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Student Voices February 08 2016

New Hampshire teen tells young people to get out and vote
I used to pay no attention to politics, like any other teenager. But from my first town hall meeting I was fascinated about everything from analyzing the supporters there to actually listening to the way candidates address their audience.
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Student Voices January 08 2016

Make minimum wage a livable wage
By Lily Warlen Lily was inspired to write this essay after reading PBS NewsHour economics col…
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Student Voices December 17 2015

Paris Agreement is "first step" in addressing threat of climate change
Before I took a class on human impact on the environment, I would not have considered myself an environmentalist. Sure, our use of the environment was destroying the earth, but we wouldn’t see the consequences anytime soon, at least not here. Right?
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Student Voices November 25 2015

White House highlights West Virginia SRL report on drug abuse
West Virginia is fighting a war against drug abuse. We all know users, recovering addicts and their families and we all see the everyday struggles and hardships of addiction and losing family and loved ones.
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Student Voices October 09 2015

Poetry is the key to positivity for National Student Poet
  (Anita Wright/NewsHour Extra) By Anita Wright and Adelyn Baxter One of th…
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Student Voices September 03 2015

Chicago youth finds common ground in India
As a black kid growing up in Chicago, some opportunities tend to be more open to me than others. I find aspects of my life experience limited due to my identity, whether or not I recognize it at the time.
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Student Voices August 26 2015

Why I'm taking a gap year in Brazil
Whenever I tell someone about my bridge year plans, they first appear baffled by the term and then flabbergasted by the fact that it doesn't fit the usual expectations post-high school.
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Student Voices August 17 2015

Travel to India builds solidarity between women
While looking through a photo album of my host mother’s wedding day, I learned that she was 17-years-old the day she was arranged to marry a 30-year-old man from another village whom she did not know.
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Student Voices July 27 2015

Chicago to India: Finding hope in Delhi's slums
Chicago and the slums of India are similar. As you walk through each community, you see despair in both. But in India, I saw something I would have never thought was possible — I saw unity in poverty.
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Student Voices June 09 2015

Seeking safe space for LGBT students leads to passion for youth activism
Living in a small desert city with little-to-no access to LGBTQ resources, I felt alone and discouraged at times because of my inability to discuss my emotions with anyone who understood the struggles of being gay.
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Student Voices May 22 2015

“Change is coming to Baltimore”: youth debate the legacy of Freddie Gray
Some feel that our city was misrepresented by the media, and some feel that the riots are the only way Baltimore’s distress can be heard. The issues are still there, connecting and restricting us like an invisible thread.
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Student Voices May 19 2015

West Virginia students reveal how a chemical spill affected their community
Students at Richwood High School in West Virginia reported on the importance of water quality in their community and the far-reaching effects of the chemical spill.
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