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		<title>Being black at BSM: diversity to counter stereotypes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rooscol Rozambert, Chris Bell, and Nicole Sarquis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The high school experience presents challenges for nearly every student, whether it be achieving success academically, finding friends, or simply fitting in. But for some students at Benilde-St. Margaret’s, these challenges go much deeper, dipping into issues of stereotyping and racism. The lack of diversity at BSM has been a topic of discussion from all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cyber profiles morph into alternative online egos</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikayla Coulombe, Features Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Internet has given people the power to craft their own identities. Through pictures, posts, tweets, blogs, and other personal accounts, the world has essentially created an alternative life on the web; one which can be both deceiving and represent a completely modified version of one’s true self. When there are so many tools for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BSM alum launches Afia, sustainable African fashion line</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 03:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie Cashman, Opinions Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A BSM alum of 2003, Meghan Sebold, voted “best dressed” by her senior class, has discovered a way to merge her interest in clothing and design with an international development project through Afia, her recently launched fashion line that mixes West African prints with American trends. Afia uses fashion as a tool to involve people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The perfect girl body</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 15:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikayla Coloumbe, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tight pants, cleavage, tan skin, lipstick, eyeliner, mascara, no acne, long legs, mini skirts; the “perfect” image of women has morphed into something more appropriate for a stripper than a high school student, yet most teenage girls still feel the pressure to succumb to these traits. When asked, guys easily piled on characteristic after characteristic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The perfect guy body</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 15:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikayla Coloumbe, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With no makeup, not much hair to do (usually), and no reason to wear carefully considered outfits everyday, boys would seem to have the whole body image issue a lot easier than girls. However, being masculine has its own implications, namely not caring about body image. “No one’s going to answer honestly if they really [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Society&#8217;s effects on teens</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 15:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Thomas, Features Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Girls and boys alike have been subjected to the pressures put on by society today to look a certain way. Through the media, peers, and family, teens have suffered body image issues on many different levels, and Dr. Steffenson explains how this strive to perfection is not necessary when so many different body types are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not actually as &#8220;green&#8221; as we&#8217;d like to think</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 15:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Thomas, Features editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems that everybody from companies, to schools, to individuals have joined in the trend of being “green,” but its questionable how much progress is actually being made. Ecology teacher, John Porisch, looks into the past, present, and future of the way we live in correlation with the world around us and works to make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recycling staff observes lack of concern, yet hopes for change</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mikayla Coulombe, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every day the BSM community is presented with a simple choice: do I throw my plastic bottle into the trash bin or the recycling bin directly two feet behind it? The recycling staff has found that many will choose the latter. Despite the opportunities offered by BSM to become green, its community carries out its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senior adjusts her lifestyle to help environment</title>
		<link>http://bsmknighterrant.org/features/2011/04/30/senior-adjusts-her-lifestyle-to-help-environment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2011 15:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meredith Cannon, Opinions editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people have been modifying their daily activities to “go green” the past few years, but senior Madileine Grodnick has altered her entire lifestyle in order to reduce her environmental footprint. “The reason I began my interest in caring for the environment isn’t just because I love nature; ever since I was informed of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taher makes efforts to be eco-friendly</title>
		<link>http://bsmknighterrant.org/features/2011/04/29/taher-makes-efforts-to-be-eco-friendly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Thomas, Features editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite the slow transition to a more green environment at BSM, one area that has made a wholehearted effort to be more eco-friendly is Taher. From the food being prepared, to the storage method used, the kitchen staff at Taher has done many things to change the everyday habits of students at BSM, and for [...]]]></description>
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