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Emily Erwin

Entertainment editor

In 2010, “Last Window: The Secret of Cape West” was released for the Nintendo DS as a sequel to “Hotel Dusk: Room 215″. However, since developer Cing filed for bankruptcy earlier that year, the game was only released in Japan and Europe. If you’re like me and dead-set [...]

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Nathaniel Rioux

Staff writer

EA’s third installment to the widely successful “Mass Effect” series realized the high anticipated demo and multiplayer beta this past week and upon first impressions the game is nothing but stellar. The plot of the game is nothing new for any science fiction fan, in which you play Commander Shepard in [...]

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Morgan Minyard

Staff writer

On Sunday, January 29th some of Hollywood’s biggest and brightest stars came to together at the 18th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.

The Screen Actors Guild Awards were light on surprises and snubs, with this year’s ceremony feeling very similar to last year’s.

“The Help,” the 1960s-set civil rights drama adapted [...]

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Morgan Minyard

Staff writer

Last week on Wednesday the 25th the American Shakespeare Center tour troupe came to perform their rendition of William Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale” in Olin Theater. The cast and crew traveled from Staunton, Virginia, where they practice in America’s only recreation of Shakespeare’s indoor theatre, to put on the production. The [...]

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Grammy nominations

On February 3, 2012 By

Andrew Dittmar

Staff writer

On Sunday, February 12th, the music industry’s most elite will gather for the 54th Grammy Awards, to honor the best in music for this last year in pop music.

This year, the awards have consolidated categories considerably, eliminating gender-specific categories. The ceremony has also not announced official dates for the nomination [...]

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Review: The Grey

On February 3, 2012 By

Morgan Minyard

Staff writer

“The Grey” starring Liam Neeson opened in theaters on Friday, January 27th. The film grossed $19.7 million in its opening weekend. In this film Neeson leads a group of oil-rig plane crash survivors across the Alaskan wilderness in search of civilization, while battling the harsh weather and a pack of vicious [...]

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Morgan Minyard

Staff writer

On January 27th the movie “One for the Money” based off of Janet Evanovich’s bestselling novel came out in theaters. The film made a surprising $11.5 million in its opening weekend. The movie stars Katherine Heigl as Stephanie Plum. After being let go from her job as a lingerie sales woman [...]

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Nathaniel Rioux

Staff writer

It’s February and for some love is in the air, for others it’s just a normal month, with the exception of two less days in the month.  So without further a due it’s time to introduce this month’s video game releases:

February 8th: Gotham City Imposters:  This is the game that [...]

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Tyler Thorne

Staff writer

Released this past December for Nintendo’s 3DS portable system, Mario Kart 7 is the newest title in the popular racing franchise. For those new to the series, Mario Kart is a long-running Mario spin-off, beginning with Super Mario Kart for the Super Nintendo, which began a videogame sub-genre known as the [...]

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SOPA vs gaming

On January 27, 2012 By

Nathaniel Rioux

Staff writer

In light of the recent push for SOPA to pass in the United States Senate, many website such as Google and Wikipedia went dark in protest of the bill last week. And while most major internet companies show in great detail the issues of this bill, one thing that was not [...]

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Andrew Dittmar

Staff writer

If the idea of seeing Dolly Parton break dance to Usher’s “Yeah!” sends shivers down your spine, then you most definitely won’t want to miss “Joyful Noise”.

Set in a small Georgia town hit hard by economic recession, “Joyful Noise” stars Parton and Queen Latifah as two feuding women who are [...]

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Golden Globe Awards

On January 20, 2012 By

Morgan Minyard

Staff writer

On Sunday, January 15th the Golden Globe Awards took over Hollywood. Ricky Gervais hosted the star studded event for the third time in a row.

Some controversy arose when Gervais was named the emcee once again for the third time. Criticism arose because of his many jokes toward the stars in [...]

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Morgan Minyard

Staff writer

“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” is one of the must see movies of the year. The thriller has grossed over $89 million dollars thus far. The movie is based off the award winning novel of the same name by the late Swedish author Stieg Larsson and is the first book [...]

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Game Review

On January 20, 2012 By

Nathaniel Rioux

Staff writer

Well, everybody knows that the world is going to end, so why not go out in style and class?  By that I mean why not rock our last year on Earth with some gaming? Since there are not many video games being released this month, I figure that it is appropriate [...]

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Leslie Schallock

Staff writer

Theatre Roanoke College presented their Fall production, “The Haunted House,” on November 16-19.  This play was written by the Roman playwright, Plautus, who has written a slew of other comedies.  Despite many historical events that have taken place between 180 B.C. and today, this play still enraptures audiences with its timeless [...]

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December game reviews

On December 2, 2011 By

Nate Rioux

Staff writer

Ah December, one of the coldest months of the year.

Dec 6: The Adventures of Tintin:  Yes the comic book that we have all come to love finally hits the big screen. The game follows the upcoming movie and comes out on all platforms.  There is however rumors that this game [...]

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Skyrim: A review

On December 2, 2011 By

Colin Briggs

Staff writer

Fus Ro Dah!  These are the first words spoken by the Dovahkiin in the trailers for Bethesda’s latest edition to the “Elder Scrolls” series: “Skyrim”.  The game transports you to the fantasy realm of Tamriel where elves fight, orcs sling spells, and humans are everywhere.  In keeping with the theme of [...]

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Breaking Dawn: A review

On December 2, 2011 By

Morgan Minyard

Staff writer

Although “Twilight Breaking Dawn, Part 1” opened in theaters on November 18, it is still proving to be a success in the box office even two weeks after its release date, grossing over $64 million just over the Thanksgiving holiday, making the nationwide grand total for the movie over $221 million.

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Rihanna review

On December 2, 2011 By

Andrew Dittmar

Staff writer

Pop sensation Rihanna released her sixth album, entitled “Talk That Talk”, on November 21.

It’s been less than seven years since the Barbadian bombshell released her now-often-forgotten debut single “Pon de Replay” when she was just 17 years old. Since then, she has released 11 Billboard Hot 100 number one singles. [...]

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Emily Erwin

Entertainment Editor

While the sixth of December doesn’t mean much to most people, it means a great deal to readers of the “Infernal Devices” series written by Cassandra Clare. On this day, the sequel to “Clockwork Angel”, which is to be titled “Clockwork Prince” will be released in hardback.

“The Infernal Devices” [...]

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