Volume II Issue X: March 10, 2017 |
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT |
Have A Good Spring Break! |
Battlefield 1 Creates an Enjoyable ExperienceBattlefield 1 is a game published by Electronic Arts and was Developed by EA DICE. The game takes place during WWI and starts the Campaign off introducing you to what war was like during the early 1900’s. The player starts off with one character and as they die it switches to different characters and one by one it cycles through all of the different types of soldiers putting the player in different positions.
The campaign then continues on to show you five different stories that occur in WWI and it ends with a thanks to soldiers who fought in wars. Once the player has completed the campaign they can continue onto multiplayer. Multiplayer is quite different than single player. Multiplayer has many game modes, the most popular involving a defending and attacking side. The way mode the mode works is by havinga team that defends multiple sectors and a team that tries to attack and claim each sector to try and win the game. The defenders win if they have at least 1 sector left at the end of the game. In multiplayer there are 4 different classes you can choose from. The four classes are Assault, Medic, Support and Scout. Each class also has their own types of weapons. The assault class has machine guns and shotguns, Medic has rifles, Support has heavy machine guns and Scout has bolt action snipers. There are an array of vehicles and weapons that you can use as well such as a few types of early WWI tanks, Armored cars, AA guns, Field Guns which is basically just a cannon, horses, a few different types of early WWI planes and armored trains. Other weapons includes mustard gas and napalm. With these effects in game play it creates a war like experience for you to sit back and enjoy and interact with. The game sells for $60.00 on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle a Captivating Mobile ExperienceBy KAYLAN ENGE
Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle is a free-to-play mobile game by Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. and Akatsuki Inc. based on the Dragon Ball franchise. It was released in Japan for Android on January 30, 2015 and for iOS on February 19, 2015. Later, the game was released globally on July 16, 2015. Two years after the initial release date, the game continues to grow with the Dragon Ball fanbase, and it is a great way to introduce new fans to the series alongside the new anime series, Dragon Ball Super. The plot of the game starts off with a mysterious character summoning the dragon Shenron to grant a wish to find out who’s the strongest in the universe. The story then transitions to Future Trunks who is a popular character from the series and the son of Vegeta, a warrior prince that rivals the main protagonist Goku. Trunks fought to protect his future where Goku dies of a heart disease, and the planet has undergone mass destruction by superhuman Androids 17 and 18. He traveled to the main timeline to prevent the same destruction by an even greater enemy known as Cell. Trunks’ current mission is to recruit members to help him control the disruptions in time and keep the story progressing the way it does in the anime series. The story progresses with its Quest mode where you move in a board game style reminiscent of the Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 story mode. Along the map are red spots with targets that deals damage to your character if landed on question marks that could either give you rewards such as Zeni, the DBZ world form of money, power boost for characters, or capsules that serve for the purpose of training and awakening character cards and even support items for big boss fights. Certain stages also contain one of the seven dragon balls that you could use to make a wish. Other modes include Events which are limited... |
Comic: Edwin's Daily LifeBy IHEANYI OKERE
RUSD Music Departments Come Togetherby AHLORA SMITH
RUSD Band and Orchestra students from the middle and high schools gathered in the Blackhawk Theatre on Mar. 1, 2017. The Pre-Fest concert was constructed in order to give the students practice for their upcoming festival at Redlands High School on Mar. 8. This concert allows the bands to accept constructive criticism from 3 judges, Todd Montemayor, Dr. Lloyd Sherman, and Robert Pressler, to aid their top-notch success at the festival. The initial two performances came from the advanced bands at Clement and Beattie Middle School, respectively.The audience could almost feel the anticipation from the bands in between each song being released from the onstage students. Clement’s director, John Gann, and Beattie’s director, Curtiss Allen Jr., were able to conduct their young students with ease, and the children followed along very well with their director’s baton waves. After the middle school students were through, it was time for the high schoolers to shine... |
CVHS A Midsummer Night's Dream Performance Intrigues AudienceBy JESSICA LOPEZ
Thursday February 17th , 2017 was opening night for the Blackhawk Theatre Company’s honor play production, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, a play that switches between three different love stories and shows how complicated love might be. Demetrius (Noel Castaneda), has false love towards Hermia (Brooke Ochoa), that prevents Lysander (Andrew Olson), from being with his love, Hermia. This causes the main conflict in the play. The play also deals with themes of lust, disappointment, confusion, and marriage. The stories that create the play are two lovers, Lysander and Hermia, falling asleep in a mystical forest, where the Fairy King and Queen( Raphael Berglas and Megan Hillard), their fairies, and a group of wannabe actors attempt to put on a play for the wedding of the Duke of Athens. As it is a Shakespearian play, a modern audience may have trouble understanding what is going on. Freshman Kaylie Gregg says, “The show was great! I couldn't exactly understand the dialogue, but the actors did a fantastic job of making it clear through their actions.” Throughout the show there is a lot of stage direction to make the audience pay more attention on what will happen next. Puck ( D’angelo Parks), also know as Robin Goodfellow, is the jokester throughout the show. He loves a good joke more than anything else in the world. After he transforms Nick Bottom (Matthew Klimper) into an “ass,” people may think Puck is the heart and soul of the play because of his fun-loving spirit and willing to prank anyone in sight. Puck’s actions creates a fun and rowdy atmosphere which would make the audience more intrigued. He is also the one who creates the main conflict in the plot also, but he does fix it... Finding Neverland Sweeps Pantages TheaterBy MAYA SANCHEZ
The story of Peter Pan is a classic tale that has transcended time. The story of a boy who never grows up and his ragtag group of companions has taken different forms over the years and each bring a new and refreshing take to the original story. Most recently, the story can be seen in the musical Finding Neverland. According to the Finding Neverland website, it “is the Broadway musical that tells the fascinating story of how Peter became Pan.” The story follows the author of Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie, across his creative and personal struggles that led him to create the story of Peter Pan and the Lost Boys. The musical is captivating at its peaks and heart wrenching at its lows. As the musical progresses, the viewer gets to experience the struggles of being a once-successful playwright through the main character, gets to understand the loneliness a young boy feels through the character Peter, and gets to understand the inner turmoils through Captain Hook -- who in this rendition is the representation of the main character’s bad thoughts and ideas. The one thing that stands out from this musical is not the songs, although some are so catchy that you’ll be singing them out of the theater; nor is it the acting, although with an important cast of kids and the help of one loyal dog, being impressed with the acting abilities of everyone on stage is a given. But the main thing that leaves an impression is the visual direction and the way the stage is cleverly used. Some scenes really make ... |
Wizard of Oz Opens BrightlyBy CAROLINE IRVING
The set is up, the makeup is done, the lights are dimmed, and the orchestra tunes. The hearts of actors and musicians alike beat excitedly. The opening plays with wild fervor as each orchestra member is eager to showcase the culmination of endless practice over the last two months. Mr. Hollett commented on the opening by saying that “the kids worked so hard, and it was really wonderful for all their handwork to pay off. It was a really wonderful opening night.” The spotlight opens on Dorothy, played by eleventh grader Taylor Gonzales, with Toto in hand. When interviewed about her feelings in that moment, she said, “I was extremely nervous right before we went on, but when I’m acting, all my anxiety goes away. [It’s] as if I’m not even acting but rather being.” Taylor showed... Lion Evokes Deep Emotion in Theaters By CAROLINA SANCHEZ
The poster might say that Dev Patel stars in the Oscar nominated film, but the real star is the young Sunny Pawer who plays child Saroo. Telling the story of a young boy lost in the vast country of India, the small boy steals the show with his emotional performance. It is mostly told through flashbacks of the older Saroo Brierley (Dev Patel) remembering his travels and homelessness as a young boy. The story is incredible and definitely deserves the Oscar nomination for Best Picture. Although a bit slow at times, the emotion of the story pulls it over the top. The other downside was that it felt like a google earth advertisement because the character Saroo, the one played by Dev Patel, uses it to find his family and hometown, but even that is easy to look over because the incredible importance of it. The movie also has remarkable cinematography. The beautiful aerial shots of India, the handheld work in stressed situations and the uncomfortable stillness of it in emotional and uncomfortable talks bring the emotion of the characters onto the audience. When talking about his background, Saroo says, “I'm adopted. I'm not really Indian.” This shows the intense but quiet struggle of Saroo being a foreigner in his home country and the country he calls home, something everyone struggles with. When going to see Lion, bring tissues and a sympathetic soul because both are needed to understand the impact of what the true story of Saroo means to the world in a time where it is increasingly difficult to find a place in the world. |