During their downtime, students and professors love to take a break from their busy work weeks by opening one of their favorite streaming apps and tuning into the many movies or shows offered by the services.
Holiday shopping continues to evolve
The holiday season is rapidly approaching, and, for the second year in a row, it is going to be occurring during the pandemic. For many that means holiday shopping has already begun. With online shopping already having become a mainstay in our world, people have the ease of being able to find the perfect gift with just a few clicks.
'He's All That' Review
“He’s All That” is a Netflix original movie that is a spiritual successor to the 90s film “She’s All That.” It follows the story of Padgett Sawyer (Addison Rae), a teenage girl who makes a bet with her friends to see if she can take any guy in their high school considered a lost cause, give him a makeover, and make him prom king. A plot very similar to its predecessor.
Mississippians to vote on new flag
The events of the past few years have caused many Mississippians to reconsider the design of the state flag. For many people, the Confederate symbology within the flag that had been used since 1894 was misrepresentative of the majority of current Mississippi residents. For them, the Confederate battle flag symbolizes hate and division.
Straight Talk with Liz: Holiday Edition
Elizabeth Salmon
Reporter
Q: I recently started dating this guy, and he is nice and likable, but I just don’t feel like it’s going anywhere. How can I let him know I don’t want to go out again without hurting his feelings? - Anxious Wreck
Breaking things off with people is always a difficult situation. You don’t want to hurt their feelings, but you also don’t want to lead them on and hurt them in the long run. I would recommend talking to him face to face, and explain how you think he is sweet and kind, but you are not feeling a spark. Most of the time, they may not feel the spark either but don’t know how to tell the other person. You have to do what’s best for you, but always do it with the other person’s feelings in mind as well. Good luck!
Must-watch movies coming this holiday season
Price Hughes
Reporter
The holidays bring us some of the biggest movie releases of the year, and these are four releases over the next few months that you absolutely must go see.
1. “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” – Opens on Dec. 15: The title says it all for this movie. I mean, it’s “Star Wars.” Do I really need to say anything more than that? The greatest movie franchise of all time returns with its eighth saga. It will pick up where “The Force Awakens” left off. Rey has finally found Luke Skywalker. Will he train Rey to be a Jedi, or will his past training experience cause a conflict? All the while, Leia, Finn, Poe and Chewy, among others, continue their fight against the evil First Order. To say you must go see this is an understatement. It’s a movie you can’t miss.
The Rise of Netflix Streaming: Why Students prefer it, what they're watching and what's new
Lauren Trimm and Tara Baucom
Editor and Online Editor
We live in a fast-paced society where convenience and efficiency are extremely important, especially when it comes to our media choices. Over the years, cable television has started to become optional for many people-especially college students-as many are choosing other streaming options. These options include Hulu, Amazon Prime and HBO among others. However the most popular appears to be Netflix.
Why is Netflix so Popular?
Believe it or not, Netflix was actually created in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolh. What started out as an online DVD subscription service turned into a streaming service with 94 million users as of April 2017.
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Horror enthusiasts flock to see 'It' on the big screen
Robert Scott
Reporter
Audiences all over America flocked to theaters to see the film adaptation of Stephen King’s 1986
novel “IT.”
The novel had previously been adapted as a miniseries in 1990 but with the television
constraints, many of the core themes of the novel were not able to be explored. The film,
however, definitely does not shy away from them.