Relationships
Drink Knot
A social chasm divides teens who drink from non-drinkers
It was like a flag exploding, an electric mesh of red, white, and blue lights reflecting in the rearview mirror. My friend pulled his car over, seatbelts clicked, sweatshirts tossed to hide the evidence- the two cases of beer beside me in the back seat. I imagined I heard the policeman’s footsteps as he approached the car, ballpoint pin clicking ready to write a ticket and perhaps to take us to jail. Read more >>
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Jim Steinhagen, executive director of Hazelden Youth Services and the Center for Youth and Families offers his insight on what teens should know about drinking and recovery from chemical dependency. Read More
Pressured to Play
Many young men feel they gain respect by winning girls and moving on
Back in the spring I was listening to my cousin’s phone conversation with a girl who just told him that she was pregnant by him. Five minutes later, he was on MySpace trying to get a number from another girl.
This got me to thinking, why do so many young men like me and my cousin feel they’ve go to be players and have a lot of girls? And what about the consequences?
Kenny, a 17-year-old senior at Johnson High School in St. Paul, has a steady girlfriend. Still, he finds it easy to get caught up in a player mentality.
“It’s a game, you just gotta play it right,” he said. “It’s like a game to have and hit the most girls without them knowing.” Read more >>
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Watching the Moves
Danielle Goodwin is a senior in St. Paul where she is also a student government leader. Her friendships with guys and girls have given her an expansive view of the dynamics of “playing,” including how girls can feed into it. In an interview with ThreeSixty director Lynda McDonnell, Danielle described what she sees going on at school and how it affects girls and guys alike.... Read more >>
Asking tough questions
I cross my fingers and hope it isn’t her. I lift the phone receiver and I listen to the message. Her voice is on the other end. There are few times in my life when I have dreaded checking my voicemail. {{As an intern,}} when I got a new message, my face lit up as much as the new message indicator light on my phone. Whether it was a compliment, a complaint or a story tip, I knew someone was actually reading what I wrote. But I don’t feel that way today.Read more >>
Choosing to Wait
Isiah Dennis has pledged to delay having sex until he is married. Isiah explains his decision.... Read more >>
