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

Texas Instrument massacre

Texas Instrument massacre

By William Arnesen September 7, 2014

For Rockefeller it was oil. For Carnegie it was steel. For Texas Instruments, it was the chunky lovechild of a Game Boy Advance and a PacMan handset: the TI-84. Washington Post Innovation writer...

Ravick poses with two friends from the program at Ohalo Manor, a hostel in the Jordan valley right on the Kinneret.  The Kinneret is one of Israels main water sources.  Photo courtesy Naomi Ravick.

Summer Travel Diaries: Exposure to War in Israel

By Naomi Ravick August 18, 2014

Rising junior Naomi Ravick spent five weeks in Israel during the Israel-Gaza conflict. She was there from July 2 to Aug. 7 on a program with the youth movement Habonim Dror, a labor Zionist socialist movement....

For me, active reading is reading. Anything else is simply a disturbance. Photo by Julia Pearl-Schwartz.

The problem with anNOtations

By Noah Franklin June 15, 2014

I hate movie talkers. I don’t care if we’re in a theater or my family room couch; keep your tedious, dogmatic commentary out of the equation. Entertainment should be immersive. There’s a reason...

The posters have been in the school for over a decade, and every couple of years there is a new push for teachers to hang them up, said principal Alan Goodwin. Photo by Julia Pearl-Schwartz.

The problem with “Equality Zones”

By Spencer Adams June 2, 2014

Strolling through the hallways, I find that I’m surrounded by intolerant classrooms. I feel judged, like my basic human right of dignity is being threatened. But finally, I reach the sanctuary of...

There is an abundance of names that Whitman’s administration could have gone with back in the 1960s. Cartoon by Joanne Choi.

Viking mascot in need of reality check

By Sebastian van Bastelaer June 1, 2014

Wootton was a patriot. Magruder was a colonel. Churchill was referred to as “The British Bulldog.” Whitman? He never even wrote about Vikings, let alone met them. When it comes to selecting a mascot...

Whether the grill’s gas or charcoal, the charred results are always delicious—the perfect balance of crisp, barbecued outside skin and tender, juicy inside meat. Of course, don’t just use your grills for steaks, wings and sausages. Photo by Julia Pearl-Schwartz.

This summer unleash the power of your grill

By Ethan Taswell June 1, 2014

I’ll admit it—my eyes started to tear up a little bit. No, I wasn’t crying from sadness, but the raw onions I was chopping up to put on the grill must’ve touched a nerve. Now that we’re moving...

This sign is posted next to social studies teacher Courtney Osbornes door. Photo by Emily Baker.

School dress code should be re-evaluated

By Emily Baker May 24, 2014

Every year, as temperatures rise and the air conditioning system inevitably malfunctions, students and teachers anticipate the annual announcement that details the school dress code. Students are reminded...

River Road crosswalk is hazardous to students

By Ethan Taswell May 21, 2014

Out of the morning fog appeared a pedestrian, waiting to cross River Road’s bustling commuter traffic. The car in front braked slowly, coming to a stop with plenty of room for the walker to cross safely....

MCPS should support in-school driver’s ed

By William Arnesen May 21, 2014

In some ways, the ‘good ol’ days’ were better. Sure, they didn’t have such modern conveniences as the KFC Double Down, the “cloud,” or the two-way toothpaste tube, but they sure got something...

Hall passes, like this one in chemistry teacher Peyton Fords room, should no longer be used.  Photo by Peter Hoogstraten.

Hall passes shouldn’t be used

By Peter Hoogstraten May 20, 2014

Some are fluffy animals, some are World War II helmets and some are hastily ripped pieces of paper from your notebook. They’re hall passes, and they don’t make any sense. Half of you are probably...

“I’m using it ironically”

By Noah Franklin May 14, 2014

We’re going to start with a hypothetical scenario. Let’s take a 16-year-old girl and call her… Ann O. Ying. Now, Ann is a pretty nice person (despite the blatant pun in her name—blame her parents)....

Berlin Wall Gallery.  Credit: Sam Kittner/Newseum.

Fun activities for the warm weather

By Rebecca Katz May 12, 2014

After a winter that lasted an eternity, it’s finally safe to pull out the shorts and flip-flops. But after so much time spent trying to avoid the snow, it can be difficult to adjust to the blooming flowers...

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