January – February 2004 Issue

Essay contest winners share what they would love to do for a living.

Check out Torrance High, as shown here in a scene from Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Sunnydale High. w/ photo gallery of Torrance HS as seen in the movies and on television.

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I had sex before I was ready.

When 17-year-old Laura’s grandfather got sick, she thought a lot about death and learned a lot about life.

Lizeth, 15, discusses the consequences of STDs and wonders why more of her classmates didn’t take sex-ed seriously.

Teens discuss whether or not they can talk to their parents about sex.

HIV, (human immunodeficiency virus) causes AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome). This illness weakens the immune system, making it less able

Our teens recommend listening to Jeff Buckley’s Grace, Interpol, Gomez and Something Corporate.