Issues Solved: Young Avengers
BY CHRISTINA RIVERO Let’s face it, a comic with younger heroes, a substantial plot, and elaborate character development that doesn’t downgrade teen heroes to being “just kids” is a rarity. However, on January 23rd, 2013, this fantasy changed when Marvel put together unlikely heroes to work together in the... Read more
Game On: Pokemon X and Y

Game On: Pokemon X and Y

Blogs November 1, 2013

BY JACOB FERREIRA Since 1997, children across the globe have been obsessively collecting, trading, and battling Pokémon. Even now, after 16 years, the phenomenon shows no signs of slowing down. Pokémon X and Y not only marks the Pokémon series’ debut on the Nintendo 3DS but also features a... Read more
Review: Lorde – Pure Heroine
BY RACHEL GAMBACH If you haven’t heard of Lorde, get ready because she is the next big thing in music. The sixteen year old New Zealand native topped charts with her song “Royals” and has just released her album Pure Heroine. Her take on music is fresh and irresistibly rich.... Read more
Review: Drake – Nothing Was The Same
BY OLIVIA PASCALE-WONG After four years in the industry, Drake has proven himself to be one of, if not the best artist in his genre. The half Jewish, half black kid from Canada who was on the television show Degrassi: The Next Generation currently holds the record for most... Read more
Deacon Speakin’: Birthdays-Less Is More
BY DAVID DEACON Birthdays: everyone has one. At CCHS, these “special days” often include balloons, baked goods, and gifts. Walking down the halls of CCHS, one can often spot someone celebrating their birthday. However, with these celebrations the overly receptive birthday routine has become too robotic. We need to... Read more
Fantasy Tip Sheet: Free Agents
BY A.J. KURZMAN After week six of fantasy football, it’s clear that the true contenders are starting to separate themselves from the pretenders. Injuries are taking their toll on big name players such as Julio Jones, Randall Cobb, Steven Jackson,  and Danny Amendola (with my good luck I happened to... Read more
Breaking Bad: A Study In Transformation
BY A.J. KURZMAN WARNING: this article contains Breaking Bad spoilers.  If you have not seen every episode of the critically acclaimed series, then maybe your best course would be to tread lightly. “Chemistry:  The study of transformation.” This quote means so many things to the show.  It represents how... Read more
Review: Baggage Claim
BY HANNAH RAMESAR The movie Baggage Claim covers the hectic romantic timeline of flight attendant Montana Moore (Paula Patton) trying to find her Mr. Right. Unfortunately, the writer and director, David E. Talbert, completely misses the mark with this romantic comedy. Baggage Claim was 96 minutes of pure torment. Watching... Read more
Review: Gravity
BY DANIELLA ASPURU Directed by Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity features superstars Sandra Bullock as Dr. Ryan Stone and George Clooney as astronaut Matt Kowalsky.  Stone is on her first trip into space and Kowalsky is on his final trip.  While they are up there the space ship blows up and... Read more
Review: Glee – The Quarterback
BY RACHEL CALLAHAN On October 10th, Glee fans sat down with a box of much needed tissues to watch the Glee episode titled The Quarterback, an episode which paid tribute to Cory Monteith, who passed away this summer from heroin and alcohol overdose.  On the show, Monteith portrayed main... Read more