Evan Ponstingle | Staff Writer Cosplayers have found a new way to step out of the world of high school and into the world of anime, video games, and comic books. Cosplay (an abbreviation of costume play) is a relatively new subculture blossoming from the increase of comic conventions (popularly referred to as comic-cons) and other fan-culture events. Cosplay involves […]
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Evan Ponstingle | Staff Writer The audience can hear them. The audience can sense them. They put the “music” in musical. And yet, they go unseen. Pit orchestras are used for plays and musicals all over the world. Typically set in an orchestra pit below the stage so as to be invisible to the audience, a pit orchestra’s job is […]
Read moreEvan Ponstingle | Staff Writer Modernization. It’s a buzzword floated around a lot right now. Unfortunately, an increasingly common trend right now is modernization being used as an excuse to rip the heart and soul out of everything you love. The Cincinnati Museum Center is the new poster child for the wrongs of modernization. It’s been a staple of the […]
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Evan Ponstingle | Staff Writer All things Irish are in the air. Leprechauns, Shamrock Shakes, and of course, Irish dancing. For two Mason students, Irish dancing isn’t just for a certain time of year. For them, it’s a way of life. Identifiable through its rigid upper body technique and elaborate costumes, Irish dancing has been a traditional staple of Irish […]
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Evan Ponstingle | Staff Writer Mason High School is home to many talented individuals with unique talents. Now, for the first time in school history, MHS is home to a finalist in one of America’s most prestigious science competitions. Senior Laalitya Acharya has been named a Top 40 finalist in the Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS) contest, giving her a […]
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Director: Pete Doctor Rating: 9/10 Review by: Evan Ponstingle Soul, the latest Disney/Pixar film, and first to officially be released on Disney+, truly plays out like a symphony. The plot revolves around a struggling jazz musician and part-time band teacher, Joe Gardner (Jamie Foxx), whose soul is cast into a whimsical adventure after he meets his untimely demise on the […]
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Evan Ponstingle | Staff Writer Senior David Shuppert has put his art into action and it’s going viral. Shuppert has maintained a YouTube channel under the alias “TNTSquirrel” where he posts his animated creations. His most recent video, “Enderman in Smash–Animation,” racked up over 1.7 million views in the span of one month. While Shuppert only created his YouTube channel […]
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Evan Ponstingle | Staff Writer While the girls volleyball team has been bumping, setting, and spiking, Head Coach Tiann Myer has been serving up a legacy. Coach Myer is stepping away from 14 years of coaching the girls volleyball team, with her husband getting a new job at Emory University in Georgia. During her career at Mason, Myer won 268 […]
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Evan Ponstingle | Staff Writer Mason, Ohio, 1901. A small farming village is rocked by the brutal murder of reclusive resdient Rebecca McClung. The town has their suspects–but the murder is never solved. Mason, Ohio, 2020. A high school junior in the growing city becomes obsessed and begins a search for the truth: who really murdered Rebecca McClung? Junior Katie […]
Read moreEvan Ponstingle | Staff Writer September signals back to school all across America. For some Mason families, however, it means having to make a split decision–back to school for some members of their family, and online school for some of their siblings. The Hartley family is one such family. Meghan, a senior, and Kate, a freshman, have both chosen the in-person […]
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