To the Editor:

Are you excited for your next birthday? Do you look forward to the new iPhone 5 you’re getting?

To the Editor:

Dance isn’t a sport. Huh. Well I’m here to prove you wrong!          

I know for a fact many people think all we do is prance around wearing tutus; trust me, I have been told before. But, in the end, aren’t we the ones with the six packs?

To the Editor:

Imagine yourself in an airport, about to go on vacation, waiting in line for security, and it’s finally your turn to go through.  You get to the x-ray machine for the carry-on items, and you put your items in a bin on the conveyer belt.

To the Editor: 

A white, stock card comes home for a little girl and she soon is showered with gifts for an extravagant and superb transcript that is littered with B's. Her parents know she is trying her best and are very proud of her.

To the Editor:

For decades, sleep experts believed that people require less and less sleep as they move from infancy to adulthood. What if I told you that these “experts” were wrong?        

To the Editor:

I don’t think a lot of people actually pay attention to the helpful little bit of information on the back of bottles and cans.  The next time you drink a can of soda, or another type of sugary drink, read the nutritional information on the label, because there is too much sugar in drinks. 

To the Editor:

In January 2011, the price of gasoline was $3.00 per gallon. That same year, it reached about $4.00 in May! This year, 2013, gas prices rose about $1.00 between January and March.

To the Editor:

How do you picture the number 46 million? I mean, have you ever seen 46 million of something? Is it even possible to picture something so colossal?

Here’s the truth. There is something that massive. It’s called poverty.

To the Editor:

Cheerleading is a waste of girls’ and boys’ time.  Cheerleaders are either on the sidelines, throwing each other up in the air like rag dolls, or chanting, "Here we go Dutchmen, here we go."  Or in a "cheer gym," tumbling on a mat and throwing each other up in the air.

To the Editor:

Imagine you’re a 12-year-old girl. It’s 8 o'clock on a Wednesday night and you’re at a dance studio, standing next to six other girls dressed in similarly-colored neon spandex short-shorts and sports bras.