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• Teens can make a difference by letting their voices be heard

  It’s a frustrating position. You know the issues, and you care about them. You’ve seen the candidates, and you know what they stand for. Yet somehow you feel excluded from the process, as if your voice doesn’t matter. After all, for possibly the last time in your life, you will be unable to vote in November. »Read Story...
  

    

• Time to break cycle of apathy

  American democracy is based on the idea that all people should have a voice in their government. Alexis de Tocqueville, a French aristocrat who studied American society in the 1830s, stated "civic zeal seems to be inseparable from the exercise of political rights" in the new country. »Read Story...
  

    

• Prepare for a wild ride with 'The Wackness'

  I was 4 when this film took place. I'll admit, I'm in no way able to truly understand this movie. My brother and sister were then both about the age I am now, so for the first time, I felt a little jealous of them. It looked fun. To be fair, I DID have pump-action Air Jordans ... »Read Story...
  

    

• Delegate-based Electoral College strives for fairness

  Presidential elections can be confusing as candidates compete in two different races. One is the popular vote race and the other is the race for who can win the majority of the Electoral College delegates. Although these races are related, they are calculated separately. »Read Story...
  

    

• Teens can make a difference

  It's a frustrating position. You know the issues, and you care about them. You've seen the candidates, and you know what they stand for. Yet somehow you feel excluded from the process, as if your voice doesn't matter. After all, for possibly the last time in your life, you will be unable to vote in November. »Read Story...