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Looking Back: Youth on the Trail |
| A year ago, WKCD teamed up with Y-Press in Indianapolis to create an Election 2008 “youth beat” as part of our “Youth on the Trail” series. Y-Press reporters produced regular articles, audio commentaries, and profiles of young political activists around the country. They also reported directly from the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. Here they reflect on their experiences as political reporters. | |
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Upward Bound Students Aim for College |
| Early on Saturday mornings, while their friends are sleeping in after a long week of school, a crowd of teenagers converges on a building in Columbia College’s downtown Chicago campus. They come from all over the city, waking up extra early to catch the bus or train and arriveon time, pens, pencils and notebooks in tow. They are participants in Columbia College’s Upward Bound program, and they’re ready to hit the books. |  |
Kids on the Wire: November ’08 Highlights |
| For six years, WKCD.org has included a regular feature, Kids on the Wire. Every day, WKCD researcher Montana Miller scans newspapers nationwide for stories that testify to the dynamism and invaluable contributions of teenagers across the country. Occasionally, we like to step back and look at the stories that have caught our eye. Here are highlights from November ‘08—as good a reminder as any of the civic-mindedness and aspirations of today’s youth. | |
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Making Waves: Youth Voluntarism in Hungary |
| What does service learning and youth voluntarism look like in Hungary? Read how youth in Miskolc, Hungary have helped turn a huge, abandoned factory block from the Soviet era into a stunning sports and cultural center for youth. And see how young volunteers in Debrecen organize six months of community events and festivals for the residents of their city. | |
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Worlds Together, Worlds Apart |
| Cameras and recorders in hand, youth around the world are partnering with WKCD to document the traditions and the tensions of the communities they call home. The issues they raise are at once personal and political, local and global.
The questions their work points to are as diverse as the youth: Who says who’s smart? What’s Democrat and what’s Republican? What does today’s globalization look like in cities around the world, where east meets west, old stands by new, where wealth and poverty divide? How are cultural traditions kept alive, whether in bustling Beijing or a rural village in Hungary? |
