However, once a year, usually during Spirit Week or Homecoming Week, many schools across the country celebrate Anything But a Backpack Day, which invites students to bring anything but a backpack.

By a landslide, the winner is the North Face Borealis Backpack. “I’ve been able to put so many things in there, and it took up no room. It’s like nothing’s in there.” ...

Many young students these days are literally straining under the weight of academia, carrying backpacks bulging with books. By the end of their teen years, at least 60 percent of youths experience ...