The Kansas midterm elections are approaching like a storm. This is atypical— considering Kansas is usually a safely Republican state—especially in the Senate contest in which a non-Republican has a...
Hoping to secure a spot on the varsity team, senior Briceson Junge plays hard on the last day of soccer tryouts. As Junge goes for a hitter, the goalie’s fist collides with his face. Junge immediately...
Walking into the large gym for the first home varsity volleyball game on Thursday, Sept. 25, it’s easy to understand why one might be impressed.
With a refurbished floor, polished and professional,...
Surrounded by friends, junior Peyton Brown feels the adrenaline course through her. Her softball teammates huddle close in the dugout, surveying the opposing team as they prepare for competition.
For...
Ryan Liston, Online Editor in Chief
• October 14, 2014
On Friday, Aug. 29 while sitting in a dorm room at Washington University in St. Louis as part of a college visit, I saw my phone light up with a voicemail. Hitting play, I heard a jumble of excited voices...
Maria Carrasco, Print Managing Editor
• October 13, 2014
From serving as an intern for the State Capitol under Kansas Representative Connie O’brien, to being an assistant for Milton Wolf, the runner-up of the 2014 United States Senate primary, freshman Colton...
Maria Carrasco, Print Managing Editor
• September 18, 2014
During the early morning hours on Sept. 18, an anonymous group of Free State students vandalized the Lawrence High football field. The Budget, Lawrence High's newspaper, and the Free Press started the hashtag #FSLHSUnite for students at both schools to express their feelings about the event.
Ryan Liston, Online Editor in Chief
• September 2, 2014
With her earbuds in and her spikes laced up, senior Kiara Clark listens to Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” and tries to calm her nerves before the announcer calls her to lineup for her first Junior...
At a Friday night home football game in October, the student section is full, with some students noticeably drunk. One takes a swig out of what appears to be a bottle filled with water. The look on her...
As everyone was frying under the sun on the beach, senior Alex Houston was watching a humpback whale breach in the icy waters of Antarctica.
Houston spent his spring break and the week before with around...
On New Year’s, when Foster the People announced the March release date for their new album, I was ecstatic. I wanted to wait until the official release, but when I heard about a stream on iTunes, I had...
In December 2013, senior Chris Allen and his father scrolled through a website listing of soccer camps for international academies and clicked on a link that sparked Allen’s interest in studying abroad.
Allen...
