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Colleges selling out
By Annie Peirce | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
With students across America spending hundreds of dollars on admissions and preparation classes for SAT tests and writing favorable college essays, it is comforting to know that colleges are spending even more than the students are in selling themselves.
Photo: Smith
By Lorena Kowalewski | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Latest »
Smith surges ahead of two Magruder players.
No end in sight
By Rocky Hadadi | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
"Iraq is steeped in history. It is the site of the Garden of Eden, of the Great Flood and the birthplace of Abraham. Tread lightly there.” On March 20, 2003, Lieutenant Tim Collins gave this advice to his battle group, the 1st Battalion of the Royal Irish at Fort Blair Mayne desert camp, 20 miles from the Iraqi border. Collins' words of advice to his troops could not be more correct—our involvement in Iraq should have been done with care, finesse and expertise. Instead, we refused to "tread lightly” and have tried to force our democratic ideals on a nation that continues to staunchly refuse them. In fact, the use of guerrilla warfare now by insurgents threatens to turn Iraq into another Vietnam.
Photo: Chicken Kebabs
By Claire Sleigh | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Latest »
The chicken kebabs are excessively spicy.
Photo: mega mart1
By Andrew Kirwan | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Latest »
Customers check out on a busy day at Mega Mart.
Photo: Chicken Tikka Masala
By Claire Sleigh | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Latest »
Chicken Tikka Masala is one of the many tasty options at Planet Bollywood.
Photo: Front of Wheaton
By Andrew Kirwan | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Latest »
The front of Wheaton High School.
Photo: Redskins v Cowboys
By Getty Images | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Latest »
Photo: Chicken Tikka Masala
By Claire Sleigh | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Latest »
Chicken Tikka Masala is one of the many tasty options at Planet Bollywood.
Photo: Frost/Nixon
By | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Latest »
David Frost (Michael Sheen) and President Richard M. Nixon (Frank Langella) lock horns during the last of four interviews. Photo courtesy of Universal.
Photo: Forte
By ESPN | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Latest »
Photo: Big Ben
By AP | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Latest »
Photo: Eli Manning Giants
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Photo: Michael Sam
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Barrow, Pete
By | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Teacher Feature »
Mr. Pete Barrow is now a math teacher at Montgomery Blair High School. However, he originally did not want to teach.
Former nun inspires student success
By Sreela Namboodiri | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Dressed modestly in black, Sister Phillip Mary arranges her 68 students into two separate lines as they enter class for their first day of second grade at St. Margaret's Grade School in Bel-Air, Maryland. Once they are settled, the nun leads her students in prayer as their little voices chime together, heads bowed and palms crossed.
Spirit at a standstill
By Sally Colwell | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
"Do we have to go?” one of my classmates asked a few weeks ago. I begrudgingly got my books together and left class to attend yet another mandatory assembly dreamed up by Blair's administration, an event otherwise known as a pep rally.
Minority Report: the best movie everyone will see this summer
By Griff Rees | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Most summer movies are designed for one thing, money making. Mile high hype equals even higher profits, especially when coupled with expensive eye-candy (Triple X being the most recent and stereotypical offender). Minority Report, however, like many Spielberg films, encompasses not only the cash-cow ethics of summer salivation but also the legitimate respectability associated with the director of Schindler's List and The Color Purple. Minority Report joins the accessibility of Jurassic Park, the dystopian sci-fi future of A. I., and an as of yet untouched (by Spielberg) element: film noir.
Thespians prepare to make fans fall in Love
By Sally Colwell | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Elementary school's long gone, but we've still got recess
By Laurel Jefferson | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Senior traditions include harassing freshman, loud spirit at pep rallies, and… whiffle ball? A bit unusual, but the 2003 senior class has indeed begun a new Blair senior ritual: lunch whiffleball games.
Pep Rally Approaching
By Shewit Woldu | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Pep rally will be on Wednesday, March 31 and will be a combination of winter and spring sports.
No strings attached
By Elizabeth Packer | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Samantha Baker sits across from her longtime crush Jake Ryan, their faces lit by the candles glowing on the birthday cake in-between them. This scene from the classic 1980s movie Sixteen Candles ends with Jake asking Samantha out after the two share a kiss. Oh, the simple days, when romance ruled, and friends were just friends. At Blair, where "going out,” "hooking-up” and "friends with benefits” are common, the dating lines have been blurred and romance is no longer required for physical intimacy. While many Blazers still choose committed relationships, friendships that include sexual hook-ups are becoming increasingly common.
The downside of lighting up
By Jennie Breads | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Two before first period. Another on the walk home. A few more throughout the evening, and by the time she goes to bed, junior Kimberly Montgomery will finish a half pack of cigarettes. "I am an addict,” she admits with a shrug. "It's as simple as that. I need to smoke.”
Amazing Blazers
By Luke Bostian | Dec. 31, 1969, 7 p.m. | In Print »
Blair may have seen years of bad luck in the sports department, but if history teaches anything, it is that Blair is capable, every now and again, of producing a truly stellar athlete. These ten are the greatest Blazers in the sports history of Silver Spring and Takoma Park.
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