Madden ’12 pumps game past ’11
September 9, 2011 • Trevor Ferril, Copy Editor
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Games
This offseason in football has been quite hectic on both the professional and college level. The NFL lockout stole most of the show, and players have had little time before the preseason games to get back into their stride. The lockout also affected EA Sports as they had to delay the release of Madden... Read more »
‘Sucker Punch’ breathtaking, impressive
April 19, 2011 • Krista Faucette, Associate Editor
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies
If you’re expecting a raunchy, violent romp of a film with Zack Snyder’s “Sucker Punch,” you truly will be unprepared. The movie blurs all lines of reality, and the viewer has to try to realize just what is going on in the fantasy and the real worlds. It’s filled with amazing visual... Read more »
Winning, winning: Thrill of victory guides group through retail safari
April 14, 2011 • Abby Velasquez, J1 Contributor
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Student Life
It has already been ten minutes since the last clue and the enemy was nowhere to be found. The group looked around at everyone frantically. Why did everyone have to pick today to be at the mall? We thought frantically about the last clue: “The name is the brother of a popular show on Nickelodeon.”... Read more »
‘TRON: Legacy’ brings digital world to life
January 24, 2011 • Krista Faucette
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Movies
The game has changed. TRON: Legacy, a direct sequel to the 1982 cult favorite TRON, is quite possibly one of the best movies released during this school year. With breathtaking special effects, a seamless blending of 2D and 3D, and an engaging story line, the film caters not only to technology nerds... Read more »
Westerfeld’s ‘The Uglies’ tells thrilling adventure, asks thought-provoking questions
January 11, 2011 • Jayden Beatty, Assistant Editor
Filed under Books
Freedom is a cancer, not a right according to many characters in “The Uglies,” a four-book series written by Scott Westerfeld. After being blackmailed into betraying her friend, protagonist Tally Youngblood unexpectedly finds a world away from obeying the authority and realizes that the obsession... Read more »
‘The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe’ makes perfect family film for holiday season
December 10, 2010 • Payton Noel, J1 Contributor
Filed under Holiday Specials, Movies
“The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,” the first movie of “The Chronicles of Narnia” series based upon the novels by C.S. Lewis, is the perfect movie to enjoy during the holiday season. When the four Pevensie children are forced to leave their home country due to airplane bombings... Read more »
‘Alice in Wonderland’ breathtaking, incredible
December 8, 2010 • Elizabeth Gililand, J1 Contributor
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Holiday Specials, Movies
Tim Burton’s epic film “Alice in Wonderland” hit theaters on March 5, 2010. This movie was absolutely magical with an unreal fantasy twist. This is one of Tim Burton’s best films, and it hit $319.9 million in the box office. I personally loved this movie because it rose high above my... Read more »
‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-Part One’ worth the wait
December 7, 2010 • Chandler Shaw, Online Editor
Filed under Movies, Uncategorized
With movie snacks in one hand and my ticket stub in the other, I moved with nervous excitement to find my group of friends in the darkened theatre. My hands were shaking, and I couldn’t tell if it was from anticipation of the movie to come, or from the blue raspberry ICEE I was holding. I, along with... Read more »
Bruno Mars innovates, entertains with debut “Doo-Wops and Hooligans”
December 7, 2010 • Jacob Flores, Staff Writer
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Music
Sky rocketing to the top of the charts with stunning vocals and songwriting abilities, Bruno Mars amazes audiences of pop and hip-hop cultures alike. As an already respected songwriter and producer in the music industry, Mars burst onto radios nationwide co-writing and appearing on B.o.B.‘s “Nothin’... Read more »
‘Danger Days’ fabulous addition to American rock
December 7, 2010 • Krista Faucette, Associate Editor
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Music
My Chemical Romance has been known for punk-pop anthems, lyrics that spoke to angsty teens and their dark, macabre style. But with the release of their new concept album, “Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys,” the band completely reinvents itself. Released on Nov. 22, “Danger Days”... Read more »
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