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  • Tupac’s Heart For Love

    Tuesday, April 28, 2009 By: Allantra Lewis

    We are all aware of the talented and greatly appreciated Tupac Amaru Shakur. Tupac wowed audiences and fans time and time again not only with his music, but with his deep, sensual poetry. From Pac’s

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  • No Arts Left Behind? Ellington's Fate Rests With D.C. CAS Results

    Monday, May 04, 2009 By: Miya Nashonne

    After not meeting adequate yearly progress (AYP) in math for two consecutive years, Duke Ellington is under pressure to perform well in this year’s D.C. CAS. "We’re pretty much on the line for math,

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  • Biology Put On Display for the High School Set

    Monday, May 04, 2009 By: Eliza Spikes

    "The Nerve of You," a recent billboard exhibit about neurons by James Bennett’s 11th and 12th grade classes, stopped students, teachers and visitors who might not notice what is posted on walls in the

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  • A Journey Around the Mediterranean

    Monday, May 04, 2009 By: Sarai Reed

    In March, I took advantage of a great traveling opportunity.  I left the morning of Thursday, March 5,  around the same time that I usually leave for school.  First, I met up with my traveling compani

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  • Concern For a River

    Monday, May 04, 2009 By: Terra Campbell

    One day last summer, I frowned at the unsightly green water with blotchy patches of brown, as a McDonalds food bag floated in the Anacostia River. The Anacostia is considered a "forgotten beauty" in t

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  • Some Like It Old, Some Like It New

    Monday, May 04, 2009 By: Kristan Saint-Preux

    Great classic movies come in many different packages: some come in black and white, others are musicals, and some are old. However they come, I love classic movies because they’re remnants of a much m

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  • The Dope on 4/20

    Monday, May 04, 2009 By: Donnie Williams

    "420 is just a great number," one sophomore in literary media said. Many other people also think April 20 is one of the most esteemed days of the year. It is looked forward to by many people, specific

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  • The Search For Hip-Hop’s History

    Monday, May 04, 2009 By: Allantra Lewis

    Hip-hop was born at a time when music was nothing more than something to be bumped through your stereos on those "no money I got the blues days." But something miraculously happened during the 1970’s

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  • Among the Blooms: D.C. Cherry Blossom Festival

    Monday, May 04, 2009 By: Maria Snellings

    On Saturday, April 4, the last peak day for Washington D.C.’s famous Cherry Blossom Festival, I decided to take my own short trip down there, considering I live in walking distance from the mall. The

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  • Is Smoking Worth It?

    Tuesday, April 28, 2009 By: Serenity Baker

    Do you feel tensions rise as taxes continue to rise? Well, it just hit home to smokers in the U.S. when the largest federal tax increase on cigarettes ever hit them like a slap to the face. Suddenly,

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No Arts Left Behind?                                                    Ellington's Fate Rests With D.C. CAS Results
After not meeting adequate yearly progress (AYP) in math for two consecutive years, Duke Ellington is under pressure to perform well in this year’s D.C. CAS. "We’re pretty much on the line for math,
full story 
"The Nerve of You," a recent billboard exhibit about neurons by James Bennett’s 11th and 12th grade classes, stopped students, teachers and visitors who might not notice what is posted on walls in the
full story 
In March, I took advantage of a great traveling opportunity.  I left the morning of Thursday, March 5,  around the same time that I usually leave for school.  First, I met up with my traveling compani
full story 
One day last summer, I frowned at the unsightly green water with blotchy patches of brown, as a McDonalds food bag floated in the Anacostia River. The Anacostia is considered a "forgotten beauty" in t
full story 
Many people may take one glance at a hyena and think that they are filthy, goofy, canine beasts that are inferior to lions. "The Lion King" might have emphasized those negative characteristics because
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Snack time can be devastating for peanut lovers traveling on airlines with "peanut free zones." The cause for the ‘zone’ is because of the danger peanuts pose to passengers with anaphylaxis, or sever
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Great classic movies come in many different packages: some come in black and white, others are musicals, and some are old. However they come, I love classic movies because they’re remnants of a much m
full story 
The Dope on 4/20
"420 is just a great number," one sophomore in literary media said. Many other people also think April 20 is one of the most esteemed days of the year. It is looked forward to by many people, specific
full story 
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