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Review: The Names

Review: ‘The Names’

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...

Beauty Behind the Madness

Beauty Behind the Madness

Deatrik Bledsoe, Staff writer September 24, 2015

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...

Streaming Giants

Streaming Giants

Makayla Nerpel, Staff writer September 24, 2015

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...

Review: The Scorch Trials

Review: ‘The Scorch Trials’

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...

Review: Badlands

Review: ‘Badlands’

Felix Kalvesmaki, Staff writer September 22, 2015

“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...

Review: The Visit

Review: ‘The Visit’

Makayla Nerpel, Staff writer September 22, 2015

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...

The good, the bad and the shadowhunters

Jordan Cole, Staffer May 6, 2015

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...

Study tips for the big ones

Kaitlyn Brown, Staffer May 6, 2015

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...

Speak up, snap out

Joshua Magpantay, Staffer May 6, 2015

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....

Up, up and away

Samantha Crouch, Staffer May 6, 2015

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...

Studying playlist

Bryn Chambers, Staffer May 6, 2015

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//...

Perks of being a cauliflower

Gayathri Krishna, Staffer May 6, 2015

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...

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