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Monday

Students Find Danger Lurks To And From School

There are neighborhoods in America, where to be young is to be afraid. For many, the most dangerous part of their day is the journey to and from school. In some areas, the risks of gang fights, drive-by shootings and random violence are the price of an education. Youth Radio brings us the voices of teenagers who attend schools in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Students Find Danger Lurks To And From School

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Friday

Opinion

Are Fans Impressed By Rappers' Criminal Cred?

Rapper Lil Wayne, born Dwayne Carter, recently pleaded guilty to attempted gun possession, adding him to the long list of rappers with criminal records. Youth Radio dissects what goes into a rapper's resume.

Are Fans Impressed By Rappers' Criminal Cred?

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Wednesday

Hazing Probe Censure For Naval Petty Officer

The Navy has censured the former leader of a bomb-sniffing dog unit in Bahrain following an investigation into allegations of hazing and sexual harassment. The action against Chief Petty Officer Michael Toussaint effectively ends his military career.

Hazing Probe Censure For Naval Petty Officer

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Wednesday

U.S. Navy Sailors Say They Were Hazed, Abused

Six sailors from a canine unit in the U.S. Navy interviewed by Youth Radio told stories of hazing and abuse a few years ago. The Navy investigated the abuse and found evidence to support accusations of physical assault on sailors and prostitutes on base, but no courts-martial resulted.

U.S. Navy Sailors Say They Were Hazed, Abused

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Wednesday

Opinion

In Iran Exploding Interest

Recently, Youth Radio commentator Arash Afghahi has become more interested in events outside the U.S. — and in Iran. Afghahi is Iranian, and even though his parents left the country before he was born, he still has family there. But it took this summer's election and the protests that followed to capture his interest.

In Iran Exploding Interest

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Thursday

Opinion

Commentator On Living While Black

King Anyi Howell has been pulled over many times in Los Angeles. He says he is paying close attention to the White House beer invitational. Howell discusses being racially profiled several times for what he calls "Living While Black."

Commentator On Living While Black

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Tuesday

Cash-Strapped Schools Rear Lab Animals

Schools are doing anything they can to cut costs. Educators in Oakland, Calif., will spend the summer raising their own lab animals. It's much cheaper than buying them.

Cash-Strapped Schools Rear Lab Animals

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Saturday

Friday

Opinion

Standing In My Father's Shoes

Youth Radio's Jordan Monroe has been thinking about Father's Day. He's not the sentimental type, but events in the past few years have changed his outlook on fatherhood. This is his story.

Standing In My Father's Shoes

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Thursday

Opinion

In Defense Of Nerd-Dom

We're closing in on the last few days of school before summer. For most teens, summertime is a break from school, books and teachers' dirty looks. But not all students look forward to the time off. Youth Radio's Erin Bilir, who goes to high school in Denver, is a self-professed overachiever and says she likes it that way.

In Defense Of Nerd-Dom

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Sunday

Teens Thwart ID Theft On MySpace

Identity theft is becoming a problem on social networking sites, especially among teens. Some dishonest users steal images of pretty girls to attract romantic attention. Others grab the photo of someone they dislike to create a fake, derogatory profile that makes that person look bad. But for some teens, it's actually a badge of honor.

Teens Thwart ID Theft On MySpace

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Tuesday

Opinion

To Do: Get A Job

This year more than other years, a college degree is no guarantee of a job. Commentator Emma Jacobs of Youth Radio graduated last week from Columbia University with a history degree but without a job.

To Do: Get A Job

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Thursday

Opinion

From High School To High Security

Reginald Dwayne Betts went from the high school honor roll to the penitentiary. He spent nine years in prison beginning at age 16 for a carjacking in Virginia. Now, he'll be the first person in his family to graduate from college — and he's giving the main student address at the University of Maryland commencement ceremony.

From High School To High Security

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Wednesday

Friday

Ahead Of Mother's Day, A Son Remembers

Over the past six years, Logan Barnes and his mother have been through dramatic ups and downs. At 12, he was the good son, looking after his brother while his mother worked long hours. Then things began to change. Now 17, Barnes reflects on his whirlwind relationship with his mother, and how she made him the "almost man" he is today.

Ahead Of Mother's Day, A Son Remembers

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