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A New Chapter for the Lawrence Public Library

ciara sayler, reporter March 7, 2013

For many years, the Lawrence Public Library has served our community with its variety of books, movies and magazines available for checkout. Located at Seventh and Vermont, the library was in the center...

photo credit: Peter Alfred Hess

Science Behind Sex: A Conversation With Two Experts

March 7, 2013

photo credit: Peter Alfred Hess “Kids these days” all have their questions. The truth is though, kids back in those days had the same questions, if not more. Back when sexually transmitted diseases...

Clean Living: Day 4

Clean Living: Day 4

March 6, 2013

When I returned home from school today, my body moved toward the pan of chocolate chip cookie bars. My hand reached for the foil and removed it. My nose sniffed what remained of the thick, gooey dessert...

Maria Carrasco, Reporter March 6, 2013

Due to inclement weather, Diversity Club’s annual Martin Luther King Assembly was cancelled. The big extravaganza is now a small get together for all students, families, and friends. Since they couldn't...

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Cute Couples

hannah reussner, reporter February 26, 2013

steven ozaki and sydney dorrance >sophomores How long have you been dating? Sydney Dorrance: Nine months. How did you ask her out? Steven Ozaki: Well, she was living in Missouri at the time so...

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Movie Review: ‘Safe Haven’

kerrie leinmiller-renick February 25, 2013

“Safe Haven” compares to the movie world as taffy. Taffy has the sticky and sugary consistency that viewers know they are getting when they see the movie. Themes of second chances, mooshy relationships...

Senior named Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence Youth of the Year

Senior named Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence Youth of the Year

katie guyot, co-editor-and-chief February 7, 2013

At around 8 p.m. on Feb. 6, senior Ajala Anavberokhai posted to her Facebook wall, “By the graces of God he has shown me who he is and what he can do. I won youth of the year tonight.” The post...

Week Without Technology: Katie--Day 5

Week Without Technology: Katie–Day 5

January 18, 2013

I'll be honest: the second after I hit "publish" on this fifth and final blog, I'm high-tailing it to Pinterest to spend the rest of the night catching up on the cupcake recipes I've missed over the week. I...

Week Without Technology: Rosemary–Day 5

rosemary newsome, reporter January 18, 2013

One thing I've learned for certain from this week without technology: I was not meant for this technological-dependent generation. Sure, I didn't give up my vehicle or the microwave or running water,...

Week Without Technology: Katie--Day 4

Week Without Technology: Katie–Day 4

katie guyot, co-editor-in-chief January 17, 2013

This afternoon, my mom plopped a laptop on top of my AP Politics book and pointed at her screen. "Look at this recipe," she said, tapping a picture of a fennel-and-orange-steamed chicken breast that...

Week Without Technology: Rosemary–Day 4

rosemary newsome, reporter January 17, 2013

I think people underestimate the value of social media and its incredibly reliable and speedy method of relaying information, whether it be news worthy of mass amount of retweets or not. As I chat with...

Week Without Technology: Rosemary–Day 3

rosemary newsome, reporter January 16, 2013

One thing I'm starting to learn about this whole "no technology will teach you to value the importance of communication skills and independence and appreciation of nature blah blah blah" is that, it's...

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