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Photo: Althea Gibson

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

Althea Gibson, the first black allowed to play tennis at the U.S. National Championships and the first to win the French championships.

Photo: Print_Veggie1EK

By Adam Schuyler | Feb. 12, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Silver Chips reporter Emily-Kate Hannapel eyes her food with suspicion at the Outback Steak House in Aspen Hill.

Photo: Magnet Arts Night

By Varun Gulati | Feb. 12, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Freshman Christina Zou performs on a piano for parents and peers at Magnet Arts Night on Friday, Feb. 11.

First comes marriage, then comes love

By Pria Anand | Feb. 12, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

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.

Photo: Vending Machines

By Caitlin O'Brien | Feb. 12, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

New liquid products are sold in Blair's vending machines after the new inventory change.

Healthier vending machine snacks put Blair's finances at a loss

By Christopher Consolino | Feb. 12, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Blair's vending-machine sales fell sharply after the introduction of new, healthier snacks earlier this year. In response to the low sales, Monumental Vending and Midlantic Vending companies altered their contracts with Blair, according to Principal Phillip Gainous.

Photo: Vending Machines with students

By Caitlin O'Brien | Feb. 12, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Students buy food from vending machines along Blair Boulevard.

Photo: Print_Veggie2

By Adam Schuyler | Feb. 12, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

A battle to the death: Rosen the carnivore vs. Hannapel the vegetarian.

Photo: Intonation

By Christopher Consolino | Feb. 12, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

InToneNation performs "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" at Magnet Arts Night on February 11.

Photo: Magnet Arts Night

By Christopher Consolino | Feb. 12, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Freshman Christina Zou performs on a piano for parents and peers at Magnet Arts Night on Friday, Feb. 11.

Photo: Interfaith

By Elena Pinsky | Feb. 12, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Langston Hughes

By Jonah Gold | Feb. 12, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Langston Hughes became one of the most influential poets in American history with his extremely poignant poetry that described the lives of blacks during the early twentieth century. He was born in Joplin, Missouri in 1902 and by eighth grade, was already writing poetry. His father hoped his son would pursue a more financially rewarding career, however, so Hughes went to Columbia University to study engineering. He soon dropped out and published his first book of poetry called "The Negro Speaks of Rivers."

Greenbury Logan

By Erik Li | Feb. 12, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Greenbury Logan was a black soldier who fought for Texan independence in the Battle of Concepción and the siege of Bexar. Born into slavery in 1799, Logan was eventually freed by his white father, David Logan. He then moved to Mississippi, where he married Judah Duncan, with whom he had five children.

Interfaith Blazers face religious choices

By Jonah Gold | Feb. 12, 2005, midnight | In Print »

With 51 percent of all Jews marrying outside of their faith, interfaith marriage between Jews and Christians is becoming much more common. Couples in this position are forced to make many important decisions, not only about their own religion but about the faith of their children as well. To help with these dilemmas, the Interfaith Families Project (IFFP) was founded as an organization to encourage the exploration of both Judaism and Christianity. According to past Spiritual Director Julia Jarvis, IFFP is the largest Jewish-Christian Sunday School in the country, with over 80 families in attendance each week.

Photo: Print_Veggie3

By Adam Schuyler | Feb. 12, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Although on his own turf at the steakhouse, Rosen is forced to back down.

Photo: Langston Hughes

By | Feb. 12, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Langston Hughes, influential poet and essayist.

Harriet Tubman

By Varun Gulati | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Araminta Ross, born in Maryland around 1820, worked both as a house slave and a field worker for a family in Dorchester County. Ross was an advocate for slaves' rights and was even hit at one point by a brick while protecting a fellow field worker. As a result, Ross had to deal with a condition that sent her into bouts of deep sleep, presumably narcolepsy, for the rest of her life. In 1844, Ross married John Tubman and took his last name while changing her first to Harriet.

Photo: McPherson Square - Renwick gallery

By Emma Norvell | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

The Renwick Gallery near McPherson Square

Photo: Mcpherson Square Station

By Emma Norvell | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

McPherson Square Metro station in Washington, D.C.

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Photo: Federal Triangle Station - Warner Theatre

By Emma Norvell | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Warner Theater

Photo: Magnet Arts Night, Yellowcard

By Christopher Consolino | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Junior Brian Nieh sings "Ocean Avenue" by "Yellowcard."

Nine Blair students are candidates for Presidential Scholars awards

By Varun Gulati | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Nine Blair students were selected as 2004-2005 Presidential Scholars award candidates. These students represent half of all MCPS candidates, according to the MCPS Bulletin.

Photo: Valentine's Day treats

By Diana Frey | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

The Woodmoor Bakery across the street from Blair has a delicious selection of Valentine's Day treats.

Photo: Magnet Arts Night, Swing Dancing

By Christopher Consolino | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Seniors Ana Karimi and David Crawford swing to the beat of "Sing, Sing, Sing."

Ida B. Wells

By Luke McQueen | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Ida B. Wells-Barnett was born Ida B. Wells in 1862 in Holly Springs, Mississippi. The oldest of eight children, Wells became a teacher to support her younger siblings after the death of her parents in 1880 from yellow fever. Despite her many obstacles, financial and racial, Wells finished her studies at Rust College and in 1888, became a teacher and anti-lynching activist in Tennessee. She became editor and co-owner of a local black newspaper called "The Free Speech and Headlight," and Wells utilized her editorial column to denounce the lynching of blacks and encourage the black people of Memphis to move west.