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Sudan: a crime against humanity

By Nora Onley | March 17, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Genocide (noun): the systematic and planned extermination of an entire national, racial, political or ethnic group, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Events like the Holocaust and the genocides in Rwanda and Somalia bring to mind horrifying images of violence and death. These same atrocities - rape, murder and displacement - have been perpetrated daily by the Sudanese government militias upon the inhabitants of the Darfur region of Sudan, while the world has passively watched from the sidelines.

Blair's Career Center provides for students in stressful times

By Varun Gulati | March 17, 2005, midnight | In Print »

You've seen the banana-colored pages towards the front of your planbook. You've doodled on them, folded them into creative designs or even flat-out ignored them. But what are those pages really for?

NCAA analysis: Albuquerque region

By Michael Bushnell | March 17, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Of all four regions, Albuquerque might be the weakest, and as a result, the hardest to predict. The Washington Huskies, thanks to conference tourney losses by Kansas, Kentucky, and Wake Forest, was able to pull a surprise number 1 seed in the region. The balance in the bracket means that as many as seven teams have a legitimate shot of winning this bracket and a trip to the Final Four in St. Louis

MCPS should look to the Magnet

By Pria Anand | March 17, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

This year, Blair's Magnet Program boasts four finalists in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search and will be featured in an upcoming issue of The Washington Post Magazine. Last year, the average Magnet SAT score was estimated at almost 400 points above that of the rest of the county by the MCPS Department of Shared Accountability. And for the past 10 years, the Magnet has had more National Merit semifinalists than any other school in the state.

Photo: "Ice Princess" movie poster

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Photo: More St. Patrick's Day Spirit

By Christopher Consolino | March 17, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Media Center specialist and Blair's "Spirit Lady," Susan Madden, is dressed up for St. Patrick's Day.

Photo: St. Patrick's Day Spirit

By Diana Frey | March 17, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Freshman Matt Diaz shows his St. Patrick's Day spirit by dying his hair green and wearing green clothes. Click on the picture to see a gallery of photos.

Photo: Senator Barack Obama

By Alex Mazerov | March 16, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks at a fundraiser in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, March 15.

Boy's death suspected to be caused by meningitis

By Kelly Ferguson | March 16, 2005, midnight | In Print »

According to health officials, a first grade student from Webb Elementary School Northeast Washington D.C. died on Feb. 25 from what doctors suspect was a bacterial form of meningitis.

Change in HSA policy could hurt ESOL students

By Grace Harter | March 16, 2005, midnight | In Print »

The new policy requiring students to pass the High School Assessment (HSA) tests before graduating high school may affect ESOL students negatively. These students may be barred from graduating because of their limited knowledge of English, according to ESOL director Joseph Bellino.

Varsity baseball takes the field

By Ellie Blalock | March 16, 2005, midnight | In Print »

The varsity baseball team is ready to kick off their 2005 season after ending with a winning 13-9 record last year. The boys\' first game will be March 21 at home at 3:30 p.m. against Einstein, typically a weaker team.

Photo: Barrack Obama

By Alex Mazerov | March 16, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks at a fundraiser in Washington, D.C.

Winter sports awards released

By Anthony Glynn | March 16, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Key: Coach's Award (CA), Most Valuable Player (MVP), Most Improved (MI), Most Outstanding Senior (MOS)

Photo: Barrack Obama speaking

By Alex Mazerov | March 16, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks at a fundraiser in Washington, D.C.

Photo: Scott speaks about wrestlers

By Anthony Glynn | March 16, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Coach Scott gives reasoning for awards at winter banquet.

Photo: Mackler Photo Show

By | March 16, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

An advertisement for Mackler's recent phot o show at Savory Cafe in Takoma Park.

Photo courtesy of Mackl er

Blazers plan to take part in their family's business

By Katherine Duncan | March 16, 2005, midnight | In Print »

The bell rings at 10:47 a.m. signaling the start of 5A lunch. Instead of joining the throngs of students munching warm fries in the SAC or the crowds of people chatting along Blair Boulevard, senior Jordan Gross gathers his belongings and leaves school for the day.

Photo: Larracuente announcing awards

By Anthony Glynn | March 16, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Coach Larracuente assesses the varsity boys' basketball team's performance.

Blair student finishes seventh at Intel Science Talent Search

By Caitlin Garlow | March 16, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Magnet senior Justin Kovac placed seventh in the 2005 national Intel Science Talent Search (STS) for his project "The Effects of Warm Core Rings on Hurricane Intensification in the Gulf of Mexico," according to a press release dated March 15. Ten national winners were chosen from a group of 40 finalists, among whom were four Blair students.

Rumors of cancellation of TPMS Florida trip are false

By Alexander Gold | March 16, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Rumors of Takoma Park Middle School's (TPMS) annual trip to Florida being cancelled are not accurate, according to TPMS Principal Jean Haven.

"Trial by Jury" rivals the original "Law and Order"

By Jeremy Goodman | March 16, 2005, midnight | In Print »

NBC unveiled the third spinoff to its hugely popular "Law and Order" series, "Law and Order: Trial by Jury," on March 3. Unlike the outrageous "Criminal Intent" and the perverted "Special Victims Unit," "Trial by Jury" is the first "Law and Order" in the same league as the original.

Photo: "Robots" movie poster

By | March 15, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

"Hostage" will keep you captivated

By Michael Bushnell | March 15, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Bruce Willis makes a good everyman's hero. Any one who has seen the "Die Hard" series, which runs 47 times a day on USA Network, knows that his movies are definitely entertaining and that he does a good job in all of them. "Hostage" doesn't just fit the Willis thriller formula; it does a better job than most hostage thrillers have done in terms of telling a story and making it believable and entertaining the whole way through. The acting is outstanding, the plot is clever and what comes together is one of the best movies of the first part of the year. Really.

Photo: Print - Graphic - New department preperations for testing

By Sheila Rajagopal | March 15, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Photo: Print - Graphic - Vending Machines

By Sheila Rajagopal | March 15, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »