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Kanyes seventh album, The Life of Pablo, was released on February 14, 2016

“The Life of Pablo” album is raw and messy, but it represents Kanye West better than any other

Kadin Lengner, Writer April 27, 2021

Kanye West is my top artist of all time. He has a vast discography of 11 albums, each album containing an innovative and new sound. The artist has changed the rap/hip-hop industry in ways that no one else...

Punching the Air wasnt perfect, but you should still read it.

Based on a member of the Exonerated Five, Punching the Air contains beautiful writing and hard truths

Ashliee Treblik, Writer March 15, 2021

Reading Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusuf Salaam was an intense experience. Punching the Air follows Amal Shahid, who is convicted of a violent crime he didn’t commit at sixteen. An artist and...

This series was an ember that tore through the ashes of 2020 and lit a torch that brightened the end of my year (sorry for the really awful puns).

In the ashes of 2020, this book series was truly an ember

Joya Haskin, Managing Editor January 11, 2021

“Life is made of so many moments that mean nothing. Then one day, a single moment comes along to define every second that comes after. Such moments are tests of courage, of strength.” - Sabaa Tahir,...

“Home is just a soft place to land in between adventures… It’s a harbor, not an anchor. Be brave, see the world, every forest and mountain, and know you always have a safe place to rest and come back to.” —Jennifer Longo, What I Carry

This novel made me rethink the structure and meaning of family

Arizona Lee, Editor-in-Chief December 23, 2020

This article includes small spoilers from What I Carry by Jennifer Longo. Reader discretion is advised. As much as I despise quarantine and being disconnected from those I care for, I have the pandemic...

A story that will make you think and is just as beautiful as the cover.

“Blood Water Paint” is a must-read

Ashliee Treblik, Writer December 15, 2020

This review contains a few small spoilers. Reader discretion is advised. Trigger warning: rape Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough is beautiful. I cried, I threw the book across my room in outrage,...

This book is, in a word, enchanting

This book is, in a word, enchanting

Adah McMillan, Copy and Design Editor November 8, 2019

Imagine the French Revolution. Now add magic and oyster crackers. Actually, the oyster crackers are optional. I was eating them while reading Enchantée by Gita Trelease, and the book and the snack...

Us captured the intensity and scares any horror movie aims for while still building up its characters and moving an original story along

Us captured the intensity and scares any horror movie aims for while still building up its characters and moving an original story along

Matthew Silbernagel, Content Editor April 11, 2019

Adelaide Wilson (played by Lupita Nyong’o) goes on a family vacation to Santa Cruz, where strange coincidences create odd hints back to her childhood. She starts to sense something dark and sinister...

Romance, rebellion, and feminism: the perfect combination... right?

Romance, rebellion, and feminism: the perfect combination… right?

Adah McMillan, Copy and Design Editor February 11, 2019

Grace and Fury by Tracy Banghart is the story of two sisters: Serina and Nomi. Serina has been trained her whole life to become a Grace, which is basically a glorified concubine of their country’s ruler,...

This is the girl-power book for all of us

This is the girl-power book for all of us

Adah McMillan, Copy and Design Editor February 2, 2019

Do you have something about your body you wish you could change? If you said no, you’re probably lying. If you said yes, you aren’t alone. (Warning: This review contains surplus amounts of cheesiness.)...

“The Gone Away Place” takes readers by a tornado of emotion

“The Gone Away Place” takes readers by a tornado of emotion

Adah McMillan, Copy and Design Editor December 13, 2018

“The girl who sat slumped over in the folding metal chair in front of me wasn’t sure if she wanted to live or die. She couldn’t articulate her problem in those words, but after two decades of treating...

New creatures, familiar spells, and the fantastic visuals by J.K. Rowling make this Harry Potter spinoff truly enjoyable for all fans

New creatures, familiar spells, and the fantastic visuals by J.K. Rowling make this Harry Potter spinoff truly enjoyable for all fans

Matthew Silbernagel, Content Editor December 6, 2018

The latest installment in the Fantastic Beasts series, a prequel to the Harry Potter films, The Crimes of Grindelwald introduces a handful of new characters and creatures, all who prove their importance...

Yet another dystopian video game book

Yet another dystopian video game book

Adah McMillan, Copy and Design Editor December 3, 2018

Warcross is the kind of stuff I eat up faster than my Halloween candy (and I have a huge candy addiction). There’s a happenstance rise to fame and riches, high-tech, video game controlled, dystopian...

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