On May 24 a University of California, Santa Barbara student Elliot Rodger, was featured in a disturbing YouTube video. In this video, Rodger promised his revenge against the women he says forced him to...

  On a building in Edgewater, Chicago, there was a wall titled “Before I die”  with responses inscribed in brightly colored chalk  covering the wall. These responses illustrate the personal goals...

     The seeds of Earth Day were planted around the 1960’s. While war was raging in Vietnam and hippie culture reached a new high, industries released pollutants into the atmosphere with little fear...

Landon Mosley was not born with the name Landon. His birth name was left behind when he came out as transgender. Landon is a small part of the population considered transgender (or trans* for short). Being...

On Feb. 28, 2013, sophomore Vanessa Gould was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Up until that point, Gould led a normal life as a high school teenager. “When I was first diagnosed, the first few weeks...

It is common to see on a birthday of a teenager turning 16, that they will be getting a new shiny car. But this 16 year old will be rebuilding his own car. "It's something I've always wanted to do," sophomore...

      Sophomore Taylor Emigh started winning championships and high points in the 13 and under age group with her two horses, Cope and Ranger.       She has been riding both Cope and Ranger for...

Sun shining, clear eyes, no regrets and no reason to look back. One race is all she had left at the IESA State Track Finals. Nicole Sreenan understood what she had to do. Sreenan won state in two events...

  If you are fortunate enough, you might realize what you want to do with your life at a young age. Junior, Joey Serrano, has been an artist since he could remember. “When I started watching...