Allison's Take:
“All Western Kansas is, is a whole bunch of old war veterans sitting on their porches being racist and yelling about how things were ‘back in their day.’ And,...
“Don’t drink.”
Ever since we were old enough to understand the concept of alcohol, they’ve drilled it into our heads. Elementary school guidance counselors, freshmen health teachers, Red Ribbon...
Several months ago, Joseph Kony would have been less than a household name. Now, he’s all anyone’s talking about.
Kony 2012 is a protest created by the charity Invisible Children to make Joseph Kony...
In 2009, exams were administered across 28 Advanced Placement (AP) subjects in the Shawnee Mission School District, which has two schools on Newsweek’s list of the Best High Schools in America. Comparatively,...
In Kansas, buying alcohol for underage drinkers can carry a $1,000 fine and up to a year in jail.
In other words, according to stickers now decorating beer, wine and other alcoholic beverages around...
Crescent lunge, bird of paradise, flying crow, reverse warrior. These phrases that may sound strange to some people, are familiar phrases to others.
While students attend Yoga Club just for fun on Wednesday...
“Ink’s” Middle of the Map Fest @ Westport in KC April 5-7
Following 2008, Lawrence was left with a bitter taste in its mouth. Its beloved, hippie-friendly micro-sized Woodstock--Wakarusa Music...
With the third quarter coming to an end, and graduation getting closer, seniors have a lot on their minds. For some, it’s finishing scholarship applications and awaiting acceptance letters. But for others,...
Kansas, the land of corn fields, savory and sweet barbecue, mid-fifties men walking around rocking farmers tans, and a local vacations paradise.
From zip lines to the World’s Largest Ball of Twine,...
The kind of teenagers who actually enjoy debating infrastructure implementation and nuclear weapons are not the same kind of teenagers who you’d expect to be engaging in questionable activities on the...
When senior Lucas Mehl was first diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, he was in sixth grade. Still a young boy, he didn’t know what to think.
“I was diagnosed and I really didn’t know what...
Somewhere, some kid is kicking a soccer ball or throwing a football and telling his family and friends, “Someday, I’m gonna be a college sports player!”
To be honest, though, six months later he’s...
