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The Lariat Class of 2018 finale: Revisiting some of the greatest finales of the entertainment industry
As the senior class departs from the hallowed halls of CCHS for the last time in their academic careers next week, a sort of bittersweet nostalgia has set in for some students. For many clubs and school organizations, the end of the year represents a transition in power, a passing... Read more
Review: “Interstella 5555” is a stellar ride
BY NOAH CASTAGNA “Musicians are magicians. That’s what I always say.” Those words come from the supervisor of “Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem,” a full length animated movie that covers French electronic music duo Daft Punk’s album “Discovery.” And his words cannot ring truer in the... Read more
Unpopular Opinion: Standardized testing is good for students
BY NOAH CASTAGNA It’s that time of year again. The time of year that brings back the nail-biting habit once thought to be overcome. The time of year  defined by desperate last attempts at cramming an entire year’s worth of information into one night of studying. Of course this is... Read more
“Infinity War” is ten years worth of awesome
BY NOAH CASTAGNA Readers be warned: this review contains no explicit spoilers of “Avengers: Infinity War” but does allude to some major events of the film. It all started with Jon Favreau’s “Iron Man.” And now, a little under ten years later, the near-decade long build up has finally culminated... Read more
Super testing sessions: Week 2 and 3 schedule
BY NOAH CASTAGNA The first set of Super Testing sessions kicked off this week with the FSA ELA for freshmen and sophomores on Tuesday, April 17 and Wednesday, April 18. Moving forward, there are four more sessions of Super Testing over the next two weeks. The first part of the... Read more
“Legion” gets weirder with its Season 2 premiere
BY NOAH CASTAGNA In similar fashion to its stellar first season, one promise can be made with the second season of FX’s “Legion”: the viewer will not understand most of what’s happening. But in the case of creator Noah Hawley’s psychological dive into the superhero genre, that’s not necessarily a... Read more
School Duel: CCHS loses to MSD by an 80 point margin
BY NOAH CASTAGNA School Duel is the annual TV quiz show competition that pits South Florida’s top 20 high schools against one another, presented by BrightStar Credit Union and Chick-fil-A. Four-person teams compete in a single elimination tournament of academic trivia, and the winner of the tournament brings home a... Read more
Governor Scott throws support behind gun policy proposals
BY NOAH CASTAGNA The Florida gun control debate has had its ups and downs in the days following a tragedy that thrust the issue into the fold of American political discourse once again, as it appeared Florida Governor Rick Scott was possibly ready to make concessions on the issue. Scott... Read more
The future of technology, today
BY NOAH CASTAGNA  Moore’s law, coined in 1965 by Gordon Moore, states that potential processing power doubles every year. Jump forward 53 years, and the world is experiencing a digital renaissance the likes of which not even Moore could have fully predicted. His principle has ushered in a revolution that... Read more
Studio executives wonder why their bad adaptations fail
BY NOAH CASTAGNA This week a movie poster surfaced for an upcoming film based on animal crackers. Yes, animal crackers are receiving an onscreen adaptation that promises to be “a magical adventure in every bite.” Obviously this raises many questions. The first and foremost of which being, why? Who asked... Read more