Facebook groups increase change of cheating

Sonia Shekar, Staff Writer
November 21, 2011

 It has never been easier for students to share information with each other about classes, but that does not mean this communication is helpful.  Students have made groups on Facebook for many classes so that they can ask each other questions and benefit from the collaboration of other classmates.... Read more »

Facebook incorporates changes

Manisha Singh, Fact Checker
October 25, 2011

Attention CHS Facebook addicts: it is time to say goodbye to those lifelong profiles. There is a new change ahead and it is going to be revolutionary. The “Facebook Timeline” is a newer version of the Facebook Profile that shares and collects all of your favorite moments in one location. According... Read more »

Facebook takes stalking to a whole new level

Staff Columnist, Charles Cook
October 24, 2011

You listen intently while two kids you do not know converse about their insane weekend. You then spy over another girl’s shoulder as she shows her friend her new pictures from spring break. You finish this creepy escapade by stalking that attractive alumna from last year’s tech class to see how college... Read more »

Google adopts Facebook’s ‘Like’ and other features

Julia Reagan Staff Writer
May 20, 2011

Due to the increasing popularity of Facebook, other websites like Google are adding Facebook-inspired features.  Google’s new “like” system, called Google +1, allows users to mark their favorite pages. According to the Google +1 Information page, the +1 button will soon appear on both Google and... Read more »

Use of social media leads to Egyptian Revolution

By Yasmin Akbari, Online News Editor
March 1, 2011

In the past, the United States has seen numerous domestic demonstrations, such as the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which was organized by African American religious, civil rights and labor organizations and gained momentum solely through word of mouth and the spread of print publications.... Read more »

Facebook group bashes CHS, students fight back

By Spencer Levy Megan Scanlan Staff Writers
March 1, 2011

“Everyone hates CHS because we use bats [against cars], take computers for granted and think we are better than everyone else.” These are just a few of the posts on the new Facebook group “Everyone Hates Churchill.” This recently created Facebook page gives MCPS students a chance to voice their... Read more »

Hollander’s Hot Sauce

Ben Hollander, Columnist
December 22, 2010

Amidst my usual Sunday routine of watching professional football and snacking aggressively, I noticed something that caught my eye. Courtney Cox’s Cougar Town was advertised in high esteem as the new, bright ABC primetime show for the winter line-up. My emotions stuck between sheer rage and confusion,... Read more »

‘Social Network’ wire viewers in to the Facebook world

Claudia Shannon, Production Editor
October 29, 2010

When word spread that the movie industry was investing their time in basing a plot line solely off the creation of the Facebook paradigm, many were skeptical. What back story did they have to go off of? Has the movie industry succumbed to Internet obsessions as plots? Despite this initial cynicism, The... Read more »

The ‘Look at Me’ generation

Andrea Mirviss, Editor-in-Chief
May 28, 2010

A typical teenager girl turns on her computer, signs on to Facebook and updates her status with what she did that day and what she will do for the rest of the day. She may spend the next hour or two flipping through her friends’ Facebook pages, and she will probably check the top of the screen constantly... Read more »