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Introducing the Lakota West Broadcasting Club

Introducing the Lakota West Broadcasting Club

Thomas Price, Website Manager February 2, 2024

Lakota West prides itself in featuring the work of students from around the school, from sharing their creations online to talking about the students’ successes during the morning announcements. Over the past 2 years, West has been witness to one of...

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Movie Review: Wonka

Movie Review: Wonka

Lori Charbneau February 2, 2024

To start, I was expecting to find the movie a bit boring. I never really had an interest in Willy Wonka, or the making of chocolates. However, when I went to watch the movie, I found that it was quite entertaining. It had good visuals, good scenes, and...

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Kamila Valieva, Doping Russian Figure Skater Banned From Competition for 4 Years

Ameenah Syed February 2, 2024

Kamila Valieva, 15-year-old Russian figure skater, rocked the Beijing Winter Olympics with a gold medal victory and subsequent scandal for a positive doping test of trimetazidine– a performance-enhancing heart medication. On January 29th, 2024 the long...

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Looking Back on 50 Years of DEVOlution

Looking Back on 50 Years of DEVOlution

Jakk Morgan February 1, 2024

In the latter half of 1973, aspiring musicians Mark Mothersbaugh and Jerry Casale met at Kent State University and put together a band which they called Devo. Their band went on to garner more success than either of them could have ever imagined. A...

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11-Year-Olds in Sephora

11-Year-Olds in Sephora

Christina Tran January 31, 2024

In 2023, the “clean girl aesthetic” has become the newest trend, with skincare and makeup being the main things that achieve the look. A brand called Drunk Elephant has become super popular because of this trend for their expensive skin care in cute...

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Music 24: January Edition

Music ’24: January Edition

Noah Grayson January 31, 2024

Song of the Month: The title of January’s song of the month goes to “yes, and?”, the latest single by Ariana Grande. The song reached No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has remained on the charts ever since its release on January 12th. The song...

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Stranger Things Are Happening: Noah Schnapp Faces Backlash For “Zionism Is Sexy” Stickers

Ameenah Syed January 30, 2024

Many Stranger Things enthusiasts won’t be watching season 5 amid controversy involving lead Noah Schnapp caught handing out stickers that read “Zionism is Sexy.” With Noah Schnapp handing out these stickers, many die-hard fans of the show now...

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Will AI Music Generation Change the Music Industry?

Will AI Music Generation Change the Music Industry?

Jakk Morgan January 30, 2024

Suno AI is an AI music generator that was just recently released to the public. The AI software can take a user-generated prompt and create a high-quality song equipped with lyrics and AI-generated vocal melodies. Though this software is a very exciting...

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Selena Gomez and Her New Boyfriend, Benny Blanco go Public

Selena Gomez and Her New Boyfriend, Benny Blanco go Public

Shahed Musa January 29, 2024

Selena Gomez has been hinting to fans about a new boyfriend for quite some time. On January 3rd, Selena and her boyfriend Benny Blanco officially made their relationship public. The couple made the relationship official at a Los Angeles Lakers game. They...

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Gypsy Rose: Dangerous or Misunderstood?

Gypsy Rose: Dangerous or Misunderstood?

Amber Ross January 29, 2024

There is so much to unpack from Gypsy Roses' story; Let’s start from the beginning. Gypsy Rose was born on July 27th, 1991. Immediately after her birth her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, started becoming obsessed with Gypsy’s health.  Her mom claimed...

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A Year in Review: Top 10 Music Artists of 2023

A Year in Review: Top 10 Music Artists of 2023

Noah Grayson January 29, 2024

2023 was a big year for the music industry, filled with a wide array of music being released by some of our favorite artists, and many new talents who’ve made some big impacts. Here is a look back at the top music artists of 2023. Taylor Swift Taylor...

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Elf Makes a Return to Theaters November 17th

Elf Makes a Return to Theaters November 17th

Olivia Eldridge, Social Media Team November 16, 2023

Yes, that’s correct! Elf is the movie about an orphan, named Buddy,  who gets caught in Santa's bag on Christmas Eve night! Buddy ends up growing up in the North Pole! Making friends with all the Christmas animals, the Christmas elves, and snowmen.  Buddy...

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