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Ladies, spring is back, and for fashionistas in the Northern Hemisphere, the thought of Spring is undoubtedly a pleasing one. The slush has melted, bare toes are imaginable, and it’s time to refresh your wardrobe. With the global financial crisis beginning to wane, fashion lovers around the world are taking an opportunity to splurge. With Read More »

Imagine a world where even the air is toxic. A jaunt in the park is no better than standing amidst factory chimneys, each breath as filthy as second-hand smoke. Welcome to the reality of pollution. We might normally define it as the introduction of contaminants into an environment, which causes instability, disorder, harm or discomfort. Read More »

The average teenager comes home after school. On the kitchen table, there is a copy of Marie Claire magazine and a Snicker bar. The teenager goes over to claim the bar. Between the girl and the fatty goodness is the magazine. The teenager takes one glimpse at the magazine. On the cover of the magazine Read More »

Do you ever get the feeling of a daily mini- withdrawal from the internet and our beloved social networking sites during those seven hours at school? I’m sure many have typed facebook.com into the address bar unintentionally at least once. Or they’ve attempted to find a good game to occupy some free time. Yet, the Read More »

Ladies, spring is almost here, and it’s time to celebrate the timeless and seasonally appropriate values of youth, vigor, and renewal. Designers this season all have one thing in common, the development of bold signatures and new trends. In an extraordinarily timely manner, the fresh and feminine dresses this season create the perfect silhouette for Read More »

Bringing her arms up in a shiver, Charlene Casteno walked up the hill to school. It’s just an average day, nothing different about it except for that random rock that caused her to trip. Getting up slowly, she mutters a curse. Realizing what she had done, she utters another one. Why? Because she had broken Read More »

The halls echo with well-earned sighs of relief, now that first semester finals have finished. Whether students did superbly well, are beleaguered by that one mistake, or utterly bombed, the start of a second semester means many feel entitled to forget about finals for a while. After all, finals are stressful. Finals mean late nights Read More »

Everyday someone uses electronics, whether it’s a cell phone, microwave, a T.V., or an iPod. However, very few people are aware of the damages these items are doing to their health. For years now many rumors have been circulating about the dangers of specific electronics, the biggest rumor being that cell phones cause brain cancer. Read More »

With Regents, new schedules, transcript grades, and Valentine’s Day around the corner, which high school student has really been paying attention to what President Obama has been doing these past several weeks? Well, these weeks are also when Obama has been making some very crucial decisions in education reform, particularly concerning former President Bush’s controversial Read More »

FOR: Henna Tariq ‘11- Many debates have been made about this subject—about whether or not it is wise to enforce the use of school uniforms. Students and some schools believe that school uniforms are a way of limiting one’s creativity. Creativity in fashion can easily be expressed during the remaining 16 hours of the day. Read More »