The actual repercussions of natural disasters are really hard to explain to those who've never been through one. Before I experienced my first major hurricane, I had no idea as well. To me, hurricanes used to seem like those monsters from science fiction stories that...
As a society, we're often prone to label others based on first impressions alone, even though people know that we're not supposed to judge a book by its cover. But unconsciously, people do it anyways; many of my friends have confessed that for them, book covers play a...
High school is a great time to really start thinking about the future. "What do you want to be when you grow up? What dreams and aspirations do you have?" "What do you mean you don't know? What do you find interesting?" Chances are you've been bombarded with all these...
Reporting from Bristol, R.I. Like many others in my generation, I was born and raised in the big city, where skyscrapers dotted the skyline. The closest I could get to nature was either through my backyard or the local park. To me, trees and flowers offered something...
Reporting from Wilmington, N.C. The disclosure of the release of harsh chemical GenX into the Cape Fear River from a former Dupont plant has left shocking waves throughout the community. The company—to the people's disappointment—is not committing to stop the...
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