Archive for category: Opinion

  • Top Ten Movies Teens Haven’t Seen but Should See

    Top Ten Movies Teens Haven’t Seen but Should See

    City High, Movie Review, Reviews February 22, 2012 9:25 am no comments

    Let Me In By Della Nuno Vampires are a phase for teenagers-and god knows why. They’ve been around since the 1920’s, but they’ve never really gotten as much traction as they have circa 2011, when Twilight, True Blood and Vampire Diaries took the world by storm. Alas, none are as [...]

     
  • The Hideaway: An Iowa City hideaway

    The Hideaway: An Iowa City hideaway

    Opinion, Reviews February 17, 2012 7:54 am no comments

    Tucked back in behind The Vine, there is a restaurant not known to many. A tavern and grill with a local flare, the Hideaway is a fairly new restaurant that has changed hands many times in the past. The Hideaway serves up delicious cheeseburgers topped with cheese from a local [...]

     
  • I got mad love for you, Shawty. Thats on the real.

    I got mad love for you, Shawty. Thats on the real.

    Column, Opinion February 14, 2012 9:52 am 2 comments

    Dear Reader, Do you ever get that nervous, jangly sort of feeling- when your heart starts beating like crazy and your stomach isn’t a stomach anymore, it’s something alive and frightened? It’s your sympathetic or parasympathetic nervous system(don’t quote me on that, I got a B in biology), preparing you [...]

     
  • Keeping Time with Technology

    Keeping Time with Technology

    Opinion, Staff Editiorial February 10, 2012 7:05 am 1 comment

    The world of technology is permanently changing our school, and, if this technology is used to its full potential, this change can be a great improvement.

     
  • Superior Superheroes- Chronicle Movie Review

    Superior Superheroes- Chronicle Movie Review

    FEATURED, Movie Review, Opinion, Reviews February 6, 2012 3:56 pm 1 comment

    Found footage films have adopted a genre of their own. After the rapturous success of Blair Witch Project, then the mysterious viral campaign of Cloverfield, these movies have started to churn out weekend by weekend. Not all of these films find the Blair Witch success, though. Films like Quarantine or, [...]

     
  • My Week With Marilyn: Movie Review

    My Week With Marilyn: Movie Review

    Movie Review, Opinion, Reviews February 2, 2012 5:06 pm no comments

    Last year in cinema we were showered with the releases of bland movies and the occasional Oscar worthy film. As the end of 2011 drew near, the fear of no show stopping performances set in. That is until the world was introduced to My Week With Marilyn. The film is [...]

     
  • Moving Forward- A Student Response to the State of the Union Address

    Moving Forward- A Student Response to the State of the Union Address

    Column, Opinion January 25, 2012 9:56 am 1 comment

    January 24, 2012- The State of the Union address, lasting one hour and five minutes was Obama’s detailed “blueprint for an economy that’s built to last.” The speech was jam packed with information and plans to better education and bring more jobs back home. The speech had an uplifting tone. [...]

     
  • Reminiscing on the loss of the Red Avocado

    Reminiscing on the loss of the Red Avocado

    Column, Opinion January 22, 2012 8:05 pm 1 comment

    Entering 521 East Washington Street this afternoon, I was struck with warm air and a welcoming and friendly feeling, things that customarily greets the Red Avocado’s customers. However, on this day something was obviously missing. Today, Saturday January 22nd, 2012, was the last day for Iowa City to get out [...]

     
  • A Senior’s Words of Advice

    A Senior’s Words of Advice

    Column, Opinion January 20, 2012 1:49 pm no comments

    I have just a small suggestion, and while you may not listen I ask you to ponder this for just a moment. The next time you don’t know something admit it. Open up and be vulnerable- wound-able. Let your classmates, teachers, co-workers or family know your lack of knowledge, the [...]

     
  • Public Works Possibilities

    Public Works Possibilities

    Opinion January 19, 2012 9:29 am no comments

    As temperatures dip below zero each year, I find it difficult to not think of those who don’t have the luxury of turning up their thermostat, those who  are lucky to have something cold to drink, much less anything to keep them warm. I’m speaking, of course, of the homeless. [...]

     
  • Newborn Nudity

    Newborn Nudity

    Column, FEATURED, Opinion January 17, 2012 9:37 am 1 comment

    We all have our pet peeves; loud gum chewers, slow hallway travelers, or bunchy underwear. Mine happens to be pictures of naked babies in mall kiosks. Babies should not be displayed in the nude. I don’t care if you’re trying to show the purity of newborns or you just want [...]

     
  • Top 10 Sneakers At City High

    Top 10 Sneakers At City High

    Fashion, Opinion January 12, 2012 9:25 am no comments

    Lots of people at City High are wearing fresh new shoes after the holiday season. From Nike’s to Jordan’s to Vans, to Converse. Everyone owns at least one pair of shoes, when others collect them and like to sport lots of different pairs. Here’s a list of my top 10 [...]

     
  • Come on, seriously?: War Horse review

    Come on, seriously?: War Horse review

    Reviews January 11, 2012 3:10 pm no comments

    The movies of yesterday are often respected for what they are: spectacles that are able to tell inspiring stories with a minimum use of technology and a maximum use of “epicness”, as the stoners of our generation might say. To this degree, Steven Spielberg’s War Horse absolutely succeeds, by using [...]

     
  • Iowa: If You Wanted to Disprove Bloom Why Vote for Santorum?

    Iowa: If You Wanted to Disprove Bloom Why Vote for Santorum?

    Column, Opinion January 11, 2012 9:31 am no comments

    In December of last year, Iowa erupted in a convulsion of controversy following the publication of Stephen Bloom’s article “Observations from 20 Years of Iowa Life.”   Iowans, for the most part, were incensed that this journalist, who, it seemed, had never actually ventured beyond the U of I campus [...]

     
  • Hugo Movie Review

    Hugo Movie Review

    FEATURED, Reviews January 10, 2012 9:18 am no comments

    For the past 100 years, films have graced the presence of mankind in order to tell all kinds of stories that tickle the human brain. A time has now emerged where filmmaking is a technique that is old enough to look back on and appreciate. This is exactly what Martin [...]

     
 
 
 
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