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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
David Villani

David Villani, Metro Editor

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[Photo] Photo of the day: Jan. 31

By Christian Hill
February 1, 2020
Give us coffee or give us death

Give us coffee or give us death

By David Villani
June 13, 2019
Books and artifacts clutter a table outside D309. Art teacher Nancy Mornini left out the supplies for students to take at her "yart sale." Photo by David Villani.

Photo of the day: June 3

By David Villani
June 3, 2019
Kenwood Country Club is one of the clubs that would have been affected by Del. Moon’s proposed Maryland House bill #176, which would tax the four richest Montgomery County country clubs closer to the market rate. This bill’s revenue could have provided additional funding for our schools—but all three delegates from Bethesda voted against it, and the bill failed 11-13 in a Feb. 3 vote.

End tax breaks to country clubs

By David Villani
May 18, 2019
Gentrification affects our local community. A 2016 study found that Silver Spring, MD, had the second highest rate of rising housing prices forcing out low-income residents in the nation.

Pushed out: An in-depth look at gentrification in Montgomery County

By David Villani
May 9, 2019
Nate Tinbite was elected Wednesday to be Montgomery County's 42nd SMOB.

SMOB election preview

By David Villani
April 23, 2019
A student speaks during inter-group discussion at the County Council-sponsored meeting on school equity April 8. Around 75 MCPS students attended the event.

Students discuss equity in schools at second County Council-sponsored conversation

By David Villani
April 14, 2019
Should MCPS allow extra credit? Pro/Con

Should MCPS allow extra credit? Pro/Con

By David Villani and Will Brown
April 10, 2019

PRO: Extra help for extra students—allow extra credit

By David Villani
April 10, 2019

Students discuss the Rep. Ilhan Omar controversy

By David Villani
April 4, 2019
Community members and politicians held the first in a County Council-sponsored series of conversations about racial equity Mar. 13. The meeting was part of an initiative to adopt an “equity lens” in governance.

Community members, politicians discuss equity March 13

By David Villani
March 24, 2019
Charging the Damascus defendants as adults is a mistake

Charging the Damascus defendants as adults is a mistake

By David Villani
March 13, 2019
Teachers march in Annapolis for higher salaries

Teachers march in Annapolis for higher salaries

By David Villani
March 11, 2019
Traffic is a problem in the DC metropolitan area. Many teachers wake up early to avoid the rush hour.

Living with traffic: Montgomery County’s congestion problem

By David Villani
February 28, 2019
Today, there’s a general assumption that classical music requires a certain degree of sophistication, and many music listeners, especially young people, reject classical music. I believe that’s a huge mistake. Photo by Kaya Ginsky.

Don’t be so quick to leave out classical music

By David Villani
January 7, 2019
When I moved to the U.S., I was shocked at the lack of homemade, sit-down meals.

My culture shock at the dinner table

By David Villani
December 31, 2018
Often, many Whitman students understand the grammatical principles, and they know how to use them in their speaking, but their pronunciation and conversational skills are significantly subpar. To give students the ability to apply their years of language classes in the real world, the MCPS Office of Curriculum and Instructional Programs should change the language curriculums to emphasize speaking. Photo by Lukas Gates.

We need more speaking in language classes

By David Villani
December 3, 2018
Students protest the NRA at a student-organized march for gun control last year. The Montgomery County BOE will vote in mid-October on a bill granting students excused absences for approved school day protests. Photo by Annabelle Gordon.

Excused absences for student activism are good, but we want more

By David Villani
October 12, 2018
Graphic by Selina Ding.

The anonymous op-ed isn’t good news

By David Villani
September 27, 2018
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's June 26 Democratic congressional primary victory demonstrates the growing popularity of socialism within Democratic electorate. The shift should be embraced by Democrats hoping to combat growing right-wing radicalism. Photo by Jesse Korman via Wikipedia Commons.

The Democratic party is shifting to the left: we should embrace that

By David Villani
July 31, 2018
Graphic by Joey Sola-Sole.

Stop neglecting the humanities

By David Villani
June 18, 2018
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