Dress codes have changed significantly over the years, depending on the style of the time. According to The Atlantic, many schools in previous decades have banned go-go boots, or tops that reveal the shoulder, and repealed these regulations shortly after they pass out of vogue. The attentive observer will noticeContinue Reading
Rank & File reached out to students for input on the best restaurants to visit in Washington D.C. Sticky Rice Sushi Dark design and creatively titled sushi make this H Street restaurant a local favorite. Sticky Rice Sushi is frequently crowded, their top floor showing movies like Mean Girls onContinue Reading
The swim team took their first meet of the year with big wins as the girls team won 212–88 and the boys won 223–81 against Robert E. Lee High School. Dive took first place on both sides of the meet. With a victory on Dec. 4, the swim and diveContinue Reading
Daniel Craig’s three-year hiatus from the the role of British spy James Bond came to an end with the Nov. 6 release of Spectre. The movie made a box office splash, making $68 million in the opening weekend according to The Economist. While the film looks great and hits allContinue Reading
On Sept. 25, a group called Inspire Virginia set up a drive to register seniors and older juniors to vote, along with encouraging younger students to pledge to vote. The drive was run by seniors Patrick McCabe, Anya Karaman, Ally Brown and Tom Freebairn, who had been trained in aContinue Reading
The German Club has only been around for a few months, but it has already had the chance to provided its members with a major cultural experience. Last month, the group traveled to our nation’s capital to visit the German Embassy, where they discussed culture, architecture and international relations withContinue Reading
Fabio Zuluaga is a very well-dressed man. He walks into the room with an air of mild interest and quiet confidence, speaking quickly and with a light Colombian accent. He smiles at us, makes some small talk, and sits down. “This to me is a great opportunity to use thisContinue Reading
A new club known as the Tabletop Club has formed for people interested in card and role-playing games. The Tabletop Club is devoted to card games like Magic: The Gathering and Vanguard as well as more traditional role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder. Currently, the club is planning several events, such as card game tournamentsContinue Reading
The Octagon Club ran a shoe drive in order to contribute to the charity Soles4Souls as a mass service project this month. Soles4Souls is a not-for-profit institution that collects and distributes clothing to micro-enterprise organizations which distributes them to small businesses and helps them with inventory and training. Soles4Souls operates primarily inContinue Reading
The chess club held its first meeting on Sept. 24. The club carried out some administrative tasks during the meeting, such as determining when to meet and whether any members were new to chess entirely, and ran a few instructional games with new members. “We have a lot of great activities planned for thisContinue Reading