YOUNG VOICES: Hiding behind screen won't bring social change

Generation Y. Millenials. iGeneration. Apathetic. All of these terms have been used to describe people my age. We have survived Y2K, observed the changes of our post-9/11 world, used technology in ways that older generations only dreamed of and have achieved the reputation of being political…

YOUNG VOICES: Facebook time can't replace face time

Readers of Newsweek magazine have recently been subjected to a difficult choice: continue their subscription online, or stop reading it completely. As of Jan. 1, Newsweek has officially switched to an online-only magazine.

Growing animal rescue group is work of teen actor

The person behind one of the country's fastest-growing animal rescues can't even vote yet. And neither can most of the people leading its 10 chapters across the nation.

YOUNG VOICES: Remember to be polite when using social media

Every four years a, magical time envelops the United States, where freedom of expression frolics throughout the fields of liberty and truth.

YOUNG VOICES: Preserve memories, relationships in tangible form

The hard drive in my laptop crashed without warning last month. Fortunately, a friend was able to install a new hard drive, operating system and miscellaneous programs, and I was back in business within a few hours. Unfortunately, all of my music, photos, writing samples, homework (basically…

YOUNG VOICES: What you 'like' isn't necessarily what you're like

The average teenager probably checks Facebook more often than he watches the news or reads the newspaper. For teens, most of our news comes from social networking and what our Facebook friends have to say about the world.

Watch out for social networking investment scams, state warns

INDIANAPOLIS | The state's investment regulator is warning Hoosiers to be wary of investment advice received on social networking sites, such as Facebook or Twitter.

Startup tries to put sociability back into movies

Streaming movies might not yet have the equivalent of a theater experience, with roaring crowds crunching on popcorn, but they are getting more social.

Another reason to be un-appy about cell phones

As seemingly the last person without a cell phone (I'm still in therapy over the change from rotary dial phones to those newfangled pushbutton models), I sometimes wonder if they aren't just a fad, like TV and Justin Bieber's hair.