Welcome to November ’04 edition of Chumz Voice. Although we are in the infancy stages, our contributors are not taking any baby steps to provide teens with a voice. Growing pains aside, we are working hard to give teenagers a forum that encourages the expression of their thoughts and ideas. Feel free to email us with article ideas of your own!

As you read this second issue, we hope that “The Presidential Race” will give first time young voters some “food for thought” and encourage you to think about who really has your best interests in mind. And depression can strike anyone at any age, but teens especially need to know the dangers involved with taking antidepressants as explained in “Antidepressants: Are They Really Helping?”. On a lighter note, “The Knitting Biker” just proves you can’t judge a book by its cover and be sure and check out “Fun Stuff” for a review of the upcoming movie, “The Incredibles” and soon to be released CD, A.F.I.-A.F.I., as well as the featured “hobby of the month”

Last Saturday (October 23), The Mentoring Partnership of New York (MPNY) hosted the 11th Annual Mentoring Symposium in Manhattan. Representing Chumz Corp were Ee lin See, Ai lin See, and Jenny Gu. There were many interesting workshops for mentors, mentees, parents and program coordinators from New York City’s mentoring community. Topics included job skills, college applications, gang awareness, teambuilding, self-esteem, improving study habits, entrepreneurship, developing leadership skills, and running a quality mentoring program. READ MORE ...

With the upcoming presidential election just around the corner, it is important that adolescents and young people know the issues addressed by the candidates. President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry are the Republican and Democratic candidates for this presidential race, respectively. READ MORE...

New York City is a unique place, one where a person could find something interesting no matter where they go. One such place is the popular NYC subway system. Riding on the train is an experience that every New Yorker has enjoyed, or regretted, at least once in his/her life. Some may find the things they see odd, , and others may think of it as just another occurrence, but either way, these experiences share their own unique quality, every time. Such was the case when a huge biker took a ride on the train, and left some of my friends and I stunned at what he began to do. READ MORE ...

Antidepressants have become common drugs in our advanced society. These drugs can be defined as any of a class of drugs that is used to treat depression, which often have undesirable side effects. Such drugs include the well known brands: Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Wellbutrin and Celexa. READ MORE ...

Check out fun stuff happening in the month of November! Movie, Books, CDs, and Hobbies... more to come!

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