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Revisiting Inside Out, 10 years later

Revisiting Inside Out, 10 years later

Mariam Mohamed, Reporter December 2, 2024

I was five years old when “Inside Out” came out on June 19, 2015. This was one of the movies I grew up with. I don’t remember watching it the first time when I was five. I didn’t go to the movies...

The DVD cover of "Coraline" featuring the main character, Coraline.

Comparing Coraline

Alice Keeling, Reporter November 4, 2024

“Coraline” is a movie that most people remember from the nightmares it gave them as a kid. The film follows a rebellious, blue-haired girl named Coraline who’s looking for means of entertainment...

Review of the Green Day Concert In August

Review of the Green Day Concert In August

Samara Rowe, Opinion Editor October 30, 2024

My first-ever concert was Green Day, opened by Rancid and The Linda Lindas at the Azura Amphitheater on August 20. That concert was the best night of my life. It was surreal to me because I had never even...

Review of the First Project Lit Book of the Year

Review of the First Project Lit Book of the Year

Evyn Haas, Copy Editor October 28, 2024

Lilah has always been out of the loop. Her hearing loss cuts her off from the world around her, and her hearing aids aren’t ever going to make up for that. But she’s been raised by two hearing parents...

Album Review: Saviors

Album Review: Saviors

Samara Rowe, Reporter January 30, 2024

Wake up! Green Day is back! After 3 years without an album, they finally delivered. The release of Green Day’s new album, Saviors, has saved the punk music genre.  Since the 1990s, Green Day has...

Album Review: Hozier’s ‘Unreal Unearth’

Noa Vacek, Reporter September 11, 2023

Irish singer-songwriter Hozier was on track to release his third studio album more than three years ago, but when the pandemic hit and he experienced a flood of emotions—love, loss, and loneliness—he...

Cover of "Every Last Word" designed by Whitney Manger and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Every Last Word

Samara Rowe, Reporter/Photographer August 28, 2023

This book tugs on your heartstrings in the best way possible. “Every Last Word” by Tamara Ireland Stone is the most relatable and jaw-dropping book I have ever read. It tells the story of a 17 year-old...

House-made hummus

Around KC: Jerusalem Cafe

Fletcher Knowles, Head Copyeditor March 8, 2023

When you are on a student’s budget you may be scared to get burned. Many people fear that someplace may not be worth the money and they tend to stick to what you know. But there are so many restaurants...

The Calorie Condundrum

Ren Park, Culture Editor December 19, 2022

It was my mom’s birthday. The big “Five-Eight.”   I put on my brand new dark red pleather dress and my favorite charcoal denim jacket and accompanied her to the finest dining location...

Why you have to Read “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe”

Ren Park, Culture Editor September 16, 2022
When I picked up “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe,” I didn’t put it back down until I finished it four hours later. 
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