World in review
November 30, 2009 • Esther Smith, Reporter
Filed under Nation & World
The Honduran ousted president, Manuel Zelaya, continues to call for his reinstatement to office before an election due at the end of November. The odds are stacked against him, as the head of the country’s Congress explicitly stated that it would not vote on whether or not to reinstate Mr. Zelaya until... Read more »
TGIBF: Thank God it’s Black Friday
November 23, 2009 • Robyn Hurley, Guest Contributor
Filed under Opinion
Black Friday is coming! It may sound like a demonic day of worship or some spin off of Friday the 13th when a giant cloud blocks the sun from the earth, but over 50 million Americans participated in the eagerly-anticipated, biggest shopping day of the year in 2008 according to Consumerreport.org. What... Read more »
Far far away
November 23, 2009 • Janine Lehmann, Guest Contributor
Filed under Human Interest
If you hear the word “foreign exchange student” you probably don’t think a lot about it. Possibly for you it is just a person from another country. But behind this phrase and this person is so much more than could ever imagine “Usually, if somebody asks you if you are an exchange student and... Read more »
Seven Scoops
November 23, 2009 • Shawna Petersen, Guest Contributor
Filed under Literature
I can’t believe I did that. I feel like such a horrible person, such a disgrace. I can’t tell them. They’ll never let me live it down. They will be so mad at me… I’m so upset, so guilty, that I am shaking. I can’t stop. It’s uncontrollable. But I needed it…so... Read more »
The Story of Haunted Fridges
November 23, 2009 • Shawna Petersen, Guest Contributor
Filed under Literature
When my grandfather was sick with cancer, we were getting very worried about him. It seemed he wasn’t going to be around very much longer. Family came to see him from all over the United States. We all met up in Las Vegas, Nevada, and stayed in a Time Share that my mother owned. When a... Read more »
I’m not in Germany anymore
November 23, 2009 • Wesley Rabung, Guest Contributor
Filed under Human Interest
Every year millions of students go to school all over the state of Alaska but thanks to the American Field Service or AFS, we have students not only from the state of Alaska but from all over the world. “It’s so different [from home], Alaska is so cold and so dark!” said Barbara Wehrheim, an exchange... Read more »
What it’s like to be an exchange student
November 23, 2009 • Aziza Sapargasimova, Guest Contributor
Filed under Human Interest
We all know that nowadays there are a lot of different exchange programs for teenagers that are 15 to 18. And the purpose of these programs is to give people a chance of better understanding new cultures, learning foreign languages, and representing their home countries. One such lucky person is... Read more »
Caring for our homeless teens
November 23, 2009 • Jacqueline Yang, Guest Contributor
Filed under Community, Top Stories
When everyone and everything else in their young lives fails them, Covenant House Alaska is here to save them from the streets, with unconditional love and a door that’s open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. “By the age of three my parents were no longer in my life and I had been... Read more »
Life for the deployed soldier and his family
November 23, 2009 • Ashley Brenton, Guest Contributor
Filed under Human Interest, Nation & World, Opinion
Since September 11, 2001 countless numbers of families have had to overcome separation because of long-term military deployments. “It’s very hard to be away from the ones you love most. I hate missing all the important days: birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays. It’s knowing that they’re... Read more »
Beauty and the budget
November 19, 2009 • Erin Cockreham, Reporter
Filed under Opinion
Are your parents being a little bit tight with cash these days? Not sure the after school job is going to put enough cash into that ever present shopping fund? The first thing to do is relax; just about everyone is going through the same thing, even if it’s not in the same way. Secondly, get a little... Read more »
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