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New plan for life

New plan for life

Senior recovers after serious injury alters his dreams
Skyler Middleton, Digital Content/Opinion Editor February 7, 2019

Editor's note: this story won Best News Feature and Overall Best Writer from The Dallas Morning News (2019).  Inside an ambulance, Eric Epperson’s body tensed as he stood looking over his son. Senior...

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You had me at cello

Orchestra students form string quartet
Reya Mosby, Reporter February 6, 2019

The crowd watched the aisle, eagerly anticipating the music that would indicate the bride’s arrival. Finally, the moment came. Everybody stood and glanced to the back. The string quartet looked at each...

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The show must go on

The show must go on

Upon preparing for her graduation, Senior reflects on her journey to Marquette captain
Samantha Thornfelt, News Editor February 6, 2019

Getting into starting position, freshman Grace Zimmel prepares for the opening number at her first Spring Show. As her back faces the crowd, the cheers of the audience echo throughout the room behind...

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Teacher Struggles with "Frightening" Student Debt

Teacher Struggles with “Frightening” Student Debt

Ava Bush, Sports Editor February 6, 2019

Marauder alum Kathryn Richmond, 29, unlocked her phone and opened her LISD email. Richmond’s heart skipped a beat — four more parent emails had flooded into her inbox within ten minutes. That meant...

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Setting the Bar High

Setting the Bar High

Ava Bush, Sports Editor February 6, 2019

Mackenzie Hayward, then 14, stood at the end of the runway, gripping the pole between her hands. The crowd was silent, and Hayward could feel every eye on her. The officials had stopped the entire meet...

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The dream job

The dream job

Marcus alumnus co-founds video game streaming business
Chloe White, Editor-in-chief January 1, 2019

Monday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Game Attack live streams video games — everything ranging from the newest blockbuster game to old classics — on Twitch. On screen, it seems that...

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Forced to Flee

Venezuelan immigrant starts new life in US
Reya Mosby, Writer December 11, 2018

Apr. 27, 2016 On the way out of their home country, the Venezuelan family was on high alert. Though they had work visas to legally enter the United States, they had heard the horror stories of the corrupt...

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During theatre’s 24-Hour PlayFest, junior Savannah Decrow plays a teen activist during the Kent State Shooting.

Broadway Baby

Nikhila Bulusu, Writer December 7, 2018

The quiet chatter of people as they entered the auditorium and the rustling of Playbills were amplified in freshman Savannah DeCrow’s ears as she waited inside the small house set on the stage. Her...

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Family flees Turkey, senior moves to Texas alone to finish high school

Family flees Turkey, senior moves to Texas alone to finish high school

Ava Bush December 5, 2018

In 2016, senior Metin * sat in his room in Ankara, Turkey, typing an equation into his calculator, when he heard the sudden chiming of the doorbell. His hand shook as he set his calculator down, wondering...

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Mr. Marcus contestants

Mr. Marcus contestants

Meet the seniors of the annual Mr. Marcus pageant
Nikhila Bulusu, Writer November 28, 2018

 The year’s most anticipated competition is back with 14 new young men competing for the Mr. Marcus crown. From cutthroat dance battles to hilarious walks across the runway, Mr. Marcus is an event...

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Junior Julia Campopiano digitally paints on her personal iPad by using her finger and the app Procreate. To find Campopiano’s YouTube channel search her name.

Doodles to digital

Junior shares digital art through YouTube channel
Kendall Cooper, Copy Editor November 2, 2018

The American Airlines Center was packed with fans anxiously waiting for Panic! at the Disco to take the stage. Junior Julia Campopiano rushed around the stadium desperately trying to find a crew member....

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A Race Against Time

A Race Against Time

Theatre hosts annual 24-hour PlayFest
Reya Mosby, Writer November 2, 2018

Time was running out and the anticipation grew the closer it got to the final performance. It was crunch time, and the actors were rehearsing their scene for the last time before they went on stage. The...

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