“RFLEX”: intense, high speed quests for high scores
By Colin Haroutunian, Staff Reporter
May 23, 2018
Filed under Features, Ideas, Reviews, Video Games
Everything about “RFLEX” screams of a game hellbent on examining the breaking point of a player and their reaction time. Taunting those who wish to surpass old scores, failures can prompt “DEAD” to appear on screen. There is no doubt that the upbeat electronic soundtrack and the super sensit...
“64.0”: an escape from regular, routine repetition
By Colin Haroutunian, Staff Reporter
May 17, 2018
Filed under Features, Reviews, Video Games
Growing in intensity and complexity over the course of its challenging modes, “64.0” is best characterized as a collection of difficult time trials. The levels each have their own styles, with an accelerating pace to handle overtime. Controlling a rotatable square in the center of the scree...
GPN Gone But Not Forgotten Facebook group honors North Alumni
By Amelia Nowicki and Sarah Shanley
May 16, 2018
Filed under Features, profiles, Showcase
For the past two years, class of 1978 alumnus Mike Nowak has run the GPN Gone But not Forgotten FaceBook Group. This page began on December 31 2016, in order to honor Nowak’s high school friends who have died. Recently, it has been revamped by Jeff Rinke, another member of the graduating class of ...
Tips and tricks for earning scholarships & three you can still apply for
By Michael Hartt, Page Editor
May 15, 2018
As graduation approaches, so does the start of college, and for many, that means a heavy burden of student loans. A lot of scholarship money has already been given out, but if you haven’t applied for any already there are still chances to get money. According to counselor Jennifer Sherman, the...
KIB: Week of 4/16
By Savannah Burguron, Intern
April 19, 2018
Filed under Features, Keeping it brief, News
“Super Troopers 2” will premiere in theaters Friday, April 20. The movie is not yet rated, but it is a comedy/mystery movie. The first “Super Troopers” got a 90 percent Rotten Tomatoes rating from the audience. You can buy tickets to the movie here. Echosmith will be in Detroit on Wed...
“Bit Blaster”: basic, but patchwork nonetheless
By Colin Haroutunian, Intern
April 17, 2018
Filed under Apps, Features, Reviews, Showcase, Video Games
In the allure of clearing the way to the top of the leaderboard, arcade games are known for their replay ability. Repetition of levels is prevalent in this draw, a design concept treated no differently in “Bit Blaster”. In the hopes of bringing arcade-like features to the mobile environment, the ...
Is the SAT necessary?
By Jordan Craighead & Cairington Stahl, Business Manager & Staff Reporter
April 16, 2018
Filed under Features, Ideas, News
Each year, millions of high schoolers sit at desks with two perfectly sharpened number two pencils and a state-approved calculator. They wipe the sweat from their brows, attempt to shake out the nerves and relax their minds. The proctor tells the students they have two hours and then they start one o...
Faces in the crowd: Joy Taylor
By Charlie Bernas, Staff Reporter
March 27, 2018
Filed under Faces in the Crowd, Features
For sophomore Joy Taylor, cheer is everything. “I don’t really get a lot of free time,” Taylor said. “I'm on varsity. We have practices three or four days a week.” Taylor has been on the cheerleading team since freshman year and said she has really grown from the experience. “I ...
Faces in the Crowd: Michael Kehrig
By Sarah Shanley, Staff Reporter
March 26, 2018
Filed under Faces in the Crowd, Features
For Sophomore Michael Kehrig, running isn’t just a sport, it has shaped him into who he is today. He plans to do it for at least the rest of his highschool years. “It's been the foundation of who I am, and led to who I hang out with because I’ve been on (track) team, and most of the people t...
Stop the coping and start the calming
By Adam Schwartz, Page Editor
March 25, 2018
A sense of belonging is a measure that should be installed into the brains of all individuals. Who we are develops from two things: nature and nurture. Both determine how we utilize the skills we have and apply them to our everyday lives as people to make us stronger. While we assume most individuals...
Marching for Our Lives
By Sofia Ketels, Web Editor-In-Chief
March 25, 2018
Filed under Features, Showcase
Yesterday, I marched alongside more than 800,000 people down Pennsylvania Avenue. Among us stood not only survivors turned advocates, but people who had never heard the sound of a bullet being fired from a gun, or had loved ones torn away from this world decades too soon. I saw people like me, who had s...
Puzzle game ‘EDGE’ unlocks players’ decision making skills
By Colin Haroutunian, Staff Reporter
March 23, 2018
Filed under Apps, Features, Ideas, Reviews, Video Games
Hanging off of the edge of a block to deduct time, or being shoved off the edge of a level are two defining characteristics of ‘EDGE’. Despite the puzzle games’ simple graphics, the content grows in its complexity overtime, as to keep the player intrigued for later, unlockable levels. With over...
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