Andrea Tyson Staff Writer Alicia Keys is a singer who we have all heard about. She produces music that evokes feeling, littered with metaphors and symbols that are unique to how she feels. Keys is a successful, beautiful woman, but her decision to stop wearing makeup earlier this year has sparked interest in many people. This week Keys has been put under a lot of scrutiny after her makeup artist revealed that she may not be as barefaced as we thought. But is it worth everyone’s time to get worked up over “pore less face definer mattifier?” Amelia Borger Staff Writer Since the Samsung Galaxy S7 debuted in August, complaints about the phone catching on fire have not stopped in multiple countries. Ultimately, the world’s biggest smartphone maker has halted production of the smartphone. Production of the Samsung Galaxy S7 was officially put to a halt on Oct. 10, slashing sales by billions. Experts say a design flaw may be responsible for the battery explosions. The company said that faulty lithium ion batteries were exploding both while the phone was charging and while the phone was not charging. 2.5 million Phones were recalled in early September, blaming the battery fault. Yet since replacement phones have been exploding, the company had no choice but to recall all phones. Regardless of the company’s past, this is still a huge blow to the reputation. Shawn Minter, a devoted customer, said "I’m really taken back by the fact that the replacement phone is the actual phone that exploded. I feel let down by a company that I’ve spent thousands of dollars with. I put my trust in Samsung and it’s like, they kind of lied.” What Samsung can do is focus on the next model, which will probably be the most inspected piece of technology. The company can only hope they will solve the problem to multiple design flaws in the phone and come back with a safer model. Jacob Sosdian Staff Writer Are you a big fan of classic rock? Do you love classic rock bands such as The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, or even The Rolling Stones? If you do, you are going to like what you hear. After over a decade The Rolling Stones are back to make a new album. The band announced on Thursday that they are coming out with a new album that will be released on Dec. 12. They are naming the new album Blue & Lonesome and that the album has twelve tracks that they recorded in three days at the British Grove Studios in West London. Co-producer Don Was said, "This album is manifest testament to the purity of their love for making music, and the blues is, for the Stones, the fountainhead of everything they do”. The iconic Rolling Stones logo is now blue. In 2005 they came out with an album called A Bigger Bang. Here is some background information for those of you “too young” to know who the Rolling Stones are. Madeline Rudd Staff Writer Name: Judit Age: 16 Grade: 11 Where are you from? “I'm from Barcelona, Spain.” Have you been able to speak English your whole life? How long did it take you to learn? “Yes, I've been learning English since I was eight years old because I took English classes after school.” What is life, school, and culture like in Spain? “They are very different lifestyles, and school is also very different. Here school is very big, and there are a lot of people and classes to choose from that, in Spain, we don't have. We have like six classes a day, and they always change, and they only last a half hour and it's very... *laughs*, but I like it here more.” Bryce Cullen Staff Writer Thanks to a company called Letvision, they developed the first ever transformer has been developed out of a 2013 BMW. Their functions range from obviously being a car to being able to transform into a giant robot, that is able to turn its head and move its fingers and arms. The only downside to their amazing conversion is the fact you cannot actually drive the vehicle from the inside. Instead, it is remote controlled because the seating area inside the vehicle has been filled with electronics and hydraulics to perform the car to robot conversion. Therefore, this is basically the most expensive R/C car you could ever invest in. Although if you wish to purchase one, there is a possibility you could be denied. The company has stated that an interview will have to take place. This is because the company only works with buyers who have proper “project and reason to use” that matches with their unknown criteria. Patrick Laliberte Staff Writer The Archbishop Murphy High School football team in Washington is a team that nobody wants to play. A fifth team has forfeited their game against the Archbishop Murphy Wildcats, refusing to play against the team. After all, the Wildcats are undefeated after the first three games, not including the forfeited games, with a combined score of 170-0. The Archbishop Murphy High School football team is a dominant powerhouse, crushing opponents week after week. They have been quite dominant in past years as well, but they are even better this year. With six players over 250 pounds and three players over 300 pounds, they are simply much bigger and stronger of a team than any of the competition. A big reason why this team has much better players than any other team is because they are a private school, so they are allowed to recruit players from around the area. Public schools cannot do this, so it puts them at a disadvantage. The Archbishop Murphy Wildcats have successfully recruited some of the biggest and most talented players in the region. |
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