Entertainment
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Why Having Houseplants is Healthy
Graphic and story by Ryan Pierce rmpierce@lc.edu Houseplants are not only great room decor, they also have many health benefits. Everyone knows plants produce oxygen, but they also rid the air of toxins.…
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Demonic Possessions, Alien Abductions and Literal Waking Nightmares: A Look at Sleep Paralysis
By Emily Johnson amjohnson@lc.edu It’s 3 a.m. You suddenly snap awake, you hear rushing wind and see a dark cloud of smoke swirling around you. You can’t move anything other than your eyes;…
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Celluloid Jolly Rogers: History of Film Bootlegging
by Gary Chapman gchapman@lc.edu Nowadays, if you want to “acquire” a new film to watch, you go find it on a streaming website, or use one of a bajillion streaming services to watch the newest…
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Retro Review: “Ocarina of Time” Over 20 Years Later
By Lakyn Gardner lagardner@lc.edu “Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time” was the first 3D “Legend of Zelda” game. Created in 1998 by Nintendo, the story follows a 10-year-old boy named Link on his journey to…
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Krystie’s Kuriosities: Robert Wadlow
by Krystie Morrison kemorrison@lc.edu Alton, Ill. is known for its rich history that includes stories of Elijah P. Lovejoy, the Underground Railroad, the Piasa Bird and also the world’s tallest man, Robert Pershing Wadlow. …
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A Cold Winter’s Tale: The Bear and The Nightingale Review
By Megan Lanham mrlanham@lc.edu Imagine a land where winter seeps into every season. A place full of cold nights that chill your very bones; with forests covered in thick blankets of hard snow, and…
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The Problem with Six Flags Quiddya
By Gary Chapman gchapman@lc.edu In 2018, Six Flags announced that a new park would be opened in Saudi Arabia, in the Quiddiya entertainment district in Riyadh. The park dropped an announcement video in 2019, with…
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The Happiness Habit Calendar Challenge
Information provided by Christina Chapman This calendar is a way to try out some positive activities that may help you feel a little better, and it was created by several groups of students. The first…