Today marks the 45th anniversary of the U.S. release of “Abbey Road,” the final album recorded by the Beatles. Despite it being released before “Let It Be,” most consider “Abbey Road” to the Beatles’s true final album. At the time of its release it was met with mixed reviews that criticized it for its “already dated sound”. Nowadays it is met with almost unanimous critical praise as one of the Beatles greatest works.
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Gallery: A&M Consolidated defeats College Station 3-1
On Sept. 30, A&M Consolidated’s varsity volleyball team defeated College Station High School’s Cougars. Despite losing the first set, the Tigers beat the Cougars 3-1. Attendance and crowd energy were unprecedented, largely due to the two schools’ nascent rivalry.
Driver realizes fruitless, negative nature of habit
I was driving home from work with my mother in the passenger seat and my little sister in the back, cranking up the radio, cruising along in comfort — until suddenly, we’re not cruising along and instead jerking violently to the left as an oblivious driver pulls out in front of me. Something like “What the knick knack paddywhack frickety-frack was that guy doing?!” left my mouth.
Q&A: Junior Steven Wang demonstrates unique talents
by Alex Coopersmith, opinions editor The Roar spoke with junior Steven Wang about his skill at solving Rubik’s cubes, playing Tetris, reciting digits of pi and clapping his hands. I’ve heard that you’re pretty good at solving Rubik’s cubes. Yes, I am okay at solving Rubik’s Cubes. I average 35 […]
Tigers start district successfully with win over Huntsville
by Austin Coats, sports editor “A hand grenade,” as coach David Raffield refers to desperation passes to the end-zone, ended up being the deciding factor in A&M Consolidated’s 37-36 win over the Huntsville Hornets. After an 0-3 start to the season the Tigers got their first win in their first […]
Q&A: Senior Mackenzie Morgan recounts challenges, triumphs of cheerleading
The Roar spoke with senior Mackenzie Morgan to discuss the oft-overlooked multidimensional qualities of cheerleading.
Cartoonist explores human experience in new serial
Cartoonist Chris Ware has teamed up with the Guardian to publish, in free weekly installments, a new graphic novella titled “The Last Saturday.” Currently in its first installment, the strip promises to “trace the life cycles of six (6) individual planetary bacilli (aka human beings) from the American resort community of Sandy Port, Michigan.”
Volleyball team continues shutout streak with win over Caney Creek
by Austin Coats, sports editor After shutting out Bryan and Livingston the previous week, the volleyball team started off the week with another shutout. This time the victim was Caney Creek, as the Tigers won the first game 25-11 and the final two games 25-15, strengthening their overall record to 24-12. […]
Q&A: Sophomore Kelly Krenek on new Biology Club
by Elizabeth Reed, online & photography editor The Roar spoke to Biology Club member Kelly Krenek about her experiences with the brand-new club. Why did you join Biology Club? I became interested in biology club last year. As a freshman in Mrs. Riley’s class, I’d always enjoyed biology, and then […]
‘Culloden’ highlights shared, turbulent past of Britain, Scotland
The eve of the vote for Scottish independence is upon us, and it presents a good opportunity to look back on the rich history of Scotland and Britain. Though one could settle down with a nice thick book and learn all about James VI of Scotland (James I of England) and the gunpowder plot or the centuries of violence between Protestants and Catholics, there exist several engaging movies about this turbulent relationship — and no, not all of them star Mel Gibson.
