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SUNDSVAL, SWEEDEN- As the climate meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark was taking place, we in Sweden avidly paid attention to the issues discussed. Sweden is a neighbor to Denmark, and we actually speak the same language. The summit was probably one of the biggest and most important meetings that ever have taken place, yet sadly there Read More »

High school is a time for a lot of firsts; first jobs, first house parties, first loves, and of course the big one, first cars. Yeah, we all know the rules, always fasten your seatbelt and of course, the infamous don’t drink and drive. We’ve all heard it more than once, drinking and driving kills. Read More »

Today people create haunted houses to scare those who love to be scared. There are five main haunted houses on Staten Island meant to scare everyone this Halloween. Trapped in Purgatory, Slaughter House, Fear in the Forest, St. Andrews Church, and the Salerno House are all places that are sure to make your spine tingle. Read More »

This weekend, pride parades in Hong Kong, China and Taipei, Taiwan kick off what many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) Asians hope will be a new era of tolerance. Events like Taipei’s “Love Out Loud” parade October 31, the largest in Asia with a turnout last year of 18,000, are milestones in a continent Read More »

Whether it be Red Bull, Rockstar, Full Throttle, Monster, SoBe, Vault, or Tab Energy, all are dangerously popular energy drinks targeted at the teenage population. Websites and commercials for these popular energy drinks promote a false overview in their ingredients as well as the effects on the body physically and mentally. According to the official Read More »

When your sweet tooth starts to call for attention, what do you do? Do you suppress the craving and munch on a healthy rice cake? Or do you bend under pressure and fulfill your taste buds with something sweet and satisfying? Why does someone have a sudden sugar attack? According to nutrition.com, sugar cravings are Read More »

Teenage years may have many setbacks, yet they can also be a wonderful and challenging experience, for they prepare you for adult life. So with teenage life as complicated as it is, why put up with abuse from a partner? Have confidence in yourself and the people around you to leave an abusive relationship. A Read More »

The International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War estimated the death toll of the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster to be between 50,000 to 100,000 people. Nuclear power is one of the most explosive innovations known to man, yet Iran has refused to cease its enrichment of uranium. On September 21, 2009, Iran informed the International Read More »