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Obama: dropping out of high school no longer an option

By and Dymanh Chhoun

President Barack Obama is challenging students this year to get serious about school not just for their own good, but for the good of the country. Dropping out of high school? It’s not an option, but also Obama said all Americans need at least one or two years of schooling or training after high school. ThreeSixty interviewed area teens and educators about their reactions to the president’s statement.

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What skaters buy and why

By Timothy Johnstad and Timothy Johnstad of Eastview High School

Skateboarder Will Reierson spent $80 on a pair of trucks for his skateboard because they were the best on the market at the time, he said, but also because a friend recommended them. With hundreds of skateboard companies — national, international and local — ThreeSixty reporter Timothy Johnstad investigates why skaters buy what they do.

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MOVIE REVIEW: "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" falls short

By and Matthew Aguilar and Morris Martinez

ThreeSixty reporters Matthew Aguilar and Morris Martinez find fault with Transformers’ plot and Megan Fox but not the epic special effects of this chronicle of Decepticon forces returning to Earth.

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News that fits a diverse audience

By and Hibo Ahmed, Ubah Medical Academy, and Mahmood Karimi, Shakopee High School

According to one directory, there are 94 new ethnic media in Minnesota and the Twin Cities: weekly newspapers, monthly magazines, cable newscasts, radio shows and regular newsletters.

The mainstream media are getting the idea. Paul Douglas and his newly created Weather Nation recently hired two bilingual meteorologists. The Star Tribune is seeking new readers and discovering untold stories in the growing ethnic communities.

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Two cultures, one family

By and Anika Bowie, Central High School

Like hundreds of Twin Cities couples, Laura Lee and Abe Knudson are trying to raise their kids, hold two jobs, pay their bills and manage to find a little time for themselves.

What they are also doing is blending two cultures that stretch 8,000 miles from Minnesota’s Iron Range, where Abe grew up, to the highlands of Laos, where Laura’s parents were born.

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