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  • Legal Action Threatens Affirmative Action

    Tuesday, February 25, 2003 By: Alison Dubin

    Affirmative action at the university level could soon change after the United States Supreme Court reviewed two cases pending against the University of Michigan.

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  • Summer Cut Short

    Tuesday, February 25, 2003 By: Shari Matluck

    Public schools would possibly open in mid-August this year, two weeks earlier than usual, because the Miami-Dade District would like to organize more class time before critical standardized testing ta

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  • Krop Integrates Technology in the Classroom

    Tuesday, February 25, 2003 By: Alex Sigal

    Technology has changed the world forever, and it is quickly changing the classroom as well. Krop, one of the more technologically integrated schools of Dade-County, successfully uses technology to aid

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  • SWAT Stages Sit-In

    Tuesday, February 25, 2003 By: Ashley Brownlee

    Sit-Ins are a thing of the past, right? Not if you ask any Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT) member. On Dec. 21, 30 orange-clad teenagers swarmed a Chili’s restaurant with a message in hand.

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  • And The Finalist Is...

    Tuesday, February 25, 2003 By: Nanci Schanerman

    Senior Bryan Lemus was recently named one of the 40 national finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search. With his extensive research and lab work in botany, he attracted the attention of such organi

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  • A Closer Look at the War With Iraq

    Tuesday, February 25, 2003 By: Rachel Edelsberg

    Ask any high school student how much they know about the impact of war, and the majority would respond that the bombing in Hawaii that initiated our involvement in World War II was devastating. Pearl

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  • '04Where's the Spirit?

    Tuesday, February 25, 2003 By: Elizabeth Prochet

    The class of ’04 hasn’t come together to acquire class spirit. Sure, we hear some class members singing ’04 cheers during special events, and we decorate our hallways to display our admiration, but tr

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  • Uncle Sam "Wants" You!

    Tuesday, February 25, 2003 By: Lucia Goyen

    Uncle Sam doesn’t just want you to enlist in the armed forces; if you are 18 or older and a male, he orders you to. Since terrorism hit home on Sept. 11 and Bush planned an attack on the “axis of evil

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  • Trent Lott's Word Are Not Forgotten

    Tuesday, February 25, 2003 By: Danielle Novick

    Segregation. Racism. Bigotry. Sounds like a brief synopsis of the 1960’s. But Senator Trent Lott has brought us back to that ugly time in our country’s history in a speech that he gave at senator Stro

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  • Year-round Schooling Make More Sense

    Tuesday, February 25, 2003 By: Heather Pitofsky

    Lazy days at the beach and busy nights with friends left some students unprepared for the school year after summer vacation...

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The Lightning Strike Dr. Michael M. Krop High School Miami, FL
Issue Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 Issue: Volume 5, Issue 5 Last Update: Thursday, October 02, 2003
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At-a-glance

“I use to think people my age were too young to fall in love. But it’s not about age. It’s about when you find that person.”-Freshman Brenda Schamy“Love is wanting what’s best for the other person an
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The girl’s soccer team is not just excited about starting a new season; they are excited about their new coach, Heather Whitten.
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Although many leading sports authorities recognize everyday sports, too few see the risk and skill involved with extreme sports.
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Tattooing has received a bad reputation in the past and as a result have banned in some states and localities. In the past two decades, shops with little or no regulation and little incentive towards
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New Years came a few times this year. The first count down was on Power 96, the second on 103.5, and the third on an underground station. I celebrated in the car while I went to meet other friends
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Only a few days back from winter break, I began to hear a number of comments regarding the Miami Hurricanes’ loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes.
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Instead of spending Valentine’s with a boyfriend, I would rather separate the word and go out with my boy friends. There are many pluses to having guy friends rather than boyfriends....
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“I use to think people my age were too young to fall in love. But it’s not about age. It’s about when you find that person.”-Brenda Schamy
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Modern days have taken to a new faith: Wicca. It is one of the most fascinating practices today, and fastest growing faiths among teens.
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The pentacle is viewed with suspicion. It is seen as a trademark of evil and Satanism.

However, Wiccans do not believe in a Devil, nor in its symbol.
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