Goodbye Vine
Isabelle Ashby, Staff Writer
January 19, 2017
Filed under Arts, Entertainment, and Reviews
You may have heard of Vine; the widely popular social app where you can record six-second videos and post them for people to see. This application was released three years ago on January 24th, 2013 by Twitter. And since then, it has quickly gained many followers and supporters over the years...
Mariah’s Messy New Year
Gabrielle Nelson, Senior writer
January 5, 2017
Filed under Arts, Entertainment, and Reviews, Music
Performing at the New Year’s Eve Countdown is a normally a time to be proud that America wants to hear and see you in their last moments of the year. Mariah Carey had the opportunity to sing some of her holiday classics on stage as well as some endearing songs to enter the New Year. Mariah began her ...
Why Classic Books Are So Hard to Understand?
Julia Webster, Co-Editor
December 9, 2016
Filed under Arts, Entertainment, and Reviews, Book, Op/Ed
We’ve all been there. Your English teacher assigned you a novel that you just can’t wrap your head around, no matter how hard you try (or didn’t try). It’s the day before your comprehension test, you’re ten pages in and no closer to understanding what “the slings and arrows of outrageous...
Throne of Glass Review
Isabelle Ashby, Staff Writer
December 7, 2016
Filed under Arts, Entertainment, and Reviews, Book, Top Stories
For weeks, I had received a barrage of texts from a friend of mine that had just become enamored with a book she had picked up from her school’s library called Throne of Glass. Everyday, she’d express her love for this book to me, as well as her excitement and anguish for the events happening beneath...
The 100 Review
Isabelle Ashby, Staff Writer
December 6, 2016
Filed under Arts, Entertainment, and Reviews, Television
So, the world has been utterly devastated because of the mistake of someone who hadn’t considered the repercussions of their actions. The entirety of Earth has been left completely dull and lifeless-- no longer inhabitable by any creature. But, yet again, humans fail to be subdued by such a crisis ...
In Honor of Halloween
Melodie Abell, Staff Writer
December 6, 2016
Filed under Arts, Entertainment, and Reviews, Op/Ed
The stairs creak with the weight of nothing. You see something move out of the corner of your eye, but when you look again, it’s gone. The shadows of the trees outside look like arms caressing your windows, yearning to come inside. The ketchup splatter on the wall looks suspiciously like something els...
The University of Alabama
December 6, 2016
Filed under Arts, Entertainment, and Reviews, Career and College info., College and Career, College Profiles, School, Top Stories
If you’re looking for a school in a suburban area, Alabama could be the school for you. The University of Alabama is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The University makes up half the town's population of about 95,000. Alabama is a huge school, with a whopping 37,665 students enrolled. Big Al the elephan...
Fall Fashion
Michael Miles, Fashion Editor
November 29, 2016
Filed under Arts, Entertainment, and Reviews, Lifestyle, Top Stories
The leaves have turned, the air is crisp, and sweaters have returned. Yes ladies and gentlemen, fall is here! I’m sure you are wondering what should be featured in your fall wardrobe, so here is your fall style guide for the upcoming season! Now ladies, I’m sure you all remember brig...
Doctor Strange Review
Jason Ferris and Julia Webster
November 16, 2016
Filed under Arts, Entertainment, and Reviews, Movie, Top Stories
We settled in cushy chairs with the sweet smell of buttered popcorn and the not-so-sweet sound of moviegoers filling their cheeks with popcorn and crumbling the oversized bites into slop because of the Dr. Strange trailers. I am a dedicated Marvel fan, inhaling many of the franchise’s animated seri...
Review for The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Julia Webster, Co-Editor
November 2, 2016
Filed under Arts, Entertainment, and Reviews, Book
I had seen the book on my mother’s bookshelf many times before, among other works like Marc Antony and Cleopatra, and My Sister’s Keeper. Curious, bored, and in need of something to read, I picked it up a novel and committed a book lover’s greatest sin: I judged a book by it’s cover. More ap...
Tech Week
Brad Oosterink, Junior Staff Writer
October 28, 2016
Filed under Arts, Entertainment, and Reviews, Theater, Top Stories
If you’ve never been in a show or production, you probably don’t know the time and effort that goes into Tech Week. What is Tech Week? Tech Week is the week of a production and it is when everything gels together and the whole product is seen for the first time. This week is called Tech Week becaus...
Miss America
Julia Webster, Staff Writer
October 14, 2016
Filed under Arts, Entertainment, and Reviews, Op/Ed
She walks down the aisle with grace, poise, and beauty. Her hips sway slightly as she takes her place among the other contestants. 52 beautiful women stand on the stage wearing gorgeous dresses and bright smiles. But only one will leave with the crown and a $50,000 scholarship. And on September 11th, Miss Sav...
