Siblings Andrew and Julianne Adams opened hip store Half-Way Crooks, located on Newton Center's Sumner Street, on March 2, 2006. Already spotlighted in publications such as Boston Magazine, The Improper Bostonian, and even Best of Boston TV on Channel Five, the store sells high-end street wear: sneakers, hoodies, jeans, t-shirts, hats, polos, and rugby shirts.

Here at South, posters lining every hallway advertise bake sales to raise money for aid in Darfur or to invite students to anti-war protests, and each month classes flock to the lecture hall to learn about the child sex trade or presidential candidates. While we consider all of these to be worthy causes, we at the Free Press Club believe that ours is the most important (not really¦but sorta). Here's why: the response to every issue, whether it is the new ice cream in the cafeteria vending machines or the threat of global warming, is directly influenced by its coverage in the media. One example of this on a large scale is the parallel many draw between the media coverage of the Vietnam War and the public's response to it. When the big TV stations began to show gory battle scenes and devastation in Vietnam, the nation saw a far-away fight up close for the first time. The generation that watched those clips and saw those pictures is known for its voiced opposition of the war. The media, many say, changed America's mind. If that's true, then what roles has the media played in the public's response to current wars? How has it influenced our ideas about other issues?