While selecting majors, dorms and roommates fluster matriculating college freshmen, their parents are focusing on a more problematic aspect of higher education ? the cost. Buried within the mess of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act was recently passed, making a collegeContinue Reading

For most, pursuing higher education means an academically-focused college experience. But for a few Statesmen alumni, higher education means pursuing collegiate athletics and handling the pressure of balancing academics and athletics in college. Ryan Goss, a junior on the University of Richmond National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I AAContinue Reading

The baseball season has begun to swing into high gear for both the varsity and JV teams. Each team has experienced some adversity, but some success as well. The varsity team, with a record of 3-7, and has entered the heart of their Liberty District schedule. The team recently facedContinue Reading

We spend four years of our lives trying to juggle the stresses of school, a social life, extracurricular activities and jobs, and it?s not always easy to stay motivated to do those necessary things. But would creating your own curriculum or getting paid to go to school keep you motivatedContinue Reading

Teamwork and determination, according to boys? lacrosse coach Andrew Freeman, are the two things that the varsity team needs to work on if they want to see an improvement in their ongoing losing streak. Girls? varsity, on the other hand, has been experiencing both wins and losses in recent weeks.Continue Reading

Among the numerous banners hanging in the gym, the softball team?s district banner bears a single date ? 1976. “The last time we won a district championship was in 1976 and we hope 2010 will be the next,” freshman Mina Don said. According to senior Christine Grilliot, the team usesContinue Reading

Last Wednesday, boys? and girls? tennis battled McLean High School for the second time this season, beginning the second round of district matches; the boys lost 1-8, losing number one doubles in a close tiebreaker, and the girls lost 0-9. Both teams played Stone Bridge High School on Friday andContinue Reading

The track and field team recently attended the Northern Virginia Inivitational, held at Thomas Edison High School on April 9 and 10, and achieved some good results. Seniors Brittany Johnson and Meara Goss each won one of the events they participated in. Goss earned first place in the girls? discus,Continue Reading

Between April showers and May?s warm temperatures, spring weather is unpredictable, calling for versatile clothing. Many of this year?s spring essentials are classic styles that have been updated to keep up with modern trends. These styles are functional yet reflective of the vibrant colors of spring. White There?s no needContinue Reading

New on DVD, Pirate Radio, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt, Capote), Rhys Ifans (Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Hannibal: Rising) and Tom Sturridge (Being Julia, Vanity Fair), propels viewers into the world of 1960?s music, fashion and culture. In the late 1960?s, the British Broadcasting Corporation stops airing rock music onContinue Reading