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I've Been to All 50 U.S. States: Here's the Ones You Need to Visit While You're Still Young

Let’s face it– there’s nothing like traveling, and especially when you’re in college, traveling is the way to find yourself and explore all parts of the world while doing so.I’ve been traveling as long as I can remember. I moved between states for the first time when I was just a baby and took my first international trip when I was 8 years old. Every year, I covered more and more ground in my adventures, and just before my 17th birthday, I had set foot in all 50 U.S. states.The amazing thing abo...
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Opinion: How High School Was Just Like Falling Down a Rabbit Hole

by Simone Bender


I still remember my first day of high school- bright-eyed, eager, and set for the next four years of my life. I followed the sidewalk in from the bus parking lot, a brand-new set of gel pens in my backpack, ready to take on the world. I hesitated as I got to the door, surrounded by other new students and letting the fear momentarily take over, but as I remembered the opportunities ahead, I let it go, a smile on my face. So I took a step forward, into my future, and as my foot...
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The Struggle for Women’s Educational Rights Continues On

by Simone Bender


Arooj Khalid was 14 years old when she came to the realization that the world was in a state of mind so abhorrent, it was nearly past saving. The shots fired on TV, the bullet that penetrated the skin of a girl her same age simply because of her desire to go to school: Khalid would never be able to view her home country of Pakistan the same. Something had to be done.


​According to data advertised by board members for the Youth Journalism Organization, over 129 million girl...
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Ty Arbogast: Racing for a Cure

by Simone Bender


It was in 2021 that Formula Four racer Ty Arbogast received the news: he officially had Crohn’s Disease. Amidst his racing season and struggling with the lack of treatment for his sickness, he was faced with one question from his parents: “What are you going to do about it?”


Arbogast, a freshman at Avon known for his racecar and go-kart racing, has been using his popularity in the racing community for four years now to raise awareness about the lack of research for Crohn’s...

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