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Tyler Gregory, a street musician at the 2013 Busker Festival.

2013 Busker Festival

Nick Popiel, Photographer August 28, 2013

Photos from the 2013 Busker Festival in downtown Lawrence

Despicable Me 2

Despicable Me 2

hannah moran, editor in chief August 26, 2013

I want a minion. I went to see Despicable Me 2 with my friend who was visiting from North Carolina and my dad, so he could pay for our tickets of course. Fair warning, though. While the popcorn...

German teenagers surround Samantha Grinage.

Instagram summer @samanthagrinage @alyssahicks

ryan liston, co-online editor in chief August 26, 2013

@samanthagrinage: Stepping off the plane in Germany, junior Samantha Grinage didn’t know what to expect. Upon arriving in Eutin, she was still unsure. “Eutin at first was really small,” Grinage...

Instagram summer @lawrencechen

kenneth palmer, reporter August 26, 2013

Senior Lawrence Chen travelled to Taiwan this summer, but not to revel in the scenic mountain views. He instead journeyed across the world to teach English. The small island off of mainland China mandates...

Instagram Summer @garrettfrank

Instagram Summer @garrettfrank

becca moran, reporter August 26, 2013

Beautiful and within driving distance, Colorado is a popular destination for many Kansans. On July 24, seniors Josh Hodge, Garrett Frank, Carl Hoppe and recently graduated Caleb Francis loaded up a car...

Photo by Joe McCabe, heyreverb.com

Vampire Weekend

Maria Carrasco, Social Media Editor August 24, 2013

New York City’s own indie rock band takes the stage on Tuesday, Oct 8, at the Midland Theater with opening act, Sky Ferreira. Made up of lead singer Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij, Chris Tomson and...

My Week in the Wilderness

sarah whipple, design editor August 23, 2013

Six months ago, I received a small forest of college mail, all advertising how the Princeton Review ranks their college as a top liberal arts school or how their 200-plus clubs make them have a diverse...

Headlines of Summer

kyra haas, online co-editor-in-chief August 22, 2013

An abundance of big news headlines swarmed throughout the media the past few months. Click on an event below to see a link to a story with more information on the specific summertime event. Summer Timeline Headlines...

photo by: mag3737

Movie Review: “Food Inc.”

kerrie leinmiller-renick March 28, 2013

If you are a food nut, do not see this movie. If you like what you eat, do not see this movie. If you do not like the truth, do not see this movie.   From Upton Sinclair’s novel, “The Jungle,”...

Matchmaker, Matchmaker

Matchmaker, Matchmaker

sarah lieberman, reporter February 28, 2013

Last year sophomore Alison Prather filled in the bubbles on her Matchmaker form and turned it in with minimal expectation. A few days after Valentine’s Day, Prather logged onto Facebook to find a message...

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Compare and Contrast: Romantic Comedies

kerrie leinmiller-renick February 27, 2013

American Film Institute (AFI) top 10 Romantic Comedies: 1.City Lights 1931 Charlie Chaplin in his classic duck step falling for a blind flower girl. 2.Annie Hall 1977 The nervous romance directed...

“The Bachelor” Watch Party

kimberly messineo, reporter February 19, 2013

Some people have parties to watch sports. Some people have parties to celebrate holidays. And some people have parties to watch television shows and eat cake with a man’s face on it. Junior Bailey...

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