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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 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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