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Opinion and Commentary

College Essay: Believing in 2nd Chances

Amy Anderson
September 2023 Amy Anderson College Essay, Summer Camp, Voices

I sat in the taxi on the way to the LaGuardia Airport in Queens with tears streaming down my face. Through the glass, I said… Read More

College Essay: Finding My Best Self

Kaya Williams
September 2023 Kaya Williams College Essay, Summer Camp, Voices

As a toddler, I wanted to know what happened in Applebee’s kitchen. So, I looked. Even though I don’t remember it, my family loves to… Read More

College Essay: Serving Boiled Pork

Hannah Vang
September 2023 Hannah Vang College Essay, Summer Camp, Voices

I placed the bowl of boiled pork on the long, white table filled with old men laughing and drinking beer. An elder tapped my shoulder,… Read More

College Essay: A Change of Heart

Julia Jackson
September 2023 Julia Jackson College Essay, Summer Camp, Voices

The summer before my freshman year I was ecstatic. My coach had previously told me if I kept things up I could play soccer in… Read More

College Essay: Accepting a Disability

Elliott Bijnagte
September 2023 Elliott Bijnagte College Essay, Summer Camp, Voices

I had never thought about what it would mean to have a disability.   Then in fourth grade I had my first seizure. I woke up… Read More

College Essay: The Game of Chess

Alex Yupa Chimborazo
September 2023 Alex Yupa Chimborazo College Essay, Summer Camp, Voices

Chess has helped me become a better person by improving my knowledge and skills. The game is beneficial for me because it teaches me brainstorming,… Read More

College Essay: Freedom Through Dance

Sydney Baudin
September 2023 Sydney Baudin College Essay, Summer Camp, Voices

 I watched my dancers walk out from the wings, wearing the white costumes we carefully picked out, and onto the brightly lit stage, presenting themselves… Read More

ThreeSixty Alum Earns Prestigious Scholarship

ThreeSixty Journalism
March 2023 Ignacio Garcia Creighton 360 Alums, 360 News

ThreeSixty senior Mariam Jabri, a student at Eden Prairie High School, was recently awarded the Dow Jones News Fund Scholarship. Jabri won the scholarship along… Read More

She Persisted and Pioneered

Rachel Blount speaks with ThreeSixty Reporter Sophia Yoerks about her 40-year career as a sportswriter.
March 2023 Sophia Yoerks Narrative Change, ThreeSixty Magazine

Early in her career, 40 years ago, Rachel Blount was given an assignment: Profile star Alabama running back Cornelius Bennett. As a woman sportswriter, Blount… Read More

360 Wins Five MNA Awards

Gwynnevere Vang Illustration
March 2023 Ignacio Garcia Creighton 360 Alums, 360 News

ThreeSixty Journalism collected five awards in the Minnesota Newspaper Association College Better Newspaper Contest for the 2021-2022 school year, including a general excellence award for… Read More

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