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 […]
School board member rises to internet fame through Twitter
By Arman Azad UJW Staff Writer FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — It was a cloudy day on December 8. With the temperature hovering around 29 degrees, and calls for precipitation in […]
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Transgender Student Rights In Focus
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
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
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
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
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
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
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, […]
