Category: Opinion

College Football Bowl Game Face-off

Andrew Little | Sports Editor Sean Speidel | The Chronicle As the college football bowl games approach over winter break, our sports writers Andrew and Sean challenged each other to a test of their expertise. The two each picked the full slate of bowl games and debated the highest-profile games of the slate including the College Football Playoff matchups. Andrew […]

Staff Editorial – FIFA World Cup unites student body

Sports bring people together. The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup, held every four years, brings together the best national soccer teams from around the globe to biggest competition in sports outside of the Olympics. For most casual fans in America, this tournament contains the only soccer games they will watch over the four year span. After failing […]

The new year does not limit our goals

Megan Lee | The Chronicle Our year should not be defined by a single decision made on January 1st. The meaning of a new year means something different to each person. We spend our holiday days off meticulously formulating a set of steps to make our lives more enjoyable, meaningful or even effortless. Behind each objective is the one main […]

Celebrating Christmas as a non-Christian

Khusbu Patel | The Chronicle When I think of winter, a few things pop into my head: snow, snowmen and, of course, snow days. But I also think of the festive celebration of Christmas. Growing up in a Hindu household, I was still drawn towards the joy of Christmas. I heard about all the fun things my classmates did, like […]

Learning from athletic recruitment

Carly Prows | The Chronicle There is nothing like talking to college coaches over the phone – a combination of nerve-wracking, surreal and exciting feelings. I prepared for my first call with a college coach the same way I would prepare for a big test: researching the school, digging for important information on the coaches and team and even practicing […]

The Case for Castner as GMC Coach of the Year

Andrew Little | The Chronicle What qualities embody a great coach? A great coach gets the best out of their players. A great coach is a motivator. A great coach understands that building a culture is just as important as building a roster. Mason football head coach Brian Castner epitomized that criteria this season. No one in southwest Ohio, not […]

EDITORIAL CARTOON – 11/18/2022

Editorial Cartoon by Becca Hunter

Normalization v destigmatization of mental health

Our generation is living through possibly the worst mental health crisis the world has seen. We regularly hear the saying “normalize mental health,” but are we sure we should be normalizing it to the extent that we have been? Mental health is defined as a person’s condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well-being, according to Oxford Languages Dictionary. […]

Movie Review: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Review by: Bradyn Johnson Directed by: Ryan Coogler Rating: 4/5 It was difficult to imagine a Black Panther movie without lead actor Chadwick Boseman, but Black Panther: Wakanda Forever proved to be a massive success. After Boseman’s abrupt passing, many were unsure about the future of the beloved character. Fortunately, director Ryan Coogler was able to make the transition between […]

Album Review: Her Loss

Review by: Ali Sami Artist: Drake Rating: 4.5/5 “21, Can you do something for me?” Drake and 21 Savage’s most recent album, Her Loss, was released on November 4, 2022, and the duo did not miss. The album consists of 16 songs with a playing time of exactly an hour. Travis Scott was the only feature on the album, and […]

Album Review: Midnights

Review by: Risha Chada Artist: Taylor Swift Rating: 4.5/5 Self-loathing, fantasizing about revenge, wondering what could have been, falling in love and falling apart. Through 13 beautifully crafted new songs, Taylor Swift’s new album, Midnights, delivered on every single one of these five emotions. The album created an array of sounds and feelings that encompass the idea of “midnight.” Three […]

Staff Editorial – Glorifying Murder Needs to Stop

In 1964, Truman Capote’s’ In Cold Blood ‘, generated a record-breaking level of excitement for horror stories, skyrocketing the popularity of true crime in pop culture. However, this attitude of entertainment towards these real-life horror stories encouraged a detachment from the seriousness of the stories. In recent years, the use of Tiktok has brought these retellings to an audience of […]

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Album Review: Entergalactic

Review by: Ali Sami Artist: Kid Cudi Rating: 4/5 Grammy Award-winning rapper, “Kid Cudi,” dropped “Entergalactic,” which could potentially be his last album, on September 30, 2022. Entergalactic consists of 15 songs and has a duration of 45 minutes, with features from Don Toliver, 2 Chainz, Ty Dolla $ign and many other acclaimed artists. Kid Cudi took a detour from […]

Album Review: HDTV

Review by: Sean Speidel Artist: Tai Verdes Rating: 3/5 Breakout artist Tai Verdes’ second studio album, HDTV, proved that Verdes is more than a “one-hit-wonder” After gaining popularity on Tiktok for songs such as “A-O-K” and “Stuck In The Middle,” Verdes’ new release HDTV is an attempt to show that he is more than just a TikTok artist. Overall, the […]

Movie Review: Don’t Worry Darling

Review by: Megan Lee Directed by: Olivia Wilde Rating: 4/5 Full of criticisms on the concept of perfection, Don’t Worry Darling might just be the most psychologically twisted film to hit the theaters this year. At first glance, the casting of Harry Styles as the lead makes the film seem like an amateur selection of Hollywood idols, yet the directing, […]

EDITORIAL CARTOON – 10/14/2022

Editorial Cartoon by Becca Hunter

Staff Editorial – Money perpetuates a cycle of misinformation