The King’s Speech            118 min.                   PG-13 When I first heard about The King’s Speech, I was pretty uninterested. The plot line involves the King...

“Back in the day....” is almost never a phrase you want to hear from a teacher. That is, unless it means seeing their old school prom dresses and hearing their oh-so-interesting stories. Steve Grant...

Das Racist - 3 / 30 / 11 @ The Granada (hip hop / rap) - $12 “We’re not joking, just joking we are joking, just joking we’re not joking.” Seriously, Das Racist are coming to the Granada. Those...

Donnie Darko (Midnight Movie Madness) - 3 / 4 / 11 @ Liberty Hall In celebration of it’s tenth year anniversary, Liberty Hall is finally showing Donnie Darko for Midnight Movie Madness. In this movie,...

The Dream: I’m walking into the school following Cale Neider. He is insistent upon showing me something and I continue to follow. We go to the elevator on the first floor and enter it. Instead of...

Tennis / Holiday Shores - 2 / 17 / 11 @ Jackpot  (indie / alternative) Come sail away with Tennis and Holiday Shores! Although their name doesn’t reflect it, Tennis’s music is inspired by their eight...

Urban Book - 2 / 14 / 11 @ Lawrence Arts Center In the Urban Book art class, “students will take an urban expedition of downtown Lawrence, noting the environment through photographs, drawings, the written...

“People tell me I’m weird.” For sophomore Braden Clements things have always been a little different. “I was three when I learned how to use the potty.” This, however, has not stopped him....

A lot of work went into developing the Free State Firebird that graces the front of yearbooks, t-shirts and our school today.  In February of 1996, a committee consisting of a Lawrence High student, junior...

Vampire Weekend / Beach House / The Very Best - October 2 @ Starlight, Kansas City ($32) Although most students are aware of Vampire Weekend, I recommend attending this concert just to see the two opening...

Banff Mountain Film Festival - September 10 & 11 @ Liberty Hall Don’t you just love outdoor activities such as rock climbing, skiing, snowboarding and white water rafting? And don’t you just love...