Emily Deer, Managing Editor of Print Operations
If you’re someone who wears their heart on their sleeve — or even if you’re not — you might want to look into ethical clothing.
Ethical clothing, also known as “fair trade”, combats poverty by establishing sustainable businesses in developing countries, then paying a fair price for the goods they [...]

By Matt Sherman, Staff Writer
B.o.B smashes all stereotypes associated with the genre of hip-hop. This young Atlanta-based rapper breaks the mold of the regular rap game.
A high school dropout who was signed to T.I.’s Grand Hustle label and Atlantic Records at the age of 18, Bobby Ray Simmons sang in his church choir and sold [...]

By Matt Sherman, Staff Writer
Since its December debut, Up in the Air, based on the novel Up in the Air by Walter Kirn, has been a critical success. Director and co-writer Jason Reitman did a remarkable job with the script, which out shines even the mega watt George Clooney.
The reason Clooney got so much acclaim [...]

By Paige Murphy, Entertainment Editor
The word “reboot” is typically associated with computers. According to dictionary.com, it means to turn off and then on again; restart. How does this word apply to movies, you ask?
To reboot a film is different than simply remaking it. A remake is a new version of a movie that has been [...]

By Paige Murphy, Entertainment Editor
I don’t expect you’ve watched or heard of the wildly popular television show Skins.
Did I say wildly popular? I mean wildly popular in Britain. I only found out about the show through “Netflix recommends” just last year. All I can say is, thank you, Netflix!
Skins premiered in 2007 in the United [...]

By Brennan Suen, Staff Writer
An Education is one of the lesser-known films to be nominated for an Oscar this year. Unfortunately, this gem of a movie didn’t take home any awards. Although it was a very well-crafted film, I couldn’t have seen it winning anything.
It was, however, a great place for Carey Mulligan to make [...]

By Paige Murphy, Entertainment Editor
It’s been more than 10 years since Sylvan Hills graduate Wes Bentley was the creepy but insightful boy next door in American Beauty. Just last month, Bentley starred in the off-Broadway Venus in Fur.
Bentley is the uncle of freshman MacKenzie Bentley. He grew up in Arkansas and at 17 became the [...]

Syd Hayman, Managing News Editor
Imagine arriving at school, waltzing up to a friend’s locker and discussing a sexual encounter you had over the weekend. Better yet, imagine discussing it with the whole school. This doesn’t sound like everyday life? Well, it’s certainly something characteristic of a certain television show that millions of Americans tune into [...]

Paige Murphy, Entertainment Editor
And the Oscar goes to … The Hurt Locker! This year’s Academy Awards, which aired on March 7, had double the amount of Best Picture nominees, a lack of Best Original Song performances and a blue Ben Stiller.
The 82nd Annual Academy Awards began, not with hosts Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, but [...]

Bria Chatman, Staff Writer
Since 1951, Disney’s version of Alice in Wonderland has been a worldwide classic. Now, thanks to Tim Burton, Alice can become a worldwide classic with a slightly creepy and dark edge.
As in the 1951 version, Alice (Mia Wasikowska) follows the white rabbit (voiced by Michael Sheen) into a hole that sends her [...]