We Have Always Lived In The Castle – Book Review
Gabe Norris, Reporter
November 22, 2019
Book: We Have Always Lived In The Castle Author: Shirely Jackson Genre: Gothic Horror Minimal Spoilers The short novel We Have Always Lived In The Castle by Shirely Jackson is certainly not one of her works she is most remembered for, such as her short story “The Lottery” and he...
What a Joker!
Bronwen Deckard, Reporter
October 30, 2019
Joker Movie Review Spoiler free The ‘Joker’ movie is dark yet beautiful. It takes you through Arthur Fleck’s journey of transformation as played by Joaquin Phoenix. Fleck goes from working as a clown performer who dreams of becoming a stand-up comedian but finally morphs into the villainou...
Trevor Noah Kicks off IU Homecoming
Zoe Scheuerman, Reporter
October 30, 2019
On Friday, October 11th, Trevor Noah, the South African comedian and award-winning host of the Daily Show, came to the IU Auditorium as part of his “Loud and Clear” tour. He kicked off the homecoming weekend with two opening acts, including Josh Johnson, a fellow Daily Show writer. I’m familiar with Noah...
Let’s Talk Lion King
Bronwen Deckard, Reporter
September 4, 2019
Spoiler free Jon Favreau, director of “The Jungle Book,” took charge in the live action remake of “The Lion King.” He had big shoes to fill, as the original was a huge success with multiple awards and an audience that has loved the movie ever since they were young. Due to my love of “...
Netflix Has a Huge Problem. And It’s Not the Price.
Jerrett Alexander, Reporter
April 10, 2019
In the 22 years since its inception, Netflix has reinvented television. What began as a DVD distribution service is now a global, video streaming phenomena worth billions of dollars. As of January 2019, the company had over 148 million subscriptions and was the seventh-largest internet company in terms of sa...
The New Netflix Must-See
Frances Sheets, Editor, Reporter
February 21, 2019
Last month, fittingly with the upcoming holiday, Netflix released their latest original show. This latest Netflix production, a British comedy-drama simply named Sex Education, brings a slightly taboo topic to the table: teen sex. The topic of sex in high school is fairly prevalent for several different ...
Mulia’s Picks: Four Best Video Game Love Stories
Mulia Hermudia, Multimedia Editor
February 13, 2019
Planning to spend Valentine’s Day all by yourself? These four games will definitely keep you occupied.
Valentine’s Day is a Scam. But Here’s How It Won’t Be.
Melinda Wang, Reporter
February 13, 2019
Immediately after Christmas decorations are put away in stores across America, an onslaught of pinks, reds and whites take over the seasonal decorations. Expensive heart-shaped chocolate boxes, cards, restaurants and jewelry stores are a hard reminder for couples of the brutal expectations to show the...
Young Democrat & Young Republican Perspectives on the Government Shutdown
Ellie Lloyd, Reporter
February 1, 2019
As the United States government shutdown surpasses a month, it continues to grow as the longest shutdown in American history. On December 22nd, President Trump issued the government shutdown in response to disputes between Democrats and the Trump administration regarding border security. President Trum...
2018- Gaming Royale!
Mulia Hermudia, Multimedia Editor
January 31, 2019
2018 was a pretty busy year for the video game industry. Numerous highly anticipated games were released throughout the year. Some of them lived up to the hype, while others turned out to be an utter disappointment for many video game enthusiasts. We also saw the popularization of the battle royale genre- a l...
What Happens When Minorities are Represented on the Big Screens
Melinda Wang, Reporter
October 10, 2018
Something truly extraordinary has happened in 2018, a wave of cultural pride and emotions from just a few hours of screen time from three historically important movies, “Crazy Rich Asians”, “Black Panther”, and “Love, Simon”. Each movie contains lead roles of cultural and racial minoriti...
Students At Tri-North Middle School Take Action Regarding Sexist Dress Code
Frances Sheets, Reporter
May 16, 2017
On Monday, May 15, a group of Tri-North Middle School students staged a peaceful protest in response to the school’s dress code, which is seen by many students as sexist and unfairly applied. The protest involved wearing t-shirts with handwritten slogans on them made by students. Both male and femal...
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