Posts by Rachel Nussbaum:
Icicles: dangerous weapons and excuses for stalking
Ice, avoiding the sunshine and just waiting for it's time to be a weapon. Photo by Sarah Klotz.
Usually when friends talk about swords, sabers and extreme pain in the same conversation, they’re planning their next big trip to a “Star Wars” fan festival.
However, with the arrival of Snowmaggedon, they might be referring to something else. Students, formerly limited to blunt objects for enacting harm on each other, can now take advantage of the most important part of any snowstorm: the icicles.
No report cards, just a graduation cap that determines your future
Graphic by Elena Toumayan.
Report cards are just bad. There’s no other way around it.
Who likes seeing all of their effort and lost hours laid out in thick, dark, final print?
Sycophants—that’s who. Really, no one in their right mind enjoys receiving any grades, especially right after tests.
Disney diamonds among the duds
"Phineas and Ferb" pioneered a wave of sweet, mindless relief. Photo courtesy of sharetv.org.
It’s an undisputed fact that “High School Musical” launched a genuine Disney craze in 2006. Suddenly, it wasn’t dorky to go along with the cheese and believe in the highly stylized, beautifully lit and well-groomed Disney ideals. Fast forward four years, and whether they openly admit it or not, many high school students are still hooked.
Spin-offs not ‘Googla,’ but close
Photo by Rachel Nussbaum.
Google is a hallmark of the Internet, with its iconic logo and familiar interface. But as “Prado” bags and “MiPhones” prove, icons don’t last long before inspiring imitations. In fact, it appears that Google has spawned many such knock-off sites recently, including independently-owned Givoogle.com, Blackle.com, Lmgtfy.com, Mysterygoogle.com and Googlegooglegooglegoogle.com.
Looking Ahead: What’s in and out for 2010
Photo courtesy of wordpress.com.
*Also by Stephanie Haven*
As many have noticed, the year 2010 is now upon us. Though we’re nowhere near where we should be in order to reach the standards that “Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century” set for 2049, it must be said that some vast improvements have been made since the previous year.
Whitman bathrooms, like never before
Photo by Rachel Nussbaum.
Imagine the worst place you’ve ever been. Worse than the Bethesda tunnel. Worse than the Express line at Safeway when someone has 20 items. More along the lines of the Chokey in “Matilda,” the movie. Damp, dark and full of pointy objects. In other words, Whitman’s bathrooms.
List serv allows digital neighborly talk
Some students think the list serv has just become another place for parents to gossip about them. Graphic by Elena Toumayan.
The annoyingly cheerful neighbor sticking her head over the fence to “chat” is an antiquated stereotype that’s usually found more on television than in backyards. But in some neighborhoods the fence has been replaced by a list serv, as neighborhood news goes digital.
Bethesda neighborhoods like River Falls, Fort Sumner and Mohican have created networks to facilitate easy communication between neighbors. They serve as digital town halls, a place for residents to air comments and concerns without the podium and gavel.