Teen smoker receives negative reputation, remains proud [ArticleImageHyperLink] Tuesday, July 23, 2002 By Sara Petrocelli, Reporter Teenage smoking is something that every parent dreads. Finding out that your son or daughter has begun that habit is a nightmare come true.Some students look upon the “smokers” as the outcasts of the full story

Censorship hinders individuality;priest proves point by burning ‘poisonous’ books [ArticleImageHyperLink] Tuesday, July 23, 2002 By Michael Elm, Guest Columnist It seems that a priest down in New Mexico decided that the book series by J. K. Rowling was satanic and was poisoning the minds of the children. He then took it upon himself to rid the world of these full story

Dropouts lose ‘FREE’ education [ArticleImageHyperLink] Tuesday, July 23, 2002 By Lindsay Brundage, Co-Ad Manager The legislature recently tried to create a bill to keep students in school. They wanted to boost the legal age from 16 to 18 for dropping out and promised to revoke a student’s license if they chose full story

Companies risk penalty by selling info to advertisers [ArticleImageHyperLink] Tuesday, July 23, 2002 By Tim Meter, Co-Circulation Manager Advertisers. They find any possible way to annoy anybody whether or not you choose not to receive their offers.Behind the scenes, communications companies sell personal information of their customers full story

Students evade punishment while parents do dirty work [ArticleImageHyperLink] Tuesday, July 23, 2002 By Kimmie Nguyen, Co-Ad Manager The average loving parent is a high schooler’s ultimate genie.If she wants shoes—hocus pocus— “What brand do you want, darling? Doc’s or Sketchers?”If he wants keys to a schnazzy new ‘vette—alakazam—“ full story