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Madison College student makes hip hop album: ‘The Wave Game’

George Treviranus, Editor January 23, 2013

Who would have thought that one of Madison College’s own would write and produce their own hip-hop album? Well, thanks to student Shia Fisher, aka “Folie Stasis,” we’ll wonder no more. The debut...

A Wii-ly good time: Wii U review

Michael Klein, Staff Writer January 23, 2013

Nintendo has been enjoying record profits since the Wii U released in November, but neither the hype nor total sales numbers come near the original Wii when it hit shelves six years ago. Retailers everywhere...

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Web series taking place in Madison joins local actors and creatives

Jacob Ennis, Managing Editor January 22, 2013

"Chic” is an indie web series being shot in Madison that highlights the joys and pains of indie film producing. With local actors, points of interest and businesses “Chic” promises to add to the...

Movie review: ‘Breaking Dawn Part II’ mired in mediocrity

George Treviranus, Editor-in-Chief December 4, 2012

The gang is back… sort of. Edward, Jacob, Bella and all the vampires and wolves you remember from before. Except this time Bella is a vampire. What the film brings on the good side, including cinematography,...

Movie review: ‘007: Skyfall’

Tom Richardson, Staff Writer December 4, 2012

Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig. These are the actors who had the honor of playing Ian Fleming’s most famous character creation on the big screen....

Game review: ‘PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale’

Michael Klein, Staff Writer December 4, 2012

Sony has finally brought a fighter to the PlayStation 3 and Vita that can rival Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. “PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale” features an impressive, yet limited character selection...

‘XCOM: Enemy Unknown’ among best games this year

Colin Bowden, Staff Writer December 4, 2012

What must aliens have to study when they teach their young to plot taking over Earth? Laser Combat I? Advanced Precision Probing? Intro to Human Biology? What research have aliens already done on us and...

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‘Pretty Lights’ captivates Madison audience

Ellie Dahlquist, Opinion Editor December 4, 2012

Pretty Lights is the vision of Derek Vincent Smith. He’s created a massive stage production that sets the scene for a full-on dance party. It’s a spectacular light show, complete with a 3D LED cityscape...

‘Dishonored’ takes players through beautiful industrial-style themes, stealth-action gameplay

Joshua D. Lynch, Staff Writer November 13, 2012

This first person shooter/role-playing game hybrid, takes far too long to get to actual gameplay.  Some of the missions in Dishonored seem completely pointless (playing hide and seek with a little girl). ...

Game Review: Resident Evil 6

Daniel Schott, Staff Writer November 13, 2012

Caution: Spoilers – Capcom has come out with yet another installment in the Resident Evil series. Continuing with the ideas it began developing in Resident Evil 5, Resident Evil 6 (RE6) has a strong...

Game Review: NBA 2K12

Michael Klein, Staff Writer November 13, 2012

2K Sports delivers another stellar installment of its annual hoops title “NBA 2K13.” Unlike rival game makers at EA Sports and their ever-failing “Madden” franchise, the makers of “2K” lack...

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Words brought to life: Poetry reading by Brett Ralph, Nina Corwin

Ellie Dahlquist, Opinion Editor November 13, 2012

Making art is hard, frustrating and exhausting mental work. “You gotta go in to deep places. I think we figure out reasons to avoid it, because it’s taxing,” said Brett Ralph, poet, musician and...

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