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Exams extinguish environment

May 25, 2018

We have all seen the disturbing images of plastic islands floating in the ocean, one of which is larger than the state of Texas. But it is even harder to imagine that the tests students take at school are contributing to this disaster. The amount of waste...

Comic Critic: A Marvel-ous retrospective

May 7, 2018

Ten years. Let that sink in for a second. Ten years ago, Robert Downey Jr. first graced the silver screen as Tony Stark. One decade ago, Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) said those fateful words that announced the arrival of a pop culture phenomenon. “You...

Comic Critic: A hero for everyone

March 16, 2018

Diversity and whitewashing have become buzzwords for not only superhero films, but films in general over the past few years. Those who advocate the former say that it is because they provide role models for people young and old to look up to that look...

Unpostworthy

March 2, 2018

During the 1970s, journalists ran frantic reporting the confidential scandal involving the government's secrets surrounding the Vietnam War. During this, brothers, sons and fathers were off fighting, unaware that they were in no position to win, which...

The end is only the beginning

March 2, 2018

Car chases, disguises, every news station broadcasting their face. No one would expect to find these in an ordinary teen road trip story. The End of the F***ing World features two teenagers going on a road trip, one being a rebellious girl and the ...

PUBG more incomplete than unknown

February 27, 2018

Everyone lands on an island to find guns and supplies, but then the servers start lagging and you can’t even find any items since they aren’t rendering on the ground. This video game is called Player Unknown Battle Grounds, while this is a hit fo...

Origins outshines predecessors

February 27, 2018

In the past Assassin’s Creed installments, players have scaled colossal towers in Italy, fought for the freedom of the thirteen colonies, and torn through Man-o’-Wars across the Caribbean in massive, gripping adventures that always seem to find the...

Clawing its way to the top

February 21, 2018

Intense action, suspenseful crime, and a heroic superhero: the formula to an amazing Marvel movie. However, Black Panther goes beyond all this to create the best movie of the year. The main setting of the nation Wakanda is not only beautiful but ...

Not “Filthy,” but no “Winner” either

February 8, 2018

Justin Timberlake’s third Super Bowl halftime show, this time as the main attraction, could be equated to a night out with friends, one where everyone had fun time, but probably wouldn’t be telling stories about it for years after. Timberlake was...

It’s not unsportsmanlike conduct

January 13, 2018

Even 45 minutes before the parade was scheduled to start, the parade route was packed. Black and Gold-clad fans that went 10 deep were spread throughout Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, from Main Street USA to Frontierland, hoping to catch a glimpse of...

Justice League v. Avengers: Dawn of Comparisons

December 21, 2017

Let the comparing begin! When Marvel released The Avengers in May 2012, they ushered in the age of the cinematic universe. Now, five years later, film-goers finally get to see the results of this new age with the release of DC’s Justice League. Does...

No one cares what you think

Emily Cosio, News Editor

December 21, 2017

Filed under Editorials, Opinions

Discussing politics can easily upset people, even if it is at home. But bringing politics to the classroom has to be done delicately so teachers and students can prevent annoying and bothering one another. In many classes, like history and English, political discussion can never be completely avoided. When politics are mentioned in textbooks or in an essay, teachers should absolutely teach and explain to their students the lesson and how it ties into the political text. ...