The Black and White

Lessons from Helen Thomas controversy on debate without insult

By Stewart Longsworth • June 9, 2010

Finally, seniors can detach themselves from a national spectacle and just enjoy their graduation, one of the most important and touching transitions of their lives.

House fire in Wood Acres community fills nearby streets with smoke

By Stewart Longsworth • May 25, 2010

A house fire near Wood Acres Elementary School May 25 gutted the garage and damaged the house with smoke before fire crews arrived around 6 p.m. No one was injured. “We looked and saw the garage...

I aspire to live…

By Stewart Longsworth • May 17, 2010

College searches, college visits, AP credits, GPAs: I’m no stranger to the stress of achievement. Like many students who attend Whitman, I earnestly want to do well in high school so I can get...

Thefts prompt school investigation

By Stewart Longsworth • March 20, 2010

A pair of thefts prompted a school announcement March 17 urging students to not steal and to protect items they bring to school. Before the announcement, a student’s cell phone was stolen from a backpack...

Rain, nostalgia and worms

By Stewart Longsworth • March 14, 2010

What a beautiful week! Five days of straight sun, Monday through Friday. It looked marvelous from my seat in Psych. Of course, it didn't last long.

T-Mobile’s cellphone tower should be built on school grounds

By Stewart Longsworth • February 28, 2010

A proposed T-Mobile cellphone tower on school grounds has triggered plenty of controversy. Yet, a simple truth is being overlooked: there are radio wave emissions everywhere. In the big scheme, one weak cell tower would be relatively harmless.

Life-sized Chinese terra cotta warriors travel to the National Geographic Museum

By Stewart Longsworth • February 28, 2010

Some of China’s greatest representatives have come to D.C. Their visit isn’t political, and they won’t do any talking. These icons aren’t even alive. They are the terra cotta warriors.

Criminalize pre-Thanksgiving holiday decorations

By Stewart Longsworth • December 8, 2009

Police officers should prowl the streets, dishing out fines for every cardboard snowflake, plastic lit-up Santa or “festively lit establishment” in sight before Thanksgiving.

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