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Photo: East Falls Church Station

By Emma Norvell | Feb. 16, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

East Falls Church Metro Station

Photo: Miles Davis

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Miles Davis, trumpet player and pioneer of cool jazz and modal jazz styles.

Jazz musician Nat King Cole, like many great black entertainers, was first introduced to music in church. Cole was born Nathaniel Adams Coles on March 17, 1919 in Montgomery, Alabama to Reverend Edward James Coles, Sr. and Perlina Adams Coles. Cole was one of 13 children, but only five of his sisters and brothers grew up to be adults.

Photo: Thank You For Riding

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Photo: Metro Car 2

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Photo: Metro Car 4

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Photo: Metro Tracks

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Photo: Empty Metro Station

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Photo: Oxycontin

By Elena Pinsky | Feb. 16, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

OxyContin, a drug to which some Blair students have become addicted.

Photo: Breast Cancer Speaker2

By Caitlin Garlow | Feb. 16, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Judy Macon of Suburban Hospital answers questions about breast cancer during an assembly on Feb. 16.

Photo: Empty Car

By Emma Norvell | Feb. 16, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Photo: Ballston MU - Hechts

By Emma Norvell | Feb. 16, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

A Hecht's department store near the Ballston MU station.

Photo: GWU Station - George Washington Statue

By Emma Norvell | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

A statue of George Washington outside the GWU station.

Photo: GWU Station - George Washington Hospital

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Photo: Virginia Square Station

By Emma Norvell | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Virginia Square-GMU station

High rate of teen car crashes may be caused by immature brain

By Kelly Ferguson | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Researchers believe that the adolescent brain may be the cause of the high rate of car crashes among teenagers, according to a recent article in the Washington Post. A National Institutes of Health (NIH) study suggests that the region of the brain that inhibits risky behavior is not fully developed until age 25.