St V-M field. The girls defeated the Irish...

Spirit week controversy

September 25, 2009 • Ben Edwards

Spirit week has always been a time of creativity, school spirit, and wearing outfits so absurd it makes Lady Gaga’s wardrobe look like Old Navy. Although this year, students are feeling a lack of opportunity to fully participate. Toga, toga, toga, bed sheets. The first day of Spirit...

Boys golf dedicates time and effort to prepare for Walsh tournament

September 11, 2009 • Peter DelMedico

While the student body was walking the halls on their first day of school, the boys golf team was walking the fairways of Red Tail Country Club. Yes, that’s right the boys golf squad missed the first day of school for a tournament. Due to the nature of high school golf,...

MG O’Neil’s death leaves behind long legacy in Akron and Hoban

September 11, 2009 • Carmine Sbnera

Some judge success on what they have saved when they die; others on what they have given. M.G. “Jerry” O’Neil was clearly a believer in the latter. While his success is readily apparent, it is the hard work and charity he sacrificed during his life that he will be remembered. ...