The 2012 smash summer hit The Avengers featured a superhero team consisting of Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Hawkeye and Black Widow. While four of the six characters have been featured in spin-off solo movies, the team’s only female member, Black Widow, has been an exception. This example isContinue Reading
In affluent areas like northern Virginia, affordable housing can become a huge problem. Hoping for increased tax revenue and a boost to the local economy, affordable housing units like are completely demolished in favor of expensive single-family homes. While local developers may see the closing of affordable housing projects asContinue Reading
Despite starting the season with five losses for the first six games, the baseball team has recovered, creating a winning streak leading into the post-season. Junior Mitch Blackstone attributes the winning streak to successful pitching and batting against teams in the conference (Varsity was 8-0 against conference teams in theContinue Reading
After a win of 22-5 over Thomas Edison HS on Thursday, the Girl’s Varsity Lacrosse team became Conference champions for the first time in Marshall history. The head coach of varsity, Nicole Clinton, was confident in the team’s abilities prior to the championship game. “We have four seniors who areContinue Reading
As the tension among college-bound seniors begins to ebb, on May 1, Marshall’s annual signing day, eight seniors officially locked their fate (at least for the duration of their college experience). Seniors Kelly Brown, Riley Cummins, Alec Dolton, Tim Garner, Mackenzie Haight, Olivia Martin, Adib Milani and Meaghan O’Meara allContinue Reading
To hear the experts talk, sleeping is the holy grail of all health problems. The National Sleep Foundation warns that too little sleep can cause you to “forget important information like names [and] numbers,” and worsen acne. The Guardian links lack of sleep to depression, high cholesterol, obesity, flu, coldsContinue Reading
Geometry teacher Leslie Barnhart leads a life full of variation both inside and outside of her workplace of Marshall. Most students know her as the teacher with the quirky Harry Potter-themed classroom, but the mother of two is also a pianist and an author. Titled The Christian’s Guide to HarryContinue Reading
For the second time this year, a counselor-sponsored Wellness Week encouraged stress relief among students with a range of activities. The week’s events varied in terms of attendance, with basketball and yoga drawing larger crowds than in the past. “The turnout for yoga was a whole lot higher this year,”Continue Reading
Fifteen student musical acts performed in the atrium during Learn at the beginning of May as part of the school’s second annual music appreciation week. Senior Sarah Kenny organized the event both this year and last year. For Kenny, putting last year’s lessons to good use made this year less stressful.Continue Reading
Boys varsity lacrosse advanced to district playoffs against J.E.B. Stuart on May 16, winning the first home playoff the team has had in 12 years. Changes made during regular practice made all the difference on game days. “This season the team had its ups and downs; there were games we gotContinue Reading
Amazing Spider-Man 2, the newest addition to the already well-known movie franchise, proves to be a mediocre sequel to the many movies that have come before it. The story catches up with Spider-Man, also known as Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), and his girlfriend Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone). The plot focuses onContinue Reading
Wye Oak is a two-person band, something that their newest album, Shriek, seems to be making quite an effort to conceal. In the past, Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack have released dark, aggressive guitar-based folk rock such as their last album, Civilian. Wasner played guitar and sang as Stack doubledContinue Reading
Shows that were cancelled but should still be on: Firefly This spaghetti western space drama was everything a sci-fi lover could dream of. A Joss Whedon masterpiece, Firefly brings a new meaning to Clint Eastwood’s “Space Cowboy” circa 2000. The marriage of high-tech spaceships and dusty saloon doors makes for anContinue Reading
This prom season, students are finding a way to help others on top of enjoying the prom themselves: Marshall’s Prom Boutique. The Boutique takes place from April 30 to May 19 in the career services center. The Prom Boutique is an opportunity for people to give away old prom dressesContinue Reading
The revolution in Syria has developed into a war containing numerous, competing factions, one of which is the Kurds in Northern Syria. The Kurds are ethnically different from the rest of the Syrian population, and are actually part of a region called Kurdistan, which includes parts of Turkey, Syria, IraqContinue Reading
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