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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.

Photo: Metro - Sign

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

Photo: Ballston Station

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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: Clarendon - Pacers

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

Visit Pacers to get ourfitted for any running sport.

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 »

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: Rosslyn Station

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

Rosslyn Station

Photo: Kotor 2

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My character, Lecis Lightfoot, easily parries Lord Malak's onslaught in KOTOR.

Photo: Rosslyn - Olsson's Books

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

Photo: Old Blair Auditorium 1

By Christopher Consolino | Feb. 15, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Playbills decorate the wings of the Old Blair Auditorium.

Photo: Clarendon - Clarendon Center

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

Photo: Clarendon Station

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

Clarendon Station

Alex's top five for under 20

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

While great computer games come out each year, like Half-Life 2, Doom 3, Far Cry, and Sims 2 this past year, I don't really like shelling out $45 to 50 apiece for these games. All too often, we gamers get caught up in the thrill of the moment and don't remember to buy those games we were excited about three years ago but never got around to playing. Even games from several years ago can be fun, exciting, wildly entertaining and greatest of all, dirt cheap.

Photo: Boston Market, Ritz Camera

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

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.

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.