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“Get Out” explores racism on the silver screen

I don’t think I’ve ever been so excited to see a thriller at the movies before going to see “Get Out.” Jordan Peele of the popular Comedy Central “Key & Peele” TV show made his directorial debut with “Get Out,” a movie that explores some…

The twins among us

I’m a twin. I feel fortunate to be a twin, except the part where I am consistently asked the same questions on a daily basis. Here are the most frequently asked questions that my twin and I received over the years, and how my brother,…

Disconnect to reconnect

Could you go a whole day without checking your phone? Probably not – according to a study by Network World, we spend an average of 225 minutes daily using our cellular devices. Now try spending zero minutes of your day on your smartphone. Could you…

Take the ‘L’

The grade wasn’t entered into Sakai yet, but you know you’re getting the test back today. You see that white stack of papers at the front desk, and you know this is the moment of truth. The professor starts handing them out upside down and…

‘Britney Ever After’: a cringe-worthy attempt

If you thought Lifetime’s depiction of singer Aaliyah was the worst biographical movie they could have ever done, think again. “Britney Ever After” is a Lifetime-produced, so-called “biopic” of iconic pop queen Britney Spears that aired last Sunday. Did I mention it was unauthorized by…

Safety Cruisin’

Other than my job here at The Scout, I work as a Safety Cruiser driver a few days a week. The Cruiser has been providing students and faculty with transport around campus since 2013. Plenty of people use the service each day, and it helps…

Trump did what?!

On Feb. 22, President Donald Trump’s administration reversed protections allowing transgender students in public schools to use bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity. In other words, the Trump administration just took a massive step backward. Using the bathroom is one of the most basic…

Pointless Entertainment

Have you ever sat down to watch a video with no benefit or purpose whatsoever? Did you willingly sit there from start to finish, or did a friend waste your time insisting that you watch such content? The Internet is overflowing with meaningless media, and…

Judge less, accept more

Why do we define and judge other people’s happiness? Being college students, it’s easy to fall into the cracks of stress especially when we have so many responsibilities pulling us in every direction. We see the world from our eyes only, and because of that,…

This week in cars

Dodge keeps teasing SRT Demon  As if the 707-horsepower Challenger SRT Hellcat wasn’t enough, Dodge has been hard at work refining an even more powerful version of its aging two-door muscle car: the SRT Demon. By now, we know the SRT Demon will be faster…

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