More than Music: The Reasons Why Students Go to Concerts
Alexandra O'Kane, Social Media Specialist
April 13, 2012
Many Staples students would agree that going to concerts is more about the experience than about the performer. Instead of looking forward to music, students look forward to a train ride and a night inNew York Citywith a group of friends. At Staples, house music concerts are becoming more and more... Read more »
National Poetry Month: Unrecognized but Unconsciously Celebrated
Amanda Piccolino, Staff Writer
April 13, 2012
April is National Poetry Month, but not many students, not even poets, are aware. National Poetry Month, along with National Soft Pretzel Month, National Garden Month, and National Straw Hat Month (all celebrated in April) are politicians’ cheesy advertising efforts that scarcely receive much attention.... Read more »
Minaj’s ‘Roman Reloaded’ Hardly Reloads
Leah Bitsky, Features Editor
April 13, 2012
I loved and hated Nicki Minaj’s sophomore album “Pink Friday…Roman Reloaded.” In fact, if the album and I were in a relationship on Facebook, our status would be “complicated.” Minaj is renowned for her multiple personalities as the flamboyant and self-centered Roman, sweet and innocent Barbie,... Read more »
For the 80-Billionth Time: Madonna’s 12th Album “MDNA” Begs for Our Love
Amanda Piccolino, Staff Writer
April 10, 2012
I have two words to describe Madonna’s 12th studio album MDNA: trite and overblown. On the album, the “Give Me All Your Luvin” and “Girls Gone Wild” singer attempts to milk her established flamboyant, provocative “queen of pop” persona with vigorous dance-beats and lyrics, but ultimately... Read more »
A Review of “Going Too Far” by Jennifer Echols
Olivia Kalb, Staff Writer
April 10, 2012
“Going Too Far” is not your average romance or teen rebellion book. Jennifer Echols has written a believable and relatable tale about two people, a 19-year-old cop and rebellious 18-year-old girl, falling in love while running from their painful pasts. But what really makes this book so memorable... Read more »
Cookout 2012
April 7, 2012
Is “Mad Men” Back, and Here to Stay?
Danny Cooper, Features Editor
April 4, 2012
AMC has been promoting the long awaited return of Mad Men with ads that state, “Style is Back,” “Adultery is Back,” and “Secrets are Back.” But the real question after an 18-month hiatus: is what made Mad Men so phenomenal truly back? For those of you who are not yet addicted to this four... Read more »
Love At First Lomo: The Joy of Analog Photography
Alex Zuckerman, Staff Writer
April 3, 2012
Stop! Before reading, here are some key terms, courtesy of the author himself, that might be helpful when it comes to understanding this article. Megapixel: one million pixels, used as a measure of resolution in digital cameras Sensor: the device in a digital camera that measures the light entering the... Read more »
“Mirror Mirror”: A Review
Kelsey Landauer, Sports Editor
April 3, 2012
After her disappointing performance in Eat, Pray, Love as a middle-aged divorcée, I was not very hopeful that Julia Roberts would be able to pull of the character of an evil queen in the new film Mirror Mirror. My sentiments were immediately confirmed as soon as her terrible attempt at an English accent... Read more »
Scotty McCreery’s “The Trouble With Girls”: A Quick Review
Rose Propp, Staff Writer
April 3, 2012
Everybody knows how it feels to have a song stuck in his or her head. When there’s a lull in the conversation, you begin to sing it. If you’re walking in the hallway alone, you hum it to yourself. This is exactly the effect that Scotty McCreery’s new song “The Trouble With Girls” had on me... Read more »
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