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Frustration Over Chris Brown Grammy Win
The Grammys are known as music’s biggest night, a night where musicians and producers from an array of musical genres come together to celebrate the most distinct artists of the year. It’s a night where feuds and egos are put aside (well some egos) and a mutual respect is given to all. Of course, things [...]
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Peer Pressure: Making the Wrong Decisions is No Joke
“If your friends jump off a cliff, are you going to jump off after them?” That is often the question parents ask when they know their teens are following the actions of their peers, instead of their own. This phrase often means “just because all your friends are doing something that you’re not supposed to, [...]
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AP Courses: Get an Early Start to College
Are You a Junior or Senior and Still Don’t Know What Career Path to Choose? Well ask your school counselor about Advanced Placement courses and explore different topics that may help you choose the career that you were born to pursue. What You Should Know: Advanced Placement classes are college-level classes that prepare students for [...]
A Recap on World Wide Soccer League Action
This week was full of soccer activity around the world. We had some interesting matches that included some of the most popular soccer clubs in the world. This weekend, we got action in the English Premier League, the Spanish La Liga, the Liga Mexicana de Futbol and in Major League Soccer. We started off with [...]
A Snapshot of Hedges Elementary
Be responsible, be respectful, and be ready. That is the Hedges motto. “Hedges has a very positive and safe environment for students,” said Patricia Gonzalez, assistant principal at Hedges. Although Hedges has faced academic challenges like other schools in the neighborhood, according to the Chicago Public School (CPS) scorecard information, the school looks for ways [...]
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Basketball Could Prevent Violence
By Jaime Ruvalcaba, 8th grader at James Hedges Elementary Basketball programs in our community benefit the youth from different parts of our neighborhood. This year, my friends played for the St. Michael the Archangel team at the 3rd Annual Hoops in the Hood Tournament. The basketball games were great; two well-organized teams played against each [...]
Mural Honors Heroes
Back of the Yards residents have worked together these past few months to make various murals around the neighborhood, including one on 49th and Loomis Street. The mural is being painted in memory of all fallen heroes and counts with the help of many community members as well as the guidance of Rigoberto Robles, [...]
Back of the Yards Youth Share Opinions on “The Will to Dream”
Neighborhood Youth Share their Opinions During the THE GATE’s youth journalism program, youth participants have been learning how to write reports, read published articles, become aware of issues pertaining to their communities and create their own voice. In the process, we have asked the youth to comment on different articles, while expressing their opinions. In [...]
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Just Like Us: Cornell Square Park Youth Radio Documentary
This summer, TRACE youth participants at Cornell Square Park were busy engaging in critical thinking and brainstorming creative solutions to issues that affect their lives. The TRACE youth program used journalism and media literacy to discuss the issue of adultism – a topic very relevant to inner city youth. On Thursday August 4, program participants [...]
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A Closer Look at the Definition of “Power”
Our youth journalism team has now embarked on a new journey. Read through these five stories and find out what our five young journalists are producing in a series of journalistic workshops over the summer. Youth are learning the basic components of writing and story development, and will be producing a series of articles regarding [...]
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