The 501st Legion at Wizard World New Orleans: “We all help each other out”
Trey Guillotine, Entertainment Editor
January 25, 2020
Wizard World New Orleans marks both the end and the beginning of the New Orleans Comic Con circuit. Usually taking place the first weekend of January (this year Jan. 3-5, 2020), Wizard World New Orleans is one of, if not the biggest, comic conventions held in New Orleans. Every year, it fills the...
Star Wars: Rise of the toxic fandom
Trey Guillotine, Entertainment Editor
January 25, 2020
“THE DEAD SPEAK!” viewers read with excitement as the traditional opening crawl of “Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker” premiered on movie screens on Dec. 20, 2019. This excitement was met with a fun and emotional sci-fi adventure that said goodbye to a saga forty years ...
‘Little Women’ 2019 Review
January 25, 2020
By Dhuha Darweesh Synopsis: Saoirse Ronan stars as Josephine “Jo” March, who lives in New York after the Civil War. The movie follows four sisters: Jo, a writer, Meg, an actress, Amy, a painter, and Beth, a pianist. The movie is mostly from Jo’s point of view, of her past and present, and...
Album Review: Poppy’s ‘I Disagree’
Veronika Lee, Editor in Chief
January 25, 2020
Drawing by @kawaiic.art on Instagram Internet chanteuse-android creature Poppy’s third studio album starts out with a warning siren which is all too appropriate. Poppy has been an underground web sensation for years - premiering seemingly out of the blue on YouTube where the...
The Proust Questionnaire: Dr. Dan Doll
January 25, 2020
Curated by Veronika Lee Dr. Dan Doll is one of the most beloved members of the UNO English Department. A graduate of The University of Illinois with advanced degrees from Purdue University, he submitted his answers to Marcel Proust’s Questionnaire. Proust was a 19th century French essayist and novelist ...
Student Musician Spotlight: Feck
October 18, 2019
Eric Arnouville (aka Feck) is a senior English major who already has a canon of music. Earlier this year, he released “South Wayside and 45” on Spotify. With a catalogue of 39 albums total on his Bandcamp, this appears to be his slickest and most ambitious project yet. Although the ...
Fall 2019 SGA elections
Jada White, Contributor
October 18, 2019
The closer we approach midterms, the more strongly students focused on selecting new Senators for UNO’s Fall 2019 Student Government Association (SGA). This year, representatives ran in every college as well, and administered a new Constitution. Students were expected to vote “Yes” or “No” o...
Moonlighting as a Monster: Spotlight on UNO Business Student By Day, Scare Actor By Night
Veronika Lee, Entertainment Editor
October 18, 2019
Talk about moonlighting - when the sun goes down on the weekend, second year business major Anna Boe is in fright rags terrorizing fear seekers at Scout Island Scream Park. Becoming a part of the eerie outdoor attraction that sits atop 50 acres of dreadful landscapes was just as random as it sounds - B...
Whats all the RAVE on campus about
Erron Thomas, Staff Writer
October 18, 2019
The University of New Orleans is home to thousands of people. How is it remotely possible for a single department to keep every person on this campus safe? Departments utilize various tactics to protect students on campus—systems like a rotating on duty surveillance of campus grounds, real camera ...
‘El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie’ is Kinda Bad
Veronika Lee, Entertainment Editor
October 18, 2019
Note: This review does not contain spoilers but will reference some cameos. Americans love Jesse Pinkman. A quick scan of a well-curated Twitter or Facebook feed will reveal that most likely both your diehard conservative aunt in West Virginia and your comic book enthusiast pals in Santa Monica hav...
It 2 Review
Veronika Lee, Entertainment Editor
September 20, 2019
For fans of the mostly perfect 2017 adaptation of Stephen King’s 1,138 page novel “It” 2019 felt far away. You knew in the theater, watching Pennywise the clown terrorize a group of kids so much cooler than the “Stranger Things” gang, that he was going to return. And sure, we knew that the sequ...
Prayer in Schools
Johari Reynolds, Staff Writer
September 20, 2019
Last week, Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints quarterback, received backlash on the issue because he was seen in a promotional video for “Bring Your Bible to School Day.” Focus on the Family have been hosting “Bring your Bible to School Day” for the past five years. The purpose of this event is ...