Almost a year ago to the day, 19-year-old University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) student Madison Holleran jumped from a Philadelphia parking garage to her death. Yesterday, Holleran’s family released the suicide note she wrote.
By Scotty Schenck, photo editor
Barack Obama stepped through the halls of Congress and into the House of Representatives on the night of Jan. 20 to deliver the annual State of the Union address. He spoke of the numerous issues facing the country and noted the accomplishments...
By Scotty Schenck, photo editor
Two people are dead in Melbourne, Fla. after gunshots rang out in the Melbourne Square Mall food court. Reports came into police at about 9:30 a.m., 30 minutes before when the mall was scheduled to open. The shooter’s name was revealed...
By Mary Whitfill, editor-in-chief
Thursday morning saw Academy Award nominee announcements that shocked Hollywood and movie lovers alike. Critically acclaimed "Selma" pulled only two nominations, while “Grand Budapest Hotel,” which was released to mixed reviews, tied “Birdman”...
By Mary Whitfill, editor-in-chief
For decades, universities and secondary schools have been in the business of trying to entice young girls to get into science. By idolizing iconic female scientists and marketing to a female audience, those in the field have been trying...
By Mary Whitfill, editor-in-chief
On Friday, thousands of Market Basket employees continued the strange developments in the chain’s legal disputes, rallying around Arthur T. Demoulas, the recently fired...
By Nick Marini
Episodes VIII and IX from Disney’s continuation of George Lucas’ “Star Wars” franchise have a new writer/director at the helm: Rian Johnson. The news broke late Friday morning.
He was the creative force behind the movie “Looper” (2012), starring Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Emily Blunt, which was one of the most critically-acclaimed, completely original sci-fi movies of the past 20 years, collecting over $66 million in US box offices and receiving numerous critics’ awards and nominations. He also wrote and directed the neo-noir “Brick” (2005), also starring Gordon-Levitt, which early-on solidified him in the industry as a young, refreshingly classicist, entertaining filmmaker that incorporates old-school skill to fast-paced plots and twisted stories. Arguably the best work in his filmography, however, included two of the most critically-acclaimed episodes of “Breaking Bad:” “The Fly” and “Ozymandias.”
Just a few years after the U.S. finally began its long-promised withdrawal of troops from Iraq, there is already a fresh conflict brewing and pressure to get involved in the country once again. Over the past few weeks, the terrorist organization ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) has been gaining international notoriety as it stages violent attacks across the country, in an attempt to overthrow the government instated by the U.S.
Remember the walkout of students from their Principles of Economics class at Harvard a couple of years ago in solidarity with the “Occupy” movement? They thought that the economics they were being taught was doctrinaire, failed to provide a balanced perspective on the real existing economy and did not show sufficient empathy for the 45 million people living in poverty.
With the US victory over Ghana today, American eyes are turning towards Brazil as the US potential for a win increases. But unlike many countries around the world, football (soccer) does not have the cult following in the US that it does across the rest of the globe. While there are many football fanatics throughout the states, here’s some tips to keep in mind for the rest of us.
By Mary Whitfill, editor-in-chief
Melissa McCarthy, Hollywood’s newest A-list funny girl, has become more and more vocal about the clothing line she launched with dress maker and collaborator Daniella Pearl. Voicing her disappointment in the fashion industry, she reveals...
