FSHS Principal West Reveals His Weight Loss Secrets
sarah rohrschneider, reporter
November 10, 2011
Especially with Thanksgiving around the corner, weight loss may be the last thing students are thinking about. But for Free State principal Ed West, eating right and exercising have been his main focuses since this past summer. “When you’re 5-foot-6 and [have] no hope of growing taller, growing... Read more »
Basketball is Back
kimberly messineo, reporter
November 10, 2011
Football season has come to an end, but a new season of sports is just beginning. Basketball has already started taking over. The University of Kansas has had its exhibition games, and Free State is conditioning and looking forward to tryouts. Coaches and players are both equally excited for the games... Read more »
Decentralized Dance Party Comes to Lawrence
allison morte
November 10, 2011
Tom and Gary’s Decentralized Dance Party may be coming to Lawrence this December. The Decentralized Dance Party consists of a DJ with an FM transmitter and people carrying boomboxes all tuned into the DJ’s broadcast. The party is outdoors, mobile and free to all members of the community. “This... Read more »
T’RYAN #5: HOT YOGA
ryan loecker, co-editor in chief
November 8, 2011
This is not a fitness program for your grandmother. For those readers who think Hot (otherwise known as Bikram) Yoga isn’t interesting enough for my column, I dare you to try it. When Hot Yoga was first suggested to me, I have to admit the same thing was going through my mind. I’ve made it through... Read more »
Holiday Hoopla
Natalie Hiebert, Reporter
November 7, 2011
It is that time of year again. The time of year when Christmas carols pollute the air waves with their holiday cheer and stores deck their halls with boughs of holly and greenery. But all of this pre-holiday mayhem has been the cause of consumer controversy. In the spirit of Charlie Brown, many people... Read more »

