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The Liberator

The student-run newspaper of the Liberal Arts and Science Academy

The Liberator

The student-run newspaper of the Liberal Arts and Science Academy

The Liberator

AISD Board to Boost School Funding
AISD Board to Boost School Funding
Anita Sosa, Staffer • November 2, 2024

On the November 5th ballot, a proposition will be put to vote to either raise school funding and provide additional resources, or let teachers work with a shrinking amount of money and prep time with no salary increase. This...

Local Election Updates
Local Election Updates
Ethan Stern, News Editor • November 2, 2024

Local elections provide residents of an area with the opportunity to get representation on the issues that are closer and more relevant to them rather than the issues that affect the United States as a whole. According to...

Texas Puts AI Into Law
Luca Sims, Staffer • November 2, 2024

Over the past few years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been gradually implemented more and more in education, medicine, and even transportation. Now, AI may be stepping into the Texas capital. The Texas State Artificial...

Painting the Picture of Austin
Painting the Picture of Austin
Tessa Whitney, Staffer • November 2, 2024

Plastered onto coffee shops, painted across skyscrapers, and hidden in front of Chuy’s are tributes to beloved figures, bold social statements, and declarations of love. The murals and graffiti in Austin are an important...

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Youtube Farms Frauds : Abuse or Harmless Vlogs?
Youtube Farms Frauds : Abuse or Harmless Vlogs?
Asher Zvi-Nova, Staffer • November 6, 2024

Like it or not, being a YouTube creator has become a lucrative career, with the app giving creators over $17 billion of ad revenue, according to YouTube, 55% of its earnings go to creators, and advertisers rake in YouTube...

Jordan Chiles Robbed of Medal
Jordan Chiles Robbed of Medal
Sam Waelbroeck, Staffer • November 6, 2024

Jordan Chiles' bronze medal victory at the Paris Olympics should have been a proud occasion. Instead, when the International Olympic Committee ordered her to return the medal, it developed into a controversy that contrasted...

The Danger of Posting Kids on Social Media
The Danger of Posting Kids on Social Media
Wintyr Rice and Paxton Tidrick November 6, 2024

Imagine a small child having photos of him being innocently posted to Facebook by his mother. What she doesn’t know is that a seemingly meaningless post meant for friends and family spirals into anything from a stranger...

Editorial: Trust in CollegeBoard's Credibility Cracks
Editorial: Trust in CollegeBoard’s Credibility Cracks
Sadie Sarrat and Wintyr Rice November 6, 2024

Ever since the SAT was first created, the College Board has had a veritable monopoly on the United States (U.S.) standardized testing industry. Administering both the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and the Advanced Placement...

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The Drop In: Artistas, Audiencias Experimentan Conciertos de Verano Inolvidables
Georgia Fink and Margot Morgan September 10, 2024

Dentro del centro de Austin concurrido, a través de tráfico casi imposible de maniobrar y al otro lado de uno de los únicos puentes que cruza Town Lake queda el Long Center, un centro de los artes escénicas que, cada...

Editor’s Picks
Georgia Fink and Margot Morgan September 6, 2024

Georgia Fink: Although watching movies has been a major part of my day-to-day activities, finishing movies has always been a struggle. That being said, there is one movie that I can always rewatch and complete: “The...

The Drop-In
Georgia Fink and Margot Morgan September 6, 2024

Amid hectic downtown Austin, through traffic almost impossible to navigate, and over one of the few bridges crossing Town Lake, there is the Long Center, a performing arts venue in the middle of the city that, this summer,...

Venues Across Austin
Megan Gerold, Alexandra Valencia-Serrano, and LiLi Xiong May 13, 2024

Mohawk Megan Gerold | Entertainment Editor True to its name, Mohawk exemplifies a venue filled with a cacophony of sounds, experiences, and spiky electricity. Opening its doors in 2006, Mohawk took its place in the Austin...

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Ride for a Cause
Ride for a Cause
Megan Gerold, Editor-in-Chief • November 2, 2024

After grueling hours and long miles, cyclists in Austin drag their tired legs over the finish line. Instead of roaring fans and wreaths of laurels, they’re surrounded by a community united for the same cause: to make the...

LASA Drill, Cheer Clear up Confusion
LASA Drill, Cheer Clear up Confusion
Lily Antony, Staffer • November 2, 2024

Cheer and drill teams have become a big part of Texan football culture through their role as the highlights of football games who heighten spirits and engagement. However, cheer and drill are often confused with one another,...

WATCH AND LEARN Coach Nelson mentors boys basketball during a practice match. Nelson hopes to inspire his players and continue building up a sense of unity in the team.
New LASA Basketball Coach on the Raptor Block
Miles Andrews, Staffer • November 2, 2024

LASA boys basketball's new varsity coach John Nelson has his eyes set on making a successful playoff run for LASA’s team, with the help of new coaching and a team with more than 10 seniors. Nelson plans to create a culture...

photo courtesy of Yassen Abdalla
LASA Alumnus sets National Record at 2024 Olympics
Victor Martinez, copy editor • November 2, 2024

At the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, LASA Class of 2019 alumnus Yaseen Abdalla made history by breaking the national record in the marathon for Team Sudan with a time of 2:11:41, placing him 33rd overall and just over five...

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Club Crazy: Volume 51, Issue 2
Club Crazy: Volume 51, Issue 2
Harrison Chambers, Staffer • November 2, 2024

Tennis Club: In Tennis Club, players can build community through their passion for tennis. Sophomore Mahir Vallabhaneni has enjoyed how members help each other improve and learn together.    “It’s great...

Humans Of LASA: James Ockleberry | LASA Security Monitor
Humans Of LASA: James Ockleberry | LASA Security Monitor
Paxton Tidrick, Staffer • November 2, 2024

  James Ockleberry is the security monitor at LASA and knows the halls of LASA like the back of his hand. His role on campus is to ensure that students are going about their proper activities and help people out if...

Q&A: Flowers Takes On The World
Q&A: Flowers Takes On The World
Ariana Rodriguez, Staffer • November 2, 2024

Jason Flowers has been an Advanced Placement (AP) United States History teacher at LASA for decades. This summer, he traveled to Ireland as the United States (U.S.) Geographic Champion team coach. The exam-taking championship...

Cell Phone Policy Introduced at LASA
Cell Phone Policy Introduced at LASA
Tingyu Cao, Staffer • November 2, 2024

This school year, LASA introduced a new policy that controls students’ cell phone usage. The cell phone policy was made school-wide and required students to put their cell phones in a designated location to restrict usage. Since...

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Austin Restaurants Succumb to Struggles
Izzy Cravotta, Staffer • March 22, 2024

Austin has seen many of its favorite restaurants close down over the years, with rising rent, shifting tastes, and the COVID-19 pandemic all playing a role. All across the city, from Sala & Betty to Magnolia Cafe to Flipnotics,...

Improvements Coming to iMessage
Livia Hale, Staffer • March 18, 2024

Apple has been making changes to improve texting between iPhones and Android devices, addressing the long-standing compatibility issues. These upgrades aim to bridge the gap in communication features like read receipts and...

Opinion: LASA From the Perspective of a Shadow
Jay Wilkerson, Gorzycki Contributor • March 18, 2024

For hundreds of prospective LASA students, their shadowing experience is the first time they set foot in the school's halls. As they follow a current LASA student around campus for the day, shadows get a feel for the school's...

Junior Corry Grodek readies the table saw while seniors Jacinto Noriega (left), Henry Thompson (center), and Sol Garcia (right) look on.
Engineers in the Making: Photo Gallery
Deven Sharma, Staffer • March 18, 2024

Humans of LASA: Volume 50, Edition 3
Humans of LASA: Volume 50, Edition 3
Harrison Chambers, Staffer • March 18, 2024

Kimberly Pettigrew | LASA Teacher Kimberly Pettigrew is a history teacher at LASA who teaches AP World History, AP U.S. History, Native American Studies, and Constitutional Law. After graduating from LASA she attended the...

LASA junior Francie Sarrat charging past McCallum junior Emy Chen and towards the basket.
LASA Girls Basketball Brings Down the Knights: Photo Gallery
Izzy Cravotta, Staffer • February 13, 2024

On January 23rd, LASA Girls Basketball defeated their rivals, McCallum High, 40 to 37 at home. The victory extended the Raptors' four-game winning streak and marked the Knights' only district loss of the season.

Q&A With an Austin Water Expert
Sadie Sarrat, Staffer • December 11, 2023

Martin Tower is a Managing Engineer at Austin Water, the city of Austin's public water utility, where he leads the infrastructure management division. He oversees the distribution of capital funds to different departments...

Humans of LASA: Volume 50, Edition 2
Humans of LASA: Volume 50, Edition 2
Rebeca Gonzalez, Staffer • December 11, 2023

Jasmine Tea | Junior Jasmine Tea is a junior at LASA who’s found value in teamwork and independence through sports and entrepreneurship. She enjoys being able to find a community in her sport, ultimate frisbee. Tea also...

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