Have you ever wanted to learn how to hit someone without hurting them? Or what people around the world eat? Have you been dying to get your hands on a volleyball or test your skills with a scholastic bowl competition?

You can do all those things and many more during this year's Agora Days. You can also learn a few basics of journalism, which is what the students who took these photos are doing. So you can thank the people in Introduction to Uni Journalism for this coverage of the 2012 Agora classes.

Agora '12 Photo Essay

Freshman Cole Petruzzi raises his hand in the Scholastic Bowl class. The class is taught by freshmen Joy Jin and Darren Liu. (All photos by Journalism Agora class.)

Sophomores Niyah Jackson and Havah Berg prepare tasty treats during "Street Food: A look at global hunger." Taught by Berg and fellow sophomore Mara Dolan, this class focuses on the diet of lower-class people in various parts of the globe.

Sophomores George Gunter, Randall Hornbaker, and Jonny Yockey snack during their free period.

Subfreshmen mull over math problems during Agora week.

Teachers Doug West and senior Maia Gersten demonstrate the proper way to stand in a stage in the Stage Combat Workshop class while theater teacher Chris Guyotte and subfreshmen Dong-Ha Son and Joon Young Park observe the action.

Junior Juliana Trach goes up for the serve while subfreshmen Carter Stencil and Tiye Barake prepare for the return in an Agora volleyball game. The fourth-period class is taught by Trach and fellow junior Jo Ellen Machesky.