Author: Dyamond Howell, managing editor 2014-2015
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Little Mix interview met with backlash from Directioners
On April 2, the British girl group Little Mix began to trend on Twitter after a video that was less than two minutes long made them international targets from the One Direction fandom. On…
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Uniq releases dance version of “EOEO”
Uniq has had a busy week! With the release of their first mini album EOEO, the rookie group is ready to show that they can keep up with the best of them. The Chinese-Korean…
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Finally! Three of K-Pop’s biggest names come out of hiding
BigBang, BTS and 2PM have announced their long — some longer than others — awaited comebacks. Probably the most awaited K-Pop comeback, BigBang has been posting ominous, crypitc photos on instagram, Twitter and Facebook…
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Ashley Banjo explores the life of Michael Jackson in ITV’s ‘Perspectives’
On Sunday, June 19, the fifth season of British docu-series “Perspectives” premiered on ITV with Ashley Banjo as their first guest host. Ashley Banjo, leader of the British dance crew and 2009 “Britain’s Got…
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Review of BASTARZ’s “Conduct Zero”
Block B is at it again with their new single “Conduct Zero,” only not the way we expected. Earlier this year, the group slowly began to release teasers for their new subunit, BASTARZ. The…
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Block B’s sub group BASTARZ causes controversy before debut
On April 9, Block B released a teaser for their first subgroup BASTARZ. The teaser previewed the tracks for their upcoming mini-album “Conduct Zero.” The teaser for their title track, “Conduct Zero,” raised quite…
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Nothing disappoints in EXO’s “Call Me Baby”… except their outfits
This week, EXO released the MV for their new title track, “Call Me Baby” and the fans were not disappointed. There have been several preview tracks floating around YouTube, including a few snippets…
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5 apps every high school student should have
Twitter While the Mycenaean does not condone the use of social media in school, it’s hard to deny the benefits that having a Twitter account can have! Take someone like me: with…
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The unfortunate truths behind the NC school report cards
Last week, the State Board of Education revealed a new letter grading system for 2400 public schools and the results may be unsettling for administrators, students and parents alike. With this year’s generous grading…
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Amoeba Culture presents “The First Chapter” in the US
Korea’s hip-hop heavyweights are finally here! Korean record label Amoeba Culture has announced that they will be hosting two concerts in the United States, marking the labelmates’ first collective appearance in the US. The…
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Crush and Zion T release MV for ‘Just’
Two of Korea’s biggest names in R&B are at it again with a new single entitled “Just.” Thought this isn’t their first collab, Crush and Zion T are taking on a new frontier in…
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Amoeba Culture presents “The First Chapter” in the US
Korea’s hip-hop heavyweights are finally here! Korean record label Amoeba Culture has announced that they will be hosting two concerts in the United States, marking the labelmates’ first collective appearance in the US. The…
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VH1’s “Sorority Sisters” causes unfair outrage
The National Pan-Hellenic Council, informally known as the Divine Nine, is a group of nine predominantly African-American sororities and fraternities. Founded in 1930 at Howard University, these nine Greek organizations bonded over the same…
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GD x Taeyang head to LA for new MV and other K-Pop news for the second half of November 2014
The long awaited comeback is here! G-Dragon and Taeyang, of the Korean super group Big Bang, teamed up to bring the newest club hit, ‘Good Boy.’ The music video was shot in Los Angeles,…
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A ‘Tough Cookie’ apologizes for using bad words and other K-Pop news for the first half of November
Uh-oh. Looks like Zico, rapper and leader of Korean boyband Block B, is creating a rift between himself and his fans. Zico started out as an underground rapper in Japan and was promoted under…
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Keep Halloween an innocent holiday
For generations, Halloween has been about more than passing out candy to the trick-or-treaters. From teenagers to adults, most people see Halloween as a time to be anything other than themselves. But does that…
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Solo Cinema: Big Hero 6
Sitting in a movie theatre alone at 10 p.m. on a Friday night can be quite cathartic. Surrounded by a total of six other people who, for some reason, seemed to repel each other…
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BTS rages a war on hormones and other K-Pop News for the second half of October 2014
Aside from the awesome new comebacks and creative music videos, the K-Pop world seems to have lost its ever-loving mind this month! A government official responsible for the safety measures at a K-Pop event…
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What the world has to learn from Jonathan Park
Rappers. Not exactly the first group of people we think of when we’re picking role models, right? I mean, you can listen to the lyrics of any rap song, and, while it may all…
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Luhan leaves EXO and other K-Pop news for the first half of October
After the big blowout with EXO’s Kris deciding to leave the group and the resulting outrage (from both the remaining members and netizens), tensions simmered down and the boys fell into their roles as…
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A History of GOT7
Dyamond Howell, managing editor 2014-2015
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The legacy of the Allman Brothers Band
My summers are never very eventful; they’re usually spent watching television and making frequent trips back and forth to my grandmother’s house in B.F.E. (Warrenton, North Carolina). However, this summer has proven to be…
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The best places to cry on Leesville campus
As I walked into class on May 19, 2014, I saw a letter on my desk from the school. I think, “Finally! I found out whether I will be an executive officer for the…
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EXO’s Kris sues SM to have his contract nullified
Over the past few days, various Korean, Chinese, and K-Pop media sources have reported that EXO’s Kris has filed a lawsuit against record label SM Entertainment to have his contract void. He claims that…
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4 creative TV competitions that aren’t about singing
4. Cupcake Wars Cupcake Wars is a food-based reality competition on Food Network. The show starts off with four teams made up of a chef and a sous-chef. One team is eliminated in each…
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Leesville participates in the NC Early Math Placement Test
LRHS became one of 261 high schools across the US to participate in the NC Early Math Placement Test. The NC Early Math Placement Test contacts public high schools across the country who may…
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When fandoms turn into unhealthy obsessions
A wall full of posters. A bookshelf full of every magazine they’ve ever been in. A calendar marked with their birthdays. Some would think, “Wow. That’s a die-hard fan,” while others would think, “That…
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GOT7 become master chefs on this week’s Real GOT7
This week’s episode of Real GOT7 was especially fun and the guys looked especially delicious (wink wink). Adorned in superhero themed aprons, the boys gear up to fight for the title of Ramen God…
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The Cosby Show
By now, everyone should be familiar with the famous Cosby Show: A 1984 sitcom that follows the life of an upper-middle class African-American family, living in Brooklyn, New York. Cliff and Clair Huxtable are…
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My fan theory holds strong for the season premiere of Twisted
As an avid watcher of ABC’s Twisted, I wanted to play detective along with the first season of the show and come up with my own theory as to who did what and why…
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Do millennials deserve to be spoiled?
Yesterday, my mother called and told me and my sister to hurry home because she had a gift for us. It was our third Birth Week gift, so we excitedly drove home to open…
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GOT7 proves their lyrics to be true in debut video
2013 seemed quite bleak for Korean record label JYP. With minor performances and few artist debuts, one of the Big Three record labels seemed to be stepping out of the spotlight. However, JYP promised…
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I’ll Title This Article Later…
After coming back from Winter Break, nobody wants to deal with actual school work. So, while procrastinating on my officer duties for GSA and daydreaming about all the homework I’m not going to do,…
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Clumsy Ninja charms gamers
Clumsy Ninja is Naturalmotion Games’ newest creation. Originally announced at the iPhone 5 event last September, the release of the game was severely delayed. Though it has been available in several other countries months…
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When I Grow Up – Exploring Journalism Careers
Journalism is the activity of editing news for presentation through media. Whether it’s the writing or broadcast of science, sports or celebrities, there’s an area of journalism for almost every subject of interest. There…
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Leesville student spotlight: Tristan Harvey
Tristan Harvey, Leesville senior, is the guitarist for local metal band Drown the King. Harvey’s musical career started in the fourth grade when he first began learning how to play the guitar. “I’ve always…
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Big Brother is watching you
George Orwell prophesied it in his classic novel 1984 — a story about a Utopian society in which every move was monitored. What was once a fantasy, however, could now be a dastardly reality…
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Lit circle reading: The Bell Jar
A novel about shock treatments, asylum visits, drug overdoses and lesbian encounters. It’s not Lindsay Lohan’s biography, but a dense and intense novel entitled The Bell Jar. The Bell Jar is a semi-autobiographical novel…
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When I Grow Up – Exploring Medical Careers
Generally, the first time we’re asked what we want to be when we grow up, we have our futures completely planned out in our heads: “I want to be a Powerpuff Girl and live…
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When I Grow Up – Exploring Accounting Careers
Imagine, it’s another normal day at the office, solving financial discrepancies, when you are sent to a business to conduct interviews of employees in the accounting department. Their numbers aren’t adding up and neither…
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Can teaching affect mental health?
Dealing with kids 18 and under, their parents, the school board, co-workers and deadlines are stressors that can hit a teacher all at once. But are the mental health concerns of teachers killing the…
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Early Childhood Education Club’s first meeting is a success
LRHS’ Early Childhood Education (ECE) Club met for the first time on Tuesday, October 15. The meeting served as an introduction for both the officers and the members. The club was created to attract…
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My experience with the Blind Boys
It’s no secret that I’m a serious boy band fanatic. With the exception of The Wanted and One Direction, I will listen to any boy band from anywhere. However, the Blind Boys of Alabama…
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Disney Channel’s I Didn’t Do It shouldn’t be done
Finally, after beating it with a stick, milking it dry and draining the life out of small children, Disney Channel has called it quits on Good Luck Charlie. A spokesperson for the network confirmed…
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All the way from EXO Planet
So far, 2013 has proved to be a great year for Korean pop music. G-Dragon’s “Coup D’etat” has just broken Billboard’s top 200 international albums and KCON 2013 was a huge success. But one…
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Fad Music
There is no doubt that there have been an alarming number of music fads to come out of the 2000s. From Soulja Boy’s “Crank That” to Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe,” the 21st…
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Years of the boy band
Every generation of women has gone through “that phase” when they’ve been hopelessly in love with “that guy”, right? You know, that guy with the huge Afro that your mom was in love with?…
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LRHS’ Gay-Straight Alliance kickstarts a new year
Leesville’s own GSA met Friday, September 13 to discuss plans for the upcoming year. The officers asked the members what GSA meant to them to start off the conversation. Members new and old took…
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K-Pop star G-Dragon hits the stage with Missy Elliott
G-Dragon and Missy Elliott took the stage at KCON 2013 in one of the most talked-about K-Pop collaborations to date. They debuted their song “Niliria” live in front of thousands of fans. Unfortunately for…
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Fast food worker strikes and how it could affect your job
Fast food employees across the nation have organized protests against their current wages. What was once a small protest in New York has now spread to 50 other cities, including the Triangle. Workers argue…