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

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

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Ariana Grande

February concert schedule

Juliana Hill, Reporter February 12, 2015

Ariana Grande with Rixton Feb. 25 Independence Event Center Independence, MO Tickets start at $45 7:30 p.m. Ariana Grande, a pop singer of Nickelodeon fame, will begin her Honeymoon Tour in Independence,...

Review: 'The Wind Rises'

Review: ‘The Wind Rises’

Juliana Hill, Reporter February 12, 2015

When I was a child, I obsessed over every film Studio Ghibli released. I still have fond memories of watching them after school on a rainy days and less fond ones of having nightmares that my own parents...

Senior Sydney Moreano and sophomore Payton Gannaway jump to block a spike from Bishop Miege during a match on Oct. 15.

Athletes reflect on fall season, look forward to winter

Trenna Soderling, Reporter December 3, 2014

Season in Review: Gymnastics The gymnastics team finished the season defending their state title for the third time in the last four years. This was also the second consecutive title for the girls. “(People)...

Review: Eleanor & Park

Maria Carrasco, Print Managing Editor November 20, 2014

At a camp I went to this year, someone posed the question: “Who is your fictional dream boy?” Girls around me screamed, “Augustus Waters!” or, “Edward Cullen!” I replied with “Holden Caulfield.” See,...

iPhone 6 review

Ryan Liston, Online Editor-in-Chief November 3, 2014

On Friday, Sept. 19, I ripped open a package I received in the mail. Inside I found my new iPhone 6, the one I had anxiously awaited since last December when I dropped my iPhone 4 on my stairs, shattering...

Turn Blue album cover

The Black Keys: Turn Blue

Maria Carrasco, Managing Editor August 29, 2014

Ever since their album, “Brothers,” I’ve been a pretty big fan of The Black Keys. “Brothers” is still my favorite of their albums, but their newest, “Turn Blue,” is a close second. Duo Dan...

Senior Chris Hatfield plays an alcoholic father in the student written play "Seamless."

Thespians continue excellence in annual Black Box Theater Festival

ryan liston, online editor-in-chief May 5, 2014

Sitting in the front row of the Black Box on Saturday, April 26, I had an unobstructed view of the students performing in the Black Box Theater Festival. The Black Box Theater Festival is an event that...

One-Sided Pride

Maria Carrasco, Copy Editor March 12, 2014

Imagine being told to “put your weave back on” in front of the entire school just because that is a stereotype for your race. Imagine being told you don't belong in the United States because you weren't...

Java Break offers a wide variety of food and drink items. They even have a cereal bar where people can mix toppings and cereals.

Battle of the coffee shops: Editor tries Lawrence’s local blends

ryan liston, co-online editor in chief February 12, 2014

Recently, I pitted three of Lawrence’s popular coffee houses against each other to find the tastiest home brewed coffee and the best atmosphere. Best Coffee: I began my search at La Prima Tazza. When...

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Philomena Movie Review

catherine prestoy, reporter February 4, 2014

My mother dragging me to Liberty Hall on a freezing afternoon was irksome enough but, when I learned I was headed to an hour-and-a-half installment of a run-of-the-mill sob story, I prepared for the worst....

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One Direction: This is Us

maria carrasco, social media editor September 14, 2013

I’ve been a fan of One Direction for about two years. When I discovered them on season seven of X-Factor UK, I was in love with their accents, perfect pitch and humorous personalities. So,of course,...

Intorno

ciara sayler, reporter September 4, 2013

Opening just under a year ago, Italian restaurant Intorno is one place I will go back to time after time. Located on the corner of 8th St. and Massachusetts Street, Intorno has quite possibly the perfect...

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