The Scoop on ACAI
Logan Adams-Bacon, Reporter
October 25, 2019
Just imagine, you are laying on the beach in Southern California chillin with your friends. Everyone is having a great time hanging out with each other, no distractions, with the sound of the ocean in the background and the great taste of your Big Acai bowl in your hand. Whereas in reality, you are si...
Glass – A shattered opportunity?
Seth Bequette, Academics & Arts Editor
March 14, 2019
I’m a bit late for the tea party that is M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Eastrail 177 Trilogy’, though to be fair the first film of this triple play was two years before my time. Despite that and some strange things Shyamalan’s movies have been known for, my interest was piqued by the purple hued thri...
Artist Spotlight: Noname
Jonathan Watt, Reporter
March 14, 2019
When I mention the name “Noname Gypsy”, nothing may come into your mind. Well, it’s about time to change that. Noname, AKA Fatimah Nyeema Warner, has proven herself a force to be reckoned with in a musical genre dominated almost entirely by mumble-rapping teenagers, not to mention one with an unde...
The Hunger Games Book Review
Lauren Gilligan, Reporter
February 13, 2019
I decided to do a book review over The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. It came out back in 2008, yet I only read it this past school year. It was a lovely discovery. I have not been able to find any recent books that I am interested in enough to read. But reading The Hunger Games caught my full at...
Get caught up in the Spider Verse
Corinne Sailor, Reporter
February 13, 2019
Into the Spider-Verse is impressive and entertaining, a dynamic and visually appealing movie that looks perfect as a three-dimensional version of the offset-printed comics. The story is clever and somewhat complicated. It moves quickly through fun bits that show just how much Miles loves being the su...
Red Dead Redemption: your new life as a shut-in
Jonathan Watt, Reporter
December 14, 2018
WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD! I have a confession to make: I’ve been living two lives. For the past month, my entire world has been more or less consumed by a Wild West fantasy. My social life? What social life? My rapidly dropping GPA? I’ll deal with it later! My self-worth? Who needs a sens...
Here’s the tea about Ames Boba.
Akshata Gandhe, Reporter
December 14, 2018
It has been a tiresome day and the only thing that you need is a refreshment. You reach out to grab the chilled drink and take a sip of the icy and flavorful milk and the flavor of tea just flows all in your mouth. You chew into the gummy boba’s sweet flavor and realize that this drink is all that you...
BEST PARK IN AMES?!?! FIND OUT HERE!!!
Liam Struck, Reporter
November 29, 2018
There are roughly 36 parks here in lil’ ole’ Ames, Iowa. But which park reigns supreme? Which park sustains a healthy atmosphere, the best view, the best trail, or the best place to go hammocking? Out of the 36 parks in Ames, only eight are defined as Regional Parks or Community parks. However, I ...
Ben Sasse Comes to ISU
Oliver Chen, Co-Editor in Chief
November 22, 2018
Senator Ben Sasse addresses the Iowa State Memorial Union, his words seeming to echo through the crowded great hall. “The President is far more right than most of the foreign policy establishment gives him credit for in the fact that we do need to reevaluate some fundamental assumptions about th...
Quick Tunes: Iridescence by Brockhampton
Jonathan Watt, Reporter
October 22, 2018
Coming on the heels of a highly-publicized controversy regarding former member Ameer’s sexual misconduct allegations over the Summer, Brockhampton was in a dark place. They had lost one of their core founding members- one that hadn’t only yielded his own superb style of rapping (which would frequen...
Akshata Gandhe, Profiles Editor
October 25, 2019
Imagine you’ve had a terrible day at school. You’re walking down the stairs with a heavy backpack causing your shoulders to ache with pain. Every step you take is dragging...
Tamaiah Crawford, Reporter
October 25, 2019
Being the smartest person in the room isn't impossible. It takes effort, commitment and much concentration on the things you are devoted to. A lot of people accomplish this...
Logan Adams-Bacon, Reporter
October 25, 2019
Just imagine, you are laying on the beach in Southern California chillin with your friends. Everyone is having a great time hanging out with each other, no distractions, with...
Seth Bequette, Academics & Arts Editor
March 14, 2019
I’m a bit late for the tea party that is M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Eastrail 177 Trilogy’, though to be fair the first film of this triple play was two years before...