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• SAT’s diversity scores will do more harm than good   Surrounded by family members at her kitchen table, a high school senior rips open an envelope from her first-choice college. She has a
• Fake nails are gross I sat in math class on a cold, dark, and windy winter afternoon. I couldn’t help but watch as the snow whipped against the window to my le
• My perspective: Please help yourself “Bill has 8 apples. Ann gives him 3 more. How many apples does Bill have now?” My 6-year-old little sister reads off her math homework.
• A guide to Lollapalooza Sr. Chris Guerrero pushed his way through the mosh pit of people and out of the crowd with his friends, stumbling upon littered cans and hal
• Soph. Lily Baker battles back from a concussion   “5, 6, 7, 8, 1, 2, 3, 4, LET’S GO W”--up went a stunt group, and right back down. This stunt group lifted their flyer to do
• Iowa high schools play baseball in the summer   Sr. Mac Strobel stood shivering in the outfield during the West Ottawa Varsity baseball matchup against Hudsonville. The temperatu
• Understanding migraines One winter years ago at my grandparent’s house, I woke up early in the morning and stumbled downstairs to use the bathroom. Suddenly I fel
• UEFA Champions League is organized unlike US sports
• US soccer training is inadequate Ostfildern, Germany is a town of 35,612, comparable to Holland. A 16-year-old athlete in Ostfildern grew up with a passion for what is often
• Why so many teens have spam accounts @Spammy_Sam: “WOW OK, thanks for ruining my day! Really appreciate it! #lifeisgreat” Pictured: crying selfie   @Fake_fi
• Casting spells for confidence Under the soft glow of the stars and with the rhythmic sound of water washing up on the shore, Victoria Sisomsouk makes a wish and tosses a
• Show kindness “Are you sure you don’t want this seat?” I asked a sophomore boy. “No. It’s fine, thank you though,” he said.    I felt ba
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• What I wish I knew I walked into the kitchen on a Tuesday afternoon of winter break and made the announcement. “Mom, I’m going to Hope next year.” While
• “This cycle stops with me” My grandma found out she was pregnant at 17 and had her first child at 18.    My mom found out she was pregnant at 20 and had her firs