Imagine you are walking in the halls of an ordinary high school. What kind of things would you hear students talking about? Larry Hensley-Marschand, principal of Southport High School, does this every day. His experiences before 1998 were often unpleasant. "A couple of teachers actually stood around the corner of one particular hallway and counted the number of times they heard the f-word in a six

Most everyone has played a round or two of the game "telephone." One person starts with a sentence and whispers it to the next person. The goal is to see how the final sentence differs from the original. In the game, everyone giggles and laughs at the outcome. But in real life, when gossip is the message being transmitted, the result can be hurtful. Y-Press recently talked with four middle schoole

For most people, ordering a pizza is simple: You pick up the telephone and place the order. For people who stutter, it is much more difficult. Afraid of stammering on the phone, they find it easier to drive to the restaurant and order in person. Many people who stutter find they stutter more on the phone, said Bill Murphy, a clinical supervisor in speech language pathology at Purdue University. He

Most people know the early teenage years are a difficult period. One professor's research explored the role gossip plays in middle schools. In 1981, Donna Eder, now a professor of sociology at Indiana University, began a study to better understand the sociology of middle schools. She published her findings in the 1995 book "School Talk: Gender and Adolescent Culture." Eder and three other research

When former President Clinton gave a call for action during a speech at Butler University last month, five Y-Press members were there to hear it. Here are their thoughts. Y-Press first encountered Bill Clinton in 1992, during his first presidential campaign. He was making an appearance in Louisville, and our reporters and editors tracked him down at a rally there. When they approached him, he invi

Former President George H.W. Bush was in Indianapolis earlier this month to speak at Butler University. Six Y-Press members attended the speech and also were able to ask him a few questions beforehand. While a few approached this "brush with celebrity" with awe, others had braced themselves to hear what they thought would be some stock political talk. By the end, however, they all agreed the forme