The Lamplighter <![CDATA[The Lamplighter]]> en-us Copyright 2008 - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:55:14 GMT 15 <![CDATA[Glee, It's Not Much To Sing About.]]> By Melissa Simon
Glee's, Don't Stop Believin' became an instant hit, but is it all sing and dance for this new show? Read this article to find out how I feel about this seasons most talked about new show. full story > ]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:34:57 GMT <![CDATA[True Life: Stairs Trip Me Up]]> By Julie Graf
This is the true life of an insignificant freshman who is deathly afraid of stairs. full story > ]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:23:34 GMT <![CDATA[Please, Not Another Vampire Sighting]]> By Alex Fleischman
If you asked me, “Have you read Twilight?” I would respond with a simple, “Yes.” If you asked me, “Do you like Twilight?” I might not give the same answer. I’m probably not the only one. full story > ]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:30:50 GMT <![CDATA[The Scientific Truth Behind Monsters]]> By Amanda Hancock
As the music builds into a blood curdling tune and foggy shadow appears onto the screen, you can’t seem to think happy thoughts. Eyes tightly shut, fearful of what gruesome scene you might get a glimp full story > ]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:25:57 GMT <![CDATA[The Wild Things Have Arrived]]> By Oriana Midence


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As the fall season rolls around, there is an assortment of new movies opening to kindle the excitement of cinema-going teens everywhere. Among these new films is Spike Jonze’s Where the Wild Things Ar full story > ]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:21:09 GMT <![CDATA[Who You Gonna Call? Ghost Hunter]]> By Leah Yingling


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Infared thermometers, cameras, and electromagnetic field dectors are commonly used tools for ghost hunters.

Patti Starr may see dead people, but they are nothing like what Haley Joel Osment saw in the Sixth Sense. Starr, a top ranked Lexington-based ghost hunter, said, “Hollywood and TV have demonized gho full story > ]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:14:19 GMT <![CDATA[Get Ready for a Thriller!]]> By Jillian Dunaway


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Fans raved as Michael Jackson announced his THIS IS IT tour on March 5 in London’s O2 Arena complex. Tickets flew from box offices; everyone wanted to see the King of Pop in what he had called “the fi full story > ]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:29:04 GMT <![CDATA[Dropping Out: What KY is doing about it]]> By Alex Davis
“Turn your heads to the right,” Principal Anthony Orr said over the microphone at Camp Dunbar this year. full story > ]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:27:37 GMT <![CDATA[The Hottest Band Around]]> By Ben Wolford
This is a article focusing on the local band Cage the Elephant full story > ]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:20:44 GMT <![CDATA[Presidential Prize Winner?]]> By Alex Davis


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Students explain their position on Obama's Nobel Peace Prize.

Opinion on why Obama didn't deserve the Nobel Peace Prize full story > ]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:16:27 GMT <![CDATA[Don't Fear the Swine]]> By Sarah Cornett
It’s been called the next bubonic plague, an epidemic, and the H1N1 virus, but most people simply refer to this new wave of hysteria as swine flu. The swine flu has been the medical "hot-butt full story > ]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:13:42 GMT <![CDATA[Up Tight]]> By Ben Wolford


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Ben says he started wearing skinney jeans in 8th grade

This is a "pro" article about guys wearing skinny/girl jeans full story > ]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:07:19 GMT <![CDATA[How to Jerk: A Movement, A Style, A Habit]]> By traci Thomas


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Calling someone a nerd and a geek is suddenly not an insult anymore, according to the hip-hop industry, all because of a simple west-coast dance— jerkin’. full story > ]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:59:28 GMT <![CDATA[Football team tackles a better season]]> By Emily Avioli


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This article is a summary of the PLD football season. full story > ]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:58:09 GMT <![CDATA[The Skimmer Reviews The Perks of Being A Wallflower]]> By Sammy Meador
The Perks of Being a Wallflower By Stephen Chbosky MTV Books, 1999 213 Pages full story > ]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:51:02 GMT <![CDATA[Bargain Hunting]]> By Louann Lopez


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Louann Lopez goes to yard sales to find good bargains.

With the economy quaking like the Leaning Tower of Pisa, most families don’t exactly have room in their budget for luxuries. Gas? Food? Check. Designer jeans? Rain check. full story > ]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:46:52 GMT <![CDATA[Dressed to Impress - Fall Fashion at Dunbar]]> By Oriana Midence


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Two students looking especially good in their trendy outfits. Pictured Left: Senior Heather Buzard Right: Junior Allie Weber

As the fall season rolls around, various trends and styles are popping up everywhere at Dunbar High School. full story > ]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:46:15 GMT <![CDATA[Student Art Displayed in Dunbar's Halls]]> By Sammy Meador


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Senior Elise Beckman

Has an unusually large painting of Paul Laurence Dunbar caught your eye recently? Sophomore Maggie Owens was impressed when she saw it in the cafeteria. full story > ]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:42:29 GMT <![CDATA[Confessions of a Closeted Nerd]]> By Doniya Soni


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Senior Doniya Soni is not ashamed to admit she's a nerd.

Let’s say we’re playing a game of charades. I’m jumping up and down, I’m pointing at my forehead. I’m pretending to fly on a broomstick. What book am I? Harry Potter, of course! full story > ]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:41:19 GMT <![CDATA[Dunbar Kicks Off Spirit Week]]> By Doniya Soni


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The math department celebrates twin day. From left to right: Nathan Balk, Seth Young, Donna Martin, Peter Knapp, Debra Reaguer, Stacy Clark, Melanie Brooks, Kara Patterson, and Craig Lapresto.

It’s spirit week, Dunbar! You know what that means-- it’s time to put on that red and black gear and start showing your Bulldog pride. This year, Student Council is under new guidance, and it has spli full story > ]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:39:30 GMT <![CDATA[Celebrating 20 Years]]> By Amanda Hancock


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From top left to bottom right: Michelle Waggoner, Karen Higdon, Angela Bullock, Karen Young, Melanie Brooks, Teresa Champe, Todd Bretz, Steve Coleman, and Wes Phelps. Not all teachers who have been with Dunbar for 20 years are pictured here.

This school year marks the graduation of the twentieth class from Dunbar High School. Throughout the years, Dunbar has had thousands of students and staff members walk through its doors. However, t full story > ]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:38:11 GMT <![CDATA[New Year, New Policies]]> By Amanda Hancock
The new school year has brought several recognizable changes to policies at Dunbar. Perhaps the most drastic change is the new lunch policy. According to Principal Anthony Orr, the policy was chang full story > ]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:35:54 GMT <![CDATA[Clubs at Dunbar]]> By Annalise Michael
This year Dunbar seniors Tomomi Eguchi and Grace Tsai formed the Dunbar Letter Society. The club sends care packages to soldiers overseas, makes cards for local children in hospitals, corresponds with full story > ]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:34:57 GMT <![CDATA[Rising Popularity of Raggaeton Music]]> By Clark Barnhart
With the prevalence of reggaeton music on the internet and in street culture, it is easy to see that reggaeton music is one of the most popular music types around. full story > ]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:34:18 GMT <![CDATA[Cross Country Faces Difficulty, Picks Up Slack]]> By Sammy Meador
It’s been a long haul for the cross country team this fall. Both the girls’ and boys’ teams saw top runners graduate last year, and have been plagued with injury and illness this season. Luckily, they full story > ]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:31:42 GMT <![CDATA[Dunbar Participates in All State]]> By Alex Segnitz


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Junior David Agtarap, senior Susan Creech, junior Wilson Shirley, and senior Catie Coldiron practice as a quartet for All-state auditions.

In the world of music, it is just about that time of the year when kids begin to build up their anticipation for the annual All-State performances. All-State is an event hosted by the Kentucky Musical full story > ]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:31:36 GMT <![CDATA[The Two Dimensions of the College Application]]> By Alex Fleischman
At lunch a few weeks ago, a good friend of mine was explaining her plan for getting into college. She had color-coded the list of clubs in our agendas: ones that she was in, ones in which she had full story > ]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:31:16 GMT <![CDATA[Dunbar Students Fight for Donations]]> By Nicole Schladt
Dunbar has recently teamed up with the Martin Luther King Academy for Excellence in order to create care packages that will be sent to Kentucky military soldiers deployed overseas. full story > ]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:29:28 GMT <![CDATA[Reality Check]]> By Sarah Cornett
                For most of us, television is an escape. It’s a way to procrastinate from what we should be doing, relax after a stressful day, and just forget about the complications and drama of o full story > ]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:28:39 GMT <![CDATA[Bishop Leads Dunbar Golf Team to Victory]]> By Max AIn
Paul Laurence Dunbar has a new superstar after junior Will Bishop won the Champions Tour’s Wal-Mart First Tee Open over Labor Day weekend at Pebble Beach, California. full story > ]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:27:41 GMT