Author Archives: Patrick Cavanaugh

Chromatics “Kill” it on latest LP

By Patrick Cavanaugh, Features Editor Few bands change as drastically as Chromatics has in its career.  After their first release, a punk album called Chrome Rats vs. Basement Rutz, Chromatics underwent some serious line-up changes, losing all members save one. … Continue reading

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Student travels to Istanbul, not Constantinople

By Daniel McGuire, Staff Writer When I visited Istanbul in March, realized what Napolean Bonaparte meant when he said, “If the Earth was a single state, Istanbul would be its capital.” In terms of major cities, I’ve really only seen … Continue reading

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Minaj’s “Friday” could use more Minaj

By Nick Desideri, Staff Writer Mixtape rapper turned megastar Nicki Minaj strives to be the “Sybil” of pop. From British mum Martha to Nicki Lewinsky, Minaj crafts various alter egos that she slips into while rapping. Whether it’s a gimmick … Continue reading

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Bands unite or successful festival

By Patrick Cavanaugh, Features Editor Usually, local bands perform in some dark basement at an off-campus house full of solemn, scruffy college kids wearing plaid shirts and skinny-jeans.  No one can really move or see the person next to them, … Continue reading

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Primary season reaches Illinois

By Brexton Isaacs, Staff Writer The race for the Republican presidential nomination has remained largely the same over the past few weeks with both the Romney and Santorum camps capturing big states while Gingrich and Paul hold on as potential … Continue reading

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“We Need to Talk About” these forgotten films

By Joe Ruskey, Staff Writer It’s that time of year where the landscape is bleak for movie-goers. Aside from passionate fans of The Hunger Games, people are somewhat dissatisfied with their choice of films to watch. It seems the only … Continue reading

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Games satisfies ravenous audience

By Kylie Peters, Staff Writer With the release of The Hunger Games, the newest franchise in a line of film adaptations of bestselling young adult novels, the big question for viewers is: does it live up to the hype? If … Continue reading

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This Week In Nature: Holy springtime, Batman: Robins return to IWU

By Joe Phipps, Staff Writer The weather becomes more and more like spring each day, and new spring milestones are being reached every week. This week has marked one of the most fundamental milestones: the return of the robin. And … Continue reading

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Romney regains primary momentum

By Brexton Isaacs, Staff Writer After a few uneventful weeks in the race for the Republican nomination for President, there have finally been a few noteworthy contests and even more laughable gaffes by the candidates. As the first big contest … Continue reading

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Film portrays “Valor,” but leads can’t “Act”

By Chris Francis, Editor-In-Chief When an action movie features gunfights with live ammunition, you know it means business. And when those real, deadly bullets are being fired by the world’s most rigorously trained soldiers, you know the action scenes are … Continue reading

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