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A Good Habit

Gabe Senter, Reporter • January 18, 2017

Coming off of the San Marcos Boulevard exit, the first thing you notice is the ambrosial smells of all the restaurants nearby such as Phil’s BBQ, In-N-Out, Chick-Fil-A and Slater's 50/50. Because it...

‘Fantastic Beasts’: a Wonderful Portkey to the Wizarding World

Elizabeth Reimann, Reporter • December 9, 2016

The Harry Potter universe has always been dear to my heart. Even as a toddler, I was an avid fan. After hearing “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” was to be made into a movie, I hoped to become...

‘Stranger Things’ Proves its Worth—and Then Some

Brigid Ambuul, Reporter • October 11, 2016

I wouldn’t normally consider myself a crowd follower. It’s not a protest against modernization; I simply find little interest in passing fads. However, when it comes to Netflix’s summer hit “Stranger...

‘Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children’ Soars Above Expectations

Emily Farren, Reporter • October 7, 2016

“Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” introduces you to the wonderful realm of the Peculiars, people gifted with incredible abilities. The movie follows the journey of a teenager named Jacob Portman after the unusual death of his grandfather, Abraham Portman. Because of a promise he made to his late grandfather, Jacob travels to Cairnholm, a Welsh island, with his father. There he discovers the peculiar children, their headmistress, Miss Peregrine and the children’s home from Abe’s bedtime stories.

BBC’s “Consulting Detective”

Danielle Weston, reporter • June 7, 2016

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote four novels and 56 short stories about one very specific man, a man still quoted and remembered to this day: Mister Sherlock Holmes, the cold, calculating scientist lost in...

Into Kettle

Beth Schloeder, Reporter • June 2, 2016

Every day, some CAHS student or another walks into the school bearing their cups of coffee from Kettle. As I walk down Grand Avenue, I look in. I have waved at the sign twirler, nicknamed Dan the Man,...

A Rave On “All In”

Gage Auge, Level 200 Dragonborn • May 31, 2016

Full of complex plotlines that keep the reader hooked throughout, Jennifer Lynn Barnes’ “All In” is the third book in the marvelous YA mystery series, “The Naturals.” Throughout the novel, the...

Speak Up

Emily Wright, Reporter • May 29, 2016

Every human faces tragedy in some way or another; it’s how we handle those tragedies that shape us.

An Opinion On Opinions

Orion Lenz, Reporter • May 28, 2016

The world is built on belief. Whether one decides to put their trust in a religious institution, a stock-market gamble or trust in a loving partner, belief that events will turn out a certain way gives...

Book Recommendations from the Jerds

Crystal Sung, Danielle Weston, Lydia Oven, Gage Auge, Rachel Howard, Megan Kolod, Orion Lenz, Maddix McWha, Danny Miller, Megan Oakes, Alex Redd, Anastasia Reimann, Micah Summers, Emily Wright, Kelsea Wolleson, and Breanna Turk • May 27, 2016

Gage Auge - The Chronicles of Narnia Clive Staples Lewis, or Jack as he preferred to be called, was born into a Christian Irish family in 1898. As a firsthand witness of World War I, at age 15, Lewis...

Ori and the Blind Forest, an enthralling experience

Justin Leonard, Reporter • May 27, 2016

Introduction: From Moon Studios—an independent video-game development company based in Vienna, Austria—and Microsoft production studios comes Ori and the Blind Forest, a game which won the Best...

The Domestic Surveillance Debate: Apple vs. FBI

Crystal Sung, Reporter • March 7, 2016

The San Bernardino attacks took place on December 2, 2015, with 14 killed and 22 seriously wounded. The cost in human lives is inestimable, but now various issues have come to the forefront, including...