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Photo: Senior Motivational Assembly

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

Seniors Rebecca Widmayer and Katie Schlebecker read the informational packet distributed to all seniors as part of the senior motivational assembly.

Photo: Court House Station

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

The inside of the Court House Metro station.

Photo: John F. Kennedy

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

John F. Kennedy, former president and black civil rights activist.

Photo: Freelancer

By Alexander Gold | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Fighting in Freelancer sure is a bunch of fun.

Photo: Metro - California Tortilla

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

This California Toritilla restaurants is within a block from the Court House metro station,

Photo: Enjoying Valentine's Day

By Diana Frey | Feb. 14, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Angel Keshiah and Sabin Shrestha share a hug while they celebrate Valentines Day.

Photo: Louis Armstrong

By | Feb. 14, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Louis Armstrong, jazz trumpet player and legend.

Desmond Tutu

By Luke McQueen | Feb. 14, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Bishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu was born on Oct. 7, 1931 in Klerksdop, Transvaal, a former province of South Africa. The son of a schoolteacher, his entire life was colored by education. He was educated at Johannesburg Bantu High School and trained to be a teacher at Pretoria Bantu Normal College. In 1954, Tutu graduated from the University of South Africa, and in 1955, he married Leah Nomalizo Tutu.

Photo: Desmond Tutu

By | Feb. 14, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Desmond Tutu, bishop, teacher and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Symbols of love from near and far

By June Hu | Feb. 14, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Everywhere you look around, love is in the air. Although Cupid, hearts and roses are undeniably the most commonly used images in an American Valentine's, they are far from being the only love icons. For even though love is universal, different cultures, traditions and lore have fashioned, over long, centuries, enough symbols of love to rival stars for brilliance and to match flowers for variety.

Photo: Valentine's Day with friends

By Diana Frey | Feb. 14, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Erika Alvarez, Wecenia Argueta and Tamara Chabez enjoy Valentines Day with friends.

Photo: School LYFE

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Photo: Aretha Franklin

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Aretha Franklin, gospel and R&B singer and performer.

Photo: Valentine's Balloons

By Diana Frey | Feb. 14, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Junior Kaliza Lee shows off Valentines that she and her friends exchanged.

The tougher road feels right

By Brittany Moyer | Feb. 14, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Junior Vanessa Penney always thought she would live her life without resigning to the traditional custom of marriage; she had seen too many divorces, too many single parents to make the commitment. But in 2003, one moment and one boy changed her mind.

Press conference on cleaner cars held at Blair

By Caitlin Garlow | Feb. 14, 2005, midnight | In Print »

A press conference on the clean cars initiative was held at Blair today, Feb. 14, at 10 a.m. The Maryland Public Interest Research Group (MaryPIRG) held the press conference, with the support of Maryland Delegate Bill Bronrott, Senator Sharon Grosfeld, Montgomery County Councilman George Leventhal and other public interest environmental groups to push Maryland to adopt the stricter California standards for vehicle emissions.

Useful education in health classes is essential to raise awareness

By Clair Briggs | Feb. 14, 2005, midnight | In Print »

After years of having the same, repetitive, common knowledge taught in health classes, the Board of Education (BOE) has finally realized that times have changed, and health education needs to catch up.

Aretha Franklin

By Fidan Karimova | Feb. 14, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Through her mixture of blues, pop and rock, Aretha Franklin became the first person to bring Gospel singing to American popular music. With songs such as "Respect," Franklin has attained world recognition, 20 number one R&B hits, 15 Grammys and a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Photo: Farragut North Station

By Jonah Gold | Feb. 14, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Josephine Baker

By Feza Kikaya | Feb. 13, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Josephine Baker was the first black female entertainer to transcend race in both the United States and Europe. She began her career as a singer, dancer, actress and comedian at the age of 13 when she appeared on Broadway and went on to perform for 50 more years, becoming one of the most prominent artistic figures of the early twentieth century.

First comes marriage then comes love

By Pria Anand | Feb. 13, 2005, midnight | In Features »

Sixteen-year-old junior Kadiatu Kamara wears a white-gold band on the ring finger of her left hand as a constant reminder - since last year, she has been a married woman.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Educational Contest awards announced

By Anthony Glynn | Feb. 13, 2005, midnight | In Print »

The winners of the Fiscal Year 2005 Martin Luther King, Jr. Educational Contest were announced during an assembly held on Feb. 2.

Photo: Ralph Ellison

By | Feb. 13, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Ralph Ellison, writer and winner of the National Book Award in 1953 for "Invisible Man."

Scott Joplin

By Danny Scheer | Feb. 13, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Scott Joplin, known for his compositions "The Entertainer" and "Maple Leaf Rag," was one of the most influential ragtime artist of his era. Born during the Reconstruction period on Nov. 24, 1868, Joplin was raised in rural, eastern Texas.

The inside scoop on school meals

By | Feb. 13, 2005, midnight | In Op/Ed »

After the lunch bell rings, the cafeteria is bombarded with a mob of hungry students. One by one, they emerge from the lunch line, carrying with them a variety of foods: fries, nachos dripping with processed cheese, fries, baked potatoes with more processed cheese, fries...