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Virginia Tech isn't a wreck
By Hannah Lynn | Dec. 14, 2011, 8:07 a.m. | In News Blog »
It was only logical for the students and staff at Virginia Tech to fear the worst on Thursday during their four-hour long lockdown.
Occupy the court
By Mimi Verdonk | Dec. 4, 2011, 11:07 a.m. | In Sports Blog »
John Wall will dance again, Glen Davis will cry again and LeBron James will once again be on a quest for his long awaited championship ring. So what exactly has changed?
Welcoming winter
By Langston Taylor | Dec. 1, 2011, 9:21 a.m. | In Connections Blog »
Forget December 22 - winter really starts now. The Thanksgiving weekend marks a distinct change in time, noticeable in more ways than nonstop Christmas music.
Black Thursday
By Richard Chen | Nov. 27, 2011, 11:47 a.m. | In Lifestyle Blog »
Black Friday brainwashes Americans into obsessing over discounts and prices instead of the true spirit of Thanksgiving. This year's Black Friday fully infringed on Thanksgiving.
More debt, more problems
By Hannah Lynn | Nov. 22, 2011, 6:54 p.m. | In News Blog »
During tough economic times, you'd expect the nation's politicians to come up with a solution to help get the country back on its feet, right? Well this is Congress we're talking about here so that's probably not going to happen.
A fumble for Penn State
By Rachel Auerbach | Nov. 19, 2011, 4:54 p.m. | In Sports Blog »
It all looked very promising for Penn State, but the university was startled to discover that one of Paterno's assistant coaches, Jerry Sandusky, was accused of having inappropriate relations with young boys through the charity he founded to provide at-risk youth with football opportunities.
Ashton Kutcher and the giant Twitter scandal
By Janvi Raichura | Nov. 14, 2011, 6:55 p.m. | In Lifestyle Blog »
Celebrities are human and they are bound to make mistakes. But it's how a celebrity handles the situation and owns up to their faux pas that separates a respectable celebrity from a trashy one.
Occupy Violence: the new movement
By Brittany Cheng | Nov. 10, 2011, 4:31 p.m. | In News Blog »
A lot of airtime has been allotted to discuss the OWS movement's goals (or lack thereof, at first) and the controversy over police mistreatment of the protestors. However, not much has been reported on about the poor behavior of some Occupy movement protestors.
Nothing to judge here, folks
By Hannah Lynn | Nov. 4, 2011, 8:01 a.m. | In Lifestyle Blog »
People have always been fascinated by celebrity weddings and this year was no exception: the royal wedding held the public's interest for months and the Kardashian wedding was featured endlessly on TV and in magazines. But one wedding drew a different kind of attention.
No Brains Association
By Langston Taylor | Nov. 2, 2011, 7:57 a.m. | In Sports Blog »
NBA Commissioner David Stern announced that and agreement was not made and that another two weeks of the upcoming season would be cancelled.
The forgotten child
By Janvi Raichura | Oct. 27, 2011, 2:57 p.m. | In News Blog »
Last Friday, Wang Yue, a two-year-old Chinese girl was killed after two cars hit her. According to officials at Guangzhou Military Hospital, Yue died as 18 bystanders observed the tragedy but did nothing.
Playing by the rules pays off
By Saaraa Farooq | Oct. 25, 2011, 1:03 p.m. | In Connections Blog »
On Sept. 27, seven people were arrested in an SAT cheating scam in Long Island, NY after a 19-year-old sophomore at Emory University was arrested for accepting money to take the SAT for several students.
Typing before talking
By Rachel Auerbach | Oct. 23, 2011, 2:23 p.m. | In Lifestyle Blog »
It's true that technology is advancing rapidly, but the question arises – how young is too young for kids to be using technology for entertainment, and could exposure to this at such a young age be unhealthy?
America's 53 percent
By Richard Chen | Oct. 20, 2011, 8:23 p.m. | In News Blog »
In the past few weeks, there has been a new storm brewing known as the 53 percent movement – a movement that is criticizing the protesters on Wall Street.
Eyes on the prize
By Brittany Cheng | Oct. 20, 2011, 9:47 a.m. | In Sports Blog »
The Caps's game play hasn't been in tip-top shape, but if they can remain undefeated—even when they're not playing at their best— they are a team to be reckoned with.
Spiritless in Silver Spring
By Mimi Verdonk | Oct. 13, 2011, 7:13 p.m. | In Connections Blog »
What's that other thing that happens this week, where people dress up and show their Blazer pride? Hint: It starts with school, and ends with week. But what's missing in the middle…? Oh yeah, spirit.
2012 GOP candidates or… traveling circus?
By Hannah Lynn | Oct. 6, 2011, 3:59 p.m. | In News Blog »
The republican presidential candidates have been debating each other since May, but sometimes they seem more like "Saturday Night Live" characters than people actually running for office.
Thirteen years and a googol of memories
By Brittany Cheng | Oct. 4, 2011, 9:19 a.m. | In Connections Blog »
Little did I know, everyone's dear friend (sorry, Facebook) Google was celebrating its 13th birthday - and initiation into teenage-hood - with a cute birthday cake, streamers and balloons. Thank goodness the Google doodle alerted me!
Facebook's flop
By Rachel Auerbach | Sept. 30, 2011, 4:49 p.m. | In Lifestyle Blog »
With all of the changes happening in the Facebook community, many users are looking for alternatives.
Wives gone wild
By Mimi Verdonk | Sept. 28, 2011, 9:02 p.m. | In Lifestyle Blog »
Housewives were once elegant women, seen but never heard. But now these ladies have ripped off their masks and are exposing every ugly detail of their lives. The housewives have gone wild, and America loves it.
Beltway baseball
By Jacob Buchholz | Sept. 27, 2011, 10 a.m. | In Sports Blog »
As playoffs near, the 2011 Major League Baseball (MLB) season is wrapping up and once again neither the Nationals nor the Orioles will be playing October baseball. This time, however, there is hope for the future on at least one side of the beltway.
No pressure
By Langston Taylor | Sept. 14, 2011, 2:58 p.m. | In Sports Blog »
Nobody in the Nationals' short history in the nation's capital has excited the fans and given as much hope for the team as 23-year-old pitching phenom Stephen Strasburg.
911, what's your emergency?
By Janvi Raichura | Sept. 11, 2011, 11:27 a.m. | In News Blog »
President Obama will be there, former President George W. Bush will be there, as will former New York City (NYC) Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and current Mayor Michael Bloomberg. But the 90,000 police officers, firefighters and civilian volunteers, who fought to save the lives of the innocent victims, have been denied access to the site on this historic day.
"Toddlers and Tiaras" sets a whole new image for the pageant world
By Stacy Mathew | Aug. 30, 2011, 6:01 p.m. | In Lifestyle Blog »
When people think of pageant contestants, they usually see a tall, slim young lady. Well, thanks to TLC, that image has changed to a small, chubby, five-year-old girl.
Even the president needs a break
By Rachel Auerbach | Aug. 25, 2011, 10:38 a.m. | In News Blog »
Imagine that instead of racing to raise that "D" in Calculus by the end of the quarter, you're trying to get a country out of billions of dollars of debt, attempting to solve conflicts in the Middle East, facing constant criticism and, on top of that, trying to raise a family.
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