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GPA should be weighted on 100-point scale, allow for more transparency

By Sarah Friedman April 7, 2014

Everyone knows the feeling of missing one too many questions on a math quiz, agonizing for days over the resulting 89.3 percent and begging the teacher to bump it up, only to end up with a B in the class. If...

Discovering a love for music

By Julia Pearl-Schwartz April 7, 2014

Let’s say that each time you heard a Lorde or Adele song you were overcome with irritation and disappointment.  Last year, that was my reaction to all songs.  Believe it or not, I just didn’t like...

Top 10 childhood musts

By Emilia Malachowski April 7, 2014

As we grow older and more nostalgic, childhood truly seems like the golden age. Here are 10 childhood memories that trigger our nostalgia as we wrap up the final years of high school. 10. ZAP. Although...

Robotics tournament exciting despite loss

Robotics tournament exciting despite loss

By Sarah Barr Engel April 4, 2014

I've competed at debate tournaments and soccer tournaments, but I had no idea what to expect last Thursday when I walked into the Patriot Center for my first robotics tournament. Each of the 50...

It’s o.k. to join the bandwagon in the Final Four

By Rebecca Katz April 3, 2014

After the Final Four was secured and the basketball season gets more intense, I found myself without a team to root for.  I started out the championship season cheering for my usual teams: UVA and Michigan....

‘How I Met Your Mother’ finale deserves a slap in the face

By Scott Singer April 2, 2014

After years of suiting up, slap bets and saluting (it’s a general trend), “How I Met Your Mother” fans were ready to learn the answer to the mother of all questions: how exactly did Ted meet his...

Long-debated Purple Line should move forward with construction

By Ben Titlebaum March 31, 2014

Although Bethesda and Silver Spring are separated by fewer than five miles, it takes over 45 minutes by Metro to travel between the two destinations. Maryland Transit Administration officials hope that...

The Wikipedia experiment

By Scott Singer March 30, 2014

We’ve all heard the rumors: it’s public, crowded and uncontrollable. No; it’s not the stands at a football game or an EDM concert--I’m talking about Wikipedia, a mainstay at the top of Google searches...

Talent Show’s “hell week” isn’t hellish at all

By Julia Pearl-Schwartz March 26, 2014

Wednesday 3:00 p.m. I drowsily trudge into the auditorium. My eyelids droop shut as I’m hit by a blast of music: hammering drums, screaming guitars and a singer belting a high note on stage. As this...

Prom dress Facebook group causes unnecessary stress

By Julia Maman March 16, 2014

I thought second semester of senior year would be stress-free. That is, until the Whitman senior girls’ prom dress Facebook group was created.     The point of the group is for girls to post their...

Actress Amy Poehler and Vice President Joe Biden appear with host Seth Meyers on the premiere of Late Night with Seth Meyers on Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/NBC, Peter Kramer)

Late Night with Seth Meyers gives former SNL star well deserved spotlight

By Sarah Barr Engel March 16, 2014

My family has a tradition of staying up on Saturday nights to watch Saturday Night Live together, and my favorite part has always been weekend update with Seth Meyers. So of course I was a little bummed...

Bethesda “bubble” bliss

By Julia Pearl-Schwartz March 10, 2014

As a Whitman student I often hear complaints about living in the Bethesda "bubble:" it’s too sheltered and unrealistic compared to the real world. But I, unlike some students, don’t want to burst the...

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