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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
A History of GOT7
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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:…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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”…
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…
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…
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”…
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…