March – April 2007 Issue

In an interview, a young Marine explains his decision to enlist in a time of war.

I think it’s very tragic that someone wanted to hurt and kill 32 people. He just didn’t kill all of them but he hurt their families.

Creating mix tapes lets great music speak for Nadine, 17.

Fred, 17, says that he’s glad his school didn’t make a big deal when a student was caught bringing a BB gun on the Birmingham High School campus, because it prevented anyone from panicking.