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Cuphead Review: A great game, but not for some

Ross Oliver, Reporter October 20, 2017

Cuphead is a 2D platform shooter, stylized in a 1930s rubber hose animation which is either played in a single player or co-op mode. It was developed by StudioMDHR Entertainment, an independent video game...

Lush Cosmetics: What do they really stand for?

Lush Cosmetics: What do they really stand for?

Sasha Meyman and Dana Collings October 18, 2017

    It’s apparent that Lush is not that well-known of a company. Those who do know it, are skeptical of it. So, what is Lush and what does it stand for? Lush Cosmetics was founded...

Younger Now will make you feel younger now

“Younger Now” will make you feel younger now

Carla Ballard, Reporter October 17, 2017

After listening to Miley Cyrus's latest album Younger Now released on Friday, Sept. 29, not only did it leave me incredibly hooked and impressed, Miley has successfully reconciled her old musical...

Kingsman: The Golden Circle - A Film Review

Kingsman: The Golden Circle – A Film Review

Bryan Chung, Editor-in-Chief October 17, 2017

"Manners maketh man," said Harry Hart, a Kingsman agent under the codename Galahad. This is the second movie of the Kingsman series after following a huge hit from its first movie, Kingsman: The Secret...

Review: Wu-Tang Clans The Saga Continues

Review: Wu-Tang Clan’s “The Saga Continues”

Conor Zeya, A&E Editor October 16, 2017

  Although the Wu-Tang Clan solidified their place in the hip-hop world almost 25 years ago, they refuse to let that stop them from working hard to release good music. On October 13th, Wu-Tang...

Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer: blockbuster or psycho drama?

Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer: blockbuster or psycho drama?

Sam Gollob, Reporter October 14, 2017

The trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi was officially released on Monday amidst lots of anticipation. The Last Jedi continues the story introduced by the Force Awakens which was aired in 2015. The Force...

Happy Death Day fails to distinguish itself

Happy Death Day fails to distinguish itself

Ben Brooks, Reporter October 14, 2017

In a Horror themed remix of Groundhog Day, director Christopher B. Landon, who directed multiple of the Paranormal Activity movies, failed to stand out. In what was bound to be a predictable movie, he...

Blade Runner 2049...at least has a cool name

Blade Runner 2049…at least has a cool name

Justin Kim, A&E Section Editor October 8, 2017

So...did we ever find out whether androids dream of electric sheep? If you are even a slightest fan of sci-fi, it would have been nearly impossible to not know of the cult classic known as Ridley Scott's Blade...

Live from New York, its a strong start

Live from New York, it’s a strong start

Haley Rose October 4, 2017

It is going to be hard for Saturday Night Live to top the smash hit they enjoyed in Season 42. The season was rife with scathing political satire, aided by Alec Baldwin's Emmy Award-winning impression...

Shawn Mendes awes crowd with just a guitar

Shawn Mendes awes crowd with just a guitar

Sanskriti Neupane, Managing Editor August 20, 2017

  5 stars    I have to admit, Shawn Mendes is one of my favorite artists and I would probably enjoy any concert of his. However, as I climbed the stairs towards my seat, I wasn’t sure...

Dunkirk - A Film Review

Dunkirk – A Film Review

Justin Kim, Reporter August 4, 2017

My ears are bleeding from the Stuka siren. Dunkirk is directed by Christopher Nolan and stars Fionn Whitehead, Cillian Murphy, and Tom Hardy. Though it hardly matters who starred in this film, and I'll...

Chance the Rapper rocks Jiffy Lube

Chance the Rapper rocks Jiffy Lube

Rustin Abedi, Opinions Editor June 21, 2017

Chance the Rapper, as part of his “Be Encouraged tour,” made is way to Northern Virginia as part of the his early run on summer concerts. On a cloudless Sunday night, he emerged to energize a crowd...

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