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Avengers: Endgame Review

Avengers: Endgame Review

Gabrielle Blanchard, Advertising Manager May 7, 2019

The endgame is here.  Specifically, Avengers: Endgame is here and it already brought over a billion dollars worldwide with it. The follow up to Avengers: Infinity War, Endgame is the final chapter in...

Shazam zaps his way into theaters

Shazam zaps his way into theaters

Gabrielle Blanchard and Gabrielle Blanchard April 15, 2019

For eleven years now, superhero movies have been coming out at a fairly steady pace and don’t show any signs of slowing down. Marvel set the standard and held strong for years and DC entered the fray...

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Movie Review

December 18, 2018

By Gabrielle Blanchard, Assistant Editor  In an era, that’s overly-saturated in superhero movies, it’s difficult to find one that breaks the typical formula. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has dominated...

World AIDS Day educates, raises awareness

November 30, 2018

By Gabrielle Blanchard, Assistant Editor   How much do you know about your sexual health? How often are you tested? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it is estimated...

Students should remember to take time to unwind

November 11, 2018

By Gabrielle Blanchard, Assistant Editor   It’s no secret or surprise that college students seem to be under endless amounts of stress. A paper for this class, a project for another, going to games,...

College Radio Day celebrates joy, opportunities and work

October 4, 2018

By Gabrielle Blanchard, Assistant Editor   Since 2011, college radio stations throughout the country have taken part in “College Radio Day,” a 24-hour program for students to unite to celebrate a...

New sheriff substation on campus boosts safety

New sheriff substation on campus boosts safety

September 8, 2018

By Gabrielle Blanchard, Assistant Editor After a year-long trial period, to increase safety for the town of West Liberty as well as West Liberty University’s campus, the Ohio County Sheriff’s Department...

Erin Geil’s “Podunk Moon” takes readers on an emotional journey

August 3, 2018

By Gabrielle Blanchard, Assistant Editor As a fan of sci-fi, time travel, and romance, I was excited to read Erin Geil’s Podunk Moon: An Anthology. In this book, Geil weaves together a non-fiction poetry...

“Cloak and Dagger,” “Pose” challenge current TV landscape

June 20, 2018

By Gabrielle Blanchard, Contributing Writer If there’s anything a television network loves, it’s to promote shows as being “must-watch” television, unique and different from anything else that...

HBO’s Westworld excite audiences with new season

May 30, 2018

By Gabrielle Blanchard, Contributing Writer Based on the 1973 film of the same name, HBO’s Westworld takes place in the theme park of the same name, run by the mysterious Delos Incorporated company....

Infinity War is full of action, must-see for fans

May 16, 2018

By Gabrielle Blanchard, Contributing Writer   Right in time for the tenth anniversary of the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes (its first “official” entry was Iron Man, who kicked off the entire thing)...

Senior art exhibit promises talent and diversity

April 23, 2018

By Gabrielle Blanchard, Contributing Writer   The end of each semester at West Liberty University means that senior visual communication design and art education majors showcase their talents in a final...

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