The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

The Black and White

The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

The Black and White

The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

The Black and White

Baseball falls to Walter Johnson 6–0: losing undefeated season
Boys lacrosse dominates Poolesville 18–3
Softball survives Seneca Valley 9-7
Girls lacrosse crushes Poolesville 19–4
Fashion isn’t just clothes: It’s a canvas
Whitman administrators announce new quarter 4 testing schedule

Whitman administrators announce new quarter 4 testing schedule

April 16, 2024

National News Roundup: Facebook, filibuster and a new Franco movie

In this edition of the National News Roundup, a junior senator from Kentucky conducts a 13-hour filibuster and controversy transpires at Harvard over a cheating scandal.

Facebook unveils redesigned Newsfeed

The new design incorporates many elements from Facebook’s existing mobile platforms. Earlier this year, Facebook also introduced the new “Graph Search” feature, which allows users to search a wider array of information and friend related data. Read more here.

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Controversy at Harvard University over the search of deans’ emails

Last fall, over 125 undergraduates were implicated in a cheating scandal that involved a take home test in a course about Congress. It is now being reported that Harvard administrators searched the emails of multiple deans to look for a possible leak about the scandal to the media.

Read more here.

Jeb Bush causes stir over citizenship for illegal immigrants, comments to MSNBC anchor

Former Florida Governor Bush called MSNBC’s David Gregory a “crack addict” and tried to dispel any rumors that he was running for office in 2016. In the same interview, he also spoke about his brother, George W. Bush. Read more here.

Senator Rand Paul conducts 13-hour long filibuster

The filibuster, which ended at 12:40 a.m. March 7, contained a series of rambling speeches and appearances from other Republican congressmen. Paul was attempting to block a vote on President Obama’s CIA nomination, who was eventually confirmed. Read more here.

Updated Wizard of Oz prequel hits box offices nationwide

“Oz the Great and Powerful,” starring James Franco and Mila Kunis, earned $80.3 million at the box office this weekend. The film was released in 3D and comes 74 years after the release of the movie “The Wizard of Oz,” based on L. Frank Baum’s novel. Read more here.

 

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