A team of application developers have attempted to tackle public mental health issues using an innovative, holistic app called Calm. Calm focuses on a variety of techniques and tools meant to aid a user in the process of improving their sleep, stress level and overall mood. I was initially skeptical,Continue Reading
D.C. United played New York City FC this past Sunday and beat them 3-1, securing their spot in the 2018 Major League Soccer Cup playoffs next weekend. In mid-August the team ranked last place in the Eastern Conference, but they have since risen to a record of 14 wins, makingContinue Reading
Located only half a mile from school, Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library offers a quiet, collaborative space for students to work in after school, but it is not as popular a spot as it should be. Marshall is made up of a lot of transfers that live anywhere from twenty minutes toContinue Reading
D.C. is famous for its diverse and vibrant culinary scene, but for years the spot for an upscale vegan restaurant has remained open. With dietary restrictions more common than ever, locals have expressed their frustration with the lack of accommodating cuisine in the area. That is, until Fancy Radish poppedContinue Reading
There is a term scholars use in business, ‘absenteeism’, which means the habitual evasion of work or willful absence as in a strike action. Typically companies with high absenteeism are struggling to motivate their workers, pointing to a flawed management strategy. But the concept applies to more than just corporations.Continue Reading
In an effort to simplify its user experience, Snapchat released an update a week ago that significantly changed the layout and functionality of the app. Despite its intent, a majority of those who installed the update have come down hard on the complicated new format. In fact, one upset user,Continue Reading
Mean Girls, a lively musical version of the original 2004 teen comedy, is making a stop in Washington, D.C. before hitting the Broadway stage in March of 2018. The show is running until Dec. 3 at The National Theater, in historic downtown D.C. A Tina Fey rendition, the musical incorporatesContinue Reading
In One Week is a feature where one or more staff members take on a new habit for a week. In this IOW, Lauren spoke French and Gwyneth spoke Spanish for a full school week. rules We need to talk in our respective language from the time the first bellContinue Reading
Fairfax County Public Schools recently adopted an extracurricular activity fee as a way to generate funding. The county approved the fee as a part of their 2018 Approved Budget, requiring any student involved in athletics or clubs to make a one time 50 dollar payment. Junior and varsity field hockeyContinue Reading
The Social Studies department decided this year to remove the Historical Investigation, or HI, from the Government curriculum, tampering with hundreds of sophomores’ chances to practice writing a major essay in a more supervised setting. The HI aims to examine and compare varied perspectives on a historical topic the writerContinue Reading