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Opinion: Alameda, a name you should become familiar with

By Aaron Hughes · Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022

The sky's the limit for this radiant singer. Do not waste any more time and put your stock in this rising artist.

Opinion: Black History Month and Performative Activism

By Noula Limberopoulos · Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022

Many companies love to appeal to consumers through performative activism. There are many examples of this, particularly surrounding Black Lives Matter and Black History Month.

Opinion: The EMU Free Speech Wall

By Noula Limberopoulos · Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022

If you’re one of the thousands of students who attend classes on the Eastern Michigan University campus, chances are you’ve walked past the Free Speech Wall. The Free Speech Wall is a very important tool for demonstrating how free speech functions in the ”real world”.

Review: Shrimp Flavours - Grab a bowl of authentic Indian curry near EMU's campus

By Carmen Cheng · Monday, Feb. 21, 2022

Shrimp Flavours, an Indian restaurant that serves authentic curries, biryanis, and tandoori items, has recently opened near Eastern Michigan University's campus.

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Advice: Are meal plans currently worth it?

By Joud Bamehriz · Friday, Feb. 18, 2022

How to determine whether you should get a meal plan or not according to your budget, characteristics, and where you reside.

Review: 'Death on the Nile' puts the miss in mystery

By Marie White · Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022

‘Death on the Nile’ shows how a mystery film can be boring.

Review: Book of Boba Fett is off to a fun start

By Gabriel Sweet · Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022

A rundown of the first few episodes of Disney Plus’ newest show, The Book of Boba Fett.

Opinion: Romance novels to read for Valentine's Day

By Piper Coe · Monday, Feb. 14, 2022

Whether you’re spending this year's Valentine’s Day alone or with someone, I guarantee these three novels will make your heart swoon!

Opinion: The perfect songs to express your love this Valentine's Day

By Aaron Hughes · Monday, Feb. 14, 2022

Missing a song or two to your Valentine’s playlist? Here are some great love songs that you might be missing.

Advice: Tips for obtaining a driver's license

By Joud Bamehriz · Friday, Feb. 11, 2022

An easy step by step article to help you get your drivers license.

Opinion: What you need to know about the Metaverse

By Sophia Leveque · Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022

Answering common questions about the Metaverse and what to look forward to entering a new technological era.

Review: ‘Olga Dies Dreaming’ by Xochitl Gonzalez

By Piper Coe · Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022

Does Olga Dies Dreaming live up to the hype?

Advice: Tips for better time management

By Joud Bamehriz · Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022

Some useful advice to those who struggle with time management.

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Review: New sci-fi action movie ‘Moonfall’ is out of this world

By Marie White · Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022

‘Moonfall’ is an interesting new action space movie for our time.

Opinion: Unsung Black artists you should know

By Aaron Hughes · Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022

Celebrate this Black History Month by commemorating these artist. Here are five black artist who have been forgotten by the masses.

Advice: Three helpful sites for college students

By Joud Bamehriz · Friday, Feb. 4, 2022

In this article, I am going to share my favorite websites that have helped me keep my 4.0 GPA.

Review: Netflix’s new unknowing parody misses its mark as a mystery series

By Marie White · Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022

This series tries to tie mystery and comedy together and misses the mark.

Opinion: An introduction to some of Michigan’s best rappers

By Aaron Hughes · Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022

On Tiktok and plenty of other social media apps more and more Michigan artist are getting played. To catch you up on what’s happening in the state here is a list of some of the top talent from Michigan.

Opinion: 10 reasons you should get a pet tortoise

By Kaitlin Werden · Friday, Jan. 28, 2022

A few reasons as to why you should get a pet tortoise.

Review: Netflix’s ‘Archive 81’ is an ominous series to consider watching

By Marie White · Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022

Netflix's ‘Archive 81’ puts the chill in chilling.