#bombthreatthursday

katie guyot and miranda davis
December 4, 2011

Students arrived at school Thursday morning on an assembly schedule, only to be sent home before the first bell rang. At approximately 7:58 a.m. Dec. 1, the school was evacuated due to a bomb threat. Once the building was cleared of students, authorities searched the premises but found no objects of... Read more »

Fuzzy’s Tacos

hannah moran, reporter
December 2, 2011

Don’t worry, the tacos at Fuzzy’s Taco Shop aren’t actually fuzzy. Located at 1115 Massachusetts street, Fuzzy’s is a new addition to Lawrence’s dining scene. In order to get a good taste of the restaurant, we ordered the typical taco shop staples. We sampled the chips and salsa, queso, the... Read more »

Mojo Hand Zine

sarah rohrschneider, reporter
December 1, 2011

A zine: a small, xeroxed, do-it-yourself magazine, containing a compilation of unconventional subject matter sometimes based on a theme. Ruby Love, the online-schooled creator of Mojo Hand Zine, shows students that they can get involved with self expression through writing, even while chained to high... Read more »

What’s Spinnin’ (Staff Music Picks)

November 21, 2011

Tori Crawford: I Like It Like That- Hot Chelle Rae http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_oF81lXswc If Passion Pit and Asher Roth hooked up, the product would be that of “I Like It Like That.” The fuzzy synth and giant choruses are reminiscent of stellar SoCal weather and wild nights with friends. Sarah... Read more »

Friending Your Family

allison harwood
November 18, 2011

Anytime I hear people in high school say their parents have their Facebook password, I shudder a little bit. The same thing applies when someone is going off about how they won’t let their parents have Facebook. As far as the first situation goes, parents: let your babies leave the nest. If your child... Read more »

Bye Bye Birdie

November 18, 2011

Q&A With the Cast of Bye Bye Birdie

katie guyot, copy editor
November 17, 2011

Jon McClees, Conrad Birdie Q: You’re the lead in the musical, right? A: One of the leads. Q: So what’s that like? Playing a lead? A: I’ve played it before. Not the character, but I’ve played a lead before. My sophomore year I played the lead in Pippin, and it’s definitely interesting, but it’s... Read more »

Abstinence Club

amani safadi
November 11, 2011

Abstinent is a term that everyone knows and hears multiple times throughout their lives. If it’s not from their parents, it’s from health classes in junior high. Now, however, it is the subject of an after school club. “The reason why I [started Abstinence Club] was because I heard so many pre-teens... Read more »

Audrey Lamborn: Paramedic in Training

Natalie Hiebert, Reporter
November 11, 2011

While most teenagers spent last summer catching up on the latest TV shows or spending lazy days beside the pool, Free State senior Audrey Lamborn was taking summer classes about how to save lives. “I always wanted to do something medical but the hospital scene never appealed to me,” Lamborn said.... Read more »

Turkey Day Without Turkey

katie guyot, copy editor
November 10, 2011

Vegan and vegetarian students eat unique Thanksgiving meals Thanksgiving of 1621 starred fresh venison, New England shellfish and heaps of roasted meat, with turkey filling in the gaps. The evolution of American culture eventually made turkey the centerpiece, and it was not long before the turducken–and,... Read more »

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