A scoreboard does not make an athlete

Taylor Murray | The Chronicle Every year, Mason’s competitive guard and dance team work for hours, days on end, to make their way up through the extreme levels of competition. Mason High School’s competitive winter guard puts in between nine and eighteen hours of practice each week. The varsity dance team works ten to sixteen hours a week leading up […]

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Musical Review: Jagged Little Pill

Review by: Laurel Wang Creator: Alanis Morissette Rating: 3.5/5 “Why are you so petrified of silence?” demands Frankie Healy (Lauren Chanel) on “All I Really Want”, the introductory number of Jagged Little Pill. However, the musical, adapted from Alanis Morrisette’s 1995 album of the same name, seems unable to answer its own question. Between eight principal characters, heavy, intertwining plotlines, […]

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Movie Review: Creed III

Review by: Andrew Little Directed by: Michael B. Jordan Rating: 3.5/5  Creed III marked two major firsts for the Rocky/Creed franchise. It was actor Michael B. Jordan’s debut feature film as a director and the first movie in the series without Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Balboa. Despite the drama that surrounded Stallone’s absence,the film did not suffer without his iconic character.  […]

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Movie Review: Quantumania

Review by: Josie Lorenz Directed by: Peyton Reed Rating: 2.5/5  For a movie that has been heavily hyped since its announcement over two years ago, Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania was so incredibly average. Quantumania follows Avenger, Scott Lang (Antman), and his family as they are once again sucked into the terrifying and little-known Quantum realm. They need a […]

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Show Review: Outer Banks (Season Three)

Review by: Megan Lee Creator: Shannon Burke, Jonas Pate and Josh Pate Rating: 4/5 The long-awaited season three of Outer Banks has left audiences on the edge of their seat. Netflix’s Outer Banks created by Jonas and Josh Pate was originally released in April of 2020. With season two being released in the summer of 2021, fans have been waiting […]

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Protect trans youth

Josie Lorenz | The Chronicle On the afternoon of February 11, 2023, a British sixteen-year-old transgender girl, Brianna Ghey was found on a walking path with multiple stab wounds. Authorities pronounced her dead at the scene. A 15-year-old boy and girl have been charged with Ghey’s murder. Ghey had been exposed to years of transphobic harassment before her death. Authorities […]

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Raising an eyebrow at the Selena vs. Hailey drama

Long before the rise of social media, we have seen women put against one another for reasons ranging from publicity stunts to actual heartbreaks. Most recently, social media outlets have erupted with speculation about celebrities Selena Gomez and Hailey Beiber.   Justin Bieber and Selena, who originally began dating in 2010, battled their on-and-off relationship for eight years until they called […]

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Album Review: Mercy

Review by: Alisha Verma Artist: John Cale Rating: 4/5 Even if you’ve never heard the name John Cale, his fingerprints can be found everywhere, from the scrappy beginnings of punk rock to modern R&B. Cale has cemented himself as a musical vagabond, a title that persists with the release of his new album, MERCY. The album opens with the title […]

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Album Review: Let’s Start Here

Review by: Shrija Shandilya Artist: Lil Yachty Rating: 4/5 Lil Yachty’s fifth studio album, Let’s Start Here, is indicative of his reform. He incorporates a more alternative and psychedelic rock sound while retaining some of his own vocal style. The album starts with “The Black Seminole,” a standout track that effectively sets the tone for the album. With synth and […]

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