Schools are not perfect institutions. They have their strong points, and they have their weak links.

Indiana SADD, or Students Against Destructive Decisions, is an organization that is aimed to helping teenagers overcome their distracted driving habits. Seventy-five schools from 47 counties, including Reitz’ TeenPower are participating in the IT ONLY TAKES ONE campaign this spring to help educate teens about the many distractions they encounter when behind the wheel of [...]

When the days start to get longer and the school calendar shrinks, there is one thing on every teen’s mind: What am I going to do about getting a summer job? The first thing any teen should do is evaluate their time schedule and other commitments they’re going to have over the summer. Deciding what [...]

Spring is almost over and summer will soon be here. The spring rains and warm temperatures are an indication that fishing season is here. On mild to warm days with clear skies, fish can be caught at small lakes and ponds, as well as large lakes, streams and rivers. Sunfish, primarily bluegill, as well as [...]

Totalling in at one hundred and twenty-eight pages of angst and emotion, Ross Farrar, vocalist of hardcore band Ceremony, wrote “Society Verse.” This book is composed of short stories of Farrar’s youth, life on the road and how he feels in general. I imagine that his purpose in writing this book was to speak his [...]

There are some people who are great multitaskers, and athletes are no exception. Sometimes, one sport just isn’t enough for Reitz student athletes. These people don’t just love football and basketball, they love sports in general, and they will play anything that gets their hearts racing. This year, a number of football players are trying [...]

Now more than ever, the job market is extremely competitive. With the struggling economy, jobs are harder to find, and people qualified for them are becoming even more scarce. Because many parents are out of work across the country, it is becoming more vital for teens to work outside of school in addition to being [...]

By Stephanie Jenkins, Special to The Mirror With the world enduring issue after crucial issue, so many things are left unattended to. The ticking of the clock, the amounts of money rising in the negatives, and the lack of people effortlessly aiding in the bandaging of the wrong: they all play a role in why [...]

By Tony Huang, Special to The Mirror America is seen as the land of the free, of opportunity, of chances that immigrant children have that their parents sacrificed for. Unfortunately, the promised-land has started to lose its luster. In the midst of an economic recovery, America looks sluggish and lost in a world of technological [...]

Although the Evansville local music scene is not very big, especially the hardcore music scene, there are some very talented individuals in some of the bands around here. This includes members of the band With Sincerity. They are a sub-genre of hardcore known as “melodic hardcore,” meaning their sound still has the fast, loud, energetic [...]