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  • NC Youth & Government Conference

    Friday, March 06, 2009 By: Nicole Kraemer

    Every year, in the early weeks of winter, students come together from high schools around the state to participate in the annual Youth & Government conference.

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  • Budget cuts to education may cause detrimental effects

    Friday, March 06, 2009 By: Susie Cummings

    With a budget deficit of over $40 billion, California faces serious budget cuts. Most worrisome are the almost $10 billion in educational cuts, which would lead to an increase in class sizes and state

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  • Michael Phelps mess; overblown

    Friday, March 06, 2009 By: Megan Muniz

    The controversy surrounding eight time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps has significantly hurt his god-like reputation. His popularity soared after his accomplishments in the 2008 Olympic Games an

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  • Sleeping Beauty with a Holocaust twist

    Wednesday, March 04, 2009 By: Anestazcia Carrasco

    Fairy tales are often modernized and adapted to other works of literature. But who would have thought to twist the Holocaust into the story of Sleeping Beauty? Written by Jane Yolen, ‘Briar Rose’ is

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  • Fashion that a feminist can wear: The life and times of Yves Saint Laurent

    Wednesday, March 04, 2009 By: Oona Robertson and Adrienne von Schulthess

    An exhibit at San Francisco's M.H. de Young Museum traces the career of the man who created the pantsuit, the pea coat and the (ladies) tuxedo, liberating a generation of women

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  • Coraline looks pretty but there is nothing beneath the surface

    Wednesday, March 04, 2009 By: Joanne Lapena

    Through the commercials my expectations of the film were so high that the real thing could not fulfill those expectations. I was severely disappointed in the film, Coraline, Hollywood’s latest book to

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  • Blog provides portal for college advice

    Wednesday, March 04, 2009 By: Amal Asghar

    With the help of Daniel Hudkins, Instructional Technology Director, Sean Mandell (12) launched a blog at www.ning.com on January 5 for alumni to give seniors advice on college. Current seniors and alu

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  • Profesisonals participate in charity benefitting local youth program

    Monday, March 02, 2009 By: Natalie Robson

    Springside Racquet and Fitness Club hosted its annual Grand Slam event to raise money for the local therapeutic horse riding center, Victory Gallop.

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  • Akron Zoo offers beneficial resource to local students

    Monday, March 02, 2009 By: Alexandra James

    While going through the high school experience, many face the question of future careers and college majors. Gaining firsthand experience in a field can benefit students’ futures.

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  • Ousted Mayor Kilpatrick embarasses Detroit area

    Monday, March 02, 2009 By: Erin Boateng

    Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has caused a great deal of frustration, sadness and disappointment to many Detroiters. He was trusted to act in Detroit’s best interest and betrayed that interest

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Issue Date: Sunday, March 08, 2009 Issue: Week of March 8, 2009
 
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Money matters -- certainly when ranking effectiveness of the nation's schools. Newsweek’s recent “America’s Best High Schools” list didn't account for that and favored schools with more resources.
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If a school loses its integrity, it has lost everything. That's what Harker Upper School officials determined and after attending a New Orleans conference, they've declared war on cheaters.
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The silver lining to traffic tragedies, if there is one, is the reflective moments it brings survivors. Such has been at Jackson High following the January deaths of two students.
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The Goshen County school board pondered a policy requiring students to sign drug-test permission forms or lose the chance to participate in outside extracurricular activities. The plan met tough scrut
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Revere graduate lands position in Oval Office
The Oval Office has a distinctly Ohio tone, and the reason is Revere High grad Brian Mosteller, the new deputy director.
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Deficits, closings schools, pay cuts, oh my! The Orange Unified School District (OUSD) Board of Education met on Thursday, February 5th, 2009 for an urgent purpose: to discuss budget cuts. At the meet
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Features
As she reaches her 50th birthday, American icon "Barbie" has stirred at least as many controversies as any other toy -- and maybe more than all combined. It doesn't look as though she's finished, eith
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Once upon a time, not so long ago, frozen yogurt was the misunderstood second-cousin of ice cream. Today, it rivals in popularity, not to mention flavors, venues and healthfulness.
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Notables of the tennis world recently turned their attention to Victory Gallop, a therapeutic horse-riding center. Everyone left a winner, though the score at day's end was love-love.
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