How to Wear: Alexander McQueen’s Spring Collection

By Connie Nguyen, Staff Writer
If you haven’t heard already, on February 11, 2010, the fashion industry suffered a great loss when one of its most creative designers, Lee Alexander McQueen, passed away. Known for his innovative, unconventional, and often shocking designs, the English designer was a favorite among celebrities such as Lady GaGa, Rihanna, and [...]

“A Midsummer Nights Dream” Play Review

By Thomas Warloe, Staff Writer
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is a play that lets people see an accurate representation of one of Shakespeare’s works without having to read the book itself.  It is mainly about the problems which a couple encounters when the bride’s mother would like her to marry a man who loves her, but [...]

Turn Your Life into a Holiday Movie

5 steps to turning the rest of your December into a holiday movie.

Buyer Beware: Killer Handbags

By Connie Nguyen, Staff Writer
Leather bags have become a staple item in a wardrobe, but they aren’t cheap. High school students typically can’t afford genuine leather bags, instead settling for their cheap, faux leather counterparts. However, the Center of Environmental Health (CEH) made headlines this past spring when they filed a lawsuit against several major [...]

Titanic: A Play Review

By Thomas Warloe, Staff Writer
Hosted at the Academy for the Performing arts, the play “Titanic” is by far one of the best plays by students that has ever been produced.  The actors involved fit their roles perfectly and performed exceptionally.  In addition, the interesting and yet moving script rolled the play along at a moderate [...]

Fashion Trend: Online Blogging

By Connie Nguyen, Staff Writer

Skinny jeans, leather jackets, and online blogging. One of these things is not like the others, or is it? Websites like chictopia.com and lookbook.nu have sparked an influx in fashion blogs and in the past year blogging has become increasingly popular in the fashion world.
These blogs span worldwide and cover a [...]

So You Don’t Think You Can Dance

By Elizabeth Bailey, Staff Writer
Homecoming is this weekend. What is Homecoming? It is a DANCE. One can infer that there might be some dancing taking place. Does this verb frighten you above all others? Don’t panic. Here are some tips so you avoid looking like a spazzy jellyfish on the dance floor.
Tip #1: Grinding is [...]

Not Your Average Childhood

By Brie Roche-Elliot, Staff Writer

Think your family is crazy and impossible? Take a walk in the shoes of author David Sedaris, and you’ll quickly find a whole new meaning to the phrase “dysfunctional family”. And with this newfound definition come plenty of laughs.
Sedaris was born in New York on the day after Christmas into a [...]

Scribblereview

By Thomas Panaccione, Staff Writer
Scribblenauts is an action/puzzle game for the Nintendo DS, developed by the same guys who brought you the ambitious “Drawn to Life” games and the decent tower defense game “Lock’s Quest.”  Regardless if you’ve ever played or heard of those games, you should take serious consideration into buying this game for [...]

Fall Fashion Trends

By Connie Nguyen, Staff Writer
School is in session and fall is officially here. Now is the time to change up your wardrobe with a few of this season’s hottest trends, straight from the runway.
Color wise, many designers this season decided to go with a muted color palette, including Balenciaga, Luella, and Chloe. Their collections used [...]

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