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Scary cinema. "The Empty Man" follows the carnage an urban legend wreaks on a small town. The film was released in 2020.

“The Empty Man”: unique and unbalanced

Mattie Baker, Associate Editor
October 16, 2025
Cute. A cat lounges in one of Adler's winter wonderland displays. This feline friend was a popular attraction at Adler's.

Spring spots

Mattie Baker, Associate Editor
April 14, 2025
Spring switch. Switch up movie night with these subgenres. The films featured were "The Wailing", "Midsommar", "The Killer", "Oldboy", "Cunk on Life", and "Crimson Peak".

Spring into new stories

Mattie Baker, Associate Editor
March 14, 2025
Hollywood horror. The main character of "Nosferatu" (2024), Ellen, walks toward a Gothic mansion in a trance. Directed by Robert Eggers, the film was an adaptation of Bram Stoker's "Dracula" and F. W. Murnau's "Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror."

“Nosferatu”: a horror movie with a bite

Mattie Baker, Associate Editor
January 14, 2025
Season's greetings. Movies "Frosty the Snowman", "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" and "Krampus", are among the many popular features of the holidays. "Frosty the Snowman" came out in 1969, "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" came out in 1989 and "Krampus" came out in 2015.

Last night’s movie [3]

Mattie Baker and Emmalee Martyak
December 19, 2024
Seasonal sips. Starbucks offers new and old drinks for the holidays. The coffee chain kept their drinks from years prior, and added a new cranberry flavored refresher to the menu.

‘Tis the season at Starbucks

Mattie Baker, Associate Editor
December 5, 2024
Dunkin' delicious. Dunkin' releases a whole line up of new drinks for the holiday season. A selection of signature lattes, cold brews and coffees were all added to the menu to bring some holiday cheer.

The holidays at Dunkin’

Mattie Baker, Associate Editor
November 15, 2024
Rotten. Some of the worst reviews of the worst movies of the year. Sources were taken from IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes.

Why the film industry is flopping

Mattie Baker, Editor
September 18, 2024
Made in Canva.

Book of the Month

Madison Aboud, Associate Editor
August 23, 2024
Unethical. "BookTok" is one of the most popular and widespread subcommunities of TikTok. Still, no regulations were put on it or its participating creators.

BookTok: one mess that needs to be fixed

Mattie Baker, Reporter
March 15, 2024
A memorable memoir. "Educated" by Tara Westover stands as one of the most well received memoirs of the 21st century. Westover's novel was originally published in 2018 and has won many awards, including two National Book Critics Circle Awards.

“Educated” teaches what school cannot

Mattie Baker, Reporter
March 4, 2024
Sweet treats. Dunkin's most recent release is the Pink Velvet Macchiato, perfect for the Valentine's season. They also released a brownie batter heart-shaped donut to continue the trend.

The Dunkin’ Details

Mattie Baker, Reporter
February 5, 2024
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