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 […]
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, […]
Consumers Seek Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods
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
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?
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 […]
The Buzz: Cicadas Return to the DMV
By Marcel Adams UJW Staff Writer OXON HILL, Md.- Joy Barnes first encountered cicadas in 2004 when one smacked her in in the head and sent her running and screaming […]
