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Spoiler Alert: This story contains spoilers for HBO’s “House of the Dragon” and descriptions of sex and violence.
“Dragon Ball” fans worldwide marked their calendars for April 22, as the newest installment to the “Dragon Ball” franchise was set to release in Japan that day. This meant the film would debut in America in early June.
Kayla Snook is a first-year art education student. Snook was an active member of the fashion club at her high school. In the fashion club, the members presented a fashion show with the different clothes that she and her peers had made.
The “Stitchless” exhibition created by Anthony Cervino will be held in the Kauffman Gallery from Aug. 31 until October 19.
Grab your popcorn and settle in as we travel back in time. The year is 1927. The black-and-white film era is booming.
Kayla Ostriche is a first-year art education major. She is technically a sophomore because she has a year’s worth of credits completed due to being dual enrolled with Shippensburg previously.
Many students use video games to relax after a long day, myself included. Games like “Animal Crossing” aim to create a calming experience for the player while games like “Merge Mansion” use a simple, repetitive premise and loose storyline to keep players entertained. Publisher Whitethorn Games combines these game concepts to foster a cozy and chill aesthetic with their 2021 puzzle game "Princess Farmer."
One can only wonder what it would be like to travel back to 2016 and watch the first season of “Stranger Things'' with the hindsight of 2022.
In a time where media focuses on the next triple-A release, such as the next “Grand Theft Auto” or “Halo” installment, small indie games will always have their niche. Still, games like “Undertale,” “Among Us,” “Five Nights at Freddy’s” and other smaller games still get their chance to shine once they find their audience.
Sul sul! “The Sims 4” is a life simulation game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts (EA). “The Sims” series began in 1989, but the first Sims life simulation game came out in 2000. After the success of its previous games, EA released “The Sims 4” in 2014.
On Saturday, April 2, 2022, eight senior art and design majors presented their finest work at their Senior Art Exhibit in the Kauffman Gallery. A variety of mediums were displayed, from paintings to ceramics to digital animation; the room hosted the wide range of skills the students cultivated during their time at Shippensburg University. Each student chose to focus on a specific theme for their collection of pieces and gave a brief synopsis of their interests during the event.
While movie theaters have been in a sort of purgatory over the past two years, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has continued to thrive on streaming service Disney Plus. From the sitcom-centric “WandaVision” or the time-altering “Loki”, Marvel has continuously brought its A-game when it comes to packing big-screen thrills on the small screen. Despite this, the series thus far have yet to focus on a new hero, only on the ones we’ve already had several movies to get to know. However, after five different series, the MCU has introduced its newest hero, Moon Knight.
Like comedy, horror is completely subjective. What one may find scary, someone else will get little to no reaction from it. However, it’s always a fun discussion amongst horror fans when asked the question: “What is the scariest film you’ve ever seen?”
While Covid-19 variants still raise concern for many, it appears (at least to most film studios) that the hurdle has been jumped and movie theaters are back. Now, 2022 is looking to bring about the releases of some major blockbusters that, up until this point, were struck down with delay after delay.
Student film artist and journalism major Quinn Erney debuted the newest addition to his ongoing series, exploring a vast and complicated multiverse in which almost everyone is a copy of him in some way. This film is a direct sequel to one he released in February of this year, and the plot follows the big question presented in the first film; who is the figure with the Batman Who Laughs mask?
In the wonderful Wizarding World, yet another movie has been released. Warner Bros. Pictures’ ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ is the newest adventure brought to us by J.K. Rowling.
The 44th Annual Shippensburg University Art & Design Exhibition held an opening reception on Saturday, April 23, 2022 in Kauffman Gallery. Awards were presented at 1:30 p.m. The show is sponsored by the SU Minds@Work Conference. Line Bruntse, an assistant professor in sculpture at Millersville University , and David Pierce, an assistant professor in interactive and graphic design at Millersville, were on the board of judges for the 2022 Exhibition.
You will be hard pressed to find anyone unaware of the ongoing horrors in Ukraine at the hands of Russia. On Thursday, February 24, Vladimir Putin gave the order, leading to a continuous military assault on the neighboring nation. As the attacks continue, an outpouring of support has come from citizens all over the world. Now, sophomore Colby Page has shown his support through a new art installation located outside of Ezra Lehman Memorial Library.
The two literary publications on campus, Write the Ship and the Reflector, celebrated their launch on Thursday, April 21 in Stewart Hall. This event is the first in-person launch party since 2019’s books.