Hidden Scars

-"There's no place for a kid with grades like these in this family."
-"Your grandfather must be turning over in his grave, listening to you."
-"What do you mean you can't hold a 4.0, a place on the Varsity basketball team and a job?"
-"Get out of my sight: you disgust me."

Words can leave scars deeper than any belt… More...

Put this in Your Pipe and Smoke It

Lately, with the November 5th election come and gone, there's been a lot of hype around the legalization of marijuana. Not too long ago, federal agents went down to Santa Cruz and busted the Wo/Men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana for handing out pot for medical use, riling people up just in time to vote. More...

Apathy Sucks

The November 5th election is coming up, but hey…who cares? Yawn. Not only do we not know who's running for office or what propositions are on the ballot, we aren't even interested in finding out. "E"? That's a drug, right? More...

To Walk or Not to Walk?

We sat down with somewhat discordant opinions regarding
the recent walk-out. The following exchange ensued. More...

Distribution Problem

This may come as a shock to some of you, but it has come to my attention during my four years here at Terra Nova that sex is very much an integral part of teenage life. More...

But He Loves Me

Slightly over a year ago, I got with a wonderful guy. My friends didn't know him, but I didn't worry - I was a confident girl who didn't take crap from anyone, let alone a dumb guy. Sadly, none of us knew how emotionally abusive he was. More...