Ten minutes of reading a fashion magazine is all that it takes for someone to feel worse about his or her own body. With such… Read More
Not just a teen problem: The truth about eating disorders is that they can affect anyone – even guys
Coping through creative intensity: Expressing pain through art can help with healing
While walking through the Adler Graduate School, you’ll find an impressive array of artwork hanging from the walls, sitting on tables, and even hanging from… Read More
Overcoming odds: A Harding essay project
About this project This fall, AVID seniors at Harding High School worked with instructor Cori Paulet and volunteer writing mentors Bob Franklin, Jenean Gilmer, Erin… Read More
Thaddeus Young Embraces Wolves, Life
Swish. Swish. Swish. Having just finished a hard practice at his new team’s Lifetime Fitness facility inside the Target Center, seven-year NBA veteran Thaddeus Young… Read More
Being a Minnesota sports fan means losing games but gaining perspective
My heart was broken on January 24, 2010. That was the day of the 2009 NFC Championship Game between my Minnesota Vikings and the New… Read More
Discipline and hard work pay off, one karate kick at a time
The jeers from the crowd were loud. My foe positioned himself across from me, calm and prepared. He was barely taller than me yet his… Read More
Long way from Togo: Adjustments to America prove difficult for young student
It’s been said that everything happens for a reason. Yet the changes in my life since I moved from Togo a year ago have me… Read More
Getting older means making religious choices for yourself
It’s Thursday morning and I wake up with the realization that I will be going to masjid later in the afternoon for dugsi. I dress… Read More
Being Muslim doesn’t have to mean less authenticity as an American teen
You probably think that I am going to write about my hijab, the difficulties I have faced in a predominantly Christian country, or some other… Read More
Crowning achievement: Leading by example means embracing your true identity
I never had an older sister. I barely had a mother. The only womanly examples I had in my life were weave and press-haired black… Read More
