Written By: Ryan Emberley (andPOP) – Cassie Steele sat down with andPOP recently to talk about acting, music and life. You might know Cassie from her role on Degrassi: The Next Generation. What you might not know is she?s a budding musician, and a damn good one at that! Check back for the interview in…

By LAURA BETKER, SCENE.TEEN CONTRIBUTOR In true Degrassi fashion, the show has sought to tackle another hot teen topic: eating disorders. It could not come at a better time.The Adolescent Medicine Committee has declared that Eating Disorders are the third most common chronic illness in adolescent girls. Unexpected In the episodes entitled Our Lips are…

‘Degrassi’ tackles the issue of anorexia By BILL HARRIS — Toronto Sun Right off the top, we must admit that our knowledge of the Degrassi TV franchise can be summed up as follows: Me: Is that kid with the bowler still on the show? Colleague: It was a fedora, you idiot. Me: Whatever. As it…

TV’s ‘Degrassi’ finds adult following By: Nick Shea Gonzaga University Student Paper School shooting? Car wreck? Pregnant high school president? It’s just another average day at “Degrassi Community School.” The teen soap-opera that promises to “go there” and be “100 percent intense” provides a visual buffet of teenage dysfunction so engaging it may be Canada’s…

DEGRASSI READY FOR THE BIG SCREEN? GUY DIXON THE DIRECTOR Degrassi: The Next Generation is getting set to bust out of the TV, with a feature film and a series of graphic novels planned. Epitome Pictures in Toronto, which produces the show, is hoping to start filming the movie this spring. But the final details,…

J. TORRES GOES BACK TO SCHOOL WITH “DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATION” by Arune Singh, Staff Writer Posted: February 9, 2006 People love a lot of things about Canada: free health care, Kiefer Sutherland, Canadian bacon and “Degrassi High.” The television series was a staple in many North American households and its new incarnation, “Degrassi: The…

Degrassi stars turn to music by Jennifer Lathan UT Staff Writer February 07, 2006 Fans in the United States have been hooked on the popular Canadian show “Degrassi – The Next Generation” and have started to follow lives of its popular characters. While many only know them as their characters on the show, Cassie Steele…

National Eating Disorder Week Gives Way to Troubling Storylines, Feb. 20 and 27 on CTV — Timely Two-Part Episode Puts CTV’s Degrassi: The Next Generation Into the National Discussion on Anorexia and Bulimia. Toronto, ON (February 2, 2006) In a society where being thin is in – and allegations about the health of young celebrities…

Spotlight on eating disorders Degrassi explores another issue affecting teens in two upcoming episodes Already renowned for unabashedly exploring serious issues facing teens, the producers of Degrassi: The Next Generation are tackling eating disorders in two upcoming episodes. The series will focus on 16-year-old Emma Nelson (played by Miriam McDonald) as she suffers with anorexia…

National Eating Disorder Week Gives Way to Troubling Storylines, Feb. 20 and 27 on CTV — Timely Two-Part Episode Puts CTV’s Degrassi: The Next Generation Into the National Discussion on Anorexia and Bulimia Toronto, ON (February 2, 2006) In a society where being thin is in – and allegations about the health of young celebrities…