• Obama seeks change in educational system

    Wednesday, May 05, 2010 By: Diana Diaz

    President Obama wants schools to focus less on standardized testing and more on individual academic progress.

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  • Students want healthier foods to eat at school

    Wednesday, May 05, 2010 By: Sabrina Cartagena

    Students and teachers are concerned about the restaurants serving unhealthy food around the school, but offer suggestions of what to do about it.

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  • Review: Usher's new album "Raymond vs. Raymond"

    Wednesday, May 05, 2010 By: Jazmeen Ryals

    On March 30, Usher made a huge comeback from his previous album, "Here I Stand." Collaborating with other artists such as Plies, Nicki Minaj and Will. I. Am, Usher puts himself back on the map.

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  • Review: Monica's "Still Standing"

    Wednesday, May 05, 2010 By: Jazmeen Ryals

    Monica turns her reality TV show "Still Standing" into a album which expresses her normal feelings on the trials and tribulations she has faced and others.

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  • Teens eating their way to disease

    Wednesday, May 05, 2010 By: Mariane Ibrahim

    The way some adolescents are eating these days can severely threaten their health.

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  • What makes good hair?

    Wednesday, May 05, 2010 By: Ventress Williams

    Hair can determine someone's first impression because it may be the first thing someone sees on a person. Although definitions of good and bad hair vary, the general consensus among students is that h

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  • CREATE closing sparks questions, rumors

    Wednesday, May 05, 2010 By: Jahwan Robinson

    C.R.E.A.T.E. Charter High School is expected to close at the end of the school year. Since the announcement was made, many rumors have spread throughout University Academy.

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  • Christie's costly cuts: No sports next year?

    Thursday, May 06, 2010 By: Amber West

    Due to the budget cuts called for by Governor Chris Christie, $260,000 will be cut from the school's budget for next year, which will likely mean no sports or after-school activities, according to Dea

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At-a-glance

Racism and discrimination in the media
When it comes down to it, the media doesn’t give credit and acknowledgment to everyone in the entertainment industry and it needs to come to an end. There still is racism and discrimination against ce
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Students need weights more than ever
A weight room is needed to sustain some form of athleticism in this school next year, especially if students are to be able to stay in shape for when sports programs might be restored.
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According to a public statement from the board of trustees at New Jersey City University, due to Governor Chris Christie’s proposed budget cuts, the school will lose $4.6 million in funding and tuitio
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Governor Chris Christie’s proposal to cut funds for NJ Transit may mean cuts in service, longer waits for trains and buses, and higher fares.
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Christie's costly cuts: No sports next year?
Due to the budget cuts called for by Governor Chris Christie, $260,000 will be cut from the school's budget for next year, which will likely mean no sports or after-school activities, according to Dea
full story 
Beauty has become teen girls' core curriculum
The obsession of beauty has taken its toll on today's teens and is now affecting young girls in school. When models "rip" the runway with their frail body frames, light skin and blond hair, impression
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C.R.E.A.T.E. Charter High School is expected to close at the end of the school year. Since the announcement was made, many rumors have spread throughout University Academy.
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Sophomores Sabrina Cartagena and Kareema Boone participated in the county science fair on March 22, although it was reported in the previous issue of The Student Voice that students from our school ha
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What makes a good teacher is a always a topic up for discussion. Though it's often a controversial issue, the views of the school when compared with the findings of a recent study conducted by Teach f
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Why is it so difficult for boys and girls, in a relationship, to understand each other? It may be the confusing things that they do, and say, or it may just be because they are trying too hard. There
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