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Debaters qualify for national tournament

Debaters qualify for national tournament

gavin spence, reporter May 6, 2014

In the weeks leading up to the National Qualifier tournament, sophomore Linda Liu spent five to six hours a week in the debate and forensics room, preparing for Senate Congressional Debate. After researching...

Senior Chris Hatfield plays an alcoholic father in the student written play Seamless.

Thespians continue excellence in annual Black Box Theater Festival

ryan liston, online editor-in-chief May 5, 2014

Sitting in the front row of the Black Box on Saturday, April 26, I had an unobstructed view of the students performing in the Black Box Theater Festival. The Black Box Theater Festival is an event that...

Sophomore Josh Eisenhauer plays a teen addicted to his phone in the comedy Dependence.

Black Box Theater Festival directors scrutinize scripts

kyra haas, editor-in-chief April 24, 2014

On a Wednesday afternoon, junior B. Adams sits atop a desk in Room 152, watching her cast read through their half-memorized script. At sporadic intervals, she descends from her perch and moves around the...

Robotics Club finds success in first year of operation

Robotics Club finds success in first year of operation

gavin spence, reporter April 20, 2014

The crowds are uncontrollable as they prepare to watch robots, created by high schoolers from around the country, hash it out in the ring at the First Kansas City Regional competition. The victorious...

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Encore 2014

rosemary newsome, copy editor April 3, 2014

Juniors Randall Schmidt and Sam Hay and senior Madeline Chestnut describe their journey for Encore 2014 and weigh in on their experience. Pre-Auditions When did you start preparing for Encore? Sam Hay:...

Juniors Parkin Srisutiva and Isabelle Haake sit down to dinner at Johnny Bruscos Pizza.

Parkin Srisutiva and Isabelle Haake go on a “blind date”

fiona mcallister, reporter March 10, 2014

Junior Parkin Srisutiva kicked off the matchmaker date by impressing junior Isabelle Haake with chocolate and a red rose. “It seemed liked the proper thing to do,” Srisutiva said. “Without chivalry,...

Jayhawkers movie review

“Jayhawkers” movie review

ryan liston, co-online editor in chief February 28, 2014

After a long drive from Philadelphia, Wilt Chamberlain sat down in a restaurant just outside of Lawrence. A waitress comes to his table and tells him he must eat in the kitchen or leave. At first, Chamberlain...

Under the Hood

jacob hood, cartoonist February 26, 2014

matchmaker matchmaker

fiona mcallister, reporer February 20, 2014

*Please note: If you would like to vote on who should go on a date together, you can get take the poll on the home page. Isabelle Haake, Junior Star Sign? Capricorn Favorite Sport? Basketball Ideal...

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Hometown Hub: Spring 2014 Concert Guide

Maria Carrasco, Copy Editor February 20, 2014

Buzz Under the Stars: $25 per ticket ALL AGES Doors open 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, 2014 KC Power and Light District 60 E 13th St. Kansas City, MO 64106 As the only relatively close music...

Java Break offers a wide variety of food and drink items. They even have a cereal bar where people can mix toppings and cereals.

Battle of the coffee shops: Editor tries Lawrence’s local blends

ryan liston, co-online editor in chief February 12, 2014

Recently, I pitted three of Lawrence’s popular coffee houses against each other to find the tastiest home brewed coffee and the best atmosphere. Best Coffee: I began my search at La Prima Tazza. When...

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Philomena Movie Review

catherine prestoy, reporter February 4, 2014

My mother dragging me to Liberty Hall on a freezing afternoon was irksome enough but, when I learned I was headed to an hour-and-a-half installment of a run-of-the-mill sob story, I prepared for the worst....

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