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Are we alone? Scientists at SETI search for life in space

[11 Aug 2010 by Ramona Martinez | Comments Off]
Photo Credit: NASA, ESA Have you ever wondered if we were alone in the universe? Scientists at the SETI Institute are trying to answer that very question. Follow Intern Edition’s Ramona Martinez to Northern California to see how the search is going.

The mechanics of Mashups

[11 Aug 2010 by Kevin Leahy | 7 Comments]
Turn Table When mashup DJs listen to a song, they don’t just hear to what’s there. They hear what could be there. They create something new by combining two or more songs, sometimes from very different genres. Max Tannone, for example, mixed Radiohead’s music with Jay-Z’s lyrics to create an entire 10-track album, Jaydiohead. But others prefer to draw from a more eclectic range of material: E-603 stitches together up to 25 samples in a span of four minutes. We asked them about the art and the science of mashups.

Changing tides in an Eastern Shore town

[11 Aug 2010 by Jess Schreibstein | 4 Comments]
Chincoteague Thousands of tourists flock to the beach every summer to relax and get away from the tedium of the everyday routine. Chincoteague Island, recently named the “Best Beach Town” in America by AOL Travel, is no exception. Once a vibrant, self-sustaining fishing town, the island is now overrun with curio shops, T-shirt factories, and mini-golf courses. Native islanders don’t like what tourism has done to their community, and they have something to say about it.

Hip Hop candidate campaigns to his own beat

[11 Aug 2010 by Zishan Jiwani | One Comment]
Jason Anderson There have been only five elected mayors of the District of Columbia. Jason Anderson will not be number six. The long-shot mayoral candidate admits he has little interest in the job. “I have no desire to be the mayor at all,” he says. Anderson has not focused much on campaigning – he distributed a mixtape instead of yard signs- but he has used this platform to speak bluntly about the struggles of Washington’s poorest residents. “I think all institutions of education in DC should be destroyed, and I think the communities should educate their …

Ultimate frisbee: A spirited game

[11 Aug 2010 by Jamie Fernandez | Comments Off]
Roger Munson/Intern Edition Under the hot July sun, two ultimate Frisbee teams are warming up on a field in Silver Spring, Maryland. The teams of the Washington Area Frisbee Club (WAFC) play on fields all across the DC metropolitan area. We tagged along to find out from players what Frisbee is all about. Here’s what team captain Howie Newman had to say.

Stereotypes steer how African Americans are cast on and off stage

[11 Aug 2010 by Amy Ta | 3 Comments]
Amy Ta/Intern Edition You can watch one type of show in 3D without those bulky, square-shaped glasses: a play. Some scenes take you away to imaginary worlds. Others bring you back to reality. And then you may be confronted by something you see every day but don’t often talk about: race. Amy Ta explores the nature of racial stereotypes during theatrical casting calls, especially for African Americans.

At-home care brings a mother and daughter together again

[11 Aug 2010 by Chao Deng | 3 Comments]
Chao Deng/Intern Edition Edythe Simmons is 85 years old. Two decades ago, a stroke put her in a wheelchair. Then, she battled breast cancer and suffered a leg fracture after the cancer had spread to her bone. She was living in a nursing home for three years, until a few weeks ago, when she was finally strong enough to come home.