Category: Opinion

Column: Labels won’t work

by Danielle Childress Imagine seeing a gruesome image of death and disease on every cigarette box in the grocery store display. That’s what the Food and Drug Administration is trying to make a reality. Since the signing of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act in 2009, the FDA has the “authority to regulate …

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Column: Last minute procrastination bad for health, GPA, sanity

by Ashanti Wright You do it almost every day: you get up, hit the snooze button and climb right back in bed. Ten minutes later, you take a shower, brush your teeth and get dressed. By the time you get to school, you’re desperately flipping through notes before a quiz. Of course, you could have …

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Review: Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

by Katie Carns “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” is an unsettling and shocking insight into the disturbing side of human nature. The film uses suspense, horror, drama, mystery and even humor to tell a story that isn’t the classic version of good versus evil; let’s face it, life is more complicated than most movies …

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Review: Mission Impossible V

by Krsti Sharma Fifteen years after the release of the first “Mission Impossible” film, Tom Cruise is back as Ethan Hunt in the franchise’s fourth motion picture. Highly anticipated, “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol” quickly became the highest-grossing film in the Mission Impossible series—and for good reason. “MI4” deftly combines action and humor for maximum entertainment. …

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Review: The Adventures of TinTin

by Olivia Stanford “The Adventures of Tintin” is the film adaptation of the famous twentieth century comics by Hergé. It’s kaleidoscope of characters and fast paced plot give viewers of every age an action-packed adventure that is sure to keep them salivating for more. Thanks to the magic of computer generated imagery, director Steven Spielberg …

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