Curling: Boring…or Misunderstood?
February 26, 2010
Filed under Sports
Curling is an Olympic sport where you throw a rock across a sheet of ice trying to get your rocks closes to the middle of the target. There are 10 ends and in the event of a tie 11. An end is a delivery of 8 or 10 stones depending on game rules. There are 4 players, and two can use brooms to direct the... Read more »
From Paris With…Terrorism
February 25, 2010
Filed under Student Life
If you take the movie “Taken” and replace Liam Neeson’s quiet, determined, and practical character with a man remarkably similar to John McClane of “Die Hard,” and add elements of a Jackie Chan and “Mission Impossible” movie, you get “From Paris With Love.” Another way to describe this... Read more »
Lost in the plot of ABC’s “Lost”?
February 25, 2010
Filed under Student Life
For those of you who don’t know what has happened in “Lost” here are some of the key developments from previous seasons. The Island has special healing powers. John Locke was unable to walk before coming to the Island and yet now he can walk on it. Rose Henderson Nadler came to the Island with... Read more »
A & J’s: Stretching Your Dollar as Far as Possible With Northern Dim Sum
February 19, 2010 • Peter James
Filed under Student Life
At the bottom corner of a small building in Rockville next to the Woodmont Country Club is one of the best bargain restaurants in the metropolitan area. A&J’s is a small family owned restaurant which serves Northern Chinese dim sum. Opening the door, the first things you notice are the spicy,... Read more »
Alexa Klein-Mayer
February 18, 2010
Filed under Staff
Alexa Klein-Mayer is a sophomore and the Assistant Copy Editor. She has been at St. Andrew’s since 7th grade and plays tennis, basketball, and lacrosse. She is also a tour guide. Her favorite subjects are science and Spanish. Read More →
Marcus Maibach
February 16, 2010
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Copy Editing Staff member. Read More →
Sam Isaacs
February 15, 2010
Filed under Staff
Sam is a sophomore and is a copy editor for the Mane News. This is his first year writing and editing for the Mane News. Sam’s favorite classes are English and Chemistry, as well as other classes such as Improv. Sam works backstage for Tech during the Winter Months, to help prepare for the... Read more »
Marta Knudson
February 14, 2010
Filed under Staff
Copy Editing Staff member Read More →
Is Tetris too old? It’s More Popular Than Ever
February 4, 2010 • Matt Adams, Staff Writer
Filed under Student Life
The 2-D boxes keep falling and falling… You keep up, trying to beat your friend’s high score. You’ve spent many hours on this doing the same thing over and over again, but it never gets old. You know what I’m talking about… the game of Tetris. Tetris was thought up and created in 1984... Read more »
A New Way To Donate
February 4, 2010 • Matt Adams, Staff Writer
Filed under News
Technology Leading the Way to a Better Tomorrow It’s the twenty first century and pretty much everyone knows what texting is. You think its just another 21st century tool to instantly keep in touch with friends. Some people think it is annoying, it causes people to get into car accidents, and parents... Read more »
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