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With baseball's blackouts, more is less
By Michael Bushnell | April 5, 2005, midnight | In Print »
Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos dragged out his media rights battle with baseball and the Washington Nationals down to the last week before Opening Day. And while he may have emerged as a winner with a sweet TV revenue deal, any fan just wanting to watch Nationals baseball this year is a big loser.
Spirit Night scheduled for Thursday
By Feza Kikaya | April 5, 2005, midnight | In Print »
The Senior Class and the SGA are sponsoring Blair's first ever Spirit Night, which will take place this Thursday, April 7, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the gym. Tickets are $3 for seniors and $5 for underclassmen with IDs.
Photography students' work featured in documentary
By Danielle Foster | April 5, 2005, midnight | In Print »
Four students in Photography teacher Franklin Stallings' class had their work featured in an informative documentary about the Thomas Day Education Project (TDEP), and 10 students, including those four, will have their work displayed on the TDEP web site.
Blazers with binx accounts receive inappropriate spam
By Danielle Foster | April 5, 2005, midnight | In Print »
Many students with binx accounts are receiving spam in their inboxes containing pornography and advertisement links. binx is the computer that hosts BEN and all other Blair web sites.
What do you think about the inclusion of condom and homosexuality education in health classes?
By Tiffany Yee | April 5, 2005, midnight | In Print »
"Homosexuality and teen sex are each a reality. High school students have children at the age of 16, much before they are ready. If use of birth control is taught, these unwanted pregnancies may be avoided. When a parent births a child before they area ready, it impacts both the parent and the child. Homosexuality regarded as a sin or otherwise, does occur in our society. People are much more likely to intolerant toward things they do not understand. However, whatever students believe homosexuality is acceptable or not, it is the educators' responsibility o teach students how their fellow citizens live." -freshman Laura Mirviss
SCO's guide to getting rid of college mail
By Varun Gulati | April 5, 2005, midnight | In Print »
Certain hallmark events characterize the average Blazer's life: getting stuck with that awful teacher, finding out the vending machines don't sell Snickers bars, admiring the teddy bears on the disposable towels in P.E. and getting spammed by obscure colleges.
Blazers swat Hornets for third straight win
By Kristina Yang | April 5, 2005, midnight | In Print »
APRIL 5, NELSON H. KOBREN MEMORIAL GYMNASIUM-- Although Blair's varsity boys' volleyball team had not played together for 10 days, it came into its first post-spring break match with confidence. After all, Blair had scored an easy victory against Damascus during the 2004 season on the Hornets' turf; they repeated the performance again this year in front of a boisterous home crowd. The Blazers defeated Damascus 25-11, 25-18 and 25-17 in three straight sets, upping their seasonal record to 3-0.
Cash and purse stolen from teacher
By Anthony Glynn | April 5, 2005, midnight | In Print »
The purse of a science teacher was stolen, found and returned during 5B today. One hundred and eighty dollars was taken from the purse.
Do you think "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” should be banned from schools?
By Tiffany Yee | April 5, 2005, midnight | In Print »
"Over the summer I read this novel and I must say, it is one of the few books with lots of writing that I actually wanted to finish. Lots of controversy surrounds this novel due to the excessive use of the N-word. If a single book is going to be condemned because of a bad word, they may as well remove all books from the curriculum. The truth is, these books are historically accurate in the environment setup, and in order to show our history we must show the truth, and the truth is ugly." -freshman Daniel Quang
"Sin City": Gory glory
By Nick Falgout | April 4, 2005, midnight | In Print »
Remember the leather-clad, failed-a-grade kid who put his feet up on the desk in detention and cut his nails with a rusty pocketknife? Or the kid who leaned against his Mercedes, beautiful cheerleader girlfriend on one arm and expensive imported beer dangling from the other? "Sin City" is the guy who beat those kids up, took their lunch money, then held them at arm's length while the former parties flailed about helplessly.
Photo: guesswho
By Diana Frey | April 4, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Photo: Baseball in the Spring
By Diana Frey | April 4, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Freshman Alec Burns pitches during a varsity baseball loss against Georgetown Prep on Friday April 1.
Photo: Computers
By Elena Pinsky | April 4, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Power outages blacked out computers in the room 165 computer lab.
Photo: "Downfall" poster
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Photo: Ritalin
By Elena Pinsky | April 4, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Stay out of "The Office"
By Alex Mazerov | April 4, 2005, midnight | In Print »
With all the trite American-made sitcoms currently broadcast over the airways (think "According to Jim" and "Yes, Dear"), the major networks are being forced to look overseas for some new ideas and creative inspiration. In 2003, NBC tried out an Americanized version of the BBC hit "Coupling"; it failed miserably and was canceled after just a few episodes. This year, NBC tried it again with yet another British comedy, "The Office." The resulting clone isn't the disaster that "Coupling" was, but the show does fail to strike any real comedic chord.
Photo: "Sin City" poster
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Photo: "Guess Who" poster
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Five Blair students receive writing awards
By Caitlin Garlow | April 4, 2005, midnight | In Print »
Five Blair students received writing honors from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) and the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers for their original poetry, features, opinions and reviews.
A spectacular "Downfall"
By Grace Harter | April 4, 2005, midnight | In Print »
In the German movie 'Downfall,' just released in the states, veteran actor Bruno Ganz takes on a particularly difficult role: Adolf Hitler. The film covers the last moments of Hitler's life as he furiously tries to keep his army and his empire together.
Parent group calls Magnet program biased
By Grace Harter | April 4, 2005, midnight | In Print »
The African American Parents of Magnet School Applicants (AAPMSA) sent a memorandum to the Montgomery County Board of Education on March 2 asking that the board suspend Magnet school applications at Eastern and Takoma Park Middle Schools because of bias against African American and Hispanic students.
Pope dies after illness
By Anthony Glynn | April 3, 2005, midnight | In Print »
John Paul II, 84 years old, died last night when complications from Parkinson's disease and influenza took their toll.
Healthy Kids Day held at Blair
By Caitlin Garlow | April 3, 2005, midnight | In Print »
The 14th annual YMCA Healthy Kids Day was held at Blair on April 2 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the SAC. The free event featured different organizations promoting different aspects of health to the community, including the importance of exercise, diet, safety and hygiene.
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