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October 21, 2010

News

by amani safadi

When students dive onto the computer they usually know what they want to do. Usually it’s entertainment, but more and more teachers are starting to ask their students to sign on for school.

Although many students already have a Facebook or Twitter account it can seem as if teachers are requiring them combine their social lives with their education.

Using technology is effective...

Many students and teachers are in favor of using technology to make learning easier and more engaging.

One way that technology is integrated into the AP Politics class is through teleconferencing with British students in a comparable class.

"We met up and discussed current events and issues facing us, and compared cultures with Britain and America, it was a

good exchange,” senior Chris Helt said.

Now, many teachers feel technology in the classroom would not only help the students with their assignments and grades, but also improve the students' social skills. “’I’m a big fan of my students Facebooking the students from Milden Hall [Great Britain], because it allows the students to talk to each other," social studies teacher Bobby Nichols said. "Even though they can’t see each other it’s still away for them to socialize and get to know one another."

These two groups usually meet up every week to talk and discuss important topics on their minds. The students in Nichols’s room use Facebook, Twitter and a class blog to stay on the same page.

Technology is an obstacle in the classroom...

Some think avoiding Twitter and

Facebook is the way to go.

“I think we should expand technology but we should try and keep school and social life separated,” sophomore Cecilia Quintana said. "So maybe we could start by using new programs on computers, but not necessarily going as far as Facebook and Twitter."

As for many teachers, they think using too much technology in the classroom can be unnecessary and disrupting, “I just don’t see the point for [using social technology] because it seems to me like most of what I do in my classroom is reading and writing,” English teacher Theresa Martin said.

Conflicting views on technology use in schools reflect opposing opinions about education. Different methods of gaining knowledge offer different advantages,

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Feature They've taken me to the demolition derby, shopping, to my grandparent's house and I've been to Worlds of Fun..

preparing for an exchange student may not be easy, but these students get through it by emma machell

Lots of preparation goes into hosting a foreign exchange student. Host families must ready their house for the new school year, fixing up their guest bedroom or cleaning up their bathroom for a year-long visitor.

But soon these visitors become a vital part of family life. “[Rebekka Deuse] is very much part of our family now,” senior Liesel Reussner said. “She’s like a sister.”

While there can be some certain language barriers Reussner says it was more difficult to get to know her than actually understanding her.

“At first it was really difficult to get to know her but her English was really good so it was easier to talk with her,” Reussner said.

While getting ready for the foreign exchange students may have been easy for some students, others

had to work a bit harder.

“We cleaned our house top to bottom,” senior Ashley Abbott said.

After exchanging emails Abbott and her family were able to plan what they were going to do together. Sophie Japp, Abbott’s foreign German exchange student was able to give them important information about herself.

“We had to make sure she wasn’t allergic to any of our pets,” Abbott said.

While Japp was only visiting America for a few short weeks Abbott said adjusting to her presence wasn’t that rough.

“I’m just a laid back person so it didn’t really affect me,” Abbott said. “It was probably harder for her to adjust because it was her first time away from home.”

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Though adjusting to a new school has been a challenge, some foreign exchange students are finding ways to keep the stress of a new school at bay. “[The Slough family] always take me new places,” Swedish senior Elin Gotting said. “They have taken me to a demolition derby, shopping, to my grandparent’s house and I have been to Worlds of Fun.” Even though she is a long way from home, Gotting really only has the bare essentials.

“I only packed my favorite clothes and then I took my camera,” Gotting said.

A new environment, a new home and a new language are all hard to adapt to but eventually the host and their guest of honor can become like family.

Exchange Student

Prepare a room for them -Your student will feel more comfortable in your house with their own room.

Learn about them

-The sooner you learn things about who they are, the better.

Be polite.

Make them feel welcome -Introduce them to your friends and try to learn your exchange students' culture because manners differ from culture to culture.

Make them a part of your family -Include them in conversations with parents and take them out with the whole family!

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Clubs

What has

StuCo

been doing?

Story by Allison Morte

Despite previous criticism, StuCo members say it has been effectively accomplishing some traditional school events and addressing important issues in new ways while other clubs have successfully taken over several previously StuCo-run activities.

So far StuCo has put on the Homecoming Parade; started the Renaissance program which recognizes Students of the week, month and year; gotten approved to paint Firebirds around the school; started a raffle for home football games; brought back the Homecoming Bonfire and are working on presenting a proposal to maintain open lunch to the School Board.

Several clubs have been willing to take over activities to give StuCo the ability to focus on these other projects.

“We’ve had lots of clubs step up,” StuCo sponsor Jason Springer said. “Its a neat thing because it makes the activities here in the building have a communal feel.

It’s not just one club doing it all. It lets more clubs and more students get involved with the activities in the building.”

Link Crew took over the Firestarter Dance, FYI put on the Homecoming Dance and Hype Club hosted Powderpuff Football and Vol-He-Ball. Environmental Club has already volunteered to organize Great Green

After a controversial first year under new leadership, Student Council has made its transition to a new, consolidated role.

Help later this year. So far students seem to feel that other clubs have been as effective as StuCo in putting on school events that students will enjoy.

“They [other clubs] are doing it really well.

They’re putting a lot more effort into the single events than we were able to do in the past,” junior Nathan Herrman said, "because we had to spread our resources around a lot more areas."

Herrman, the StuCo treasurer, also believes having other clubs take over some of StuCo’s previous responsibilities has allowed StuCo to focus on internal issues like getting approval to decorate the school by replacing the Kansas State Assessment banners in the Commons with paintings of a Firebird and presenting a proposal to the school board to help save open lunch.

“It’s a lot more effective. We get a lot more done because we’re able to focus on a certain area."

“We care more about what other people want,” junior StuCo member Khadijah Lane said.

"We are focusing on asking [students] questions instead of just doing things how we want. Because of the student body’s strong opposition to shutting down open lunch, this year’s StuCo is going to collaborate with the StuCo at Lawrence High to formulate the proposal to defend open lunch."

What has StuCo done?

However junior Jon McClees hasn’t seen much accomplished by StuCo and thinks that other clubs have been doing more for the school.

“Hype Inc has kind of taken over a lot of their old responsibilities in terms of the fun stuff like the Bonfire and Homecoming Week,” McClees said. “I think StuCo is more focused on the academic part of school rather than all the fun go crazy stuff.”

Senior Aaron Groene feels that StuCo has improved this year but still isn’t at the level StuCo was at during his sophomore year.

“Compared to last year I’m actually impressed with what they’ve done but my sophomore year StuCo was awesome and last year was a drop off,” Groene said. “They’ve had a slight comeback."

What have Clubs the done?

Recognizes a student of the month Organized the homecoming parade

Organized the firestarter dance F. Y. I.

Sought approval to paint Firebirds around the school Working on a proposal to maintain open lunch

Volunteered to organize Great Green Help Environmental Club

Brought back the homecoming bonfire Started a raffle for the football games

Hosted Powder Puff Football and Vol-He-Ball Hype Inc.

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...realize that sometimes unexpected things happen in life and people should see them as blessings instead of burdens.

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Stepping Young parents step up to the challenge and prove they can be positive influences in their kids' lives by allison harwood

Keeping in Contact Girls, get pregnant in high school, and your life is over.

According to the CDC 50% of girls who become pregnant between the ages of 15 and 19 will not have a high school diploma by the time they are 22.

This message has been received, but the public seems to forget about the dads.

Teenage fathers are often stereotyped as irresponsible Lotharios who will exit the scene as soon as they find out they have reproduced. Sophomore Tyler Johnson is one teen father who proves this idea incorrect.

“My initial thoughts were ‘ok, I need to get a job and how am I going to tell my parents?’” Johnson said.

Johnson helps to support his daughter along with his mother by having a daycare run out of their home, which allows him to see his daughter everyday.

A study that followed 400 teenage fathers showed after two years nearly 75% of the dads supported their child financially and over 80% had daily contact with their children according to a study funded by the Ford Foundation.

Making it Work Junior Brooke Fox is the product of young, unmarried parents. Except for the first few years of her life, Fox’s biological father has not had an active role in her life.

“My biological mom and dad were dating, but not married or engaged,” Fox said. “When my dad found out my mom was pregnant, he offered to marry her, but he said he did not really want to.”

Fox’s mother decided not to marry her biological father, but he remained present in Fox’s life when she was little.

“My mom told me he was my babysitter so I would go over to his house

sometimes when I was little and hang out,” Fox said. “I have a few very vague memories of him.”

Because Fox was adopted at age four by the man her mother married, she has not suffered any major effects of not having her biological father present in her life.

Expert Advice Parents as Teachers Coordinator Gayle Anderson is active in teenage parent groups at both high schools and the organization Dads of Douglas County, an organization that encourages the involvement of fathers in the lives of their children.

Anderson notes that there has been an increase in involved teen fathers in recent years.

“Even though the research about the importance of a father's involvement in a child’s life has been there for many years, we are seeing a slow growth of community awareness which is increasing involvement of the father, “ Anderson said.

“We’re seeing places such as doctor’s offices becoming more and more father-friendly. Instead of just asking the mother questions about the child, medical professionals are asking both parents, making the father feel like his role really IS important.”

“My advice to young fathers would be first, accept what has happened and take responsibility,” Fox said. “Second, realize that sometimes unexpected things happen in life and people should see them as blessings instead of burdens.”

Teen parent can find more information about parent support groups by calling PAT at (785) 832-5680.

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79 percent of these pregnancies are to unmarried teens

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How much should they know?

by austin fisher and katherine corliss

November 9, 2010

Over the past century, the structure of the average American family has drastically changed. Modern technology allows people to contact each other at almost any time or place, something once considered an impossibility. Numerous sources tell parents to be a big part of their child’s education, but as high school students near adulthood, boundaries become blurred about how much a parent should be involved.

Virtual Realities

Parents and students at our school agree that technology has changed how families communicate. One highly influential technology is mobile phones, or cell phones. On-the-go communication via a cell phone is paramount in a time when every member of the family has an entirely different schedule.

“The cell phone has made a huge difference on parenting,” teacher Samantha Newlin said.

Newlin continued by saying that not only the calling feature, but the texting and image messaging features have allowed parents to be more aware of their child’s actions when they are away from home. In the past Newlin has made her daughter take a picture of herself and any parent they were

with while away from home.

“It enabled her to do things that I wouldn’t have allowed her to do without it,” said Newlin. “It helps us safety wise, as parents, while being a little bit hands-off.”

Parents don’t just track their kids in the real world, they also have the ability to watch their children in the virtual world. The question of privacy within the realm of the internet is always in question, and many parents worry about their children’s activities while online.

“I cannot check on theirs because I am not their friend on Facebook,” teacher Katrina Rothrock said.

When compared with cell phone use, the process of creating a social network profile and using it to observe their children is quite complex for parents.Various settings can determine what information, if any at all, the parents see on their kids’ profile.

Technology has altered the landscape of communication, with elements pointing to both positive and negative effects on parenting. Technology can make it easier and more challenging for parents to discern their kids’ activities

Pack Mentality

“I would definitely say my parents are super involved,” said senior Victoria Gilman. “We have a weekly meeting on Sundays where my family and I sit down and figure out the plan for college searches for the week.”

Studies have shown that parental involvement in education can directly affect how well a student does in school.

“Parents that are involved usually have been since the beginning,” said Newlin. “Often at parent teacher conferences the parents you really need to see don’t come.”

However sometimes over-involved parents can be just as detrimental.

“If something happens in class and they make excuses for their students, [students] need to learn responsibility,” said Newlin.

With ever-changing roles parents and teachers are faced with difficult choices for their children and students.

Whether the importance of privacy outweighs safety or enabling outweighs allowing a student to fail is something many students are one day going to have to face.

If you were a parent, how would you raise your kids differently?

Jazzy Stewart

senior

junior

sophomore

Drew Botello

"I'd do a lot of the things the same. My parents aren't too strict and I don't have as many rules as my friends.

I'd be pretty laid back."

"When I have kids I am going to be more laid back.

I'm not going to ground them and they won't have a curfew"

"I would let them do whatever. Still no drugs though."

Evan Manning

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Lifestyle

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by chris allmon

It happens every year: The Disease, the one sickness that everyone thinks they have. Rumors spread and advice is given, but really...

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Do You Have Meningitis?

Brain Meninges Skull Scalp

MENINGITIS

Fever, headache and a stiff neck are some of the symptoms of meningitis. A viral strand of meningitis has made appearances in the Lawrence School District this fall.

Only one case has been reported at Free State thus far and two at Southwest Junior High. “[Viral meningitis] is fairly easy to spread, but it can be prevented fairly easily too,” school nurse Paula Hatcher said. “[It’s as easy as] careful hand washing, and keeping your own drinks to yourself.”

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High fever Severe headache Stiff neck Sensitivity to bright light Sleepiness or trouble waking up Nausea, vomiting Lack of appetite

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What is Meningitis?

Meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes (meninges) that cover the brain and spinal cord. Meningitis is usually caused by a viral or bacterial infection says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The two main types of meningitis are viral and bacterial.

Other types include fungal, parasitic and some with non-infectious causes, but these are very rare.

Meningitis is spread like a cold; it can be spread by sneezing, shaking hands, other kinds of direct physical contact or exchange of bodily fluids.

Viral vs Bacterial

Knowing whether meningitis is caused by a virus or bacterium is important because the severity of illness and the treatment differ depending on

the cause.

Viral meningitis is generally less severe and clears up without specific treatment.

Symptoms last about seven to ten days and the infected will recover completely.

The CDC advises the best treatment for the viral strand is bed rest, medicine for fevers and headaches, and plenty of fluids.

Bacterial meningitis is extremely serious. Medical attention should be sought immediately if symptoms appear.

Bacterial meningitis has a much higher fatality rate than its viral cousin and has been known to cause brain damage, hearing loss, and learning disabilities.

A vaccine exists for bacterial meningitis and is recommended for all high school students and required to get into some colleges.

Meningitis- the inflammation of protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, known collectively as the meninges.

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by ryan loecker

Amanda Moyer is not only cheering for Free State football, she is putting points on the scoreboard as well.

After attending nine full practices; three in full gear and six without, Moyer has become the kicker for the junior varsity football team.

When senior kicker Colin Philips shattered his colllar bone, Moyer was moved up to the varsity kicker spot.

Her fist opportunity to kick in a varsity game was Friday, Oct. 15 against Olathe Nothwest. She was five for five in field goals at the end of the night.

Football head coach Bob Lisher was originally open to the idea, especially because before Moyer joined the team, there was no junior varsity kicker. After

Amanda Moyer stands with her parents during the senior night presentation before the Friday Oct. 15 game against Olathe Northwest. Photo

by Mary Cairns

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As long as she can do her job, it’s no different than having a guy on the team.

Philips's injury, having Moyer on the sideline proved to be an asset.

“As long as she can do her job, it’s no different than having a guy on the team,” Lisher said.

Earlier this summer, while on the football field, Moyer’s friends got her to kick a field goal. That and the fact she has played soccer since kindergarten are what put her on the field.

However Moyer doesn't see herself as unique.

“There are other soccer girls that could have easily done it,” Moyer said.

Moyer didn’t try out with the rest

Photo Illustration by Megan Engleman

of the team in August because she made the cheer squad a priority and, at the time, didn’t think she could do both.

“I have been able to work it out in my schedule to where I’m not missing a lot of either practice,” Moyer said. “Being able to kick in a game will be the best part, it will pay off.”

She says it has been hard to be the only girl on the team, and it was difficult figuring everything out in a way that she can still be part of the team.

“I got some negativity, but most of the team is really cool about it, they are supporting me,” Moyer said. “I think

it would be a little more weird if I was actually tackling and being tackled.”

Moyer’s parents brag to their coworkers and say that this will be a good story to tell when she is older.

“It’s actually kinda cool, it’s a change,” senior Jalil Brown said. “It makes practice interesting.”

Moyer says the first day of practice was the scariest. “All of [the players] just looked at me like I was crazy,” Moyer said. “I was embarrassed and it was pretty scary, but they were really open to it.”

Moyer has also given the team new energy, and more motivation so start showing up for the junior varsity games.

Moyer kicks one of her five field goal attempts in Fridays's game.

She was good on every attempt.

Photo by Mary Cairns.

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One in One Thousand

October 21, 2010

Opinion

The Era of Good Feelings Tolerence proves necessary in a diverse world by bailey schaumburg

We all pass judgment. I know I would be a liar if I said I didn’t; I’m sure most people are the same way. Luckily, we are growing up in a society where issues such as race and gender, although still prevalent, aren’t nearly as detrimental as they were a few decades ago.

However, our generation is facing its own set of issues and it’s time we realize that ethnicity, social group, sexual orientation, style, shoe size, etc. aren’t characteristics that put us on different levels; they’re what make us interesting as a whole.

I’ll start by saying, disliking someone for something he or she cannot help is absolutely unjust. It is bigotry at it’s outright worst and should not be tolerated.

Maybe we’ve forgotten something extremely important: when we are born, we are the way we are. Some people are born poor.

Some people are born Asian. Some people are born with seven toes on each foot.

But are we truly all that different? We all have hearts, brain, and blood. We all have feelings and ideas. Wouldn’t the world be boring without all that flavor? I think so.

Not only is a homogeneous world boring, it is impossible. Cultures are now mixed throughout the world, clothing has become a profession of individuality, and homosexuality is paving its way to acceptance.

We live in a world where differences are becoming beautiful, yet for some reason it’s difficult for

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It is a community of unique people. Each issue the Free Press will highlight one person and THEIR unique story.

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Senior chooses Air Force over average h.s. experience by katherine corliss

everyone to accept it. Whether it’s hair texture or nose shape, we all have something that sends us into judgment mode.

But do we ever sit down and wonder why these things bother us? It’s sad to realize that personal insecurities and the fear of anything different are what incite these feelings, but imagine a world without all of the crazy little distinctions.

Who would we be as individuals without everyone else’s wacky characteristics? The funny thing is, we wouldn’t be individuals. We would be a giant pool of commonplace look-alikes. Without uniqueness, there is no beauty.

So, where do we go from here? It may seem like a burden to step back and rethink our unwarranted judgments, but in reality, it’s ridiculously simple. We just need to remember that we are all people; we are all equal. We all have feelings, and although this may sound silly and elementary, I’m going to say it anyway: it’s not cool to hurt other people’s feelings. There is no reason for it.

In the words of a good friend: ‘be a lifter upper, not a putter downer.’

While many of his peers were signing up for summer volunteer opportunities and college prep programs, senior Anthony Heili was joining the Air Force.

“I’m passionate about rising the ranks in the Air Force,” said Heili who joined last spring. “After I graduate I’ll be shipped out to basic training.”

Heili plans to continue in the Air Force for the next 20 years before retiring and starting another career. Heili is one of the few students in the class of 2011 that is choosing to go into the armed forces.

The Garden City native

enjoys traveling, spending time outdoors and creating stuff with his friends.

“I guess most people wouldn’t go out with their friends and find scraps of metal and wood and make an awesome thing out of it.”

Heili prides himself on being truly one in one thousand.

“You can’t mimic me, it’s impossible to be just like me,” Heili said. ”I try and find friends that are just as weird as me.”

When Heili isn’t working to defend our country, he participates in boys cross country, Tolkien Club and Gamer’s Club.

Name: Anthony Heili Age: 18 Hometown: Garden City, Kansas Siblings: Three younger sisters Photo by Megan Engleman

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Opinion

Room for spirit

Students fight for their right to the student section by kim carter

The Football Stadium

We Ask You

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How do you feel about parents in the student section?

"I think the parents need to let the students have their own section."

"They yell at us when we stand up, but they should realize they need to just move."

Emma Norwood sophomore

TJ Bross paraeducator

Paige Rothwell senior

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rows. I felt bad, they came to see their Parent Band Student Parent Parent daughter and we’d section Section Section Section Section made them move.

But really? Could FS FS FS FS they not tell that the standing, screaming FS FS FS S students had claimed FS F FS their territory?

FS FS FS FS FS Standing in the student section is a long-held tradition.

Not to mention how impossible it is to walk Back at Haskell, when I was a mere junior in front of the section to go to the bathroom high student not paying the least bit of ator grab some food. tention to the game, I’d look at the student The student section needs to be resection and see it packed with students. Shirtserved solely for students. If this means getless senior boys and sports bra clad girls with ting a group of students together to show up paint on their stomaches. That’s just how it early and let the parents know it’s our spot, works. let’s do it.

When I was a sophomore I had to stand We can spread out over the entire secin the back of the student section. As a junior tion and not end up crammed up against I worked my way down to the middle. Now, the railing. Parents will be happier when as a senior, I feel I have the right to stand they’re not stuck sitting behind screaming in the front of the student section with the students and we’ll be happier when we’re not rest of my senior class. But the parents are crammed in front of them. There are THREE smooshing our spirit. other sections that the parents can pop a The parents are taking up the top half of squat in, I’m not giving up my section. the section and forcing us into a smaller area.

There’s something about football season.

Tailgating, the changing weather, the new stadium and last but not least, the student section. A sacred space, where we can get uncomfortably close to one another and scream in support of our team. But, is it just me, or does the student section seem to be host to more than just students?

I arrived relatively early to my first football game of the season, and being a student, I assumed that my friends and I would get a decent spot in the student section. Maybe we didn’t get there hours early, but the student section was packed to the front.

We worked our way up and when we finally found a spot to stand we realized there were parents sitting behind us, they were cute, with their daughter’s cheerleading button pinned perfectly to their chests. I looked at the rest of the student section and realized that only the front of the section was occupied by students, the rest filled with seated parents.

Dude. What the heck? This is the student section, not student/parent section. After informing us that they’d gotten here hours prior to the game to get these seats, the parents behind us eventually moved back a few

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October 21, 2010

Lawrence Guide

Lawrence Guide Lawrence Ghost Tour-Oct. 22 $15 Eldridge Hotel Age: 12+ Since teenage trick-or-treating is slightly strange, it can be difficult to find age appropriate Halloween activities. On October 22, Ghost Tours of Kansas is presenting the Lawrence Ghost Tour to help solve this problem.

The tour departs from the Eldridge Hotel at 8 p.m. and is scheduled to end around 10. Highlights include Haskell, KU campus ghosts, and Miss Minnie the Brothel Ghost. Tickets can be purchased online at www.ghosttoursofkansas.com.

Big Gigantic & Alex B, Granada.

Thursday, Oct 28, 2010 Dominic Lalli and Jeremy Salken know how to work together; The saxophonist and drummer combine electric energy and soul to create funky dance music. The duet has tons of energy and even though there are only two of them, they know how to work the stage.

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second time in a year. They opened for STS9 last year and impressed the audience with a surprising amount of energy and excitement.

Anyone who likes to dance and is interested in hearing an interesting mix of musical talent should consider going to this show.

They gained positive feedback and respect from performing at Wakarusa Festival in June, and are returning to Lawrence for the

Bassnectar: ft. Ott and the Emancipator, Liberty Hall. Monday, Oct. 25

Bassnectar, also known as Lorin Ashton, creates the type of sound that makes grandmothers cringe. He combines mainstream music with his own electronic sound to form music with multiple layers, and turns the bass up to induce heavy heart-thumping. There are no life changing lyrics or emotionally charged guitar riffs, but it’s not hard to have fun at a Bassnectar concert and appreciate it for what it is: a gigantic party.

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Excitement is already brewing as Lawrencians await Bassnectar’s performance later this month. It’s no surprise that Lawrence is a comfort zone for the “trippy” music scene; when Liberty Hall hosted STS9 last year, there were crazed fans begging to buy tickets for the sold out show. Although Bassnectar differs from STS9 in sound and atmosphere, I predict a similarly insane outcome.