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By Taylor Valencia UJW STAFFORD, Va. -- He doesn't make eye contact with anyone sitting inches away from him. Slightly slumped and head leaned to the right, Alexander Juhna An stares at his lap, hands on his thighs. You wouldn't guess from his appearance but Alex is an athlete.

By Jennifer Kuo UJW ROCKVILLE, Md. - Early one morning in the advanced-placement English Literature class at Thomas S. Wootton High School, Jay Mottla, a senior, sits at his desk, opens his book and begins reading Crime and Punishment. But instead of the 560 pages that students around him are reading, Mottla reads the abbreviated version of 99 pages published by SparkNotes.

By Juliana Sesay UJW SILVER SPRING, Md. - Everywhere you turn, there is a new reality series popping up on television. If the trials of aspiring chefs tickle your fancy, all you have to do is flip to FOX 5's Hell's Kitchen. On ABC, you can watch British women transform stubborn and unruly children into obedient little kids on Supernanny. Or perhaps, the saga of a group of young adults living together is your ideal TV show.

By Hojung Deena Lee UJW ELLICOTT CITY, Md. -- The sci-fi movie, I Am Legend, starring Oscar-winning actor Will Smith, might not be so unrealistic anymore. At least not at the offices of The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the city's oldest newspaper that ended its 146-year print history on March 17, but continues its online presence. The offices overlook the tranquil, barren vista of the Puget Sound River, which also seems to pervade inside the offices of the Post-Intelligencer, where rows of empty desks fill the cavernous newsroom.

By Leslie Redmond UJW WASHINGTON -- The high school prom is normally a moment students won't forget. But due to the poor economy, prom fees will be what seniors remember at McKinley Technology High School. Normally, students go all out to get sharp and dress to impress at the prom. But some students are playing it close to the vest this year because the affair can be an expensive one once you figure in the cost of a ticket, clothes and transportation to the Camelot ballroom in Upper Marlboro, Md.