About Chad Dyar

Age: 19

Stories by Chad

	Prosecutor backs programs to cut juvenile crime By Laurann Brown, 18, Chad Dyar, 14 "Criminals have a choice -- victims don't." This slogan was the dominant theme of Carl Brizzi's successful campaign for Marion County prosecutor last year. Y-Press interviewed Brizzi late last year and again recently to see how these few words are being put into action. "As simple as those words are to say, it really means a lot more in terms of how the office is actually run," Brizzi said in Dece
	Downloading music is cheap, but is it right? By Andy Goldblatt, 14, Chad Dyar, 14 Some say it is right, some say it is wrong, but everyone agrees it's a way to save money. For people who download music, it's a matter of thrift and convenience to get music from many different Internet sources. For people opposed to it, it is stealing or pirating copyrighted material. Teens who download music have used the argument "one more person won't hurt" many times since Shawn Fanning, crea
	Skateboarders show no fear By Chad Dyar, 15 "I've seen guys fall and smack the back of their heads and blood's going everywhere. It's not a pretty sight, and they still don't wear helmets or protection," says Chris Boyer, 19, a Greenwood skateboarding enthusiast. Skateboarding has become increasingly popular with people of all ages. Indiana has more than two dozen skate parks, with more popping up all the time. Indianapolis currently has th
	Election mobilizes the young By Ali Rader, 14, Chad Dyar, 15, Emma Hulse, 17 In the 2000 election, 35 percent of eligible 18- to 24-year-olds in Indiana voted, compared with 68 percent of voters ages 25 and up. Similar percentages were noted nationwide. This year, with the presidential election predicted to be close, a diverse coalition of groups is trying to mobilize millions of young adults and get them to the polls. But there's more to political involvement than voting.
	Adults in conflict also need help By Chad Dyar, 16, Keenen Brannon, 11 T hroughout history, humans have fought over everything from food to status, fueled by jealousy, need or just plain meanness. So how can we suppress our inherent impulse toward conflict? The answer lies in an idea as ancient as conflict itself -- conflict mediation. The Bible is filled with passages in which God acts as mediator to warring tribes and relatives. In modern times, Mahatma Gandhi succ
	Jailed teen: Meth turned my world upside down By Chad Dyar, 16 M ethamphetamine provided James with a high without the "downer" side effects of marijuana and alcohol. "Say we went to a party on the weekend or something like that, you know, we'd get drunk and everything, then I'd crash. I'd just smoke some meth and I'd be up and speeding and ready to go. We'd be up all night playing video games or talking on the phone or something like that." Meth also offered