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December 19, 2011
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently recommended that all 50 states establish bans on drivers using cell phones. While some state-level governments have already implemented such rules (in Washington, D.C., drivers can speak only on hands-free devices), such a recommendation... Read more »
December 19, 2011
The loo, the restroom, the washroom, the bathroom; each name is generally descecrated when made public. No matter how demure bath tissue ads may seem, defecation is never a pleasant subject, especially when high school boys are involved. To counteract this stereotype by supporting another (and to avoid... Read more »
December 16, 2011
An average lunch at AHS Every day students saunter into the cafeteria, hesitant to see what grotesque options that may be served for lunch that day. It isn’t just Fairfax County that suffers from the poor quality of government regulated lunches. Children all over America are forced to consume greasy... Read more »
December 12, 2011
The bill will be in effect as soon as it recieves Obama's signature We hold these truths to be self evident…right? Well, those liberties are now under fire. The Senate recently passed the National Defense Authorization Act, a law that, if passed, would place domestic terror investigations... Read more »
December 8, 2011
Written by The A-Blast Editorial Staff Emma Sullivan’s Nov. 21 tweet recounting that she told Governor Sam Brownback of Kansas that “he sucked” has revealed why students should be allowed to post updates on to social networking sites as they please. While Sullivan’s comment was inappropriate,... Read more »
December 8, 2011
On one of the latest episodes of Glee, the plot line, which I was able to ascertain in a short five minutes, followed the plight of Kurt Hummel (one of the main characters) running for class office in order to ensure his admission into the college of his dreams. How many of us are guilty of doing... Read more »
November 22, 2011
Every student knows that teachers can be divided into two categories: teachers who allow drinks in class and teachers who don’t. Drinks like Gatorade and Powerade are popular drinks among students and are often considered a better choice than the school provided milk cartons or the school water fountains.... Read more »
November 22, 2011
November 8 resulted in fried retinas for stereotypical, middle-aged men living in their parents’ basements, conventional ‘hot’ girls and adolescents everywhere. The release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, one of the many video games that has caused a lowering of productivity for students across... Read more »
November 21, 2011
GOP Candidates need to make their views more moderate Candidates who forget what they have rehearsed to say or presenting contradictory, illogical arguments, audience members cheering the idea of people being executed or dying due to lack of proper health care; one cannot help but be troubled by the... Read more »
November 21, 2011
Unfortunately, since 2009, at the nascence of the Tea Party Movement, it seemed that America had taken an indefinite proverbial swing to the right. Citizens and politicians with the more “extreme” views of 2008 were becoming the mainstream champions of the “American way” in 2009. However, it... Read more »
Video Recap of the 4th Annual STAND Benefit Concert that was held on January 20th, 2012. By the end of the night, $1,175 had been raised for STAND. Made By Troy Callahan, Videographer
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