The month of February marks Black History Month and its origin traces all the way back to a man named Carter G. Woodson, a man many do not know about today. Although Black History Month has come under...

The purpose of today’s prison systems is to successfully rehabilitate inmates and make them socially acceptable for the outside world. They have therapy programs, education programs, and even...

Jack Abramoff, once a Washington lobbyist, pled guilty Jan. 3, to three counts of crimes that could put him in jail for up to 11 years. These three counts include conspiracy, mail fraud, and tax evasion....

During his annual State of the Union Address Tuesday, Jan. 31, President George W. Bush introduced the American Competitiveness Initiative, emphasizing a focus on higher-level math and science courses...

Ezgi Demitkit and Elif Llcaner are new to the high school, Ames, and the United States. But they are not students, they are student teachers! Every year, a program coordinated by Iowa State University...

President Bush gave his fifth State of the Union speech Jan. 31. To me, the highlight was Dick Cheney sitting menacingly behind the president muttering, “Good. I can feel your anger. I am defenseless....

On Valentine’s Day, some people get special treatment. Some get nothing at all. Then, there are those who choose to entirely ignore this holiday of love. Attitudes toward Valentine’s...

It doesn’t take long to realize that the people who are late in the morning always get the worst parking spots. I am one of those people. I am always parked so far away that if it were a basketball...

Every Thursday morning at 7:20, students of all walks of life from grades 9 through 12 join together in room 107 (Mr. Mooney’s room) for SHEF (Students Helping to Eliminate Famine) under the...