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Photo: McPherson Square - Caribou Coffee

By Emma Norvell | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Caribou Coffee near McPherson Square

Photo: Magnet Arts Night, Indian Dance

By Christopher Consolino | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Junior Kiran Belani (blue) and sophomore Anjali Parekh (green) perform Bhangra, a traditional Indian folk dance.

Photo: Mcpherson Square Station

By Emma Norvell | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

McPherson Square Metro station in Washington, D.C.

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Photo: Valentine 1, Step 1

By Elena Pinsky | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Trace the form of a shirt onto a piece of construction paper and cut it out. Next, trace the shape of a pocket on a piece of construction paper and cut it out. Make sure the pocket is large enough to fit your "pocket pal."

Harriet Tubman

By Varun Gulati | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Araminta Ross, born in Maryland around 1820, worked both as a house slave and a field worker for a family in Dorchester County. Ross was an advocate for slaves' rights and was even hit at one point by a brick while protecting a fellow field worker. As a result, Ross had to deal with a condition that sent her into bouts of deep sleep, presumably narcolepsy, for the rest of her life. In 1844, Ross married John Tubman and took his last name while changing her first to Harriet.

Photo: Farragut West - Barami

By Emma Norvell | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Barami within distance of the Farragut West Metro station

Photo: Federal Triangle Station - Warner Theatre

By Emma Norvell | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

National Theatre on Pennsylvania Avenue

Photo: Love Balloon

By Diana Frey | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

A celebratory balloon in the Hoover Fisher Flower shop in the Woodmoor Shopping Center.

A vibrant attack on our very own "Ministry of Peace and Justice"

By | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In Books »

In his book, "Crimes Against Nature," Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. demonstrates that he is the definition of a true patriot. While the Bush administration attempts to evoke patriotism by fighting terrorists, which evidently includes donning flight-suits to announce the end of Middle Eastern "conflicts" and alerting the public about frightening terror-alert colors, Kennedy focuses on a fundamental issue that citizens could actually exert control over: the environment.

Photo: Smithsonian station - Washington monument

By Emma Norvell | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

The Washington Monument is one of the many famous D.C. landmarks within walking distance of the Smithsonian Metro station.

Photo: Magnet Arts Night, Chinese Dance

By Christopher Consolino | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Magnets perform a traditional Chinese ribbon dance.

Ida B. Wells

By Luke McQueen | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Ida B. Wells-Barnett was born Ida B. Wells in 1862 in Holly Springs, Mississippi. The oldest of eight children, Wells became a teacher to support her younger siblings after the death of her parents in 1880 from yellow fever. Despite her many obstacles, financial and racial, Wells finished her studies at Rust College and in 1888, became a teacher and anti-lynching activist in Tennessee. She became editor and co-owner of a local black newspaper called "The Free Speech and Headlight," and Wells utilized her editorial column to denounce the lynching of blacks and encourage the black people of Memphis to move west.

Nine Blair students are candidates for Presidential Scholars awards

By Varun Gulati | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In Print »

Nine Blair students were selected as 2004-2005 Presidential Scholars award candidates. These students represent half of all MCPS candidates, according to the MCPS Bulletin.

Photo: Federal triangle Station - National Museum of American History

By Emma Norvell | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

National Museum of american History

Photo: Valentine 1, Final Product

By Elena Pinsky | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Once all glue has dried, stick your pal into the pocket and write a spirited message on the shirt itself. This is the perfect Valentine for a cherished friend. Chips staffer Emily-Kate Hannapel poses with the pocket pal Valentine

Photo: Buying Valentines

By Diana Frey | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Juniors Elena Ramsey and Chris McNair try to decide what they should buy for their Valentines.

Photo: McPherson Square - Cosi

By Emma Norvell | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Cosi, a sandwich shop, near McPherson Square

Photo: Valentine 1, Step 2

By Elena Pinsky | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Apply liquid glue to the curved outer edge ONLY and paste to the upper right side of the paper shirt. Decorate a popsicle stick as your pal of choice. Clothes can be cut out of construction paper and glued directly to the stick.

Photo: Federal Triangle Station

By Emma Norvell | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

The outside of the Federal Triangle Metro station.

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Photo: Magnet Arts Night, Chinese Harp

By Christopher Consolino | Feb. 11, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

Sophomore Merlyn Deng performs "Fisherman Sings at Dusk" on the Chinese Harp with junior June Hu (not pictured).

James Armistead (James Lafayette)

By Erik Li | Feb. 10, 2005, midnight | In Print »

James Armistead, who was born in 1759 into slavery, was most known for being a black spy during the Revolutionary War and helping the American patriots achieve victory. At the age of 21, Armistead volunteered to be a spy and was sent by General Lafayette to provide false information on American movements to the British. Armistead's willingness to work soon won over British General Cornwallis, and Armistead soon gained privilege to British battle plans.

Two local students compete in "Jeopardy! Teen Tournament"

By Anthony Glynn | Feb. 10, 2005, midnight | In Print »

One student from Blake and one from Sherwood were contestants in the "Jeopardy! Teen Tournament," a Sony Pictures Television event that concluded on Tuesday, Feb. 8. The Blake student won the tournament while the Sherwood one was beaten in the semi finals.

Photo: James Armistead-the real one

By | Feb. 10, 2005, midnight | In ‎Latest »

James Armistead, a black American spy during the Revolutionary War.

Photo: Boogeyman Still

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Photo: James Baldwin

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James Baldwin, novelist, poet and teacher.