Nike products are undoubtedly cool. Fit and flabby alike proudly flaunt “swoosh”-marked apparel, everything from shoes to sweatshirts. Nike customers often don’t realize that by purchasing from Nike, they are supporting the oppression of factory workers overseas.

CPR saves lives. It is one of those skills that everybody should know, and it can really change someone’s life, as I found out for myself three years ago.

When Mark Shaver was 16 years old, he bought a car that didn’t run. His mother lent him the money to buy it and told him never to sell it. He worked on the car, and by the time he received his license, the car was drivable.

Nanotechnology is the application of objects that are a billionth of a meter in size.

Gov. Andrew Coumo wants to increase the length of time students in New York state go to school. The United States is falling behind in education compared to other countries, such as China, South Korea, and Canada.

In 2007, diabetes was the fifth leading cause of death to Americans. While more than 23 million people in the U.S. have this affliction, less than 18 million of them have been diagnosed.

Local elementary reading teacher Katherine Lancaster retired on Jan. 31. She worked at Elmer Avenue Elementary in Schenectady and has been in the education business for a total of 24 years! And now she is looking forward to opening a new chapter of her life.

Philippe Petit was a young man sitting in a dentist’s office when he saw the Twin Towers — or rather, a newspaper photo depicting the drawings for the future building that would emerge in New York City — for the first time. At that moment, a dream sparked inside of Petit’s heart and soul, a dream that would take Petit across the world and change the course of his very life.

There is a group of strong and intelligent women who are members of an organization called the Delta Sigma Theta sorority.

Does your school insist you wear school uniforms? Mine does.

Many people do not realize that animal abuse is a major crime. To some people, animals are not as important as humans. If someone abused a human, should the punishment be any different than if someone abused an animal?

Picture this: it’s a warm sunny day and you’re taking a walk through the forest, absently. Little do you know, nearby there’s a few mice and chipmunks. There’s even a young coyote hunting a rabbit not too far away from where you are walking! However, you don’t notice any of this.

There are thousands of straight-A students all across the country, but what sets one of them apart from another?

It’s hard work opening a restaurant, even with 20 years of experience and a lot of planning.

Kyle Donnan, a 2009 graduate of Galway High School, has always had the goal of owning his own farm one day.