Teen Girls Flip the Script on Social Media
I’m 17 years old, and teen girls like me experience a lot of bad stuff online–mean comments, pressures to sext,…
Journalism
Only Smiling On The Outside: Teens Hide Depression
At home, I isolate myself. When I have my anxiety attacks, usually I lay on my back or my side and I start to hyperventilate. Inside [there are] a lot of things just going through my mind, just a lot of bad things. That’s all I think about. And the more I think about it, the worse it gets. So then I usually just cry it out.
Latino Youth Vote 2016
We talk about the “Latino vote” as if it was a thing, but in fact Latino voters are not easy…
Young Adults Seeking Public Housing? Good Luck.
It’s normal for millennials to still live at home these days. But what if you’re a millennial who doesn’t have…
Unforeseen Changes In My Community
In my neighborhood, it’s easier to buy tobacco and alcohol than a pencil.
DISCUSSION: How Can Presidential Candidates Connect To Young Voters?
For the first time, there are as many Millenials as there are baby boomers– so young people are in a position to make a real difference in this election. How should political candidates engage effectively with young voters? What would be your words of advice to the front-runners who want so badly to appeal to youth?
First Generation Teen Has A Foot In Two Worlds
My mom and dad don’t sleep a lot. Their backs always ache. And sometimes when I see them, they’re walking like zombies. They’ve worked so hard to make a make a better life for my sister and me, and part of me worries that if I go away to school it’s like I’m abandoning all of that.
Can You be a Patriot Without Voting?
My dad grew up in the Reagan era, and he worked hard to raise my brother and I with the same brand of patriotism. He played us movies like Red Dawn, Rocky 4, and Top Gun — any film that featured Americans beating Russians at something.
My Experience At A Continuation School
This school year, I transferred to a continuation school to make up some credits. I thought the teachers would be more supportive since they had fewer students.