T’RYAN #6: POLICE

ryan loecker, co-editor in chief
January 20, 2012

I caused quite a bit of confusion on Jan 6. after making my Facebook status: “If you get arrested within the next four hours you might see me.” To clarify: No, I did not get arrested, I watched others get arrested on a ride-along with the Lawrence Kansas Police Department. My approach to this ride-along... Read more »

Social Media

miranda davis
May 26, 2011

Unless you have been living under a rock for the past several years you probably know what facebook , twitter or myspace is. Teenagers use these social networking sites as a lifeline, even for their main tool of communication with friends. But it hasn’t occurred to many students to use these sites... Read more »

To Tweet or Not to Tweet?

allison harwood
February 22, 2011

On August 14, 2009 Ashton Kutcher beat news anchor Larry King in a race to have one million followers on Twitter. Most students had not even hear about Twitter at this point. Twitter’s popularity originated with celebrities. Stars such as Kutcher, Oprah Winfrey and Ryan Seacrest all used this new social... Read more »

Punishment for Online Activity?

January 14, 2011

 Recently, a student in Florida was suspended from school for making a Facebook group, about her English teacher. The group was a forum for people to discuss how much they did not like this teacher and included comments from different students about her. Even though no threatening remarks... Read more »

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 many students already have a Facebook or Twitter account it can seem as if teachers are requiring them... Read more »

The Do’s and Don’t's of Facebook

allison harwood
September 1, 2010

In this day and age, experts and adults alike say teenagers are losing their face-to-face communication skills because of Facebook and other social networking sites. Failure to communicate isn’t the only complaint, though. Fights are fought out via status’s so that all 986 Facebook friends know exactly... Read more »

Free Press on Facebook

June 20, 2009

Along with everyone else in the world, the Free Press is now on Facebook. Users can now become a fan in order to find important dates, including the day the paper is handed out and how to apply to be on staff for next years issue. Do you have a story idea? Feel free to help us out with ideas for upcoming... Read more »