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Leftist teacher meets right-wing club
By Kristi Chakrabarti | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In Features »
Members of the Young Republicans Club have finally found a place to voice their political views. At after-school meetings, students discuss tax reform, Social Security, immigration laws and the war in Iraq. They support flat tax policies and believe that the media has a heavy liberal bias. But social studies teacher Kevin Shindel challenges their opinions. "How do you know what you think you know?” he asks at almost every meeting.
Photo: Clarendon - Clarendon Center
By Emma Norvell | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Photo: Farragut North - Bubbles Salon
By Emma Norvell | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Photo: GWU Station - George Washington Statue
By Emma Norvell | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
A statue of George Washington outside the GWU station.
Photo: Metro - Sign
By Emma Norvell | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Photo: Clarendon - Thai Cuisine
By Emma Norvell | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Thai food here is quick and cheap.
Non-profit organization offers tour of Old Blair Auditorium
By Christopher Consolino | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In Print »
The non-profit Old Blair Auditorium Project held a tour of the Old Blair Auditorium on the morning of Monday, Feb. 14 in an attempt to draw attention to the ongoing effort to renovate the isolated structure. According to the organization's president Busy Graham, the auditorium would further the development of performing arts programs in downtown Silver Spring.
Photo: GWU Station - George Washington Hospital
By Emma Norvell | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Photo: GMU/Virginia - Metro Cafe and Gourmet
By Emma Norvell | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Grab a quick bite to eat here before entering the GMU station.
Photo: Old Blair Auditorium 2
By Christopher Consolino | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
After renovation, the Old Blair Auditorium will seat 1,200 people and feature a rising pit orchestra area.
Photo: Senior Motivational Assembly
By Emma Norvell | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Junior Perdomo, a senior, fills out an informational packet during the Senior motivational assembly.
When paychecks go poof!
By Amanda Lee | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In Print »
At first glance, senior Tu Dang's small bedroom, punctuated with framed photographs and cluttered corners, seems like that of any typical teenage girl. But wait -- there's a $600 silver Gucci purse draped over a hook on the wall. And a $1,200 Louis Vuitton purse on her nightstand. Not to mention a matching $285 Louis Vuitton belt tangled in a pile of accessories next to the laundry basket.
Photo: THPS
By | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Skating never looked so evil before THPS 3 came along and introduced Darth Maul to the sport.
Photo: Farragut North - thai Kingdom
By Emma Norvell | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
A Thai restaurant near the Farragut North station.
Photo: Virginia Square Station
By Emma Norvell | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Virginia Square-GMU station
Photo: Metro - Mimi Fashion
By Emma Norvell | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Photo: Rosslyn Station - Vie de France
By Emma Norvell | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Vie de France near Rosslyn station.
Photo: Metro - deli
By Emma Norvell | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Blair girls continue improvement at Regional Championship
By Jonah Gold | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In Print »
The Blair Indoor Track team competed amongst its toughest competition at the Western Regional Indoor Track Championships today. Blair placed highly in several events, with three athletes qualifying for State Championships before a power outage ended the meet prematurely.
Louis Armstrong
By Alexander Gold | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In Print »
Jazz legend Louis Armstrong, also known as Satchmo, was born into poverty in 1901 in New Orleans. He had a rough childhood and was sent to "James Home for Colored Waifs," an institution dedicated to reforming troublesome youth, after he fired a pistol into the air on New Years Eve; he was only 11 years old. While there, Armstrong started playing the cornet in the home's brass band. After about 18 months, Armstrong was released, and he started playing at clubs with his mentor Joe "King" Oliver, one of the first jazz musicians.
High rate of teen car crashes may be caused by immature brain
By Kelly Ferguson | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In Print »
Researchers believe that the adolescent brain may be the cause of the high rate of car crashes among teenagers, according to a recent article in the Washington Post. A National Institutes of Health (NIH) study suggests that the region of the brain that inhibits risky behavior is not fully developed until age 25.
Photo: Clarendon - Pacers
By Emma Norvell | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Visit Pacers to get ourfitted for any running sport.
Photo: Kotor 2
By | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
My character, Lecis Lightfoot, easily parries Lord Malak's onslaught in KOTOR.
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