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AI Is Taking Over College Admissions

AI Is Taking Over College Admissions AI Is Taking Over College Admissions

For many high school students, artificial intelligence only heightens the anxieties around applying to college. How much of their application will be read by a human?

Oct 11, 2024 / StudentNation / Marium Zahra

Brown University Palestine Protest

Brown Voted Against Divestment From Israel, but Students Will Keep Fighting Brown Voted Against Divestment From Israel, but Students Will Keep Fighting

The vote, originally expected later this month, came as a shock to the campus community.

Oct 10, 2024 / StudentNation / Owen Dahlkamp

A student uses their cell phone after unlocking the pouch that secures it from use during the school day at Bayside Academy in California.

Why a School Cell Phone Ban Isn't the Right Call Why a School Cell Phone Ban Isn't the Right Call

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has considered a statewide ban on smart devices in schools, but many parents, students, and teachers have a more nuanced view.

Oct 8, 2024 / StudentNation / Ushoshi Das

American Ballet Theatre Corps de Ballet dancers perform during a dress rehearsal.

Ballet Dancers’ Next Move: Union Organizing Ballet Dancers’ Next Move: Union Organizing

Contract negotiations have brought higher pensions, mandated rest times, and increased wages for a job that requires intense schedules and years of training.

Oct 4, 2024 / StudentNation / Lucy Tobier

Kamala Harris speaks to a crowd during a campaign event at James B. Dudley High School in Greensboro, North Carolina.

How High School Voters Can Impact the 2024 Election How High School Voters Can Impact the 2024 Election

More than 4.4 million Americans are currently 18 years old—many of them in high school—yet their value as a voting bloc is severely underrepresented.

Oct 3, 2024 / StudentNation / Jelinda Montes

Voters casting their ballots at the Alexander High School polling location in Albany, Ohio.

The Redistricting Proposal That Could Transform Ohio Politics  The Redistricting Proposal That Could Transform Ohio Politics 

Ohio is considered one of the most gerrymandered states in the country, but Issue 1 could be the way to fix it.

Sep 30, 2024 / StudentNation / Zurie Pope

A tutor goes over SAT test preparation with an 11th grader.

Why Are Some Students Traveling Hundreds of Miles to Take the SAT? Why Are Some Students Traveling Hundreds of Miles to Take the SAT?

Within minutes of registration opening for the test, every seat in my county and throughout Northern California was already reserved. I wasn’t alone.

Sep 26, 2024 / StudentNation / Jeannine Chiang

Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a stop at the Community College of Philadelphia.

How Kamala Harris Can Win More Young Voters How Kamala Harris Can Win More Young Voters

With fewer than 50 days left until the election, the Harris campaign faces the challenge of ensuring that its momentum among young people goes beyond memes.

Sep 23, 2024 / StudentNation / Nikole Rajgor and Lucy Tobier

Frantz Fanon at a press conference in 1959.

Taking Frantz Fanon at His Word Taking Frantz Fanon at His Word

There has been an effort to negate Fanon’s ideas and sever them from the people of Palestine. But in his work, I find the beginning of a credible path towards liberation.

Sep 18, 2024 / StudentNation / Sazi Bongwe

A Philly Thrive protest at the auctioning of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in New York City.

Will the Closure of an Oil Refinery Bring Justice or Gentrification to Philadelphia? Will the Closure of an Oil Refinery Bring Justice or Gentrification to Philadelphia?

Four years after the largest oil refinery on the East Coast shut down, residents in South and Southwest Philadelphia still don’t know what will come next.

Sep 16, 2024 / StudentNation / Amber X. Chen

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