Animation by Allison Quick, written by Stacey Wilson and Liana Blum

Fifty years ago on May 9, 1960, the birth control pill for women was introduced to the American public. What better way to celebrate the …

Every year, thousands of Iowans flock to the quaint, Dutch town to participate in this time-honored festival. Lining the streets and featured in the front yards of local homes are beautiful tulips. As the cool air blew down Main Street, the radiant colors of orange, red, pink, purple, and white glistened in the May sun.

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In one of her last high school basketball games, senior Phoebe Brushko scrambled for a loose ball. It was nothing out of the ordinary, but when an opponent hit her knee from the side, Brushko felt it give. She played the rest of the game, but later found out she had torn her ACL and needed surgery. She put that off until the summer. But as many high school athletes are learning, postponing her surgery could have led to permanent consequences.

New churches oriented toward a young-adult culture have sprung up in the past decade. They often attempt to go beyond “charity” by aiming at the root causes of social injustice in communities.
This short video shows one example of the issues that a local organization, AMOS, addresses.

Your mom wants to friend you. So does your grandma. Welcome to the new generation of Facebook. While the popular website originally flourished with young people, it’s starting to look more like an AARP convention. In fact, the fastest growing demographic for Facebook is now the 50-and-older set. The average age for its users is 38.4. It’s easier for Gen X-ers and Baby Boomers to reconnect with old friends.

When Matt Bunting started his class project last spring, he just wanted a good grade. He got an A, but he also scored an opportunity to research computer engineering with his professor, job offers, and free equipment from top companies like Intel.He got all this because Bunting, a senior electrical engineering major at the University of Arizona, built a six-legged robot that could teach itself to walk.

Months of hard work aren’t all it takes to make Think magazine⎯it needs to be printed. These photos, taken at Acme Printing Co., illustrate the complex process that takes our words, images, and designs and lets us bring them to you.

In a recently released paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, it has been found that the Advanced Placement Incentive Program (APIP) “improves college outcomes even for those students who would have enrolled in college without the program.” Opponents of the program remain skeptical about whether “pay for performance” incentive programs can truly have lasting effects on students.