Category: Media, Sports, Entertainment, and Food

As time for the annual Asia Pacific Activities Conference (APAC) Basketball Tournament drew near, it was impossible to miss the buzz surrounding the overseas event at Seoul Foreign High School. Every year, APAC member schools take rotations in hosting different events, thus allowing students to travel to other countries to “not only compete in sports…

Kevin Durant, once renowned as the hometown hero of Oklahoma, was often praised for his ability to be Oklahoma’s best scorer. With his old teammates James Harden (HOU) and Russell Westbrook (OKC), they were a nearly unstoppable force, reaching the Western Conference Finals in 2012. They were eventually stopped by a bigger and better Miami…

Over the past several years, online streaming services, such as Netflix and Hulu, have become increasingly popular. This trend has, in turn, taken away a significant amount of appeal and support for traditional cable television providers. Big names in this waning industry include corporations such as Dish, DirecTV, and TWC. Overall, long time cable customers…

Journalism has recently made a resurgence when people on social media started the hashtag #PressOn to encourage others to personally invest in journalism. After journalism outlets refused to muddle the facts for President Donald Trump’s administration, Trump called the news “dishonest” and described the media as “the opposition party.” As a means to support those…

There is a new internet trend going around. Once thought of as gross and disturbing, “slime” has now taken over the internet. It claims the title of “Oddly Satisfying” on many social media pages, and YouTubers and Instagrammers alike are trying out this current internet sensation for themselves.The internet is obsessed with this peculiar, new…

Water polo is not a game that the majority of people enjoy watching. Many people call it “the most boring sport”, “easy”, and “not entertaining.” However, people who are on the team in my high school say that it should be categorized as the most difficult sport. While you have to remain floating in the…

The West Ranch High School freshman baseball team is attempting to carry on the legacy of the last year’s undefeated team, which had 27 wins. Although this year’s team may not have as much talent as the previous year’s team had, everybody maintains high hopes. Whether it be taking hacks in the cages or doing…

Harry Potter still a Huge Phenomenon Despite it being years after the Harry Potter movies came to an epic conclusion as the last book in the 7 book series by J.K. Rowling was split into two screen adaptations, the Harry Potter franchise has continued to reach great heights. The most recent of the Harry Potter…

Bangtan Boys, or otherwise known as BTS, is a South Korean boy group that has been making waves internationally with their latest album, Wings. BTS is the first Korean artist to be ranked past the 80s in Billboard’s main chart, the Billboard 200. Specifically, the group was ranked at 26, and have stayed on the…