On Hot 99.5, the day opens with the babbling of four hosts on The Kane Show, a national, or syndicated, culture show that is featured on the popular DC radio station. Hot 99.5 (or WIHT-FM) is one of the top stations in the Washington DC/Maryland/Northern Virginia area, reaching over 100Continue Reading

Looking at the summer reading list, you see abusive parents, child soldiers and culture shock. And that is just the International Baccalaureate (IB) and Honors classes. Even though the ?All Students? list is longer, it too has a fair presence of negative and/or depressing content. Why the doom and gloom?Continue Reading

The football team has changed its offensive style this year in order to better reflect the type of players at Marshall, according to freshman football coach Jason Planakis. ?We have moved from a pro-style I-back offense to a double-wing triple-option offense,? Planakis said. Last spring, seventh and eighth graders wereContinue Reading

After losing several seniors who were vital to the success of the team, the cross country team is focusing on improving for the future during the 2010 season. ?There are a lot of freshmen which is good because it [gives us] more runners who will improve the team overall inContinue Reading

The first day of school: wild chattering, a cacophony of voices, constant commotion and a never ending sea of new faces, especially for transfer students. Sophomore Justin Kim was just another transfer student walking down the halls of Marshall, taking in the new environment. On the other side of theContinue Reading

Cheerleading is paving its way to nationals by striving to start off ahead of the curve by working overtime to get ready for competitions. ?We aren?t rushing like last year. We finished our routine by the middle of summer,? junior Abbey Hodges said. This, according to Hodges, means more timeContinue Reading

The boys varsity golf team?s season has come to a close, culminating in the Liberty District competition on Sept. 22 and 23, where the team as a whole came in sixth place out of eight teams, although no individual golfers moved forward to regionals. Girls golf player junior Meredith CrizerContinue Reading

Before the summer ended, Rank & File decided to put a new spin on the food review by having a staff review. So, Rank & File headed to Tigris Grill, a middle- eastern restaurant tucked in the heart of Oakton. Tigris Grill serves typical Middle Eastern/Mediterranean food and is aContinue Reading

This year, all juniors were assigned lockers on the ground floor, and all locker assignments for freshmen moved up to the second floor. “Freshmen are kind of naive, small and scared,” sophomore Joshua Kemp said. Kemp felt that the reason for the new arrangements was the large increase in theContinue Reading

NBC’s newest prime time show, The Event, was one that could be missed. Though not a bad show, The Event was nothing exceptional. The show uses a flashback technique that provides the viewer with an irrelevant details about the President (Blair Underwood) and background information for the main character?s story.Continue Reading