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Students raise awareness for visually impaired

acumen February 15, 2013

Junior Sean Edwards reaches up and runs his finger across the bumpy Braille lettering. His eyes masked with a blindfold, he calls off the room number to Dave Romano, instructor for students who have low...

Q & A: Matt Dillon

Q & A: Matt Dillon

acumen December 4, 2012

Which apocalypse are you interested in? I have an unsettling feeling about Dec. 21 and the end of the Mayan calendar. What does that mean exactly? The thing about the Mayans that really impressed me is...

Psychology teacher explains society’s fascination with the end of the world

acumen December 4, 2012

Gargantuan waves rush toward massive metal arks as they struggle to free themselves from their docks, seal and pull away safely. The deadly floodwaters are part of a scene from “2012,” a movie illustrating...

Although students and staff accept he possibility of the world ending, preparation methods vary

Although students and staff accept he possibility of the world ending, preparation methods vary

acumen December 4, 2012

About three years ago, freshman Mehar-Un-Nisa “Mehroo” Athar had an epiphany. Earlier that evening she and her friend went to see “2012,” a science fiction movie portraying the end of the world....

Many are still not fully prepared to respond to the devastating effects of natural disasters

Many are still not fully prepared to respond to the devastating effects of natural disasters

acumen December 4, 2012

On Oct. 29, America watched as Hurricane Sandy ravaged the East Coast, plunging the vulnerable Atlantic cities into darkness. Within just a few hours, the majority of the eastern seaboard had become a...

Why the nation should reelect President Obama

Why the nation should reelect President Obama

acumen November 2, 2012

I agree with Zukerman on this point: this election comes down to the economy. In the end, if the United States runs out of money, it cannot promote the values of justice and liberty I hold dear to my heart. I...

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Young voters are turned off by the extremes of the Democratic and Republican Parties

acumen November 2, 2012

He’s just not that into it. “Right now on the (political) spectrum, I think I’m off the spectrum,” Nicholas “Nick” Johnson, self-declared independent and senior, said. “It’s just  frustration,...

Why its time to elect Mitt Romney

Why it’s time to elect Mitt Romney

acumen November 2, 2012

Before I begin, it is imperative that we are all on the same page. This election is not a social election. In all facets, it is purely economic. While I understand that issues like gay marriage and...

Students and faculty consider the pros and cons of lowering the voting age

Students and faculty consider the pros and cons of lowering the voting age

acumen November 2, 2012

Senior Olivia Ross fought quite a few battles as a freshman–not battles of bloodshed but rather of words. Ross participated in political debates in her class, Debate 1. She said that the debates she...

TINY DANCER: Dancer and senior Megan Noonan warms up at the start of a ballet class at her dance studio, the Central Indiana Academy of Dance. Noonan compares her dance classes to her classes at school because they both require respect, memorization and other skills. MIKAELA / PHOTO

Despite the prevalence of visual and auditory learning techniques, students discuss the benefits of a kinetic learning style

acumen April 27, 2012

As a Chinese proverb states, “Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand.” In other words, actively doing something to understand it better has always...

CONCERT FOR A CAUSE: Senior Alex Katsaropoulos performs at the Invisible Children benefit concert. The concert was organized to support the Kony 2012 movement. CONNER GORDON / PHOTO

As social and civil advocates take their causes to the Internet, they reach wider albeit less committed audiences

acumen April 27, 2012

Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come. The words flash white on a dark screen as the “Kony 2012” documentary opens, part of the Invisible Children’s campaign to raise awareness...

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