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  • Sleep-Deprived Students Validate Poll, Teens Not Getting Enough Sleep

    Saturday, April 09, 2011 By: Courtney Mullen

    NDA students are living, sleepy proof that the Sleep Foundation's poll is valid.

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  • Northwood junior teaching hip-hop dance

    Thursday, April 07, 2011 By: Rayanne Antonelli

    Junior Mary Rizkalla is teaching hip-hop to 9-to-11-year-olds at Chatham Dance Connection.

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  • Bright Futures is in danger of budget cuts

    Thursday, April 07, 2011 By: Stefany Gomez/co-Editor-in-Chief

    Just as state universities’ tuition is on the rise, Bright Futures is on the verge of suffering from big cuts.

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  • Rock music journalism is magic

    Thursday, April 07, 2011 By: Kimberly Slichter/Staff Reporter

    Although rock music journalism has only been around for a little over half a century, the nerve and poetic quality that once encompassed this idiosyncratic form of writing has too soon dissolved into

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  • “Potter” enthusiasts create music inspired by wizardry

    Thursday, April 07, 2011 By: Claudia Morales/Section Editor

    Passion is, by definition, the concept of loving something so wholly that it becomes a devotion of sorts. It has the potential to exist wherever the human consciousness is found - in the workplace, in

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  • Sexual harassment in schools: sexual harassment can happen anywhere. One teacher and one student share their stories

    Tuesday, April 05, 2011 By: Caele Pemberton

    It can happen in high school, college, jobs and even when waiting in line at the supermarket. Sexual harassment is a major issue in today’s society that many people, men and women, have to deal with.

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  • Touch of beauty for any beholder

    Tuesday, April 05, 2011 By: MICHELLE ABROKWA, BELLAIRE HIGH SCHOOL

    Expert says what is good for the soul can improve outward appearance

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  • Sabrina Rapisarda: NDA's Japan Connection

    Saturday, April 02, 2011 By: Andrea Mariani

    Tuesday NDA students will follow the lead of the two Rapisarda sisters and send cranes--as well as dollars--to Japan.

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  • A New Generation of Slangsters

    Tuesday, April 05, 2011 By: Andrea Coxey and Allie D'Amato

    Slang bounces off the walls of West's halls.

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  • Ashburn declared most obscene city in the US?….$&*%!

    Monday, April 04, 2011 By: Aaron McAndrew

    According to a recent survey performed by the magazine “Business Insider,” Ashburn has been declared the most dirty-mouthed city in the U.S. This, frankly, is shocking………or is it?

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Issue Date: Monday, April 11, 2011 Issue: Week of April 11, 2011
 
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News
Driving isn't the only facet of teen life affected by rising oil prices. Their fast foods, their leisure and even their rainy-day stashes are affected by Middle East tumult.
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Florida's Bright Futures is sinking fast as far more students than expected are qualifying for the scholarships offered by the program. That's particularly bad news for Felix Varela High, where 40 per
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Wyoming's Legislature may have rejected a proposal to allow school districts to videotape teachers at work in their classrooms, but the discussion may spur similar efforts elsewhere.
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Now it's time for Missouri juniors and seniors to prove themselves. The state's end-of-course exams -- designed for underclassmen -- will test older students who haven't yet faced them.
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Features
Touch of beauty for any beholder
Women who aspire to beauty should ignore society's insistence on the superficial and instead focus on their best inner qualities. That is Vikki Bush's mantra, and she's sharing it everywhere.
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Yo, boo. If y'all not down with the slanguage, y'all not talkin' the language.
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The news site “Business Insider” has declared little old Ashburn, Va., as the foulest-mouthed, obscene community in the nation. Really?
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In this techno age, when even little children are pecking on keyboards, is there a reason to continue cursive writing? If it's on its way out, it's doing so stubbornly.
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The key to suicide prevention is an observant community -- classmates, teachers, counselors, friends -- that pays attention for trouble signs.
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For Caitlin Jones, success is more than clearing a high jump bar. Rather, its an ongoing pursuit of excellence, culminating with the Junior Olympics.
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