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Photo: YMCA Harris Falwell workout

By Jordan Goldstein | Feb. 8, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Senior Harris Falwell works out in the free weight room at the YMCA.

Photo: National Archives

By Christopher Consolino | Feb. 8, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Photo: Grosvener-Strathmore Station

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

Photo: Takoma - Electrik Maid

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

The Electrik Maid - "for particular people"

Photo: Takoma - Savory

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

Savory near the Takoma Metro station

Photo: Gold's Gym Treadmills

By Jordan Goldstein | Feb. 8, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

One row of treadmills at Gold's Gym.

Removed from the devastation, students cope with the unknown in aftermath of tsunami

By Olivia Bevacqua | Feb. 8, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Immediately after the Dec. 26 tsunamis crashed across the shores of 12 countries, people began counting the dead. Twenty-four hours after the first waves struck land, the death toll was slated at 22,000. Two days later, that number had more than tripled. 80,000. 119,000. 130,000. The number of dead and missing currently stands at 286,000 and is still climbing.

Photo: College Park - Aviation museum

By Elena Pinsky | Feb. 8, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

The aviation museum near the College Park 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: Takoma - 7 Eleven

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

7-Eleven near the Takoma Metro station

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: White Flint - Bloomingdale's

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

Bloomingdale's in White Flint Mall.

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.

Photo: White Flint - White Flint Mall

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

White Flint Mall, located just a short walk away from the White Flint Metro station.

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Photo: Aspen Hill Club Tennis

By Jordan Goldstein | Feb. 8, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Two courts inside the tennis bubble at the Aspen Hill Club.

Photo: halftime

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

Paul McCartney shakes things up at the Super Bowl.

It's a touchdown for McCartney

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

For those not so sports-inclined, the Super Bowl is about two things: the halftime show and the creative advertisements. This year, thank goodness, was a great deal less controversial than the embarrassment that was Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson's halftime show last year. Former Beatle Paul McCartney was wisely chosen as this year's halftime show entertainment-- a good choice, considering his legend enables him to carry the halftime show by himself and he manages to put on a good show without resorting to blatant sexuality and lewdness.

George Washington Carver

By Varun Gulati | Feb. 8, 2005, midnight | In Print »

George Washington Carver led an extraordinary life, ever since his childhood. Born to enslaved parents, Carver was kidnapped by Confederates but was returned to his home on a Missouri farm, allegedly in exchange for a racehorse. He was crippled by an illness that prevented him from working on the field, but Carver continued to spend his time examining crops even so. This began Carver's interest in agriculture, the field where he later sought to further his education.

Photo: Takoma - CVS

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

A CVS pharmacy outside the Takoma Metro station.

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Photo: Student car crash

By June Hu | Feb. 8, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Graphic of car crash in the student parking lot. Image of intersection and copyright property of Microsoft Live Local.

Photo: Student car crash at entrance

By June Hu | Feb. 8, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Diagram of the crash in the student parking lot. Intersection image and copyright property of Microsoft Live Local.

Ralph Bunche

By Alexander Gold | Feb. 7, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Nobel Peace Prize winner Ralph J. Bunche was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1904. His parents died when he was 12, and both he and his sisters moved to Los Angeles, California with their grandmother. Bunche showed his intelligence early on in life when he won prizes for both English and History in primary school and when he was named valedictorian of his high school class. He then attended UCLA from where he graduated Summa Cum Laude and was the valedictorian of his class. In 1928, he received his Masters degree and spent the next six years teaching at Harvard University and working on his PhD.

Floor Hockey Results & Schedules Week Five

By Pratik Bhandari | Feb. 7, 2005, midnight | In Print »

This was a territorial, back and forth game with neither team really gaining much of an advantage over the other for long periods of time. Towards the middle of the game, Jisung Kim, playing for Sliced Bread, snuck in a low snapshot past goalie David Ufford. After that goal, however, Ufford settled down and proceeded to pitch a shutout for the rest of the game.

Two students in Montgomery County have tuberculosis

By Kelly Ferguson | Feb. 7, 2005, midnight | In Print »

An elementary school student and a middle school student in Silver Spring have contracted tuberculosis (TB). According to school systems spokesman Brian Edwards, one of the infected students attends Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle School, and the other student transferred to Kemp Mill Elementary School after briefly attending Glenallan Elementary. Administrators at these schools promptly sent letters home to parents warning them about the cases of TB.

Blazers cope with sexual harassment at work

By Sally Lanar | Feb. 7, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Each day as senior Tanu Suri leans against the counter, the customers at the photography shop where she works compliment her on looks. For months senior Suzie Adjogah dealt with the unwanted gifts her boss gave her from his travels abroad. Whenever senior Emma Karey wore a short skirt to her old job, her fellow waiters' catcalls would ring in her ears throughout her shift.