BY HOPE WEBB The scraping of chairs against the tile. The click of the chalk on the board. The slam of a book. The zipping of a backpack. A cough in the back of the room. Suddenly, everyone’s eyes are on you; you didn’t hear the teacher calling on you again.
“Millennials Paying the Price for Booze and Cigs” By Mónica Velázquez Find out why more and more younger people are buying more cigarettes and alcohol than in years past.
Denzel Washington April across the United States is Sexually Transmitted Infection month and in Peoria County, this is one of the most pressing issues facing the county. “Unfortunately Peoria County and central Illinois, we’re still challenged with teen pregnancy as being a significant community health issue,” said Greg Chance, public health administrator...
BY: CLIODHNA JOYCE-DALY Dietetic Professor at Bradley University and Agriculture experts from the University of Illinois explain how detrimental the long-term effects of consuming chemical fertilizers can be, especially nitrogen. The article below discusses the modern day agricultural practices and the effects nitrogen has on the human body. PEORIA- Keeping up with America’s increased...
Don’t Shoot Peoria – Effective or Forgotten? PEORIA – Peoria’s “Don’t Shoot” program started in 2012 as an anti-gang and anti-gun violence campaign designed to decrease violence and keep the streets of Peoria safe. The program, led by Mayor Jim Ardis, came as an extension off successful campaigns such as those implemented in...
It’s true not many people actually like going to the hospital. The plethora of excuses given as to why it’s despised ranges from the smell to the fact most people go to a hospital when they need medical attention. However, while most excuses may be well founded, they pale in comparison to the sky high...
A 20-year-old woman is walking down the street at around 9 pm and the streetlights have just turned on. She had a class that ran late and her friends didn’t wait for her to be finished. The night is still, with the exception of a breeze that ruffles the bottom of her skirt. Then...
BY HOPE WEBB “Condoms can give you STDs.” “All queer people were molested as children, that’s why they’re queer.” “The true love of marriage will protect you from STIs.” “Masturbation causes prostate cancer.” These were all things Tumblr users were told in their sexual education classes in school, compiled in a Sexplanations YouTube video...