Best fast food service in Batavia
By Lauren Casper In Batavia, we have many fast-food restaurants that families and all ages can attend. Anyone likes good food of course, but more than that, they definitely want good service! That person end up paying for both. So why should it not be the best? Overall, the best service at a fast food […]
Top three restaurants in Chicagoland
By Holly DuBose The restaurants in the Chicagoland area vary from culture to prices to experience. A restaurant that is well known to the Chicagoland area is Portillo’s. It was founded in 1963 by Dick Portillo and serves American style food. When first created, it was known as “The Dog House” and changed in 1967 […]
How to pull off Halpert’s Hijinx!
The Office, one of the greatest running comedy shows to grace the television screen, has been attempted by other directors again and again; to no avail. One of the most signature characters, Jim Halpert, is world renown for his pranks and hijinx throughout all nine seasons of the show. These are breakdowns of the best […]
REVIEW: Haken´s Affinity best album to date
By Brad Balicki Progressive metal as a genre can range from a variety of different extremes. Whether it’s a style that is mostly screaming vocals, or having a more clean approach, progressive metal can be an epic experience depending on how the viewer listens to it. The band Haken was formed in 2007 by members […]
Types of Skateboards and when to use them
By Wah Htoo There are many types of skateboards and different places and scenarios of when people should use them. Normal: These skateboards are what people would regularly see at a skate park or on the streets. It is what people would use to start off skating because it’s easier to get used to and […]
Pumpkin patch madlib
By Carly Casper It is a (adjective) day out in the wonderful season of fall. You are going to a pumpkin patch to pick a pumpkin to carve. You arrive at the pumpkin farm in your (vehicle) and it is a sea of orange. Browsing the pumpkins, you see a very (adjective) pumpkin. You walk […]
Durso, Robinson head to IHSA State, come up short
By Abby Kent and Claire Gearhart The morning of Oct. 20, the girls 2A tennis team for Batavia High School played their first match at the IHSA State tournament in Arlington Heights and lost in both the doubles championship and doubles consolation. Freshman Maddie Durso and senior Julianne Robinson were the only girls from BHS […]
REVIEW – ‘Coloring Book’ Chance’s best yet
By Kyra Swims Debuting his third independent released mixtape on May 12, 2016, Chance the Rapper has once again shook the music industry. With collaborations with artist such as Lil Wayne, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, and many more, Coloring Book, in my opinion, has earned its spot as one of the best musical creations of […]
OPINION: Bring back the headphone jack
By Sarah Hager Apple recently laid a longstanding, beloved iPhone component in its grave: the headphone jack. The iPhone 7, the newest installation to the company’s line of cellular devices, does not include the small, cylindrical hole at the base of the phone that users have grown to know and love. Based solely upon the […]
Top five Disney shows
By Brooke Meyer We all have those childhood TV shows we watched growing up as a kid. It would be a hard decision between picking to chose from Disney or Nickelodeon. But here are just a few of Nickelodeon’s top five shows that we all wished still aired. Drake & Josh One of the best […]