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Hey Grads! Free Gift For You! Josh Shipp’s 2010 Graduation Rap

June 5, 2010 by Amy Jussel 7 Comments

June 5, 2010 As high schools pour out cap-flipping whoops and hollers from an elated senior class, the hidden layer beneath reveals a wee bit of queasiness about entering a lousy economy fraught with … [Read more...]

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USC Media Student Bryn Kressin & Packaging Boyhood Book Winners!

January 1, 2010 by Amy Jussel 2 Comments

Jan.1, 2010 Happy New Year! This joyous photo of youthful exuberance is Bryn Kressin, at left; one of our Shaping Youth winners of yesterday’s Packaging Boyhood book drawing where we pulled names … [Read more...]

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A Humorous Approach to Student Debt: Credit Cartoons

November 7, 2008 by Amy Jussel 21 Comments

Two million kids voted in the Kids Pick the President mock elections and they nailed the outcome. (that's 4 out of 5 of the last Presidential elections, per Nickelodeon news) Now, Consumers Union is … [Read more...]

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