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Freshman Kennedy Silverberg holds her cat Pixie.

Cheap cat “Purrs-Day” at the Humane Society

Sydney Kinzy, PHOTO EDITOR April 15, 2015
The Humane Society has come up with a discount that is practically giving away cats for free.

Understanding Indiana’s “Religious Freedom Restoration” bill

Emily Dickson, CONCEPTUAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF April 14, 2015

In the past few weeks alone, Apple has pulled out of the Big Data conference scheduled for the end of April in Indiana, the NCAA Mid-American Conference has announced a boycott all events and championships...

Music classes bond over travel

Bronte Segura, Staff Writer April 13, 2015
The orchestra and choir programs travel to Chicago to sightsee and perform.

Colleges offer tuition-free education

Macky Kavanaugh, Staff Writer April 8, 2015

According to College Board, the average student spends a mean of $22,958 on out-of-state public colleges, or $9,139 on in-state tuition. Though in-state tuition is significantly less than out-of-state...

Credit where credit is due

Credit where credit is due

Katerina Frederick, Staff Writer April 8, 2015
Imagine waking up at 4 a.m., running a 5K and then attending school for seven hours. Once the final bell rings, your day is not over, it is time to change clothes and get to practice.
Theatre educator and director Amie Gossett, a passionate advocate for Autism Awareness, places "Light it Up Blue" posters around the school.

“Lighting it Up Blue” in Celebration of World Autism Day

Betsy Wait, MANAGING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF April 2, 2015
Light it up blue!
Junior Alex Karrenbrock lays on a balloon to get it to pop in order to win the competition to spell PWEST first.

Spring Pep Rally

Rachel Ellis, Staff Writer April 1, 2015
On March 27, students got in the Longhorn spirit one final time before the 2014-2015 school year comes to a close.

Post or pause: Social media’s influence on college admissions

Betsy Wait, MANAGING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF March 26, 2015
Think twice before you tweet.

Refacing American money one woman at a time

Sohia McMorrow March 25, 2015
The campaign Women on 20s is petitioning to Barack Obama to suggest that a woman should replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill.
Senior Taylor Scott and freshman Caroline Shaw show off their spirit with tropical attire.

Students gear up for spring spirit week

Macky Kavanaugh, Staff Writer March 23, 2015
Spring break did not end for students returning from the beach as Spring Spirit Week kicked off with Tropical Monday.