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Paper Used: The New York Times Section Covered: Opinions: Editorials & Op-Ed specifically

Monday March 17, 2008

Editorials: [|Governor Paterson's Test] [|A Poor Choice On Civil Rights] [|Science at Risk] [|One in Four Girls]

Op-Ed: [|Bobby on Parade] [|The Fungus That Conquered Europe] [|Generation Obama? Perhaps Not.]

In Depth Look at: 1. [|One in Four Girls] The Bradford could easily do an article about the prevalence of STDs among teenage girls. Another great idea derived from the article is somethign about HPV/Guardasil, whether or not it should be a required vaccine for girls.

2. [|Generation Obama? Perhaps Not.] Should the next great generation be defined by the Obama campaign and fundraisers as the "Obama Generation" which they seem to believe is interchangeable with Obama's young supporters. The author of the piece finds Obama's conceit to be a negative trait for a president. What does our generation want to be defined by or as? What is our generations name? Some call us generation 9/11, what do WHS students think

Tuesday March 18

Editorials: [| China Terrorizes Tibet] [|The Court Considers Gun Control] [|Who Will Come to the Rescue?] [|Investigating the Fallen Crane]

Op-Ed [|Home Sweet Investment] [|The Lords of Higher Learning]

1. Lords of Higher Learning: There is a line in the article "But let’s not pick on the Ivies and their hedge-fund-savvy trustees; after all, March Madness — everybody’s favorite college month — is rarely about them." which made me think of how March Madness showcases schools that kids at Wellesley usually don't attend, but every once awhile smaller, lesser known schools(to the country but maybe not WHS) make it, like Holy Cross did last year. Do the teams that play in the NCAA March Madness tournaments make WHS students consider those schools? Or does it just put them into our minds and let us see a different type of school?

2. Home Sweet Investment We hear about how our economy is going down the drain, mortgages are in trouble. But what does this mean? It seems like arcane terms to most high school students, we could break it down. Explain simple economic terms in sidebars and what this recession could mean for us. Will there be jobs for us when we graduate from college in 2012 or 2015?

Wednesday March 19

Editorials: [|Can We Get Back to Business, Please?] [|Mr. Obama's Profile in Courage] [|Citizenship, Thwarted]

Op-Ed: [|Rules Count] [|New Hampshire Cheated, Too] [|Choose, or Loose in November]

Op-Ed Blog: [|Fifty Percent]

1. Can We Get Back to Business, Please? With all the scandals involving politicians, how does that affect our opinions of the government? How do WHS students feel when they hear about our nations leaders being involved with prostitutes or extra marital affairs? Many people lose faith in our government when we learn these scandals, but if normal people do it too why should politicians be held at such high expectations?

2. Fifty Percent The author of this article suggests that parents should be the ones teaching students about STDs and other personal issues. That is a bad idea, think of how many parents are not educated in that field? Do WHS students think it is better to learn about sex and STDs from a physical education teacher or would they rather learn from their parents?

Thursday March 20,

Editorials: [|Beyond America's Original Sin] [|Mission Still Not Accomplished] [|Countering the Drug Salesmen] [|Officially Spring]

Op-Ed: [|Afghanistan's New Deal] [|Obama and Race]

1. Afghanistan's New Deal I think it would be interesting to have a poll about how many kids know we are in Afghanistan, it's the forgotten war I feel like. But success there is critical for our national security.

2. Obama and Race Obama has caused many white Americans to think about the black conversation, his ministers homilies are terrifyingly racist. For a school filled with Obama supporters, how does this affect our opinion about him? Does it make us think twice about voting for someone who sees Rev Wright as a mentor and close family friend?