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  • The Last Days Of Disco

    Tuesday, October 18, 2005 By: Felicia Palmer

    Dance the night away is what students were told to do at the disco-themed, first dance of the year on Sept. 24. The Student Council decided to have a themed dance in honor of Mr. Charles Donelan, the

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  • LBS Responds to Katrina’s Wrath

    Tuesday, October 18, 2005 By: Marisa Johnson

    Many Laguna Blanca students would consider failing a test, getting dumped, or fighting with friends and family a disaster. But after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf States in late August, leaving N

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  • Students, Faculty and Parents Give Blood to Commemorate Disaster Victims

    Tuesday, October 18, 2005 By: Jennifer Lauer

    “I was extremely nervous and even felt sick until the nurse told me that I was saving two lives,” said senior Sarah Shoemaker about giving blood. “It didn’t hurt, and they give you cookies when you’re

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  • Laguna Adopts a Frenchman

    Tuesday, October 18, 2005 By: Irina Costea

    Imagine throwing yourself into another culture and country, staying with a family you don’t really know and going to a school there not only where you do not yet have any friends, but also where the l

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  • Gas prices shoot through the (car) roof: As gas prices continue to rise, students worry that their already thin wallets will become metaphorically anorexic.

    Tuesday, October 18, 2005 By: Irina Costea

    In the popular movie Super Troopers, many people today raise eyebrows when watching the scene where Officer Rod Farva fills up his police car with gas. The station is having a deal on their hot dogs w

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  • “Smart” Learning Hits Classrooms

    Wednesday, October 19, 2005 By: Sydney Katz

    Throughout the past few decades, technology has greatly expanded. Many new great inventions have developed that have contributed to the way people live their lives. Examples have been camera phones, w

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  • Camp Laguna? Dunkings? Underclassman Initiations? What’s Happening to All of Laguna’s Traditions?!

    Wednesday, October 19, 2005 By: Katrine Andersen

    Since we were freshmen, Laguna’s seniors have been looking forward to getting to control the senior lawn and dunk water on any underclassmen who would dare to disrespect us. Unfortunately, we no long

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  • Does WebSense Make Sense?: Students Return from Summer to Find Their Favorite Websites Blocked. : This year the administration decided to use a much more comprehensive web security program. This new program is very complex and complicated and is causing problems for computer using students, as well as faculty.

    Wednesday, October 19, 2005 By: Jennifer Lauer

    It was the first week back from summer break and my Spanish literature honors class was taking a “field trip” to the library to complete an in-class assignment that was given to us by Spanish teacher

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  • Asked and Answered: After Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf coast, the government received massive amounts of criticism for their unprepared and unorganized response. Thousands are homeless and in need of basic supplies, and many critics of the government believe that th

    Wednesday, October 19, 2005 By: Dan Porterfield

    The government’s delayed and inadequate response to damage wrought by Hurricane Katrina has caused enormous social and political controversy. President George W. Bush and his advisors have been gettin

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  • AP Calculus Exceeds “Limits” of College Board

    Wednesday, October 19, 2005 By: Kelly Stevens

    If there is one class that instills apprehension in the minds of math students at Laguna it is a rigorous year of Advanced Placement BC calculus with Mr. Dan Ary. However, last year, a group of six st

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The Fourth Estate Laguna Blanca School Santa Barbara, CA
Issue Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 Issue: October 18, 2005 Last Update: Monday, October 24, 2005
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At-a-glance

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As the sun rises over the campus on the dawn of a new year, the male population of the Laguna community’s newest members of the Beard Club are set alight. Some natives decide to shave their fuzzy indi
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As students at Laguna Blanca, you may look at the campus this year and notice all the new, interesting changes, such as the lack of the Senior Lawn or the new computer lab. But one of the biggest prob
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Late Registration is an opus of inspirational tunes, humor, and beats that make your spine tingle, thanks to West’s’ newfound collaborator, producer Jon Brion. It makes his debut sound almost mediocre
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This new album sets itself apart from other bands with their creative, fast paced use of guitars, mandolins, pianos, drums, bass, and tambourines.Their stomping beats induce images of British pub show
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The first time you hear Sufjan Stevens’ latest album, Illinois, it sounds similar to his previous album, Michigan, all chirping vocals and the backing of rich orchestration. The difference is that Ill
With the gas prices skyrocketing, the last thing hip kids and cats of Santa Barbara want is to shell out their baby sitting dough to go see the sweet concert at the Santa Barbara County Bowl this mont
From California love to the streets of Harlem, rap used to be centered on only two cities: the ghettos of Los Angeles (Compton, Watts, and Long Beach) and the city that never sleeps, New York. It was
Music never fails. In the sixties Janis Joplin, Hendrix, and many others spoke out against the Vietnam War, and in 2005 it is no different. Musicians from all around the globe came together to ask for
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Everything is running smoothly in the training room this fall sports season. Laguna welcomes a new trainer to the athletic department. Ms. Harmony Rech, affectionately known to Laguna athletes as “Ha
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The boys eight-man football team started of with two straight wins against Windward and Hillcrest Christian, followed by a loss to Thacher and a major win versus arch-rival Cate. That excellent record
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