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A lost gem

By Julia Wynn | Dec. 4, 2009, midnight | In Connections Blog »

Four years ago Downtown Silver Spring was a completely different place. It was a bustling center of activity for Blazers who frequented the many restaurants and the Astroturf green.


Restroom closure causes local media coverage

By Colin Wiencek | Dec. 3, 2009, midnight | In News Blog »

This school year, all of the bathrooms on the second and third floors have been locked during 5A and 5B lunches. This issue has been on the forefront of many Blazers' minds since the change began.


The end of "O"

By Anya Gosine | Dec. 2, 2009, midnight | In News Blog »

She has harnessed the power of a daily hour television slot. She has covered issues present in all races, ages and socioeconomic statuses. So when Oprah Winfrey announced that she would be ending "The Oprah Winfrey Show," the world was rattled.


Suiting up for change

By Rose Wynn | Nov. 24, 2009, midnight | In Sports Blog »

Michael Phelps was the only one with his chest bare at the Stockholm races. But in a waist-high 2008 Speedo LZR Racer swimsuit, Phelps cut through the water 1.84 seconds too slow.


Lobo gone loco

By Blake Morgan-Gamber | Nov. 24, 2009, midnight | In Sports Blog »

In sports, there's a fine line between team spirit and just playing dirty. Unfortunately, University of New Mexico (UNM) soccer player Elizabeth Lambert could not differentiate between the two in New Mexico's game against Brigham Young on Nov. 6.


BangaLore #29: Behind the silver screen

By Sonalee Rau | Nov. 19, 2009, midnight | In Lifestyle Blog »

Each of the fifty American states has a state bird, a state flower, a state motto…now, what about a state film industry?


A modern phenomenon

By Ava Wallace | Nov. 17, 2009, midnight | In Lifestyle Blog »

The main feature on InfinityWard.com, the website of a popular video game developer, is a movie-like video depicting the horrors and aw-inspiring images of war.


Coating the holidays with warmth

By Fran Djoukeng | Nov. 15, 2009, midnight | In Lifestyle Blog »

This time of the year not only serves as a cause of celebration, but also is a season to help our neighbors and those in need around our communities.


At last, inclusion

By Julia Wynn | Nov. 10, 2009, midnight | In News Blog »

Sometimes being tricky is the only way to get things done. Recently, Congress used this approach by attaching a key amendment for the gay rights movement to a piece of essential legislation that tightened military spending.


Vampires need to bite the dust

By Blake Morgan-Gamber | Nov. 5, 2009, midnight | In Lifestyle Blog »

They're everywhere. Ever since the "Twilight" book series was reformatted for the big screen, unnecessary TV shows about vampires have surfaced, ripping off the series' success.


Infamous Vick cashes in on new show

By Mandy Xu | Nov. 3, 2009, midnight | In Lifestyle Blog »

What do mothers with eight children, bachelors and young fashionistas have in common? They are all a part of the reality show cult, allowing cameras into their private lives.


Child's play

By Ava Wallace | Oct. 30, 2009, midnight | In Lifestyle Blog »

With his movie "Where the Wild Things Are," director Spike Jonze has discovered how to create instant box office hits. Start with a beloved children's book and add some Hollywood magic. "Where the Wild Things Are" stormed the box office, becoming the number one movie in the nation.


A suspension of sense

By Anya Gosine | Oct. 27, 2009, midnight | In News Blog »

Last Wednesday, the school board of the Christina School District in Delaware made a decision to revoke the 45-day suspension of 6-year-old Zachary Christie. The first-grader's initial infraction? Bringing a Cub Scout utensil that combines a fork, spoon and knife to school for his lunch.


A new direction for Beijing, no direction at home

By Masha Lafen | Oct. 24, 2009, midnight | In News Blog »

Everyone remembers China's performance at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games. The show was immense and extravagant and demonstrated their immense population.


No thick skin

By Rose Wynn | Oct. 19, 2009, midnight | In Sports Blog »

The most we can say for the Redskins is that they have been lucky. Not only have most of their first competitors hung at the bottom of their divisions, but all the teams had no victories to their name when they played the Redskins.


United States makes a wise donation to WHO

By Fran Djoukeng | Oct. 15, 2009, midnight | In News Blog »

In a surge of global responsibility, the U.S. plans to donate 10 percent of swine influenza vaccinations to the World Health Organization (WHO). The U.S. has a current order of 195 million doses of the H1N1 vaccination that will start to arrive in October.


Fantastical football frenzy

By Dennis Chae | Oct. 9, 2009, midnight | In Sports Blog »

In a country where gridiron greatness reigns in the sports market, fantasy football gives its users an outlet to live their pigskin fantasies.


Brazil takes home the gold

By Lauren Kestner | Oct. 5, 2009, midnight | In News Blog »

Shock swept the crowd gathered in Chicago when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) eliminated the city as host in its first round of voting.


House cup v. Presidential Medal of Freedom

By Julia Wynn | Oct. 3, 2009, midnight | In Connections Blog »

If you have ever conspired to create Polyjuice Potion after reading a Harry Potter book with every intention of transforming yourself, then you can join the ranks of former President George W. Bush.


Too many variables to be valid

By Amir Gorjifard | Oct. 1, 2009, midnight | In News Blog »

When an Indian medical journal showed that a trial for an HIV vaccine has shown promising results, headlines across the nation presumed that a vaccine has been discovered.


BangaLore #28: Call it crazy

By Sonalee Rau | Sept. 29, 2009, midnight | In Lifestyle Blog »

In a country where thousands have no food to eat and no roof over their heads, let alone electricity, it appears that there is one good which all consumers must possess regardless of their income bracket. Even the housemaids and the homeless have it. They call it, simply, the "mobile."


Passing an opportunity to curb obesity

By Lauren Kestner | Sept. 22, 2009, midnight | In News Blog »

With obesity-related deaths second only to those caused by tobacco, one would expect Congress to jump at the opportunity to reduce the consumption of drinks linked with weight gain.


Sarah Palin 1, Levi Johnston 0

By Sophia Deng | Sept. 15, 2009, midnight | In News Blog »

Levi Johnston needs to go back to where he came from - Alaska or obscurity, both are good options. Remember Johnston? He was the boyfriend father of Bristol Palin's baby.


BangaLore #27: Live and learn

By Sonalee Rau | Sept. 13, 2009, midnight | In Lifestyle Blog »

Remember Career Day in elementary school? We were told that we could each be whatever we wanted to be when we grew up, from an ice-cream vendor to the president of our nation.


Barack's pep talk

By Ava Wallace | Sept. 9, 2009, midnight | In News Blog »

On Tuesday at 12 p.m., President Obama gave a speech encouraging students across the nation to "take responsibility for their lives."

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