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Junior Victoria Rice wears Brooks Ghost 14 running shoes

Evolution of the Running Shoe: A step-by-step journey through time

Ameya Menon, PV Only editor February 25, 2024

Nike. On Cloud. Asics. From old time classics to newly discovered brands, running shoes have always been a closet staple, especially amongst the running community. But the perfect shoe looks different...

Senior Addie Kilcoin poses at the Eras Tour in June of 2023. Like Kilcoin, a large majority of Swifts fanbase is female. 
Photo Credit to Addie Kilcoin.

OPINION: Unfounded criticism of Taylor Swift enters America’s game

Jae Jepsen, Editor in Chief February 9, 2024

Chiefs fans have grown accustomed to a familiar pattern this season: tight end Travis Kelce succeeds, making a touchdown or good catch, and the crowd goes wild. Cut to Taylor Swift. Since Swift and...

Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbies Oscar snubs prove that Barbie can be anything... but an Oscar nominee.

Beyond ‘Barbie’: Oscar snubs ignite conversations about recognition in film

Alene Keppy, Feature Editor/Opinion Editor February 5, 2024

The 2024 Oscar nominations have stirred both excitement and disappointment among film-enthusiasts worldwide. Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig were notably absent from their respective categories, Best Lead...

Netflix and other streaming services have provided more limited series on their site in recent years.

From blockbuster to bingeworthy: The rise of the limited series

Selah DeVore, Copy Editor February 5, 2024

Television has been a central part of American culture for decades, with series spanning dozens of seasons airing as early as the 1950s. Shows with long seasons and uniform episode lengths became the standard,...

Mean Girls poster of new film

REVIEW: ‘Mean Girls’ remake brings in modern elements; fails to reach heights of original

Abby Moroney, Business Manager February 5, 2024

The new adaptation of Mean Girls was theatrically released on Jan. 12, generating mixed reviews.  The original movie was released in 2004, followed up by a Broadway remake in 2018. Most recently, the...

An example of the extent homes go to for Christmas. Photo credit to James Wheeler on Unsplash, Creative Commons.

Extreme Christmas decoration culture

Aedan Burkhart, Photo Manager January 4, 2024

Single families and people buy hundreds to thousands of dollars worth of decorations, lights, and aesthetics every year in time for the Christmas season.   When driving down suburban areas of...

Advertisement poster for the 50 years of Dark Side of The Moon show by Brit Floyd.

Brit Floyd’s 50 years of Dark Side, does it live up to the expectations?

Aedan Burkhart, Photo Manager January 4, 2024

Recently performed at the Davenport Adler Theatre on September 15th, Brit Floyd enamored its audience performing one of the greatest rock albums of all time, Dark Side of The Moon.   Since the...

A “homebrewed” Wii U, like the one shown here, can make backups of games to download and play on a computer, but can just as easily be used for piracy.

OPINION: The need for the preservation of media should override piracy

Troy Tomson, Site Manager January 3, 2024

Piracy is the theft of copyrighted material and thus illegal, but preserving the media of the past is also important. Preservation shows how far we’ve come, and it allows forgotten films, music and video...

Reflecting the visuals of the 80s, the album cover for Time-Lapse, is arguably Yukikas most aesthetically commited cover art, ending her nostalgically-sourced career on a truly memorable note.
Courtesy of Yukika, Studio H2, under license to YG PLUS

REVIEW: Yukika’s nostalgic farewell, “Time-Lapse,” honors the roots of a reviving city pop scene

Margil Sanchez Carmona, Arts & Entertainment Editor January 3, 2024

Neon colors and twinkling city lights paint an all-too-alluring, retro-futuristic urban scene; and the internet just can’t get enough of it. City pop is a niche genre of Japanese-originated, east Asian...

Numerous famous war films on DVD which depict different stories.

The polarity of war films can create misleading feelings for viewers

Alex Blunk, Classroom Manager January 3, 2024

Throughout cinema history there have always been films made about war--there is always another epic soldier’s story to be told, another battle scene to show or another political element to explore.  War...

I want to change the idol industry, said Huh Yunjin before her debut. With NewJeans domination of the charts this year, female K-Pop groups seemed to be at the top, but the top unfortunately does not shield them from the industrys history of female mistreatment.

OPINION: After K-Pop’s most female-dominated year, the state of women in K-Pop is still lagging behind

Margil Sanchez Carmona, Arts & Entertainment Editor January 3, 2024

“We ensure that ladies rule the world,” affirms Soyeon, the self-made creative director, writer, producer and main rapper of (G)I-DLE, arguably K-Pop’s only unapologetically feminist group. At almost...

Doja Cat at the Met Gala in 2023 before she was caught violating the no smoking policy.

The proud and the controversial: Doja Cat soars through controversies

Gabi Ragins, Multimedia Manager January 3, 2024

Renowned star, Doja Cat has broken the internet with her compelling songs and bold personality. Yet the star’s questionable decisions have recently made her an agent of controversy.  In May. 22, ...

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