Sara Schleede, Junior managing editor
• September 24, 2015
Vampire Weekend band member Chris Baio trades in his bass for synthesizers in his first solo album, The Names. The nine-song collection, released Sep. 18, proves that Baio can masterfully shift between...
The Weeknd is a singing star who has been getting a lot of buzz, especially with his new album Beauty Behind The Madness. The album has the potential for being the top album of the month with its smooth...
Music is an integral part of the modern high school student’s arsenal against typical class boredom. The right streaming service just might make your pre-Calculus class a bit more bearable. I’ve picked...
Megan Shankle, Commentary Editor
• September 23, 2015
As a fan of The Maze Runner book series, I’ll admit that the first movie didn’t quite live up to its own potential. The basis was solid, as was the casting, but the plot took a nosedive about halfway...
“Badlands” is the debut album by 20-year-old Ashley Frangipane, who performs under the name Halsey. The record features “Ghost” and “New Americana,” and explores the Badlands, a metaphor for...
M. Night Shyamalan has lept from his recent dry spell of pretentious and less-than-stellar films with “The Visit,” a thriller that restored my faith in the director.
“The Visit” centers around...
After author Cassandra Clare captured so many of us with her thrilling 2007 novel “City of Bones,” I had unbelievably high standards for the movie adaptation, none of which were met.
The nights...
There are many various study tips people use in order to do well on exams. One such tip would be to study when you are sleepy.
Reason why? Because the closer to bedtime you study, the more likely your...
Poetry is slamming into our library.
On April 29, the Allen High School Library will host its first ever poetry slam, an event where anyone can come up and share their writing in front of an audience....
Movies and books must possess some form of a hero or heroine, but recent fantasy characters and superheroes have become rooted in society. From Superman to Katniss Everdeen, fictional characters have taken...
Flashed Junk Mind// Milky Chance
Wonderwall cover// Ed Sheeran
Team//Lorde
Little Lion Man// Mumford & Sons
The Grand Budapest Hotel soundtrack
Never Let Me Go// Lana Del Ray
Wings//...
We all know the savory taste of a well-grilled steak, but sometimes we just don’t want to eat a dead animal. For those who choose to eat from the bottom half of the food pyramid, there are several places...