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Cooking with Andrew Pester

Cooking with Andrew Pester

morgan noll, reporter March 31, 2013

     Food language of many high school students doesn’t expand much past, “I’m hungry,” “What’s for dinner?” or “I want Chipotle.”      Senior Andrew Pester is an exception. At...

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Students at your Service

hannah reussner, reporter March 30, 2013

Earning money, bussing busy tables and making delicious Thai food is all in a day’s work for sophomore Parkin Srisutiva. Srisutiva has worked at Thai Siam, his parents’ restaurant, for seven years....

one of basil leaf's delicious creations

A Hidden Lawrence Gem

gavin spence, reporter March 28, 2013

Lawrence is a unique destination for the empty stomach. Dining establishments range from your typical fast food places and a few other nicer places such as Pisanos. What some people may not realize is...

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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,”...

The Willow Domestic Violence Center And The Renaissance Committee

The Willow Domestic Violence Center And The Renaissance Committee

becca moran March 12, 2013

Relationships and self respect are two issues teenagers struggle with every day. The new Teen Dating Violence Prevention Program by Lawrence’s Willow Domestic Violence Center desires to address both...

Tonight's dinner

Clean Living: Day 3

March 5, 2013

At this moment, my sister is downstairs, licking chocolate chip cookie dough off a beater. I hear the pans clank together as she wrestles them out of the cabinet. Soon, these pans will host dollops...

Clean Living: Day 2

Clean Living: Day 2

March 4, 2013

There’s nothing like one of Leochner’s freshly baked cookies at 8:34 in the morning. My jeopardy team worked hard to emerge with the win in 1920s bingo last week, and we were to be rewarded for...

My lunch today consisted of a pile of assorted leafy vegetables, pear slices, mushrooms, avocado, and hard boiled egg.

Clean Living: Day 1

March 3, 2013

Today marks the first of eating “clean.” And let me tell you, I am hungry. Sarah Whipple, longtime best friend and fitness guru, has graciously agreed to be my nutritionist for a week. She has...

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...

On Love

On Love

sam boatright, co-editor-in-chief February 27, 2013

When I was in third grade, I gave my crush a basketball card as a gift for Valentine’s Day. And it wasn’t just any basketball card, it was a Magic Johnson basketball card. Right now, you’re probably...

Blissful Thinking

Blissful Thinking

sam boatright, co-editor-in-chief February 27, 2013

I do not know if any you readers are followers of the brilliantly witty and kooky NBC show “Parks and Recreation,” but recently I watched a particularly moving episode. On a spur-of-the-moment decision,...

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