Person of Interest: The New Face of the Thursday Night Line Up on CBS
November 4, 2011 • Vanessa Gonzalez
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Television
We start off on Thursday night looking for something interesting to watch, something that can replace the almost flop that CSI was before Ted Danson took it to Wednesday which brought better ratings. We need to see something that totally takes the caliber of CSI and runs with it to a tee. Well look no... Read more »
Chess Club
October 12, 2011 • Luis Alvarado
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Community, Top Stories
It’s quiet and intense while the crowd is waiting to hear the most important words: “Check mate.” Everyone starts congratulating Jesus Delgado because of his victory in the chess competition. He has a victorious face, but no one knows how he started playing chess. “Playing chess is something... Read more »
Fall Game Releases
September 19, 2011 • Damian Guzman
Filed under Arts and Entertainment
Q4 2011. This has been labeled as a release date for several games announced by E3 this summer. E3 is a video game convention in California and there, they announced quite a number of releases for this fall, many of them you can’t step out and not hear about. The more popular titles are Call of Duty:... Read more »
Finding Anime
September 15, 2011 • Esteban Avila
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Top Stories
Anime is a Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of animation. The term is used to describe a style of Japanese Animation that emerged in the 1960s. Anime is produced in Japanas animated television shows, movies etc. that carry a trade-mark art-style inspired by the Walt Disney Film “Snow White and the... Read more »
McAllen Art District
May 26, 2011 • Sophia Marina
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Community
Let’s be frank. While living in the valley, there’s not much to do. Sure, there’s the movies, the Convention Center, and Red Mango, but everyone needs a change of pace every once in a while – especially teenagers. Generally, nobody thinks of the Art District on Main Street as entertainment,... Read more »
Looking For Alaska
May 24, 2011 • Becca Molina
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Opinion, Reviews
In John Green’s coming of age teen novel Looking For Alaska, he tells the story of a seventeen year old boy who always had a hard time making friends until he decides to go to an out of state boarding school in hopes of making a new start for himself. While there he never... Read more »
The Portal Gun and I
May 24, 2011 • Damian Guzman
Filed under Opinion, Reviews, Videogames
“Oh…it’s you. It’s been a long time. How have you been? I’ve been real busy, you know…being dead.” These are the first words your old enemy and psycho killer, GLaDOS, says to you after being revived. Portal 2 is the sequel to Steams, the greatest selling game to date. The game surprisingly... Read more »
Rattler Band Banquet
May 24, 2011 • Irene Choi
Filed under Arts and Entertainment
The Rattler band hosted the annual band banquet on Friday May 14th. This formal banquet was held at the Corinthians banquet center from 7-12 pm. This year’s theme was Alice in Wonderland. At the banquet, they announced the favorites, most humorous, well-dressed and many more. ... Read more »
Art Walk
April 15, 2011 • Becca Molina
Filed under Arts and Entertainment, Community
On the first Friday of each month, excluding June through August, McAllen holds the annual Art Walk, where people from all over the valley have the opportunity to show off their special talents and artistic abilities. Whether it’s their own original paintings, drawings, and... Read more »
Spring Music
April 12, 2011 • Ashley Cedillo
Filed under Arts and Entertainment
Along with flower-filled fields, spring calls for CD-filled store racks. The warm weather leaves plenty to look forward to from the music industry. Popular artists such as Lady Gaga, Rascal Flatts, FooFighters, are just some of the many artists using the spring season to their advantage. They and many... Read more »
