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Vegetarian Eating: Improving Your Health One Bite At A Time
Posted on June 2, 2010Posted in Editorials
Written by Aashish Bhimani and Christina Tacoronti, Special to the A-Blast
Note: Aashish Bhimani gave a speech at AHS about changing your diet to help the environment. He was referenced in the article “AHS shifts from red to green” by Charles Simpson and now has written an op-ed elaborating on... Read more »
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“Good-bye, freshman year”
Posted on June 1, 2010Posted in Editorials
Written by Noah Fitzgerel, staff writer
Walking through the doors of AHS on my first day of school was one of the most intimidating experiences I have encountered in my life so far. Being the sort of tentative person I am when it comes to new ventures, as soon as I exited... Read more »
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IB curriculum challenged
Posted on June 1, 2010Posted in Editorials
Written by Jeff Shim, Editorials Editor
Since 1968, the International Baccalaureate, or IB, program has been giving students the opportunity to receive a quality education that stresses international awareness and is on par with many overseas schools. However, parents... Read more »
Comments: No ResponsesAthletic trainer weighs in on energy drinks
Posted on June 1, 2010Posted in Editorials
I am writing in regards to the article “What Monster hides in that extra boost of energy?” published in the May 12, 2010 issue of the A-Blast. While the article discusses generally that energy drinks are unhealthy, I would like... Read more »
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The oil spill blame game
Posted on June 1, 2010Posted in Editorials
Written by Nasiha Rashid, Editorials Editor
The unprecedented Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico has escalated into a full blown oil spill which is now said to be the equivalent of an Exxon Valdez oil spill every four days. The worst oil spill disaster before... Read more »
Comments: No ResponsesAmbition trumps morality for student
Posted on June 1, 2010Posted in Editorials
Written by Daniel Park, staff writer
A 4.00 GPA at MIT and a perfect 1600 SAT score got Adam B. Wheeler into Harvard University. The only problem? It was all a lie. Wheeler, 23, is a Delaware native who allegedly lied his way into the most prestigious and well-known university... Read more »
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North Korea deserves consequences for its action
Posted on May 21, 2010Posted in Editorials
Written by Jeff Shim, Editorials Editor
In Asia, mainly South Korea, the nations have been alerted by the recent, unknown attack on South Korean warship. The attack was taken at Cheonan city area, located in the northeast corner of Southern Chungcheong, leaving 46 casualties... Read more »
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Formspring = cyber-bullying
Posted on May 10, 2010Posted in Editorials
Written by Jeff Shim, Editorials Editor
In the world of Formspring, everyone becomes a Hollywood star. Nowadays, people are noticeably misusing their privilege of freedom of speech and teens in today’s generation fail to notice that their verbal abuse is becoming more... Read more »
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Arizona’s unjust immigration law
Posted on May 10, 2010Posted in Editorials
Written by Nasiha Rashid, Editorials Editor
In recent news, Arizona was able to garner national attention about the illegal immigration issue by enacting a law that proved as controversial as the issue itself. Many states have already asked to have similar laws drawn up and... Read more »
Comments: One ResponsePregnancy does take two to tango
Posted on May 10, 2010Posted in Editorials
Written by Gwen Levey, Videographer
A majority of today’s society has quite a one sided view about teenage pregnancy. In a society such as today’s, it seems to be more common and the blame seems to be mostly brought upon the soon-to-be teenage mother. It made me... Read more »
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