SC Update

By Taylor Finke
Staff reporter
As the end of the year draws close, I’ve been thinking about what I’ve learned in my first year of college. While I learned the ins and outs of AP style in journalism, the meaning of the word ‘petrichor’ and how Nathaniel Hawthorne used symbolism in his works, I have also figured [...]

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By Taylor Finke
Staff reporter
As a relatively rabid fan of British television, and an avid bibliophile to boot, you can safely assume that if a book shows up in a British show, I’m going to read it. This was the case with ‘Summer Falls’ by Amelia Williams.
The short e-book follows the adventures of a young girl [...]

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By Taylor Finke
Staff reporter
If you know me at all, then you know I don’t know the first thing about sports, but I seem to know enough to enjoy watching sports movies. So, I decided to check out ‘42’
’42’ is based on the true story of the baseball star Jackie Robinson’s career. It follows the ups [...]

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Over the past week, I decided to indulge my obsession with British television by watching ‘Broadchurch’, mainly because former ‘Doctor Who’ stars David Tennant and Arthur Darvill both make appearances.

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By Kyle Killgore
Staff Reporter
 
It’s a common occurrence when you walk into the dining hall. You see the football team on the far tables, closest to the food. The women’s basketball team usually sits together near the entrance, and the men’s soccer team sits together close to the window. Every team, every sport has their spot [...]

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By Dalton Carver
Staff reporter
“The moment of explosion is approaching fast.”
This quote from the general staff of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s military is just one of the many threats that the country has issued over the past month. Angered by the sanctions that the United Nations has placed on them for testing nuclear weapons, [...]

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Taylor Finke
Staff Reporter
A little over two years ago, I didn’t know what I was getting into. As an incoming junior in high school, I had signed up to go with a group from my town on a guided tour of Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England. Incredibly, everything lined up so that this last summer, I [...]

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I wasn’t sure what to expect when I went to ‘Oblivion’. I initially passed it off as just another film where Tom Cruise plays the same character he always does. But instead, ‘Oblivion’ kept me guessing the entire time. This is truly a sci-fi/action movie with plenty of brain to balance out the brawn.

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I really wanted to like ‘Spies of Warsaw’, and I tried hard. But at the end of it all, I came away with mixed feelings. The two-part miniseries caught my eye when I saw that it starred David Tennant (of ‘Doctor Who’ and ‘Harry Potter’ fame), who just happens to be one of my favorite actors. However, less than a quarter of the way through the first episode, I decided he was hopelessly miscast.

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The notorious spring movie season continues with the release of ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’. It is the sequel to 2009’s ‘G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra’, and has at least one thing in common with it: both are completely forgettable.

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