Pants on the Ground and Pride Down the Drain
January 21, 2010
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By Ashley Bagwell When the new season of American Idol premiered, it was expected that there would be some memorable auditions and some impressive talent. What the world didn’t see coming, however, was the internet sensation that became of the song “Pants on the Ground” by ‘General’ Larry... Read more »
Avatar Faces Controversy, Stays on Top
January 19, 2010
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By Ashley Bagwell A majestic mountainside floats mightily behind the bright and beautiful foreground of changing colors and breathtaking jungles. Juxtaposed beside the cold steel and lumbering machines of destruction, this James Cameron film starts with a wonderful idea of the spectacular special... Read more »
The Twilight Saga
November 20, 2009
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By Shelly Voss Every little girl dreams about meeting her Prince Charming. The man who will bring her flowers for no reason, dance with her in the rain, kiss her before she’s brushed her teeth, love her when she’s bratty, and see her as beautiful after she’s grown old and gray. But as... Read more »
Guide to a Greener Generation
November 6, 2009
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By Ashley Bagwell Over time, history has been conveniently divided into groups of people known as “generations,” used most often for mass marketing but also as a clear divide between age groups. The Lost Generation refers to people who came of age during and shortly after World War I. The... Read more »
Mojave Cross Case Faces Courts
October 23, 2009
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By Shelly Voss A case concerning the fate of a cross erected on Mojave National Preserve as a memorial to fallen war WWI heroes is now before the Supreme Court. Seventy-five years ago, veterans of WWI set up a memorial in honor of their fallen brothers and sisters in the form of an 8-foot,... Read more »
Radioactive Cockroaches Discovered
October 6, 2009
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By Ashley Bagwell Imagine a world where the skies are stained orange, the air is so thick that it almost hurts to inhale, the summers start fires where the winters freeze the ground and radioactive cockroaches roam the earth. Maybe it isn’t the fault of this generation, but that doesn’t matter,... Read more »
The death of a king
August 6, 2009
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v By Ashley Bagwell The recent death of the self-proclaimed King of Pop, Michael Jackson, has done nothing short of set the world of television news broadcasting on fire. Grown men and women are crying at the loss of an icon, and a younger generation is experiencing an entirely new category of music. As... Read more »
A need for speed
July 7, 2009
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v By Ashley Bagwell For a world where life hinges on making things move faster, we sure seem to do a lot of waiting around. Faster cars, planes and trains have been paralleled as a goal by the mission to make faster computers, food and messaging devices. However, all of this seems in vain when we have... Read more »
Goat-man arrested for auto theft
March 2, 2009
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v By Ashley Bagwell When most Americans think of black magic they go immediately to old movies or myths involving some sort of voodoo and sorcery. Rarely does a goat come to mind, unless of course you are up to date on the latest Nigerian news. Recently in Nigeria, a country in Western Africa, a group... Read more »
Valentine’s Day… Con
February 12, 2009
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v By Alyssa Bickford Boxes shaped like hearts full of varieties of chocolates… Tasty chalk-like hearts with cheesy sayings written all over them… Heart shaped cookies… Roses, flowers everywhere… All of these things are history! To many Valentine’s Day has become known as... Read more »
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