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Ask Chips 11: as juiced as MLB

By Vivek Chellappa, Allison Elvove, Katherine Zhang | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Several issues ago, we asked our readers for nominations to make our list for the best teachers at Blair. We received over 30 nominations for teachers, and excited at our newfound power, we set off to root out the unworthy to find out who would crack our list. We decided upon three tough questions to test our teachers' mettle: Why do you think you deserve to be on the Ask Chips list of best teachers, why do you think you are better than all other teachers, and what are your best two qualities? We started with Mr. Honigsberg, of the foreign language department. Mr. Honigsberg jumped right into the top spot on our list with an unabashed proclamation.

Photo: Courthouse - Movie AMC

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

This AMC movie therater is located at the Courthouse station

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: 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: 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: Rosslyn Station - Freedom Park 2

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

Freedom Park near Rosslyn Station.

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Photo: Freelancer

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

Fighting in Freelancer sure is a bunch of fun.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Photo: Farragut North Station

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

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.

Photo: Aretha Franklin

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

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

Photo: School LYFE

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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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.