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  • Cruelty Cases hits the Supreme Court

    Thursday, October 29, 2009 By: Kiley Garrett

    As the 2009-10 term commences, the Supreme Court begins to prepare for some of the most groundbreaking cases yet. From Main Street to Wall Street, people of all walks of life await the contentious he

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  • Generation Glam: Young Girls venture into the Beauty World at an Alarming Rate

    Thursday, October 29, 2009 By: Clarke Williams

    The beauty and fashion industry makes 7 billion dollars a year off of the insecurity and vanity of women across the country. Our need and dependence on beauty products has made us addicts, slaves to p

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  • Freedom of Speech: The Good, the Bad and the Justice

    Thursday, October 29, 2009 By: Casey Fabris

    American citizens possess many freedoms, like those of the First Amendment, that make the United States a functioning democracy. The First Amendment rights in particular are some of the most valued fr

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  • A Girl of Many Talents

    Thursday, October 29, 2009 By: Julianne Lewis

    In a stereotypical world, the cheerleaders and the marching band would not mix. In Junior Lauren Hancox’s world, they overlap every day. She scrambles from cheer practice, which ends at six, to make t

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  • Teenage Takeover of the Media

    Thursday, October 29, 2009 By: Brandon Weight

    Although Websites like YouTube, Twitter and Facebook garner much attention for their wide fan base and expansive reach, one theme is prevalent in regards to their teenage users. This new generation of

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  • A "Haunting" Tour

    Thursday, October 29, 2009 By: Bailey Kirkpatrick

    Halloween has always been a foundation for many scary movies, whether the setting of the movie takes place on October 31, the movie debuts on the 31, or the movie is about the horrors of the number 31

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  • The Man Behind the Camera

    Thursday, October 29, 2009 By: Lauren Young

    While watching a Briar Woods High School football game, students may notice a fellow Falcon with a large, professional looking camera in hand. Senior Ryan Faulkner can always be found on the sidelines

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  • Horror Movies up the Ante This Halloween Season

    Thursday, October 29, 2009 By: Jacob Ottenheimer

    Screams echo throughout the theater and popcorn flies through the air. This is a familiar scene often seen in movie theaters around Halloween. Movie studios tend to release horror movies around this

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  • Abstaining from the High School Norm

    Thursday, October 29, 2009 By: Veronica Cuadrado

    Sex: not the easiest topic to bring up in a high school. However, some students can speak of their active sex lives like they are talking about what they had for breakfast in the morning. But for tho

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  • Is This It?

    Thursday, October 29, 2009 By: Abbe Ramanan

    In anticipation of the October 28 release of "This Is It," the documentary covering Michael Jackson's ill-fated concert tour of the same name, fans will be able to download the film's title track for

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As the 2009-10 term commences, the Supreme Court begins to prepare for some of the most groundbreaking cases yet. From Main Street to Wall Street, people of all walks of life await the contentious he
The beauty and fashion industry makes 7 billion dollars a year off of the insecurity and vanity of women across the country. Our need and dependence on beauty products has made us addicts, slaves to p
full story 
American citizens possess many freedoms, like those of the First Amendment, that make the United States a functioning democracy. The First Amendment rights in particular are some of the most valued fr
full story 
In a stereotypical world, the cheerleaders and the marching band would not mix. In Junior Lauren Hancox’s world, they overlap every day. She scrambles from cheer practice, which ends at six, to make t
full story 
Although Websites like YouTube, Twitter and Facebook garner much attention for their wide fan base and expansive reach, one theme is prevalent in regards to their teenage users. This new generation of
A "Haunting" Tour
full story 
Halloween has always been a foundation for many scary movies, whether the setting of the movie takes place on October 31, the movie debuts on the 31, or the movie is about the horrors of the number 31
full story 
In anticipation of the October 28 release of "This Is It," the documentary covering Michael Jackson's ill-fated concert tour of the same name, fans will be able to download the film's title track for
full story 
The White House announced on Monday, October 19 that officials would be wasting time and money on efforts to prosecute users of medical marijuana in compliance with state laws. Obama spokespeople clai
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Screams echo throughout the theater and popcorn flies through the air. This is a familiar scene often seen in movie theaters around Halloween. Movie studios tend to release horror movies around this
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Sex: not the easiest topic to bring up in a high school. However, some students can speak of their active sex lives like they are talking about what they had for breakfast in the morning. But for tho
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