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Interactive: That Whole ‘Going Green’ Thing

Interactive: That Whole ‘Going Green’ Thing

Learn how difficult reducing the amount of trash you generate can be, and the benefits of not eating meat.

 

Blog: A God-Selected Ear

Blog: A God-Selected Ear

Staffer satirizes the idea of classical music being a gift that only a select few can be graced to enjoy.

 

Video: Rep Theatre Children’s Shows

Video: Rep Theatre Children’s Shows

Students in repertory theatre put on shows based on children’s books.

 

Courtyard Renovation has been Delayed Over and Over

Courtyard Renovation has been Delayed Over and Over

Plans to make-over the rain garden have failed to be executed.

 

How to Alleviate the Stresses of a Hectic Life

How to Alleviate the Stresses of a Hectic Life

These are the best years of your life. My parents have continuously implanted this thought in my mind. Still, I have my doubts about these “best years.” Why am I rushing to put them behind me? Five generations of iPhones will testify that reaching the next step has never been [...]

 

East Parents Featured at Plaza Art Fair

East Parents Featured at Plaza Art Fair

Students discuss life with artistic parents.

 

Staffer Criticizes the Political Bias of News Stations

Staffer Criticizes the Political Bias of News Stations

Senior comments on the consequences of news channels spinning facts to fit their agendas.

 

Junior Ponders the Future Effects Of His Facebook

Junior Ponders the Future Effects Of His Facebook

Junior Ian Wiseman shares his views on youths’ pasts being shown on the internet and how things will seem years from now.

 

WPA: In a Guy’s Shoes

Handled incorrectly, a high school dance such as WPA can be the single most awkward experience of your teenage years. The media often portrays dances with the same cringe-worthy stereotypes, but honestly, they don’t know the half of it. Because its the girl that asks the guy to WPA, males [...]

 

New driving law creates curfews and passenger restrictions for 16 year-old drivers

New driving law creates curfews and passenger restrictions for 16 year-old drivers

The response to new Kansas driving laws caused waves of teens to swarm Departments of Motor Vehicles across the state last month. Long lines caused many to wait outside in cold winter weather. Mobs of young people, often armed with license books, filled Kansas DMVs in hopes of avoiding the [...]

 

John Mayer’s new release ‘Battle Studies’ switches up his usual sound

On a car ride home, I decide to listen to the album “Continuum” by John Mayer. I gaze out the window for what seems like a few minutes. When the music stops, I pull my iPod out of my pocket to what the next song on the playlist will be. [...]

 

North students counter-protest Fred Phelps over student production of RENT

The moment the bell rings, SM North senior Nathaniel Zoschke rushes to the journalism room with his friend to pick up his “God is Love” sign. They head outside, and Zoschke stands at the top of the retaining wall that separates the student parking lot from the sidewalk. Though the [...]