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Photo: Clarendon - Thai Cuisine

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

Thai food here is quick and cheap.

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: Rosslyn Station - Vie de France

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

Vie de France near Rosslyn station.

Photo: Rosslyn Station - Rosslyn Spectrum

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

The Rosslyn Spectrum

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: Ballston Station

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

Photo: Kotor

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Darth Malak stands no chance against the fury of my force lightning in KOTOR.

Photo: Senior Inspirational Speaker

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

Photo: Boston Market, Ritz Camera

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

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.

Grammys conclude with a few surprises

By Jonah Gold | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In Print »

The 47th Grammy Awards concluded with a few twists. Ray Charles, who died earlier this year, won eight awards; Kanye West and Usher both won three awards each, but were eclipsed by Alicia Keys, who won four Grammys.

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: 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.

Photo: Print_TuShoe

By Nathaniel Lichten | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Dang admires the $293 shoes she dreams of wearing to prom.

Maya Angelou

By Feza Kikaya | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Maya Angelou is an accomplished author, poet, historian, songwriter, playwright, dancer, stage and screen producer, director, performer, singer and civil rights activist that is best known for her autobiographical novels. She was born Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri on April 4, 1928 and since then, has been recognized as a notable literary figure.

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: Print_TuCheck

By Nathaniel Lichten | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Dang discusses her purchase with a salesman at a local mall.

John F. Kennedy

By Anthony Glynn | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Former President John F. Kennedy played a vital role in the civil rights movement, but his life was ended by an assassin's bullet before some of his greatest goals were realized.

Blazers let another slip by

By Ellie Blalock | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In Print »

FEB. 15, NELSON H. KOBREN MEMORIAL GYMNASIUM- The Blazers seemed to finally be turning their season around after defeating Sherwood and then Richard Montgomery, both strong squads, by margins of 28 and ten, respectively. However, after losing to powerhouse Gaithersburg Feb. 10, the girls seem to have returned to their old ways: remaining neck-and-neck with their opponents, pulling ahead for what looks like an easy win and finally watching it all fall apart in disastrous fourth quarters.

Playoffs loss marks the end of the season

By Erik Kojola | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In Print »

The Blair Community Ice Hockey team's successful season came to a disappointing end as they lost to Broadneck 8-5 in the first round of the state playoffs. This was Blair's first appearance in the playoffs in team history.

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: Ballston MU - Hunan Gate

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

A cheap Chinese food restaurant located across the street from the Ballston MU 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,

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