Book Review

New Collegiate dictionary brings rizz to people who still buy books

By Morgan Armitage / January 29, 2026

By Morgan Armitage Sports Editor Have you been a victim of trying to explain modern slang to your parents, when even you only know what it means contextually and not by definition? Boy, is there a solution for you! Merriam-Webster’s 12th Edition Collegiate Dictionary has dropped for you and your elders’ viewing pleasure. Should they…

Haunt your Halloween party with this cookbook from hell

By Madyson Muresan / October 27, 2025

By Madyson Muresan Co-Arts & Culture Editor   The Mistress of the Dark has just bewitched this spooky season with her new “Cookbook from Hell”. The goth icon, Elvira, has published a cookbook on September 30, featuring many frighteningly fun recipes for your own Halloween party. Cassandra Peterson adopted the persona of Elvira in 1981…

No book left behind: CCC’s stand against banned books

By Summer Taylor / October 16, 2025

By Summer Taylor Staff Writer   Clackamas Community College isn’t just known for its extensive variety of student academics. It also represents something that many public schools and colleges don’t have: access to banned books. The college recently hosted ‘Banned Books Week’, which lasted from Oct. 5 through the 11. The CCC library had a…

‘Love Hurts’ breaks hearts in theaters

By Tomas Alonso / February 10, 2025

By Tomas Alonso Staff Writer 40 years after the success of “The Goonies” and two years after his Academy Award for best supporting actor, Ke He Quan leads an action comedy of his own, “Love Hurts.” The film follows Marvin Gable (Quan) a former hitman turned successful realtor thrust back into the brutal world of…

“We Are the Water Protectors” Book Review

By Lexie Cardens / March 11, 2021

“We Are the Water Protectors” recently won both the Caldecott Medal and the Golden Kite Award for picture book text. This is the first time ever that a Native American has won the Caldecott Medal. The author is Carole Lindstorm and the illustrator is Michael Goade. As a young Native American artist, that is very…