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‘Scary Movie’ Reaches $1 Billion In Box Office

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The Songs I’ll Never Skip

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The Difference Between Playing for Fun and Playing to Win

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Why We Need to Advance Beyond Classics

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History of Artificial Intelligence

By Sreedevi Rajesh
- Friday, July 3, 2026

Artificial intelligence began with early questions about whether machines could think or reason like humans. A major influence was Alan Turing, who introduced ideas about machine intelligence and proposed the Turing Test. His work helped establish the foundations of computer science and AI research. The field officially started in 1956...

Politics

AI And Its Effect on Politics

By Layla Handy
- Friday, July 3, 2026

With the introduction of artificial intelligence and how prevalent it appears to be in our society, I am afraid of how it will affect our government. Especially since the technology surrounding artificial intelligence is constantly improving, it will one day become impossible to decipher what is real and what is fake. And actually,...

Movies

‘Scary Movie’ Reaches $1 Billion In Box Office

By Layla Handy
- Friday, July 3, 2026

The long-awaited new installment to the horror franchise has officially reached $1 billion in box office revenue! Seeing the return of the original cast with the Waynes brothers back as producers, many fans were ecstatic to see what was instore for this horror-comedy parody franchise! And by the numbers alone, fans were not disappointed by the film! ...

Music

The Songs I’ll Never Skip

By Kelsey Iffert
- Friday, July 3, 2026

Everyone has songs that they absolutely love, and even whole albums that they can’t live without. They also probably have songs that, once they hear them on the radio or when they are listening to a playlist, no matter what, they would never skip. When it comes to songs for...

Wife Swap: Why Viewers Love Watching Different Lifestyles Clash

By Kelsey Iffert
- Friday, July 3, 2026

Wife Swap, the show where two wives, who are drastically different, change houses, husbands, and children for two weeks. In the first week, the wife has to follow the rules of their adoptive family, and then they can change the rules in the second week. The families are usually very...

Sports

The Difference Between Playing for Fun and Playing to Win

By Kelsey Iffert
- Friday, July 3, 2026

I never liked competition, not because I’m a sore loser or winner, but because I like to play games for fun, not to beat the other team. It might be because I didn’t grow up playing sports besides in P.E but I don’t enjoy the pressure of having to win....

Books

Why We Need to Advance Beyond Classics

By Layla Handy
- Friday, July 3, 2026

As an English major, I am able to recognize and appreciate what classic literature holds for today. From the love and romance found in Pride and Prejudice and the danger and adventure seen within the pages of Moby Dick, many classic literary novels and novellas are able to shape our thinking and open our eyes to new perspectives!...