In his early 90s hit, Michael Jackson sang, “It don’t matter if you’re black or white.” Maybe he should have also sung, “It don’t matter if you’re dark skinned or light skinned.” Skin color has not only caused tension between races for years, but also within races, notably with African Americans.

In October and November, Lane students put aside their opinions of Glee to unite in an effort to win the Lane Tech Music Department up to $50,000 from the show. The Glee Give a Note contest was Lane’s chance to show off our squalor and win the department some much cash.

“I had never been so wide awake during first period,” said Carnesha Smith, Div. 275, who spoke with passion and energy when talking about time she spent with Brittany Coffee, Class of 2011.