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Step 3 to make a mask.

Why go on a shopping spree when you can protect yourself for free with these DIY masks

Matt Taylor, Reporter May 6, 2020

With the growing coronavirus pandemic, many are wondering what they can do to protect themselves. Don’t go out looking for masks when you can avoid the public and get masks practically for free. Making...

Hidden benefits of thriving music sub-genre

Hidden benefits of thriving music sub-genre

Andres Figueroa, Reporter April 14, 2020

Music exists all around the world, with an overbearing amount of 1,264 genres of music that exist now according to The Guardian. Some of the most noticeable ones are: Rap, Country, Rock, EDM, and Pop....

P.S. I Still Love You movie review

P.S. I Still Love You movie review

Ally Blake, Reporter March 18, 2020

WARNING SPOILERS: To All the Boys p.s. I Love You is a newly released original romcom on Netflix. It is the sequel for “To All the Boys I've Loved Before”. We left off from To All the Boys I've...

Locke and Key review

Locke and Key review

Lexie Shumate, Reporter March 10, 2020

Locke & Key came out February 7th on Netflix. The supernatural horror follows the Locke family right after their father’s murder. They move into an ancestral home of the Lockes’ and discover there...

15 fun spring concerts coming to Nashville

15 fun spring concerts coming to Nashville

Alaysia Brown, Lifestyles Editor March 6, 2020

As the spring months are approaching, so is concert season. The spring months are the best time to experience concerts whether they are outside or inside.   Concerts give you the ability to hear live...

Leaving their mark in Black History

Leaving their mark in Black History

Shamani Salahuddin, Photo Editor February 29, 2020

Biebers back . . . back again

Bieber’s back . . . back again

Alaysia Brown, Lifestyles Editor February 28, 2020

After an almost four year hiatus from music, Justin Bieber has come back like he never left. While he was gone from the music scene, Bieber maintained a decent social media presence, still posting on his...

Toxicity in teen relationships

Toxicity in teen relationships

Lexie Shumate, Reporter February 21, 2020

A toxic relationship is a relationship characterized by behaviors on the part of the toxic partner that are emotionally and sometimes physically damaging. Teen relationships can be hard enough already...

The star studded Super Bowl commercials of 2020

The star studded Super Bowl commercials of 2020

Alaysia Brown, Lifestyles Editor February 10, 2020

On February 2, 2020 the San Francisco 49ers faced off against the Kansas City Chiefs. However, the main event was not the game nor the half time show, but the commercial breaks. Every year companies go...

Playbill from Hamilton.

TPAC takes broadway hit to local stage

Taylor Matney, Reporter February 4, 2020

On December 31st, the Hamilton cast performed at Tennessee Performance Arts Center (TPAC).  The play is about Alexander Hamilton’s life until his untimely death. It all starts him being nineteen, becoming...

Black Mirror: its not just about tech

Black Mirror: it’s not just about tech

Zoe Vecchio, Reporter January 31, 2020

If you don’t know, Black Mirror is a TV show written (mostly) by Charlie Brooker that currently releases new seasons on Netflix. Often compared to The Twilight Zone, it consists of episodes that each...

An example of organization is labeled folders.

How to organize your life

Lexie Shumate, Reporter January 28, 2020

A normal student’s backpack is a mess of crumpled papers, pencils quickly stuffed into pockets, and old food. Their room is often even more disorganized. With all the stress from school, it can be even...

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