by: Donavin Neugebauer and Zach Renville Last night’s battle for the top girls’ basketball team in Rapid City ended as a heartbreak for the Cobbler girls. The Raiders came out on top, making a big impact on the Central fans. The Central Cobblers (9-11) hosted the Stevens Raiders (9-9) at Naaz gymnasium, and while Stevens… [Read more…]
This week’s photo of the week is from Lynnzi Yellow Eagle. It is a photo she took at her grandma’s funeral. If you have a photo you’d like to submit, please email the photo, your name, and the story behind the photo to chspineneedle at gmail dot com. For having her photo selected, Lynnzi receives… [Read more…]
by: Alan Smithee Remember the film Tron? Back in 1982 there was no film to compare it to. Before 2010 when they made the second film, there was still no film to compare it to. It took the video game world and translated it into film; it looked as if the people making the film… [Read more…]
by: Alan Smithee Love is in the air people! Cupid has been shooting off some arrows! But some of those arrows have gone right through the heart . . . literally. Remember The Prowler that was a part of the hit 80s sub-genre of horror “slasher” films? Did you know that there were a lot… [Read more…]
by: Sean Lamke As 1st grade students poured into the new, upstairs science department, Mrs. Rasmussen’ Meteorology class could feel the energy radiating from the children. Both sets of students from the first graders to the high school seniors anticipated a wonderful time learning about the weather. The next hour held a variety of informational… [Read more…]
Have you needed to find a parking place this week? Good luck! The stock show is in town, and students are happy to blame any tardies on the cowboys across the street, though the real parking problems were during the Evening of One Acts, which took place at night when the parking gets truly tricky… [Read more…]
by: Alan Smithee Demons is an Italian horror film from the 80s. A lot of Italian horror directors try to make their films artsy, or have a fresh story, or have complex characters. This film has none of those! Who is to blame? Dario Argento. He is the producer and writer of this film. I… [Read more…]
By: Brady Vandevort Mario Kart 7, which was recently released December 4, has lived up to its name in its best sequel yet. Though there are some disappointing factors, the new additions make up for them. The controls are the smoothest controls ever presented in the Mario Kart franchise. And it is because of that… [Read more…]
by: Alan Smithee Maybe you noticed, maybe you didn’t: I have had a theme going on for the last two weeks. Today will be the last of that. The theme you are wondering about is . . . Punk. It’s not just a genre of music, it’s the attitude of a whole generation. Is punk… [Read more…]
by: Zachary Renville and Donivan Neugebauer Friday’s basketball game was a good one. Rapid City Central High School hosted Brandon Valley. The Cobblers looked to get a win, and they meant it. Cody Harris, starting forward for the Cobblers, looked to start the game early, scoring the Cobblers’ first 8 points. With that the game… [Read more…]
by: Alan Smithee Emilio Estevez is very famous for the “Breakfast Club,” but do I care? Of course not! Emilio will be remembered for Maximum Overdrive and Young Guns, oh! and REPO MAN! I swear this is one of the coolest movies I have ever seen. It has everything I look for in a movie:… [Read more…]
Did you have to go to the main office at all this week? Do you even know where the main office is? The environment was a study in contrasts, with the office full of wandering staff just checking things out, construction workers busily attending to building details, and harried secretaries trying to impose order on… [Read more…]
by: Alan Smithee Evil. Do I think there is evil in the world? Oh yes, I do. Evil is everywhere, in everyone. But very few act out their evil thoughts, though there are just some people who want to see the world burn, and they light the fire. There many films about evil and one… [Read more…]
by: Regan Enos No matter the time or the occasion the essence of home will always be family to me. Whether you are arriving home from a trip around the world or just a walk around the block, home is a very welcoming place. Without my mom saying “Welcome home” or my younger siblings running… [Read more…]
by: Wyatt Garlick Mr. Talley says he will be joining another intramural basketball team this January and has made some confident predictions: “I took a year off last year but will be back playing this winter for the staff team. With my return and the addition of some other staff ‘All-Stars’ we are guaranteed to… [Read more…]
by: Alan Smithee In the past few years (mostly 2009-2011) a certain kind of film has come out that everyone talks about. Is it because of its good story? Is it because of the good acting? NOPE! It’s for a little thing called “CGI” that has taken over the movie world. Back in the 80′s… [Read more…]
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