Here and Now
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The Questions Persists: Is Dance a Sport or an Art? Or Both?
Stone Ridge is updating, adding new classes and activity spaces, such as the new Physical Performance Center. A new class in the performing arts has been added to Stone Ridge’s lengthy course list: dance. Dance has already been incorporated into the Middle School performing arts curriculum. Seventh and eighth graders are able to take dance…
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The Secrets of Fast Fashion Retailers
Fast fashion primarily refers to stores like Forever 21, TJ Maxx, and Marshalls, which receive new shipments of clothing every few days and are hugely popular among teenagers. Lots of teens love fashionable, affordable designer styles. But here’s the big secret: at discounted and outlet retailers, the high-end clothing items sold are of lesser quality…
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Boosting Body Confidence through Food for Thought
You’re valued only for your skin and bones. You’re treated as a hanger for the clothes. And who are you showcasing those clothes to? People judging you with sole regard for your external appearance–how your skin hangs on your bones, how your clothes hang on your skin. Entirely apathetic toward your inner core, toward what…
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Comparing Concert Venues Across the DMV
“Are you going to the concert tomorrow?” is a phrase often overheard in the Stone Ridge junior cloak room, suggesting many different concert venues of different size, shape and variety throughout the DMV. The Fillmore in Silver Spring and the 9:30 Club in D.C. are two popular venues that hold around 2,000 people and typically host…
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Jennifer Lawrence Protests the Entertainment Industry Wage Gap
“Could there still be a lingering habit of trying to express our opinions in a certain way that doesn’t ‘offend’ or ‘scare’ men?” asks Jennifer Lawrence, Academy Award-winning actress, who speaks from experience. For years, she strayed from speaking on the complex topic of feminism, but since issues for women in the entertainment industry are…
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D.C.’s Startling Wage Gap
D.C.’s current minimum wage is one of the highest in the country at $10.50 per hour as of July 1, 2015, and while that would imply that D.C.’s population is at least living comfortably, the opposite is actually true. The minimum wage, constant regardless of how many dependents a worker has, is far below the…
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The Unquestionable Benefits of Living in the DMV
In its last issue, The Here and Now documented the many pressures that accompany living in the DMV. However, we have yet to mention the benefits of living in one of the most educated and affluent metropolitan areas in the world. So why do we love living in or near Washington, D.C. so much? The…
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The Differences We Can’t See
We are taught to embrace and to love our differences because they make us who we are. So, we recognize these differences and work hard to acknowledge them as part of our identity, though we may struggle along the way. But how does the story go when the things that make us unique individuals lie within…
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Inside the Life of a Famous Stone Ridge Girl, Dani Rey
Dani Rey, otherwise known as Danielle Reyes, is a former Stone Ridge student who moved to Los Angeles to pursue a singing career. Apart from her work on music, Rey spends three to four hours a day on college work through Penn State. This reporter FaceTimed Rey to catch up on her career in the…
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iPic Revolutionizes the Motion Picture Experience
Who doesn’t want unlimited popcorn brought by a personal waiter to their leather reclining seat while watching a movie? iPic Theatre, located only 10 minutes away from Stone Ridge in the new Pike and Rose complex, provides just that. This high-end movie theatre allows guests to feel like they are watching a movie at home–but…