"Imaginations" and an Evening With Artist Alex Lanier

"Imaginations" and an Evening With Artist Alex Lanier

Written by Lucia Winkler Since his childhood, Alex Lanier's art has been immersed in unbound imagination. Though his apparatus started off simple - the ink pens he found in junk drawers - the worlds he drew were limitless.  Now, Lanier's lifelong creativity is displayed at the Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art (AGB). Titled "Imaginations: The Adventures of 'boxboy Jr.' and the Art of Alex Lanier", the exhibit series follows the explorations of a character reviving the artist's younger self


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The Lakeland Community Theatre Dares its Audience to Dream

Written by Lucia Winkler Cinderella's "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" acts as an undeclared anthem for Disney, embodying the ambition that its movies stir in the hearts of young viewers. With the "most magical place on Earth" being located just outside of Polk County, it's no surprise that the song started a performance at the Lakeland Community Theatre (LCT). "Disney's Dare to Dream Jr." was held from Dec. 12 through 14. The musical follows a large ensemble of trainees at a fictional "im


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Fashion in High Schools Throughout the Years
Photographed by Veranique Primus

Fashion in High Schools Throughout the Years

Written by Jaylianna James With one quick glance around school, it quickly becomes evident that fashion has changed a lot since the 1920s. Nowadays, most students have much more freedom than ever, regarding what they want to wear and how they express themselves. About a century ago, during the 1920s and the 1930s, the world was still recovering from the aftermath of World War I and the rise of the Great Depression. Students started embracing fashion changes reflecting the era’s social libe


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The Flower in the Wall

Written by Dorys Farias. Edited by Santiago Gomez. You save a spot for your friend at lunch like you do every day. After taking your time to wait for them, the two of you get together to decide whether to get a hot or cold lunch. In their presence, you feel like your friend is the person that’ll stick by you for the long run because you guys do everything together. Then, a peer walks up to them. Suddenly, their faces light up, and they squeeze each other tightly, as if they haven’t seen each ot


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