Bryce Harper
Noah Winslow, '16, Staff Reporter
April 30, 2013
Bryce Harper, the Washington Nationals young outfielder, showed that he belonged in the MLB last season. He hit 22 home runs and hit in 59 runners, while batting a respectable .270 batting average. With those numbers, he won NL Rookie of the Year and Rookie of the Month twice. After his stellar season... Read more »
The Walking Dead
TR Sheehy, '16, Staff Reporter
April 30, 2013
The third season of AMC’s The Walking Dead came to a dramatic close, with the final episode airing on the last day of March. The season was full of changes from new characters, locations, and conflicts. The show started its first season in October of 2010 and has continued to progress and grow a large... Read more »
Mertailor
Charlie Philips, '14, Staff Reporter
April 30, 2013
What do you get when you combine modern day affluence with atavistic myths of fish-people? Mertailor a major player in the mermaid tail making industry. The rational question is, “industry? What industry!?” Well believe it or not there is apparently sufficient demand for prosthetic mermaid tails... Read more »
Nats Beards
Chris Seymour, '15, Staff Reporter
April 30, 2013
Playoff beards have always been around sports. They do it for luck and just to add excitement at that time of year. However, maybe the Nats have started something new this year. On Opening Day, many of the Nats players started with beards. Jayson Werth, the Nats right fielder has always had a lot of... Read more »
Pop Fads: One Direction
Charlie Philips, '14, Staff Reporter
March 14, 2013
There were no words. I stood slack-jawed in the New York snow, utterly dumbfounded, just when you think you have seen everything life finds a way to rock you to the center of your being. There it was in the midst of Manhattan, One Direction World. It baffles me that a group of Euro-trash teenie boppers... Read more »
Students take on the Inauguration
Katarina Holtzapple, '15, Staff Reporter
February 11, 2013
For months leading up to January 21st, all of Washington, D.C. was getting ready for the inauguration. It was expected that one million people would flood the city that weekend. The day before, the Mall was busy with workers trying not get in the way of the mob of tourists. Men in neon jackets worked... Read more »
Gun Control Commentary
TR Sheehy, '16 and Chris Seymour, '15, Staff Reporters
February 11, 2013
In the wake of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, many legislators are attempting to implement new gun control laws. These threats have made many gun owners nervous, fearing that their constitutional rights may be violated. Currently the topic of gun control is very two sided. Many liberal... Read more »
Blue Like Jazz
Alice Maggio, '13, Staff Reporter
May 14, 2012
On April 13, moviegoers found out that “Everybody belongs somewhere.” This tagline for Blue Like Jazz, a low-budget film directed by Steve Taylor, describes the exact feelings I had about this movie: it belongs on a list of great recent films. Evolved from a comparatively humble budget, it was pretty... Read more »
Melodime: A Local Band
Alice Maggio, '13, Staff Reporter
May 14, 2012
The word “melodime” cannot be found in a dictionary, but it is the name of a new and thriving local alternative rock band. The band defines the word as “memories in the form of sound,” like when one hears a song or simply a sound, and it brings them back to something they remember. The band’s... Read more »
The Lorax, Film Review
Lucy Naland, '15, Staff Reporter
April 30, 2012
The Lorax, an adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ beloved 1971 children’s book of the same title, opened March 2. The movie opened to much success, maintaining the number one spot in the North American box offices for two consecutive weeks. The Lorax tells the story of 12-year-old Ted Wiggins, a citizen of... Read more »