Teens Spearhead Movement to Lower Voting Age, score victory

Friday, August 2nd, 2013 by Jordan Doll
Teens Spearhead Movement to Lower Voting Age, score victory

Youths as young as 14 want the vote. Some of them are making progress. In May, Takoma Park, a progressive community in Maryland, lowered the voting age from 18 to 16 for municipal elections. Though only affecting city elections, the success was, articulated by Jeffery Nadel “in legislative terms, the first big step.” Jeffery Nadel […]

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Alexandra Brodsky to Yale: “Take sexual violence seriously”

Saturday, July 20th, 2013 by Jordan Doll
Alexandra Brodsky to Yale: “Take sexual violence seriously”

Alexandra Brodsky, a recent graduate of Yale University, is taking a stand against sexual violence. Sexual assault is frighteningly common in the US, especially on college and university campuses. The data indicates that one in four US college women have survived rape or attempted rape. Still, estimates suggest less than 5% of these assaults are reported […]

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Two Young Activists are Arrested. Intentionally. “As Youth, Our Leadership Will be Crucial”–

Tuesday, July 16th, 2013 by Jordan Doll
Two Young Activists are Arrested. Intentionally. “As Youth, Our Leadership Will be Crucial”–

UPDATE– NIYA’s Activism Continues. View the original article in the second half of this post. Youth involved in NIYA or the National Immigration Youth Alliance  continue to fight for what they believe. Claudia Munoz, a 27 year-old member of NIYA, was intentionally arrested two months ago. A young woman who immigrated from Mexico to the […]

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Dreamers Symbol in Debate on Immigration Reform

Friday, June 28th, 2013 by Jordan Doll
Dreamers Symbol in Debate on Immigration Reform

National immigration reform is on the agenda in Washington DC. If passed, reform will likely include tighter border security and a path to citizenship for immigrants who entered the country illegally. Reform was constructed and will be hashed out by congressmen, lobbyists and other breeds of politicians. But, as the bill slowly progresses through the […]

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Young Entrepreneurs Offered New Chance at Success

Wednesday, June 12th, 2013 by Jordan Doll

College students and recent graduates have a new outlet for turning their software ideas into a profitable business. We all know the leap from idea to profit is challenging to say the least. Most young entrepreneurs don’t have the resources or expertise to take the step. Of those who do, only a handful manage to […]

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Student Wins Thiel Fellowship to Pursue Life-Saving Cancer Research

Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 by Jordan Doll

Riley Ennis had a passion for biomedical engineering long before he considered majoring in it at Dartmouth College. As a high school student, Ennis spent three years on a cancer vaccine that teaches the human body to recognize and remove tumors similarly to how the immune system attacks bacteria. The work caught the attention of  […]

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