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UCLA: Amanda Marshall (’11)

Rachel Crane February 2, 2012

UCLA is an amazing school because it is so well-rounded. It is world-renowned in academics and sports, has a beautiful campus with classic brick architecture, and is located in one of the busiest places...

Foothill junior Destiny Wassel enjoys modeling for Ajah Photography in her free time. Photo Credit: Brandi Crockett/ Ajah Photography. Used with permission.

Junior Destiny Wassel embraces modeling

Anaika Miller January 31, 2012

Since freshman year, Wassel has been modeling with Ajah Photography, centered in Ojai, during her free time. “Some people like playing baseball or soccer," Wassel said. "I like to model." Ever...

After being shut down by the federal government, this message appears to any viewer attempting to access Megaupload.com. Screenshot Credit: Aysen Tan/The Foothill Dragon Press.

Are SOPA and PIPA threatening online freedom?

Ben Gill January 25, 2012

  A day after the massive online protest against the Stop Online Piracy and Protect Intellectual Property Acts (SOPA and PIPA), the federal government carried out aninternational takedownagainst...

Junior Hailey Winfield shows her sense of humor. Photo Illustration by Bethany Fankhauser/The Foothill Dragon Press.

Student of the Week: Hailey Winfield

Bethany Eckstrom January 24, 2012

Hailey Winfield's day starts a little earlier than an average high schooler: by 5:30 a.m., she is already at Bible study. “I love going to Bible study because it's a good way to start my day,” Winfield...

Twelve-year-old Jessica Joy Rees died early January after battling a brain tumor. Credit: Eric Rees. Used with permission.

A child’s message to “Never Ever Give Up”

Megan Kearney January 15, 2012

  After a ten-month battle with brain cancer, Jessica Joy Rees passed away January 5 at the age of twelve. In March 2011, the seventh grader from Orange County was diagnosed with a brain...

Photo Illustration: Aysen Tan/The Foothill Dragon Press.

5 new laws for teens in 2012

Kienna Kulzer January 7, 2012

If California teens want to get a tan before summer this year, they’ll have no choice but to hit the beach and rely on natural sunshine. Tanning beds are now banned for anyone under the age of 18,...

Suspected Gaddafi mercenaries, including a 14-year-old boy, are captured by revolutionaries on the road to Tripoli, Libya. Photo by Zeina Khodr. Used with permission.

Libyan youth paying price for freedom (audio)

Ben Gill December 14, 2011

Jalal al-Gallal was a father struggling to shield his children from the atrocities being committed right outside his door in Benghazi, Libya, this summer.   At the same time he was doing his...

Mark Kirwin, right, on a relief mission following the Haiti earthquake in 2010 delivering rice and other goods to victims of the disaster. Photo used with permission of Mark Kirwin or Photo courtesy of Mark Kirwin/KIRF

Mediation meets global warming: an interview with Mark Kirwin

Ben Gill December 5, 2011

Mark Kirwin, a Ventura resident, isn’t your average attorney-at-law. Kirwin is not only a practicing lawyer, but an international humanitarian worker and founder of a global relief organization...

Joseph Lamin hugs Foothill English teacher Melissa Wantz who was one of the teachers that helped organize fundraisers to sponsor a school in Lungi, Sierra Leone. Credit: Bethany Fankhauser/The Foothill Dragon Press.

Joseph Lamin thanks Foothill for Lungi School

Kienna Kulzer November 16, 2011

  Many medieval kings and queens were on Foothill’s campus Thursday, but the greatest hero was Joseph Lamin. Lamin is the co-founder of Schools for Salone, the program Foothill teachers Melissa...

Photo Illustration by Aysen Tan/The Foothill Dragon Press

Spice, bath salts a growing drug problem, say Ventura police

Rachel Crane November 14, 2011

He started using marijuana when he was 12. Four years later, his abuse of Spice (synthetic marijuana) and methamphetamine prompted his ex-girlfriend to report him to Foothill's administration.   “I...

Credit: Eric Wolf.

Rochester Institute of Technology: Amanda Yanez (’11)

Chrissy Springer November 10, 2011

  So far, the Rochester Institute of Technology has left a great impression on me.  Most of the people that I’ve met have been friendly and personable, and all of my professors are clearly...

Credit: Greg Wada

UC Davis: Kyle Braver (’09)

Anaika Miller November 10, 2011

    Davis, home to the UC bearing the same name, is a small Northern California town of about 60,000 people. It very much has the feel of a “college town”. However, as there are...

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