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...Recently, the anime invasion has received a fresh dose of life. "Specifically, there's the airings of 'Sailor Moon', 'Dragonball Z' and 'Pokemon' on broadcast TV, as well as an expansion in the market of video tape/DVD translations of anime," Huang said. "More movies and television series are being marketed in the U.S. as we speak...
...stars and the planets. Over there is Andromeda, the chained lady. There's Pegasus, the winged horse--and the Northern Cross, Vega and Jupiter! "Get over it, Yates," yells one of the students who, for 50 extra-credit points, have come to the playground to watch the moon rise. "Never," replies Yates...
...times, it's hard to tell whether Yates, physics and astronomy teacher and chair of the science department, is a member of the faculty or still a kid. He often tells students how much he's craving an RC Cola or a Moon Pie or a Slim Jim. He allows them to drink bottled water in class and speak up without raising their hands. But he's best known for his antics--shooting chalk through a plastic tube, or dropping a huge chemistry book on the floor for its startling effect. It's a formula that works, creating an environment...
...trashed much of the material he had gathered over the years. He makes himself do the same homework he assigns his students. At least two or three times a semester, he invites his astronomy classes to watch meteor showers, or to count planets or, like tonight, to see the moon rise...
...extra-credit points.) Nicole Lopez, a 16-year-old junior who has Yates for fifth period, listens to his every word. "He does what no other teacher does," she says. Besides the kids, several parents have also come to watch. At 11:21, a sliver of moon finally peaks in the east above a stand of trees. "Mission accomplished," declares Yates. The students begin to drive away, but one remains behind, watching Yates pack up. The boy's father is getting married this weekend, he confides, and he's been happy for him--until now. Yates knows this senior comes...