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DRAGON PEARL: REVIEW
BY NOAH FONTANESI
STAFF WRITER
Disclaimer: This is not a spoiler free review.
When it comes to Asian representation in the media, it can be quite mediocre or not even exist. That was probably the first thing that drew me to Dragon Pearl as well as the interesting mix of science fiction and mythology based fantasy. Besides, everything that has a dragon is automatically good in my opinion.
Continue reading “DRAGON PEARL: REVIEW“Minecraft Gaming Hacks 101
BY TAHLIA CAPPS
STAFF WRITER
As far as I know, a lot of students here play video games, mainly Minecraft. As I was reading a book that made me stay up until 1:30 in the morning, making me HEAVILY tired as I was writing this, I had an idea…I will share some Gaming Hacks from that book!
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BY ALICE FONTANESI
STAFF WRITER
Because I am currently drowning in worldbuilding for a story that took me over half a year to strangle, let’s talk about mythos.
A mythos is a culture’s myths, and it’s a pretty common trope in fantasy to have all myths be true. This trope is usually used for urban fantasy, but it can work for any genre, depending on the worldbuilding. But justifying how and why all myths are real is going to be a bit of a challenge. You’re going to have a bunch of sun gods running around, so is the sun a huge group project or something else? And researching and cultural appropriation might also get in the way.
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BY LYNNE INOUYE AND SYDNEY WESCHCKE
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AND STAFF WRITER
On Thursday, February 24th, Russia started its invasion of Ukraine–an act of aggression that has resulted in numerous civilian deaths and damage to the country. Missile and artillery attacks targeted major cities, including the capital, Kyiv, in what Russian President Putin called a “special military operation.” At least two and a half million Ukrainians have already fled the country. The UN has called this the fastest-growing refugee crisis since World War II, with the devastation showing no signs of stopping.
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BY ANSHI PEDDAREDDIVARI
STAFF WRITER
COVID-19 has impacted all of us, whether you tested positive or are staying home due to close contact, you are not alone. Being at home can be very boring and tiring, but it happens and there are many ways to deal with it. Whether you build something or try something new, there is always an activity you can do to pass time. Instead of dwelling on the fact that you have to stay home, you can use what you have in your house/room and do something fun and exciting. You may not be able to leave your house, but I can guarantee that there is something you can do besides laying in your bed and binging shows on Netflix. In the next couple of paragraphs, I am going to go into detail about the many things you can do in this situation..
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BY ANSHI PEDDAREDDIVARI
STAFF WRITER
Fernando A. Torres once said, “mirrors are useless for reflecting who you are.” Marissa Meyer, the author of a bestselling science fiction book Cinder, clearly uses this important message in her story and in the rest of her series, the Lunar Chronicles. Cinder is about a 15-year-old cyborg that has the power to save her nation but is unsure how. Her country of Eastern Commonwealth and the rest of Earth is under a serious plague that is killing people every day. When the horrible sickness kills their beloved king, chaos strikes and the matter becomes worse.
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BY SEAN WHITE
STAFF WRITER
Mobile games, whether you like them or not, are the most profitable way to create a game. Particularly nowadays, since the market has been flooded with so many low-quality, ad-filled games that the only way to find good ones is to download a lot of them. This has created a market that favors the producer more than the consumer. One of the side effects of this is the large amounts of ads that are being spread to maximize playerbase, which means that people will look at the ads in the game being advertised, so more money for devs. We are going to try and look at how mobile game ads went from the masterpieces that rivaled Apex Legends animations, to whatever you call this.
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BY ALICE FONTANESI
STAFF WRITER
You may have heard of this dude named Rick Riordan. You know, the author of this series called Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Well, we aren’t going to talk about him right now, so here are my thoughts on the Pandava Novels, or the Aru Shah series.
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