Today is Friday, July 3, 2009.
by Grace Wang, Staff Writer (July 1, 2009)
Michael Durso, 66, was sworn in as the representative for District Five on the Montgomery County Board of Education at a ceremony held today, according to a Montgomery County government press release. Durso was appointed by the BOE to fill the seat vacated by Nancy Navarro, who was elected to the Montgomery County Council in May, and will serve the remainder of her term, which ends Nov. 30, 2010. Durso was chosen by the board from among 19 potential candidates by a unanimous vote of 7-0.
by Grace Wang, Staff Writer (June 30, 2009)
Director Michael Bay has done it again, connecting action and romance to bring on a film that screams heroic adventures. In the first "Transformers" movie, Sam Witwicky gets involved in the dangerous war between two groups of alien robots, the Autobots and the Decepticons, fighting for control over the All Spark Cube.
by Katie Sint, Online Managing Editor and Rose Wynn, Online Sports Editor (June 26, 2009)
With the sweltering summer heat quickly approaching, it's hard to fight the urge to spend most of July and August plopped in front of the TV with the air conditioning turned on high. But even with the humidity, SCO has diSCOvered some hidden gems that will get you to peel yourself off that sofa and enjoy all that D.C. has to offer.
by Deepa Chellappa, Online Editor-in-Chief and David Tao, Online Editor-in-Chief (June 22, 2009)
Two six-car Red Line Metro trains collided at 5 p.m. on Monday evening at the height of rush hour, resulting in nine fatalities, including a female train operator. At least 100 passengers sustained injuries in what transportation officials reported as the deadliest accident in Metro's 33-year history.
by Sophia Deng, Online Managing Editor (June 20, 2009)
Remember when Jack Black taught a class of students how to rock out to Led Zeppelin in the 2003 Paramount Pictures film "School of Rock?" Black's rock school may have been fabricated, but a real school of rock was the inspiration for the movie's storyline - the Paul Green School of Rock.
