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		<title>New tech credit policy limits course choices</title>
		<link>http://www.theblackandwhite.net/2010/04/28/new-tech-credit-policy-limits-course-choices/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Dionne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rising sophomores now face complications from changing graduation requirements. While administrators present students with a variety of courses each year, the new limitations in technology credit offerings restrict what many graduating after 2011 can fit into their schedules.]]></description>
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		<title>Technology enhances learning, but also propagates cheating</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Dionne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For ages students have been whispering each other answers and looking at neighboring students' tests. In the modern classroom though, these distractions are more hi-tech.]]></description>
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		<title>Joe Mornini receives prestigious AMVETS award for his veteran&#8217;s program</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:32:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Dionne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The AMVETS recognized Whitman teacher Joe Mornini for his Team River Runner program with one of their prestigious silver helmet awards on Mar. 20.
The award is given every year by the American Veterans Association to those who exemplify leadership and excellence in eight categories ranging from peace to rehabilitation.
Mornini’s program earned him the rehabilitation award. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perspectives on new D.C. gay marriage law</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:22:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Dionne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a controversial decision, the D.C. council passed a new law allowing gay couples to apply for marriage licenses, effective March 3.
Opponents of the law requested that the Supreme Court intervene and strike down the law, but these protests were unsuccessful.
D.C. joined Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut, Iowa and New Hampshire in legalizing same sex unions.
While the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Model U.N. wins Outstanding Delegation prize</title>
		<link>http://www.theblackandwhite.net/2010/02/05/model-u-n-wins-outstanding-delegation-prize/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Dionne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Model U.N. won Outstanding Delegation at the American University conference Jan. 28-31, their highest finish in the club’s history. ]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama delivered a strong bipartisan message</title>
		<link>http://www.theblackandwhite.net/2010/01/31/president-obama-delivered-a-strong-bipartisan-message/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:43:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Dionne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Jan. 27, President Obama stood before the country and delivered a strong, yet surprisingly bipartisan message to the public. The President’s first State of the Union address focused primarily on the economy, an issue as important to Republicans as it is to Democrats.
Obama backed his stimulus in the hope of garnering bipartisan support, and heavily [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Purple Line project finally receives federal funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:09:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Dionne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The much-anticipated Metro Purple Line, which has been in the works for years, is finally getting a jumpstart with three million dollars in federal funding from a senate earmark.
The money will pay for the initial stages of construction and is enough to ensure that the project begins. It is the first federal funding delegated to the rail’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clubs embrace the season of giving</title>
		<link>http://www.theblackandwhite.net/2010/01/07/clubs-embrace-the-season-of-giving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Dionne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A child in D.C. opens up a brand new toy for Christmas. A homeless man keeps warm with a winter coat. A family has enough food for the winter. All thanks to Whitman students.]]></description>
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		<title>New urinals spark debate</title>
		<link>http://www.theblackandwhite.net/2009/11/23/new-urinals-spark-debate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Dionne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There won't be anymore standing around to see if the toilet will flush. The administration is replacing the 16-year-old second and third floor urinals, after years of faulty operation.]]></description>
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		<title>Lee named National Achievement semifinalist</title>
		<link>http://www.theblackandwhite.net/2009/11/03/lee-named-national-achievement-semifinalist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:07:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Dionne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fourteen seniors in the county were named National Achievement semifinalists, including one Whitman student.

The award is given to outstanding African American students, and is based on PSAT performance.
Senior Rachael Lee is Whitman’s sole semifinalist this year. She did not know the exact requirements to qualify, but was happy with her results.
“I didn’t know how well [...]]]></description>
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