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Student section watches the Free State vs. Lawrence High football game. The crowd is dressed as College Gameday.

FEATURE: Barstool Sports: Attacking Athletes or Harmless Humor?

Gabriella Kellison October 30, 2022

During recent years of the increasing social media presence in schools, Barstool Sports twitter accounts have become a prevalent way for students to keep up with school sports programs. Barstool Sports...

Homecoming Candidates capture their time on the sidelines before coronation.

FEATURE: Quick, BeReal!

Lilly Wall October 30, 2022

  Early this year, rising social media app BeReal rapidly caught tens of millions of teenage eyes across the nation. Unlike other social media apps, BeReal stands out by encouraging users to...

With social media being a part of our daily lives, it can be hard to break away from it. Social media plays a huge part in our lives for better or for worse it can have a huge impact on us.

FEATURE: Distractions During Class

Maura Langland October 28, 2022

When you walk into a classroom students could be doing any number of things, they could be working on homework or taking notes, but more often than not they are on social media. Over the past few years,...

NEWS: Coaches "Blindsided" By Increasing Facility Rental Fees

NEWS: Coaches “Blindsided” By Increasing Facility Rental Fees

Natasha Torkzaban and Allison Mayhew October 28, 2022

As the district reviews facility rental fees, sports teams may now have to pay the district the same fees charged to outside groups for their summer workouts and camps, in accordance with a new fee...

In South Park, we see a zombie bride come alive.

FEATURE: 15 Years of The Undead

Becky Coston October 27, 2022

Marching from South Park, up Massachusetts Street and back, the annual Lawrence Zombie Walk trudges through downtown Lawrence for the 15th year. Hosting food vendors, makeup and bloodbath stations, and...

Percocet, oxycodone, and THC cartridges are some of the most common drugs unknowingly laced with fentanyl.

NEWS: Lawrence Battles with the Fentanyl Crisis

Stella Mosier October 27, 2022

According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], Kansas saw over 600 overdose deaths reported due to fentanyl in Kansas in Sept. 2021; a 48% increase.      Fentanyl is a synthetic...

ALBUM REVIEW: Midnights by Taylor Swift

ALBUM REVIEW: Midnights by Taylor Swift

Evan White and Lilly Wall October 21, 2022

After many long, sleepless nights of self-reflecting, music artist Taylor Swift dropped her tenth studio album on Oct. 21 titled “Midnights”, at 12 a.m. EST. After back-to-back release of albums and...

Photo courtesy of Sophie Racy

NEWS: Debate Ranked in National Poll

Ember Klein October 17, 2022

Coming off a strong state performance last year as well as multiple Tournament of Champion bids, senior AJ Persinger and junior Sophie Racy are currently ranked sixth in the National Coaches Poll as of...

University of Kansas football fans gather on Memorial Campanile for ESPN College Gameday.

NEWS: College GameDay Comes to Lawrence

Greyson Heiman October 9, 2022

Following Kansas University’s dominant 5-0 start to the season, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network [ESPN] chose KU to be the host “College GameDay” before their game against Texas Christian...

Helping senior Talyn Nichols, social studies teacher Blake Swenson juggles the workload of a teacher. With recent budget concerns, Swenson stayed frozen at step 4 on the salary schedule rather than moving to step 6 to increase his base pay this year.

NEWS: Teachers Juggle Pay Freezes, Increased Class Sizes, and Workload

Alicia Narum October 6, 2022

While any job has its own set of challenges, a poll from the nation’s largest teachers union said 55% of teachers are hoping to leave education earlier than planned. Locally, since the start of the...

NEWS: FS Earns 14 National Merit Semifinalists, Tied for Most in Kansas

NEWS: FS Earns 14 National Merit Semifinalists, Tied for Most in Kansas

Lilly Wall October 4, 2022

Earlier this month, 14 seniors at Free State were identified as semifinalists for the National Merit Scholarship Program. This astounding achievement recognizes some of the top academically talented students...

NEWS: New Year, New Advisor: Wells Fills StuCo Role

NEWS: New Year, New Advisor: Wells Fills StuCo Role

Maura Langland September 30, 2022

This year physical education teacher, Sara Wells, is stepping into the position of Student Council [StuCo] advisor after last year's advisor stepped down. Over the summer Wells volunteered for the position...

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