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Senator Jamie Raskin along with other Maryland delegates discuss several bills during a Safe Silver Spring meeting. Courtesy of silverspringpatch.com
Senator Jamie Raskin along with other Maryland delegates discuss several bills during a Safe Silver Spring meeting.

Legislators aim to update online harassment laws

Several bills currently in the Maryland General Assembly are intended to expand the definition of criminal harassment to include text and other forms of electronic messaging, in addition to messages sent via social networking sites. Harassment sent over email is the only type addressed by the current law, but this soon could change.

snoWatch: Three feet of snow is on its way

Yes, the Snow Gods are finally smiling upon us. And with this magnificant news, snoWatch is officially back.

Hats off to hats on

No matter the form they take, hats are strictly prohibited to be worn by Blazers from 7:25 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. unless it serves religious purposes. So why the cap on caps?

Full-court Press

The Silver Chips Online staff defeated the Silver Chips Print staff in basketball on Friday afternoo—wait, what?

Poll »

How badly do you need a snow day right now?
  • I can't even put it into words.
  • A day of sleep would be appreciated.
  • Eh, we'll have President's Day off anyway.
  • I hate snow!
  • I couldn't care less.
Discuss this Poll

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Senior becomes the only Intel finalist in Maryland

On Jan. 25, senior Frederic Koehler was named the only Maryland finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search. The Intel Science Talent Search is a competition that pools together some of the country's top high school students and encourages them to pursue research opportunities. Koehler will compete for a $100,000 cash prize against 40 other finalists from across the country.

MCPS plans B-CC middle school

On Jan. 25, the Site Selection Advisory Committee met at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School to discuss the location of a new middle school in the B-CC cluster.

Lifestyle »

Retweet this article

The SCO social networking experts have declared that Facebook is no longer the best way to follow your favorite celebs, now that Twitter has taken over. Therefore, we've compiled a list of celebs that need to be on your radar.

Game day grub

The biggest day of the year is finally upon us: Super Bowl Sunday. Here at SCO, we've compiled a list of recipes that are fast and easy to make so you can focus on all the gameday action.

Sports »

Lady Blazers demolish Coyotes

The girls' varsity basketball team (14-3) destroyed the Clarksburg Coyotes (8-10) on Tuesday night by a score of 61-26. The Lady Blazers were on fire the entire night—applying offensive intensity and superb defense—giving up just nine points to the Coyotes in the first quarter.

Super Bowl XLVI: Who ya got?

In a rematch of Super Bowl XLII, the Patriots seek revenge, while Eli Manning will attempt to win his second ring.

Blogs »

Ready for take-off

The "Wow!!" experienced by James was felt around the world as high school students and television pundits alike freaked out over the slam.

Great textbooks…if you’re the 1%

The iBooks 2 application was launched to support the volume of textbooks will feature books from major publishers, as well as an application that allows someone to easily write and format a textbook directly for the iPad.