By Sam Anteau Staff Writer Before anything else, I want to say that this is not a review of the movie Love, Simon. I am notoriously terrible at discerning a “good movie” from a “bad movie;” my reviews tend to center around whether I was able to sit in the theater and forget about the crippling […]
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Senior staff reflect, say farewell
Photography Editor Tavyon Richardson (‘18) My college experience has forever changed me. I am not only glad to have this opportunity, but I am also glad to have made a positive impact on so many people. I have also been through many hardships in Alma pertaining to my racial identity, but I am still here. […]
It’s time to take video games seriously
By Samantha Anteau Staff Writer When I first started playing video games in earnest, my mother was completely perplexed. Her perplexity grew as I continued to spend hours and hours of my life on one game, Mass Effect. “I don’t know how you can sit around just shooting people for hours,” she’d say. This is […]
BioWare teases a new Dragon Age game
By Samantha Anteau Staff Writer Though game developer BioWare is currently focusing the majority of its attentions on its ambitious new game, Anthem, many fans of the developer have expressed their desire for the next game in the Dragon Age series. While an official announcement has yet to come, it has been made clear that […]
‘Black Panther’ exemplifies the feminist superhero
By Samantha Anteau Staff Writer Needless to say, “Black Panther” is shaping up to be one of the highest, if not the highest, grossing films of the year. Both critics and audiences love it, and it has done what Wonder Woman did last year, but even more effectively: it has shown that superheroes are not […]
Broadway struggles with accessibility
By Samantha Anteau Staff Writer In the past decade, as a result of the rise of the internet and a new resurgence in the popularity of musical theater, bootleg videos of Broadway productions have become a point of contention for many creators and fans. Some creators and actors, such as Lin Manuel Miranda of Hamilton […]
Superhero movies lack diversity
By Samantha Anteau Staff Writer When people think of superheroes, they often think of attractive white men saving the world. It’ll usually take a couple rounds of “name a superhero” before someone says a woman (though, admittedly, the “Wonder Woman” movie helped change this a little; more on that later) and even longer for them […]
“American Crime Story” has strong characters, weak plot
By Sam Anteau Staff Writer “The Assassination of Gianni Versace” is the second season in the true crime anthology, “American Crime Story.” This season, as its title would suggest, is all about the murder of iconic fashion designer Gianni Versace by spree killer Andrew Cunanan. As of January 29th, the series will have featured its […]