Dictator Softens North Korean Threat

by Evan Schwartz ’13 Over the past two weeks, the democratic world has been on edge in anticipation of North Korea’s supposed missile attack. However, the World Wide Web has taken the threats in a different direction as they poke fun at the not-so-threatening North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jung-Un. The portly, slightly “derp”-y leader has people on the Internet … Read More

A Day in the Life… of a Belgian Exchange Student

by Briana Applewhite ’13 April 8: A student’s first day at a new school can be one of the most nerve-racking experiences in a person’s life, riddled with uncertainty, but not for Belgium foreign exchange student Vincent Engelbos, who was ready to experience what it is like to be a normal American high-schooler. “I wasn’t nervous at all. I was … Read More

Two Sides of How Technology Affects Communication:

Two Warrior staffers debate how technology affects relationships. Technological Communication Makes For More Distance by Diana McDermott ‘13 As technology penetrates more and more interpersonal communication, the way people communicate and the relationships people have are changing. Technologically savvy people are under the delusion that because we are receiving messages from someone more frequently via text or email than in … Read More

‘Indicud’ is Indubitably Good

by Joy Zhang ’14 On February 28, 2012, Kid Cudi released a collaboration album, “WZRD,” with record producer Dot da Genius. The album was poorly received due to Cudi’s misguided attempt at alternative rock. Cudi’s previous mixtapes and albums are known for their creative beats, captivating rhymes and relatable lyrics. The detour to alternative rock confused his dedicated fans. Fortunately, … Read More

Vanilla Still Goes to the Extreme

by Hunter Moore ’15 Robert Van Winkle, also known as Vanilla Ice, is a multi-talented man who became a star rapper in the 90s and has desperately done all he can to not leave Hollywood since. A young man who grew up as an athlete, winning all types of awards for motocross racing, morphed into one of the most popular … Read More

A Complete Waste of Time

by Will Van Gelder ’16 The funniest thing about this parody film was the fact that I laughed more years ago at the actual films this movie was imitating.  “Scary Movie 5,” is a bomb and is the worst in the Scary movie franchise. The first two movies in this series were funny, but after that they slowly went downhill. … Read More

AP Teachers Give Their Take on Last Minute Test Cramming

by Annie Augustine ’14 With AP Exams fast approaching, teachers of some AP courses offered their best advice to students that will be taking these challenging tests. 1) The week before the exam, students should review old tests and essays. Pay particular attention to teacher comments. You may also want to ask your teacher for some practice tests and essays. 2) For … Read More

Tyler Makes Notable Turn on “Wolf”

by Alex Porter ’13 Tyler, The Creator, one of rap collective Odd Future’s premier members, released his third album this month. “Wolf” is still distinctively Tyler, but is also a marked transition from his earlier material. While far from being soft, it is a less aggressive project that begins to reveal Tyler’s inner emotions rather than the anger he expresses … Read More

‘The Host’ Captures Many

by Jenni Kenel ’14 “The Host,” released on March 29, is based on a novel by vampire teen phenomenon, “Twilight Saga,” writer Stephenie Meyer. She has managed to pull out another captivating love triangle, star-crossed lovers novel while attempting to make it an action book. Fortunately, the movie does the book justice; Meyer has matured her similar plot line from … Read More