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Youth Beat goes on the hunt to get student perspectives of the highly anticipated movie: Where the Wild Things Are. This week's Trend Watch will explore Halloween trends. Also on the show a student talks with someone from the Goodie Shop, a local bakery fighting to survive the economy.

Today on Youth Beat students talk about the Ivy League programs offered at various high schools throughout the country including Columbus, Ohio. Ivy classes are high level courses that challenge students to better themselves academically. Also featured on Youth Beat is winter fashions like scarves, plaid, and yoga pants!

Spring break fun, theater, e-waste recycling, school start times, perspectives on advertising

Youth Beat's Nishant Makhija talks with an Ohio State University research assitant, Bridgette Kreuz, about her current research project with Dr. Kristi Lekies on youth radio. Bridgette also talks about her interest in hip-hop and the art of b-girling. She is pictured to the right.

Do you think Christmas has become too commercial? Do you like Christmas Music and/or shopping? If so, tune in to hear Lena's youth beat segment on whether or not Christmas is becoming superficial, John's segment on Christmas music, and Karen's trend watch about Christmas Shopping!!!

"Green Chucks" interviews Kyle Amore about his experiences as a camp counselor for Camp Fire USA's Rural Alaska. This program is unique because the camp counselors go to the kids; more specifically the camp counselors are flown to each native village where they conduct the camp. The program focuses on water safety and cold-water survival instruction. They provide swimming lessons and day camp activities to children and teens living in native communities. Kyle talks about the differences in cultures and life perspectives of native Alaskans and Americans. He also talked about his own culture shock and what he has gained from the experience.
 

"Green Chucks" talks with two Ohio State University students, Sarah Lenkay and Kristin Arnold about their experiences at the Ohio Powershift conferece. Powershift is an international youth movement to end our nation's dependency off of fossil fuels and to promote cleaner energy alternatives such as wind power and solar energy. Sarah talks about what inspired her at the conference and why the Ohio Lieutenant governor was booed by students! Kristin Arnold talks about Powershift from an organizer's perspective. She organized a group of students, including Sarag Lenkay, to attend the conference. She also led small group "breakout" sessions. If you are interested in getting involved in the Powershift movement then listen up! Both Sarah and Kristin talk about how people can involved in the powershift movement in Columbus, Ohio.

"Green Chucks" sits down with a career counselor to get tips on how to interview, what to wear to an interview, and how to answer tough interview questions like "Why should we hire you?"

"Green Chucks" talks with Katherine Radford about the Sigma Tao Delta, an English Honor's Society's Star 2 Book drive, which Katherine was heavily involved in. Star 2 is a homeless shelter for teens in Columbus. The book drive was started to create a library for Star 2 to empower teens to read and pursue education. Katherine is a senior at the Ohio State University and is majoring in English. She keeps a poetry diary with hopes of publishing a book one day. Her life goal is to get a PhD in English and teach at the college level. Featured in this show are Poetry readings from students at St. Francis DeSales High School.
 

Are you sick and tired of supporting corporations that neglect social responsibility? Then Tom's Shoes is for you! "Green Chucks" sits down with Katie Nuber, Andrew McMillian, and Megan Dempsky, three student representatives from the OSU Tom's Shoe Club.  Tom's Shoes stands for "Tomorrow Shoes," it is an American footwear company founded in California by "The Amazing Race" contestant  Blake Mycoskie. Tom Shoes is a for profit company based on the one for one model, for every pair of shoes a person buys, a pair of shoes is given to a child in need.  OSU Tom's Shoe has held numerous campus events such as the Style your Sole event and the one mile barefoot walk, also referred to as the " mbop Hanson walk." Katie, Andrew, and Megan are three passionate students who dedicate an enormous amount of time to the Tom Shoes Cause.  Although the three student representatives have three completely different personalities and lifestyles it does not get in the way of them working together. The three students talk about leadership, how to run a club, and how to join the OSU chapter of Tom's Shoes and how to support the international Tom's Shoe movement.

Have you ever assumed that all Asians are good at Math or are doctors? If so, you should tune in to learn more about the unique issues that numerous Asian and Asian Americans face in Central Ohio. Asian American Community Services (AACS) is a local non-profit that works to empower the local Asian community and to eliminate the gap between Asians and American Society. AACS works with victims of domestic violence, rape, and human trafficking. They provide translation services 24 hours a day, seven days a week! They also conduct  cultural competency trainings for local hospitals, law officials, and community agencies to encourage patience, cultural understanding, and to inform professionals on local resources to help them work with Asians in a positive, respectful and understanding manner. "Green Chucks" talks with Jason Shum, Pyowook Han, and Tina Ocampo about the type of services that AACS offers, why AACS is necessary, and the unique issues that Asians face in Central Ohio.

 *Important: The introductory interviews (except the interview excerp about Asian students at the Ohio State University) in this show are property of, taken and produced by Asia Society, an international non-profit organization that educates Americans about Asia and fosters understanding between Americans and individuals of Asia and of Asian descent. . The interviews were taken from Asia Society's youtube video: "Asians Rock" - What's Your Story?; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWey0hhi3Dw

For today's beat, youth beat interviews a local student about her battle with anorexia and how she is preventing other youth from experiencing eating disorders.

On today's show Youth Beat talks with two German exchange students about what it is like to go to school in Columbus, Ohio. We also talk with a local high school band, and about how to prepare for SAT testing!

On today's show Youth Beat reporter Jackie interviews a local artist about what keeps her motivated, how she stays inspired, and how to make it in the music industry.

On this show we have a student doing a movie review on The Good, The Bad, and The Weird, a student talking about the importance of conservation, another student talking about the current status of hip-hop and pop music, and a student talking about sexual harassment at her high school!

Do you fear the unknown? Doubt your capabilities? Scared of making mistakes and failing? On today's show, a student from the University of Akron, Julie Kathleen, talks about the reality of positive and negative thinking. So grab your fear, your self doubt, and negative thinking and listen up to Youth Beat Radio!

In this intergenerational show, we focus the humanitarian work of the non-profit group Szu-Ching, where respect for others is of primary importance, no matter what one's circumstances in life. We also hear about respect for veterans and efforts to honor the service of World War II veterans. And it's never too late to get outdoors and get active. Learn about rappeling activities from someone in his late 70's. We also hear music from the artist Heather Victoria.

On this week's show, Youth Beat addresses a number of issues that challenge us to examine our assumptions about things we know, don't know, or haven't thought about. How do labels affect our perceptions of others, or create stereotypes and misperceptions? We hear about the value of family traditions and the importance of being open-minded, even when these traditions don't seem so exciting to us. Does anyone close to you have Type I diabetes? Learn first-hand some facts about the disease and ways we can all be involved in better self-care of ourselves. We also hear about a seldom-discussed topic: What happens when an older sibling goes off to college? How do we adjust to the changes in our lives? And even though holiday season is over, we hear some tips for recycling Christmas trees that we can think about and put to use next year.

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