2014 Urban Village Voice
Cherry Blossom Official Merchandise Scores Home Run at the 2014 Cherry Blossom Parade
By Tayah Harper UJW Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Adam Mayhew serves a customer as many others wait patiently in the long line. Most of the customers are waiting to buy […]
Amid Parade, Japanese Culture Abounds
By Gabrielle Headly UJW Staff Writer WASHINGTON — The National Cherry Blossom Festival was filled with people from all walks of life who came together to partake in the Japanese […]
Tourists Find Joy in Cherry Blossom Parade
By Chloe Thompson UJW Staff Writer Washington–Anja, a traveler from Denmark said the only reason she heard of the parade was from Cherry Blossom attendees at the Tidal Basin. “We […]
Oxon Hill fights back against proposed Wal-Mart
By Gabrielle Headly UJW Staff Writer OXON HILL, MD — Lifelong Oxon Hill resident Bonnie Bick has witnessed many forms of development in her hometown over the decades, some she […]
Column: Have We All Gone Crazy?
By Maggie Gallagher UJW Staff Writer Has our world gone crazy? Is everyone just a violent person waiting to pop? Ever since James Holmes brought an AR15, Glock 40 Caliber, […]
Youth Involvement in STEM Beginning to Grow
By Tayah Harper UJW Staff Writer WASHINGTON D.C. — Have you ever thought of a way to get more than 325,000 youth and their parents in one room? The 2014 […]
After Breach, Student Data Privacy in the Spotlight
By Austin Chavez UJW Staff Writer After reports of a second data breach at the University of Maryland in late March and a similar breach at the North Dakota University […]
Local schools explore digitizing methods
By Gabby Brooks UJW Staff Writer ROCKVILLE, Md.– In Mooresville, N.C., students file into their classrooms, but instead of pulling out their notebooks and pencils, they have school-issued laptops. The […]
Culture Change Afoot on Eastern Shore
By Chloe Thompson UJW Staff Writer For years, Maryland’s Eastern shore has been balancing two conflicting stereotypes, a culture of coastal living, and a culture of hunting, fishing, and “living […]
