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Photo: "Hitch" still 2
By | Feb. 17, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Love patient Albert Brennaman (Kevin James) shows off some dance moves to date doctor Alex "Hitch" Hitchens (Will Smith).
Phillis Wheatley
By Erik Li | Feb. 17, 2005, midnight | In Print »
Phillis Wheatley was the first noteworthy black female poet of the U.S. In the fight for black freedom, abolitionists often cited her works in order to refute the claim of black intellectual inferiority. Thought to be born near present-day Senegal in about 1753, Wheatley was kidnapped and enslaved in 1761. She was sold in Boston to the Wheatley family, who treated her as kindly as their own two daughters.
Photo: MaryPIRG - Press Conference
By | Feb. 17, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
SGA president Sebastian Johnson speaks at a press conference about vehicle emissions regulation.
Photo courtesy of Sebastian Johnson
Photo: Sir William Arthur Lewis
By | Feb. 17, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Sir William Arthur Lewis, a pioneer in economics and the first black to receive the Nobel Prize for a field other than peace.
MCPS named as "Gold Medal" school system for 10th time in national survey
By Alexander Gold | Feb. 17, 2005, midnight | In Print »
MCPS received a gold medal from Expansion Management magazine for the 10th consecutive year for its attractiveness to the business community, according to the MCPS Bulletin.
Ice Hockey season still alive
By Erik Kojola | Feb. 17, 2005, midnight | In Print »
The Blair Community Ice Hockey team was given a second life as Broadneck forfeited their first round victory over Blair. Thus Blair will play at least one more game this season as they advance to the second round of the state playoffs.
Silver Chips Online named Pacemaker finalist
By Seema Kacker | Feb. 17, 2005, midnight | In Print »
Silver Chips Online was selected as one of seven finalists in the National Scholastic Press Association's (NSPA) annual online Pacemaker competition. Winners will be announced at a journalism convention in April.
An old leader dies, a new day dawns
By Rocky Hadadi | Feb. 17, 2005, midnight | In Print »
He was in the headlines for 55 years, glorified in the fight against Israel and known for violent tactics and hard-line ideology. To some he was a romantic revolutionary, the Middle Eastern counterpart to Communist poster-boy Ché Guevara and a hero to the Palestinian people. Now, Yasser Arafat's death has left a question mark in the middle of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
UMCP sponsors Sadat Essay for Peace contest
By Feza Kikaya | Feb. 17, 2005, midnight | In Print »
The University of Maryland, College Park's Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development invites Maryland high school students to discuss their thoughts concerning peace in the Middle East and throughout the world in essay form. Entries should be postmarked by March 18.
Breast cancer assembly held for junior and senior girls
By Caitlin Garlow | Feb. 16, 2005, midnight | In Print »
An assembly to promote breast cancer awareness was held today, Feb. 16 in the auditorium during third period for females in eleventh and twelfth grade.
Blair holds senior inspirational assembly
By Anthony Glynn | Feb. 16, 2005, midnight | In Print »
All seniors were required to attend an assembly yesterday, Feb. 15, that lasted for an hour during second period. During the assembly, a speaker encouraged the Blazers to pursue a college degree.
"Dawn" of a new and beautiful day
By Nick Falgout | Feb. 16, 2005, midnight | In Print »
The recent rediscovery of the synthesizer had left me a bit confused. Synthesizers don't generally summon particularly good mental images, unless of course one is a fan of overly schmaltzy "Rocky"-endings or big-poofy-hair bands of the late 80's. When bands like The Killers and Motion City Soundtrack recently decided that is was time to dig up that particular grave, the results were less than stellar. The best tracks The Killers had to offer were relatively synth-free anyway (a la "Mr. Brightside,") and Motion City Soundtrack's whining casio-lines were more annoyingly catchy than musical. Neither band profited from the relic, and both suffered. But M83's sophomore release, "Before the Dawn Heals Us,” has absolved my doubt. M83 succeeds where others before them failed: namely, in making the synthesizer an addition to, not a subtraction from, the music, and masterful one at that. The soaringly, hauntingly, painfully, and at times creepily beautiful tracks on the French band's sophomore release are well worth their weight in any arbitrary precious metal, as well as $17.99 or a couple months of grating "Somebody Told Me" choruses.
Student education lost in translation
By Katy Lafen | Feb. 16, 2005, midnight | In Features »
When senior Jose Kafie lived in El Salvador, his parents were actively involved in his education. They hosted a parent reunion, met with his teachers regularly and made time to talk with Kafie about school. However, once his family moved to Silver Spring in search of more opportunities, everything changed.
NHL season officially cancelled
By Michael Bushnell | Feb. 16, 2005, midnight | In Print »
National Hockey League (NHL) Commissioner Gary Bettman told reporters Wednesday Feb. 16 that the league was unable to reach an agreement with the players union, and the 2004-2005 season has been officially cancelled.
Sinclair sisters continue dominance, advance to states
By Jonah Gold | Feb. 16, 2005, midnight | In Print »
The Blair Indoor Track team finished the Western Regional Championship today with thre different girls advancing to the State Championship. Sophomores Halsey and Ashlyn Sinclair together advanced in three different events: the 800m, 1600m and 3200m. Senior Tyaishia Jackson also advanced to the Championship in the 55m. The Blair girls finished 4th overall with 41 points, finishing behind Damascus, Walter Johnson and Winston Churchill.
Maryland upsets rival Duke
By Erik Kojola | Feb. 16, 2005, midnight | In Print »
The University of Maryland men's basketball team has all but ensured a bid to the NCAA tournament for the 12th year in a row as they defeated both Virginia Tech and Duke this week. With the Terrapins upset 99-92 OT victory over seventh-ranked Duke, Maryland swept the Blue Devils in the regular season for the first time since the 1994-95 season.
Miles Davis
By Jeremy Goodman | Feb. 16, 2005, midnight | In Print »
Miles Davis was born in 1926 and grew up in East St. Louis, where he began playing the trumpet at age 13. By the time he was 15, Davis was already playing professionally in local jazz groups. After high school, Davis moved to New York to attend the Institute of Musical Art and search out his idol, Charlie Parker.
"Hitch”: refreshing and cute
By Joanna Pinto-Coelho | Feb. 16, 2005, midnight | In Print »
Will Smith returns to the big screen in 2005 with "Hitch,” his first romantic comedy, alongside comedian Kevin James and rising starlet Eva Mendes. Though "Hitch” does not step outside the proverbial chick-flick box, its characters and conflicts give an old tune new flair and prevent any sort of jaded vibe.
Photo: Breast Cancer Assembly
By Caitlin Garlow | Feb. 16, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Breast cancer survivor Mary Livingston speaks to junior and senior female students during a third period assembly on Feb. 16.
Blair swimming drops to Division II
By Kristina Yang | Feb. 16, 2005, midnight | In Print »
FEB. 12, MONTGOMERY AQUATIC CENTER-- For the last few seasons, the Blair swim team has teetered on the edge between Division I and Division II, its place in the former secured mostly by the strength of its boys' team. After narrowly escaping demotion to Division II at the end of last season after the boys finished fifth and the girls placed sixth at Divisionals (Watkins Mill, with its sixth-place boys and fifth-place girls, went down instead), the Blazers had hoped to avoid demotion once again this year because of an especially strong boys lineup.
Photo: Metro Tracks 2
By Emma Norvell | Feb. 16, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
Photo: Ballston MU - Hechts
By Emma Norvell | Feb. 16, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
A Hecht's department store near the Ballston MU station.
Nat King Cole
By Zahra Gordon | Feb. 16, 2005, midnight | In Print »
Jazz musician Nat King Cole, like many great black entertainers, was first introduced to music in church. Cole was born Nathaniel Adams Coles on March 17, 1919 in Montgomery, Alabama to Reverend Edward James Coles, Sr. and Perlina Adams Coles. Cole was one of 13 children, but only five of his sisters and brothers grew up to be adults.
Photo: Empty Car
By Emma Norvell | Feb. 16, 2005, midnight | In Latest »
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