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Are you graduating soon and still unsure of your plans? There might be an option you haven’t thought about yet – Teach for America. The application process takes about 6 months or more, so it might be something you do while figuring out your future, but it could also be your future–and how great would [...]

Separation of church and state – we’ve heard it before. Especially in public high schools, administrations usually try to keep any blatant display of religious affiliation as taboo.
Or was that just my school?
Apparently, because it turns out Greenwood High School in Indiana has been having student-led prayers at graduation for years. It used to be [...]

We all know to recycle paper, plastic… and graduation gowns? With all of the enthusiasm to go “green” within homes and industries, who knew that we would actually be looking into recycling graduation caps and gowns? Yes, even schools are going green. Well, apparently plenty of people have been looking into the hundreds of thousands [...]

Twenty-two dissections. That’s the number I was given by my science teacher at the beginning of my nine week Comparative Biology class. Twenty-two worms, squids, clams, frogs, scorpions, and who knows what. The purpose, I was assured, was to compare the organisms from an evolutionary standpoint. From someone who hasn’t taken a Biology class in [...]

If you’ve ever watched “Undercover Boss” on CBS, you know the show is an emotionally-charged hour that sees a CEO of a major company become an underling for a few days. The boss is usually stunned by the extraordinary people he meets on his journey and emerges from the experience transformed. He gives back to [...]

Last week iReport on CNN surprised me with its article on transgender voices. But why was I surprised? I’m not close-minded and certainly not discriminatory, but for some reason the transgender community has been in my blind spot. So, like a good future college student, I did some research.
While CNN’s expository talked about the difficulty [...]

Dorms are messy, tiny, hilariously fun and…energy efficient? It’s true. As the world attempts to become a greener place, colleges are starting to find ways to cut down on their carbon footprint. By demonstrating energy-saving behavior and encouraging students to incorporate green-smarts in the residence halls, universities are able to affect the next generation.
Ithaca College [...]

Have you seen clotheslines with painted t-shirts around your college campus lately? How about posters advertising for an event called “Take Back the Night?” Maybe there’s a series of guest lecturers with your women’s center, focusing on sexual violence. Are you wondering why?
Just last year, President Barack Obama declared April Sexual Assault Awareness Month, giving [...]

The only dealings with police you are likely to have in college are when they tell you to turn the party music down after neighbors complain, or if you get pulled over for a traffic violation – but having been in both of those situations, they are plenty scary!
Fortunately, there’s a video [...]

Students are constantly bombarded with messages on how to reduce their carbon footprint, from recycling to purchasing organic food. Spend any time reading or surfing on the subject, and websites will posit an endless number of suggestions on creating a more sustainable lifestyle. And while going green is certainly a worthy goal, it can seem [...]