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Geography 101: Cape Verde = Africa
“That’s all that matters
Racial misidentification
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Halfway to a scare cons in the community
“Something bad might happen to me while I walk home
Gentrification personification
“Then, when they see the beauty and charm in it that’s there because of the people that are already living there, they decide that they want it now and kick all those people out of their homes
May / June 2015
Talkin' trash
Instead of going to a garbage can, she threw the wrapper from her Hershey’s chocolate bar on the ground
TVR
Your choice is your business
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Where's Your Love?
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My father's silent support
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The face of success
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Dear Fajour: One daughter's letter
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Meet the Teen Voices Rising Writers
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Breaking the cycle of girl-hate
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Looking for comfort
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Next on the agenda: Equality through fem-vertising?
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Distorted female images in anime
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It's more than complicated
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What's your relationship status?
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Oh, the pressure
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Deconstructing the bigotry about Southern life
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The Black Girl's Burden
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Sides of me
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Things are not as they appear
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One wish: Can I be daddy's little girl?
He’s supposed to not let any boy harm them
Women of Quisqueya
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Culture Club
Rude parents
O’Bryant School of Math & Science
Fathers and boyfriends: Nah!
Her dad thought he was a bad influence on his daughter, she says, and now he’s her ex
Finding your comfort zone
O’Bryant School of Math & Science
The meaning of life
“I believe that you’re able to do whatever you want to do only if you decide that’s how you want to live your life
Pursuing the purse: Putting the backpack back on the rack
“Purses hurt your arms and wrists
Holidaze: Celebratory spirit wanes
Fifteen-year-old Joey Rodriguez says he misses the good old days of Halloween.
“It makes me feel
Anxious moments
O’Bryant School of Math & Science, says she has a plan for dealing with the hotspots of anxiety
Unhealthy friendships
O’Bryant School of Math & Science, says he’s been in toxic friendships
First kiss
She was 11
Bling is the thing: Expressing yourself through jewelry
She expresses her animal obsession with owl earrings and an owl necklace instead of through words
Declarations of independence
“They’re the fundamental basis of my character and integrity
Extreme makeover teen edition, part two: "Perfection isn't about being perfect"
“Like I want to be able to absorb knowledge with more ease
Extreme makeover teen edition, part one: Destiny's do-overs
O’Bryant School of Math & Science
Don't judge a look by its cover
O’Bryant School of Math & Science
Hogging center stage
Teens have different reasons for trying to grab the spotlight, from hoping to make friends to just enjoying making a scene
On Point
Give up or fight back?
On the following pages, students debate the pros and cons of this life-altering practice
Trashing the idea of physician-assisted suicide
On the following pages, students debate the pros and cons of this life-altering practice
Cowardice
On the following pages, students debate the pros and cons of this life-altering practice
Choosing to die
On the following pages, students debate the pros and cons of this life-altering practice
Bravery
On the following pages, students debate the pros and cons of this life-altering practice
An empty space
On the following pages, students debate the pros and cons of this life-altering practice
Rest in peace
On the following pages, students debate the pros and cons of this life-altering practice
No pain, no gain
On the following pages, students debate the pros and cons of this life-altering practice
"Nothing can destroy humanity except humanity itself"
On the following pages, students debate the pros and cons of this life-altering practice
Don't use God as an excuse
On the following pages, students debate the pros and cons of this life-altering practice
Death with dignity
On the following pages, students debate the pros and cons of this life-altering practice
A larger legacy
On the following pages, students debate the pros and cons of this life-altering practice
A school-safety lesson plan
There have been many crazy events all over the world involving school shootings -- too many to name
Toying with black lives
I understand that, as head of the Cleveland police union at the time, you asked the Browns to apologize for this action
Cracks in the education foundation
The most basic foundation that anyone can receive is an education
Teens tortured by technology
This has caused miscommunication and misunderstanding as youth disconnect themselves from the real world
Hating on gays in Uganda
Yet today in Uganda, there are many living in fear because they are gay
Think Critically
Looking back at it
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Hellos & Goodbyes
Do's and don'ts
Senior Sayonaras (Series)
Advice from those who
Choosing the right friends and fun
It doesn’t mean that you can’t make new friends or the friends that you are making are not real
A lesson on stressin'
It is one of the most stressful years in your life
Scene & Heard
Trouble turnaround
There are many of these farmers where I lived in Bani, a small part of the Dominican Republic with a very poor but strangely beautiful culture
Good night: This is not the end
Once, a girl named Natasha told me that she wanted to die because she was feeling fat
Making my father -- and my country -- proud
We reached New York City and that was the best place
Change but not changed
But I had no choice
The country of dreams
“Be focused on your future
An act of disobedience that saved my life
I went downstairs
Down on the farm
My days started at 5:30 in the morning
My grandfather's words
I didn’t have the support of my father to explain both the simple and important things in life – like how to shave or how to be a respectful man
Sonny days
The media surrounded me like they were waiting for the president to speak
Friends & Family
Life is not simple
I was planning on going to high school and I was excited to start classes
Missing a piece of my heart
Everyone was very solemn, giving each other hugs and kisses
Memories of Tet
It is the first day of the New Year in the lunar calendar
A&E
Headbanger music, Spanish style
The story is said to be the explanation of why the moon goes crescent
Headbangers unite: Loud and proud
Santos has been listening to this blasting sound since he was eight years old
Beware of senioritis
I was diagnosed with it this year and it nearly ruined my life
School
The loo is so ew
The toilets are not flushed and it smells really bad
BSAC buzz
Unfortunately, the student representative has never been granted voting rights
To fail or flail?
“You try so that failing is not an option
Research papers: needless or necessary?
O’Bryant School of Math & Science
PARCC avenue
State officials are still weighing whether to replace MCAS with PARCC
The key to learning
A teacher once taught me how to study for an exam by using an easy and fun method -- asking questi
The perils of junior year
Sometimes you’ll have so much homework that you won’t have time to be with friends
Suffering from senioritis
Most students say that senioritis sets in at the beginning and middle of the year
College downed
Language is one problem, financial aid another
Overachievement: an overreaction?
“Overachieving can never be bad
BSAC Buzz
It’s ridiculous for young people to be unable to afford to take the bus when their jobs help their families pay for bills at the end of the month
True grit
For some, grit can be as essential as intelligence when it comes to high achievement
Imagine no grades in school
Many students feel that the grades they get at the end of a semester or an assignment is what motivates them to do their best, not the learning
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A new approach
They only ask, “What law was broken?” and “Who did it?” They don’t seek the cause behind it
Teens in Print videos
Heels vs. sneakers on Newbury Street
Eating healthy at the farmer's market
Secondhand smoking in downtown Boston
Teens talk about the Celtics
2013 Summer Journalism Institute
TiPsters record their own songs at The Record Co.
TiPsters visit the Esplanade
Boston University teaches TiPsters dance and movement
The Sporting Life
Cop shop props
It gave you a taste of police officers' daily lives
The most important position in basketball
Point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward, and center
My favorite sport is:
He says he feels good and energized when he plays
News Feed
Shelter from the storm
The storm led to massive flooding and extensive damage there
The Boston Marathon bombings aftermath
I felt impotent and prayed that everything would work out best for the sake of our great city, Boston
No nukes
Vice President Joe Biden recently told Iran that President Barack Obama is n