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Oprah Winfrey

By Feza Kikaya | Feb. 9, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Television talk-show host, actress and producer Oprah Winfrey defied the odds when she became the first black female billionaire in the U.S., despite enduring a troubled adolescence.

The Korean Fan Dance is a festive and colorful dance often performed to commemorate special occasions. The performers, who are from Dance One Institute, are dancing with embroidered fans with traditional garbs and headdress to celebrate the Chinese New Years.

Photo: Old Celtics Team_Print

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Celtics play opponents. Moments from Auebach's coaching days with the Celtics.

Photos courtesy of ESPN and the NBA.

In depth into Barack Obama

By Jonah Gold | Feb. 9, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Barack Obama, the recently elected senator from Illinois, is one of the most politically powerful blacks today. Obama was born in 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii to a Kenyan father and a white American mother, Ann Dunham. Dunham is a descendant of Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America in the 1860s. After graduating from high school, Obama moved to New York City and attended Columbia University.

Photo: Drum Dance

By June Hu | Feb. 9, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Dancers performing the Korean Drum Harmony dance, directed by Dance One Institute and College and Prep Head Lisa Me Hee Seo, celebrate the Chinese New Year with brilliant swishes of cloths and colorfully-painted drums.

Save yourself from swimming in spam

By Emma Norvell | Feb. 9, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Taking up space in millions of mailboxes around the country, stealing money from unsuspecting web users and advertising at an impossibly high rate, the presence of spam on the world wide web has dramatically increased globally in recent years.

Photo: A. Philip Randolph

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Asa Philip Randolph, labor and civil rights leader.

Photo: coach carter

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Samuel L. Jackson portrays the legendary Coach Carter in the film.

A chance for peace in the Middle East

By | Feb. 8, 2005, midnight | In Op/Ed »

The election of Mahmoud Abbas as President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) has given both sides of the conflict an incentive to renew peace negotiations. To gain a better sense of the concerns Palestinians have for Abbas, I interviewed two Palestinians, Mike and Alex. (With current violence on the Israel-Palestine front, printing the full names of these sources may endanger their lives.) Mike is an administrator in Bethany, West Bank, and Alex is an accountant in Beit Hanina, Jerusalem.

Blair's BNC organization teaches students about professionalism

By Grace Harter | Feb. 8, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Two professionally equipped studios. A row of editing stations outfitted with top of the line programs and a full staff of producers, executives, DJ and assistants. While this may seem like a description of a professional company, this is, in fact, the make-up of Blair Network Communications (BNC), Blair's very own production organization located within the building.

Photo: Takoma - 7 Eleven

By Diana Frey | Feb. 8, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

7-Eleven near the Takoma Metro station

Romance at its best at the Red Tomato

By Caitlin Garlow | Feb. 8, 2005, midnight | In Print »

There's nothing particularly special about the exterior of the Red Tomato Café, located near the corner of St. Elm Street in Bethesda. However, after entering the tiny, tucked-away restaurant and spotting the topping-laden pizzas as they are pushed into the crescent-shaped brick oven, it's clear why the Red Tomato was named a "best eat" by Washingtonian magazine.

Photo: White Flint - Bloomingdale's

By Luke McQueen | Feb. 8, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Bloomingdale's in White Flint Mall.

Photo: SCO Logo

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Photo: BNC Lab Picture 2

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An editing suite.

Photo courtesy of BNC

Photo: Medical Center Station

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Photo: George Washington Carver

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George Washington Carver, agriculturist who introduced the peanut to farmers.

Photo: National Archives

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Photo: BNC Lab Picture 1

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G4 computers and a tape deck in BNC.

Photo courtesy of BNC

Esquina Latina Newsbriefs

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Cambios en la escuela nocturna El cambio de hora en que empiezan las clases de la escuela nocturna fue aprobada por la Junta de Educación. Anteriormente las clases empezaban a las 5:55 p.m. hasta las 9:35 p.m. Ahora inician a las 4:30 y terminan a las 8:00 p.m. Esta decisión tomó efecto este semestre y refuerza la iniciative implementada este año para aumentar el rigor académico y de esa manera contratar maestros certificados para enseñar en la escuela nocturna en Blair. Esta iniciativa añade más contenido a los currículos. Además de mejorar el currículo, ahora hay más atención en otras áreas como la pérdida de crédito y en el aumento de seguridad en la escuela.

Denzel Washington

By Feza Kikaya | Feb. 8, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Denzel Washington is an accomplished actor, director, husband and father. He is known for both his great success in the film industry, as he has won several awards for his memorable roles, as well as for his good looks and charm.