Boar’s Head Recap

Another Boar’s Head has come and gone with a night full of good food, beautiful decorations and fun for all attendees.  Students walked into a festively decorated Kiewit Gym, with brightly lit trees and tables with gold, red and green accents. Carrie Brosman, a junior from Aurora, Neb., thought that the decorations for the event were very beautiful. “The tables in particular were really fancy … Continue reading Boar’s Head Recap

No, ‘Die Hard’ is Not a Christmas Movie 

Ah, Christmas time is here. It’s the season of giving, when we can gather with our loved ones and share the joy and love all around. However, this is also the season of great debates: Hot chocolate or hot cider? Real or artificial Christmas tree? And, perhaps the most important question of all: Is “Die Hard” (1988) a Christmas movie? Well, in this debate, much … Continue reading No, ‘Die Hard’ is Not a Christmas Movie 

The Nightmare Before Christmas: Tim Burton Movie Review

I personally think Tim Burton is the King of Spooky (but family friendly movies). Now, something that I did not find out for a long time that completely shocked me was that one of my favorite spooky season movies, “The Nightmare Before Christmas” (1993), was not actually directed by Tim Burton. I spent a good part of my life believing that he directed it, but … Continue reading The Nightmare Before Christmas: Tim Burton Movie Review

Spoiler Free ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Movie Review

When I found out that there was going to be a sequel to one of my favorite horror comedies, “Beetlejuice” (1988) I was… nervous. So often, we are force-fed sequels to movies that are really only cash-grabs for the companies and producers.  Watching sequels that have no heart or spark like the originals do is an upsetting cycle we find ourselves in, but “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” … Continue reading Spoiler Free ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Movie Review

Kool-Aid Recap

Amid the cheers and between sips of Kool-Aid, there rose a chant: “Ba-na-na, ba-na-na, BA-na-na, BA-NA-na, BA-NA-NA!” On the edge of the Lake Hastings shoreline was an incredibly… how to put this …yellow wave of students as a yellow cardboard banana boat made its way across the water.  The Minions, this year’s Scott Scholar group, were very appropriately dressed in bright yellow shirts and themed … Continue reading Kool-Aid Recap