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Nada Al Huwait of the UAE women's national soccer team shakes hands with an athlete from Bell Multicultural High School during a soccer clinic at Cardozo High School in Northwest Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, July 13, 2011. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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Shahad Ahmed Budebs of the UAE women's national soccer team attends a soccer clinic at Cardozo High School in Northwest Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, July 13, 2011. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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The UAE women's national soccer team attended a soccer clinic at Cardozo High School in Northwest Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, July 13, 2011. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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Jalila Al Nuimi, 7, of the UAE women's national soccer team, jokes around with kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington during a soccer clinic at Cardozo High School in Northwest Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, July 13, 2011. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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Alaa Ahmed Hassan, 9, of the UAE women's national soccer team, sits with Nathaniel Green, Jr. from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington, as she signs a soccer ball for him during a soccer clinic at Cardozo High School in Northwest Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, July 13, 2011. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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Sparkman High School seniors Sarah Donahue (left) and Leslie Easley, both 18, work in a science class in Sparkman, Ark. In an effort to save their school, residents in Sparkman are sending their graduates to college. (Associated Press)
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Virginia Tech senior and resident adviser David Dorsett (left) visits with fellow student Matt Londrey. Virginia Tech, among many other public colleges and universities, is raising tuition rates this fall. (Associated Press)
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PRATIK SHAH/THE WASHINGTON TIMES Milwaukee Bucks point guard Brandon Jennings shoots during a game at Spingarn High School in Northeast D.C. Jennnings graduated from Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Va.
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This photo provided by California University of Pennsylvania shows a letter postmarked February 1958 that arrived at the campus mailroom last week. The love letter to a college student is on its way to his current home in Illinois. (Associated Press)
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY ROD LAMKEY JR./THE WASHINGTON TIMES "Great schools, great people, great community connections" is the mantra of Kaya Henderson, the chancellor of D.C. public schools.
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**FILE PHOTO ** The controversy over racial preferences in higher education admissions may lead colleges and universities to reexamine how to legally create racial diversity. (Associated Press)
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Janet Turner, 42, wipes the sweat off her brow while watering her plot at the Decatur High School Community Garden on Tuesday, July 12, 2011, in Decatur, Ga. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)
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A member of a Pakistani tribal militia stands with locals outside a school gutted by militants in Nusrat Dara in Dir, Pakistan on July 7, 2011. (Associated Press)
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDIA RELATIONS Whitney Neuhauser, a former University of Virginia standout, qualified for the U.S. Women's Open on her fourth try at making the tournament.
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Incoming students, or plebes, read their Reef Points booklets as they await further instructions during Induction Day in Alumni Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis on Thursday, June 30, 2011. The Reef Points serve as an introduction to the Navy, and the plebes are expected to memorize all of the facts in the book. They are instructed to hold the books squarely in front of their face as they read them. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Incoming U.S. Naval Academy students, or plebes, stand straight as they await further instructions during Induction Day in Alumni Hall at the academy in Annapolis on Thursday, June 30, 2011. Induction Day marks the day the young men and women begin their transformation from civilians to midshipmen and begin their plebe-summer training program. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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1/C Matthews Adams (right), a senior at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, instructs plebes, or first-year students, to walk "fast and with purpose" as they make their way from getting their hair cut to picking up their gear during Induction Day at the academy in Annapolis on Thursday, June 30, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Incoming U.S. Naval Academy students, or plebes, read their Reef Points booklets while waiting with their Navy-issued gear to head to their dormitory on Induction Day at the academy in Annapolis on Thursday, June 30, 2011. The Reef Points serve as an introduction to the Navy, and the plebes are expected to memorize all of the facts in the book. They are instructed to hold the books squarely in front of their face as they read them. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Plebe Joshua Werling of Beloit, Wis., gets his hair cut during Induction Day for first-year students in Alumni Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis on Thursday, June 30, 2011. Induction Day marks the day the young men and women begin their transformation from civilians to midshipmen and begin their plebe-summer training program. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Incoming U.S. Naval Academy students, or plebes, learn how to put on their hats properly during Induction Day in Alumni Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis on Thursday, June 30, 2011. Induction Day marks the day the young men and women begin their transformation from civilians to midshipmen and begin their plebe-summer training program. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
