Unfreezing capital at a freezing capitol
March 30, 2010
On the bitterly cold morning of March 16, around 2,000 teachers and concerned citizens met on the steps of the Kansas State House to protest the inadequate amount of state funding directed towards education. The events of the day consisted of spokesmen and women from all backgrounds, allocating their... Read more »
Who is your phone carrier?
March 30, 2010
A modern day Brady Bunch
March 30, 2010
Do you think siblings are annoying? Try having seven siblings and one more on the way. This is the case with Tess Ulrich. She said that it’s a chaotic life, but she doesn’t know any different. She has four sisters and three brothers and one brother on the way. Ulrich said that the most annoying... Read more »
Too expensive
March 25, 2010
Teenagers cannot afford to pay for high insurance, so they go out and drive without it. But what else are they supposed to do, when their parents cannot afford the high monthly payments. Some insurance companies have a deal where if students keep good grades, then teens have cheaper insurance. Maybe... Read more »
Learning about the teen years
March 25, 2010
Teen Topics is a class that Shawnee Heights students are required to take their freshman year, and they have to retake the class if they fail until they pass. In the class students learn about drugs, abstinence, and alcohol. The students also have the opportunity to learn... Read more »
Time for a change
March 25, 2010
The boys basketball teams have been in a slump for the past few years; some people think that they should change jerseys just to try and break the spell. The boys won state in 2000, and they were wearing different jerseys with different lettering and numbering, maybe we... Read more »
Future of phones
March 25, 2010
At the teacher in-service, Monday, Feb. 15, Principal Alan Beam gave a presentation to the teachers on how to help them incorporate hand helds in the classroom. Knowing that hand helds are part of students’ futures is one of the reasons why the school board is allowing... Read more »
Torn apart
March 25, 2010 • William Johnson
The art of the mashup is making waves in the world of music, which has left artists in awe and music executives cowering in fear. The latest champion of this genre is the New Hampshire native E-603. E-603’s new album Torn Up manages to seamlessly... Read more »
Embracing Crookers
March 25, 2010 • William Johnson
Italian dance duo Crookers has been taking the world by storm, creating remix after remix and touring extensively. The group recently took time out of their busy schedule to record their highly anticipated debut album, Tons of Friends, but has the album been worth the wait? The... Read more »
And everything is going to the beat
March 25, 2010 • Elijah Kampsen
It all started with an anniversary gift for a college girlfriend: a college girlfriend who couldn’t keep a secret. As the tracks circulated through Emerson College, Michael Angelakos’ solo project, titled “Passion Pit” (slang for a drive-in movie theatre) gained... Read more »