Electronic cigarettes have been closely watched by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the last few years. In 2011 the FDA announced its goal to include e-cigarettes under the definition of a tobacco product, effectively having power to regulate them. For those of you who don’t know, e-cigarettes areContinue Reading
Given the recent craze of dystopian fiction, it’s no surprise that “The Maze Runner,” originally a young adult’s novel, was adapted to fit the cinematic guidelines of an actual film. Like its predecessors: “The Hunger Games” and “Divergent,” “The Maze Runner” started as a popular fictional work that captured theContinue Reading
The MHS cross country team is having a very successful season this year, according to Senior Sierra Brenciaglia, who has been running cross country for six years. The team’s prosperity can be attributed to the runners who have improved from last season, as well as the new freshmen additions toContinue Reading
A common trend in our generation involves taking pictures of ourselves known as “taking a selfie.” Our world is now overrun with new social media, which causes us to forget how to have face to face communication with others. In the new ABC TV show “Selfie,” the main characters ElizaContinue Reading
Vacant urinals, lines of people waiting for stalls, the occasional broken soap dispenser, and the vague whiff of marijuana or cigarette smoke: these are the sights and smells that I associate with the boy’s bathrooms on campus. Why is it that the boy’s bathrooms on campus are so inefficient andContinue Reading
Be the leaf. And I was. I waited patiently by the fireplace, sipping whiskey and reading Tolstoy for six weeks until “The Legend of Korra” premiered online for its fourth “book” (i.e., “season”). “The Legend of Korra” is the sequel to Nickelodeon’s original series, “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” In a world where “benders” are able to control one of the four elements. The protagonist, Aang, struggled to embrace his turbulent role as “Avatar,” the spirit of light incarnate and sole master of all four elements. “Avatar” was acclaimed for its dynamic characters, tackling of moral issues, and fascinating blend of Eastern culture, philosophy, and martial arts in aContinue Reading