month : 01/2024 26 results

Brads’ Breakdown: 26 key stats for the NFL Playoffs

By Alan Brads Michigan, Pete Carroll, Nick Saban, Bill Belichick. What a week in football. But the fun has only just begun with wildcard weekend around the corner. The NFL’s format gives us enough consistency to find trends and stats to predict how things might go down between now and Super Bowl Sunday.  For example, before you pick Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce to usher in another Super Bowl era, did you know no team has won back-to-back Super Bowls since 2004? The ...

Turning Dorm Hallways into Different Worlds and Places: Deck the Halls at Cedarville University

Take a step inside the hallway and be transported to the worlds of Narnia, the Lorax, or the mind of a man. The Deck the Halls event at Cedarville University is a much anticipated night for students. Each resident dorm hall is responsible for creating a walk-through story to lead students through. Creativity has no bounds, and the organizers put together a great show. You will hear laughter, jokes, and screams and you can dance along with the actors as you walk through the differen...

‘What If’ season two is a frustratingly mixed bag

By Janie Walenda “What If” season two had a lot of work to do to win me over.  Working against a combination of uninspiring episode premises and my newfound general ambivalence toward comic book movies and television, I started season two with  far  less excitement for the first season. While I can’t say that season two unequivocally won me over, it did surprise me with its enjoyability and inventiveness. The best part of season two is how much fun most of the ...

‘Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom’ engages viewers and provides new insight into the world of Atlantis

By Esther Fultz (Spoilers for “Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom” ahead) I have a confession. Growing up, I never enjoyed DC. While I heard of the characters and knew the basic plotline of some stories, the movies never really appealed to me. In my head, DC films were pure action and violence, and while I love action films, I need something more. I need a genuine connection with the characters. I want to be rooting for them not just because they’re the “good guy” but because I ...

‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ has a strong first two episodes that nonetheless aren’t quite worthy of the gods

By Ben Konuch “Hold fast, Percy. Brave the storm.” (The following review will contain spoilers for “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” as well as the novel The Lightning Thief) To say that Rick Riordan's “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” book series holds a special place in my heart would be an understatement. I never read “Harry Potter”, but I did give “Percy Jackson” a try from the recommendation of my older brother. The stories Riordan told of Greek mythology ...