On any other summer day, I would have rather slept in. But Tuesdays were different. Every week, my alarm clock jolted to life at 7:45 a.m., and every week I sprung out of bed, eager to take on the...

August 1 marked the day most college applications opened. The day millions of rising seniors, who had been waiting to reach this pivotal moment like racehorses behind the gates, finally logged on to the...

Long-distance swimmer, Diana Nyad made history when she swam 110 miles from Cuba to Florida over labor day weekend. Her fifth attempt since 1978, this feat made her the first person to swim the path without...

The way life is nowadays causes it to be a true challenge to handle school, your social life, and work. Teachers pile on amounts of homework that are almost offensive, as if they are assuming that you...

My feet move quickly-left, right, left-as the set is sent straight to me. Hearing the crowd roar, I make sure to time my jump perfectly. Smack. The perfect corner shot spike. Screams and cheers were all...

At first impression, you might be surprised to find out that I am 17 years old. For years now, people have mistaken me for being much younger than I really am. Most people assume my 14-year-old little...

Ever since I was little I believed in superstitions. I loved to explore the coincidences of the world that I thought were mysterious. I was curious and made up my own tales for why things happened in such...

Her name is Lucy, and I’ve only met her twice. Yet, through only knowing her for small fragments of time, she’s made me think hard on few things. She was this incredibly intelligent seventeen-year-old....

iPhones. They may be simple gadgets for the average teenager to use, but I have learned through hours of agonizing pain and repetitive teaching that the same can’t be said for adults. Forget raising...

The day I first saw death changed a huge part of my life: my diet. I was fourteen when I went to visit my grandparents in Marble Falls, about an hour away from Austin. My grandpa is a big hunter –...