By Eileanora Clock
Staff Writer
June 8th, 2013. Tiarra Nichelle Jackson was in a car accident on the Capital Beltway. Tiarra was a 22 year old single mother, a petite, pretty woman with a vivacious personality. Right on the ramp in the Outer Loop of the Beltway, Tiarra lost control of her car, and it crashed onto the barrier, spun across all four lanes, hit the barrier separating the Inner and Outer Loops, and came to a stop. Amazingly, Tiarra emerged unharmed. She walked back to the roadway, possibly looking for help. What happened next was the real tragedy. Instead of flagging down the help she so desperately needed, Tiarra was almost immediately run over by an oncoming car. The car sped on. The next car came, and there was still hope for Tiarra's survival. The car sped on. For the next twenty minutes, Tiarra was run over by car after car after car after car. In the end, she was barely recognizable as human. The story of that fateful day is simple, but it leaves so many questions behind. The Beltway combines the regional traffic. It is crucial to a D.C. driver, a Falls Church driver, an Arlington driver. One of the most common, every day things we do is ride on the Beltway. Are we to be traveling this roadway of our lives and suffer the same mishap as Tiarra? A flat tire, or a leaking radiator perhaps? Would anyone- should anyone- stop and help? Or are we, everyone of us, capable of being dismissed outside the safeguards of human compassion? Are we capable of giving and receiving the cold heartd indifference which took the life of Tiarra Nichelle Jackson? If the Beltway ties us all together, on a small level, Tiarra's story speaks for and to you.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Friday, January 17, 2014
Martin Luther King Day-A Day To Remember
By Alissa Grisler
As we all know, Martin Luther King day is on Monday; a day to honor the man who is basically the face of black history. While one day a year cannot possibly compensate for his accomplishments, we try.
Martin Luther King, the civil rights activist, the Nobel Peace Prize winner, the great public speaker,and the husband and father of four. Born on January 15, 1929,he was originally Michael,but changed his name to Martin. In Georgia, he attended a segregated public high school,which he graduated at the young age of fifteen. Graduating from Morehouse College in 1948, he obtained his B.A. At Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania, he was elected the president of his senior class and was presented with the B.D.in 1951. He then enrolled at Boston University where he completed his residence and also met his future wife, Coretta Scott.
As we all know, Martin Luther King day is on Monday; a day to honor the man who is basically the face of black history. While one day a year cannot possibly compensate for his accomplishments, we try.
Martin Luther King, the civil rights activist, the Nobel Peace Prize winner, the great public speaker,and the husband and father of four. Born on January 15, 1929,he was originally Michael,but changed his name to Martin. In Georgia, he attended a segregated public high school,which he graduated at the young age of fifteen. Graduating from Morehouse College in 1948, he obtained his B.A. At Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania, he was elected the president of his senior class and was presented with the B.D.in 1951. He then enrolled at Boston University where he completed his residence and also met his future wife, Coretta Scott.
King became the pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in
Montgomery, Alabama and soon became the leader of the first nonviolent
demonstration in the United States. It was called the bus boycott and lasted
382 days. Finally, after multiple arrests, and personal abuse accounts, the
Supreme Court declared the segregation on buses unconstitutional in 1956. King
emerged as a victorious leader.
King was made president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
to lead the civil rights movement. He traveled 6 million miles and spoke over
25 hundred times in a period of eleven years. He famously directed the peaceful
march in Washington D.C. of 250,000 people and gave his infamous “I Have A
Dream” speech. He spoke of racial injustice, peaceful protest, and rights. He
soon became a talisman for peace and hope.
He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize at the age of 35. He was
the youngest person to achieve this honor. Unfortunately, on April 4,1968 he was
assassinated as he stood on his balcony in Tennessee. He will always be remembered. He will always be taught in history books,even years from now.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Decision Day
Today the early action college decisions have been made. Colleges will either contact you through mail, email or their online webpages.
My advice to prepare for the decision is to expect the worst and hope for the best. So before you go home and check your computer or the mailbox, grab a tub of ice cream and a box of tissues. After you have them go sit on your bed and wrap yourself in a warm blanket, open your computer and prepare for the rejection from college. Maybe get a sappy teen romance movie that you would use to get over a break up. Do not email the college in rage though, this never ends well, especially if you want to transfer there at a later time. It might be a good idea to email them and ask why you weren’t accepted, they might not get back to you right away, but remember that they have thousands of applicants feeling the same as you.
If you get deferred, it isn’t the end of the world. Being deferred means you get a second chance to get accepted with the regular decision pool of applicants. So send them an email and call them, ask if there is anything you need to do to make your application stronger or something that you forgot to send in. If you do need to send something in do it as soon as possible to ensure they get it to reassess your application. Then you wait till the regular decision results come out, which is generally in February or March.
If you got accepted, take that blanket, throw it off run around, eat your ice cream. For special measure I recommend jumping up and down screaming with a touch of happy tears. Maybe text all your friends and tweet about it, post it on Instagram and Facebook. Let the world know of your success! Don’t be afraid to reach out to the college admissions officer and thank them. Send a letter to your recommenders that added to your success.
By Juliana Clifford
Monday, January 13, 2014
By Aminata Koroma
Staff Writer
PUBLIC SCHOOL is a New York story. According to reports Designers
Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne, were born and raised in New York City, and
further breathe the inspiration and restless energy from the city they live and
work in. In 2008, PUBLIC SCHOOL was founded, which made entirely in the NYC
garment district, is redefining the landscape for men’s PUBLIC SCHOOL is a New
York story. According to reports Designers Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne,
were born and raised in New York City, and further breathe the inspiration and
restless energy from the city they live and work in. In 2008, PUBLIC SCHOOL was
founded, which made entirely in the NYC garment district, is redefining the
landscape for men’s tailored sportswear. Chow and Osborne look to find
perfection in imperfection, taking classic silhouettes and updating them through a modern lens by mixing
high and low references from fashion, music and art into their work. In
the year 2013, Chow and Osborne combine lure fabrics such as lambskin with Melton
wool, and waxed cotton with merino shearing, communicating a point of view that
is decisively refined yet wearable. Their signature silhouettes, such as the
stretch leather and Ponte vest and ankle-length slash pocket trouser, are
designed for the culturally convergent modern man. Starting in 2001, Chow and
Osborne played integral roles in building the menswear brand, SEAN JOHN, which
won the CFDA Menswear Designer of the Year Award in 2004. Chow held the role of
Vice President of Marketing and Creative Director, and Osborne oversaw all woven
design.
Since
launching their own line, PUBLIC SCHOOL has garnered praise from fashion
publications such as GQ, Details and Esquire. Their ready to wear and Made in
New York denim collections are sold in luxury boutiques and department stores
around the world, including Barneys New York, Harvey Nichols, Ron Herman, Louis
Boston, Odin and Guild. In 2010 PUBLIC SCHOOL was chosen by the Council of
Fashion Designers of America to be in the inaugural {FASHION INCUBATOR}
program. They are also one of four invited menswear designers to show during NY
Fashion week at Made Milk. In March 2013, PUBLIC SCHOOL was nominated for the
CFDA Swarovski Award for Menswear.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Make 2014 The Year You Finally Achieve Your Resolution
Ryan Haynes
Staff Writer
"New year, new me" seems to be the only thing you hear around this time of year, but as we all know keeping our new years resolution is very difficult. In fact only 8% of people stick to their resolution, and the other 92% abandon them after just one week. The top 10 most common new years resolutions are: lose weight, quit smoking, learn something new, eat healthier, save money, spend more time with family, travel to new places, be less stressed, volunteer more, and drink less.
Keeping your resolution is very challenging so here are 10 steps to make your resolution last this year:
1.) Set small baby steps. People who make little baby steps toward their goal tend to have more success achieving their goal rather than those who look at the big picture. When you make little small goals that add up to your big goal it is much easier to focus on just that time being rather than looking at the whole year. It makes your resolution look a lot less challenging and a lot more achievable.
2.) Don't look at your resolution as a punishment. If you view your resolution as a chore chances are you are not going to find yourself very happy. If you are going about your resolution like it's torture than just give up, you have to look at it knowing you're getting better as a person. And most importantly only focus on the things you have control over. If you want to save more money then be more careful about how and where you're spending it, and don't look at what you have actually saved.
3.) Make time for your resolution. If you can't find time into your schedule for your goal then you can't achieve it. Now this is easier for people who's resolution is part of your daily life like be nicer because that does not involve separate time. But for people who let's say are going to go to the gym more than fitting it into your schedule as if it were as important as practice or doing homework is key to achieving your goal.
4.) It's more fun with a partner. Going about your resolution by yourself may seem hard and you're going to want to quit, so getting a partner can really help. Let's say you are working out more, whenever you want to stop your friend can help you keep going. Or if you are not doing something together than you can challenge each other. Let's say you are trying to eat better you could keep track of everything you ate and compare to your friend and see who ate better.
5.) Pound it into your brain. People who have an idea in their head but go about their resolution every once in awhile are not achieving anything. You have to wake up every morning and plan what you are going to accomplish. If you are trying to eat better than every time before you eat you must say to yourself " is this going against my resolution?" Make sure you know exactly what you want so you can go about and accomplish it.
6.) Track your progress. When you can look back and see what you have done just in the past week it will motivate you to keep working and accomplish more. If you are trying to lose weight than instead of taking one before picture and one after picture, take pictures weekly so whenever you feel like giving up you can see how far you have come.
7.) Use your resources. With modern day technology there is no excuse for saying "I was going to change this but I didn't know how to go about it." Use your resources to find out keys to accomplishing any goal. In fact if you are reading this you are using technology to help go about achieving your goal. If you are trying to get fit than there are plenty of apps, books, websites, personal trainers, guides, etc to help you. If you are trying to quit smoking than there are plenty of books and guides.
8.) Celebrate! Sometimes the little celebrations are more rewarding than the actual end product. But be careful make sure your celebration doesn't go against what your goal is. For example just because you ate healthy for a month does not mean you can go to McDonalds and celebrate.
9.) Accept the fact that they might not work. There is absolutely nothing wrong with going back and modifying your resolution because something is not possible. If your goal was to go the the gym 5 days a week and your schedule only allows time for 4 days a week than that is okay. Sometimes your goals are just impossible every once in a while. For example if your goal was to save 100 dollars a week and you have bills that you must pay because it is the law than obviously you can't achieve your goal for that week, and that's alright just go right back at it again the next week.
10.) Don't give up! People often slip-up on their resolution and just give up. If you are trying to eat healthy and you have a piece of cake don't just give up and say "oh well i tried", put it behind you and get back on track. People often use small cheats as an excuse to just totally stop trying.
Staff Writer
"New year, new me" seems to be the only thing you hear around this time of year, but as we all know keeping our new years resolution is very difficult. In fact only 8% of people stick to their resolution, and the other 92% abandon them after just one week. The top 10 most common new years resolutions are: lose weight, quit smoking, learn something new, eat healthier, save money, spend more time with family, travel to new places, be less stressed, volunteer more, and drink less.
Keeping your resolution is very challenging so here are 10 steps to make your resolution last this year:
1.) Set small baby steps. People who make little baby steps toward their goal tend to have more success achieving their goal rather than those who look at the big picture. When you make little small goals that add up to your big goal it is much easier to focus on just that time being rather than looking at the whole year. It makes your resolution look a lot less challenging and a lot more achievable.
2.) Don't look at your resolution as a punishment. If you view your resolution as a chore chances are you are not going to find yourself very happy. If you are going about your resolution like it's torture than just give up, you have to look at it knowing you're getting better as a person. And most importantly only focus on the things you have control over. If you want to save more money then be more careful about how and where you're spending it, and don't look at what you have actually saved.
3.) Make time for your resolution. If you can't find time into your schedule for your goal then you can't achieve it. Now this is easier for people who's resolution is part of your daily life like be nicer because that does not involve separate time. But for people who let's say are going to go to the gym more than fitting it into your schedule as if it were as important as practice or doing homework is key to achieving your goal.
4.) It's more fun with a partner. Going about your resolution by yourself may seem hard and you're going to want to quit, so getting a partner can really help. Let's say you are working out more, whenever you want to stop your friend can help you keep going. Or if you are not doing something together than you can challenge each other. Let's say you are trying to eat better you could keep track of everything you ate and compare to your friend and see who ate better.
5.) Pound it into your brain. People who have an idea in their head but go about their resolution every once in awhile are not achieving anything. You have to wake up every morning and plan what you are going to accomplish. If you are trying to eat better than every time before you eat you must say to yourself " is this going against my resolution?" Make sure you know exactly what you want so you can go about and accomplish it.
6.) Track your progress. When you can look back and see what you have done just in the past week it will motivate you to keep working and accomplish more. If you are trying to lose weight than instead of taking one before picture and one after picture, take pictures weekly so whenever you feel like giving up you can see how far you have come.
7.) Use your resources. With modern day technology there is no excuse for saying "I was going to change this but I didn't know how to go about it." Use your resources to find out keys to accomplishing any goal. In fact if you are reading this you are using technology to help go about achieving your goal. If you are trying to get fit than there are plenty of apps, books, websites, personal trainers, guides, etc to help you. If you are trying to quit smoking than there are plenty of books and guides.
8.) Celebrate! Sometimes the little celebrations are more rewarding than the actual end product. But be careful make sure your celebration doesn't go against what your goal is. For example just because you ate healthy for a month does not mean you can go to McDonalds and celebrate.
9.) Accept the fact that they might not work. There is absolutely nothing wrong with going back and modifying your resolution because something is not possible. If your goal was to go the the gym 5 days a week and your schedule only allows time for 4 days a week than that is okay. Sometimes your goals are just impossible every once in a while. For example if your goal was to save 100 dollars a week and you have bills that you must pay because it is the law than obviously you can't achieve your goal for that week, and that's alright just go right back at it again the next week.
10.) Don't give up! People often slip-up on their resolution and just give up. If you are trying to eat healthy and you have a piece of cake don't just give up and say "oh well i tried", put it behind you and get back on track. People often use small cheats as an excuse to just totally stop trying.
Monday, January 6, 2014
The Selfie Olympics Takes Over the Media
By Giselle Namata
Managing Editor
Many fads have come and gone this past 2013. As we start
this new 2014 year, let’s think about all the things that we thought was cool…
but probably will think is lame in 10 or 15 years. Twerking, hashtags, or saying certain catch
phrases such as "ooh kill 'em" or "swag" have made their
way into our daily lives and in media. Applications such as Twitter, Instagram,
Vine or other social media networks have been publicizing these fads that have
faded in and out while being used internationally. Whether it is through news
channels, Youtube videos, radio advertisements, or even on live sports
streaming, Twitter and other social media methods have inserted themselves into
our daily lives. Our standardization of communicating and sharing ideas or
thoughts has come along this far all thanks to the internet.
We have all seen the new famous method of taking pictures with friends or family, the selfie. I have just recently taken a drive with my parents to the Kennedy Center for a musical production of the holiday classic, Elf. It was not until in that moment and in that situation, had I realized how big of an epidemic taking selfies are. As I stood in the high ceilinged hallway with glittering chandeliers, I looked across the room to see just in time a snapshot taken on the front facing camera of an Android. My eyes connected from the phone to the arm and as my vision set in focus, I realized the age of the picture taker. There standing before me was a group of older ladies, approximately 60 or 70 years old. These women stood there taking a selfie with arms outstretched to get a view of their done up make-up and hair while trying to get a background image and perspective of the Opera House sign looming above them.
Picture taking has increasingly become more serious as time progresses. Social media networks have been calling it the “Selfie Olympics”, connecting to the upcoming 2014 winter event. The Selfie Olympics has been classified to be a picture taken in extreme measures to imitate a funny scenario or to create entertainment for those around them. Just this morning, E News posted these pictures of some of the selfies being thrown around lately. Most of these pictures are taken in a bathroom mirror. A Twitter named Selfie Olympics was created to shed light and glorify this new trend. What do you think of these pictures? Are they too much, time consuming, and irrelevant? Or are we just adjusting to a new sense of creativity as social media and technology expands?
We have all seen the new famous method of taking pictures with friends or family, the selfie. I have just recently taken a drive with my parents to the Kennedy Center for a musical production of the holiday classic, Elf. It was not until in that moment and in that situation, had I realized how big of an epidemic taking selfies are. As I stood in the high ceilinged hallway with glittering chandeliers, I looked across the room to see just in time a snapshot taken on the front facing camera of an Android. My eyes connected from the phone to the arm and as my vision set in focus, I realized the age of the picture taker. There standing before me was a group of older ladies, approximately 60 or 70 years old. These women stood there taking a selfie with arms outstretched to get a view of their done up make-up and hair while trying to get a background image and perspective of the Opera House sign looming above them.
Picture taking has increasingly become more serious as time progresses. Social media networks have been calling it the “Selfie Olympics”, connecting to the upcoming 2014 winter event. The Selfie Olympics has been classified to be a picture taken in extreme measures to imitate a funny scenario or to create entertainment for those around them. Just this morning, E News posted these pictures of some of the selfies being thrown around lately. Most of these pictures are taken in a bathroom mirror. A Twitter named Selfie Olympics was created to shed light and glorify this new trend. What do you think of these pictures? Are they too much, time consuming, and irrelevant? Or are we just adjusting to a new sense of creativity as social media and technology expands?
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