Written by Kayla Stroud, Web Editor A pop culture fanatic’s shortlist of this past year’s happenings. Zayn Bids Out While in the middle of the One Direction’s final tour before going on an extensive hiatus *cough*their breaking up *cough*, band member Zayn Malik decided to dip out. Although rumors of infidelity had been running rampant as to the reason for the ...
Read More »Star Wars soars out of box office, Steve Harvey fumbles Miss Universe, and more.
Written by Kayla Stroud, Web Editor One Direction hard at work Now that One Direction’s window of relevancy is coming to an unfortunate close, its PR team is hard at work finding new ways to keep its client’s names in the media. Immediately coming out with solo music? Yep. Hosting gigs lined up? Of course. Suspiciously looking PR relationships? ...
Read More »Apple releases it’s largest iPad yet
Written by Jada Dukes, Staff Writer Apple released the new iPad Pro on Nov. 11. According to theverge.com, the tablet was made available in over 40 countries including the US, UK, Japan, and China. Apple claims that this is their most powerful tablet to date. Upon its unveiling, an Apple representative said that this tablet is “a magical piece of glass ...
Read More »Apple may go into the electric car business
WrittEn by Carlius Williams, Staff Writer In recent decades, Apple has been very important to the American tech industry and a leader when it comes to the U.S. economy. Apple has led many companies in terms of research and development. The company has even innovated the whole cell phone industry. Apple’s ground breaking apps are top-notched and—with the recent popularity ...
Read More »Highly-aclaimed ‘Steve Jobs’ film fails to draw audience
Written by Terrance Johnson, Staff Writer Despite great reviews from the likes of the New York Times, Rotten Apple and a few other sites for the critics, “Steve Jobs” has failed at the box office, mirroring the company’s humble beginnings. Directors Aaron Sorkin and Danny Boyle’s movie has been pulled from 2,072 screens nationwide, including Valdosta Stadium Cinemas 16. After ...
Read More »Alien paranoia invades California
Written by Jyrell Wynn, Staff Writer Paranoia invaded Southern California on Nov. 7 as witnesses reported seeing a bright white light flying through the night skies. In a CNN article, Witness Matt McKee described the scene as a strange experience. “What was weird, the tail was light and wide and it got bluer and bluer,” McKee said. “Then it just ...
Read More »Zayn Malik gives his first interview, One Direction and Justin Bieber battle it out and Charlie Sheen has an announcement
Written by Kayla Stroud, Web Editor A pop culture fanatic’s shortlist of this week’s happenings. Zayn Malik Gives His First Interview Ex boy bander Zayn Malik gave his first in-depth interview since his sudden departure from One Direction. Malik is the cover boy for the December issue of Fader Magazine and in an extensive feature, he discussed his reasoning for ...
Read More »‘Fallout 4’ Review
Written by Stella Henderson, Photo Editor and Jefferson LeBlanc, Multimedia Editor War never changes, but the “Fallout” series has seen a lot of changes over the past decade. When “Fallout” was first created by Black Isle Studio, later known as Obsidian, it was a tactical turned based RPG blended with many elements from the popular Sierra point-and-click games of the ...
Read More »New app allows people to rate others habits
Written by Terrance Johnson, Staff Writer The idea of rating people has caused a buzz in the media recently, with the establishment of the Peeple app. Peeple will allow people to “rate and comment about the people you interact with in your daily lives,” according to Julia Cordray, CEO of Peeple. Corday is accompanied by co-founder Nicole McCullough. “People do ...
Read More »Sit and Stand: A new way to help crutch users
Written by Julia Rodriquez, Staff Writer Many people who have used crutches have had a number of complaints and problems. Traditional crutches can leave irritated red patches of skin on your underarms, they can be quite tiring to use, and they make it difficult to do anything with your hands. Luckily for those injured, life will become much easier and ...
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