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Girls basketball: four years in the final four

Lancers end season with semi-final loss to Bedford.

Nate Gaw, Sports Editor | March 15, 2016

Girls’ varsity basketball made the semi-finals for the fourth year in a row. The girls have made the championship game three out of the last four years, winning the title in 2014 and 2015. In 2013...

Iggy Pop and Josh Homme merge art-rock with Detroit punk on ‘Post Pop Depression’

Conor Battles, Editor-in-Chief, Arts & Entertainments Editor | March 14, 2016

Taking in the bold new sonic directions that Iggy Pop has taken his decades-honed sound in is a heady task. It's a puzzling trend, considering the relative success the reunited Stooges have had in the last half decade, but in an odd way, it suits Iggy. He embraces his elder-statesemanhood with all the grace the man responsible for "I Wanna Be Your Dog" can muster, and Josh Homme is the perfect muse for Iggy to experiment on/with.

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Should I stay or should I go? Leaving home vs. staying close for college

Ellie Goodspeed and Lindsey Guenther | March 14, 2016

Selecting colleges to apply to and eventually to attend can be a difficult process. With so many options to choose from narrowing your search parameters by deciding if you want to stay local or travel...

’10 Cloverfield Lane’ an unexpected thrill ride

Isaac Owens, Broadcasting Manager | March 11, 2016

...rookie director Dan Trachtenberg proves his is a name to keep an eye on. Surpassing the original film in every way, 10 Cloverfield Lane is exactly the simple and fun white knuckle thriller it needed to be.

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Unified basketball plays less for the glory, more for the ‘passion for the sport’

June Cranmer, Sports Editor, Business Manager | March 10, 2016

The unsung hero of the basketball court this year was the unified basketball team, whose record went unblemished throughout the entire regular season. Out of the whopping 41 division one teams competing,...

Lefty problems: My life as a lefty

Emma Payeur, Reporter | March 10, 2016

You need to cut a piece of paper in half, but you’re having a difficult time. Why? Because you’re a lefty living in a righty world. Simple things that righties take for granted can often be...

NHS puts the ‘fun’ in fundraising at Lancer Games

Lindsey Guenther, News Editor | March 9, 2016

Four teams, ten games, one winner. The National Honors Society hosted Lancer Games, a brand new fundraising event that involves clubs and sports teams challenging themselves in a variety of activities. The...

‘House of Cards’ underwhelms with fourth season

Isaac Owens, Broadcasting Manager | March 9, 2016

Unlike how seasons one through three are heavily influenced by the clockwork of Washington, season four sheds the spotlight on the facade surrounding presidential election seasons. Obviously Underwood’s campaign is important to the show, but House of Cards has become more about corruption than politics. Some of the shows greatest highlights come from scenes when Frank delegates tasks throughout the political spectrum, and that is the biggest qualm there is to be had with season four. Losing much of the shows politically technical intrigue, its smarts are replaced with the gossipy campaign zeitgeist that is seen by the public eye.

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N.H. colleges to hold ‘information nights’ throughout the state

Shea Robinson, Editor-in-Chief, College & Career Editor | March 8, 2016

The public university quartet composed of Keene State College, Plymouth State University, Granite State College, and the University of New Hampshire are inviting prospective students and their parents...

‘This Unruly Mess I’ve Made’ a well-intentioned dud

Isaac Owens, Broadcasting Manager | March 8, 2016

Part of the reason TUMIM doesn’t work is its rapidly varying genre types. Lyrically and musically the songs contradict the image Macklemore wants to produce. From soft political tracks to upbeat straightforward rap, the styles switch with almost every new track. That being said, while much of the album sounds like basic Macklemore some very welcomed changes were made to his routine. Bringing more and better features than his previous album, The Heist, the new record includes hooks from Chance the Rapper, Leon Bridges, YG, and other rappers of yesteryear. By itself Macklemore’s frail vocals have rarely brought many positives additions to the music, but with these features added to the production, some of the songs are surprisingly catchy.

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Teacher feature: Math teacher Mr. Milne trades Alaska for NH and insurance for teaching

Jake Ziegler, Reporter | March 7, 2016

A loud boom echoed around the classroom when Mr. Milne fell out of his chair and hit the ground. Silence. Then the class burst into laughter. Mr. Milne has been a mathematics teacher at LHS for eleven...

Hockey season turnaround means these boys are playoff-bound

Jake Ziegler, Reporter | March 4, 2016

In the middle stages of their season, during a five-game losing streak, Lancer hockey stood at 4-7, forcing them to plummet to the bottom of Division I. Yet despite that mid-season struggle—one filled...

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