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by Dylan Gantz   The 2025 offseason for the Chicago Cubs has been one of the better offseasons in recent history for the club, with the last good offseason being the 2023 offseason when they signed Dansby Swanson and Cody Bellinger to the squad. This year, they made big moves

by Jesse Hudgins   We’re still early into 2025, but music hasn’t slowed down. Here are four different releases from this month I recommend checking out!   Cowards – Squid It isn’t too often that when I’m describing a band to someone I’m lost for words. Squid’s third album, Cowards,

by Mia Sciabica   Recently, I was able to watch all of the Oscar-nominated animation and live-action short films at my favorite historic theater, the Music Box. The Academy made great choices for the animated shorts, but I’d like to explore more deeply the films chosen for the live-action category

by Maxine Ocampo A few years after the release of his Academy Award-winning film, Oppenheimer (2023), Christopher Nolan’s next project has been revealed to be his interpretation of the famous Greek epic, The Odyssey. This work by Homer follows Odysseus, King of Ithaca, as he endures a difficult journey to

by Lola Furbee   The North Central College Theatre Department started the new year off strong with their first production of the semester, The 39 Steps, a comedic stage play based on the Alfred Hitchcock movie of the same name. I had the immense privilege to be the Assistant Director

by Anthony Licata On Sunday, February 9, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles played in Super Bowl 59. The Chiefs were very lucky this season, winning games they should have lost. Patrick Mahomes is good, but I believe he gets too much credit for being the greatest QB

by Jade Reynoso   When Chappell Roan accepted her Best New Artist Grammy on February 3, her call for artist healthcare sparked an unexpected chain reaction. Her speech has now prompted Universal Music Group to launch a new mental health initiative, though questions persist about label responsibility toward developing artists.

by Marlena Miloucheva   The 4 Nations Face-Off was a tournament that took place from February 12th to 20th, and included the United States, Canada, Sweden, and Finland. The first games were held in the Bell Centre located in Montreal, Canada, while the second half of the tournament took place

by Jesse Hudgins L.S. Dunes is a group made up of members from other bands that released a phenomenal record in 2022 titled Past Lives. It was a hard-hitting, in-your-face effort that was grim and cynical throughout its 43-minute run time, reflecting on the state of the world through the

by Morgan Piontek A new era has begun as Lewis Hamilton is officially a Scuderia Ferrari Formula One driver. About a year ago, the F1 community was shocked with the announcement that the seven-time world champion would be driving for Ferrari in 2025. Rumors had circulated, but no one would