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YouTuber writes hit book on personal struggles

YouTuber writes hit book on personal struggles

Monica Hart, Copy Editor May 1, 2017

Hannah Hart is a breaker of boundaries. She first rose to fame by accident, after uploading a video of her getting drunk and cooking to make a friend smile. Within a few days, that video had gone viral...

"Wrecked" questions campus rape culture

“Wrecked” questions campus rape culture

Hannah Maes, Arts and Rec Editor October 24, 2016

As college students, our world is saturated with the possibility of sexual assault. Every week, students seem to be receiving emails about assaults on campus. Although most of us push it aside and choose...

Royal Reviews: ‘Maybe Someday’ book review

February 12, 2015

  Every once in a while, I like to pick up a book that seems to be somewhat of a mindless read. Because Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, this round’s pick was “Maybe Someday”...

Royal Reviews: Book Review: ‘We Were Liars’

December 11, 2014

  We Were Liars by E. Lockhart is a work of young-adult fiction that takes readers down a winding road of horror and mystery with a plot-twist so sinister one might be left guessing until the end. I’d...

Royal Review: Book Review ‘Perks of Being a Wallflower’

October 23, 2014

  If there was a literary cannon for modern young-adult fiction you’d probably find a few Harry Potter novels in there, maybe The Hunger Games, definitely something by John Green; basically...

Review by Hilary Igl
Staff Writer

Book Review: ‘Looking for Alaska’ by John Green

September 18, 2014

  “Looking for Alaska,” by popular American novelist John Green, follows Miles Halter as he journeys through his first year at Culver Creek Preparatory High School in Alabama. Based on the...

Review by
Lauren Piek,
Staff Writer

Book Review: ‘It Happened in Wisconsin’ by Ken Moraff

April 29, 2014

April 30, 2014   “It Happened in Wisconsin,” by Ken Moraff is a fictional novel about a ragtag minor league baseball team, the Racine Robins, and their quest to change the world during the...

Review by Lucas Wimmer
Opinion Editor

Book Review: ‘Dr. J: The Autobiography’

March 11, 2014

  “Dr. J: The Autobiography” by Julius Erving and Karl Taro Greenfeld is a great way to travel into the mind of one of the most prolific dunkers in the NBA. For someone like myself who loves...

Book Review: Divergent

February 12, 2014

  “Divergent” is a dystopian novel full of action, bravery and a focus on the fear of being different. Dystopian novels have recently been a major phenomenon, and while it is great to have...

Book Review: ‘The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight’

October 21, 2013

  Once every few weeks, there comes a book that is slightly cheesy and predictable, but adorable nonetheless. “The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight” by Jennifer E. Smith is one...

Commentary by Lifestyle Editor Abbie Reetz

Book series review: The ‘Delirium’ Trilogy

April 17, 2013

  Shortly after starting the first book of Lauren Oliver’s Delirium trilogy, one major thought kept running through my head: move over, Hunger Games. There’s a new dystopian trilogy in town. Like...

Book Review: “Eighty Days: Nellie Bly & Elizabeth Bisland’s History-Making Race Around The World”

February 27, 2013

  “Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland’s History-Making Race Around the World” by Matthew Goodman is one of the best nonfiction books I’ve ever read. Do you like action? ...

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