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  • NOW club greets residents at women's housing center

    Thursday, January 25, 2007 By: Erica Semel Mangaging Editor

    A rainbow of pastel colors depicts a graffiti-style painting of lotus flowers covering the side of the beige three-story building which faces the street in Overtown, Miami. Overtown, a dilapidated are

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  • "N-word" degrades African Americans

    Thursday, January 25, 2007 By: Michelle Bugess & Rebeka Fleurjuste

    Today the “N-word” is used in various streams of communication, through rap music, movies and everyday conversation.

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  • Our generation is growing up too fast

    Monday, January 29, 2007 By: Carol Kerpel Feature Editor

    What ever happened to going out for ice cream and innocent nights at the movies? What ever happened to high school freshmen being pure and inexperienced? The answer is simple: parties, drugs and alcoh

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  • Body Beautiful

    Monday, January 29, 2007 By: Gabriela Gonzalez Spread Editor

    Gesturing at her midsection and what she calls “small breasts,” senior Jessica Rubens sits in a crowded lunch room discussing her wishes for breast augmentation soon after graduation.

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  • The buzz about anime: 'Wait...what powers does he have?'

    Monday, January 29, 2007 By: Sarah Ashey Entertainment Editor and Michael Vergara

    As I wander the hallways at 2:40 p.m. in search for the Anime Club, a girl runs past me with cartoon books in her hands and a bright colored scarf around her neck. When she opens a nearby door, the so

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  • Get inspi[red] with Product Red!

    Monday, January 29, 2007 By: Malka Abramoff

    Freshman Megan Sykes style is wearing sweatshirts and fighting AIDS. With over 2,000 of Sub-Saharan African children infected with HIV/AIDS everyday, Sykes feels that her purchase of (PRODUCT) RED at

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  • Frometa's fishtanks succeed despite difficulty in school

    Monday, January 29, 2007 By: Shani Swantson

    Senior Kristopher Frometa’s GPA is not even at the C-average level but his business is way above average. Frometa began his own business at 14 selling and building custom high-end saltwater tanks w

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  • Lightning capture Arby's Classic Championship

    Monday, January 29, 2007 By: Jonathan Ramos

    On their way to a slow start, including losses to Pace and Carol City, point guard Eric Rodriguez cited his basketball team’s early struggles as “a learning process.” As it turned out, a refreshing wi

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  • Moreau nominated to coach Dade All-Stars

    Monday, January 29, 2007 By: Ryan Bass Sports Editor and Jonathan Ramos

    Boys’ soccer coach Pierre Moreau was nominated as the coach for the boys’ Dade All-Star team in a coaches meeting held Jan. 15.

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The Lightning Strike Dr. Michael M. Krop High School Miami, FL
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Science FCAT set to impact school grade
Thursday, January 25, 2007 By Inna Granovskaya and Rachel Herman Copy Editor
Walking into Carlos Montero’s chemistry class, one might encounter a “pep talk” aimed toward improving students’ Science FCAT scores. He explains that students at Miami-Dade’s lowest-performing sc
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Admission to class: Teachers criticize new admit procedure
Thursday, January 25, 2007 By Sara Vincek
A new procedure was adapted this year to make obtaining admits easier for teachers and students.
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NOW club greets residents at women's housing center
Thursday, January 25, 2007 By Erica Semel Mangaging Editor
A rainbow of pastel colors depicts a graffiti-style painting of lotus flowers covering the side of the beige three-story building which faces the street in Overtown, Miami. Overtown, a dilapidated are
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DNA tests used for college admissions
Thursday, January 25, 2007 By Inna Granovskaya
Matthew Moldawer from Maryland used a new DNA kit to determine his genetic ancestry.
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Trautenburg's website keeps class of '08 up to date
Thursday, January 25, 2007 By Michelle Burgess
Event schedules, photos, videos and even a countdown to graduation: the Class of 2008’s website provides all the information a student needs to stay informed.
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The District Word
Thursday, January 25, 2007 By Eryca Shiffman Feature Editor
At the Dec. 13 meeting, Miami-Dade School Board member Dr. Martin Karp proposed January 2007 as Florida Jewish History Month to be celebrated in all Miami-Dade public schools.
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