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Attack on Titan electrifies fans

Young In Seo, Managing Editor April 19, 2017

Shingeki no Kyojin, more commonly known as Attack on Titan, began its second season with suspense, tension and action. The anime was originally a manga series written and illustrated by Japanese author...

How (AP) Lit were this year’s books?

Anjali Kumar, Reporter April 17, 2017

  From a man who turns into a dung beetle over night, to a young English girl who lies to the police and falsely incarcerates an innocent man, these are my ranks of books chosen for this years...

Invadr conquers the family coaster market at Busch Gardens

Invadr conquers the family coaster market at Busch Gardens

Tyler Grobman, Reporter April 16, 2017

Ever since The Big Bad Wolf was closed down in mid-2009, roller coaster enthusiasts at Busch Gardens Williamsburg have been waiting for a worthy successor to the acclaimed family coaster. Even after...

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Review: Your Name

Christine Cheon, News Editor April 12, 2017
Japanese animated film adaptation exceeds expectations
Ed Sheeran is back and better than ever

Ed Sheeran is back and better than ever

Sanskriti Neupane, Managing Editor April 12, 2017

5 stars I have always been a fan of Ed Sheeran and am excited whenever he releases new music. When it was announced that his third studio album, Divide, would be different from his past work...

One season too many

One season too many

Catherine Zysk, Reporter April 12, 2017

Let me begin this by stating that I am a huge Grey's Anatomy fan. I have loved this show from Day 1 when Meredith and the clan were nothing more than hospital interns dreaming of their first surgery....

Photoshopping for the perfect editing app

Alex Mandanas and Imani McCormick April 12, 2017

When capturing a perfect picture that will give your friends FOMO, it is critical to enhance and add effects to your photos. With the thousands of editing apps available it can be tough to figure out which...

Life is good...except for the dead

Life is good…except for the dead

Justin Kim, Reporter April 11, 2017

In space, no one can hear you screa - wait, we did this already back in the 80's... This 2017 film by Daniel Espinosa and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, and Deadpoo - sorry, Ryan Reynolds...

Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness brings playful energy to Toad’s Place

Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness brings playful energy to Toad’s Place

Melanie Pincus, Editor-in-Chief April 10, 2017

The first time Andrew McMahon leaped into a giant inflatable duck on Sunday night at Toad’s Place in New Haven, Conn., he was eight songs into his set. By the second time, three songs into the encore,...

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Review: The Chainsmokers’ “Memories…Do Not Open”

Siddarth Shankar, News Editor April 9, 2017

Spending over fifty consecutive weeks in the top ten of Billboard charts is a career milestone that few artists have ever achieved. For the Chainsmokers, a new addition to the nation’s electronic dance...

13 Reasons Why review

13 Reasons Why review

Laura Opsahl-Ong, Reporter April 9, 2017

Netflix’s new original series, 13 Reasons Why, was released on March 31st. Produced by famous singer Selena Gomez, based off of an extremely popular book, and hyped up all over social media, viewers...

Review in the Shell

Review in the Shell

Justin Kim, Reporter March 31, 2017

IMPORTANT NOTE #1: Despite watching this movie, I have never read/watched any of the other Ghost in the Shell manga/animated movie/anime prior to the viewing of this movie. However, this was partially...

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