Martin pursues passion for medicine in Nigeria
September 14, 2018
Filed under 1 in 300, Features
“There is a child running around Nigeria with a scar because of me, so that’s great,” senior Connor Martin of Spring Lake Heights said while recounting his trip. Despite what his story implied, Martin had only good intentions when he stitched up the child’s wound. In the summer of 2017, he tra...
Health insurance companies must provide birth control
January 12, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Whether or not birth control should be provided to women by health insurers has been a point of great controversy. It is clear that birth control is in fact essential to women’s health, and should therefore be provided to whomever requires it. According to BBC News, people that oppose birth control...
Why today’s teens aren’t getting enough sleep: Technology
September 15, 2017
Filed under Features, In-Depth
Phones plugged into bedside outlets, televisions blaring at nighttime and laptops dinging with notifications come as nothing new to teens. Neither is the lack of sleep that tech can cause. Technology impacts the vast majority of teens, with more than three quarters of teens having access to cellpho...
Binge Drinking causes health problems for teens who don’t know better
November 9, 2016
Filed under Features, In-Depth
The website kidshealth.org defines binge drinking as “the heavy consumption of alcohol over a short period of time.” Even though they are not legally allowed to consume alcohol, teens are the most likely age group to binge drink, according to Pediatrics, a journal for pediatric studies. For girl...
Adults, ads and availability affect teen eating
September 17, 2016
Filed under Features, In-Depth
Teens eating habits are not solely built on the basis of health; trends, marketing, convenience and mood are just a few of the factors that affect what young people put in their bodies. On television alone, young people view more than 40,000 advertisements a year, according to American Academy of...
A meat-lover goes vegan
September 17, 2016
Filed under Features, In-Depth
As a baby, my mother called me her little carnivore. At Sonic, I order a pretzel dog in addition to my cheeseburger. One year for Christmas, I wrote Santa Claus a letter asking for parmesan cheese. My profile picture on Instagram is a photo of me holding a hot dog. But after a month long road trip...
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