theMash.com

ABOUT US:

TheMash is a weekly newspaper and Web site that is here to serve you, the Chicago-area high school reader.

The paper is distributed each Thursday at Chicago-area high school and is written largely by high school students. Our student contributors influence much of the paper's coverage, so it's a publication and Web site that is created for you, about you and, most important, by you.

Editor: Phillip Thompson (plthompson@tribune.com)

Newsroom: 312-222-4726

WANT TO JOIN THE MASH STAFF?

We're currently accepting applications for the 2010-11 school year. Whether your a city student or from the 'burbs, apply by June 20!

Download an application here: Click to download PDF

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How would that alligator spotted in the Chicago River explain why he's here?

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'Hey, can't an alligator be a tourist, too?'

'You try navigating to Florida without a GPS.'

'I came to bite Blago.'

'As an avid meat-lover, I came for the hot dogs.'

Other--write your answer in the comments!