How the Coronavirus Pandemic Is Impacting the Beauty World
Eileen Lincoln, Staff Writer
June 5, 2020
What is considered essential? Within the few months of the coronavirus pandemic, many people’s concepts of necessity have drastically changed. Simple aspects of life that used to hold much importance - such as clothing, fashion, and beauty - are no longer mandatory in the big scheme of things. Now the mos...
Becoming, a Michelle Obama Documentary
Sitota Mesfin, Staff Writer
May 24, 2020
Becoming tells an amazing story of Michelle Obama’s life, exploring her time in the White House as well as giving the backstory on what made her the person she is now. Truth be told, when I think of documentaries, I think of long and boring history lessons, but this was nothing like that. This was ...
Who Really Should Have Won Survivor
Claudia Messina, Staff Writer
May 22, 2020
Season 40 of Survivor began airing on TV on February 12th of 2020. This season brought together the winners of seasons past to determine the true survivor. Survivor began airing in 2000 with Jeff Probst as its host. Probst has been hosting Survivor since its beginning and has seen how players react to certa...
Obama Honors Class of 2020 Through TV Special
Olivia Garrone, Editorial Board
May 21, 2020
Even though many U.S. seniors will not be getting the traditional graduation ceremony they envisioned this summer, their accomplishments are not going unnoticed. A variety of unique virtual celebrations have begun to emerge on local and national scales. On May 16th, the uplifting one-hour special Grad...
What To Know About The Next Generation Gaming Consoles
Will Locklin, Staff Writer
May 12, 2020
2020 will mark the start of a new generation of gaming consoles for the next decade. Sony will be releasing the Playstation 5 while Microsoft will be releasing the Xbox Series X. Both consoles will be released during this year's holiday season. So far, Xbox has given more information away regarding...
The Phenomenon of Tiger King
Charlie Williams, Staff Writer
May 11, 2020
Image courtesy of Entertainment Tonight How does the average teen fill the days of quarantine that seem to blend together into one? Do they spend all their time behind a desk, prepping for their online exams? Do they choose to spend rainy days immersed in a good book, perhaps? No. They wake up...
My Life Changing Podcast
Sahithi Jammulamadaka, Editor-in-Chief
May 10, 2020
In the midst of the pandemic, I found myself, much like everyone else, suddenly with so much free time. While my friends and family have been recommending me an endless amount of books, movies, and TV shows I wanted to try a form of media I hadn’t tried before: a podcast. For a while, I thoug...
Shows to Watch During Quarantine
Claudia Messina, Staff Writer
May 8, 2020
As quarantine drags on for yet another week, many students are finding it more and more difficult to occupy all their free time. By now most students have probably scrolled on social media and stared at their assignments that are due for hours, leaving them feeling unmotivated and unproductive. With lots of ...
Outer Banks: Does Netflix’s New Drama Live Up To Its Hype?
Eileen Lincoln, Staff Writer
May 7, 2020
Since its release date on April 15th, the Netflix show Outer Banks has become one of the most popular shows on the platform: with shots of endless summer days, salty ocean waves and the feeling of not having a care in the world demonstrating what everyone is longing for during these months of self-isolation...
Podcasts to Curb Quarantine Boredom
Olivia Garrone, Editorial Board
May 7, 2020
Television watching has become a go-to activity for many high schoolers in quarantine. Unfortunately, it’s not exactly eye doctor recommended to binge Netflix all day long. That’s where podcasts come in: all of the entertainment of television without having to stare at a screen. For an opportunity...
Escaping Quarantine Boredom
Aubrey Harrell, Editorial Board
May 1, 2020
Since school has been let out for the rest of the year, students are now faced with an almost unprecedented amount of free time on their hands. Although there are online classes to attend, homework to complete, and AP exams to study for, students still have an overwhelming amount of unscheduled time to d...
The Bachelor Phenomenon
Haley Longfellow, Staff Writer
April 30, 2020
A couple of weeks ago, fans of The Bachelor were presented with a spin-off called Listen to Your Heart. It seems that there has not been a momentous response to the new show, but this does not detract from the level of fandom for The Bachelor. The premise is that a young man is presented with a group of ...
