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The Kirkwood Call

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The Kirkwood Call

You probably shouldnt be driving if...

You probably shouldn’t be driving if…

Antonia Akrap, Opinions Editor October 15, 2012

Through my extensive knowledge and experience in driving - one year to be exact - I have noticed a few types of drivers who need to reevaluate their life choices. I’ve encountered multiple near-accident...

Top ten dos and donts of Halloween costumes

Top ten do’s and don’ts of Halloween costumes

Anna Brodersen, art editor October 12, 2012

Top ten Halloween costumes to never wear: These are the over-used, tacky, and just plain stupid costumes that are seen every year.  Here is a list to help you stray from these scares. 1. Rodent of any...

Fashionable first impressions

Fashionable first impressions

Antonia Akrap, opinions editor October 12, 2012

When I tell people I wake up two hours before school to pick out an outfit and get ready, they look at me like I’m mentally unstable. That’s okay with me, because I love my routine, and if people understood...

Sensibility and sweatpants

Sensibility and sweatpants

Maggie Teson, co-editor-in-chief October 11, 2012

I require about five to eight minutes to get dressed in the morning. Reading that state- ment without knowing my gender, people usually imagine I’m a boy whose primary concern before school is finding...

Cry me a Twitter, people

Cry me a Twitter, people

Katlyn Kreie, photographer October 10, 2012

I caved. I signed up for Twitter a couple of weeks ago. I still don’t really understand its purpose. If you see me and would like to explain, please do. It’s overwhelming being bombarded by hundreds...

Save the Vinyl

Save the Vinyl

Kyle Rieger, features editor October 4, 2012

This Tuesday I spent the best $18 of my life. The day before that I made an identical purchase, but by different means. I own both the iTunes version of Mumford & Sons’ newest album Babel (which...

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Top five classroom pet peeves

Katie Puryear, opinions writer October 2, 2012

1. Tables instead of desks Of course, there are benefits of using tables in the classroom.  They encourage discussion with peers and can save space.  However, with tables, everyone is packed together...

Replacement officials need to go

Replacement officials need to go

Woody Kipp, sports writer September 28, 2012

Watching the Packers-Seahawks game this past Monday, I found myself slapping my forehead in utter disbelief as three NFL replacement officials blew a last-second call that allowed the Seahawks to somehow...

The benefits of living in the Stone Age

The benefits of living in the Stone Age

Katie Puryear, opinions writer September 25, 2012

I’ve had the same phone since seventh grade, I got a Facebook account last Thursday (I have 12 friends) and I lost my iPod for four months and hardly missed it. I can hear the jaws hitting the floor....

What’s hot in St. Louis

Jane Manwarring, copy editor September 24, 2012

First, I was forced to get past the fact that I was within ten feet of a middle-aged man wearing a speedo doing a headstand. Once I got over that (I still don’t know how I did), I actually began to relax. Bikram...

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