Submitted by Chris McFarland on Monday, December 12, 2005 at 06:28:07 EST.
I know, it is cool to hate Microsoft. However, how many actually know what they're saying when they utter the phrase "Bill Gates is an idiot"? Not too many. If we didn't have monopolies in several industries, our economic world would be drastically different, but necessarily for the better.
Monopolies create standards. Imagine this: What if the world economy never regulated the distancing of 3-hole pun ... Full story
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Submitted by Amanda Lemanski on Tuesday, October 25, 2005 at 10:08:45 EST.
The disaster, the fear, the loss that Katrina brought.
Never a long lived life again, no land, no home no nothing. Why didn't Bush help? Hearts broken, families ripped appart. Nothing to live for. Nothing to see or hear. Race was brought from Bush. Not kindness. Terrible news, awful sights. Let's not forget the time Katrina blew in. ... Full story
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DC Festival: Evolving Evangelicalism
Submitted by James(Jimmy) Walter Ballenger on Saturday, October 22, 2005 at 11:25:08 EST.
Aboard a subway deep underground, Scott Hunt, from Leesburg, Virginia, was one of many people who headed to the event known as “DC Festival” during the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, October the 8th and 9th. “I’m going because Jesus has so changed my life that I’m in love with him.”
Spearheaded by Argentine evangelist Luis Palau, DC Festival was held on the National Mall in front of the Washington Monument ... Full story
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Curtis steps up to Help Hurricane Victims
Submitted by cadence turner on Saturday, October 22, 2005 at 11:26:18 EST.
Curtis High school joins the race to help New Orleans with their struggle to recovery.
Author: Laura Cala
On August 26, 2005, Hurricane Katrina bulldozed through most of the lower south, leaving hundreds dead and thousands homeless. Aid to the hurricane’s victims, from school children’s pennies to the Red Cross’ thousands of donated dollars, has proved valuable to Hurricane Katrina’s survivors.
C ... Full story
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Submitted by cadence turner on Saturday, October 22, 2005 at 11:28:40 EST.
Curtis Prep Gives Students a chance to catch up.
Author: Alba Naranjo
When walking by room 133, students often take a second glance. It is not a traditional classroom. There are curtains on the windows, inspirational slogans and a few fun, comfortable chairs. Room 133 has become the new home of Curtis Prep.
Curtis Prep is a program that consists of 25 students remaining 8 periods in room 133 (ex ... Full story
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Submitted by cadence turner on Saturday, October 22, 2005 at 11:44:23 EST.
Baseball Players from Kanazawa enjoy American Hospitality.
Author: Elisabetta O’Connor
On Saturday, July 25, at 5 o’clock, the Japanese Language Club gathered on the field. The field sported a few folding tables and many chairs decked in Curtis colors. Curtis pins placed in baskets were set out on the tables, as well, and the grill was already burning with the smell of burgers and hot dogs
The c ... Full story
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Movie Review: End of the Summer Scene
Submitted by cadence turner on Saturday, October 22, 2005 at 11:41:25 EST.
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Author: Jenni Morreale
Are you tired of those formulaic horror movies? The clichés that have been plaguing the movie theaters since before the summer sun graced us with its ever lasting heat? If you were like me you were hoping for some horror movies that actually made you scream in terror, rather than feeling like you had just wasted $10. I thought all hope was lost in ... Full story
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‘Tis The Season for T.V. Premieres
Submitted by cadence turner on Saturday, October 22, 2005 at 11:32:31 EST.
There’s an entire new Fall line-up of television dramas, comedies, and thrillers heading your way! Check out these new shows that have the critics raving.
Author: Lauren Looft
How I Met Your Mother:
“How I Met Your Mother” is a charming comedy about Ted and how he fell in love. After realizing that everyone around him is growing up, getting married, and becoming a real adult, Ted decides he has to ge ... Full story
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Reality TV takes to the press!
Submitted by cadence turner on Saturday, October 22, 2005 at 11:32:11 EST.
Book Review: Plegded, The Secret Life of Sororities
Author: Jenna Silberman
The reason reality TV is so popular these days is because people enjoy witnessing real life drama. Alexandra Robbin’s book, Pledged, is one piece of non-fiction literature that is definitely worth reading. Filled with tons of real life drama from cover to cover, it is a real page turner. Over the course of a school year, Pledged ... Full story
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Fall Into Fall Out Boy Summer’s Hottest Hit Band
Submitted by cadence turner on Saturday, October 22, 2005 at 11:46:12 EST.
Author: Caitlin Ekelund
In the Spring of 2005, Fall Out Boy, a little-known band from Wilmette, Illinois dropped their second record, From Under the Cork Tree, and have enjoyed non-stop success ever since.
It is hard to believe that a band whose single "Sugar We’re Going Down," the number one most-requested song on Z100 (NYC most listened to radio station) this summer, didn’t even have a name p ... Full story
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Cheerleading: The Forgotten Sport
Submitted by cadence turner on Saturday, October 22, 2005 at 11:30:46 EST.
Author: Elisabetta O’Connor
“Is cheerleading a sport?”
Controversy spreads rapidly every time the question is brought up. The Olympics committee seems to think that cheerleading qualifies as a sport since they are considering adding it to the summer Olympics program. However, schools don’t seem to agree uniformly as to whether cheerleading qualifies as a sport or an extracurricular activity. Some eleme ... Full story
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Submitted by cadence turner on Saturday, October 22, 2005 at 11:40:35 EST.
Tryouts have you nervous? Don’t know if you have the skills?
Author: Alexandra Santiago
As the new school year begins, so do the fall sports. These include sports ranging anywhere from girls’ and boys bowlng, girls’ swimming, girls’ and boys’ cross country, boys’ soccer, boys’ varsity and junior varsity football, girls’ varsity and junior varsity volleyball and to girls’ golf. If any of these sports s ... Full story
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Whether Married or Single: the Grass is Always Greener
Submitted by Sandi Kasha on Wednesday, October 05, 2005 at 10:23:05 EST.
Growing up and being told we have an abundance of possibilities seemed to be a mandatory part of our childhood curriculum.
In fact, it was a fad in the 80s for parents to push children in believing they had promise and innumerable options in being society’s assets.
I wanted to be a writer from an early age and was conditioned into believing that I would go far because in a strange way my mother lived v ... Full story
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Tuition Increases Have College Students Scrambling to Save Money
Submitted by Sandi Kasha on Wednesday, September 07, 2005 at 07:12:51 EST.
Many students are struggling to continue with their education. It's not the good grades they lack, but money. The announcement that major Michigan universities planned to hike tuition rates for the fall semester has made it a major struggle for students to afford a college education.
In the last 10 years Michigan's university tuition rates has risen by more than 67 percent, while state funding has risen by ab ... Full story
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Submitted by Caleb Levengood on Sunday, September 04, 2005 at 07:05:03 EST.
FEMA: The Federal Emergency Management Agency. Formally, FEMA was an independent agency working in cooperation with the government. An agency that had the power to essentially take total control of the entire United States, if needed, in times of emergency. That actually sounds kind of scary and extreme and I am glad that never happened. But now FEMA is a sect of the new Department of Homeland Security, run by Unde ... Full story
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Submitted by Deanna Walter on Saturday, August 20, 2005 at 12:01:07 EST.
Have your parents ever nagged you so much that you feel like everything you have ever worked hard for is in vain? It seems like the harder I work and the more I accomplish the more stuff they find wrong with what I do. I work seven days a week a two different jobs and sometimes I like to enjoy my nights out with my friends but all my parents have to say is that I stay out too late. Why don’t they say “Deanna you wo ... Full story
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Submitted by James(Jimmy) Walter Ballenger on Sunday, August 14, 2005 at 01:47:51 EST.
Recently more than a million people came from around the world to hear classic rock musicians such as Sting, Paul McCartney, and The Who performing in concert, along with some more modern acts like Mariah Carey, Snoop Doggy Dogg, and last year's introduction, The Killers. Has Lollopalooza suddenly gone global and expanded its borders to include some more "ancient" artists in it lineup? No, but if you're thi ... Full story
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The Pitfall of Outsoursing's Economics
Submitted by Jon Book on Sunday, August 14, 2005 at 01:56:45 EST.
In reflecting on the state of the economy today I can't help but question the underpinnings of certain economic suppositions raised about outsourcing.
With manufacturing jobs having more or less departed this country for good, and the earnings of new jobs created in the economy to replace the lost ones, I cannot help but speculate about the fundamental economic underpinnings of outsourcing and globalization. ... Full story
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Submitted by Mariem Qamruzzaman on Sunday, August 14, 2005 at 02:00:43 EST.
Growing up as one of the very few Muslims in the suburbs of Detroit, it was inevitable that I would feel a little different from everyone else. What I didn’t expect was how I would be treated when I donned the hijab, which is Arabic for head covering.
When I started wearing a hijab in my sophomore year of high school, I knew I looked starkly different from everyone else. Yet, I acted like any other high scho ... Full story
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Submitted by Jonathan Sherman on Sunday, August 07, 2005 at 12:38:35 EST.
Peace in the Middle East? Is it possible? Do you care? Should you care? The answer to all of these questions is a resounding, YES!
Peace in the Middle East would not only bring a halt to death and destruction for the combatants, but would finally bring needed stability to a tumultuous part of the world.
Both the Arabs and Israelis already know what a peace agreement would look like. There would be a t ... Full story
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Bush and the No Child Left Behind Act
Submitted by Kayamone Sutton on Sunday, August 07, 2005 at 12:23:02 EST.
In 2002, President Bush passed the No Child Left Behind Act. Passed by both the Senate and House of Representatives, the act's goal is to help our children become more literate and educated.
The No Child Left Behind Act was designed for the purpose of ensuring that all children who are enrolled in school from kindergarten to 12th grade are properly educated and that the learning environments are equal.
< ... Full story
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A Few Thoughts on Independence
Submitted by James(Jimmy) Walter Ballenger on Wednesday, August 03, 2005 at 12:01:15 EST.
Every year, there is a day set aside where we celebrate our nation's freedom and independence. But I wonder -- do we truly know what that means?
Freedom and independence are two words we use interchangeably. But are they really that synonymous? Webster's defines independence as a city in West Missouri, and an income sufficient for a...HEY! HEY! (bright flashing object) OVER HERE!
Ah, screw it. I al ... Full story
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College or Bust: A First Hand Account of Life as a Rising High School Senior
Submitted by Kyle Helson on Monday, August 01, 2005 at 09:05:45 EST.
For all intents and purposes, I am your average rising high school senior in a well to do, upper-middle class community. It’s the summer between junior and senior year and all I am concerned with is visiting colleges, finding scholarships, and working to save money; the stress is being poured on. Not to mention the everyday challenge of trying to live a normal teenaged life. Few people truly understand the gauntlet t ... Full story
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Submitted by Brian Krause-Rivera on Monday, August 01, 2005 at 09:10:25 EST.
Vinnie Mascola and Shayna Kamilar two of the four students who spread the love. Hi-res version of photo (100 K)
Within a year of my arrival in Livingston County, the town of Howell has peeled an unhealed scab that burst into the scene of impeccable controversy. Howell and the entire county have had a history of staunch conservatism to the point of outdated radicalism. In the 60’s until the 90’s Howell was considered the KKK capital north of the Mason-Dixie line. In the fall of 2004 an auction house displaying a less distinguis ... Full story
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An Open Letter to the People of the United States
Submitted by Mike Carroll on Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at 09:25:37 EST.
Dear American Citizen:
My name is Michael Carroll. I am a private citizen in the United States, living in Massachusetts and I am writing this in regard to the current state of my nation and my complete frustration with what I have seen transpire over the last several years under the leadership of President George W. Bush.
On the evening of June 28, 2005, the President addressed the nation from Fort Bra ... Full story
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Submitted by Jackie Olesko on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 at 05:05:53 EST.
I don’t know about anyone else’s sixteenth birthday, but mine was nothing like the birthdays that are aired on MTV’s show My Super Sweet Sixteen.
The program is about these 15-year-old girls that have more money than God and their upcoming birthdays. They plan these outrageous parties while the cameras follow them around. These parties cost from $40,000 up to $150,000.
To show an example of how unreal ... Full story
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The Fallout: Why We're All Doomed
Submitted by Nathan Calverley on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 at 05:10:57 EST.
So my first year of college has come and gone, and it has left me with a little thinking to do.
On the one hand, I remember the thousands of people I shared a community with, people who shared the same ambition and hunger for knowledge that I myself like to think I possess.
And on the other hand, I remember the kids of a local middle school, a school that I shall call Manhattan Middle in the name of ano ... Full story
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Submitted by Jonathan Sherman on Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at 12:14:29 EST.
Have you recently spent a day of mourning and remembrance at a parade? How about at a barbeque, shopping mall, or swimming pool? Or a "one day only furniture sale"?
Chances are that if you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you probably were celebrating Memorial Day.
Sure, this Memorial Day, like others, there will be a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery and the President will lay a ... Full story
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The Good and Evil of Video Games
Submitted by Vickram Tejwani on Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at 12:21:43 EST.
Video games are something that has been playing a role in our society ever since Atari. These tools of entertainment have caused much controversy in the news media, mostly relating to the content.
Many violent crimes committed by children have been pinned on the content of modern video games, and in parents' eyes the video game industry seems to have become the enemy.
But I wonder, amidst all these alle ... Full story
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Submitted by Nathan Calverley on Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at 11:58:46 EST.
A white lance, bleeding from the tip. A set of candlesticks, burning with the brilliance of "ten candles at the very least." A trencher, silver and gleaming with the light of the candles. A Grail, whose brilliance begets "so brilliant a light…that the candles lost their brightness like the stars or the moon when the sun rises."
Thus begins the most intriguing and inscrutable mystery ever to beg ... Full story
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Submitted by Jonathan Sherman on Sunday, June 05, 2005 at 06:37:34 EST.
Sometimes I think I am in computer heaven and sometimes in computer hell.
My father and younger brother are computer gurus. They love computers. As a result, they setup a network in our house consisting of five computers. Sounds great, doesn’t it? Well, here is the problem: All five of the computers run a different operating system and, one of the computers has two operating systems!
An operating syst ... Full story
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Submitted by Kyle Miller on Sunday, June 05, 2005 at 06:41:26 EST.
Should year-round school be used in the Huron Valley district?
I think that year round school would be a better thing to have. There are a few reasons why.
With the long summer break, the students start to forget everything that they had learned the year before. By the end of the year, students are so anguished that they stop concentrating on school and start thinking more about summer vacation. When ... Full story
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Submitted by Maria Sprow on Sunday, June 05, 2005 at 06:41:51 EST.
For the longest time, Paul's personal radio wouldn’t shut off. Alcohol and drugs could turn his attention away from the radio, temporarily, but for the majority of those 20 years, Paul's life was like a never-ending morning talk program. Only the on-air personalities weren’t talking to the people in the car the next lane over. They talked only to him.
He was a paranoid schizophrenic. And for the longest time, ... Full story
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Submitted by Howard Meyer on Wednesday, June 01, 2005 at 09:51:23 EST.
By Chaim Yehuda Meyer
March 1 was the 11th Siyum HaShas of the Daf Yomi, celebrating the completion of Talmud by those who learned a page a day over the last seven and a half years.
Thousands came to synagogues and universities across the world, the Javits Center, Continental Airlines Arena, The Theater at Madison Square Garden, and the Garden itself to participate in this event. On the very courts whe ... Full story
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Submitted by Liana Imam on Wednesday, June 01, 2005 at 09:59:02 EST.
America prides itself on being accepting, accommodating, and any other such word that begins with an A (just for alliteration’s sake). I wonder, though, if it achieved said pride before or after instilling innumerable double standards in its society.
Take even the briefest look into American society and you’ll see that it’s rife with them. It’s ridiculous. It’s disgusting, in fact. I guess by definition a dou ... Full story
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Don't ignore problems in Colombia
Submitted by Jonathan Sherman on Wednesday, June 01, 2005 at 10:12:35 EST.
"Many forms of government have been tried, and will be tried, in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time."
-- Sir Winston Churchill on democracy in a speech at the House of Commons on Nov. 11, 1947.
The country of Colom ... Full story
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Submitted by Tracy Rosewarne on Monday, May 16, 2005 at 12:00:14 EST.
By The Communicator Staff
Community High School
Ann Arbor, MI
I have taken the AATA bus since I was 12 years old. Back then, taking the city bus was a sign of growing up to me. I felt independent and free not having my mom drive me around. But at sixteen and still taking the bus to work I started to feel that maybe I should move on from the city bus.
Our time together had been an experience. ... Full story
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Submitted by Jonathan Sherman on Monday, May 16, 2005 at 12:07:32 EST.
Did you that Thursday, May 5, 2005 is the “National Day of Prayer” in the United States?
Do you care? You should!
You should care because this government established and sanctioned holiday is a direct assault on the principle of separation of church and state.
The first clause of the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of rel ... Full story
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Practice, practice, practice pays off
Submitted by Tracy Rosewarne on Sunday, May 15, 2005 at 11:51:17 EST.
By The Communicator Staff
Community High School
Ann Arbor, MI
Next time you attend a Community Jazz concert, try to keep a few things in mind.
As the bass player develops those sought-after calluses, remember they met with their band for one hour during or after school to help in their efforts.
When the pianist solos, remember that they spend a good amount of time doing countless repeti ... Full story
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Submitted by Liana Imam on Monday, April 25, 2005 at 05:57:09 EST.
West Bloomfield High School's spring break was earlier this month, and, in accordance to the town's doctrine, I went on a tropical vacation. Add the fact that I'm a senior to the mix, and this trip becomes infamous.
Why? You know why. You've been hearing about this trip since you were a tiny freshman -- even earlier if you have older siblings.
It's the illustrious Senior Spring Break.
Remember ... Full story
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Submitted by Tracy Rosewarne on Thursday, April 14, 2005 at 03:13:17 EST.
By The Communicator Staff
Community High School, Ann Arbor
Jennifer and Brad's marriage is not the only high-profile relationship that has come to in an end in recent months. The Minnesota Vikings sent their high-profile receiver Randy Moss to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for the seventh pick in the draft and linebacker Napoleon Harris.
Just like the aforementioned soap opera, it's good news that ... Full story
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Submitted by James(Jimmy) Walter Ballenger on Thursday, April 14, 2005 at 03:16:26 EST.
My heart in a spindle
Watch as I dwindle
Coming undone by questions without answers
The wax on a candle
Like such, I can't handle
The heat of my burning curiosity
There goes my heart
As I fall apart
Another trite use of rhyme scheme,
I'm sorry
But at times like these
I must confess
(In a wold filled with emptiness
Because of the vanities of a heart that's been pawned ... Full story
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Here to fight: Exchange teachers have different experiences
Submitted by Tracy Rosewarne on Saturday, April 09, 2005 at 03:18:41 EST.
By Iris Faraway
Community High School
Ann Arbor, MI
With 20 years of teaching experience behind her, Mima Bakoeva found herself facing a new challenge.
After receiving support from the Fulbright Program, she had traveled thousands of miles from the Roman Rolland School in Stara Zagora, a Bulgarian city, to teach Literature to American students at Community High School in Ann Arbor, Mich. The trip ... Full story
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Submitted by Kyle Helson on Sunday, March 20, 2005 at 07:29:00 EST.
So true.... Hi-res version of photo (76 K)
The good old days... remember them? They were the days When you could go to the local Sunoco, Mobil, Marathon or BP and fill up for less than $15. They were the days when $1.25 a gallon was "pricey."
Those days are not these days. These days, I pay $25 to fill the 14-gallon tank of my 1996 Plymouth Breeze.
People across the nation are bracing for the impact of these rising gas prices. On March ... Full story
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Hell on earth: The story of one young military recruit
Submitted by Tracy Rosewarne on Thursday, March 17, 2005 at 05:48:24 EST.
Last summer, Community High School alum Thad Bawkon made a decision that could have cost him his life.
He joined the military.
Bawkon did not get a sudden surge of patriotism, nor did he do it to rebel against his parents. All he wanted to do was "explore the option," he said.
Bawkon said that Army Reserve recruiters bent over backward to get him to join, giving him a one-sided story for ... Full story
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Submitted by Liana Imam on Monday, March 14, 2005 at 11:03:56 EST.
Obesity in America: It is not only a huge problem (oh look, a pun), but a huge problem that everyone feels the need to inch around.
Experts on TV shows sometimes talk about different health risks that the public has and has not “accepted.”
One particular expert made a comment that sticks. The person discussed how a person can go up to a smoker and ask them, “Why don’t you quit? You know you’re killing ... Full story
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A Day in the Life of Restaurant Saucier
Submitted by Bonnie Aumann on Wednesday, March 02, 2005 at 11:22:14 EST.
The salmon is delicious at Melbourne's Restaurant Saucier. Hi-res version of photo (17 K)
While a student at the University of Michigan, I took the opportunity to study abroad in Australia, specifically in Melbourne. Melbourne, it turns out, is home to some of the finest restaurants on the planet, and is rather proud of this fact. My housemates and I made a point of going through the annual publication of the Good Eats guide and finding a nearby "hatted" (they were rated by number of chef hats) re ... Full story
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Submitted by Howard Meyer on Wednesday, March 02, 2005 at 11:28:08 EST.
I had called an internet service provider with a question on a problem that I was having online, and of course my call was outsourced to India, where a man with an accent answered.
After explaining my dilemma to him, he answered everything, and then asked me, “Is there anything else that I can do for you?”
I was about to reply, “No,” when all of the sudden it hit me: I was calling India, and some part ... Full story
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Owning own home no longer so affordable
Submitted by Emily Jean Clancy on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 at 01:36:36 EST.
After my 15 years of living in Michigan I am finding that the cost of homes are increasing dramatically. Currently in Oakland County, the cost of homes ranges from 150,000 to 300,000 dollars. The average household is struggling to make the payments.
Why are these prices going up? The reason is because of the economy. For a while now, home prices all across Michigan have been going up, and the costs increase ... Full story
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Submitted by Kyle Miller on Saturday, February 12, 2005 at 06:21:32 EST.
Stop teens from being lured into smoking.. Hi-res version of photo (75 K)
Recently, newspapers in Detroit have published articles about how favored cigarettes are an attempt to lure teens into smoking. While tobacco companies have released statements saying flavored cigarettes are just a way to give a bigger variety of cigarettes to adults, Michigan health leaders want advertisements on flavored cigarettes banned because they target youth, they say.
Though tobacco executives claim ... Full story
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Court allows drug dogs in all traffic stops
Submitted by Sarah Ryley on Thursday, February 10, 2005 at 11:33:50 EST.
The U. S. Supreme Court ruled at the end of January that narcotics-detecting dogs can be used for all routine traffic stops — and you can bet that we, as students with varying degrees of other “incriminating” visual factors, are going to be the targets.
The case involved John Caballes, an Illinois man who was stopped for doing only six miles over the speed limit, but narcotics-detecting dogs ended up finding $ ... Full story
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Submitted by Kevin Ward on Tuesday, February 01, 2005 at 10:15:02 EST.
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has done has done a poor job controlling drugs in the United States. Illegal drugs are widely used, and abused, by people of all ages in this country. The DEA works hard to eliminate illegal substances such as marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, LSD, and methamphetamines; however, they are just not getting it done.
Drug smuggling through the Mexican border is slowly decrea ... Full story
This story has been republished from Lakeland High School Business Technology.
Letter to the Editor: Act Now To Maintain Roadless Rule
Submitted by Trisha Saha on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 at 10:10:05 EST.
As a high school student who deeply cares about the environment, I think it is important for everyone to know about the current state of environmental affairs and what they can do to change them.
In January 2001, the Roadless Area Conservation Rule was put in place to protect a portion of our national forests from logging and road construction. In December, President Bush exempted Alaska's Tongass Forest from ... Full story
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Submitted by Benjamin Hanau on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 at 10:19:14 EST.
Whenever I go back to my home country, France, people ask me: “So how’s the U.S.?” (In French of course, what did you think?) “How are Americans?”
Let’s suppose you’re from the United States and I'd answer like this: “Well, in the U.S., people walk in the street and never say hi or help you if you have a problem. There are taxis everywhere, and every time you cross the street your life is in danger. Also, ther ... Full story
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Sudan Signs Historic Peace Agreement
Submitted by Yeon-Soo Chung on Sunday, January 23, 2005 at 07:00:23 EST.
After 21 years of civil war and two million deaths, Sudan has finally reached a peace agreement with itself.
The Sudanese government in the north has been battling rebels from the south. The two sides have finally decided to stop the fighting —at least for now, with both sides cautiously agreeing to make a deal.
But the two sides will still not disband their armies, which indicates that they are ... Full story
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Submitted by Liana Imam on Thursday, January 20, 2005 at 12:14:55 EST.
Islam is under siege in the United States of America.
The funny thing is, this isn't even something unknown or covered up. It's being done quite overtly, with only the thinnest of veils obstructing the view.
September 11, 2001, was quite the momentous day in American history. It was then that many Americans decided that every man of Arabic or South Asian descent had the potential to be a terrorist. It ... Full story
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Submitted by Ed Sul on Thursday, January 20, 2005 at 12:02:34 EST.
The 2004 Major League Baseball playoffs was probably the most exciting sports event in history.
Most of America rooted for the Boston Red Sox, who finally broke the Curse of Bambino and won their first World Series title in 86 years.
It wasn't an easy victory; the Sox had to overcome a 3-0 deficit to their hated rival New York Yankees in the American League Championship. But they did it, winning 4 ... Full story
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Submitted by Liana Imam on Monday, January 17, 2005 at 11:40:34 EST.
life is just better with music. Hi-res version of photo (379 K)
Many speak of music as the 'universal language,' and though it's cliche to say so, I agree.
Music is the most powerful and intense form of self-expression and communication on the planet, and maybe even in the whole universe. It has no rules, no restrictions.
It also has immense therapeutic value, a quality that didn’t need to be proved by doctors for people to use it.
Though the basic theory o ... Full story
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Submitted by Bryan Seth Blase on Saturday, January 08, 2005 at 03:20:49 EST.
Detroit will host Superbowl XL in 2006. Hi-res version of photo (7 K)
With the North American International Auto Show coming this January, the MLB all-star game in 2005, and Superbowl XL in 2006, the eyes of the nation will soon be on Detroit.
The next three years are truly pivotal in the city's revival. Hundreds of thousands of tourists will soon flock to the Motorcity, bringing millions of dollars with them.
With this in mind, Metro-Detroiters are taking unprecedented ... Full story
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Jews of all varieties celebrate Chanukah
Submitted by James(Jimmy) Walter Ballenger on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 at 11:59:38 EST.
The congregation gathered, the ceremony commenced, the cantor proceeded, "Baruch Ata Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha olam, asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav, v'tzivanu l'hadlekner shel Chanukkah."
The time was Thursday evening, Dec. 9, the place of worship was Sar Shalom Fellowship in Sterling, Virginia, and the faith at hand was Messianic Judaism.
"We're celebrating Chanukkah because it is the story ... Full story
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Submitted by Stephanie Shatzman on Monday, December 20, 2004 at 02:12:52 EST.
With so many controversial issues in the world, the most astonishing thing to me is how most high school students don't even know what is going on in the world in which they live. Stem cell research is one of the many issues that could affect millions in the country, but only a few understand.
Talking with students in the hallways about what they thought stem cell research was, I got answers such as, "Th ... Full story
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... and that is how I choose ...
Submitted by Liana Imam on Friday, December 10, 2004 at 07:51:32 EST.
Like it or not, abortion has been around for a long time. Whether or not it was acceptable fluctuated with the times. The first time abortion was explicitly banned was in 1859, when the American Medical Association condemned "the procuring of abortion, at every period of gestation, except as necessary for preserving the life of either mother or child." This was accepted for a while, though many women opted fo ... Full story
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Submitted by Alex Braun on Wednesday, December 01, 2004 at 02:51:59 EST.
Why fill this warehouse with textbooks? A book can't punch a hole in a concrete bunker or kill a battalion of enemy soldiers.. Hi-res version of photo (31 K)
You have probably already used you super-human intellect or ability to read into titles to deduce the general focus of this article. It is also likely that you have begun to form an impression of me as someone who ardently opposes war, imperialism and force as a substitution for diplomacy.
What you may not know is that the aforementioned oppositions do not accurately depict my convictions and that the titl ... Full story
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Submitted by James (Jimmy) Walter Ballenger on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 at 04:07:23 EST.
Something inside of me just doesn't feel right when I assess where we, as a nation, are today in terms of our modern workplace. It's not just the current lack of job opportunities available to qualified candidates (or just about anybody, for that matter), but that ties in with it. I'm talking about something different though. Namely, do we have the best overall workplace environment in America, on average?
I ... Full story
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Submitted by Liana Imam on Wednesday, November 17, 2004 at 05:05:11 EST.
The center of the moral universe. Hi-res version of photo (80 K)
Living in West Bloomfield gives you a sort of jaded view of life. Spending $150 on a pair of jeans seems reasonable, staying in (or sober) on weekends makes you a downer, and if you’re not going to University of Michigan you’ve officially failed at life. To the typical Bloomfield kid, the world is unimportant. The only issues of relevance are things like, who had the most hardcore party last weekend? Which is the mos ... Full story
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Submitted by Maria Sprow on Friday, November 12, 2004 at 02:51:28 EST.
This is the story of the ties that bond, of a small 4-H group that spent summers together at the county fair, and of two very young men from Monroe County.
They are Juan Garza and Dennis Miller – two young men who, on the surface, are only connected by the county they lived in and the way in which they died.
They are the only two young men from Monroe County – where I am from -- to die in Iraq.
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Submitted by Jeff Souva on Thursday, November 04, 2004 at 12:09:58 EST.
"APPLYING FOR IMMIGRANT VISA OF CANADA AS A CONVENTIONAL REFUGEE (Political asylum).
One can seek and make an application for political asylum in Canada, if that person has well founded fear that he /she will be prosecuted because of his / her religion, race, nationality, membership of a particular social group and political opinion and such a person cannot go back to his home country or cannot get protect ... Full story
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Submitted by J.R. Rothstein on Monday, November 01, 2004 at 07:51:40 EST.
There is little doubt that in recent years there has been an increase in the political divisions within the Orthodox and larger Jewish communities.
I have observed that these divisions occur mostly along generational lines. With few exceptions, the generation of my parents -- I am 21 -- is overwhelmingly Democrat. Yet, there is no doubt that there has been a huge shift amongst my peer group (18-25) of young Je ... Full story
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Profile: Adam Miller, Ed-in-Chief of Being There Magazine
Submitted by Shel Desormeaux on Friday, October 29, 2004 at 06:43:28 EST.
Being There Magazine is something different. Like many grassroots publications, it's got an air of exuberance and honesty that other bigger and funded mags lack. But underneath the fun and factual fondness with which the folk at BT surround their journalism, there is
a gentle defiance and insistence that this magazine is special.
Launched on August 15 of this year, Being There Magazine (http://www.beingther ... Full story
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American Youth: The Only Swing Vote
Submitted by Mike Carroll on Tuesday, October 19, 2004 at 04:09:58 EST.
Ah yes, the smells of November are in the air again. Mud has long since been sent flying, the pundits are dizzy from spin but can't stop, and the stench of political divisiveness has permeated the great fabric of American democracy.
As usual the parties have offered their traditional smorgasbord of mediocrity, this time culminating in the form of flip-flopper liberal Senator John Kerry and ultra-conservative c ... Full story
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Why I Record My Own Music, and Other Matters
Submitted by Nate Whetsell on Thursday, October 14, 2004 at 02:56:33 EST.
Why do I write songs? I'd like to think that one reason is because I have a small coterie of fans that enjoys listening to them (of course, I have no idea if this is actually the case). I'd also be dishonest if I failed to mention that becoming a rich and famous rock star is appealing.
Assuming that some people actually take a moment to listen to my songs and appreciate them, I hope they also take a moment to ... Full story
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Election 2004: What happened to the issues?
Submitted by Scott Schlimmer on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 at 11:33:37 EST.
I have spoken with many George W. Bush supporters to learn why they plan to vote for the president. The most common responses:
1) He has strong principles. He stands up to opposition.
2) He seems nice and wholesome. I like him.
3) I feel safer with him as president.
On the other side of the divide, most John Kerry supporters plan to vote for the senator because he “isn’t Bush.”
I’d like ... Full story
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Why the NHL and the NHL Player's Union Need to Settle Now
Submitted by Mike Murphy on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 at 11:33:29 EST.
There won’t be any hockey in the National Hockey League; not for some time.
The league and its players union are at an impasse in labor negiotations. The league claims that many of its franchises are operating far into the red, and are losing an aggregate of hundreds of millions of dollars a year. Subsequently, the league wants to limit players' salaries, purportedly to a percentage of revenue. The player’s u ... Full story
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The American President and American Politics
Submitted by Erin Kaplan on Thursday, September 09, 2004 at 07:22:15 EST.
In case you didn’t know, I am not a republican. I am not a conservative, compassionate or otherwise. I am not even a democrat. I am a liberal and I’m beginning to wonder, am I the only one? Where have all the liberals gone? They aren’t in congress, they aren’t in the courts and they certainly aren’t in the oval office. In the process of turning over rocks, looking in dark corridors and behind closed doors you c ... Full story
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Submitted by Rachel Guberman on Thursday, September 09, 2004 at 07:21:01 EST.
To the Recruitment Officer:
Please hire me. I just graduated with highest honors from the University of Michigan. I have no idea what I want to do with my life (actually, the problem is I have too many ideas!), and I need a job. In particular, I need one that will pay at least $22,000 per year, offers excellent health benefits, and will look good on my resume. Also, it shouldn't require more than a two yea ... Full story
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Submitted by Caryn on Friday, August 20, 2004 at 04:45:11 EST.
Growing up in the suburbs of Detroit, I witnessed firsthand the truths and untruths of suburban life. From the outside looking in, many people see the white picket fences and freshly cut lawns, but what they don’t see is the secret lives of suburbanite children.
Our parents have moved us to the secluded outskirts for various reasons. Some have been chased out of major cities by crime, pollution, and even the ... Full story
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Submitted by The Emery Staff on Monday, August 16, 2004 at 01:09:24 EST.
University of Michigan campus. Hi-res version of photo (526 K)
With minimum wage work unable to cover most university’s skyrocketing tuition costs, more high school students from middle to lower class families are unable to afford a college education. It shows in admissions numbers: application rates of high school seniors from middle class families to universities across the country are down five percent since 1999.
And this year at the University of Michigan, the numbe ... Full story
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Submitted by Brian Wohlberg on Wednesday, August 11, 2004 at 02:50:20 EST.
GM helped Flint explode. Hi-res version of photo (58 K)
I live in Flint. ("That's a contradiction in terms!" Ba-dum-dum!) No, really, I do live in Flint. ("My condolences! I guess someone has to!") No, honestly, I live in Flint. ("Well, will you turn out the lights when you leave?")
I hear these responses a lot, and recently they've gotten me thinking. And what it's gotten me thinking about is politics, and I have reached a remarkabl ... Full story
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