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A new year, a new president. 2008

will go down in history as a monumental year--the year America elected its first African American president. Now President Obama, as opposed to President-Elect Obama, the dream of having a black president has finally come true.

Cover art by Taylor Alford and Ann Haley

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The iPod has come a long way since its debut of the standard ipod in 2001 to the iPhone that combined a video player, MP3 player and phone all into one gadget. Turn to page 16 to read more.

The trends of 2008 were a world away from the ones in 2007. Grady students embraced their inner lumberjack in flannel and plaid, especially in shirts and scarves.

Y o u t u b e was on fire in 2008, with videos ranging from ghetto-fabulous fast food cashiers to finger biting toddlers. See our top picks on page 23.

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Twilight was more than a movie in 2008, it was a craze. It was the 2nd top pick among our staffers. See the other picks on page 10.

Sweet yet tart, delectable yet healthy, Yoforia’s frozen yogurt was all the rage in 2008. Turn to page 18 to see other food trends of 2008.

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Nexus decided to dedicate a mini issue to the ups and downs, trends and mishaps and monumental events of 2008. It was a year full of change, ground breaking news and, to say the least, a lot to talk about.

We hope you enjoy our year in review as a way to jog your memory of the past as we trek into 2009.

Nexus has big hopes for 2009 and we plan to make it our best year ever. You can look forward to interesting, exciting, unusual and down right awesome issues in the future. For now, we hope you enjoy our reflection of 2008.

Let 2009 be the year that you submit an article or review to Nexus. We appreciate those that submitted in 2008, you contributed a great deal to our magazine. The more guest writers we get this year, the better!

Good luck keeping up your resolutions and have a great 2009!

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Staff: Taylor Alford, Emily Atkinson, Claire Buyens, Erica Eaddy, Kebra Fray, Payton Fritch, Ann Haley, Paula Harding, George Holmes, Erin Johnson, Genna Jones, Alex Kirkland, Tyler Lawrence, Luke Maschinot, Brittany McKenzie, Tanzila Mowla, Jamie Powell, Linden Taber, Takisha Walls, Gina White and Claire WilsonManaging Editor: Katie HinshawDesign Editor: Thuy DinhCopy Editors: Seamus Mead and Savanna SweeneyAdviser: David Winter

Print Staff: Alvin Hambrick, Harlon Heard, Michael Jackson, Adlai McClure, Charlotte Napper, Benjamin ShawAdvertising: Nexus is a non-profit organization that relies on advertising to generate revenue to cover printing and maintenance costs. Nexus is read by approximately 2,000 people and is a great way to publicize your business. If you would like to advertise with and/or distribute Nexus, please contact us at nexusphoto@live.com.Submissions: Nexus is a submission-

based publication that relies on your submissions for its content. Nexus accepts submissions for all of its sections and features. Submissions should be submitted to Mr. Winter in the Southerner room, or to any Nexus staffer. They can also be e-mailed to us at nexusphoto@live.com. Nexus is a bimonthly publication of:Henry W. Grady High School929 Charles Allen Drive NEAtlanta, GA 30309

Letters to the Editor

From The Staff

Dear Nexus,The second issue is the best Nexus that I have seen

since being at Grady. The photographs and the stories are very interesting, but I was most impressed with the design aspects of the magazine. The first two visual pages are very well organized and appealing to the eye. The contrast of photos and colors makes the page jump off of the magazine without being too overbear-ing.

I was most impressed with the front cover. The idea is both innovative and very amusing. Although the back cover art is very intriguing, the front cover outshines the back.

The magazine is very well organized. Nexus is at the top of its game in terms of their information volume and visual aspects. I look forward to the next issue. Keep up the good work.

Minh LamSenior

Dear Nexus,I would like to thank you for printing the article

“Fifteen things you didn’t’ know.” I really enjoyed this article because I like to learn new things , especially things that make interesting topics to have conversa-tions about. I will definitely have to tell everyone about my new found knowledge.

I also really enjoyed the article “The wii influence” but I thought the comment by the parent comparing wii beer pong to having sex was uncalled for.

Glory NixSophomore

Nexus welcomes and encourages letters to the editor. We want to know what you like, dislike, find funny or want to change about our magazine.

Submit letters to any Nexus staffer or Mr. Winter in room E113.

EIGHT SUGAR CUBES TO THE UNICORN By Chris Cruz, seniorWhen I was in Venice this summer, I was sitting by the water eating a toasted panini sandwich, and I ordered a sweet tea with lemon. I loved the contrast between the glass and the lemon. I love me some juicy lemons!

DRIFTWOOD BEACH By Paula Harding, juniorEva Dines and I took a trip to Jekyll Island over the last weekend of the summer. We headed

down to the hidden driftwood beach where I made sure to capture a couple of images. When I took this picture, I was sitting on the ground and noticed how the smoothness of

her legs mimicked the smoothness of the driftwood.

SEA OF HOPE By George HolmesOn January 20 my family and I traveled to Washington DC to witness the historical event of the first African

American being sworn in as our next president. As we moved through the millions I happen to sneak this picture near the Washington Monument. This image’s breathtaking symbols of patriotism sums up the feeling

of the crowd as proud to be Americans.

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2008 was an epic year filled with blockbuster hits. This year was incredibly successful with one action-packed film after another. Combining the many fast-paced, edge-of-your-seat productions with sweet family favorites, 2008 will be noted for the creativity of the film industry. Due to The Dark Knight’s staggering number of viewings and Twilight’s long lines of anxious view-ers, 2008 will be remembered for its additions to the American cinematic culture.

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1) Iron Man2) Speed Racer3) The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian4) Indiana Jones: Crystal Skull5) Sex and the City

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There were 15 girls huddled around one small radio in a woodstove-heated cabin. We listened in-tently as the broadcaster announced the popular vote outcome of each state. At The Outdoor Acad-emy (a semester learning program in Pisgah Forest), we were cut off from most of society. There was no television, no Internet, and only one phone to be shared by 19 students. The only news we got of the election status was what our teachers printed out for us to read, so the radio was a special treat. It was the latest we had stayed up since three months ago when we had first arrived at OA. It was only midnight. As soon as Obama was announced as our future president, we screamed and hugged and laughed with joy, except for one girl. It was difficult for her to voice her Republican opinions at a small, liberal school. After that, we heard nothing more of the election. Obama was to be president and that seemed like the end. We had short discussions here and there. We discussed briefly about how “the outside world” might be reacting, but for the most part we all went back to our everyday lives as a small OA community.

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I came to Accra, capital of Ghana, in August, months before the U.S. election, and for most of that time, the Ghanaian people seemed like they had bigger things on the brain than Obama—nobody was all that impressed that I was American, or that I was walking around with an absentee ballot pre-loaded with Obama/Biden written-in. But then, the Monday morning before the big day, I came back from a weekend sojourn through Cote D’Ivoire to find an entirely different, much more heavily decorated and Obama-themed Accra. It felt a little bit like church on Easter morning, when you sit in the back pew wondering who put up all those flowers.

In particular, every other little boy hawking knickknacks in the road had something Obama-related to sell: a poster or newspaper or button with his face on it, for example. Digerati even printed out his Wikipedia entry, and sold that under the cover page “The Real Life of Barack Obama.” There was one poster that for me really sums up the whole election, where Obama does somersaults over John McCain, while a dog bites Bill Clinton

on the crotch. Archeologists, pondering this poster, will decide that slapstick has been one of the principal beneficiaries of globalization.

As the election results came in, I was on-air, on newstalk radio Joy-FM—the self-described BBC of Africa was holding a live broadcast at an election party. The election party was outdoors, convivial, fully catered, and I had every intention of kicking back and having a ball there—until someone in the teeming standing-room-only throng of 500-so Americans, Ghanaians, Nigerians, Et Ceterans, volunteered me to be Joy FM’s Tim Russert-type. Hours later, I was stuck mid-sentence, watching the seconds count down to closing time for polls in California, when I saw the words “breaking news” hit the CNN screen. I knew, deep under my skin, what news they were about to break, so I gently put the mic down, and walked into the crowd to celebrate.

That marked the beginning of “Obama Conversation Week” in Accra; Something on the order of 50 languages are spoken on Ghana, but for the next four or five days, you heard the same proper nouns poking up through the linguistic soup. Blah, blah, Alaska, blah, blah. This lasted longer than even I thought it would. Even today, I see on the roadside old Muslim men who lived through colonialism happily sporting oversized Obama tees. I hope he visits here, soon. He’ll pull a huge crowd, and I’m sure it will be an opportunity to sell off the rest of that Obama paraphernalia still lurking in the streets.

It was Nov. 4, just like any other teaching day. Today however, something was different. The atmosphere was one of anticipation. My Korean students even felt it. They stood at my classroom door every five minutes chanting “OBAMA!” It was Election Day!

For four years I had waited for this man to be recognized. I watched his speech during the 2004 campaign on PBS. My brother and I were so moved but upset at the same time that it wasn’t aired live on a syndicated station. He seemed to disappear from the scene until 2007 when it was announced that not only a black man but also a woman would seriously contend to be the next president. I rushed in my absentee ballot for the primaries. He won! I felt as though I was living the history I was learning in school. I was a part of history!

But it wasn’t over. I had to make this man president. Then I got a job. I found out that I would be leaving the country in Septem-ber. I would be moving to Korea for a year. I was so excited! But then I was even more excited when Georgia announced that they were holding early voting starting the day before I left for Korea. I walked around proudly with my “I voted” sticker.

I had already done my part. Now it was time for America to finish the deed. I had classes to teach but I checked CNN.COM every five minutes. My students even asked me to put it up on the smart board so they could watch as well. Eventually I had to

stop the lesson and teach how the United States elected its presi-dent. As I was finishing my lesson, a student shouted “Obama!!!” I turned toward the board to see flashing words congratulat-ing Barack Obama as our new president!! Without realizing it, I screamed and jumped in celebration. My students and other teachers repeated “Congratulations teacher!” All day long.

I couldn’t believe it! My country had elected a descendent of a people who were once enslaved. It seemed unreal. CNN showed countries celebrating all over the world. I searched high and low on the Internet for Obama’s acceptance speech. I finally found it and turned off the lights and shut the door. I was moved to tears when Obama told of the elderly woman in Atlanta who was 100 years old and cast her ballot.

Obama’s victory had even moved my little town of Goyang, South Korea. I walked home and was startled by a man who chased me down yelling “Obama!!” The next day my Vice Principal came to my room with a Korean paper with pictures of African Americans crying with happiness and the headline, “When Dreams Come True.”After work I was disappointed I wasn’t home to celebrate the victory. But that’s when I stepped out of my apartment and saw that Korea had changed all of their decorated streetlights to blue in honor of the victory. I had to repeat what I heard so many of my friends say, “That’s the first time in my life I was proud to be an American”.

ElEction night in AfricA Drew Hinshaw, Ghana

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ElEction night in thE fAr EAstShenae Holmes, South Korea

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In The hearT of The elecTIon Caroline Mckay, Chicago

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It is hard to explain what being in a crowd of 200,000 people feels like unless you’re in it. There were faces in every direction; a canvas of emotion stretching for as far as I could see, looking hope-ful, tired, ecstatic and annoyed at the same time. I was still in shock that I was there with Janna Ka-plan, Grady class of 2008 and Northwestern class of 2012, told me she had won two tickets in a raffle. As a joke, I brought up the idea of flying up to Chicago. I had worked for the student branch of the campaign for two years, and I had brought up crazy plots to go canvass in North Carolina and Florida before to no avail. They asked me how much airfare was. Forty-eight hours later, thanks to cheap tickets and their incredible open-mindedness, I was on a plane.

Fifty-two hours later, I was standing six or eighth people back from the non-VIP section of the crowd in Grant Park. Huge screens projecting CNN were keeping the crowd informed, eerily casting Wolf Blitzer and John King as giants. When CNN cut to commercials, blue back-grounds with the Obama symbol appeared on the screens, and songs played. Whoever chose the twangy Brooks and Dunne country song “Only in America” to play for a crowd of Chicago-ans was clearly out-of-touch. To be honest: it was a typical rally. There was shoving, name-calling and remarks along the lines of “If I hear ‘Your Love Is Lifting Me Higher’ one more time, I’ll hit someone.” If any media report tells you the crowd was overcome with incredible unity or continuos jubilant joy, they’re lying. Still, there was a common bond, and in the hours of standing, we talked to the people around us. I quickly became disenchanted with the annoy-ing kid from Chicago who tried to explain to me how redneck Georgia was when CNN called the Georgia senatorial race for Chambliss. Janna and I stood for a long period with a woman who sat in Jeremiah Wright’s church for years. She care-fully explained the culture of the congregation and the extent of the media’s exaggeration. We smiled at the 300-pound black guy’s satirical and balancing comments as he stood behind us.We cheered as results came in—an unprecedent-

We cheered as results came in—an unprece-dented win in Virginia, and then Pennsylvania and then Ohio… Throughout the evening, we were sure that something was going to go wrong—the polling data was too good. The exit polls from early vote were nothing but encouraging. The weather, even, was eerily warm and the wind unusually still. Sometimes, though, nothing goes wrong. Even for Democrats. It wasn’t a nail-biter. The crowd knew it was going to be over at 10. The crowd screeched when John King, Wolf Blitzer and Campbell Brown appeared on the screen, sitting silently and knowingly in the Situation Room, smiling playing across their faces. “Dun-dun-dun-dun.” The graphic for a network projection raced across the page. It took a fraction of a second for the crowd to comprehend the screen.

The crowd exploded. Though I knew it was go-ing to happen, though I was tired and hungry and could barely stand because I had worn miserably unsupportive shoes, I couldn’t comprehend it. I still haven’t comprehended it.

When I began working with Students for Obama freshman year, the goal was to make some noise. The coordinator conference calls were conducted with the unsaid assumption that the country was not capable of electing a man who shared his middle name with the former dictator of Iraq. Hillary was inevitable. Six months later, I was sure America was going to vote for the grossly inadequate Sarah Palin and make the same mistake of electing based on personality rather than policy, again.

I’ve never had a reason to be optimistic about the government before. The president I have watched on TV since third grade went to war without a reason and used the Constitution as a dartboard.

CNN switched their footage to the crowd—a jumping, screaming jumble of bobbing heads and American Flags. We watched as another crowd, congregated in front of The White House, rang out in choruses of “Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey hey, goodbye.” We watched live foot-age from Morehouse College, from the subdued crowd gathered for John McCain and the crowd-ed streets in Kenya.

John McCain made a gracious speech, sound-ing more like his senate-self than he had in the past six months. A few people around me started singing, “na na na na…” but the 300-pound man behind me shushed them. “Be respectful. Come on now.”

The most climatic moments of the evening were those leading up to the Obama’s entrance.

Following McCain’s speech, the screens returned to the blue background with the Obama symbol. The music resumed. It was

coming. It had to be coming.

Another wave of screams, camera flash-es and jumping. The crowd pressed in, every single supporters trying to inch closer. Michelle, Sasha, Malia retreated to back stage. President-elect Obama stepped up to the podium, erected in front of a blue background and evenly-spaced American flags, shielded behind two sheets of Plexiglas, silently protecting from the monstrosity that was in the back of everyone’s mind. It’s odd being 100 feet away from a man that the entire world is watching. It’s odd to stand in a place where history is being made, where the next editions of textbooks will cover. I had been to three Obama rallies before, months before the first primaries—two where Sen. Obama stumped, and one early on where I had the fortune to listen to and meet Mrs. Obama. This was different. This was real.His first words, “Hello, Chicago!” were calm, contrasting with the exuber-ance of the crowd. It is said that you campaign in poetry and govern in prose, and this was poetry at it’s best. I couldn’t help but wonder—was “Yes We Can” going to have the same rhetorical significance to future generations as “I have a dream” does to ours? And it was over. Waiting, watching, texting and battling with a camera for 12 hours was over. The streets were closed, and half of young Chicago came out to cel-ebrate. Policemen were blowing their whistles in the rhythm of “Yes we can,” leading the masses in chants. Street vendors selling Obama shirts were overwhelmed with buyers. Hoards of twenty-somethings jumped on medians, yelling “USA,” “OBAMA,” “NO MORE BUSH,” and “YES WE CAN.” Young people, screaming “USA?” Young people, making banners and signs, defying their stereotypical apathy and hugging strangers? No matter how the Obama administra-tion will be remembered, babies born today will grow up with the notion that it’s completely normal for someone who has roots in Hawaii and Kenya and Kansas and Indonesia and Chicago to be president. No matter how the Obama administration will be remem-bered, we have proven to ourselves that we as a people can grow, heal and fight. 15

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2001: 1st GenerationAlas! A scroll wheel that moves with your finger. Weighing in at about 6.5 ounces with 5 GB of space, the world’s first iPod was priced at $399.

2002: 2nd GenerationAfter updating the first, we were left with a 10GB iPod priced at a whopping $499.

2004: 3rd GenerationAfter stripping the buttons off the side and making a touch-sensitive wheel, the third gen-eration brought us USB and FireWire capabilities.

2004: 4th GenerationApple showed its true colors by taking over 75 percent of the mp3 player market and began its plan to take over the world by creating 20 GB models and moving away from FireWire.

2005: 5th GenerationThe iPod got a slimmer case and a larger screen for... VIDEOS! It came in black or white at a max capacity of 60GB, or if you’re lucky the exclusive black-and-red U2 video iPod.

2007: 6th GenerationAfter redesigning the classic by adding an aluminum front plate, we saw the death of the white iPod and the birth of the silver one.

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nano2005: 1st GenerationBye, bye mini; hello, nano. The new iPod baby was available in black or white and could view photos in color with a grand total of 4GB capacity.

2007: 3rd GenerationThings began to widen with the new “Fat Boy” at the cost of a smaller scroll wheel.

2008: 4th GenerationThe nano finally hit puberty and grew taller. Breaking out in nine different colors, with an added accelerometer for shake and horizontal viewing with a tilt sensor, the 16GB capacity brought hope of even more Apple dominance.

Most Played Songs of 2008

1. “Low” by Flo Rida (Feat. T-Pain)

2. “I Kissed a Girl” by Katy Perry

3. “Whatever You Like” by T.I.

4. “Live Your Life” by T.I. (Feat. Rihanna)

5. “Lollipop” by Lil’ Wayne

6. “Bleeding Love” by Leona Lewis

7. “Love in This Club” by Usher (Feat. Young Jeezy)

8. “Disturbia” by Rihanna

9. “Touch My Body” by Mariah Carey

10. “Viva la Vida” by Coldplay

Evolution of the iPod

2008: iPod TouchOK, it’s not an iPod classic, but the evolving nature of Apple brought constant Facebook access and the game Tap Tap Revenge. This new trend is sure to last or at least until the next comes.

2006: 2nd GenerationThe nano in color! Costing $249 for an 8GB, the new nano was designed for those who love looking good while jammin’ out.

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Free Dr. Pepper for everyone! Seventeen years after their last album, Guns N’ Roses has finally released Chinese Democracy. The release date was November of 2008, and people were so doubtful that the deadline would be met that Dr. Pepper promised everyone in the country (excluding ex GN’R members Slash and Buckethead) a free Dr. Pepper if the band met its target release date.

“We never thought this day would come,” said Tony Jacobs vice president of marketing for Dr. Pepper in an interview with the LA Times. “But now that it’s here, all we can say is: The Dr. Pepper’s on us.”

However the offer was only available for a few days, and

many fans had difficulty getting their coupon for a free Dr. Pepper. Regardless, it was good publicity and promoted an album many thought would never be released.

Putting all the Dr. Pepper talk aside, Chinese Democracy was a pleasant surprise. Considering Guns N’ Roses now includes only one founding member, Axl Rose, I was expecting this album to be complete garbage. It isn’t. Once I got over the fact that the album was not supposed to sound like the Guns N’ Roses of old, I found it to be really good. Axl Rose seems to have found his voice again, and the sound quality was excellent. The album contains a variety of songs ranging from piano-driven ballads to complex, full-on rock ‘n’ roll.

While the album wasn’t the loud, abrasive, in-your-face sound one is accustomed to with Guns N’ Roses, it was still a solid album.

Sold exclusively at Best Buy, Chinese Democracy is a must buy for any rock ‘n’ roll fan.

-Seamus Mead

What will come first, a newGN’R album or Chinese Democracy?

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Chris CornellFranz FerdinandThe FrayJohn FruscianteSlashScott WeilandFlo Rida

Velvet RevolverStone Temple PilotsThe DecemberistsDave Matthews BandMastodonLily AllenMissy Elliott

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Top Ten Food Fads Of 2008

Nobody thought that the small, town soda created in 1917 out of Salisbury, North Carolina would become one of the most loved sodas of the South. In earlier years, there were only a few Atlanta gas stations where you could find this south-ern soda, but re-cently Cheerwine has been show-ing up in Krog-ers across the Atlanta a r e a .

“Ice, Custard and Happiness = Ri-ta’s” is the slogan of their ice cream parlor across the street from Grady. The chain was started by a Phila-delphia firefighter who named it after his wife, Rita. With a different taste of classic southern ice cream it’s attracting not only Grady stu-dents but the community as well.

You may hear students on the hall talking about “purple drank” jokingly but it has be-come one of the most popu-lar drinks at Grady. Created by Fanta, grape soda has a sweet but slightly tart flavor. Not only is it fun to say, but it also satisfies your taste buds.

The brother of purple drank has also gained a lot of at-tention from Grady stu-dents with its crisp orange flavor. Both purple drank and orange drank can be found at local gas stations and convenience stores.

If you’re looking for a healthy dessert, Yoforia on North Highland is the place to go. This local Atlanta yogurt joint serves frozen yogurt that has only 25 calories a serving. Their choice of 18 different toppings includes multiple types of cereals, chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, and an assortment of different fruits. This sweet treat

will definitely fill you with delight.

This growing television sensation takes 17 chefs from across the United States and puts their culinary skills to the test each show. The premiere of season five set in New York garnered more than 2.7 million viewers as they tuned in to watch these chefs in actions. Top Chef has become the No. 1 cooking show. If you want to see these chefs battle it out, tune in on Wednesday at 10 p.m. on Bravo.

Even though Trader Joe’s has been around since 1958, Grady stu-dents have found a new love in its organic products. If you’re look-ing for an after school snack or you need to go grocery shopping,

Trader Joe’s is a deli-cious and healthy

place to go.

Most people picked up this pack of gum for its stylish package, but then became accustomed to the fresh minty taste. Although this Wrig-ley gum hit the market in March 2007, most Grady students didn’t know it until early 2008. It is now easily the most popular gum at Grady.

The summer 2008 Olympics was a one to remember. With Michael Phelps winning eight gold medals ,it was remembered as one of the most important Olympics for the United States. Another thing great-ly changed after the Olympics: the amount of Chinese food consumed in America. So whether you’re now an aspiring swimmer or a new “Asian Food Lover,” the 2008 Olym-pics was something for the books.

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IL Mulino is based out of New York city and is known for its five-star Italian food and traditional style. Mulino has loca-tions all over the world including Chicago, Miami, Aspen, Tokyo, San Juan and more. They will soon be adding Atlanta to it’s international list starting in 2009.

Dantanna’sDantanna’s, opening in March 2009 is going to bring a new twistto the sports-bar indus-try. With its upscale food and emphasis on sports, no man will ever want to leave this little piece of heaven.

AbattoirTwo of Atlanta’s favorite chefs, are known for their successful restau-rants Bacchanalia and Float Away Café is opening a “Meat-centric” restaurant. The concept of the restaurant is fresh meat. Serv-ing only locally raised products Abattoir is opening early 2009.

Milo IzakayaMiso Izakaya roughly mean-ing “a place to drink and eat” will being back the traditional flavors of Japanese style. The inexpensive treat allows ev-erybody to share with its tapas style. Izakaya’s is planned to open in Early February...

StudioplexFamous Chef Scott Serpas opened Studioplex, a new restaurant on Jan. 26. This new taste is described as “true food” putting new flavors in classic favorites.

BLT SteaksWith initials standing for Bistro Laurent Tourondel, BLT steaks is taking a new twist on steak house meals. With upscale cuts of meat like Kobe beef costumers won’t leave steak house on an empty stomach. It opened in January.

Tin Lizzy CantinaTin Lizzy Cantina, a favorite locals spot, is moving to a new location in Grant Park. Dinners will enjoy the classic Ten Lizzy’s taste with the new scenery overlooking Oakland Cemetery.

Varasano’s PizzeriaVarasano’s Pizzeria based out of the Big Apple is bringing classic NYC pizza to Atlanta. This pizza joint is planning to open in Buckhead in March of 2009.

Flip BurgerFamous Top Chef contestant Richard Blaise who already has a successful restaurant in Atlanta has opened a burg-er boutique on Howell Mill.

Salad Works ,based out of Pennsylvania, is known for its fresh and nutritious sal-ads. They are planning to open 10 loca-tions all over the Atlanta area starting early 2009. Look for these restaurants in Peachtree Center, Buckhead, Marietta, Roswell, Alpharetta, Duluth, Buford, Law-renceville, Athens and Peachtree City.

With all of the exciting new restaurants open-ing in 2009, everyone will have a hard time de-

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2008 has been a terrific year for new trends. Styles such as plaid, bright colored pants, leggings and many more have been popular throughout the year. Here are a few examples of what was “hot” in ‘08.

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Ever since Rhi Rhi transformed from pop teen to music sensation, her fashion style has drastically changed, and she has continued to look ultra-fab ever since. This “Good Girl Gone Bad” has done good with her chosen stylist. Keep up the good work Ms. Fenty.

Smooth voice, hot dance moves and stylish. How much better can we get? Smooth R&B crooner Chris Brown is the total package. From shopping in Paris, to arriving at the Grammys 2008, he never missteps with his style. He is definitely singing, dancing and wearing his way to superstardom. Look out for Chris Breezy making the ladies melt and all the guys jealous in 2009.

Mr. West is one of the best dressed celebrities, period. He brings creativity and diversity to the red carpet or anywhere else. Wearing everything from Yves Saint Laurent to Billionaire Boys Club, he never ceases to amaze us.

This “cheerleader saving the world” is definitely saving the fashion world as one of the best-dressed television stars. She looks flawless on the red carpet, and simply chic on the street. Whether her hair is down, slicked back or up, she still walks in with style and grace.

Justin Timberlake is a well- known name, and this SNL regular can pull off any outfit with that swagger. He recently teamed up with his good friend, Trace Ayala to start a fashion line, William Rast. In the new year be sure to look out for mini JT’s walking around Grady.

‘08 Fashion AwardsAs we enter 2009 we recognize the celebs that made an impact on fashion of ‘08. These actors and entertainers got the job done. Heres our Nexus salute.

-Erin Johnson

Photos courtesy of people.com

J.T.

legitbailout

funner

joe six packjoe the plumberguh

brahholla

fyestay-cationfail

ridic-a-lous

ru’e

gnar

maverick

Words of

2008

menagerie

Legit: an abbreviation for

legitimate.

Fye: the act of being “fly.”

Holla: “Let me holla at chu!”

Maverick: individualist.

Sarah Palin is a self proclaimed

maverick.

Fail: the act of being

unsuccessful.

Funner:to be

more fun.

Guh:slang for a

female.

Brah: slang for brother.

Stay-cation: staying at home for a

vacation.

Ru’e: abbreviation

for rude. Seen in the popular video;

“Bonquiqui.”

Bailout: to parachute

to safety.

Joe Six Pack and Joe Plumber:

fictional characters representing the

average class citizens.

Gnar:an abbreviation

for gnarly.

Ridic-a-lous: being ridiculous

(seen in the Mad TV skit: Can I Have Your

Number?).

[Nexus] Winter 200922

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Mad TV’s “Bonquiqui”

“Charlie Bit My Finger”

“Dramatic Hamster”

“Scarlet Takes A Tumble”

Mad TV’s “Can I Have Your Number”

Videos of the Year

Compiled by Linden TaberCourtesy of Youtube.com

2008

“Change has come to America.”

-Barack ObamaNovember 4, 2008