[ArticleImageHyperLink] “Gap Year” between high school and college can be beneficial, productive Monday, March 22, 2004 By Julius Jacobson / Staff Reporter full story  Every year, thousands of high school graduates spend 365 days between high school and their next step in life on an educational or career detour, coined by the English as “The Gap Year.”

[ArticleImageHyperLink] Class rank may matter less to colleges, high schools consider dropping that system Friday, March 26, 2004 By Claudia Dominguez / Sound of the Halls Editor full story  If you are one of the millions of students planning to attend college after high school, you probably put a lot of weight on your class rank to get you an advantage over the rest of the college bound

[ArticleImageHyperLink] Several colleges drop SAT requirement for admission Friday, March 26, 2004 By Rafael Sangiovanni / Managing Editor full story  For years, several colleges have questioned the value of the SAT when it came to student admissions.

[ArticleImageHyperLink] Rape is a crime affecting many, students raise awareness by sharing their stories Friday, March 26, 2004 By Shaina Hernandez / Staff Reporter full story  “I thought it was going to be another day,” said Maria (name changed), who was raped at the age of 16. “I just wanted it to end.”

Janet Jackson's Breast Causes Federal Inquiry: New censorship standards may result Friday, March 26, 2004 By Jamie Blanco / News Editor full story  “Fallout!” and “Nipplegate” are the sardonic headlines heralding across the U.S. as the latest national fiasco unfolds.

[ArticleImageHyperLink] Latin American Literature finds its new voice, outlet in school curriculum Friday, March 26, 2004 By Maria Chicuen / Health Editor full story  As time continues surprising man with its velocity; as innovations in all styles and methods of writting take place; the world of literature and readers’ preferences is being revolutionized.

[ArticleImageHyperLink] The Passion of The Christ stirs anger, controversy Friday, March 26, 2004 By Grace Taylor / Staff Reporter full story  A violent, self-funded chronicle of Christ’s final hours is how Entertainment Weekly describes Mel Gibson’s new film, “The Passion of the Christ.”

Debate escalates over creationism, evolution theory as part of science class Friday, March 26, 2004 By Jessica Ariste / Staff Reporter full story  Science has been the opposition of religion on many issues. For example, scientists say the world has been around for billions of years, while the Bible says as few as 6,000 years.

[ArticleImageHyperLink] Elderly increasingly considered unproductive Friday, March 26, 2004 By Andrea Salazar / Staff Reporter full story  How would you feel if your grandparents were killed because they were no longer considered “productive” to society?