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Symphonic Band conducts fall concert

Rohan Mani, Reporter November 8, 2017

  In front of a packed auditorium, the Longfellow and McLean High School symphonic bands performed in a joint pyramid concert for their fall production on Thursday night. The program contained...

Jigsaw: Halloween movie review

Jigsaw: Halloween movie review

Jane Lee, Reporter November 2, 2017

Like most movies in the Saw franchise, Jigsaw, instead of having an elaborate and engaging story-line, features gory murder scenes meticulously planned ahead of time by a notorious killer. The overly-simplistic...

Let's be real...

Let’s be real…

Carla Ballard, Reporter October 26, 2017
Reality T.V. becomes vastly popular due to underlying stupidity and purpose

Stranger Things Season 2 trailer unveils a new monster

Tommy Schilder, Reporter October 20, 2017

WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS FROM SEASON 1 of Stranger Things Last year, Stranger Things soared to the top of the Netflix realm within weeks of its release. Creators Matt and Ross Duffer...

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 Clan's "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...

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