Transgender Student Rights In Focus
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By Austin Chavez UJW Staff Writer For many adolescents in the transgender community, bullying has become a major concern. A 2012 national study conducted by the Gay Lesbian Straight Education […]
Cherry blossoms on parade
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By Sarah Metzel UJW Staff Writer WASHINGTON — The vivid pink blossoms that have appeared on trees in Washington mark the start of a new season. People from all over […]
Smartphones become a Parade must-have
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By Anthony Joseph UJW Staff Writer Sheridan Radcliffe had worried that a foot surgery would prevent her from attending this year’s National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade. But armed with only […]
Performers Bring Spark to Parade
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By Abby Duker UJW Staff Writer WASHINGTON–It took Toodles the Clown 45 minutes to put on makeup, and then came the petticoat, apron, bloomers and brightly-colored wig she picked out […]
Fun, Floats and Food Mark Cherry Blossom Parade
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By Sean Burke UJW Staff Writer WASHINGTON – Maurice Minor of Newport, Conn., stood along Constitution Avenue with his jaw dropped wide open. Minor, 14, was in awe of the […]
Battle of the Cities
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By Sean Burke UJW Staff Writer WASHINGTON- Here we go again. Another city versus city match up is at it again in professional sports. Seattle has been on both ends […]
International Students Seek American Experience
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By Melanie Aguilar-Rojas UJW Staff Writer With high school graduation finally over, many students are looking forward to a new life on a college campus. For some of these students, […]
Consumers Seek Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods
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By Nadia Barnett UJW Staff Writer Navaal Madhi, 17, strives to eat organically as much as possible and tends to view genetically modified products as “harmful” and “detrimental in the […]
Spark in Gun Control Support after Newtown Shooting, Local Actions
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Gabby Brooks UJW Staff Writer ROCKVILLE, MD -Polls show that public support for tighter gun control has increased after the Newtown shooting in December. Since then, four states, including Maryland, […]
Cursive Disappearing From Schools, But Maybe Not Society?
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By Abby Duker UJW Staff Writer WARRENTON, Va. — Nina Anderson remembers writing every high school paper in cursive. She recalls how this forced her to think hard about what […]