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The student newspaper of, by, and for Ames High School.

The WEB

The student newspaper of, by, and for Ames High School.

The WEB

Magnificent fan art, just a gosh darn Mona Lisa, youre welcome.

Agent Carter

Kate Murray, Visual Editor February 23, 2015

Agent Carter, the new Marvel TV show centering around Peggy Carter, is a gift to this world. It is not the first Marvel Cinematic Universe (commonly shortened to MCU by fans) production to center around...

Violence in media: a violent problem?

Violence in media: a violent problem?

Kate Murray, Visual Editor February 12, 2015

  I’ve never watched a whole lot of violent tv, due mostly to my parents forbidding it, but lately I’ve been noticing that there’s a lot more violence in the things I watch or read.  I was...

Is this the real life

Is this the real life

Kate Murray, Visual Editor January 28, 2015

The video game world can be annoying.  Oversexualized outfits for female characters, too much gore and no real moral system, not to mention the whole Gamer Gate fiasco.  But one company that has always...

Tamika Flynn organizing a revolution against the terrible Strexcorp through graffiti

Welcome to Night Vale

Kate Murray, Visual Editor January 14, 2015

Let’s play a game called “is this actually a real quote?” “Michael Sandero, starting quarterback for the Night Vale Scorpions, has reportedly grown a second head. It is not currently known whether...

AHS and Salvation Army divorce drama begins to resolve

Kate Murray, Visual Editor January 14, 2015

Many of you no doubt saw the Salvation Army posters that were put up around school during winter madness last semester, urging people to donate toys to the charity so they could give them to kids in need....

As shown here, the more diverse your characters are the easier they are to recognize, even when drawn as badly as possible

Mainstream is restrictive

Kate Murray, Visual Editor January 14, 2015

saves the day with the help of a foxy young lady?  Or maybe there are multiple white dudes.  And they’re all straight.  Most of them are middle class, but wait this one’s rich! How’s that for...

Iron Thorn in my side

Iron Thorn in my side

Kate Murray, Staff Reporter November 26, 2014

In case you’ve forgotten, I choose what books to read based on the cover art and how steampunk the title font is.  I was skeptical of The Iron Thorn, by Caitlin Kittredge, because though it had a sufficiently...

The Diviners

The Diviners

Kate Murray, Staff Reporter November 25, 2014

My dad is a very picky reader.  He absolutely refuses to read any book that is part of an unfinished series, and thus I have made it my goal to trick him into reading as many unfinished series as possible....

Etiquette and Espionage

Etiquette and Espionage

Kate Murray, WEB Reporter October 28, 2014

I realize I’ve said this a lot, but I’m gonna say it again; Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger is the best book ever.  In honor of the third book in the series coming out November, 2014 I have...

My art freshman year when I watched too much anime

How to do Everything Well

Kate Murray, Staff reporter October 28, 2014

For some reason, recently people have been telling me that I’m really good at writing, or that I’m better at drawing than they are, or that I’m a huge nerd.  That last one was my sister.  It wasn’t...

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