While gymnastics won the conference title the past two seasons, filling the roster has become more challenging. Athletes who were previously on the team are slightly concerned about the lack of interest, but understand the difficulty of joining the sport. “I think gymnastics is a sport where it’s hard toContinue Reading
The Roosterteeth Podcast The Roosterteeth Podcast originally started out focusing on gaming, but about three years ago, transformed into an all-out comedy show. Senior George Eltzroth has been keeping up with the members of this production company the whole way. “Since I have been listening to it since seventh grade,Continue Reading
Film and video game companies’ attempts at remaking or continuing their successful releases tend not to sit well with the devoted fans of the originals. This concept is known as nostalgia blindness. Nostalgia blindness is when a product, normally a video game or movie, is either remade or given aContinue Reading
As the sister of a third-year student at Barnard College, an all women’s liberal arts school in New York City, I have developed a strong understanding of what it means to go to a single-sex institution and why it is so relevant in our blossoming feminist society. Schools such asContinue Reading
With the presidential race taking off, the influence of parents’ political views on teens’ political views becomes an factor in how the voters of the next generation sway. “Involving people our age in the political process is necessary to building a robust government that represents all the people,” president ofContinue Reading
With restaurants based around seafood, the early 1900’s, and French cafés, the Mosaic District has developed quite the roster of culinary options for your casual afternoon meal. The new Sisters Thai restaurant proves to be a welcome addition to this ever-expanding list. Sisters Thai is located just right of Brine,Continue Reading
Daniel Craig’s three-year hiatus from the the role of British spy James Bond came to an end with the Nov. 6 release of Spectre. The movie made a box office splash, making $68 million in the opening weekend according to The Economist. While the film looks great and hits allContinue Reading
History is a big part of Fairfax County Public School curricula, starting as early as third grade and continuing through graduation. However, most history classes are focused very heavily on European and American history. The high point of fourth and fifth grade for me was participating in Colonial and MedievalContinue Reading
Private Twitter accounts are deeply confusing. The non-public, secure accounts make sense, as schools and communities across the country put an emphasis on “stranger danger”-style internet security. But “private Twitters” in the colloquial sense of the phrase are strange and seem mostly pointless. This phenomenon is hardly new. Individuals makeContinue Reading
Since entering elementary school, reading has become an integral part of typical life, from analysis of Shakespeare in English class to memoirs of world leaders in history, to plain old reading for fun. However, with the advent of new technologies, we can now hold volumes of literature right in ourContinue Reading