Students get a lesson in safety
February 18, 2013
Gun rights seem to be the current hot button on everyone’s mind, especially with school shootings happening more often than before. Since Columbine, several school districts have put a plan in place for students, teachers and administrators in the event a shooting should occur. But high schools are... Read more »
Stories from the past
November 26, 2012
When you ask people what is a popular book series for young adults, it seems like the first answer you get is “Twilight,” and that’s just fine. But what about some of the book series we can remember reading as a young adults. Those books that didn’t have T-shirts or a movies attached... Read more »
Don’t hide behind the computer screen
News-Journal Staff
November 2, 2012
As technology advances every year, people find ways to use the new technology for their dirty work to prey on others. Cyberbulling has been a much-discussed topic recently. October is Bullying Prevention Awareness Month, and every year more families, friends, parents and siblings stand up to put a stop... Read more »
Does your voice really count in a presidential election?
Staff
September 21, 2012
America was founded on a democracy set in place by our forefathers, and every citizen has the right to vote as long as they are a registered voter. Every four years, Americans select a new person to lead this country, but do we (the people) really pick the President of the United States? According... Read more »
The evolution of cheating
News-Journal Staff
February 14, 2012
Just like technology, cheating is always evolving. Last December, a Houston-area school caught 60 students cheating on a test. The method they use to cheat: texting. After using Google to search technology and cheating it showed that, yes, technology is making it easier to cheat. With about 72 million... Read more »
Are Students Putting Their Lives In Jeopardy?
Kelly A. Davis & Krista Newman
November 22, 2011
There is a major problem at the intersection of Lakeside and Dean Street on Trinity Valley’s Athens campus. Even though crosswalk signs are visible, many students have said crossing at that intersection is a big problem. Some have said that they’ve almost been hit by a car while trying... Read more »
Study: $4 billion goes to community college dropouts
Rita Giordano
October 25, 2011
The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)–A new national study reports that federal, state, and local governments invested nearly $4 billion in full-time community college students who dropped out after their first year. In Pennsylvania, that five-year expenditure amounted to about $87 million _ $98 million... Read more »
Halloween Alternatives and Autumn Activities
Tammie Unger
October 24, 2011
Autumn is a time for fun. Geese fly south, pumpkins ripen, squirrels scamper along oak branches in search of nuts, triple-digit temperatures are gone and lastly, it’s Halloween time. For some people a traditional Halloween is the answer, but for others the search for a Halloween alternative has begun. So... Read more »
Students Against Gay Bullying
NewsJournal Staff
October 21, 2011
October 20 was Spirit Day; it’s a day you wear purple to help bring awareness about gay bullying. Spirit Day was established in 2010 by a teenager named Brittany McMillan in response to young people who had taken their own lives due to being bullied because they were gay. Since then, according to “MTV.com,”... Read more »
