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OPINION: Is partying really worth it?

OPINION: Is partying really worth it?

Annemarie Karabinus, Opinion Writer March 9, 2024

In college culture, partying is put on a pedestal as the only thing you can really do on the weekends. I have been to my fair share of parties, so don’t come at me and say I’m a “lame-o who doesn’t...

OPINION: Rock Hall: Who Needs In

OPINION: Rock Hall: Who Needs In

Annemarie Karabinus, Opinion Writer February 14, 2024

This Random Rants with Annemarie, we are discussing everything Rock and Roll. For Martin Luther King Jr. Day this year, my friends and I visited the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in downtown Cleveland. The...

OPINION: EGOT: A look inside the lucrative status

Annemarie Karabinus, Opinion Writer January 30, 2024

Elton John recently joined the very elite club known as EGOT status. He is one of very few to achieve this elusive feat, and I believe he deserves it 100000% and then some. I absolutely adore Elton John;...

Canva Illustration by Grace Clarke

OPINION: What’s missing from “The Ballad Of Songbirds and Snakes”

Annemarie Karabinus, Opinion Writer December 7, 2023

On this edition of Random Rants with Annemarie, I will be reviewing the newest “The Hunger Games” movie, “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” as well as the original trilogy as a whole. I will...

Young Annemarie Karabinus attending the One Direction Where We Are tour, Aug 2013

OPINION: One Direction: Where we are now

Annemarie Karabinus, Opinion Writer November 28, 2023

Harry. Liam. Niall. Louis. Zayn. You know them as One Direction (1D), but how well do you REALLY know them? Today I’m going to be talking about some history, fun facts and my personal love for 1D in...

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OPINION: “Five Nights at Freddy’s” skip, stream or support

Annemarie Karabinus, Opinion Writer November 10, 2023

For this Random Rants with Annemarie, we will be discussing a spoiler-free version of “Five Nights at Freddy’s.” When I do a movie review, I tend to like to separate it into three different categories:...

Random Rants with Annemarie: spooky edition

Random Rants with Annemarie: spooky edition

Annemarie Karabinus, Opinion Writer October 11, 2023

This edition of Random Rants with Annemarie is just going to be me rambling about Halloween. My love for Halloween, recommendations for things to do in October, my past experiences with some recommendations...

Annemarie, her boyfriend and the band after Queen Nation performed for Mentor Rocks free concert series.

OPINION: There’s nothing quite like free concerts in the summer

Annemarie Karabinus, Opinion Writer August 21, 2023

Summer. Live music, free events and a carefree attitude. This is what summer is all about.  This summer, I went to a concert put on by Mentor Rocks, a free concert series during the summer hosted...