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February 2015<br />

THE PROBLEM WITH THE WI-FI<br />

TRCC’S NEW GRAPHIC DESIGN PROGRAM<br />

THREE RIVERS MIDDLE COLLEGE<br />

SHOW AND MOVIE REVIEWS


STAFF MEMBERS<br />

Allison Kelly<br />

Brissett Cuadros<br />

Nick St. Amour<br />

Noah Carr<br />

Rachel Rogers<br />

ADVISOR<br />

Kevin Amenta<br />

SPECIAL THANKS TO<br />

Dr. Mary Ellen Jukoski<br />

Dean Branchini<br />

Vicki Baker<br />

Tracey Rossiene<br />

The TRCC Copy Center<br />

The Current is published three<br />

times this semester and is free <strong>of</strong><br />

charge. We encourage students,<br />

faculty, staff, and other readers to<br />

contribute to future issues.<br />

Email submissions, responses, and<br />

ideas to:<br />

trccnewspaper@gmail.com<br />

or to Kevin Amenta at:<br />

kamenta@trcc.commnet.edu<br />

Only submissions with proper<br />

contact information will be<br />

accepted. The Current reserves the<br />

right to edit<br />

submissions. Views expressed are<br />

those <strong>of</strong> the writers and are not to<br />

be considered those <strong>of</strong> The<br />

Current, TRCC, the faculty, staff,<br />

or administration<br />

ONTENTS<br />

3-4<br />

5-6<br />

7-10<br />

11-12<br />

13-15<br />

16<br />

17<br />

18<br />

19<br />

20<br />

News and More<br />

Editorials<br />

The Problem with Wi-Fi<br />

Graphic design program<br />

Photography<br />

TRMC<br />

Reviews<br />

The Walking dead<br />

Jupiter Ascending<br />

Night at the Museum 3<br />

The Interview<br />

American Sniper<br />

Games<br />

21-22<br />

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Lot nine’s new sign<br />

Parking Confusion No More<br />

If<br />

By Allison Kelly<br />

you’re a student at<br />

<strong>Three</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong>, you know all<br />

too well how frustrating<br />

finding a parking spot that<br />

you’re allowed to park in and<br />

is close to the school can be.<br />

Up until last month,<br />

there was no clear notice for<br />

where students were allowed<br />

to park that wouldn’t land<br />

them with a ticket from security.<br />

These signs, made <strong>of</strong><br />

an<br />

aluminum material, are in each <strong>of</strong> the parking lots <strong>of</strong><br />

the campus.<br />

They give clear notice for who is allowed to<br />

park in designated parking lots at various times<br />

throughout the day. Lot 9, for example, is a designated<br />

staff parking lot that requires a college permit to<br />

park in it before 6:00 PM, in which case anyone may<br />

park in that lot.<br />

The process <strong>of</strong> having signs made and put into<br />

the parking lots was a long one, but well worth it.<br />

According to Director <strong>of</strong> Facilities Arnie De La Rosa,<br />

“When the school was originally constructed in 2008,<br />

it was probably a miss by the previous architect on<br />

the design project. So we ended up having a building<br />

where we had no exterior signage.”<br />

De La Rosa went on to state that former <strong>Three</strong><br />

<strong>Rivers</strong> President Grace Jones put together a committee<br />

in charge <strong>of</strong> having the signs made. This committee was<br />

sent out to research their options and came back with<br />

a “composite list that was needed for the building as a<br />

whole on the outside.”<br />

The new signs have a reflective coating and<br />

“some sort <strong>of</strong> a prismatic lens that kind <strong>of</strong> reflects <strong>of</strong>f<br />

your headlights so it does give them a sheen so they<br />

can be seen in a reflective manner at night,” De La Rosa<br />

said.<br />

However, the signs on the outside <strong>of</strong> the building<br />

do not have this reflective coating. “You’re not going to<br />

be driving at the building. You’ll be driving from parking<br />

lot to parking lot, space to space.”<br />

The signs also have a graffiti pro<strong>of</strong> coating.<br />

The color scheme <strong>of</strong> the signs was chosen for a<br />

specific reason as well. Initially they were going to be<br />

grey like the signs in the interior <strong>of</strong> the school, but new<br />

<strong>Three</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong> President Mary Ellen Jukoski reviewed<br />

what was going on so far and asked for<br />

recommendations.<br />

The decision<br />

was to use the school’s<br />

colors. The guidelines<br />

for parking have not<br />

changed, and now that<br />

there are clear signs<br />

stating where and when<br />

students, faculty and<br />

visitors may park, the<br />

hope is that the signs<br />

will make things easier<br />

for those who are<br />

coming onto the site for<br />

the first time and less<br />

frustrating for those<br />

students in search <strong>of</strong> a<br />

place to park.<br />

Lot seven’s new sign<br />

A half covered space<br />

Parking Lot Snow Concerns<br />

By Rachel Rogers<br />

you live in New England, you know that the<br />

weather here is unpredictable. The recent snowfalls<br />

have made quite the pile up on sidewalks and in parking<br />

lots, including the ones at <strong>Three</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong>.<br />

Though the weather can be unpredictable,<br />

there should be no excuse to have the parking lots and<br />

sidewalks barely plowed or shoveled days after the last<br />

snow. Not only is it very inconvenient for the students<br />

and faculty trying to get into the school or to their<br />

cars, but it is also extremely dangerous.<br />

Mary Pollard, is a student here at <strong>Three</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong>,<br />

recently had surgery done on her knee and needs<br />

to use a walker. Needless to say she is not too thrilled<br />

with the conditions <strong>of</strong> the grounds outside <strong>of</strong> the<br />

school.<br />

Pollard “For someone who is handicapped, it<br />

is really difficult for me to walk around with all <strong>of</strong> the<br />

obstructions in the parking lots and sidewalks. Getting<br />

out <strong>of</strong> my car with my walker on to a sheet <strong>of</strong> ice<br />

is dangerous. I slip and slide almost every day.”, Mary<br />

says. She wishes that the worst areas around campus<br />

will be treated more thoroughly.<br />

If she were to<br />

fall, Pollard would be<br />

out <strong>of</strong> school and work<br />

for months, and may<br />

even need another<br />

surgery. Mary is not<br />

the only handicapped<br />

student on campus,<br />

and the condition <strong>of</strong><br />

the parking lot puts<br />

many more students<br />

at risk, including the<br />

students who are not<br />

handicapped.<br />

The parking lots<br />

have quite a few spaces<br />

where there is snow<br />

completely covering it,<br />

wasting a whole parking<br />

spot. Others have snow<br />

covering half the space,<br />

still ending up wasting<br />

an entire spot.<br />

There are also<br />

chunks <strong>of</strong> ice and snow<br />

near the sidewalks that<br />

could easily cause a<br />

problem.<br />

Ice chuncks by the<br />

sidewalk<br />

Director <strong>of</strong> Facilities, Arnie De La Rosa, states<br />

that “before the snow started, we had one day where<br />

there was snow that came down and turned to rain.<br />

And while it was raining, we had cars in the parking<br />

lots. Later that evening, the temperatures dipped below<br />

freezing and it held that temperature for quite a bit. So<br />

once those spaces were cleared out, ice was left on. We<br />

tried to do the best we could around it.”<br />

He said that they have a contractor that they<br />

call in that does the sanding and plowing. For when the<br />

contractor is not around, certain staff members have<br />

the duty to treat little spots around campus with sand<br />

and ice melt that they already have.<br />

The safety <strong>of</strong> the students and staff should<br />

always come first. According to De La Rosa, there has<br />

only been one minor incident with an instructor who<br />

fell. She is doing alright and is back at work, but the<br />

school staff still went out and treated the area with sand<br />

and ice melt.<br />

Though winter is not yet over, hopefully there are no<br />

more incidents. We will just have to wait and see what<br />

Mother Nature has in store for us.<br />

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The problem with the Wi-Fi<br />

and Phone Service<br />

By Brissett Cuadros<br />

In the meantime, Stephen Goetchius says<br />

that they are willing to help students that have<br />

trouble connecting their devices with the school’s<br />

Wi-Fi.<br />

The problem with the phone service: It does<br />

not matter what company you have a contract<br />

with, your phone model or OS (operating system)<br />

have nothing to do with your phone suddenly not<br />

having service to receive or make calls and text.<br />

The problem with service is simple: the<br />

amount <strong>of</strong> metal and steel don’t allow the device to<br />

connect, especially in some hallways or rooms.<br />

WI-FI Error screen that plagues students<br />

Not being able to connect to the<br />

school’s internet connection has been issue for<br />

many students and staff, whether they use their<br />

laptops or smartphones. I went to ask a few questions<br />

to Stephen Goetchius, the dean <strong>of</strong> Information<br />

Technology, about<br />

These common issues.<br />

The problem with the Wi-Fi: Stephen<br />

Goetchius is aware that people have issues connecting<br />

their devices, and how slow the internet<br />

speed can be.<br />

The reason the internet connection in the<br />

school is slow is because “the wireless system with<br />

all Connecticut is located in Hartford,” Stephen<br />

says. And It is shared with 12 twelve community<br />

colleges (including TRCC), which contributes to<br />

the slow connection from time to time. for instance<br />

the slow connection from time to time.<br />

The wireless system is being updated at the<br />

moment and hopefully, it will solve most <strong>of</strong> the<br />

problems. and He says that some students bring<br />

their devices for help.<br />

If someone is having trouble connecting<br />

their laptops to the Wi-Fi, they are welcome in the<br />

I.T. <strong>of</strong>fice.<br />

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A common reasons reason why students<br />

aren’t able to connect their devices is because students<br />

choose the wrong Wi-Fi connection option<br />

when they try to connect to the Wi-Fi. When you<br />

turn on you Wi-Fi options three internet connections:<br />

ConnSCU Internet: Enrolled student or<br />

faculty can log on with their trcc TRCC account<br />

ConnSCU Secured: Devices that the<br />

college <strong>of</strong>fers for faculty<br />

ConnSCU Guests: This is a temporal temporary<br />

account for the guests that come to TRCC;<br />

the TRCC account won’t work<br />

Networks available<br />

It is not the most comfortable solution,<br />

but to get service, people just have to go out the<br />

building so they get reception.<br />

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Photoshop project by Nick St. Amour<br />

Make Way for Graphic Design<br />

By Nick St. Amour<br />

Clipping mask by Nick St. Amour<br />

<strong>Three</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong> has a<br />

Graphic Design certificate that you can<br />

receive when you graduate. However, before<br />

the winter break <strong>of</strong> 2014 the Graphic<br />

Design department, the Academic Dean,<br />

and the Board <strong>of</strong> Regents worked hard to<br />

create a whole new curriculum.<br />

So how do you get to start a<br />

new program at three rivers <strong>Three</strong><br />

<strong>Rivers</strong>? According to Branchini,<br />

with the wide range <strong>of</strong> diverse<br />

students, the healthy enrollment <strong>of</strong><br />

the design classes, and the resources<br />

the college already had, they had<br />

enough to push forward to creating<br />

a great program.<br />

Amenta spoke to the faculty<br />

about developing new courses<br />

and a proposal, which took a fair<br />

amount <strong>of</strong> time. After filling out<br />

paperwork, doing research, revising<br />

paperwork, revising the revisions<br />

<strong>of</strong> the paperwork, and eventually<br />

coming up with new courses with a<br />

solid proposal, Amenta was ready<br />

for Dean Branchini to talk to the<br />

board <strong>of</strong> region’s.<br />

Abstract dragon designed in Illustrator by Noah Carr<br />

Say hello to the Graphic Design<br />

Associate’s Degree. Kevin Amenta,<br />

Graphic Design Program Coordinator <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Three</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong>, had taken two and a half<br />

years <strong>of</strong> constant research and paperwork<br />

to create the perfect proposal for the<br />

Board <strong>of</strong> Regents.<br />

This led to the Graphic Design<br />

Associates Degree curriculum being<br />

passed on Friday, December 5th, 2014.<br />

Now all <strong>of</strong> Amenta’s design students can<br />

feel relieved to be able to graduate with a<br />

degree rather than the certificate that is<br />

already available at <strong>Three</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong>.<br />

The Academic Dean <strong>of</strong> <strong>Three</strong><br />

<strong>Rivers</strong>, Ann Z. Branchini, helped Amenta<br />

with making this degree actually happen.<br />

Amenta admits, “the academic dean was<br />

a huge supporter <strong>of</strong> the program, and<br />

without her help and assistance this program<br />

would not exist.”<br />

Dean Branchini brought the<br />

idea to her counterparts and the<br />

chief academic <strong>of</strong>ficers to consider<br />

and give feedback to the viability <strong>of</strong><br />

the program. After all that, both the<br />

Dean and Amenta still needed to<br />

make changes to make this proposal<br />

a strong one.<br />

Once affirmed by the chiefs, it finally goes<br />

over the board <strong>of</strong> regents to look into detail on the<br />

specifics <strong>of</strong> the programs.<br />

They also talk about if this program is going<br />

to give jobs, help to transfer, or do both to students<br />

who enroll. When all <strong>of</strong> this is said and done, the<br />

program gets approved!<br />

Both Amenta and Dean Branchini were<br />

super excited to find that the program had passed.<br />

“This new program that we have is pretty special,”<br />

said Branchini, “I don’t expect to be growing a lot<br />

<strong>of</strong> programs in the next few years.”<br />

Fake magazine Cover by Brissett Cuadros<br />

Along with this program comes two new<br />

courses including: Com101 Intro to Mass Communications<br />

and Com166 Video and Film making,<br />

one <strong>of</strong> the first available video editing course<br />

available at <strong>Three</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong>.<br />

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Photography at <strong>Three</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong><br />

By Rachel Rogers<br />

You need to know how to zoom<br />

in and out, change the shutter speed, look<br />

through your taken pictures, etc. Once<br />

you have the basics down, you need to<br />

know where and what you are going to be<br />

photographing.<br />

The ideas are limitless; anything<br />

that you desire. That is the best thing<br />

about photography. You can do whatever<br />

you want withit. If you get really into<br />

it, you can also get accessories for your<br />

camera and your<br />

photos.<br />

You can buy a tripod for your<br />

camera to help it stay in place, as well as<br />

different kinds <strong>of</strong> lenses, depending on<br />

your type <strong>of</strong> camera, so you can take even<br />

crazier photos. There are apps and products<br />

you can get that will help enhance<br />

and edit your photos.<br />

Sunset on peir in California<br />

There are many reasons photography<br />

is a wonderful hobby. That is why<br />

This world is such a beautiful place.<br />

There are so many colorful and fascinating images to<br />

capture; waiting for you right outside your door.<br />

Being a photographer is not just about capturing<br />

a “cool” picture, but it should also tell a story.<br />

You have to have a passion for this subject to be able<br />

to identify yourself with it.<br />

There are endless amounts <strong>of</strong> places and<br />

subjects that can be photographed, that all <strong>of</strong> your<br />

interests can be captured.<br />

There is a lot you need to know if you want to<br />

get into photography. First, you have to know what<br />

kind <strong>of</strong> camera you have and how to use it. There<br />

are many different qualities to every type <strong>of</strong> camera,<br />

so you must make sure you read the user guide that<br />

came with your camera to familiarize yourself with<br />

your gadget.<br />

Decorative pumpkins<br />

Monarch Butterfly<br />

Autumn trail<br />

you should take the next Digital Photography<br />

class here at <strong>Three</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong> <strong>Community</strong><br />

<strong>College</strong>.<br />

There is a late-starting class that begins<br />

right after Spring break if you wanted<br />

to take the class this semester but forgot to<br />

sign up.<br />

If you sign up now, you can be<br />

spending every Tuesday and Thursday<br />

from 5:30pm-8:25pm over a seven week<br />

period learning more about photography<br />

and taking awesome photos.<br />

This course is also a pre-requisite<br />

for getting your Associates Degree in<br />

Graphic Design, so make sure you get a<br />

place in this class before it is too late!<br />

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<strong>Three</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong> Middle <strong>College</strong><br />

Magnet High School<br />

By Noah Carr<br />

Photos courtesy <strong>of</strong> TRMC<br />

The UCONN trip<br />

<strong>Three</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong> opened its doors to high<br />

school students three years ago in 2012 by opening the<br />

Middle <strong>College</strong>’s main <strong>of</strong>fice in room E205. This allowed<br />

high school juniors and seniors to learn in a college<br />

setting and get a head start on their higher education.<br />

TRMC’s Mission Statement:<br />

<strong>Three</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong> Middle <strong>College</strong> Magnet High<br />

School (TRMC) empowers students to be college and<br />

career ready. A collaborative partnership with <strong>Three</strong><br />

<strong>Rivers</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong> combined with TRMC’s<br />

individualized and rigorous curriculum provides students<br />

with a dynamic, innovative learning environment.<br />

TRMC encourages students to become creative problem<br />

solvers and independent lifelong learners.<br />

When starting at TRMC students spend their<br />

first semester or two taking high school classes such as<br />

Algebra 2, intro to chemistry, and English 100 with the<br />

TRMC teachers Chun Kong Wong (CK, Math), Pamela<br />

Santerre (English), and Jeffrey Savoie (Science).<br />

After students prove that they can manage their<br />

time effectively they are allowed to start taking college<br />

courses with the rest <strong>of</strong> the TRCC community, being<br />

taught by the college pr<strong>of</strong>essors with other college students.<br />

TRMC Staff left to right: Top: Brad, Christpopher,<br />

Marsha;Bottom: CK, Pamela, Heather, Jeffrey<br />

While some students only take one or two college<br />

classes per semester most end up taking three or<br />

four college courses.<br />

The rest <strong>of</strong> the TRMC staff includes: Brad<br />

Columbus (Principal), Heather Singletary (SPED),<br />

Christopher Delucia (Guidance), Marsha Goldreich<br />

(Guidance), and Graciela Guzman (Secretary).<br />

All <strong>of</strong> TRMC’s staff are very interactive with the<br />

students and Portia Taylor, a senior, says“Each <strong>of</strong> the<br />

faculty members, in their own sincere way, encourage<br />

us students to work hard and practice the disciple <strong>of</strong><br />

delaying instant gratification, while making sure we are<br />

aware <strong>of</strong> the challenge that may come up ahead.”<br />

Grit day get-up<br />

Grit, the “art” <strong>of</strong> delaying gratification, is one <strong>of</strong><br />

the school’s main focuses. From Grit days to assigned<br />

reading to reminders from the teachers, students are<br />

constantly reminded and encouraged to delay gratification<br />

in order to obtain better grades or a better out<br />

come outcome on whatever they are working on.<br />

The students that attend TRMC come from<br />

seventeen towns all around Connecticut and because<br />

<strong>of</strong> this you would think that it is hard to fit anywhere at<br />

the school.<br />

Breakfast with a few <strong>of</strong> the honor students<br />

Nonetheless, junior Serina Gelinas says that<br />

“the school’s so small that you really get along with<br />

everyone.” And with sixty-one students currently enrolled,<br />

TRMC really is a small school.<br />

TRMC started <strong>of</strong>f with thirty-three students<br />

and has never had more than sixty-five students at time<br />

however their first two graduating classes all went on<br />

to college after graduating. While it remains to be seen<br />

what will happen to the graduating class <strong>of</strong> 2015, these<br />

are impressive numbers, even for a small school.<br />

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THE WALKING DEAD<br />

By Brissett Cuadros<br />

The second half <strong>of</strong> the popular show,<br />

The Walking Dead, returned to our TV with more<br />

than 15 million <strong>of</strong> viewers on Sunday, February<br />

8th. This show is more than the cliché <strong>of</strong> screaming<br />

and running away from zombies; the characters,<br />

the settings, stories, conflicts, make-up, and<br />

plot will make you love the show.<br />

Characters:<br />

There are many and diverse amount <strong>of</strong><br />

characters in this show; they have different perspectives,<br />

different pasts, and survival methods.<br />

You will either love or dislike them through the<br />

seasons based on their behavior and their growth.<br />

Even though more characters keep coming in as<br />

others keep dying <strong>of</strong>f, those situations <strong>of</strong> their<br />

friends or family make them grow and rely in each<br />

other to survive.<br />

Unpredictability:<br />

As the show progresses, what seems predictable<br />

to happen to the group while they move<br />

along, end up with even sometimes doing the contrary.<br />

It might end up them getting split up, lost,<br />

getting eaten, or transformed. Or even when you<br />

think a character is dead, they might be with less<br />

chances <strong>of</strong> getting bitten than the rest <strong>of</strong> the group.<br />

Special Effects / Make -Up:<br />

Although unlike many movies about technologic<br />

advances, The Walking Dead won’t be<br />

using those kind <strong>of</strong> effects as much, but mostly<br />

relying on make-up and details. When there are<br />

attacks, or deaths, or a scene with zombies walking<br />

around, the make-up looks realistic.<br />

The show has gore, and even close ups with<br />

people dying, or the survivors shooting at zombie’s<br />

head, blood, or people’s insides being ripped <strong>of</strong>f, or<br />

even when they are trying to save their friends and<br />

have to chop <strong>of</strong>f parts <strong>of</strong> their bodies.<br />

Not only that, their clothing, the settings<br />

help with the immersion in the show.<br />

Plot(twists): You assume in the beginning <strong>of</strong> the<br />

show about who are the ones that couldn’t possibly<br />

die, and then you catch up to the latest episode<br />

and realize that chances are that anyone can just<br />

die, it does not matter their importance for the<br />

characters in the show or whether is a favorite.<br />

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Jupiter Ascending<br />

By Allison Kelly<br />

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM:<br />

SECRET OF THE TOMB<br />

By Noah Carr<br />

Jupiter Ascending is a new action-adventure<br />

fantasy directed by Andy and Lana<br />

Wachowski. Its main character, Jupiter (Mila Kunis),<br />

thinks that she’s a nobody destined to clean houses for<br />

the rest <strong>of</strong> her life, until one day when she finds that<br />

she has a destiny unlike any she could have imagined.<br />

The movie starts with a voiceover from Jupiter<br />

and shows how her parents fell in love one night while<br />

Jupiter’s father, a Russian named Maximilian Jones, is<br />

searching the sky through a telescope. Not long after,<br />

they are a happy young couple expecting a baby.<br />

That happiness is soon destroyed when from<br />

out <strong>of</strong> nowhere, men invade their home and kill Jupiter’s<br />

father.<br />

The film fast-forwards to years later when Jupiter<br />

is grown up and working a miserable existence as<br />

a janitor in Chicago. Out <strong>of</strong> desperation for money to<br />

buy a telescope, Jupiter goes to a clinic to sell her eggs<br />

and is almost killed by alien creatures that are there to<br />

find out if she’s the one that they have been looking for.<br />

Jupiter is rescued by a rogue named Caine<br />

Wise (Channing Tatum) who has also been searching<br />

for her, Wise brings Jupiter to Stinger Apini (Sean<br />

Bean), who reveals to Jupiter that she is, essentially,<br />

royalty.<br />

A sibling trio <strong>of</strong> humanoids known as the<br />

Abrasax’s has discovered Jupiter’s existence and believe<br />

that she will be the heir to inherit the earth, something<br />

the siblings view as a threat.<br />

The film continues with many twists and turns,<br />

ranging from the Abrasax’s wanting to harvest the human<br />

population on earth to men who ride through the<br />

sky using hover boots.<br />

By the end <strong>of</strong> the movie, Jupiter has saved the<br />

day with the help <strong>of</strong> Caine and Stinger and is essentially<br />

queen <strong>of</strong> the earth.<br />

While the film was overall enjoyable, it was<br />

hard to walk away from it not feeling underwhelmed.<br />

The beginning was a little hard to follow, and there<br />

were a few storylines that were introduced and never<br />

really resolved.<br />

There was a lot <strong>of</strong> world building and character<br />

development that was barely even touched, leaving the<br />

audience a bit confused, which might have also led to<br />

the underwhelming feeling.<br />

One <strong>of</strong> the good things was that unlike most<br />

movies that are definitely geared toward a teenage<br />

audience, the romance wasn’t laid on too heavily, and<br />

it wasn’t until towards the end that anything really<br />

happened on a romantic level.<br />

For those Lord <strong>of</strong> the Rings and Game <strong>of</strong><br />

Thrones fans who are wondering, you’ll have to watch<br />

and see whether or not Sean Bean’s curse <strong>of</strong> playing<br />

characters that die has been broken.<br />

In 1938 archaeologists discovered a tomb<br />

in Egypt containing a mysterious artifact, the tablet <strong>of</strong><br />

Ahkmenra, which in now on display at the Museum<br />

<strong>of</strong> Natural History in New York bringing the museum<br />

displays to life.<br />

But when the tablet starts to corrode and starts<br />

losing power the night time security guard, Larry<br />

Daley, and his son, Nicky, must bring the tablet to the<br />

British Museum to meet Ahkmenra’s father, the creator<br />

<strong>of</strong> the tablet, in hopes that Ahkmenra’s father can fix it.<br />

Starring Ben Stiller (as Larry Daley), Robin<br />

Williams (as Theodore Roosevelt), Owen Wilson (as<br />

Jedediah), Steve Coogan (as Octavius), Dan Stevens<br />

(as Sir Lancelot), and Ben Kingsley (as Ahkmenra’s<br />

father).<br />

Night at the Museum: Secret <strong>of</strong> the Tomb is<br />

the third movie in the Night at the Museum series and<br />

one <strong>of</strong> the last movies that the comedian Robin Williams<br />

acted in before committing suicide. This movie<br />

was dedicated to Robin William and Mickey Rooney,<br />

who played Gus and also passed away before the film’s<br />

release.<br />

When arriving at the British Museum with<br />

Ahkmnra and the tablet Larry discovers that he had<br />

a few hitch hikers including Laa (a Neanderthal who<br />

was modeled to look like Larry), Theodore Roosevelt,<br />

Attila the Hun, and Dexter the monkey.<br />

As this ragtag team from the Museum <strong>of</strong><br />

Natural History explores the British Museum they<br />

encounter many dangers, such as a Triceratops skeleton<br />

and a model city <strong>of</strong> Pompeii, they also make a few<br />

new friends such as Sir Lancelot and the security guard<br />

Tilly.<br />

However as the tablet regresses even more<br />

during their adventure, and as it does the figures from<br />

the Museum <strong>of</strong> Natural History slowly start changing<br />

back into their inanimate selves.<br />

So when the tablet is stolen by one <strong>of</strong> the British Museum’s<br />

displays it is up to Larry to get the table t back and<br />

restore its power.<br />

Overall this was an entertaining and interesting<br />

film; the acting was superb, the special effects where<br />

used effectively, and the writing was great. However<br />

the movie as a whole did not live up to the expectations<br />

set by the first two movies, but if you are a fan <strong>of</strong><br />

the Night at the Museum series or Robin Williams, this<br />

film is a must see.<br />

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By Rachel Rogers<br />

By Rachel Rogers<br />

This movie has made breaking<br />

news on CNN and was a conversation topic for<br />

weeks around the world. It got the attention <strong>of</strong><br />

everyone, from the president to Hollywood’s<br />

hottest celebrities.<br />

The United States has been in conflicts<br />

with North Korea for quite some time, and this<br />

movie coming out was a huge deal.<br />

Many say that it is just a movie and<br />

should not have had as much <strong>of</strong> an impact as it<br />

did, while others say that it was extremely innappropriate<br />

and would cause many problems.<br />

Starring comedians Seth Rogen and<br />

James Franco, the plot <strong>of</strong> the story is for these<br />

two to take down the leader <strong>of</strong> North Korea.<br />

James Franco plays a TV host who’s<br />

producer is Seth Rogen. They find out that Kim<br />

Jong-un, the dictator <strong>of</strong> North Korea, is a big<br />

fan <strong>of</strong> their show.<br />

So they are able to land an interview<br />

with him, hoping that it will lead to more coverage<br />

and popularity for themselves and their<br />

show.<br />

But once the CIA finds this information<br />

out, they have a meeting with Franco and Rogen.<br />

The CIA<br />

has a job for these two, and it is not what<br />

they were expecting. All they wanted was an<br />

interview with the dictator, but now the CIA is<br />

asking for much more; to assasssinate him.<br />

Through the hour and fifty two minutes<br />

<strong>of</strong> the movie, you are taken on quite the adventure.<br />

This rated R action/comedy got an average<br />

<strong>of</strong> four stars and is still being talked about,<br />

considering the fact that it recently got put on<br />

Netflix for people to watch.<br />

You first see the face <strong>of</strong> Chris Kyle<br />

looking into the scope <strong>of</strong> his sniper rifle as<br />

a small boy and his mother step out <strong>of</strong> their<br />

home in the middle <strong>of</strong> the war-zone. Then the<br />

scene cuts and the movie starts over again by<br />

showing the events leading up to that scene.<br />

Chris Kyle is an all-American man who<br />

would do anything to help protect his country.<br />

Kyle decides to join the Seals, he meets a girl<br />

and falls in love, and married soon after.<br />

A later scene then shows him and his<br />

wife watching the attack on the World Trade<br />

Center on their television. The next thing you<br />

know, Kyle is on his first tour in Iraq. This is<br />

when the movie goes back to the very first<br />

scene, and goes on from there.<br />

Kyle goes through four tours in Iraq. He<br />

became the best sniper in US history; he was a<br />

legend.<br />

After his last tour, he decided that he<br />

was done and went home. He had suffered<br />

tramaizing events that made him suffer from<br />

some form <strong>of</strong> PTSD.<br />

Kyle became very well-known, and<br />

wrote his own book about his story in Iraq, later<br />

being made in to a movie. A few years later,<br />

Kyle was killed while trying to help out other<br />

vets.<br />

This remarkable rated-R movie is directed<br />

by Clint Eastwood and stars Bradley Cooper<br />

as Chris Kyle.<br />

Kyle did everything that he could to help<br />

serve and protect this country, being an American<br />

hero.<br />

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ACTORS<br />

SONGS<br />

BACON<br />

BARDEN<br />

BLACK<br />

CAINE<br />

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DEPP<br />

FORD<br />

FOXX<br />

GIBSON<br />

HARTNETT<br />

IRONS<br />

JACKAN<br />

LAW<br />

PESCI<br />

PHOENIX<br />

REEVES<br />

RUSH<br />

WEAVING<br />

WOOD<br />

ANSWERS<br />

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ADDICTIVE DAYS GO BY GIRL TALK LOSE YOUR<br />

SELF<br />

SLAIREA<br />

ALL MY LIFE EMIUOHIIW HALFC RAZY<br />

MOTIVATION<br />

SPINE<br />

BABY<br />

ESCAPE HANDS CLEAN<br />

MY LIST HE<br />

STILL FLY<br />

BLURRY EVERYDAY HAPPY<br />

MIDDLE TOXICITY<br />

CHAN<br />

CLOONEY<br />

CUSACK<br />

DANIELS<br />

GRANT<br />

GREBLHAW<br />

GYLLENHAAL<br />

HACKMAN<br />

MCCO-<br />

NAUGHEY<br />

MCKELLEN<br />

NEESON<br />

NOMAD<br />

RUSSELL<br />

SPACEY<br />

TRAVOLTA<br />

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BY THE WAY<br />

COMPLICAT-<br />

ED<br />

DILEMMA<br />

DISEASE<br />

FORYOU<br />

FOOLISH<br />

FULLMOON<br />

GIRLFRIEND<br />

HEAVEN<br />

HELL AGOOD<br />

HERE I AM<br />

HEY MA<br />

MY SACRIFICE<br />

NOTHIN<br />

OH BOY<br />

RAINY<br />

DAYZ<br />

UH HUH<br />

WORK IT<br />

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