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  • School's Out . . . . Serving in the Community

    Friday, April 15, 2011 By: Mark Vandenberg

    Tuesday the entire Notre Dame Academy student body and teaching staff will be making trips around the city of Green Bay for a day of service.

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  • A midnight ride to Tallahassee to save Education Funding

    Monday, April 11, 2011 By: Hilary Higgins

    Faced with massive state budget cuts, a group of Miami Dade County public school students set off for a midnight bus ride to Tallahassee to have their voices heard in the state capitol.

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  • Organized Religion Going Extinct in 9 Countries

    Monday, April 11, 2011 By: Iqra Ahmed

    Religion has always been a big part of the history of mankind—an ongoing struggle between man and faith.

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  • Is race relevant?

    Thursday, April 14, 2011 By: — Jeremy Dela Cruz

    It wasn’t until 1970 that the United States Census allowed citizens to identify themselves according to how they believed their race was. Previously, census officials had simply categorized INDIVIDUAL

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  • Color me yours: Interracial relationships spark social debate

    Thursday, April 14, 2011 By: Harmony Evangelisti

    Juniors Xavyer Austin and Justine Burns cuddle together on the bench between the A and B wings.

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  • Defying the statistics: Hispanic students succeed as Stockton’s largest population

    Thursday, April 14, 2011 By: Lissette Rodriguez

    The Hispanic population now makes up the largest minority group in the country -- one out of every six residents.

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  • Looking for scholarships? Try these crazy ones!

    Wednesday, April 13, 2011 By: Courtney Evans

    Are you tired of filling out the same boring scholarship applications? What if you could get a scholarship for doing something cool: like duck calling, milk mustaches, or baking apple pie? Check out

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  • What goes in can prevent something from coming out

    Monday, April 11, 2011 By: Shanice Robinson, Staff Writer

    The Watchdog discusses the possibility of birth control and its effects.

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  • "Just Dance 2" Provides Wii Fun, Great Workout, Too

    Monday, April 11, 2011 By: Sam Sullivan

    If you don’t enjoy going to the gym or just plain don’t have time to get out and exercise, then you might want to look into a nifty alternative like "Just Dance 2," the sequel to the popular "Just Dan

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  • Ryan's Raving Reviews

    Monday, April 11, 2011 By: Ryan Campbell

    Have you ever played the game Battlefield 1943? Do you like Star Wars? If you answered yes to both of these, you will love this game, if not, you still might. The Star Wars Battlefront series puts you

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Issue Date: Monday, April 18, 2011 Issue: Week of April 18, 2011
 
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News
Teen Drug Abuse Can Come Right From Home Medicine Cabinet
The medicine cabinet is 'Good Time Central' for more and more teens who seek prescription-drug highs. The fun, however, is dangerous.
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How much, if at all, should schools be involved in the sex lives of their students? One Virginia high school community engaged in a discussion that occurs at schools everywhere.
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Curtis High is grieving the loss of one of its better-known alum. Corey McGriff, known in music circles as DJ Megatron, was shot in his neighborhood. An adviser recalls him fondly.
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New 'Common Core' standards mean Illinois students at every level will find fewer standards to reach, but higher expectations with each.
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Features
Teen boys may find many reasons to take up chewing tobacco: peer pressure, the 'buzz,' even family tradition. But is there ever a good reason to risk oneself to addiction and cancer?
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Teens are increasingly willing to take a chance on romance outside their race. Many wonder why their families can't get over their hangups and just be happy.
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The census tells us Hispanics are now the largest minority group in the U.S., but who are they? It's not a simple question, and stereotypes will steer us wrongly.
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What better lessons are there -- even for a Harvard-bound student -- than those to be found in a midnight bus ride to the state capitol to protest school budget cuts? One Miami-Dade student learned pl
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Has religion seen its time come and go? Census experts say organized faith is on the decline and will virtually die in some countries by mid-century.
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Opinion
In 2011, why does race still divide us? Even after Barak Obama won the presidency and has led the nation, why is skin color such a factor in American life?
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