Review: Boyce Avenue At Revolution
BY HAILEE YAEGER It was time. Screams erupted from the dark club as everyone on the floor squished together to get the best view as possible. Adrenaline rushed as the guitars blasted from the speakers, iPhones flew up into the air, fighting to get the best pictures and videos.... Read more
Fashion Forward Blog: Cooper City Fashion Problems
BY JOSLYN TOMBACK Twitter Name: #CooperCityFashionProbz Bio: The Lariat’s very own Fashion Police Twitter, where we go over all fashion mishaps at Cooper City High School that have caused us to shake our heads in disbelief. Tweeting Since: June 20, 1959 Location: Suburban bubble in South Florida Winter clothes... Read more
Review: The Red Hot Chili Peppers At The Bank Atlantic Center
BY JEREMY HAAS The Bank Atlantic Center was bustling with anxious people on April 2nd. The hallways were packed with fans of all sorts; old folks reliving their youth, teenage rockers, naive children with their excited parents, and a vast majority of twenty-somethings who grew up listening to the... Read more
Underrated Movies That Deserve A Second Look
BY BLUE KAUFMAN With over 2000 movies released each year, it’s no surprise that some films get left in the dust. The sad truth is that while action-packed movies such as Avatar and Transformers continue to dominate movie screens across the world, more and more decent films slip under... Read more
Life Through A Lens Blog: London Calling
BY ALEXANDRA MADAR Over Spring Break, a group of 60 Cooper City High School students and teachers went to Europe for the trip of a lifetime. Our first stop: London, England. London was exactly what I had anticipated and more. After a nine-hour plane ride, you’d think everyone would... Read more
In The Mix: New Technology Expands The Art Of The Mixtape
BY DESIREE DEMOLINA Developed in the 1970’s with the advent of recordable cassettes, homemade mixtapes compile and showcase the musical tastes of the person making it. Simply showcasing favorite songs or displaying a theme through the selections, a mixtape is a personal creation. However, with new playlist technology, like... Read more
Life Through A Lens Blog: Emily
BY KAYLEE OBERFIELD Emily Sutker lived next door to me my whole life and we grew up like sisters. When she was diagnosed with Leukemia, my whole world stood still. I would go over to her house and try to think up ways to cheer her up and get her mind... Read more
Fashion Forward Blog: Spring Trends
  BY JOSLYN TOMBACK The spring season is classically recognized for yielding Easter eggs and matzo. However, spring fashion is a talk-worthy topic this year. New trends are in full bloom and a fashion foreshadow has already been established. Even in school, these spring 2012 trends can be incorporated... Read more
Movies Turn The Page In 2012 With Popular Book Adaptations
BY BLUE KAUFMAN It’s not unusual anymore to see a poster of your favorite book with the words “Coming soon to Theaters” printed beneath it. By turning bestselling novels into films, moviemakers are guaranteeing themselves instant fans and large crowds at the theater. Just look at popular films such as... Read more
Recording Artists Profit From DIY Revolution
BY SABRINA VICTOR In a world where bands like Radiohead can sell 3 million copies of their In Rainbows album using the “Pay What You Want” option without a record label, many have come to wonder if it’s necessary to be signed to a major label to achieve success... Read more