YOUNG CHICAGO AUTHORS is proud to present the very first online issue of Say What magazine - the latest and greatest in youth writing from around the country.
Special Section : Say What at Harlan High School
Say What has partnered with After School Matters to launch an exciting new satellite program at Harlan High School on Chicago’s South Side. Read articles by our Harlan student editors and writers and learn more about the program here.
Say What at Harlan: Meet the Spring Semester Staff
Gothic: The Living Dead
God or Coincidence?
STD 101
What We Now Know
SpaceX
By Matt DeVries Commercial spaceflight company Space Exploration Technologies, also known as SpaceX, is making preparations to launch an unmanned capsule to dock with the ...
Study Finds New Links Between Genetics and Intelligence
Five Year Countdown to Catastrophe
Lake Vostok
Publish
The Tale of the Messy Clay Kitchen
By Kaneesha Davis “Add this, and a little of that. No, it’s too watery, add more powder. Perfect, but it needs color; go get some ...
Creating a Webzine
How to Write a Book Review
Kids These Days
Nikhil Dhingra and “The Universal War”
By Andriana Bozovic
The names of the authors Stephenie Meyer and J. K. Rowling are known around the world, and they can even be considered the two ...
Health to the Tenth Power: Beyond the Scale
Bow Down to the Master of Microblogging
College
The Next Level of Life: College!
By Erayna Wright
This Saturday, I will be taking the next step into adulthood: college! I am so excited to embrace my new home on the campus of ...
Interview with Brian Swann at Carleton College
College 101 : Almost There! But Wait! Don’t I Have To Do This First?
Yum!
A Longstanding Relic: Mario’s Italian Lemonade
What’s red, white and green and sells awesome lemonade? Mario’s Italian Lemonade, that’s what! This family-run lemonade stand has been in business since 1954, opened ...
Quay: A Twist on Downtown Dining
Quay: New Eats in River North
TOP SECRET: What’s in Your Food?
On The Streets
Do you feel the death of Osama bin Laden is justified? And do you feel safer now that he is gone?
“His death wasn’t justified at all. I personally wanted Osama to get arrested. Put him on trial, just give him life so he can suffer ...
Do you feel the death of Osama bin Laden is justified? And do you feel safer now that he is gone?
How would you feel about asking a man out?
How would you feel if a woman asked you out?
In Ya Area
Roseland : We Never
By Ruth Maynie, Chicago, IL
We're not easy to swallow; we're something of an acquired taste. We're unfortunate, sitting on the edge of a curb waiting for tires to reawaken our feet so we can move.
Beverly’s June
The Peace of Japan in Chicago
Peaceful Diversity : Rogers Park and Devon Ave
Mental Health
Who Do You Trust? Your Guy or Your Friend?
By Kaneesha Davis Now-a-days, you sometimes have to choose between the guy you like and your friend. Sometimes your friend will tell you lies about ...
Teens and Depression
Too Young To Marry: New Studies Show Mood Disorders Common Among Teen Brides
Celebs Support Teens During Suicide Prevention Month
Open Mic
Letter To:
By Reeves Stockard I’m drowning in the space surrounding the space I take up. Breath catches in the center of my chest, the weight of ...
Harlan Students Go to WordPlay
Harlan “Say What” Poetry Review
Dos and Don’ts of Performing at Open Mic
Culture/Art
What is Art?
What is art? This question is commonly debated, from art aficionados of the 17th century to current high school introductory art classes. The question may ...
Lab Coats and Paint Brushes
Down the Welles: The 14th Annual Chicago Folk & Roots Festival
What You Don’t Read in English Class: A Review of “Overqualified” by Joey Comeau
Sports
Prosthetics: A New Future for Injured Athletes
By Alex Pantojas
Injuries in sports today are unavoidable. They happen to everyone. Most of these injuries are minor and are easy to recover from, but some others ...
NFL Fans Speak Their Mind about the Lockout
Residents sound off about Wolf Lake and Calumet parks
What the @!#?
Starburst Prom Dress
A teenage girl decided to make her prom dress from Starburst candy wrappers. She even made her date a matching vest! Check it out!
Cat Survives 30-Mile Journey in Engine
Chicago Police Department Misconduct?
Newsworthy
Panel of Nobel Prize Presidents Discuss Youth’s Role in World Peace
By Nikhil Dhingra “We changed the world in the landmine campaign…we succeeded because we didn’t wait for anyone to give us permission,” Jody Williams, Nobel ...
North Korea: The Latest Missile Blunder
Who’s the Next Trayvon Martin?
Afghanistan: The Breaking Point
Entertainment
Snooki From Jersey Shore Pregnant?! What!
By Jeremy Staples Snooki from Jersey Shore is pregnant but denied it at first. According to ABC, she didn’t announce it until she got a ...
Whitney Houston’s Friend: “Death Is Not Bobby’s Fault”
Team Breezy: Chris Brown’s Grammy Performance and Life After His Rihanna Altercation!
Torey Pudwill
Fashion
DRESS AS WHAT? FOR WHEN? YEA RIGHT!
By Kaneesha Davis
How would you feel if your teenage daughter went as pregnant Beyoncé for Halloween? I know what you’re thinking– what am I talking about? That’s ...
Sometimes Plus Size, Sometimes Not
Vocalo Summer Project
The Segregation of LGBT’s and Heterosexuals
By Andriana Bozovic
Segregation. When that word is thought of or said aloud, some people might cringe, because it means the conversation is getting serious. To get things ...
What Color Is Your Music?
Lathrop Homes Becomes Ghost Town
Asian-Americans Gain Momentum in Chicago Politics
Smart Ass Book Reports
Chicago’s Neighborhood Boundaries More Than Skin Deep
By Crystal Lee
Segregation is a reality for many of the people living in various neighborhoods in Chicago. Until I started doing some research on the history of ...
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
Writing on the Wall
Cease Fire
By Nate G., Chicago, IL
Bang! Bang! Shots fired Kids dying, mammas crying Where is the police? Time 2 cease fire. Click! Clack! Pow! 2 more kids down Where is ...
Locked up with myself to blame
