Time to destress
Story by Victoria Van, editor in chief
May 31, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, Top Stories
School is over. Now, there’s time to relax and enjoy your summer vacation. Discover what activity you could do to destress and take your mind off your everyday problems from the year with this quiz. What is the source of your stress? a) Work b) People c) My procrastination d) My self doubt Which...
Yeezy Season
Story by Nick Mitchell, staff writer
May 31, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, Top Stories
I’m gonna let you finish but, Kanye West is back in the building. On April 13, 2018, music and fashion phenom Kanye West made his return to the known world. After being closed off from Twitter and social media, West was welcomed back to Twitter by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. Since his return, Kanye ha...
Schemes of the States
Story by Grey Johnson, entertainment editor
May 28, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, Top Stories
Distrust for centralized government has been a staple of American culture from the beginning. This distrust comes in many forms such as simple caution, owning a gun, going off the grid or believing in a conspiracy theory. Research conducted in 2014 by political science professors Eric Oliver and Thom...
Keeping up with the kids
Story by Addison Cross, news editor
May 25, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, Top Stories
It happened to the greasers of the 50s, the hippies of the 60s, and the grunge kids rising up in the 90s. The rebellious culture of the younger generations have adapted and changed over the years, most recently with the rise of social media. The teens of the 2010s will truly be remembered as the gene...
Praise be
Story by Emilee Slayton, staff writer
May 24, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, Top Stories
The first thing Offred heard were the bells. She knew there was no running away. Offred walked along with the other handmaids, knowing that they were about to kill a traitor. Was this justice? Was this the way Gilead deals with crimes? The handmaids were forced to kill this man or woman they had no choice...
Get the popcorn out
Story by John Morgan, sports editor
May 24, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, Top Stories
Tickets switch hands through the windows of the booth. Popcorn and cokes get rushed into the theater. Explosions and car chases flicker on the large movie canvas. Summer movie season is one of the most exciting times of the year as huge action blockbusters roll onto the big screens all across the w...
Fortnite’s Victory Royale over the internet
Story by Jackson Cheney, staff writer
May 24, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, Top Stories
September 2017 changed gaming across all platforms. Fortnite Battle Royale, one of the biggest viral trends right now, took over social media and gaming across the world. Unlike many of the viral phenomenons that come and go, Fortnite is not going to fade away. After only two weeks of the Battle Roya...
Why ‘The Office’ Just Works
Story by Molly Kyles, feature editor
May 22, 2018
Filed under Entertainment
A sitcom. Expected to be funny, consistently light-hearted, and all around loveable characters. “The Office,” however, takes a different approach. Behind the hilarious exterior, each character has a realistic core and heartfelt messages. It's one of the few shows capable of bringing tears and laughs to...
Why ‘Parks and Recreation’ plays nice
Story by Margaret Debenport, entertainment editor
May 22, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, Uncategorized
The journey of a local government employee’s life is not something that one would usually consider comical or interesting. However, in the small, fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana, Leslie Knope is surrounded by some of the most hilarious people to ever grace a television screen. When I was first int...
Cold blooded or cold steel?
Story by Grey Johnson, entertainment editor
May 22, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, Top Stories
Who runs the world? Lizards. I know that Beyonce says otherwise, but the truth is there. They are in government and they are trying to rule humans. But, the only as bad as a lizard hiding manipulating mankind is a robot that is disguising themself as a person. Both are terrifying which is why we must...
To infinity and beyond
Story by Joseph Rodgers, editor in chief
May 21, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, Top Stories
Marvel Studios celebrates a decade of superhero fiction movies with the $641 million worldwide box office opening of “Avengers: Infinity War.” The movie is the pinnacle of the franchise and the result of the cohesiveness of three phases of Marvel movies from the first “Iron Man” to “Guardians of t...
Penny pinching tips
Story by Joseph Asher and Cameron Murry
May 21, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, Top Stories
Money. It’s an item that has acquired so much value over the years — the one thing that powers the world and keeps the economy booming. But are people spending too much? Summer is one of the best parts of the year. It’s full of fun and warm weather. For most, the summer includes having a j...
