This week the IHSA approved random testing of high school athletes for performance-enhancing drugs. The program will begin next school year, and any student participating in postseason competition could be tested. Elaine Gu, an athlete herself, looks at the new policy, which makes Illinois only the fourth state to approve drug testing of high school athletes.

The start of a new year is also a time to look back, and in the entertainment world that means an abundance of awards shows. With the Grammys less than a month away, senior editor Carl Zielinski and guest contributor senior Jake Seeley offer their choices for the top albums of 2007.