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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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Student Voices May 19 2015

Do federal dollars help education?
What is the role of federal money in helping students succeed? Students at the Student Reporting La…
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Student Voices May 04 2015

Indiana students raise awareness during state HIV epidemic
The number of confirmed HIV cases in Scott County, Indiana, has spiked in recent months, leading to…
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Student Voices April 21 2015

Indiana’s freedom of religion bill is a step back
Our generation is not in control and for a lot of LGBT youth, this means being misrepresented and feeling helpless to do anything about it.
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Student Voices April 10 2015

In Maui, balancing school safety and the outdoors
How can schools keep students safe? Administrators grapple with that question at Maui High School, where an open building plan makes it difficult to ensure a secure campus.
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Student Voices April 07 2015

What I learned when someone made violent threats in my school
THE WHISTLEBLOWER from Student Reporting Labs on Vimeo . By Nick Weiss “Intruder…
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Student Voices March 13 2015

"Our education is our power" - an Afghan girl on going to school
No matter how many books or schools they destroy, the truth is that these people are afraid of educated girls and they want to feel a drop of the fear they feel everyday.
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