Reporter, Producer: Sasha Schwendenwein
This is a personal story about my journey towards journalism. It was not very long ago, I had very different dreams and aspirations.

Reporter: Anam Siddiq
Producer: Anam Siddiq
 
Muslim women who wear the headscarf, or hijab, do so for many reasons: religious duty, political statement, spiritual symbol, or social obligation, to name a few. Anam Siddiq looks into the rise of the Muslim fashion industry, and how it’s making its own unique Muslim-American fashion statement.

Reporter: Xian Bu
Producer: Xian Bu
Cameras: Xian Bu, Tania Rashid, Linda Ong, Jaslee Carayol
 
More than 20 percent of Xian Bu’s female high school friends in Harbin, China have had plastic surgery. Even more choose it in other cities. This triggered Bu’s interest in cosmetic procedures popular among young Asian women.

Reporter: Erinn Cawthon
Producer: Erinn Cawthon
 
Women of color deal with how to style their hair. Erinn Cawthon’s curly hair is frustrating at times, but she wouldn’t change it for anything else.

Reporter: Leisha Majtan
Producer: Leisha Majtan
 
George Eastman probably never expected that his easy-to-use Brownie camera would ever go out of style. But Kodak has been unable to keep up with today’s digital age and has filed for bankruptcy. However, there are some folks who want to keep film alive. Leisha Majtan happens to be one of them.

Toronto is like New York without the stuff. That’s what Tina Fey said about Canada, and what a lot of Americans think about us. So I decided to go on an adventure and find out what Canadians are doing in the big apple.
Reporter and Producer: Annie Claire Bergeron-Oliver
 

Reporter: Marin Austin
Producer: Marin Austin
 
A few weeks ago, Marin Austin tried desperately to hail a cab in Midtown Manhattan. An hour and a half later, she gave up. This got her thinking, “Do cabbies profile pedestrians?”

We all know Manhattan is a different beast when it comes to pretty much everything, and this even applies to everyday tipping. How much gratuity is appropriate in Salons, Restaurants, Taxis, and for Delivery Services? Roshni Murthy found out.

Andrea Park looks into sugar and alternative sweeteners.

Reporter/Producer: Brandon Walker
With Haiti’s future still unclear at the moment, many questions have been raised about the future of adoptions in the country.  News of a church missionary group from Idaho allegedly kidnapping a group of Haitian children sparked contentious dialogue about who should adopt Haitian children.  One group of social workers says the answer is clear: African Americans.  In this first person video blog, Brandon Walker explores both sides of the conversation.  Is it that simple?  Should Black kids be placed with Black families?