The honest truth about ‘A Good Day to Die Hard’

Davis Payne, Entertainment Editor
March 4, 2013
Filed under Entertainment

A Good Day to Die Hard was released on Feb. 14 as the next installment of what is commonly accepted as one of the most awesome film series ever. The Die Hard series has had four previous films which have all received reviews ranging from mixed to critical acclaim. With Bruce Willis returning to play... Read more »

Reasons why we ‘relax’ on Sunday

Davis Payne, Entertainment Editor
January 25, 2013
Filed under Entertainment

It seems that everyone loves to relax on a Sunday. That is not to say that people don’t also like to relax on other days; the other days can be quite relaxing too. It just seems that whether it is your average working citizen or a student in high school, Sunday is the choice day of the week to just... Read more »

A eulogy to rock n’ roll

Davis Payne, Entertainment Editor
November 9, 2012
Filed under Entertainment

You hear it every now and then as you go about your day, whether it is whispered by those who are too scared to admit it or shouted in anger by a man going into a mid-life crisis. Although it hasn’t been established, there is a rumor going around that a funeral is going to be held. Rock n’ roll is... Read more »

Take Caution with West Nile

Davis Payne, Entertainment Editor
September 17, 2012
Filed under News

It seems that every few years there’s some type of epidemic in the United States that turns people into hypochondriacs, or people who have unreasonable fears of serious illness.In 2006, we had the E. Coli outbreak. In 2009, it was the Swine Flu, and now in 2012, we have an increase in West Nile Virus... Read more »

Tigersharks take first in Nacogdoches

Davis Payne, Entertainment Editor
January 13, 2012
Filed under Sports, Top Stories

The Tigersharks and Lady Tigersharks returned to the water Jan. 7 for a tri meet against the Nacogdoches Dragons and Lufkin Panthers. Eleven athletes posted individual victories, while the boys’ team overall showed a convincing victory with 256 points, NHS second with 160 points, and Lufkin third... Read more »

Movie previews: thrills, laughs and inspiration

Davis Payne, Entertainment Editor
October 2, 2011
Filed under Entertainment

Movies are always coming out. That is a fact of modern day life. Every weekend we see new films. Action, comedy, romance, drama, thriller, horror, etc. There are even those idiotic remakes of old movies where someone with an IQ of 12 says, ”Well if it worked once, it should work again.” And maybe... Read more »

Contagion provides suspenseful, realistic thriller

Davis Payne, Entertainment Editor
September 19, 2011
Filed under Entertainment, Top Stories

Entertainment Grade: B to B+ Wash your hands. Cover your mouth when you sneeze. Never eat off the table. Never drink after somebody else. These are health precautions that, through life, we continually disregard. Contagion shows us just how deadly not taking these measures can be. Contagion is... Read more »

Trip to Ireland helps students make difference

Davis Payne, Entertainment Editor
September 1, 2011
Filed under Feature, Top Stories

The world has always needed people to make a difference. It always will. This principle was understood and acted on by a small group of students. During the summer, a group of Texas High students participated in a mission trip to Ireland. They went with a group of 19 from Fellowship Bible Church,... Read more »

Trip to Guatemala defines gratitude

Davis Payne
April 4, 2011
Filed under Viewpoint

I heard the people cry out in thanks as we left the small village. I saw the tears of joy that ran down the sea of faces. This was the place I loved. This was Guatemala. During the summer of 2010, I went with my mother to Guatemala for the second time. We traveled there with a medical mission trip... Read more »

Green Hornet movie good for a day with nothing to do

Davis Payne
February 4, 2011
Filed under Entertainment, Top Stories

You saw the trailer. The first thought that probably came to your mind was,”What the heck is this?” The Green Hornet, which is now in theaters, is the story of newspaper publisher Britt Reid who, after his father’s death, becomes a masked vigilante known as the Green Hornet. With the help of... Read more »

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 Review

Davis Payne
November 29, 2010
Filed under Entertainment, Top Stories

You’ve heard about it. You’ve waited  for it. You’ve maybe even dreamed about it. Well the wait is now over. All over the world, the movie, Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 1, has been anticipated and speculated about by fans and critics. Many hoped it would live up to the hype that... Read more »

Flying blind: Plane failure leads to lesson learned

Davis Payne
October 29, 2010
Filed under Viewpoint

The GPS flickered on and off. The radio cut in and out. My dad and I looked out at the wings of the plane. "We're flying blind," he said. It was Sept. 11, 2010. I walked into the hangar with my cousin, uncle and dad. We were all going to go to a Baylor Bears’ football game, and since my dad and... Read more »

Original formula remains effective

Davis Payne
October 29, 2010
Filed under Entertainment

There have been many horror movies over the years and they all have themes, story lines, or scenes in them that originated somewhere else. There are horror movies that were made forty to fifty years ago that made the iconic scenes and story lines that are so well known today. One of the most popular... Read more »