November – December 2009 Issue

Hannah, 16, has realized that cussing makes her look bad, so she’s trying to stop. WITH interviews with teens asking what they think about cussing.

What do you think of cussing? “I don’t mind cussing. It doesn’t make me think any less of anybody.” Jordan

As an undocumented immigrant, I thought college was out of reach—but I found a way.

I thought that it would be awesome to make my parents proud and have them be able to tell their friends that their daughter is attending UCLA (the only school they’d heard of). But I tried not to get too attached, because it was hard to get in and I didn’t know how I would pay for it.

Serli, 16, worries because her family doesn’t have health insurance.

With the holidays coming up, we asked our teen staff for their ideas of things you can make on a budget that show you care.

Our staff writers say a museum exhibit got them thinking about why we make judgments and stereotypes based on race.

Charlene, 16, says that when we make assumptions about people, we don’t see who they really are.

The tradition of helping her grandma prepare tamales for Christmas dinner is something Breanna, 17, appreciates every year.