Opinion – The Clarionette

Innovation or Desolation: The Self-Driving Car

April 25, 2018

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About sixty years ago, the world dove into one of the most exciting aerospace engineering competitions of all time; the Space Race. Across the globe, companies and organizations put their most brilliant minds together to make the impo...

Opinion: The JUUL Epidemic

Anna Huber, Reporter

April 18, 2018

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In 2015 alone, about 2.39 million high schoolers were inhaling vaping products, roughly 16 percent of all US high school students. However, after startup vaporization company Pax Labs put their new product, the JUUL, on the market on Jun...

Unforgettable

Hannah Kiefer, Reporter

May 9, 2017

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In the movie "Unforgettable" the main character, Julia Banks (Rosario Dawson), was in an abusive relationship with Michael Vargas (Simon Kassianides). She obtained a restraining order against Michael hoping that he would never find...

Farm day

May 9, 2017

The worst album of 2017

Elijah King, Reporter

May 8, 2017

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“AZD” (pronounced acid) is Darran Cunningham’s sixth studio album under the pseudonym Actress. The announcement of “AZD” from Ninja Tune Records was a pleasant surprise. Upon the release of Actress’ 2014 album “Ghe...

Lamar is born storyteller

Joke Adanri, Reporter

May 4, 2017

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Listening to Kendrick Lamar’s new album “DAMN” painfully reminded me about how much mainstream music needs better rappers. Released just one month after Drake's new album/playlist "More Life,” Kendrick reminds us wh...

Fate of the Furious: Continuing the series

Elijah Gray, Reporter

May 4, 2017

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“Fate of the Furious” is just another addition to the ever growing saga of Fast and Furious movies and makes absolutely no attempt to be anything but another Fast and Furious movie, but let me tell you it’s a great one....

Get Out: A Sharp Blend of Horror and Satire

Ressa Crubaugh, Reporter

March 27, 2017

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Awkward situations are always difficult, but they are nothing compared to the sheer insanity that unfolds during a single visit to the main character's’ girlfriend in Get Out. Directed by Jordan Peele, Get Out deftly mixes satire and ...

A new version of a tale as old as time

Joke Adanri, Reporter

March 26, 2017

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“Beauty and the Beast” is Disney’s most iconic classic. After being the first animated film nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, and the first Disney film to be adapted into a Broadway Musical. Now it is Disney’s f...

No tomorrow

Hannah Kiefer, Reporter

March 20, 2017

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“Maybe you can afford to wait. Maybe for you there's a tomorrow. Maybe for you there's one thousand tomorrows, or three thousand, or ten, so much time you can bathe in it, roll around it, let it slide like coins through you...

The Lego Batman Movie: A crazy ride for kids and adults alike

Ressa Crubaugh, Reporter

March 3, 2017

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Legos combined with Batman. What else could people ask for? The Lego Batman Movie, directed by Chris McKay, utilizes good humor, a good plot, and the charm of Legos to make an incredibly entertaining movie. Batman, played by Will Arn...

Satirical News: more important than ever in today’s political culture

Nick Honzel, Reporter

March 1, 2017

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Nearly everyone has heard of them. From Last Week Tonight’s John Oliver, to the (underrated) Daily Show newbie Trevor Noah, or the ever-angry Bill Maher, there has never been a better time in American history for satirical ne...