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Russian Adoption Process in Limbo |
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Written by Dina Salieva
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The opportunity for the U.S. citizens to adopt Russian children still exists, even though a debate on whether or not allow it to continue is going on in both the Russian government and society. On May 8th the Russian Congress refused to agree on prohibition of adoption of Russian kids by Americans. The Congressmen decided “not to disturb the attempts of the Ministry of International Affairs to sign international agreements regarding adoption and monitoring afterwards.”
It became a major...
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Jonah Tries to Write a Senior Signature... |
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Written by Jonah Dunn
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Dear brothers and sisters, enemies and friends, I now admit that I have nothing of value to give to you as a “senior signature”. I’m not a very knowledgeable person. I’m not a wise sage. But I can continue on what I’ve been doing for the past year.
I could talk about movies. I know I can give you all advice on that certain area. So here’s, uh-let’s say my top eight favorite movies. (Jeez, this will be hard. I should be honest with this one unlike my favorite music column. I...
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Bullying and the Rise of Phoebe Prince |
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Written by Jonah Dunn
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One day in mid-January-after a torrent of being bullied, a 15-year –old recent Irish immigrant hung herself. Out of this darkness will come some light. The nine peers that released a nightmare for Phoebe Prince are being tried for stalking among other charges. But there are other things that need to be done with this act.
I understand Phoebe’s plight, as I was a victim of bullying for two-and-a-half years. I felt like no one could help me. I was defenseless. But out of the locked room of...
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Written by Alex Schwier
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With the weekend approaching my mind wanders from the endless equations I need to memorize for AP Micro. and instead I focus on my plans for the weekend.
By Friday afternoon it’s hard to argue that the majority of high schooler’s are getting anything done. So, why should we be in school? It’s the end of the week, many of us skip quite a few Friday’s to go skiing anyway and even when we are in school on Friday’s, we tend to learn a lot less than we do the rest of the week....
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Written by Ben Westesen
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A 1999 survey of high-achieving high school students found that almost a quarter of them had considered killing themselves, and 42 percent knew someone their age who had attempted suicide. Beyond general depression, the second most popular reason for these top students to consider suicide was school pressure. Students, especially seniors, are dealing with a high amount of stressors in their every-day lives. From applying to college, thoughts of moving out of the house, AP tests and...
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