Modern Day Religion

Kealy Ford, Editor in Chief
May 12, 2017
Filed under A&E, Opinion

Hundreds of years ago, America was colonized by the Puritans, a strict, oppressive religion that valued modesty and homogeneous worship. Their faith was challenged by dissenters who were banished from the colony, and the religious tolerance that America is known for blossomed. Society, however, now finds i...

Who is Poppy?

Jiries Hishmeh, Staff Writer
April 24, 2017
Filed under A&E

Poppy is an aspiring singer/Youtube personality that started her fame about two years ago. Upon first glance she seems like just another random girl that makes odd videos for the attention, but if you peel back a layer from this Youtuber you will see there is more than meets the eye. https://youtu...

Thinking Outside the Box

Elijah Jones, Staff Writer
April 24, 2017
Filed under A&E

2017 has many highly anticipated films and TV shows scheduled to be released; however, there is a consistent problem throughout a lot of these films and that is a lack of original concepts. As the years have progressed, in the film industry there have been fewer original scripts and more remakes and...

Oscars Fashion Review 2017

Delaney Whalen, Editor
March 20, 2017
Filed under A&E

Best Dressed Hailee Steinfeld 100% Best Dressed Female. Aldis Hodge This outfit shows that even the most basic accessorizing is the difference between a boring, classic tux and an outstanding look. Emma Roberts Okay, YES to everything Emma Roberts is doing. Karlie Kloss I ge...

Movies of 2017

Delaney Whalen, Editor
February 22, 2017
Filed under A&E

Split (January 20) https://youtu.be/84TouqfIsiI Night Shyamalan’s new movie revolves around three teenage girls who are kidnapped by a man diagnosed with 23 different personalities by his trusted psychiatrist. The girls must then try to escape his quarters before the his new terrifying 24th personality...

A Series of Unfortunate Events

Shauna Benning, Staff Writer
February 3, 2017
Filed under A&E

Lemony Snicket’s new Netflix series, A Series of Unfortunate Events is receiving outstanding reviews. It was able to take a classic childhood novel and turn it into an amazing Netflix program. Netflix has tried to take on this project before in a movie, but miserably failed. This series however, has successf...

2016 Celebrity Losses

Emily Corwin, Editor in Chief
January 25, 2017
Filed under A&E

2016 has undoubtedly been a crazy year; the Chicago Cubs won their first World Series in 108 years, the giant panda was no longer considered extinct, and a multitude of celebrities we know and love passed away. Though the list of celebrities we lost is too long, here are some of the most...

Is Star Wars Doomed?

Jacob Chance, Staff Writer
January 11, 2017
Filed under A&E

Is Star Wars doomed? As we all know, the iconic actress Carrie Fisher recently suffered an untimely death, which could lead to an uneasy future for the film series.”We’ve already learned that Carrie Fisher completed her filming on Star Wars: Episode VIII before she passed away,” says Ethan Anderton...

2016 TOP 5 Albums

Jiries Hishmeh, Staff Writer
December 12, 2016
Filed under A&E, Showcase

With 2016 ending soon I have decided to pick my top 5 albums of the year Banks- The Altar After a two year dry spell, fans greatly anticipated their favorite alternative star, Banks’ sophomore album, The Altar. Banks paints a picture a...

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Delicious Desserts to Make Your Holiday Bright

McKenzie See-Holbrook, Staff Writer
December 5, 2016
Filed under A&E, Showcase

With Christmas being closer than we may realize, people are bringing out their most extravagant recipes, and getting ready for the big day. But not everybody has time to waste baking for an eternity; however, with these amazing recipes, you don’t have to spend hours slaving away in the kitchen. Th...

October Review

Jiries Hishmeh
November 14, 2016
Filed under A&E

Joanne: Lady Gaga released an album around the middle of October. Considering this is the fifth studio album from Lady Gaga, expectations were high. It has been over three years since her last solo release, so the anticipation was high for this album. This album is a tribute to Gaga's late aunt who lost her ba...

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