Game On: Digital Rights Mismanagement
BY ALEX BARNARD Digital rights management, commonly referred to as DRM, is any technology that a digital content producer uses to set how the consumer may use their digital product. The purpose of DRM is to stop pirates from enjoying illegally obtained digital goods. DRM can range from mild... Read more
Here We Are, Now Entertain Us: Books Are Only Marketed To Girls
BY RACHEL GAMBACH Books have changed lives, altered our views of the world and even started wars. However despite its glorious history, Its sad to say that in todays world, more middle school boys declare themselves “non-readers” than girls. This shift can be possibly be attributed to the fact... Read more
Sports Page: Guide To A Perfect NCAA Bracket
BY A.J. KURZMAN While March is a month chalk full of many important events, it only means one thing to sports fans: March Madness.  It’s the time of year where we go nuts over the large NCAA tournament that is being played out.  However, while it’s a time full... Read more
Here We Are, Now Entertain Us: Is Blu-ray Worth It?
BY BLUE KAUFMAN Over the course of history, cinema has gone through serious changes. Movies making can be traced back to the 1920’s, after which it wasn’t long before hand-cranked cameras we’re trumped by Technicolor and later enhanced by microphones. Even though it took 20 years to slay the... Read more
The Lariat Mix: Joyce Manor
BY JEREMY HAAS Last November I saw one of my favorite bands play at the Talent Farm. I already wrote a blog about the great time I had, but alas, my dear blog editor Blue Kaufman forgot to edit and send it in to be posted. So here we... Read more
Here We Are, Now Entertain Us: Breaking Bad
BY BLUE KAUFMAN When Breaking Bad debuted on TV, I had no intention of getting involved. In fact I’d see the teaser trailers on AMC without even giving them a second thought.  I vaguely remember recognizing the show’s main character from somewhere, but I’d soon be flipping to another... Read more
Game On: Getting Perspective
BY ALEX BARNARD Perspective, a free mind-blowing plat former developed by a small team of students at the DigiPen Institute of Technology, has been gaining popularity after being nominated for the Technical Excellence award for the upcoming 2013 Independent Games Festival.  The game begins as a fairly traditional 2D plat... Read more

Sports Page: March Madness

Blogs February 27, 2013

BY A.J. KURZMAN With one of the best months in sports is just a short two weeks away, college basketball is as wide open as ever. Unlike last year, where Kentucky was so dominant and the clear cut favorite to win the championship, there is no team that is... Read more
Lariat Mix: The Angst List
BY JEREMY HAAS Like everyone else on this newspaper staff, every other kid at CCHS, and almost every American at one point in their lives, I am a high school student.  However during this time filled with love anger and hormones, angst is perhaps one of the most prominent.... Read more
Technically Speaking: Consumer Electronics Show
BY ALEX BARNARD The Consumer Electronics Show, commonly referred to as CES, went on January 8th through January 11th in Las Vegas. CES has become a show in which many large tech corporations such as Panasonic and Sony show off disappointingly small iterations in their products. However while several... Read more