Scouts Master Anti-Bullying

"As far as the Boy Scouts of America is concerned, knowing how to confront a bully is now as important as mastering a slip knot. For the first time in the 97-year history of the nation's largest youth organizat...

Career Before Romance

Olga Boyko, 23, has finished her studies at Antioch College and will be graduating in the spring. But she isn't putting her career on hold while she waits for her boyfriend of more than two years to graduate. "...

CA Defines Diversity

"The University of California Board of Admissions is proposing to lower to 2.8 from 3.0 the minimum grade point average for admission to a UC school. That 3.0 GPA standard has been in place for 40 years. Studen...

The Dash

In July 2006, a short 3-minute movie was launched on the Internet called The Dash.  Since then, over 40 million people from around the world have watched it; and over 20,000 a day continue to watch i...

Who’s to Blame for Britney?

It is being suggested that society is to blame for Britney Spears' emotional turmoil. One voice from the article: "She is a victim of an exploitative industry, a sensationalist media, and a public who seem to e...

Hi-Tech Toys for Kids

From the story: "The Consumer Electronics Show has always been geared to appeal to the little kid in us. Oooh, new toys. Drool. I want. But at this year's CES, 14 companies as well as children's groups are gath...

College Referrals Carry Credit

As the holidays come to a close another season also moves toward completion – the Application season for college.  Between September and February, students across the country work diligently at compl...
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School Refuses to Let Boy Cheerlead

Bobby Thorn wanted to be the only boy on his school's cheerleading squad, but that didn't happen.The 13-year-old attends East Hardin Middle School in Glendale, but the controversial decision to cut him from the...

YL Leaders Debate Policy

Several Young Life employees from North Carolina either were fired or resigned late last year, apparent casualties of a theological and stylistic crackdown within the organization.The 10 workers, who worked in ...