Voting is easy!: A step-by-step guide for teens
I’ve been waiting for this moment my entire life. My parents and I have had serious discussions about the choices I will make. My friends have told me to be careful. I’m a little nervous, but I think...
View ArticleA DREAM come true: Executive order allows undocumented youth to defer...
Victor, 18, was only four years old when his parents brought him into the United States illegally. He was far too young to have made that choice, which is why he approves of the Obama Administration’s...
View ArticleMilitary raises standards, issues fewer waivers as recruitment goals take...
If you’ve been planning to join the United States military, you’d better cut out the extra calories and tattoo shop visits. The armed forces has raised its standards and is looking for more than...
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Students take a bite out of new, healthier school lunchroom regulations
On first look during the new school year, it wouldn’t seem much has changed at Central High School in St. Paul.Classes are overcrowded with students. Hallways are as congested as someone’s nose with...
View ArticleSpecial education students rely on strong support system to overcome daily...
Unable to walk on his own, Kenny Knutson relies on his parents to move him around the house in a wheelchair.He eats from a feeding tube since he can’t close his mouth or bite. His eyes are permanently...
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Fashioning art: Korean student thrives on creativity, achievement and sharing
Hee Soo Kim is different and proud of it. Whether it’s the way she does her hair or the art she creates, the senior at St. Paul Preparatory School keeps changing things up.“I want to be unique,” said...
View ArticleOPINION | Truth and consequences: Struggling with the model minority myth
When I went to my first lecture for a Creative Writing class, I wasn’t expecting much. I thought I’d only be treated to “professional” writers tooting their own horns at us poor, inexperienced college...
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Friendships formed at Circus Juventas endure across oceans
There’s no clownin’ around here. Circus Juventas in St. Paul teaches teens valuable performance skills and relationship building.Back in fifth grade, Sam Krey joined the circus.“I fell in love with the...
View ArticleOPINION | Yes, I'm in special education. Does it matter?
“Don’t let anyone see this,” I screamed inside my head.The C+ in red marker was suddenly an afterthought. I wasn’t prepared for what my teacher had attached to the end of my 8th period test.ThreeSixty...
View ArticleMaking every voice count (and reaching one stubborn dad)
In August, I was asked to take a part-time job with a non-partisan effort to get 10,000 young Asian Americans in Minnesota to register and vote on Nov. 6, Election Day.I wasn’t sure what the...
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OPINION | Special needs essay causes one writer to look at own challenges
Elizabeth HogshireBeing a special needs kid makes life a challenge. Depending on your special need, the challenges will also be very different.Personally, the challenges I have are strictly social,...
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OPINION | Virtual violence can have real world consequences, but it's still...
Graphic imagery in popular games like “Assassin’s Creed III” and “Black Ops 2” have led to a spirited debate about what’s contributing to a more violent culture.A rabid gamer contemplates the effects...
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When the smoke clears: What are teen attitudes about marijuana use?
(Illustration by Angela Brooks, Thomas Edison High Schoo)For the better part of a year, getting high was the only priority for Aaron.With long hair swished over his baby face, the 14-year-old student...
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When the smoke clears: Could marijuana legislation arrive on Minnesota's...
(Illustration by Raul Molina, Thomas Edison High School)With votes considered unthinkable a decade ago, residents of Colorado and Washington are free to breathe in new freedoms thanks to the...
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The A-ha! artist: It's been quite an inspirational journey for Ta-Coumba Aiken
Ta-Coumba Aiken’s artwork can be found throughout the Twin Cities and in the private collections of poet Maya Angelou and musicians Taj Mahal and Herbie Hancock.Anyone familiar with the Twin Cities art...
View ArticleOPINION | Lifetime of scars: Battling bullies, image issues takes emotional toll
It’s the first day of kindergarten and my mom is ready to take a photo of me standing outside Cedar Island Elementary in Maple Grove.I’m wearing my best pink dress, a pink headband in my...
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OPINION | Washburn students get their say, but not without the need for...
ThreeSixty Coming home from spring break, I never thought that Washburn High School would make headlines in the StarTribune and be on the news. Or that I would participate in a sit-in at school and...
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OPINION | The struggle to get help: 'Some of us can't do everything ourselves...
ThreeSixty If you saw someone about to jump off a bridge, your first thought would probably be, “That person needs help.”For me, my first thought is, “That could be me.”I am Tatum. I’m a singer, a...
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Feeling disconnected: Phone calls take on new meaning for the Bowie family
ThreeSixty I made my first cash deposit for my dad at the Unbank on the corner of Lexington and University in St. Paul, the same corner he and I used to drive by for my favorite Oreo Blizzards at...
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United in their goal: Soccer gets a new identity in the Twin Cities
ThreeSixty Everyone else on the team has escaped to the locker room after the clock signals an official end to practice. Only one player remains, running sprints across the National Sports Center turf...
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