‘Black Panther’ hits the theaters, hearts and minds of the nation
Megan McFarland, News Editor
March 6, 2018
Marvel’s long-awaited ‘Black Panther’ hit theatres on February 16. The movie follows T’Challa, new king-and black panther- of Wakanda after the death of his father. His place on the throne is challenged when a newcomer enters the borders of this secret super-advanced African nation. He...
Snapchat stock drops $1.3 billion
Derek Dophied, Contributing Writer
March 5, 2018
Snapchat has recently updated its interface which changed the way the application works. Some of the changes, such as removing the ‘story page’ all together, has led to a lot of backlash from Snapchat users. 1.2 million users recently signed a Change.org petition urging the changes be undone. A...
Little Women musical is a hit at SE
Southeastern Theatre Productions
March 5, 2018
Theatre at Southeastern and the Department of Music are excited to welcome the heartwarming musical Little Women to the historic Montgomery Auditorium. “This brilliant, bright and uplifting musical based on a wonderful, cherished novel is something you’re not going to want to miss!” -Dell McLain,...
Breaking up, the millennial way
Johanna Cornejo, Staff Writer
March 5, 2018
With Valentine’s day passing, you expect the flowers, chocolate or big teddy bears with a date for the night, but for some people, it does not happen. On February 14, music artist Machine Gun Kelly released the music video for his single “The Break Up.” After being released for less than a week,...
Colonel Reba Sanders
Anna Kelly, Staff Writer
February 16, 2018
Kentucky Fried Chicken has announced that they have a new Colonel Sanders, and he— or should we say, she, is a Southeastern alumni. Country music star and Oklahoma native, Reba McEntire was debuted on January 25 as the southern fast food chain’s first female spokeswoman. KFC has introduced a...
The many reasons why
Shalene White, Staff Writer
February 16, 2018
The first season of Netflix’s “13 Reasons Why” has come and gone. The series was originally slotted to be a movie by Universal Studios, starring Selena Gomez as the main character, Hannah. However, Netflix bought it and turned it into a series with Gomez at the helm as an executive producer. Even...
A new era in music
Johanna Cornejo, Staff Writer
December 1, 2017
On November 19 the 2017 American Music Awards (or AMA) premiered and welcomed musicians in genres from country to rap. This year was a little different, the AMAs welcomed Korean pop group BTS, making them the first K-pop group to ever be invited to the award show. BTS was welcomed to the United States...
Editorial: The Millennial Crutch
Kourtney Kaufman, Managing Editor
December 1, 2017
Millennials are one of the most creative and intuitive generations. We have found ways to excel in an ever-competitive and content saturated world. We can learn to do anything from building a rocket to doing our own plumbing on YouTube. We can connect with colleagues across the world on LinkedIn and...
Not your grandfather’s flute music
Jerai Billy, Staff Writer
November 13, 2017
Injunuity performed, at the Southeastern in Montgomery Auditorium on November 7. Injunuity is a Native American flute centric roots group. Brad Clonch, flutist, said, “We draw all our inspiration from historical documentary pieces of the tribes, stories and traditions.” Injunuity originally...
Tragic Opera ends with rave reviews
Jerai Billy, Staff Writer
November 2, 2017
Southeastern music and theatre students performed, Dido and Aeneas, an opera written by English Baroque composer, Henry Purcell, on Oct. 27 and Oct. 29. Dido and Aeneas tells the story of the Queen of Carthage, Dido, and the Trojan Prince, Aeneas. When Aeneas and his crew becomes shipwrecked in Carthage,...