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Your Photos Aren’t Yours and You’ve Yet to Realize

Nicholas Payne, Editor December 17, 2024

You are on vacation, walking around the city, exploring a museum, or attending an event, and you find yourself in a large group of people fighting for a spot to take what they think is the best photo...

Nick's Picks - The Rite of Spring

Nick’s Picks – The Rite of Spring

Nicholas Payne, Editor December 16, 2024

Redefining the field of classical music and sending shockwaves through the musical community, the man who illustrated what symphonic sound could and should be was Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971). A Russian...

The Popcorn Panel: Episode 1

Ethan Burress and Nicholas Payne December 4, 2024

In the first episode of the Popcorn Panel, we cover Dune Part 1 and 2

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Talking Heads’ Landmark Fourth Album

Brian Mignogna, Writer December 3, 2024

Talking Heads made waves in the 1970s and '80s with their unique new wave and post-punk sound, and in 1980, they pulled from a unique variety of influences to compose what is often considered their magnum...

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CIM Orchestra Brings Soaring Melodies to Concert at MHS

Nicholas Payne, Writer November 19, 2024

The haunting melodies of Fanny Mendelssohn’s darker first movement from her String Quartet in E-flat Major, the dramatic conclusion to Britten’s Simple Symphony, and the soaring rhythms of Mozart’s...

Premiere of The Popcorn Panel

Premiere of The Popcorn Panel

Ethan Burress and Nicholas Payne November 8, 2024

Have you ever felt lost in what movie to watch on a Friday night? Don’t understand the synopsis of a movie? Want a film that will perfectly match your mood or season? The Popcorn Panel is the ticket...

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The Grunge Greats

Brian Mignogna, Writer November 7, 2024

Introduction When grunge began as an underground melding of hardcore punk and heavy metal, no one knew the heights the movement would eventually achieve. Born out of Washington, specifically within...

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Sustainable Fashion

Faith Price, Contributor November 5, 2024

Does this situation sound familiar? You just bought new clothes last month but already they're out of style, damaged, or don't fit like you thought. So what do you do? Well, you beg your parents...

MHS Fall Play 2024

MHS Fall Play 2024

Cassie Morrison, Writer October 28, 2024

As we finish up the first quarter of the new school year, Mr. Greene has begun practice for the fall play, “The Nerd." Starting off strong, the auditions were held on the September 4, with the cast...

Maddie & Tae 8-20-24
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Taking a look back at the Mentor Rocks wrap up

Faith Price and Nina Evans October 25, 2024

In Mentor, Ohio, the city has been doing a fun community activity for families or civilians of Mentor for a while. Since 2017, The Mentor Civic Amphitheater has been hosting a fun, family friendly series...

Your Sunsets Are Ugly.

Your Sunsets Are Ugly.

Nicholas Payne, Writer October 24, 2024

“Wow, look at the sky!” “The clouds are so pretty tonight!” “I’ve never seen a sunset like this!” These exclamations, and others similar, seem all too common in today’s generations....

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Stepping Into the Tortured Poets Department

Brian Mignogna, Writer September 18, 2024

Introduction: Taylor Swift. I'm pretty sure you've heard of her. Ever since her debut in 2006, she has made a name for herself as a singer, songwriter, and pop culture phenomenon. Currently one of...

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