According to instructor Ken Fuson, the projects the Advanced Writing students have been working on are learning the tools of storytelling and what the difference is between a true story and an article.
Fuson, from Des Moines,...
An older gentleman stands in a converted conference room, walls hidden by banner after banner and with a wooden floor covered by a large red and black wrestling mat with the words “Donated by Old Mill Toyota” emblazoned u...
In the late hours of a summer weekend night in June, Lilly St. Angelo was out with her friends doing what teenagers do in Indiana: taking a late-night snack run to the local grocery. As the 17-year old girl stepped out of her...
Imagine being 12 years old and asleep in your bed.
No worries in the world besides what you were having for lunch the next day.
One minute you’re dreaming about chocolate and unicorns, the next a scream rips you from this...
As a kid, she dreamed of becoming a writer, or a dancer, or a doctor.
As a teen, she joined her school newspaper, performed in musical theatre, and spent too much time in hospitals.
Madi Winfield passed away suddenly last...
Despite the potential taboo nature of the subject, newspaper editor Lucy Wurst from University City High School said she and her publications staff aren’t uncomfortable talking about race.
“Everyone has equal say and feel that we s...
There are many different races and ethnicities within the ‘melting pot’ we have today. However, criticism of each other's race is still massively growing daily even though we live hand-in-hand. Santiago Carlos Ayulo, ...
Imagine being at a camp that revolves around being outgoing and getting out of your comfort zone when that is what makes you want to slip out of your skin and be invisible. What would you do? Would you still participate in what...
