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By Tonya Murray

Throughouttheyears,fashionhaschanged greatly.

We've gone from wearingbellbottoms and ~owered shirts in the 60',s to tight, tapered Jeans and rugby's in the 90's .

. The 9?' s style for girls include: bodysuits, tight shirts, loose T-shirts, and sweatshirts.

Guys seem to care more about the way they look today than they did 10 years ago. Guys often wear their shirts wrinkle- free :"11th the sleeves rolled up, and knee length Jeanshorts _Inthecoldermonths;longsleeved hooded shirts, flannels, and loose fit jeans

Most guys are clean shaven, and well groomed.

Speaking of the cold, starter coats are a common, but expensive way to stay warm in the winter, ranging anywhere from $150$180. They come ina variety of your favorite

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teams, from football to hockey. Nike warmup jackets are very popular. They're worn as a light jacket for those cool, but not quite so cold days

Women's jewelry, over the years, has become bigger and fancier.

Today women wear earrings of the more long, dangly, and hoop variety, rather than the small studs. Necklaces have grown longer and more decorated, and women today are wearing more rings than ever. One can often find students with 3 to 4 rings on each hand.

Men are also wearing rings nowadays. One can easily find a man wearing 1 - 2 ringson their hands

Colors have also changeddrastically

In the past people wore a lot of reds, oranges, and yellows. These days the latest fads are more neutral colors including: forest greens, tans, beiges, browns,navy blues, and white. Then of course, black fits in as an all time favorite just like 20 years ago.

The passing years have brought extreme changes to the world of fashion, showing the alteration of attitudes and surroundings. Although fashion tends to do a double take in areas such as, the comback ofbellbottoms, it undoubtedly moves on to something new, giving the high school world a life of it's own as students weave throughout the jungle of tastes and fashions

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Above: The Budde in Gateway offers the latest trends infashion. The styles may be rather expensive, but they are definitley hot! Top Right : Twisters in Eastpark has thousands of tapes and CD 's to offer us That hat looks fabulous on you Angie Enevoldsen. Top Left: Team Spirit in Eastparksells anything from coats to keychains in all of your favorite teams, from any sport. (Photos by: Sarah Hill )

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By Allison Ebke

Many students find it hard to achieve the perfect balance between school and work

Many students find that the first few weeks are the hardest. "I felt like I was going to come apart0 said frustrated junior, Carmella Garman :

Working two to three times a week, and on weekends, becomes a major problem when you have homework .

"I used to have hours galore," exclaims Carmella .

After the first week of school, Carmella realized that she needed to cut back Feeling overloaded with work, friends, and important school activities, she pulled her manager aside and requested fewer hours

Now a much relieved Carmella works an average of four days a week. Now she has time for her homework and her friends

Often, students find themselves doing their homework over breaks, late at night, and during school.

But all the stress is worth it , making students more prepared for college ,snd campus life following closely on it's heels