What’s the Deal with the Controversy Surrounding ‘Joker?’
Steven Gresham, Staff Writer
October 21, 2019
“Joker” just recently hit theaters on Oct. 4 with overwhelmingly positive audience reviews, but not without an enormous controversy and backlash from critics. Several professional film critics have accused this movie of being politically incorrect and irresponsible. “Joker,” which originally e...
Dismaland: A Bemusement Park
Danielle Stone, Staff Writer
October 6, 2015
The street artist “Bansky” recently opened his “bemusement park” in Britain. He has called it “a theme park whose theme is: theme parks should have bigger themes. To get one thing straight, “Dismaland” is not an amusement park; it is a political/social art museum. A map and a video summarizing th...
Depressed Pilot Allegedly Kills 140
Ben Bramblett, Staff Writer
March 31, 2015
A Germanwings airplane crashed near the Alps of southeastern France on Tuesday, March 24, 2015. The plane began decent in the treacherous foot of the mountain around 10:30 a.m. eastern stndard. Manuel Valls, prime minister of France, informed reporters that the people aboard the flight, containing 144 p...
Friday Links: Ukraine Violence
Sam Dobrotka, Staff Writer
February 24, 2014
Back in November, protesters took to the streets to protest Ukrainian President Yanukovych’s decision to create closer ties to Russia rather than the European Union, as well as to protest an increasingly powerful government. While the protests started out peaceful, the police began to crackdown on ...
Teenagers and Communism
Joley Odom, Staff Writer
November 20, 2013
As an atypical American teenage girl I avidly asses a spectrum of different outlets, social and news-based, specifically on the internet. As someone who frequents the website Tumblr.com, I have noticed a certain trend among adolescents and young adults ages 13-25: communism. Now, I'm not exactly sure...
Friday Links: Obamacare Website Issues
Sam Dobrotka, Staff Writer
October 24, 2013
On October 1st, the website for Obamacare went live and shortly thereafter encountered several technical issues such as users being unable to sign up and server crashes. Kathleen Sebelius, the Secretary for Health and Human Services, claimed that President Obama did not know about any of the potential issues with ...
Steven Gresham, Staff Writer
September 30, 2020
Whether you want to wear a mask to protect others, or you just want to fit in, you are here for a reason. These days, just about everyone is wearing a mask, so try to be creative!...
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