There are 15 seconds before the round starts. Sophomore Eli Bork’s five man team just lost a decisive round that has put them one point away from losing the entire match. It’s been a close...
Junior Meredith Shaheed has been practicing for the last week, standing on a stage she prepares to perform her event for the Forensics Team.
Forensics is a series of talking events including speeches,...
A voice came over the intercom requesting that female students of color come to the auditorium at the end of third hour. When junior Lezley Linnear heard the announcement, she saw heads turn in her direction....
Movies haven’t been made to be watched, recently. It seems that the late past of cinema has been serious films that almost nobody watches or bad movies made to make money. Then came Mad Max: Fury Road,...
The happenings in a town of less than 4,000 do not usually make national news. On Feb. 25 in Hesston, Kan., tragedy struck when Cedric Ford showed up at Excel Industries, his workplace, armed with an automatic...
With an expanded, two-hour selection show on CBS, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament bracket was announced on Sunday, March 13. The years of guaranteed bids and sure-fire advances are gone, and with...
My first impression of Basil Leaf Cafe was that it was closed. When I drove by, the lights were so dim they didn’t look like they were on. My next step after realizing the restaurant was open...
In the face of the upcoming nationwide elections, legislation of all kinds is being passed, killed and proposed, much of which concerns education.
“This year and last year the pace of proposals...
Nodules are small blisters formed on the thin folds of the vocal cords caused by overuse of the speaking voice, improper singing, a prolonged cold or just weak vocal cords to begin with. Choir...
When sophomore Miranda Meyer stepped off the plane in Washington D.C. last July, she was ready for the challenges awaiting her. As the first Free State students to ever qualify for the National...
Sydney Gard
Scoliosis has been a huge part of who I am for a long time. In middle school, I wore a painful, tight plastic back brace. It was supposed to stop my back from getting worse while...
