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Korean Media Spotlight: The World of DPR IAN
By Mars Brunk, Graphic Designer Christian Yu, known famously as DPR IAN, is a Korean-Australian artist known for his beautiful music videos and lore-driven music. The 35-year-old is an ex-Kpop idol, having been in the…
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Ghost Encounters on Campus
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Finding Beauty in Terror: A ‘Silent Hill f’…
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The portal problem: Is college football losing its…
By Sarah Turner, Sports editor My Saturdays usually involve flipping through channels in search of the best college football game of the day. A few weeks ago, I stumbled across the James Madison Dukes and…
The confusing case of ‘TRON: Ares’
By Carter James, Editor in chief The Tron franchise is like that one cousin that comes to a family function once every blue moon. They’re weird, say a whole bunch nonsense, but has a cool…









