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Amethyst Initiative and Underage Drinking
21. The number is an icon. We all think of one thing when we see it. Twenty-one is the age when, for some, the frustrating teenage years of trying to get a sip of that prohibited beverage is over. However, many are concerned that this thirst for alcohol has made those under 21 yearn too much for it, ultimately causing them to binge drink, which can have dire consequences. On the other hand, others believe before the 21, drinking alcohol can have dire consequences on a person's brain. In 2009, a vote in Congress will take place that will affect the major concern of the 21 age drinking law.
Campaign Myths Busted
Whether you're a Democrat or Republican, Socialist or of the Green Party, you are faced with the mind-boggling task of filing through the media's coverage of each candidate. With every click of the remote and turn of the page, falsehoods are being "ripped from the headlines," bearing witness to new age campaigning and swayed voting. As November looms over our heads it is about time that we cleared up a few of these well-known myths.
Particle Physics’ King of Controversy
Inside the Large Hadron ColliderThe world is moving at an unfathomably fast pace and constantly looking toward the future; but physicists in Geneva, Switzerland are looking back to the beginnings of the universe to address some of particle physics' most pressing anomalies. Enter the Large Hadron Collider.
Falling into the Gap
Updated 9/12/08
Grace Philipp looks relaxed sitting in a café in Seville, Spain. It’s a warm spring day in the south of the country, which to a New Yorker is as good as beach weather, but the 18-year old is not exactly on a spring break.
Not sure what she wanted to do or study when she graduated high school last year, Philipp deferred admission to Grinnell College, in Iowa, and took off on what has become known as a gap year – a term that has gained popularity in the United States with schools like Princeton and Harvard universities endorsing that students take some time off between high school and college.
Obama Brings Millenials to the Polls
There is no question that the 2008 presidential election is making history with the possibility of America’s first African American or female president. But another historic event is taking place: youth activism is sharply increasing and young people are turning up at the polls in record numbers.
From Iraq to the Classroom
As is the case with many other young adults attending college, Alan Meyer was intrigued by the prospect of receiving financial help towards his tuition. He was drawn in by the military's incentives, exchanging tuition payments for his signature on a contract enlisting him in the Army Reserves, which seemed like a fun endeavor to him. During his freshman year, he joined the Reserves and only had to attend training one weekend a month and two weeks a year.
Cracking Down on Campus Safety
It has been more than six months since Virginia Tech student Seung-Hui Cho shot 32 people before killing himself on the university's campus in Blacksburg, Va. In light of the tragedy, schools across the country have initiated new precautions in an attempt to prevent a similar incident from occurring.
Colleges vs. Cancer
Pink ribbons. Yellow wristbands. Shirts exclaiming, “I love boobs!” Car washes, fundraising walks, t-shirt sales and special events— college campuses everywhere are now advertising cancer. And students have joined together to address the second leading cause of death in the U.S.
“Cancer awareness has reached new levels and I think that media has helped propagate that,” says Kristin Hennessey, the campaign manager of the central New York chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS).
A Hundred Grand for This?
As seniors face the terrifying prospect of graduation, two basic choices are held before them. They could enter the job market and put their $100,000 degree to work. Or they could apply for graduate school and spend another two years obtaining a master’s degree in their selected field.
The Case Against Facebook
With more than 43 million active users and more than 200,000 new registrations a day, Facebook has become a phenomenon consuming more and more of college students’ time.
Amber Kerstetter, a sophomore at Houghton College, says she logs onto Facebook at least twice a day during the week and at least six times a day on the weekends.
