by Zach Kluver, entertainment editor After winning their first two non-tournament matches, the A&M Consolidated Lady Tigers were defeated three games to one by the College Park Cavaliers. Led by senior Carly Hicks and junior Haley Slocum (33 kills combined), the Lady Tigers won the first game 25-17. breaking through College […]
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“The Giver” shines in details, neglects plot, characters
A flash of red in an apple thrown into the air. A gleam of green on a tree. The stark black-and-white beginning of “The Giver,” punctuated by occasional colors that escalate in clarity through the film, hints at the coming discovery of something essential, something intangible, something pure: emotion.
A&M Consolidated defeats Magnolia 3-1
The A&M Consolidated varsity volleyball team beat Magnolia tonight 3 games to 1. The home win improves the Lady Tigers’ record to 2-0 after a 3-0 win against Montgomery in their first match of the season. Junior Haley Slocum and senior Carly Hicks both put in strong performances, with 12 and 16 […]
Q&A: Unusual summer job location leads to plethora of unique opportunities
by Shilpa Saravanan, editor-in-chief The Roar spoke with senior Savannah Troy, who spent the vast majority of her summer in and around Crested Butte, Colorado, about her varied experiences with small children, birds, waffle cones and outer space. So, give us an overview of what you did during your time […]
Summer’s end leads to reflection on high school experience
On one hand, I’m pretty much the same awkward 14-year-old I was two years ago (as my sister loves to remind me), but on the other hand, I have learned a few tips and tricks that would have made my first year of high school a little more bearable. If I could travel back in time and have ten minutes with my former freshman self, I think I would say something along the lines of this…
Nearly 50 years old, Beatles album stands test of time
49 years ago today The Fab Four released Help!, their second movie soundtrack and 5th album. The Beatles certainly don’t need much of an introduction. At the time of its release it was lauded as a critical and commercial success. Being a Beatles album pretty much guarantees it’s sacred to a large portion of music lovers today.
‘Queen’ turns homophobic fears into tools of empowerment
Ominous, industrial sounding synths scream and whir as Mike Hadreas becomes the embodiment of everything America fears from the gay community. “No family is safe when I sashay,” he almost hollers in Perfume Genius’s new single ‘Queen’.
Worth of SAT prep courses ultimately dependent on self-motivation
As Regina Brett says, summer is one grand permission slip to be lazy. But for some students, the threat of the PSAT and SAT looming just around the corner replaces that permission slip with a ticket to summer SAT prep courses.
Popular comedian’s witty writings unexpectedly clear, meaningful
by Haley Mitchell, staff reporter In hopes of escaping this year’s 550-page monster of a UIL Social Studies book, I recently picked up a copy of funny-man Bo Burnham’s “Egghead” in hopes of taking a mental vacation away from the politics of 1920. “Egghead: Or, You Can’t Survive on Ideas […]
Trek Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself: China
Summer and sleeping are synonymous to me, so it does take a lot of persuading for me to leave my home and depart for a foreign country, or even Houston. But some things you just can’t see if you stay put.
