With reports of numerous high school and college aged students getting bullied at school and then later committing suicide last year, there was definitely a need for an organization that would attempt to put an end to bullying and sucide. The “It Gets Better” project launched last summer, and since then, many celebrities have jumped […]
National attention has been brought about due to five gay teens who’ve committed suicide within three weeks. Tyler Clementi, an 18-year-old student of Rutgers University, jumped off the George Washington Bridge in New Jersey after he was secretly filmed having a sexual encounter with another man, which was broadcast on the Internet. Clementi’s death follows four other […]
Last night was an exciting night for more than just 101.1 The Wiz. As we kicked off the closing celebration of our “Summer Swagg Thursdays” at Pleasure Isle just in time for local teens to return to school, we thought what a great way to officially turn out the summer with the launch of another […]
It was once a rite of passage for many teens, hanging out at the mall, but that may soon become a thing of the past.Tri-County Mall is the latest to restrict teens’ access during certain hours.Starting Aug. 6, teens younger than 18 will have to be escorted by someone over the age of 21 after […]
Teens who drink underage are more than twice as likely to develop alcohol problems then those who do not drink before 21. This number increases to four times as likely if they start before the age of 15. As the summer months can produce a likelihood of drinking for teens, this might be a critical […]
As gay pride weekend is set to lunch July 2nd-4th, in the city of Cincinnati, it’s hard to imagine that ignorance and lack of tolerance still run rampant throughout some parts of the country. For gay teens Constance McMillen and Ceara Sturgis, high school has ended. However, acceptance of their sexuality in small town Itawamba, […]
NBC Philadelphia: If you were going to commit a robbery, would you videotape it? Well, two teens thought it was a good idea and now that eureka moment has landed them behind bars. The duo allegedly went on the stealing spree last Friday, hitting five homes in Upper Darby Township, police said. The 15 and […]
