Coming out for a good cause

Although the times have changed it is still not easy being a visible minority aswell as being gay

How the media portray Scarborough

Taking the style of jeans and figuring out certain stereotypes revolving two rivals in the jeans game...Skinny vs Baggy

Buskers choose street instead of stage

Arun Thayanithy and Dillon Lobo attempt to explore the Apple store at the Eaton's Centre. But they run into problems.

Kiah Welsh and Gary Levy travel to Toronto's city core and wonder if hair goes beyond its roots. Is your hair more than a fashion statement?

Chris and Priya Ramanujam explore the world of street artists in Downtown Toronto near the Eaton Centre.

Kayla Morrison and Ranj Dhatt report on a variety of trends in the Toronto city core.

Subayna Sriranjan and Mihilan Sriranjan report on the new and shiny Toronto Life Square. How does it compare to the theatres in Scarborough? How are audience-goers reacting?

Nikki Brand reports on Lizzie Plumbtree's security training. "I hated that I always had to pay attention," says Lizzie.

Jane Nonan reports on Joyti Singh's amazing date.

Mirkeni Shenkife reports on Raquel Nixon's memorable first date. "I absolutely knew that I had found my summer fling," says Raquel.

Shaheer Choudhury reports on Harsh Pathak's summer job. Harsh his last day "felt like coming out of prison.

Jameel Boothe reports on Nathanael Shelton-Richards' summer job at a church camp. "I felt accomplished, knowing that I did what I came here to do," explains Nathanael.

Harsh Patak reports on Shaheer Choudhury's summer job that had him being chased by a pitbull. "The lady said I don't want your newspaper and set her pitbull on me."

Nathanael Shelton-Richards reports on Heather Ross' ability to change children's lives. "I felt like I should help these children and keep them out of trouble," Heather explains.

Kristina Elliot reports on a scary moment in Charu Jaiswal's life. "It was so scary because I didn't want to lose her," says Charu.

Hetal Patel reports on a frustrating day at Jessika Lee's summer job. "It happens a lot in the work place," explains Jessica.

Joyti Singh reports on Jane Nonan’s summer day spent with a perfect stranger. “In that moment, I felt that I was doing more than just talking.”

Charu Jaiswal reports on Kristina Elliot's loss of her grandmother. "I realized that eventually everybody has to die and August 18th must have been the right time for my grandma.”

Jessica Lee reports on how Hetal Patel uses art as an anger outlet. “It is an escape for me…it’s a great way for me to escape the world,” explains Hetal.

Dhruti Patel reports on Anum-Ta Arif and her immigrating to Canada. In Pakistan, boys are more powerful, they handle everything, I wouldn’t get the chance because I am a girl,” says Anum-Ta.

Harmony Beach reports on Natalie Rollocks’ love for dancing. “Dance is something that keeps me happy, that I can always fall back on,” says Natalie.

Anum-Ta Arif reports on Dgruti Patel's experiences at Swadhayhay."I realized who I am from the inside, rather than the outside," explains Dhruti.

Neha Bhatia reports on Taghreed Chowdhury losing an uncle. "He was wiped out of our lives and nothing made sense," explains Taghreed.

Taghreed Chowdhury reports on Neha Batia’s summer job working for Toronto city counselor Glenn De Baeremaeker. From constituents calling about dead kittens to angry seniors on the phone Neha talks about her experiences.

Natalie Rollocks reports on Harmony Beach and the hospitalization of her father. "It was weird to see him in a state where he was weaker than I was," explains Harmony.

Candice Dallas-Bartley reports on Erika Abad's desire to make a difference in the world. “It doesn’t matter if it’s a small change, a change is a change and I want to be a part of it,” explains Erika.

Erika Abad reports on the day Candice Dallas-Bartley's beloved pet went missing. “Nobody can replace Chewy,” says Candice Dallas-Bartley.

Matthew Cox-Saunders reports on an unexpected occurance on Jordan Maxwell's first date. “I expected a nice first date with my girl,” says Jordan.

Jordan Maxwell reports on Matthew Cox-Saunders' best summer job. “Many people think the idea of police is bad but once you get know them, they are friendly,” says Matthew.

The Say Word initiative - a joint project of The Verse City Project at the Ryerson School of Journalism and East Metro Youth Services, uses multimedia as a tool to engage youth in an internship program that runs for 36 weeks of the year.