Commentary
A Simple Christmas
By Margaret Allen (December 21, 2006)
This holiday season could possibly be the hardest Christmas my family has ever had to go through. As my home is currently under (slow) reconstruction, we are still living in a rental house outside the skirts of Falls Church right off of Route 50.

Commentary
Bowling into the Gutter; Playoff
System Needed in College Football
By Ted Peetz (December 21, 2006)
There are 119 teams in Division A College Football. Imagine your job is to pick just two that deserve to play for the National Championship.

Commentary
What You Can’t Plan
By Addison Blakemore (December 18, 2006)
Over the years, I have had many completely bizarre experiences with completely random people.

Commentary
Secrets from the Past
By Sara Greenberg (December 7, 2006)
I recently uncovered a secret. People tell small “white lies” about their age all the time these days, usually when they are trying to make a good first impression

Commentary
In Search of an Identity
By Amartey Armar (December 2, 2006)
I distinctly recall the sweet sensation I experienced when first looking upon Ghana.

Commentary
The Tensions behind the Curtain
That the Audience Never Sees
By Hunter Burkey (November 29, 2006)
Unbeknownst to the majority of the student population, there exists a climactic battle between the forces of light and dark.

Commentary (En Español)
La Yuca
By Xavier Alarcón (November 29, 2006)
Translated by Margaret Lipman
Editor’s Note: The names of certain individuals in this piece have been changed out of concern for their privacy.

Commentary
‘Just Yesterday I Was in Diapers’
By Jennifer Salvador (November 18, 2006)
Adults always give me, as well as many other teenagers, little credit because according to them teenagers are too young to possibly know anything about life.

Commentary
Hard Work Should Also Count
By Will Marshall (November 16, 2006)
A lot of people are born with talent. These people often do not have to work as hard for success as others who are not born with that same talent.

Commentary
Through New Eyes
By: Rebecca Gomez (November 10, 2006)
“I can’t imagine walking into a school where I don’t know anyone,” says Reilly O’Hara, who has attended the Falls Church City School System his whole life. Reilly is otherwise known as a “lifer.”

Commentary
Steroids: Short-Lived Success
By Byron Mendenhall (November 9, 2006)
As an athlete, I take great pride in my work ethic and the amount of time I put into my physical training.

Commentary
Like When I Was at Home
By Le Minh Phuong (November 3, 2006)
You’ve lived in Falls Church your whole life? If yes, well, I would probably beat you in the “American experience” category. Four schools in a year and a half are surely more than three schools in 16 years, aren’t they?

Commentary
“The Best Ten Days of Your Life”
By Margaret Lipman (November 2, 2006)
I heard those words countless times on the bus to Princeton University to participate in the High School Diplomats International Friendship Program (HSD) and each time I felt the same skepticism about them. I was wary of such a daring claim and thought that it couldn’t possibly be true.

Commentary
Sunburned
By Blaine Eakes (October 28, 2006)
My anticipation clutched and tugged at me, pulling me away from all distractions. We were close, only a few hundred sun-bleached, sandy yards away.

Commentary
Congratulations! You’re Dense and Insensitive!
By Alex “SARS—Eun-Joo—Ping-Pong—[Insert Stereotype Here]” Prewitt (October 21, 2006)
I realized comedy was for me when I was the only Asian in my high school who failed math. And when I failed, six other guys around me failed as well.—Dat Phan

Editorial
Understanding the Homecoming
Week Tradition…Just a Little
(October 20, 2006)
It may be something of an exaggeration to say that life is returning back to normal at George Mason after the giddy excitement of Homecoming Week.

Commentary
Homesick in Falls Church
By Margaret Allen (October 19, 2006)
June 25, 2006, 11:35 p.m. BOOM!
I didn’t scream. I couldn’t move. I was sure that Osama Bin Laden had flown a plane over Falls Church, straight to Jackson Street, dropped an atomic bomb and blown up the house next door.

Commentary
Zooming In
By Anna Duning (October 13, 2006)
A friend sent me an e-mail the other day asking if I could get the senior class involved in a service organization.

Commentary
‘Through Sorrow, Find Happiness’
By Dean Woodley (October 12, 2006)
It started when I was eight years old; my parents began to act strangely around me, having countless conversations covertly or “behind closed doors.”

Commentary
I Love My Country (Music)
By K-K Bracken (October 6, 2006)
What do you get when you play a country song backwards? Answer: You get your house back, you get your woman back, and you get your life back.

Commentary
The N in STAND: We Need To Act Now
By Sarah Van Buren (September 29, 2006)
I’m thinking of a desert country. The population is mostly Muslim, which is causing some sort of conflict. The country’s main export is oil, mostly because there’s not a whole lot else there. Oh, 500 people die there daily. Can you guess what country I’m thinking of?

Editorial   (Spanish Version 9/13)
Today Is the Real ‘New Year’;
Let’s Take Advantage of It
(September 5, 2006)
As always, summer vacation is over and class has begun.

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