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The student-run news site of Lawrence Free State High School

Free Press Online

The student-run news site of Lawrence Free State High School

Free Press Online

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Controversial Music

maria carrasco, social media editor October 19, 2013

BLURRED LINES  Lately in pop culture, there seems to be an increase in controversy about drug related innuendos and sexual references, but it has taken a leap for the worse. One of the most popular...

Buzz Beach Ball

Maria Carrasco, Social Media Editor August 24, 2013

This end of summer extravaganza includes Phoenix, Alt-J, Awolnation, Cage the Elephant, Daughter and Atlas Genius. This bash starts at 2:30 p.m. at Richard L. Berkley Riverfront Park on Sept. 27. If purchased...

Photo by John Prinzo, on www.suburbanapologist.com/

Best Coast

Maria Carrasco, Social Media Editor August 24, 2013

Los Angeles made, indie rock duo of Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno, performs at the Lawrence Granada on Sept 18, 2013. Touring with famed bands such as the Decemberists and Greenday,and with hits such...

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...

Ellie Houston

Ellie Houston

hannah moran, reporter May 14, 2013

One evening every month, freshman Ellie Houston heads to the fire station with her father to contra dance. One evening every week, Houston heads to the school to practice and perform with jazz band. Another...

What Light

What Light

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

I partially owe my sanity to sitcoms. To sappy music, to pop art, to New York Times columns, to romantic comedies. Each of these artistic forms act as alternative universes, as life consultants, as stress...

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Future of Music

ryan liston, reporter January 24, 2013

Music is an art that is as old as anyone can remember, yet it never stays the same. Along with the sound, the business also has changed in the music world. Junior Evan Barnes attributes some of the...

Creative Works That Change Lives

maria mckee, reporter December 14, 2012

Tegan and Sara "So Jealous Tegan and Sara’s “So Jealous” is the album that I can come closest to labeling as life-changing. The Canadian folk-rock sisters are able to embrace new-wave fusions...

The Sounds of Autumn

sam boatright, co-editor-in-chief October 1, 2012

It’s amazing how much we, as students, cling onto the fanciful idea of an endless summer at the end of May.  However, by the time school begrudgingly rolls around in mid-August, we long for sleepytime...

Newest iPhone Apps

amani safadi/emma machell, managing editor/social media editor April 4, 2012

Games Draw Something: Remember that childhood game Pictogram? A player draws a picture on a piece of paper and their opponent tries to guess what the drawing is. Imagine that game on the screen of an...

Eastside Story

Allison's Take:   “All Western Kansas is, is a whole bunch of old war veterans sitting on their porches being racist and yelling about how things were ‘back in their day.’ And,...

Encore Profiles

kimberly messineo, reporter February 14, 2012

“I haven’t had any type of social life for about two weeks, and that’s not a joke,” junior Addison McCauley said. With Encore coming up in March, this singer has devoted himself to getting everything...

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