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Fusion performing at Marcus Idol, this past September.

Club Spotlight: Fusion

Alex Helm, Writer April 2, 2014

These wings were made to fly...." The last note resonates throughout the auditorium. On the stage, the 16 Fusion singers stand smiling after just finishing another performance. Fusion is the girls...

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Golf team members win at district, advance to regionals

Golf team members win at district, advance to regionals

Austin Rickerson, Sports editor April 1, 2014

All 10 players lined up on the green. Their purple shirts waved in the breeze, the motto “Play to the Max” stamped on the left side of the chest. Though they weren’t wearing the traditional red and...

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April Fool's Day Pranks

April Fool’s Day Pranks

Madison Ermenio, news and feature editor, writer March 31, 2014

April Fools’ Day is tomorrow. This holiday is for the silly, the serious, the hilarious and the no-nonsense personalities. There is not one person that is too good for this day of jokes. Whether you've...

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Cinder book review

Cinder book review

Samantha King, Writer March 28, 2014

For lovers of “Hunger Games” and “Divergent”, “Cinder” by Marissa Meyer is a must-read. Set after the Third World War, New Beijing is struggling with poverty, a plague and an impending war...

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A stinky situation

A stinky situation

Dear Maddy, advice columnist March 28, 2014

Many students have written in to me seeking advice on a very complex and serious issue. It occurs for many of us at school, even daily for some people. It is often physically painful and can even be emotionally...

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The tail of Huxley

March 27, 2014

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How to be a Woman book review

How to be a Woman book review

Victoria Price, Writer March 26, 2014

In my search for a feminist auto biography, I came across "How to be a Woman." In "How to be a Woman," Caitlin Moran puts a new twist on modern feminism. She covers everything from puberty, ridiculous...

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Helping the unexpected victims: column

Helping the unexpected victims: column

, Madi Schwem March 25, 2014

His name is Booker, and for the longest time, he felt defeated. He was told there was no such thing. That a woman could never rape a man. That something like this could never happen to him and that he...

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Possible gratuity law may affect student servers

Possible gratuity law may affect student servers

Alex Helm, Writer March 21, 2014

As of Jan. 1 this year, the IRS passed a new law that may force some restaurants to reconsider automatic gratuity, a practice that ensures waitstaff an 18% tip when serving tables of six or more customers....

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Typically atypical

Typically atypical

Marisa Charpentier, Editor in Chief March 7, 2014

Okay, I confess. I am a typical white girl. I have remained faithful to the same pair of dark brown Ugg boots since the sixth grade. My yoga pants are folded neatly inside the drawer of my dresser, ready...

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Unexpected diagnosis

Unexpected diagnosis

Amanda Collen, Managing Editor March 7, 2014

As the news I just received was swirling through my head, I pushed open the door and re-entered the waiting room. I glanced around at the small children who had masks over their mouths and no hair. Soon...

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Federal judge declares gay marriage ban unconstitutional

Anna Middleton, Entertainment editor March 5, 2014

A new political uproar is stirring in the Lone Star State. After U.S. district Judge Orlando L. Garcia declared the ban of gay marriage to be “state-imposed inequality” on Feb. 26, controversy has...

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