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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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Week Without Technology: Rosemary–Day 5

rosemary newsome, reporter January 18, 2013

One thing I've learned for certain from this week without technology: I was not meant for this technological-dependent generation. Sure, I didn't give up my vehicle or the microwave or running water,...

Week Without Technology: Katie--Day 3

Week Without Technology: Katie–Day 3

katie guyot, co-editor-in-chief January 16, 2013

The newspaper has been planning this catastrophic Week Without Technology for a long time. In fact, we've had it on our docket since last year (i.e. late December). We decided that after we survived the...

Since I can't seem to go a day without absorbing cupcake calories through visual osmosis, here's a picture of a batch I made two weeks ago.

Week Without Technology: Katie Guyot–Day 1

katie guyot, co-editor-in-chief January 14, 2013

I imagine going a week without social media, cell phones, television, iPods and vacuum cleaners is going to be a little like fasting for five days, complete with nausea, hallucinations and borderline psychotic...

Week Without Technology: Rosemary Newsome–Day 1

rosemary newsome, reporter January 14, 2013

And you think your Monday was bad? Cheers to myself for kicking off a week without Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TV(besides The Bachelor, no way I was missing episode 2), Pinterest, Pandora, Video/Computer...

photo credit to phil roeder

Setting Down My Phone

sam boatright, co-editor-in-chief January 10, 2013

I follow 664 people on Twitter and I’ve  tweeted over 1,400 times. I have 234 contacts in my phone, most of whom I’ve never called, texted or talked to more than a couple of times. I activated my...

New Technology Taking Over

kimberly messineo, reporter October 20, 2011

From typewriters to computers, tape players to iTunes and postage mail to instant messages, the world has made many advancements in technology. Even in a school community, the technology advancements...

Technology Takeover

amani safadi October 15, 2010

When students dive onto the computer they usually know what they want to do. Usually it’s entertainment, but more and more teachers are starting to ask their students to sign on for school. Although...

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