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Pros, cons of waiting to start higher education

Maddie Birchfield, Reporter • March 8, 2015

As my senior year comes to a close, the idea of leaving Lawrence to start out on my own becomes more and more daunting. A new experience at a new school in a new town all seems very…new. For some,...

Governor Sam Brownback introduces plan to cut school funding

Kenneth Palmer, Copy Editor • March 6, 2015

A MoveOn Petition to “Recall Sam Brownback” with upwards of 30,000 signatures from all over the country, a New York Times article questioning the state’s financial plan and plenty of other national...

Senior discusses college application process

Ryan Liston, Online Editor in Chief • January 16, 2015

As seniors start to narrow down their college decisions and prepare for next year, I sat down with senior Wynn Feddema to talk about his college application process. *Photo by Mary Brady

Infographic: How to apply to college

Ryan Liston, Online Editor in Chief • November 28, 2014

March Madness update

hala hamid, reporter • March 28, 2014

The first two rounds of the NCAA tournament are complete, and four teams have already secured their spots in the Elite Eight, while four more games will be played tonight as the Sweet 16 continues. With...

Bound to

sarah lieberman, copy editor • February 24, 2014

At 11:14 a.m. on Dec. 14, the day of her ballet performance in the Lawrence Art Center’s production of “The Nutcracker,” senior Devany West clicked on a website that welcomed her to Massachusetts...

Student-athletes sign with NCAA Division I schools

ryan liston, co-online editor-in-chief • February 23, 2014

Senior Jessica Ferguson has a great mom--one who’s willing to accompany her talented, soccer-playing daughter on college visits all across the United States. In Boiling Springs, N.C., Ferguson discovered...

Seniors Dealing with Acceptance and Rejection

sarah lieberman, reporter • May 13, 2013

Senior Cecilia Quintana has been thinking about college since she was 13. Her mind always swirled with thoughts of where she would live and what she would study. Last semester, Quintana made the important...

Jake’s March Madness Blog

jake stegall, reporter • March 5, 2013

Man, what a season! The year is far from over but the regular season is over teams. There were a few great seasons... and a few pathetic ones. Most of them, however, were just somewhere in the middle. Grambling...

Free SAT/ACT Practice Tests

hannah moran, reporter • January 4, 2013

Kaplan Test Prep and the Lawrence Public Library are teaming up once again to offer a series of practice SAT/ACT tests. Students should call the Teen Zone at the Lawrence Public Library to register. SAT...

What Students Want in College

sarah lieberman, reporter • November 14, 2012

Aspen Brunner,10 What is your dream school: I really want to go to BYU (Brigham Young University) to get a major in something, and I want to be a pediatrician. So, then after that, I’m going to...

“The Real World: College”

sam boatright, co-editor-in-chief • November 13, 2012

“You can be whatever you want to be when you get older.” We’ve all heard this line before; from our parents, from our teachers, from anyone older than the person receiving the message. And for so...

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