Educate to Career ranked Murray State as a tier 1 university in the ETC 2020 College Rankings. According to ETC’s website, the nonprofit organization is dedicated to enabling high students and teachers to make “informed, objective college and career planning decisions,” which ETC has been doing since 2013. The annual ranking is conducted based on Read More
Story by Grant Dillard, Staff writer 2018 has been a relatively lukewarm year for Marvel Netflix shows; the new seasons of “Jessica Jones,” “Luke Cage” and “Iron Fist” have received mostly mixed opinions from critics and audiences. However, Marvel and Netflix finished off their yearly run with a bang when the long-awaited third season of Read More
Story by Grant Dillard, Staff writer Graphic courtesy of Wikimedia Commons The eighth season of “The Walking Dead” wrapped up, finally concluding the all-out war between Rick Grimes and Negan. Season eight was definitely the most flawed of all the show’s seasons, with the first half suffering from serious pacing issues and an overabundance of Read More
Review by Grant Dillard, Staff writer Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons 2015’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” was a familiar yet exciting film that reintroduced the Star Wars franchise to a new generation of fans. The film was basically a remake of “A New Hope,” yet still managed to provide viewers with an entertaining adventure Read More
Review by Grant Dillard, Staff writer Photo courtesy of vimeo.com Horror movies this year have been a mixed bag. Films like “Get Out” and “Annabelle: Creation” managed to be successful with audiences and critics, while films like “The Bye Bye Man” and “Wish Upon” were nothing more than forgettable trash. Thankfully, “IT,” based on the Read More
Review by Nick Erickson, Assistant Features Editor Photo from odysseyonline.com Change is inevitable, as is artist progression. However, it’s not often when an artist reaches a level of maturation so early in their career where it would be easy to mistake them as older and more seasoned. Such is the case with Ella Yelich-O’Connor, known Read More
Review by Grant Dillard, Staff writer Photo from empireonline.com Since 2015 with “Daredevil,” Marvel and Netflix have continued to impress both critics and audiences with their superhero shows set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, there have been signs of deterioration with the second half of “Luke Cage” and the entire first season of “Iron Read More
Review by Grant Dillard, Staff writer “Annabelle: Creation” is a prequel to the very popular “Conjuring” series, as well as a prequel to the “Conjuring” spinoff “Annabelle” released in 2014. The first “Annabelle” was received very poorly by critics and audiences alike. However, “Creation” is not only better than the 2014 film, but, also may Read More