Black and blue or white and gold: that is the question. On February 26, I was genuinely concerned about the eyesight of my best friend when she told me that she saw a dress in white and gold when I clearly saw it in blue and black. It was so unbelievable to me at first…
Love’s Kitchen: Worst Movie Ever?
“I love movies, you love movies, everyone loves movies. Now Chef Ramsay, add him to a movie and it should be an instant hit!” This is the thought process that I feel this movie went through during the writing process. Love’s Kitchen is a movie directed, written, and produced by James Hacking. What’s that, you never heard…
Crosby vs Ovechkin, Who is the Best?
Arguably the faces of the league as well as a pair of the top players in the world, It has been a very cliche question since they were drafted first overall in the 2004 and 2005 NHL drafts. Who is better, Sidney Crosby or Alex Ovechkin? Thanks to the NHL’s 2004-05 lockout, both played their rookie…
Lopes Bowling – Four Years In and Full of Success
For such a quiet animal in the wild, the Antelopes at Avonworth have certainly made a lot of noise in athletics. When talking about the Lopes, most people are often referencing the football team, or maybe volleyball, basketball, or track. For as much as Avonworth’s sports teams get talked about, though, one very under-appreciated team…
Pens Report: Trade Deadline Looms and Crosby Doing Just Fine
The end of the regular season and the trade deadline are both coming up fast on the Pittsburgh Penguins. Things are beginning to look up for the Pens, after a disappointing January they came through with a record of 7-4-1 in February. A big story in the NHL is how Sidney Crosby is having the…
Eliminate the Presumptions – Be an Organ Donor: Guest Editorial by Ben Knoebel
How would you feel if you were told that your organs would be harvested unless you took the time to fill out a form? According to associate professor of surgery Dorry L. Segev at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, that is the dangerous perception that could follow with a presumed-consent organ donation system. A…
Mattress Factory Artist Visits Galleries Project Participants
John Pena is a Pittsburgh based artist that came to talk to the Mattress Factory galleries group on Tuesday February 24. Pena has a new perspective on what art is. He has created projects and installations such as racing with clouds, creating a pirate radio station that plays extinct bird sounds, and sending a letter…
Avonworth Makes A Splash at WPIALS
In the negative degrees, with ice frosting the grass, the Avonworth swim team was left without a bus, and without a way home. Luckily, Brentwood, another school competing in WPIALS let the frozen swimmers get warm on their bus while waiting for another. This unfortunate mishap on Friday afternoon did not stop the team, however,…
Fashion Beat Reporting
Staring at other people’s outfits is something I’ve always done and really enjoyed doing, and I’m unashamed to admit that. That’s why I’m going to college to study fashion in the fall, and that’s also why when I was given the assignment to report on a single beat in Avonworth for a week, my obvious…
Death Is Inevitable: A Final Reflection on the “I’m So Done” Beat
During my week of beat reporting, I came to realize several harsh truths. Firstly, no one actually wants to be on record bitching about their problems. Secondly, everyone typically bitches about the same thing after while. Thirdly, you will often end up the butt of your joke! Lastly, death, my friends, is inevitable. People will complain until…