Background of a brain freeze
May 10, 2012 • Shelby Foster
Summer is coming up, and we all know what that means: lots of foods to cool us down like ice cream and popsicles. If eaten too fast, they can cause a ‘brain freeze,’ also known as an ice cream headache, or the scientific name “sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia.” Some may wonder, what is this, and... Read more »
Favorite college teams
March 27, 2012 • Joseph Haug
I like sports. My favorite teams are Harvard Crimson, Duke Blue Devils, Cincinnati Bearcats, West Virginia Mountaineers, Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats, Missouri Tigers, Michigan Wolverines, Purdue Boilermakers, Marshall Thundering Herd, Missouri State Bears, New Mexico Lobos, Arizona State Sun... Read more »
It would be nice to have an auditorium
March 15, 2012 • Grace Gomez
Even though I’m a freshman, and I’ve barely been here eight months, I have noticed something: We need an auditorium. I recognized this back in February when I played in my first full orchestra concert. We were in the South Commons and it was quite troublesome because Symphonic Orchestra, Concert... Read more »
Reading at school
March 15, 2012 • Heidi Jo Hayen
Books are one of the most dreaded things by students. Every English class reads at least one book a year. Students don’t always mind reading when they are allowed to select what they want, but it is usually a different story when they are told what to read. If students were allowed to make their own... Read more »
Oil reserves
March 15, 2012 • Colby Slaughter
President Barack Obama is finally thinking about tapping into the oil reserves. He is testing the global support for an effort to knock back the record setting gas prices. The discussion can last up to several months before the decision is made to open the reserves. “It is good that he is trying to... Read more »
The Invisible Children
March 13, 2012 • Julia McCraw
My little sisters wake up in the morning to a quick breakfast and are then herded out the door to catch the bus. They spend their day like any other of the millions of children in America. They learn how to multiply and to write in cursive. In their carefree life, the most horrendous of their worries... Read more »
Iran’s surprising response
March 13, 2012 • Ross Arreguin
The United States has created a large sphere of influence in the world in its existence, but by doing so they have created many allies as well as adversaries. One well-known example is Iran. Though both countries don’t see eye to eye, Iran’s top leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was praising the United... Read more »
Driver’s education for the parents
February 22, 2012 • Rachel Anstaett
According to the Kansas Traffic Safety Resource Office, a new driver’s education program is up and running implementing that parents need to take a 90 minute education class with their teens, if the teens are seeking a driver’s permit under the age of 18. This concept first started in New Jersey,... Read more »
Volleyball family
February 9, 2012 • Alix Weigel
Throughout the years many things have come and gone, but my volleyball coach and team, Stuart Johnson, has remained the same. When I joined the Kansas Networks Volleyball Club in the middle of the season a few years ago, I was warmly welcomed. All of the girls were nice, and Stuart was very welcoming,... Read more »
Stress reliever
January 24, 2012 • Serena Katsbulas
It is a fact that life can get stressful sometimes, and finding ways to relieve stress can be just as stressful. The number one thing I do to relieve my stress is yoga. Yoga is an amazing stress reliever because it gives me time to focus on me and nothing but improving myself for the better. I just started... Read more »