Category: A&E

By AZRIEL OLMEDO Photo made using FlamingText, a logo design and name generator (Azriel Olmedo / Ethic News). NOTE: This will refer to both movies of “Pacific Rim” and all … Continue reading Friday Fight Night: Gipsy Danger v. The Megazord

By AZRIEL OLMEDO Photo made using FlamingText, a logo design and name generator (Azriel Olmedo / Ethic News). This is the first of a series that will pit two characters … Continue reading Friday Fight Night: John ‘Candle’ Wick v. Steve ‘Captain’ Rogers

By EMILY WALOS Teenagers acting out Shakespeare for almost three hours: sounds like torture right?  Citrus Valley’s Blackhawk Theater Company proved that wrong by bringing the beloved Shakespeare classic “The … Continue reading Citrus Valley takes on Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet

By ELLA FITZPATRICK You may be wondering what boba is, and why it’s good . . . or bad for you. Boba are small, black, chewy balls of boiled tapioca. … Continue reading Sorry to burst your boba

By JOSEPH QUESADA Ermias Joseph Asghedom, better known by stage name Nipsey Hussle, was gunned down and killed in South Central Los Angeles on March 31. Nipsey Hussle, commonly referred … Continue reading Deceased rapper “Nipsey Hussle” leaves behind a legacy of artistic achievement and community philanthropy

By ALEENA SIRITANAPIVAT From its first note to its very last, “The Sound of Music” has become a childhood favorite of many in the United States, and this year Redlands … Continue reading The hills became alive at the Blackstone Theater

By RICHARD BUNNER For about 35 years, one car had provided the public with thrills and entertainment on both the road and the cinema screen: the Pontiac Firebird. Released alongside … Continue reading Automotives Odyssey: The Pontiac Firebird holds great importance in American automotive history

By TATUM MAPES What is the best way to convince students that teachers can be cool? How about starting a band? That is exactly what many Redlands East Valley High … Continue reading Redlands East Valley’s teacher band, The Academixx, rocks

By RICHARD BUNNER Driving has always been an important part of automotive construction and design, and only a few cars reach the level of driving intensity that an M-Sport car … Continue reading Automotive Odyssey: BMW M3

By RICHARD BUNNER Many cars have special places in enthusiasts minds and hearts, such as the Camaro or Mustang for many muscle enthusiasts, or the M3 or RS4 for European … Continue reading Automotive Odyssey: Godzilla

By AHLORA SMITH Bears, beets, Bottorff-star Galactica. From birth, there has always been that sibling rivalry dynamic between “Big” Dean Bottorff and “Baby” Jackson Bottorff. This competitive raising came to … Continue reading Comedy Sportz: Bottorff-star Galactica knocks the hair off of a brother

By EMILY WALOS Getting to dress up in a costume to come to school is not only reserved for Halloween, but it also means it is a spirit week! Citrus … Continue reading Citrus Valley’s spirit week and winter rally draw inspiration from Pixar themes

By ELLA FITZPATRICK Regina King might have won best supporting actress and Rami Malek may have snagged best actor in a drama, but the girl who really stole the show … Continue reading Fiji water lady steals the show

By AHLORA SMITH Attention all Citrus Valley High School students: The Blackhawk Theatre Company’s last main season show of the 2018-2019 school year is Romeo and Juliet, and auditions are … Continue reading News Brief: Romeo and Juliet auditions

By ALEENA SIRITANAPIVAT On Friday, Dec. 7, Redlands East Valley’s performing arts held an assembly during periods two, three and four to showcase their talents. Programs such as East Valley Singers, … Continue reading Brief: Wildcat performing arts brings students to a winter wonderland

By MAGGIE SNAVELY When the Inspire Choir is on stage singing, they are fully engaged and having fun, and the audience can’t help but share in the joy. The Inspire … Continue reading Citrus Valley’s Inspire Choir radiates joy through song

By EMILY WALOS In the United States, there are only 2,321 privately owned children’s bookstores; luckily for the residents of Redlands, one of those stores can be found in the … Continue reading Frugal Frigate is not your average bookstore

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By ETHAN SIBBETT Xkcd was meant to be a name without meaning. Developed as a screen name, Randall Munroe didn’t actually use it but repurposed it as the domain of … Continue reading Review: Humor and science collide in xkcd comics