Avengers assemble on screen at last
May 11, 2012 • Nick Fremgen, Staff Reporter
Marvel Comics’ new movie The Avengers, directed by Joss Whedon, was released on Friday, May 4th , and it brought in $80.5 million dollars on opening day alone. In the first weekend it had $200.3 million dollar revenue in America, breaking world records for largest revenue for opening weekend. The Avengers... Read more »
“Born to Run” goes the distance
May 7, 2012 • Nick Fremgen, Staff Reporter
Christopher McDougall’s book Born to Run is captivating and interesting. In the book, he talks about a tribe in South America called the Tarahumara, and their ability to run incredibly long distances (some over 200 miles!) and enjoy the run. He talks about his adventure to find the reclusive tribe... Read more »
Will your decisions have a Mass(ive) Effect?
April 27, 2012 • William Voorhees, A&E Manager
It started off just like any other day in the year 2186. The people of Earth carried out their daily routines. That was when the Reapers attacked. Mass Effect 3 is a third person shooter/ RPG developed by Bioware and published by EA. It is the thrilling conclusion to the Mass Effect trilogy and... Read more »
The Lorax speaks for the trees
April 23, 2012 • Kate Alaks, Staff Reporter
Ted lives in Thneedville, a seemingly-perfect town in which “bushes” are inflatable, “trees” have multiple functions (such as Disco) and bottled air is delivered to everyone’s door daily. This mirrors our own consumption-driven society, and is very well done. I’m sure most people know the... Read more »
Who knew telekinesis was such a downer?
April 23, 2012 • Robby Filec, A&E Manager
What would you do if you had the power to move objects with your mind? In Chronicle, three friends, Matt (Alex Russell) Andrew (Dane DeHaan) and Steve (Michael B. Jordan), attain telekinetic powers. What do they do with them? Andrew lives with an alcoholic father and a cancer stricken mother. He has... Read more »
Perseus and the Gods disappoint in ‘Titans’ Sequel
April 18, 2012 • Cameron Kritikos, Sports Manager
Already a decade after his heroic defeat of the ferocious Kraken, Perceus is back at it in the sequel of the 2010 blockbuster. Wrath of the Titans, starring Sam Worthington and Liam Neeson, is action packed for 99 minute screening and is visually appealing. The action scenes are aggressive and intense... Read more »
Twist and shout for Twisted Metal (2012)
April 12, 2012 • Nick Schliep, Staff Reporter
Boys and girls, men and women of all ages, step right up to the carnival of chaos, the grind house of gore, the apex of destruction derby game play. Yes, this is Twisted Metal for the PS3, the latest installment in the Twisted Metal Franchise. The classic car combat game is reborn, sparing no vehicle... Read more »
The Hunger Games whet my appetite
April 10, 2012 • Robby Filec, A&E Manager
With swords flashing, arrows flying, and stomachs rumbling, The Hunger Games was an awesome movie. Jennifer Lawrence, who starred in the lead role of Katniss Everdeen, was perfect: tough enough but also emotional enough. The best thing about the movie, though, was that it corresponded closely with the... Read more »
Furies of Calderon an intensely good read
March 23, 2012 • Nick Fremgen, Staff Reporter
Jim Butcher’s exciting and captivating book Furies of Calderon is a book that you cannot miss. In this novel, everyone has a fury. A fury is a manifestation of an element that allows the person with that type of fury to command that element. Everyone has a fury, except for Tavi. Tavi is an outcast... Read more »
R.I.P James “The Rev” Sullivan
February 2, 2012 • Brenden Kaminski, Staff Reporter
Two years and one month, tragedy struck. The drummer from the heavy metal hard rock band Avenged Sevenfold died. His name was James Owen Sullivan, also known as The Rev. He death was due to a polydrug intoxication. I found out the day that he died, and I was broken. I had grown up listening to Avenged... Read more »
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