Opinion

by / on December 13, 2012 at 9:47 am / in Carousel, featured, Music, Opinion

Hey Monday’s singer says “Hey” to fame

Story by Carolina Galindo / Staff Writer
Cassadee Pope, a 23 year old punk-rock singer from West Palm Beach, has impressed the whole nation as a contestant on NBCs “The Voice.”

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by / on November 9, 2012 at 10:17 am / in Arts and Entertainment, Carousel, featured, Opinion

Suicide Silence Vocalist Dies

Story by Carolina Galindo Staff Writer

Mitchell Adam Lucker, lead vocalist of Suicide Silence, died early last Thursday morning after being in an alcohol related motorcycle crash on Halloween night near his home in Huntington Beach.

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by / on October 16, 2012 at 12:18 pm / in Campus News, Carousel, featured, Opinion, Uncategorized

Tips for hallow pockets on Halloween

Story by Amanda Lopez / Staff Writer

It’s hard enough to balance your budget on a normal day in these times; Halloween costumes, candy packages and decorations tighten the standard wallet.

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by / on October 16, 2012 at 11:45 am / in Carousel, featured, Opinion, Review, Video Games

Review: ‘NBA 2K13′

Story by Matt Van Bergen/ Staff Writer

Rating: 4.5/5

“NBA 2K13,” lives up to the hype with new game modes, controls, and music.

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by / on May 4, 2012 at 2:31 pm / in Carousel, First-Person, Opinion, Student Opinion

The Young Adult Controversy

Story by Nicolette Sarmiento Editor-in-Chief

Young adult literature has evolved over the years, barriers knocked down more and more. Writers like Judy Blume confronted serious issues–sex, drugs, self-mutilation, abuse, puberty.

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by / on April 23, 2012 at 9:17 am / in About the Lance, Arts and Entertainment, First-Person, Music, Opinion, Review

Review: ‘Kids In the Street’

Story by Christian Garay Staff Writer

Rate: 3/5

It has been 10 years since Oklahoma pop rock band, The All-American Rejects, released their first album for the world to hear and with the newest addition to their musical repertoire, “Kids In the Street”, the band looks to add some acute studio trickery to their sound.

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by / on November 14, 2011 at 12:00 pm / in Carousel, featured, First-Person, News, Opinion, Student News

Profile: Marcus ‘Marvelast’ Avellaneda

Story by Aaron Lucela Staff Writer
The room is dimly lit and quiet. The swift sound of pencil against a paper and the rhythmic tapping of feet to an unknown beat is the only sound in the room. There is nothing new to this scene. It has been repeated thousands of times ever since senior Marcus Avellaneda discovered his passion. He is not just a student, he is an artist. His medium is rap and has been for a while. ‘Marvelast’ hasn’t put out new music for a while.

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by / on October 10, 2011 at 2:00 pm / in First-Person, Opinion, Student Opinion

Health: Fitting Diets into Busy Schedules

Story By Christian Garay Staff Writer
Does this sound familiar? After hitting the snooze button about a million times, you rush out of their homes. Forget about making a healthy lunch, arriving to school on time is more important.

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by / on October 6, 2011 at 3:06 pm / in Carousel, Student Opinion

Knott’s Scary Farm Gives Few Thrills

Megan Madueno Staff Writer
Maybe Halloween Haunt 2011 is old and played out. Or maybe it was just me. But I swear I could have made Knott’s Scary Farm at my house with Party City decorations and my little sister’s Wal-Mart mask.

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by / on May 5, 2011 at 1:02 pm / in First-Person, Opinion

Parents? Guardians? It Doesn’t Matter to Her

Story by Makaila Quitaro
Staff Writer

When all my classmates went crazy for the newest movies and stars, my sister and I mooned over movies like “My Fair Lady,” or “Singin’ in the Rain.” We had crushes on guys like Marlon Brando and James Dean. We wanted to be as elegant and talented as the black-and-white movie goddesses Rita Hayworth and Audrey Hepburn.

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