The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

The Black and White

The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

The Black and White

The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

The Black and White

Underrated MLS to return this spring, better than ever

By Max Steinhorn March 19, 2014

A recent ESPN poll found that both the MLB and the MLS can now claim 18 percent of 12- to 17-year-olds as avid fans of their sport. This is the first time in the 20-year history of the ESPN Sports Poll...

Woody Allen’s filmmaking should not be tainted by personal allegations

By Max Steinhorn February 23, 2014

Woody Allen may very well be one of the greatest comedic filmmakers of all time –"Annie Hall", "Take the Money and Run" and "Bananas" are considered some of the genre’s finest. Allen’s ability to...

Senior wins social justice award in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.

By Max Steinhorn January 25, 2014

Senior Malachi Stoll was awarded the Children of the Dream Award on Martin Luther King Day for his exceptional participation in the community and his work dealing with social justice. The award was...

A dim future for the Redskins

By Max Steinhorn January 7, 2014

All the hype surrounding Robert Griffin III’s comeback this season has faded. The Washington Redskins’ season has ended in turmoil, RGIII finished the season watching from the bench and coach Mike...

Matthew McConaughey as Ron Woodroof in a scene from the film, Dallas Buyers Club. (AP Photo/Focus Features, Anne Marie Fox)

“Dallas Buyers Club” offers honest look at HIV/AIDS crisis

By Max Steinhorn December 4, 2013

Diagnosed with HIV and given only 30 days to live, Ron Woodroof’s fight to survive paints a disturbing picture of the stark social divides in the Deep South during the height of the United States’...

FIFA 14 lives up to hype

By Max Steinhorn October 15, 2013

FIFA is frustrating, exciting and addicting all at the same time, and this year, it's better than ever. Released Sept. 27, FIFA 14 is the latest installment of the professional soccer video game often...

This film publicity image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan and Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby in a scene from The Great Gatsby. (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures)

The Average Gatsby

By Max Steinhorn May 22, 2013

I enjoyed F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece “The Great Gatsby.” But dare I say that I also enjoyed Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby” too? Was it the best movie I’ve ever seen or an Oscar...

Twenty-two states currently have Stand Your Ground laws. The laws, which are pushed by the National Rifle Association, should be repealed because they provide criminals a defense for their crimes. Graphic by Katie Guarino.

States should repeal “Stand Your Ground” laws

By Max Steinhorn May 16, 2012

The uproar surrounding 17-year old Trayvon Martin's death not only ignited racial tensions across America, but also shed light on the increasingly lax gun control laws well-funded interest groups are pushing...

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