“Color Ballz” is challenging fun
By Allison Lackner, Business Manager
October 16, 2017
Filed under Apps, Reviews, Showcase
The player sits there wondering where the time went after playing Color Ballz. The new updated version of this game is highly addictive for all ages. The player just wants to keep playing in hopes of beating their previous score. This app is an updated version of Arkanoid with a colorful twist....
‘TBH’ app proves to be popularity contest
By Emily McCloskey, Intern
October 16, 2017
Filed under Apps, Reviews, Showcase
Only available in certain states including Michigan, TBH is an app used by many high schoolers to see who likes you and why. In the app, classmates can choose students for different polls based on what they think best fits one’s personality. When first opening the app, it generates through your ...
Season five of ‘The Goldbergs’ premieres on ABC
By Hannah Zalewski, Intern
October 13, 2017
Filed under Reviews, Showcase, TV Shows
Season five of “The Goldbergs” premiered on Sept. 27th on ABC. Picking up right where it left off in season four, Erica (Hayley Orrantia) is getting ready to go to college. In true Beverly Goldberg (Wendi Mclendon-Covey) fashion, she follows Erica to college and stays the first night in her daughter...
“Ship of the Dead” leads with more good than bad
By Katelynn Mulder, Editor
October 10, 2017
Filed under Books, Reviews, Showcase
The third book in the Magnus Chase series “Ship of the Dead,” leads the reader on a fast-paced, action packed, and often times hilarious quest to prevent Ragnarok, the end of the world. This installment in the series takes place an entire summer after the events of the last book, where Magnus...
‘American Made’ engages viewers with dramatic history
By Lindsey Ramsdell, Editor-in-Chief
October 4, 2017
Filed under Movies, Reviews, Showcase
“American Made,” a movie inspired by true events, keeps viewers constantly engaged through fast-paced action and periodic, comedic breaks. Tom Hanks stars as Barry Seal, a commercial pilot who gets recruited by the CIA to take clandestine images of Central America during the Cold War. However, looking...
‘Gotham’ breathes new life into story-line
By Savannah Burguron, Intern
October 3, 2017
Filed under Reviews, Showcase, TV Shows
Season four of “Gotham” premiered Thursday, Sept. 21 on FOX. The episode was action packed from start to end and was overall really good. This season they brought back a lot of older character but also introduced many new ones. They created the Scarecrow, Catwoman, P...
“Younger Now” Travels Back to Cyrus’s Roots
By Anna Post, Editor
October 1, 2017
Filed under Music, Reviews, Showcase
From being a puerile and bubbly childhood country star to becoming a more vulgar persona in early 2014, Miley Cyrus has proved to be dynamic. Her eclectic poppy undertones and electric vocals have changed, but Cyrus’s musical origins have always resided in country. In her new album “Younger Now,” Cyrus gr...
Super Mario Run shows potential
By Hannah Zalewski, Intern
September 29, 2017
Filed under Apps, Reviews, Showcase
If an addicting game that requires little effort on the player's part is what people are looking for, then Super Mario Run could be the perfect match. Super Mario Run consists of four intertwined games: World tour, Toad Rally, Kingdom builder, and Remix Ten. Campaign mode, or World Tour, allows players t...
The Good Place could take two paths in upcoming season
By Amber Braker, Page Editor
September 28, 2017
Filed under Reviews, Showcase, TV Shows
NBC’s Thursday night sitcom,“The Good Place,” offers an original and comedic depiction of the afterlife. The show builds a world in which there are two destinations after death: The Good Place and The Bad Place. Throughout one’s life, points are awarded and deducted for good and bad deeds. When on...
‘The People vs. OJ’ relives biggest trial in the 90’s
By Arzoo Chhaya, Intern
September 27, 2017
As the 10 year anniversary of the popular reality TV show “Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” approaches, fans are compelled to think of the family’s first shot at fame during the infamous trial of OJ Simpson, making the release of the 10 episode Netflix series, “The People vs. OJ,” all the more ...
Nothing like a ‘Warm Glow’ to put you to sleep
By Zoe Graves, Page Editor
September 25, 2017
Filed under Music, Reviews, Showcase
Seven months after releasing their debut album “Landmark,” Saint Paul, Minnesota natives Hippo Campus are back with a new EP. “Warm Glow” features three new tracks with a sound reflecting the title, but still manages to fall short. The record is nothing new from the band’s previously establ...
Sims 4: Toddler Stuff Pack review
By Allison Lackner, Business manager
September 25, 2017
Filed under Reviews, Showcase, Video Games
Although simmers saw the appearance of toddlers in Sims 4, the update was missing cute clothes and accessories for the new characters. The latest Sims pack, Sims 4 Toddler Stuff Pack, promised new options for the toddlers to express their personalities, burn off energy and make friends, yet it fell s...
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