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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

Performers play on stage during the World of Montgomery festival. The festival depicted four common Montgomery County cultures: Chinese, Indian, El Salvadorian and Ethiopian. Photo by James Ireland.

World of Montgomery Festival emphasizes community diversity

By Carolyn Freeman November 8, 2012

The aroma of pupusas and Indian spices fills the air as the beat from the Ethiopian percussion band echoes through the Wheaton Triangle. The festival, which took place Oct. 21, allowed people...

Moving ‘Forward’ with Obama

By Carolyn Freeman November 7, 2012

As I watched the exit polls from Ohio, I mostly felt relief. Despite a small blip in the polls after the first presidential debate, I was fairly confident that Obama would come out on top in the election. Still,...

Pablo’s Parler: What happens on the Internet…

By Pablo Ramírez November 5, 2012

In this animated edition of Pablo's Parler, Pablo talks about his novel (pun intended) writing experience, how it relates to internet savvy-ness, and how we can take steps to be smarter on the Internet...

A Facebook user by any other name is just the same

A Facebook user by any other name is just the same

By Carolyn Freeman October 30, 2012

The annual freak-out-colleges-are-going-to-see-my-weekend-antics Facebook name change spree has begun. Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m all for avoiding ruining your future due to the red solo cup photos...

A student shows her support for breast cancer research with a pink shirt and a ribbon painted on her cheek. Students who wore pink Oct. 18 should consider doing more for the cause. Photo by Abigail Cutler.

Pink-wearing students should do more to fight breast cancer

By Carolyn Freeman October 28, 2012

Along with the flurry of leaves and colder weather every October comes a flood of ribbons and wristbands in that tell-tale pink. It’s breast cancer awareness month. Whitman participated in...

Bdubbs Bakes: Apple cider donuts

Bdubbs Bakes: Apple cider donuts

By Carolyn Freeman October 22, 2012

As the leaves change from green to yellow to red and the nights get a little bit colder, you'll need a way to satisfy your fall-induced craving for something warm and cinnamon-flavored. These sweet, cinnamon-y,...

Gray Area: Hallway survival tips from the master

By Carolyn Freeman October 18, 2012

I’m the Jane Goodall of high school students — a passive observer who studies anxious adolescents in their natural habitat: the hallway. As an underclassman with symptoms of agoraphobia — the...

Underclassmen ‘homecoma’ spawns unnecessary dress distress

By Carolyn Freeman October 18, 2012

Everybody knows about “Proma”: the inevitable springtime drama that accompanies prom, when students worry about groups, dresses and askings. But not so many students are familiar with the term “Homecoma,”...

Technicole: The cars of the future

By Carolyn Freeman October 17, 2012

Sometimes I feel cheated when I think that by this time we’re supposed to have flying cars and jetpacks, at least according to old cartoons and movies about the future. But although these technologies...

How to be a financial planner: Organize homecoming

By Carolyn Freeman October 16, 2012

It took more time and energy than my homework. In total, it cost more then a motorcycle would. It was the greatest endeavor of my young business career. And I have nothing to show for it — except about...

Pablo’s Parler: Spirit Week

By Pablo Ramírez October 16, 2012

In this edition of Pablo's Parler, Pablo talks about this past Spirit Week, and what he learned from the experience. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Tell us in the comments, on Facebook or Twitter. Check...

The Global Citizen Festival was also broadcast live on MTV, VH1, nytimes.com, Yahoo, and YouTube. Festival organizers said it was the largest syndicated charity broadcast in history. Photo by Ben Zimmerman.

NY music festival aims to help impoverished

By Ben Zimmermann October 4, 2012

Sixty thousand fans screamed as a surprise act took the stage. As I heard the opening chords of “Imagine,” the lights came up and I recognized singer John Legend at the piano. The performance...

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