Designer purse fad comes at high price

Many female students and even teachers at Lassiter High School are unknowingly supporting organized crime and terrorism. The popular trend of knockoff designer handbags has served as a seemingly innocent way for those without Hollywood-style budgets to get their hands on every designer brand imaginable. But very few fashion-happy women have actually followed where their money is going. Because of the low...Click to read more!

(Click to expand/collapse) April 2004 Headlines

	This computer is reserved... Three school issues can almost always be anticipated to inspire and even incite student activism: parking, the cafeteria, and the media center. Over the years here at Lassiter, I’ve listened to the wails of sorrow and frustration over limited student parking and the loss...Click to read more!
	After a year of waiting, Music Midtown’s finally coming! It’s time for that metro-Atlanta, school’s-almost-out, I-need-to-party right of passage once again, folks: that’s right, Music Midtown weekend is bearing down on us quickly, and it’s time to get ready. This year’s lineup includes some of the world’s most popular...Click to read more!
	SAT misconceptions revealed It seems the time has come to mix things up for the class of 2006. In March of 2005, the College Board will unleash the new SAT. What can be expected of this monster that will no longer be scored out of 1600, but instead 2400? For starters, a student-written...Click to read more!
	The Maroon and Golden Globes Lassiter’s fabulous array of talent was showcased at The Maroon and Golden Globe Awards on March 31st. After a semester of hard work, Lassiter’s honor card and high-five cardholders got to sit back and relax for two hours and enjoy a wonderful show that the...Click to read more!
	Joe's computer tip of the month You know what I can’t stand? Spyware. Spyware is software that is installed onto your computer without your knowledge. It will often change the configuration on your computer and somehow display popup ads. It also has the ability to send data to its...Click to read more!
	Lassiter number one in state thanks to lacrosse Go ahead and order the state champion rings now because this year Lassiter’s Varsity Lacrosse team is unstoppable. Thus far undefeated and ranked number one in Georgia, Lassiter has an excellent shot at playing in the state finals and claiming the title of 2004 state champions....Click to read more!

	Lassiter shows off it's "Men of Troy" On the night of March 11, 2004, the first annual Mr. Trojan contest was underway. No one knew what the night would entail, but everyone was excited to see how it would turn out. The night started off with an unusual introduction of contestants...Click to read more!
	A nice dose of reality I’ll be the first one to admit that I’m addicted to the ways in which our culture glamorizes wealth. More specifically, I live vicariously through all of the wonderful TV coverage the rich and useless have been getting lately. And I don’t mean news coverage...Click to read more!
	Lassiter's Locals Plano - Acoustic/Emo, Members: Mike Jansen – vocals, guitar, drum machines - former singer of Far From Fairfield. Billy Justineou – guitar, piano, backup vocals - plays drums for Lassiter’s Drumline and a jazz band Jessie Giles – backup vocals...Click to read more!
	Trash talking A-Rod joins the Yankees – Why?!?! The “if you can’t beat ‘em, buy ‘em” method reaches a new height, but is this fair? Many teams couldn’t acquire A-Rod due to his ridiculously large contract, but the Yankees only end up paying him roughly $16 million a season...Click to read more!
	D-I-V-O-R-C-E It’s no secret that the gender roles have undergone countless changes since the good old days. Whereas women were once expected to fulfill household duties, monotonous as they were, modern men are often the ones to stay home to care for children, clean,and cook.....Click to read more!
	How far will we go? When Britney Spears posed on the cover of Rolling Stone in 1999 in a push-up bra, boyshort underwear, and a sweater while holding a telephone and a Teletubby, many onlookers were shocked and even outraged that a teenager would pose so provocatively on a mainstream....Click to read more!