1. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/24/fashion/24SKIN.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&ref=health&adxnnlx=1298837321-7IZsnHx6s9GvfznSGnuzzQ

Tattoos and Makeup

This article discusses the popularity and dangers of cosmetic tattooing. I would categorize this story as descriptive or a day in life because the first couple of the paragraphs describe the daily routine of a woman who received cosmetic tattooing on her eyebrows and eyeliner.

2.http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/27/us/27boxing.html?ref=us

The article is about students who have turned to after school boxing programs in response to the budget cuts in schools and after school athletic programs. I would categorize this article as an issue/trend story because it focuses on the issue of budget cuts in schools and after-school programs in Ohio.

3. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/27/us/politics/27guns.html?ref=education

Arizona lawmakers are contemplating passing a bill that allows professors and students over the age of 21 to have firearms in college classrooms. I would categorize the article as an investigative piece because it discusses a nation wide issue of gun control and shootings that have occurred over the past few years on college campuses.