Games of Today and Tomorrow
Chase Porter Staff Writer The past year was a big year for video games and gaming consoles with the releases of some of the biggest sequels of the decade. But what’s in store for 2011? Last year was full of new consoles, games and sequels. The platforms of Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3 were transformed by the addition of a controller free game play called the Kinect and Move. Gaming in the past year unleashed some of the biggest selling games of all time with of course Call of Duty: Black Ops, Halo: Reach and Assassins Creed: Brotherhood, which are all continuations of a franchise game. Besides just franchise games, 2010 rolled out top…
2010’s most amazing moments in sports!
Thomas Hair Staff Writer As I contemplated the past year during the first days of the New Year, it struck me that 2010 was truly a great year. It was filled with fantastic games and performances, and the most prominent were the amazing moments in sports leaving fans speechless. One thing is for sure: it was an exciting year for sports enthusiasts. All of the usual hype surrounding yearly sports events such as the NFL or NBA was converged with rare occurrences such as the Winter Olympics and the World Cup. This made 2010 the ultimate year in sports, stocked full of amazing moments. Although there were definitely thousands of amazing sporting feats that could…
And the Award Goes To…
By Wren Culp Video by Lauren Gurevitz and Wren Culp Every year I always end up yelling at my television during one event. The Oscars. Being a film junkie, the Oscars are my Super Bowl. I always watch every year devotedly. Here are my picks for the categories of for the 2010 Oscars: Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Screenplay (adapted) Best Picture Best Director: Culp’s Pick: David Fincher (The Social Network) Fincher has a near perfect track record and continues his streak of fantastic films with the movie about the stealing and founding of Facebook. If you haven’t seen this movie, you’re not on my good side. You can read my Social Network…
Movies based on books fall short of expectations
Zeb White Asst. Business Manager As a reader who highly respects the written word, I am often captivated by the wonderful stories that are written by great authors. However, when Hollywood tries to take a story and make it into a movie, the result isn’t always pretty. One of the best parts of reading books is imagining the characters, the locations and the worlds that are created within the story. But when the movie comes out, many of the details don’t match up with their descriptions in the books. Of course, the movie can’t be exactly like the book, but oftentimes the movies’ directors don’t even try to keep much continuity, such as…
The Cowboys’ nightmare continues with loss to Jacksonville
By Thomas Hair Staff Writer The Cowboys’ nightmare season that began with a loss to Washington and came to a head last week against the Giants took yet another turn for the worse in Week 8 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Cowboys had their backs against the wall but did not respond, falling to a ghastly 1-6 record. Even with surprising offensive firepower, the Boys could not keep the game close, losing 35-17. The Cowboys, who lost QB Romo to a collarbone injury last week, had no trouble moving the ball under the helm of veteran Jon Kitna. Once again, it seems the Cowboys have actually played decently but somehow managed to lose because of infuriating blunders and un-professional mistakes. In previous…
Photo Gallery: Coppell Oak Fest
Photos by Brian Hwu
Students and teachers ride with Cowboy Pride in annual Homecoming Parade
By Michelle Pitcher Opinions Editor Video by Wren Culp and Mason Adams. Footage courtesy of Adam Borel Coppell residents of all ages braved the heat on Thursday, Sept. 9, to take part in the annual Coppell High School Homecoming Parade. Many changes were made this year in order to improve safety as well as the overall experience for viewers and participants alike. Although the parade did not start until 6:15 p.m., floats began lining up in the Verizon parking lot at 5:00 to claim the coveted first spots in the parade line-up. While waiting, some organizations put the finishing touches on their floats, while others socialized and observed other entries. Morale was high amongst the…
Photo Gallery: Homecoming Parade Photos
Photos by Brian Hwu
¡Celebrate Cinco de Mayo!
In September of 1810, Mexico declared their independence from Spain. Mexican soldiers fought endlessly for 11 years to gain their freedom, and finally on the morning of May 5 (Cinco de Mayo), those soldiers brought down 8,000 French soldiers (the French had come in and made deals with the Spanish and English armies so they would leave and the French could take control of Mexico) at Puebla, Mexico. Although the country of Mexico does not hold this holiday as significant as their actual independence day, September 16, 1810, and do not celebrate it, the Cinco de Mayo tradition has been celebrated in the United States for over 100 years. Cinco de Mayo is a day…
Mavericks look impressive in first round of playoffs
As a long time Dallas Mavericks fan, I tend to get worried when the playoffs suddenly roll around. Why you ask? Because I have seen my fair share of dreams crushed, falling short at the last minute, and just all around bad play. The Mavericks went to the NBA finals in 2006 as the western conference champions. My dream was coming true. An NBA title finally brought home to Dallas. But alas, the Mavs fell apart and lost four straight games, losing the series 4-2. From then on I was always skeptical about the Mavericks. The next year we were the #1 seed in the standings and took a first round exit thanks to the…