Gamer’s Corner

By Alex Crowder
With this year coming to an end and this being my last Gamer’s Corner article ever, I have decided to list my personal top five games in the hopes of maybe giving some inspiration or even just showing what I judge other games based on. So, without further ado, here are my top [...]

Movie Filmed in Local Area Comes to Theaters

By Korrina Smith
Lincoln, a movie with scenes shot in Downtown Petersburg, came to theaters in mid-November.  The movie started slowly with a personal interaction between Lincoln and African American Union soldiers and leaves much of the audience confused about the main direction of the movie.  It was not until about halfway through that it becomes [...]

Column: Media Bias Against Undecided Voter

With the passing of Tim Russert, it’s possible that the death knell for objectivity in American media rang out. It’s hard to believe much of the information that penetrates our consciousness is legitimate news anymore. The outrageous bias of the media is just not acceptable. Anything that can be spun by a commentator will be [...]

Pro/Con: Should Students be Required to Take Exams?

By Whitney Clements

Teachers and students are starting their preparation rush for the final exams. Teachers spend countless hours going over the same things trying to get each class ready for their exams. All this time is wasted on reviewing when it could be spent on actually teaching something entirely new. Students would be given the [...]