An interesting solution to massive amounts of cat euthanasia in America Every year 1.4 million cats are euthanized across shelters in America. Programs allowing prison inmates to foster cats have unexpectedly provided much needed aid in finding their forever homes and preventing euthanasia. In the late 2000s, several non-profits for shelter animals–in search of a way to extend the time they are able to hold unadopted cats–began foster-like programs for prisons. Although many

Why and how do we form opinions on this seemingly useless argument? Subconsciously, colors can affect our thoughts and provoke certain emotions. That ability is often illustrated in marketing and how companies use colors to bring out an intended reaction. Blue is a dependable, soothing color, while red is an energizing color that conveys strong emotions of love or fear. People marketing a product may have to be careful about their color choices for a better effect, but how do

A range of existential questions answered by New Roads high schoolers and kindergartners. As a New Roads student, I have the unique opportunity of being able to converse with kids of all ages, ranging from kindergarteners to twelfth graders. With that in mind, I started wondering about the similarities and differences between how younger students and older students perceive the world. And so, I compiled a list of questions that I asked to both the kindergarten class of NRS as

The inherited burden of preserving a nomadic identity. Every society maintains itself by defining civility, so naturally every society has its outcasts to serve as examples of what society is not. Though, with time, the margins shift, people change, power exchanges hands and society redefines itself. But what happens if a people do not change? Is assimilation avoidable without erasure? The Irish Travellers are living out the answer to this question. “Being a Traveller isn’t

With almost every TV show or movie I watch, I see characters starting unnecessary relationships. TV shows often add subplots with romance that I find to be distracting or add surface level drama to the show. Because of the influence this media holds, many young people can feel pressured to be in a relationship or might misinterpret signals from their friends. A New Roads student shares a familiar story… “We were really good friends and I was like, ‘Wow, me and this guy are

The grim reality behind wilderness therapy. Since the early 1960s, the troubled teen industry’s wilderness therapy camps have thrived amongst varying communities, despite constant criticism, lawsuits, and serious allegations of child abuse. Wilderness therapy camps have a long history of leaving their unwilling participants damaged beyond their original state, yet remain open with flourishing business. Worth billions of dollars, the troubled teen industry profits off abusing