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i-Dosing: The Music High

I-Dosing is the latest high-tech way to get high, according to media reports. We look at whether the hype is overblown. Download Quicktime

Swag: Can’t Have Enough of It

HSJI Students Matthew Stefanski and Michael O'Neal ask people to define and rate their swag.  Download Quicktime

Indiana: Plugged In or Unplugged?

Let the World Keep In Touch   Bridget O'Brien – Indiana University junior Click on the link for the full interview. Download Quicktime Since its launch in 2004, Facebook has gained over 400 million members. Indiana University junior, Bridget O’Brien represents one of the 400 million. “I use technology to keep in touch with my [...]

Making a Difference, One Recycle Bin at a Time

By Sneha Radhakrinshnan (Poolesville HS) and Emily Goldberg (Staples HS)

Podcast: Lauren Taylor on Teen Dating Abuse

This podcast includes highlights of Middle Way House's Lauren Taylor's presentation on teens in abusive relationships, along with an interview with Lori Henson, a teacher at HSJI, about her experience with a friend's abusive relationship. Download Quicktime * Jackson Wen (Bloomington HS North) contributed to this podcast.

Vampire Crazed

By Avery Walts (Floyd Central HS), Amanda Millea (Floyd Central HS), Anna Dreyfuss (West Potomac HS) and Ian Schaak (Cathedral HS)   Dracula, Buffy, and now Edward are all symbols of the bloodsucking creatures, called vampires. However, when Stephanie Meyer published the book Twilight, she changed the image of vampires for the technological age.  When [...]

Stacy Morgan is Serving up Scoops With a Smile

Stacy Morgan, an Indiana University student and Hartzell’s Ice Cream employee, is all about customer service. Morgan greeted me promptly and kindly as I entered the creamery, smiling and waiting patiently as I perused the large menu of frozen treats. I decided finally on a double scoop of cookies and cream, which Morgan was more [...]

Festivals on the Rise

Jasmine Patel, a student at HSJI, looks forward to the summer. Not because she takes exotic vacations or gets to spend all day at the pool: Her summer fix is music festivals. She prefers festivals to concerts because “you usually get something more out of them, and when you go to a concert you know [...]

A&E Section Editors- Vampire Craze

When current Indiana University sophomore Lindsay Hicks moved into college her freshmen year, she was unaware of the fact that her hatred for the Twilight series would create a bond between her and her roommate. She soon realized that hating something, as well as mocking it, could develop a strong friendship with a stranger. “I [...]

A World Connected by News

By Laura Schulte New Prairie High School HSJI Section Editors When a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, many people at HSJI said that it was the best example of news connecting the world. Immediately after the disaster, Americans began texting donations to the American Red Cross. The Red Cross received $22 million in donations to the [...]