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undocumented for a day – take the challenge
DoSomething.org is running a new campaign – Undocumented for a Day’. The campaign will help people understand the challengers of being undocumented. You challenge six friends to experience life as an undocumented strident for a day and you will will also be part of the experience. Your participation also brings …
dad sues school for $40 million after son is kicked off track team
At times, we read irrational…ridiculous stories about how bad it has become at the youth level of competitive sports. You know…behaviors that simply boggle the mind, coming at you with
june college checklist for graduating seniors
By Nikki Magaziner Mills the director of college counseling at St. Albans School for the New York Times's The Choice. Finalize Your Admission Make a list of tasks you need to complete before
saying no to sweets – teens, kids kicking sugar habit
Matthew Casertano has never had a Coke. Or a Pepsi. Or even a root beer. There was one occasion at summer camp when the then-dehydrated 8-year-old — with no
kenyan high school high jump video goes viral
It’s a video showing up all over the internet, and it’s a feat of athleticism you have to see to believe. The video titled “Kenyan High School Jump” has
7 ways to thank your teachers at the end of the year
By Sammie Levin for HerCampus There may have been times throughout the year when you wanted to scream at your teachers or never set foot in their classroom again—whether
what’s behind the falling teen birth rates?
The sharp drop in teen birth rates, especially among Hispanic teens, appears to be linked to both economic and attitudinal factors. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported last week
colleges report 2013 admission yields and wait-list offers
Every year, as one cohort of incoming students is accepted and another crop starts filling out applications, colleges across the country calculate one last measurement of their admission season success: the
do your real-life friends bug you with their online personas?
In real-life, your friends are great — they're normal, fun-loving people — until, that is, they log online. After that, your friends become social-media monsters, sharing too-personal status
student loan probs: one third of millennials regret going to college
Here’s an indication of how burdensome student loans have become: About one-third of millennials say they would have been better off working, instead of going to college and paying
















