Early this week, Pixar went to Twitter to announce that the two most loved Pixar moves will be back very soon!
Toy Story is coming back with its 4th movie and The Incredibles will be back with its long anticipated sequel movie.
Even if you are at least the age of 12, you adore Pixar moves, no matter which ones they are. But it's something about these two that has gotten a lot of Pixar fans super excited via social media.
After the 3rd Toy Story, most thought that the series was over. I mean, Andy went off to college and there is no way that the toys would try to follow him there. But the news of the 4th movie brings a lot of speculation and excitement in trying to find out what they story line may be. As long as Woody and company is present, I'm sure the universe will be happy.
The biggest news is the long-awaited sequel to the amazing Incredibles movie. We finally get our favorite super family back and I'm sure everyone is nice and older and maybe we can see first hand what Baby Jack Jack's powers really are.
"The Incredible 2"- June 15th, 2018
"Toy Story 4"- June 21, 2019
All directors for both movies will be back for these projects.
Sunday, October 30, 2016
Friday, October 7, 2016
Shots Fired At The Game Concert
Roseland Theater, which is located in downtown Portland, hosted a concert Thursday night featuring one of the rap games top artist, The Game. During the show, at least one gun shot was fired.
The Game was performing when there was gunfire that took place just after 10:30 p.m. Once shots were heard, concertgoers were evacuated from the venue.
Police told Portland news station KGW-TV that a fight broke out during the concert which led to the gunfire. There was a bullet hole found in the stage.
Police have said that no gunshot victims have been located yet, but there were reports that a victim left the scene before police arrived to the scene.
Portlands Gang Enforcement Team is investigating the shooting.
The Game was performing when there was gunfire that took place just after 10:30 p.m. Once shots were heard, concertgoers were evacuated from the venue.
Police told Portland news station KGW-TV that a fight broke out during the concert which led to the gunfire. There was a bullet hole found in the stage.
Police have said that no gunshot victims have been located yet, but there were reports that a victim left the scene before police arrived to the scene.
Portlands Gang Enforcement Team is investigating the shooting.
Sunday, October 2, 2016
UNC 'Tomahawked' Their Way To A Big Win
Winning a huge football game in college is always a wild thing, but to win from a 54 yard field goal kick versus the #12 ranked team in the country, on their home field takes winning to the next level.
UNC came into the match up versus #12 Florida State on Saturday with a 2-1 record and were ready to start their run against the ACC. Besides the one disappointing lost at the beginning of the season, the tarheels have looked really good in the last 2 games.
With a last second victory last week, there was no way that the situation would be the same for yesterday, but it was.
After a score from FSU, they were up one and gave the ball back to UNC with 24 seconds left on the clock.
As the tarheels made their way down the field, time continued to trickle down and it was time for Nick Weiler to make the kick of his life.
And if you are wondering if he made the 54 yard kick or not, maybe you should check out any twitter handle out there because all you will see is Weiler running down the field doing FSU's signature 'Tomahawk' celebration in the hype of winning the game for the guys on tobacco road.
With that win, the tarheels are now 3-1 and are looking to continue their great play in the ACC.
UNC came into the match up versus #12 Florida State on Saturday with a 2-1 record and were ready to start their run against the ACC. Besides the one disappointing lost at the beginning of the season, the tarheels have looked really good in the last 2 games.
With a last second victory last week, there was no way that the situation would be the same for yesterday, but it was.
After a score from FSU, they were up one and gave the ball back to UNC with 24 seconds left on the clock.
As the tarheels made their way down the field, time continued to trickle down and it was time for Nick Weiler to make the kick of his life.
And if you are wondering if he made the 54 yard kick or not, maybe you should check out any twitter handle out there because all you will see is Weiler running down the field doing FSU's signature 'Tomahawk' celebration in the hype of winning the game for the guys on tobacco road.
With that win, the tarheels are now 3-1 and are looking to continue their great play in the ACC.
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Marlins Jose Fernandez Dies At Age 24
Boat crash took place on the Port of Miami, as a boat was going at top speed and wrecked into rocks as it approached the port. The result of the incident killed Marlins ace pitcher Jose Fernandez and two close friends.
Florida Wildlife Commission confirmed that Fernandez was killed from impact and not from drowning.
Fernandez, who was 24, was not driving the boat. The boat crashed into a jetty near Government Cut, a channel that allows boats direct access from Miami Beach.
There is no belief that alcohol nor drugs were involved during the night but no for sure answer will be given until the autopsies are completed.
The boat was traveling southbound when it struck the north end of the jetty, which appeared to be going at top speed. The boat suffered major damage on the bottom.
Debris was found and reported to the Coast Guard around 3am and the Coast Guard arrived around 4am to find the 3 bodies.
Guards said that no victims were wearing life vests, although it may not have aided the impact.
Florida Wildlife Commission confirmed that Fernandez was killed from impact and not from drowning.
Fernandez, who was 24, was not driving the boat. The boat crashed into a jetty near Government Cut, a channel that allows boats direct access from Miami Beach.
There is no belief that alcohol nor drugs were involved during the night but no for sure answer will be given until the autopsies are completed.
The boat was traveling southbound when it struck the north end of the jetty, which appeared to be going at top speed. The boat suffered major damage on the bottom.
Debris was found and reported to the Coast Guard around 3am and the Coast Guard arrived around 4am to find the 3 bodies.
Guards said that no victims were wearing life vests, although it may not have aided the impact.
Sunday, September 18, 2016
New York Fall Fashion Week
As always, NYFW was one for the books. With many shows, parties and endless celebrity love, New York has continued to be the number one spot for fashion in the country.
What better way to start the week than to have Kanye West present his Yeezy Season 4 clothing line. Kanye had all the stars out for his event, but the heat was not their side as a couple models couldn't stand the heat. While some collapsed, others had to take breaks just to finish the show. So maybe that wasn't the exact start NYFW was looking for, but at least it was a good try?
Tom Ford later grabbed attention that week as the line made its way back to New York after a 6 year break. The designer chad a live-stream of the the star-studded event that attracted many viewers. Im sure we will continue to see Tom Ford at NYFW after this nice return.
Losers also became winners in this years fashion week. Serena Williams, fresh off her lost in the U.S. Open, presented her Serena Williams Signature Statement fall collection making 42 original collections available on hsn.com.
Closing this week was no other than the likes of Ralph Lauren and Marc Jacobs. The two by far had the best shows of the week as stars like Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid and Karlie Kloss were all models in the event attracting a lot of attention.
Overall, this year was a success for New York and we are looking forward to see what the spring will bring.
What better way to start the week than to have Kanye West present his Yeezy Season 4 clothing line. Kanye had all the stars out for his event, but the heat was not their side as a couple models couldn't stand the heat. While some collapsed, others had to take breaks just to finish the show. So maybe that wasn't the exact start NYFW was looking for, but at least it was a good try?
Tom Ford later grabbed attention that week as the line made its way back to New York after a 6 year break. The designer chad a live-stream of the the star-studded event that attracted many viewers. Im sure we will continue to see Tom Ford at NYFW after this nice return.
Losers also became winners in this years fashion week. Serena Williams, fresh off her lost in the U.S. Open, presented her Serena Williams Signature Statement fall collection making 42 original collections available on hsn.com.
Closing this week was no other than the likes of Ralph Lauren and Marc Jacobs. The two by far had the best shows of the week as stars like Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid and Karlie Kloss were all models in the event attracting a lot of attention.
Overall, this year was a success for New York and we are looking forward to see what the spring will bring.
Monday, September 12, 2016
Benefits of Celeb endorsements to presidents
By: Jarray Davis
When it comes to running for president, your word to the people is usually all you have, unless your word is supported by an A-list celebrity.
More and more, celebrities are expressing their views when it comes to the presidential race of 2016. With some just mentioning who they are supporting , others have gone out of their way to endorse and finical support to the candidate of their choice.
In the most recent primary on March 15, the winner for the Republican race was a shocker to most. With Donald Trump leading the way for most of the time, there was no way Ohio Governor John Kasich had a chance.
Then comes along Ohio State Football Head Coach, Urban Meyer. Meyer proclaimed his endorsement and praise for the ability that he feels Kasich could bring to the Oval Office. Following Meyer's announcement, votes for Kasich increased by great measures. Kasich ended up winning Ohio that night and a big reason for that is the nice endorsement that he received.
A little support from Arnold Schwarzenegger, who had his weightlifting competition in Ohio the week before, also didn't hurt one bit.
With the huge activity of social media outlets and the ability to follow the life of your favorite celebrity, any politician in the presidential race would love to have someone endorse him/her for one reason: the celebrity's fans will follow them.
Kim Kardashian showed her support of Hillary Clinton via her Instagram with a selfie of her, Clinton and husband Kanye West. Kim has 64.4 million followers on her Instagram. You think this helped Hillary out a little?
Big names bring along big numbers when it comes to the presidential race. Former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, is using this tactic as an advantage.
Rolling Stone Magazine came out with a statement expressing their support of Clinton as she runs for president. Rolling Stone reaches 23 million monthly people, 66% of whom are from the United States. This means,8 15 million people that read Rolling Stones in the US will go through an article about the support of Hillary Clinton shown by Rolling Stone. This alone, gives Clinton a decent amount of exposure and spotlight without her lifting a finger or saying a word.
Donald Trump has himself a variety of celebrity endorsements also. With the likes of Mike Tyson, Kid Rock, Kirstie Alley, Gary Busey and Dennis Rodman, Trump's celebrity endorsements has helped him when it comes to getting votes from a variety of votes from different areas.
"@realDonaldTrump has been a great friend of mine for many years. We don't need another politician, we need a businessman like Mr. Trump! Trump 2016," tweeted out by Basketball Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman.
Most may not realize the effect that these endorsements truly have on the race of the different candidates. With examples shown, celebrity influence brings fans along with them and that brings votes.
When it comes to running for president, your word to the people is usually all you have, unless your word is supported by an A-list celebrity.
More and more, celebrities are expressing their views when it comes to the presidential race of 2016. With some just mentioning who they are supporting , others have gone out of their way to endorse and finical support to the candidate of their choice.
In the most recent primary on March 15, the winner for the Republican race was a shocker to most. With Donald Trump leading the way for most of the time, there was no way Ohio Governor John Kasich had a chance.
Then comes along Ohio State Football Head Coach, Urban Meyer. Meyer proclaimed his endorsement and praise for the ability that he feels Kasich could bring to the Oval Office. Following Meyer's announcement, votes for Kasich increased by great measures. Kasich ended up winning Ohio that night and a big reason for that is the nice endorsement that he received.
A little support from Arnold Schwarzenegger, who had his weightlifting competition in Ohio the week before, also didn't hurt one bit.
With the huge activity of social media outlets and the ability to follow the life of your favorite celebrity, any politician in the presidential race would love to have someone endorse him/her for one reason: the celebrity's fans will follow them.
Kim Kardashian showed her support of Hillary Clinton via her Instagram with a selfie of her, Clinton and husband Kanye West. Kim has 64.4 million followers on her Instagram. You think this helped Hillary out a little?
Big names bring along big numbers when it comes to the presidential race. Former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, is using this tactic as an advantage.
Rolling Stone Magazine came out with a statement expressing their support of Clinton as she runs for president. Rolling Stone reaches 23 million monthly people, 66% of whom are from the United States. This means,8 15 million people that read Rolling Stones in the US will go through an article about the support of Hillary Clinton shown by Rolling Stone. This alone, gives Clinton a decent amount of exposure and spotlight without her lifting a finger or saying a word.
Donald Trump has himself a variety of celebrity endorsements also. With the likes of Mike Tyson, Kid Rock, Kirstie Alley, Gary Busey and Dennis Rodman, Trump's celebrity endorsements has helped him when it comes to getting votes from a variety of votes from different areas.
"@realDonaldTrump has been a great friend of mine for many years. We don't need another politician, we need a businessman like Mr. Trump! Trump 2016," tweeted out by Basketball Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman.
Most may not realize the effect that these endorsements truly have on the race of the different candidates. With examples shown, celebrity influence brings fans along with them and that brings votes.
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Live Review: High Point University Band Concert
High
Point University Band Concert
By Jarray Davis
On Monday, April 25, High Point
held their annual Spring Band Concert at the new amphitheater on the campus of
HPU.
With the nice sunset in the
horizons behind the playing of the band, the night was set for an amazing
occasion.
Under the leadership of Dr. Danny
Frye and his companion Dr. Brian Meixner, the band played a variety of genres
that including compositions from John Barnes Chance, Richard Saucedo, Ralph
Vaughan Williams and Michael Band.
With a band over 50 members strong
in number, released the sound of music so that the whole campus of High Point
University could hear and a sound that the filled amphitheater would enjoy for
the remainder of the night.
As the bass drum boomed and the
trumpets sang, smiles and applause were released throughout the audience for
the duration of the event.
With a proud president in Nido
Qubein sitting front row, the band made sure not to disappoint on their last
concert of the year.
To conclude the concert, the band
played “Pixar Movie Magic”, a fun piece that allows the mind to remember all
the fun Pixar movie songs that we used to love so much.
The High Point University Spring
Band Concert was one that brought excitement, fun and relaxation. The next
concert will take place next school year in the fall.
Duration: 1 hr 30 min
Directors: Dr. Danny Frye, Dr. Brian Meixner
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Review: Monsieur Lazhar
By: Jarray Davis
With a fight to become one of the best foreign-language films of the year, Canadian director Philippe Falardeau made sure that his film titled Monsieur Lazhar, would be among the top. With the start of the movie only giving you glimpse of the lives that will soon be expressed, the mystery of the unknown prowls upon you as the movie concludes.
Monsieur Lazhar begins with a scene that immediately sinks your heart to the ground in shock. A young student by the name of Simon (Emilien Neron), is made his way to his classroom with a case of milk. As he approached the door, he stopped in his tracks and dropped the case of milk while the camera zooms in on the sight in which Simon had seen: His teacher hung herself in the classroom of empty seats. This scene is what progressed the emotion for the rest of the film as guilt and sadness waved through the lives of every person at this school.
The faculty of the school felt that it was best to bring in a psychologist to come and talk to the students that were dealing with grief after the terrible incident that took place. But as the film shows, a not-so teacher is what really brought joy and acceptance to the lives of the students.
Bachir Lazhar (Mohamed Fellag), who is from Algeria, felt that it was best that he took over the class. With secret tragedies and trauma of his own from Algeria, Lazhar had the ability to feel the grief that each student showed and was able to benefit their lives in a major way.
While other teachers and faculty tried their best to keep things on the down low and wanted everything to pass by and not dealt with properly, Lazhar was there to teach the students that it is okay for them to confront death in general. He showed that he cared and understood, unlike the others.
Although the speed of the film may come off as slow, the raw emotion that is expressed throughout the film allows you to finish the film in excitement.
Falardeau did an amazing job at connecting themes. The theme of coping was something that stood out. The way that Lazhar was able to show that he loved each of his students and that he himself also went through his share of tragedies. Coping not only encouraged the students but allowed some like Simon to understand that he needed to tell the truth about his part in the suicide of his teacher.
This movie is filled with mysteries that keeps you glued in until they are solved.The scene in which the class was talking with Lazhar and Alice (Sophie Nelisse), went out her to way to send a remark to Simon, inducing that he must have had a part in the death of the teacher. It's exciting to know that so many things were known in the beginning that we are the audience, didn't find out until the movie progressed.
With a drama filled with suspense, Monsieur Lazhar is a great film for those who love to solve mysteries. The movie catches you off guard from the beginning and keeps you attached to your seat until the finish.
Monsieur Lazhar
Directors Philippe Falardeau Running Time 1h 34min
Writer Philippe Falardeau Genre Drama
Stars Mohamed Fellag, Sophie Nelisse, Emilien Neron
With a fight to become one of the best foreign-language films of the year, Canadian director Philippe Falardeau made sure that his film titled Monsieur Lazhar, would be among the top. With the start of the movie only giving you glimpse of the lives that will soon be expressed, the mystery of the unknown prowls upon you as the movie concludes.
Monsieur Lazhar begins with a scene that immediately sinks your heart to the ground in shock. A young student by the name of Simon (Emilien Neron), is made his way to his classroom with a case of milk. As he approached the door, he stopped in his tracks and dropped the case of milk while the camera zooms in on the sight in which Simon had seen: His teacher hung herself in the classroom of empty seats. This scene is what progressed the emotion for the rest of the film as guilt and sadness waved through the lives of every person at this school.
The faculty of the school felt that it was best to bring in a psychologist to come and talk to the students that were dealing with grief after the terrible incident that took place. But as the film shows, a not-so teacher is what really brought joy and acceptance to the lives of the students.
Bachir Lazhar (Mohamed Fellag), who is from Algeria, felt that it was best that he took over the class. With secret tragedies and trauma of his own from Algeria, Lazhar had the ability to feel the grief that each student showed and was able to benefit their lives in a major way.
While other teachers and faculty tried their best to keep things on the down low and wanted everything to pass by and not dealt with properly, Lazhar was there to teach the students that it is okay for them to confront death in general. He showed that he cared and understood, unlike the others.
Although the speed of the film may come off as slow, the raw emotion that is expressed throughout the film allows you to finish the film in excitement.
Falardeau did an amazing job at connecting themes. The theme of coping was something that stood out. The way that Lazhar was able to show that he loved each of his students and that he himself also went through his share of tragedies. Coping not only encouraged the students but allowed some like Simon to understand that he needed to tell the truth about his part in the suicide of his teacher.
This movie is filled with mysteries that keeps you glued in until they are solved.The scene in which the class was talking with Lazhar and Alice (Sophie Nelisse), went out her to way to send a remark to Simon, inducing that he must have had a part in the death of the teacher. It's exciting to know that so many things were known in the beginning that we are the audience, didn't find out until the movie progressed.
With a drama filled with suspense, Monsieur Lazhar is a great film for those who love to solve mysteries. The movie catches you off guard from the beginning and keeps you attached to your seat until the finish.
Monsieur Lazhar
Directors Philippe Falardeau Running Time 1h 34min
Writer Philippe Falardeau Genre Drama
Stars Mohamed Fellag, Sophie Nelisse, Emilien Neron
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Keep it warm
By: Jarray Davis
For Elon University senior, Maddie Tamblyn, coffee is something that she would like to enjoy at a warm temperature, even if three hours have passed by.
Hypothesis
Summer internships are rough on its own, arriving at your desk for work with a cold coffee is another story. This is when Tamblyn came up with her new invention, MadDogg Heat Sleeve.
"I would grab coffee on the way to work and by the time you got to work, badge in, got up to your desk and actually started working, my coffee would be cold. I found I was waisting a lot of money because I'd end up throwing it away," said Tamblyn.
After a summer filled with making prototypes, Tamblyn came back to school in August ready to make a name for her new invention.
Thesis Statement
Winning a pitch competition on Elon's campus with three other students eventually sent Tamblyn to the place a young entrepreneur dreams about visiting; Silicon Valley for another pitch competition. Tamblyn made sure that she was going to be one of the people to pitch their idea, and best believe she was picked.
Tamblyn received the highest scores at the competition and won.
The Product
The MadDogg Heat Sleeve is not your ordinary cardboard sleeve. Most people use a coffee sleeve to keep their hands from getting burned by the temperature of the coffee, so the outside of MadDogg is made of cardboard for that reason.
The inside of the sleeve is what is most unique. The inside is not much thicker than a typical sleeve, but it sustains the heat and maintains the temperature. A normal coffee is poured at about 140 degrees and most drink it at 120 degrees. Tamblyn feels that coffee just doesn't taste the same once the temperature drops under 100 degrees.
When using the MadDogg, three hours can go by and the coffee temperature would still be around 117 degrees. "The only use of the current sleeve is to protect your hand. It doesn't heat or keep your coffee hot. Mine is doing what theirs is doing and keeping your coffee hot," said Tamblyn.
"The first time I used the MadDogg, I was surprised in how well it actually worked. Not only did my hand never get burnt, but as time went by the coffee continued to stay warm after a couple of hours went by," said Elon Student, Molly Smith.
Conclusion
Tamblyn continues to keep her creative juices flowing as she embarks on new projects. With trying to keep most of her focus on the MadDogg and developing it, she still has a little something in the back of her mind. "I haven't told anybody. But in the next few years, I want to make it happen. It has to do with rain, I can tell you that."
Timeline
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| MadDogg Heat Sleeve. Facebook |
Hypothesis
Summer internships are rough on its own, arriving at your desk for work with a cold coffee is another story. This is when Tamblyn came up with her new invention, MadDogg Heat Sleeve.
"I would grab coffee on the way to work and by the time you got to work, badge in, got up to your desk and actually started working, my coffee would be cold. I found I was waisting a lot of money because I'd end up throwing it away," said Tamblyn.
After a summer filled with making prototypes, Tamblyn came back to school in August ready to make a name for her new invention.
Winning a pitch competition on Elon's campus with three other students eventually sent Tamblyn to the place a young entrepreneur dreams about visiting; Silicon Valley for another pitch competition. Tamblyn made sure that she was going to be one of the people to pitch their idea, and best believe she was picked.
Tamblyn received the highest scores at the competition and won.
The Product
The MadDogg Heat Sleeve is not your ordinary cardboard sleeve. Most people use a coffee sleeve to keep their hands from getting burned by the temperature of the coffee, so the outside of MadDogg is made of cardboard for that reason.
The inside of the sleeve is what is most unique. The inside is not much thicker than a typical sleeve, but it sustains the heat and maintains the temperature. A normal coffee is poured at about 140 degrees and most drink it at 120 degrees. Tamblyn feels that coffee just doesn't taste the same once the temperature drops under 100 degrees.
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| Testing temperatures |
"The first time I used the MadDogg, I was surprised in how well it actually worked. Not only did my hand never get burnt, but as time went by the coffee continued to stay warm after a couple of hours went by," said Elon Student, Molly Smith.
Conclusion
Tamblyn continues to keep her creative juices flowing as she embarks on new projects. With trying to keep most of her focus on the MadDogg and developing it, she still has a little something in the back of her mind. "I haven't told anybody. But in the next few years, I want to make it happen. It has to do with rain, I can tell you that."
Timeline
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Lack of respect for women sports
The sports world has always been the main focus for television outlets that would like to raise their ratings for big sporting events. Although different sports may bring in different numbers of viewers, for the most part there is always a consistent number, except for women sports.
Growing up with sisters and friends who played women sports, I've gained a huge amount of respect for the hard-work and effort that the girls put in to prove that they can do just as much as the guys. To see the lack of coverage that women are receiving when it comes to sports is a direct disrespect to the ladies who go out and practice and perform, just like men.
Studies from Michael A. Messner and Michela Musto of Univerity of Southern California, and Cheryl Cooky of Purdue University, suggest that women sports coverage on television has been on the decline since 1989. Facts show that in 1989, women sports had more coverage on television than they do now, even though women sports have elevated way more in the number of women playing different sports.
As of this year, studies show that 3.2 percent of network television coverage was given to women's sports. Sportscenter has offered women sports with 2 percent, which makes no sense being that Sportscenter is the 'leader' in sports.
The media portrays women that plays sports in a very sexist way instead of treating them like the athletes whom they are. Analyst, when referring to women sports, idealize them for their ability to be able to juggle being an athlete with being a mother, wife or girlfriend. Why can't they just be athlete's who are doing what they can to provide for their family, just like the men?
Since Title IX, millions of women have begun their journey in the sports world, but we as an audience and fans wouldn't know because it's never talked about. ESPN would rather show stories on how a family has had the same season tickets for the Dodgers over the last 50 years, instead of showing a women's basketball game on television.
"The US media loves to get behind 'our' athletes-both men and women- when they are competing on a world stage, but ignores the myriad sports taking place every day within our national borders," said Messner.
It is time for the sports world to show the respect that these women deserve and allow coverage for them on television in the right way; not by portraying them as models and sex idols. Women work at their craft just as hard as the men do, and respect is deserving unto them.
Before things get out a hand, a change is needed.
Growing up with sisters and friends who played women sports, I've gained a huge amount of respect for the hard-work and effort that the girls put in to prove that they can do just as much as the guys. To see the lack of coverage that women are receiving when it comes to sports is a direct disrespect to the ladies who go out and practice and perform, just like men.
Studies from Michael A. Messner and Michela Musto of Univerity of Southern California, and Cheryl Cooky of Purdue University, suggest that women sports coverage on television has been on the decline since 1989. Facts show that in 1989, women sports had more coverage on television than they do now, even though women sports have elevated way more in the number of women playing different sports.
As of this year, studies show that 3.2 percent of network television coverage was given to women's sports. Sportscenter has offered women sports with 2 percent, which makes no sense being that Sportscenter is the 'leader' in sports.
The media portrays women that plays sports in a very sexist way instead of treating them like the athletes whom they are. Analyst, when referring to women sports, idealize them for their ability to be able to juggle being an athlete with being a mother, wife or girlfriend. Why can't they just be athlete's who are doing what they can to provide for their family, just like the men?
Since Title IX, millions of women have begun their journey in the sports world, but we as an audience and fans wouldn't know because it's never talked about. ESPN would rather show stories on how a family has had the same season tickets for the Dodgers over the last 50 years, instead of showing a women's basketball game on television.
"The US media loves to get behind 'our' athletes-both men and women- when they are competing on a world stage, but ignores the myriad sports taking place every day within our national borders," said Messner.
Before things get out a hand, a change is needed.
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
A car is a mans bestfriend
For most of the world, when it comes to a man's best friend, most would say a dog perhaps. Not in my case.
In October of 2014, my parents got me a new car. A royal blue, freshly waxed, 2001 BMW 325ci..
This car became my life.
I mean we did everything together. After a long week I made sure I treated her by taking her downtown for a wash and detail. We went on late summer night drives with the top down, just me and her, my Blue Ivy.
Blue Ivy came first in my life. I constantly checked up on her to make sure everything she needed was provided to her in a timely manner. Blue Ivy was well loved, well until that love was abruptly taken from me.
Before school started back in the Fall of 2015, Blue was feeling a tad bit under the weather. So as any other great owner, it was my job to take her in for a check up. Blue needed some few changes internally, so I made sure that happened.
As I went off to school, I was without my best friend for the first couple weeks. Let it be known this was the worst couple of weeks of my life. It's difficult spending so much time together and it just be taken away.
On Labor Day, my parents let me know that Blue was feeling much better and will return to my possession in the next couple of days, well so I thought.
Later that evening, I get a call from my older sister. "Jarray, I need you to listen and don't say anything." First, you can't start off a conversation like this to anyone, it never ends well. "Your little sister wrecked your car." At this point, my heart was literally hanging out of body as I tried to catch it before it hit the ground.
My first love, my best friend, my car was taking away from me this day and the apology I get from my sister is a message on Snapchat.
As of now, you probably understand my disgust. Although I am thankful that my sister wasn't injured in any way, she will never touch a vehicle of mine every again.
They say best friends come and go, it's the way of life.
My new friend is a Volvo XC90 V8, her name is Scarlet. Lets try to keep this relationship for longer than 7 months.
In October of 2014, my parents got me a new car. A royal blue, freshly waxed, 2001 BMW 325ci..
This car became my life.
I mean we did everything together. After a long week I made sure I treated her by taking her downtown for a wash and detail. We went on late summer night drives with the top down, just me and her, my Blue Ivy.
Blue Ivy came first in my life. I constantly checked up on her to make sure everything she needed was provided to her in a timely manner. Blue Ivy was well loved, well until that love was abruptly taken from me.
Before school started back in the Fall of 2015, Blue was feeling a tad bit under the weather. So as any other great owner, it was my job to take her in for a check up. Blue needed some few changes internally, so I made sure that happened.
As I went off to school, I was without my best friend for the first couple weeks. Let it be known this was the worst couple of weeks of my life. It's difficult spending so much time together and it just be taken away.
On Labor Day, my parents let me know that Blue was feeling much better and will return to my possession in the next couple of days, well so I thought.
Later that evening, I get a call from my older sister. "Jarray, I need you to listen and don't say anything." First, you can't start off a conversation like this to anyone, it never ends well. "Your little sister wrecked your car." At this point, my heart was literally hanging out of body as I tried to catch it before it hit the ground.
My first love, my best friend, my car was taking away from me this day and the apology I get from my sister is a message on Snapchat.
As of now, you probably understand my disgust. Although I am thankful that my sister wasn't injured in any way, she will never touch a vehicle of mine every again.
They say best friends come and go, it's the way of life.
My new friend is a Volvo XC90 V8, her name is Scarlet. Lets try to keep this relationship for longer than 7 months.
#FreeKesha
As we all know, Kesha has been in the media big time in the last week. Not because she is releasing any new music, but because she "can't" release any music.
Claims were put out by the pop star, saying that her producer, Dr. Luke, sexual abused her. Kesha wanted out of her record contract so she can stray away from her accused abuser and make music elsewhere, but the company will wouldn't let her leave.
After the court date on last Friday, the jury came to the decision that there was not enough evidence to charge Dr. Luke with anything. After this the internet world blew up in support of Kesha. The support even outstretched to the entertainment world, as stars like Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift showed their support in different ways.
But as updates show, there may be more to the story. There is a side to the story that people aren't looking at.
I am no way saying that Kesha is bringing false information to the table about her accused abuser, but the label has said that there have been a number of arguments with Kesha and the record label about different things and she was obviously upset.
Being that there wasn't enough evidence to show that Dr. Luke did anything in the wrong, could the story have been something that was made to get her out of her current situation? Im looking at both sides now.
What if nothing happened at all and the producer is getting nationally looked at as someone who sexual abused a pop star and won't let her leave her contract? After staying quiet for a while, Dr. Luke took to twitter with some remarks of his own.
"It's sad that she would turn a contract negotiation into something so horrendous and untrue. But I feel confident when this is over the lies will be exposed and the truth will prevail.. I want to thank all my friends and family who have supported me throughout this," said Luke.
Also, the rumor about Kesha not being able to make music with other people isn't true according to Dr. Luke's lawyer in a statement that he put out. "The court found that Kesha is already 'free' to record and release music without working with Dr. Luke as a producer if she doesn't want to. Any claim that she isn't 'free' is a myth."
Again, I am not claiming that either side isn't being completely truthful about the situation, but we must take a look at both sides of the problem.
Claims were put out by the pop star, saying that her producer, Dr. Luke, sexual abused her. Kesha wanted out of her record contract so she can stray away from her accused abuser and make music elsewhere, but the company will wouldn't let her leave.
After the court date on last Friday, the jury came to the decision that there was not enough evidence to charge Dr. Luke with anything. After this the internet world blew up in support of Kesha. The support even outstretched to the entertainment world, as stars like Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift showed their support in different ways.
But as updates show, there may be more to the story. There is a side to the story that people aren't looking at.
I am no way saying that Kesha is bringing false information to the table about her accused abuser, but the label has said that there have been a number of arguments with Kesha and the record label about different things and she was obviously upset.
Being that there wasn't enough evidence to show that Dr. Luke did anything in the wrong, could the story have been something that was made to get her out of her current situation? Im looking at both sides now.
What if nothing happened at all and the producer is getting nationally looked at as someone who sexual abused a pop star and won't let her leave her contract? After staying quiet for a while, Dr. Luke took to twitter with some remarks of his own.
"It's sad that she would turn a contract negotiation into something so horrendous and untrue. But I feel confident when this is over the lies will be exposed and the truth will prevail.. I want to thank all my friends and family who have supported me throughout this," said Luke.
Also, the rumor about Kesha not being able to make music with other people isn't true according to Dr. Luke's lawyer in a statement that he put out. "The court found that Kesha is already 'free' to record and release music without working with Dr. Luke as a producer if she doesn't want to. Any claim that she isn't 'free' is a myth."
Again, I am not claiming that either side isn't being completely truthful about the situation, but we must take a look at both sides of the problem.
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Deadpool Opening Weekend
Going into last weekend, everyone had the feeling that the new Marvel movie "Deadpool" would make some really goof numbers being that the hype was so big for it. Not only did the movie do really good, it broke almost every record it could.
Overall, the film made a whopping $152M over the four-day weekend, breaking the biggest R-rated movie opening, biggest February opening, biggest President's Day four-day weekend, biggest X-Men movie, and the best Ryan Reynolds opening.
The foul-mouthed anti-hero definitely made his mark on the world with great humor and kick-ass action with, of course, a nice romantic ending. It was honestly a great Valentine's Day date and something that you wouldn't mind watching on a Tuesday afternoon.
If you haven't been able to check out the movie yet, please do. For sure the best movie of the year so far. I definitely see some awards coming their way this year.
Overall, the film made a whopping $152M over the four-day weekend, breaking the biggest R-rated movie opening, biggest February opening, biggest President's Day four-day weekend, biggest X-Men movie, and the best Ryan Reynolds opening.
The foul-mouthed anti-hero definitely made his mark on the world with great humor and kick-ass action with, of course, a nice romantic ending. It was honestly a great Valentine's Day date and something that you wouldn't mind watching on a Tuesday afternoon.
If you haven't been able to check out the movie yet, please do. For sure the best movie of the year so far. I definitely see some awards coming their way this year.
Thursday, February 11, 2016
New Chipotle in High Point
By: Jarray Davis
High Point has welcomed in a
restaurant that is sure to make people in the community happy in a number of
ways. Chipotle opening earlier in February brings great food, local hangout
spot and jobs to the community.
The building of Chipotle in
High Point is one of three that are being built around the triad in 2016. This
being said, there will be a lot of job opportunities for the civilians of the
triad as the year continues. Not only with new jobs, the new Chipotle brings
amazing food as the chain was ranked 14 in the 2015 Top 100: Restaurant chain
countdown, according to nrn.com. The
building is on Main Street which has a couple of schools, as well as High Point
University, within a five-mile radius. The company is expecting big business
because of their location.
Store
Chipotle has made their mark
in High Point at 2313 North Main Street, Suite 101. The store opened earlier
this February as an expansion of the chain around the triad area. As for the
chain itself, Chipotle has 2,010 restaurants worldwide, which is a great
expansion from the 704 restaurants that they had worldwide in 2007. The chain
is averaging over 100 new restaurants built every year. With the uproar of new
restaurants being built and a $4.1 billion net worth, of course they were
landed in the top 20 in the top 100 restaurant chains in 2015.
Jobs
Overall, the Chipotle chain
as a total of 59.3k employees worldwide. The location in High Point right now
has 16 employees with the desire of hiring more very soon. Being that the
location is so close to the HPU campus, Chipotle is looking for students to
work part-time in a way to include HPU with their company. This is great for HPU
students looking for work, and the company is looking forward to giving the
students this opportunity. For students or anyone from the community would like
to apply for a position at Chipotle you can go to the restaurant or visit http://careers.chipotle.com/.
Overcoming E. coli breakout
The E. coli breakout that
happened with Chipotle in 2015 caused an 11 percent decrease in sales and
almost a $1 fall per share of the company, according to the Denver Post. Being
that everything with the case is now over, Chipotle managers feel that business
can go back to normal and the opening in High Point will allow more jobs for
the area. As more restaurants are being built, Chipotle is excited at the
thought of having a new and better start to this year. On Monday, February 10, Chipotle around the
world closed for training. This training may be a way of improving their
service and to overcome the setback from last year. A statement that the chain
released said that they have been working really close with federal health
officials to make sure everything is the way that it is supposed to be. The
company conducted a deep cleaning at restaurants that were linked to the
incident. They changed food preparation procedures and replaced ingredients.
“We take this incident very seriously because the safety of our food and
wellbeing of our customers is always our highest priority,” said Steve Ells,
chairman and co-CEO of Chipotle.
| All Chipotle locations in North Carolina |
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Beyonce halftime performance
After halftime performance from Beyonce, a lot of uproar began as some felt the lyrics to her song was basically talking about the police force and people were not happy about it. During the halftime of Super Bowl 50, Beyonce joined the stage with Coldplay and Bruno Mars, premiering her new song titled "Formation". The video of this song was released the night before. The video featured Beyonce standing on top of a New Orleans police car that sunk under water at the end of the video. As well, she had a police line up where each officer had on riot gear and little boy standing in front of them dancing which proceeded to the officers holding up their hands. Some feel that was in reference to the #BlackLivesMatterMovement.
All in all, her performing this song rubbed some people the wrong way. New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani was personally upset and criticized Beyonce for using the Super Bowl to protest how she feels about the law system. “This is football, not Hollywood, and I thought it was really outrageous that she used it as a platform to attack police officers who are the people who protect her and protect us, and keep us alive," he said.
This is something that I do not agree with. There are plenty of ways that Beyonce could use to get a word out if she wanted too, she's basically royalty in some people's eyes. This Super Bowl halftime show had a meaning of its on. Each artist that performed wanted to portray the life of equality, peace and love. That's what was behind the music and the performance. Not Beyonce using her musical powers to portray a message of saying that she hates the police, but instead she joined other artists for a bigger picture, one that we have been talking about for years. This was a great halftime show and I feel people are diving to deep into what she may have worn or the lyrics of a song. We understand that the police are here to keep us safe and they do that, but there is a bigger picture and this show was to bring unity among everyone, not tear people down.
All in all, her performing this song rubbed some people the wrong way. New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani was personally upset and criticized Beyonce for using the Super Bowl to protest how she feels about the law system. “This is football, not Hollywood, and I thought it was really outrageous that she used it as a platform to attack police officers who are the people who protect her and protect us, and keep us alive," he said.
This is something that I do not agree with. There are plenty of ways that Beyonce could use to get a word out if she wanted too, she's basically royalty in some people's eyes. This Super Bowl halftime show had a meaning of its on. Each artist that performed wanted to portray the life of equality, peace and love. That's what was behind the music and the performance. Not Beyonce using her musical powers to portray a message of saying that she hates the police, but instead she joined other artists for a bigger picture, one that we have been talking about for years. This was a great halftime show and I feel people are diving to deep into what she may have worn or the lyrics of a song. We understand that the police are here to keep us safe and they do that, but there is a bigger picture and this show was to bring unity among everyone, not tear people down.
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
#OscarsSoWhite update
After a few weeks of boycotting and upset thoughts from actors, actresses and fans from across the world, the Acadamy have released the list of Oscars presenters that may have made some people that had previously had doubts about the event, change their mind.
Being that every nomination giving this year in the Oscars were white, I'm sure the Acadamy wanted to find a way to make things more diverse the best way they can and as easy as they can. So why not bring in the diverse aspect into the presenting realm of the event? That's exactly what they did.
This week, the Acadamy released the presenters, which included the likes of Kerry Washington, Margot Robbie, Indian actress Priyanka Chopra and many more. This came to an excitement of many people in the entertainment business as hopes for the Oscars are not lost after all.
Oscar producers Reginald Hudlin and David Hill came out with this statement concerning the diversity in the presenters that have been released so far:
“These artists have enriched the international moviegoing experience with a range of memorable work from the comic to the profound. In the process, they have won over millions of fans, and we count ourselves among them.”
Although this may not change the minds of Spike Lee and the Smith family into coming to the event, but it does bring a better feeling and vibe going into the event then in previous weeks. I personally am happy with the release of the presenters because I was also spectacle about how the Acadamy was going to go about all the ridicule that they have been receiving from the lack of diversity the nominations this year.
All in all, many including myself, are looking forward to the Oscars. One thing that I am wondering is if any winners will talk about this controversy in their speech. I guess we will see soon.
Being that every nomination giving this year in the Oscars were white, I'm sure the Acadamy wanted to find a way to make things more diverse the best way they can and as easy as they can. So why not bring in the diverse aspect into the presenting realm of the event? That's exactly what they did.
This week, the Acadamy released the presenters, which included the likes of Kerry Washington, Margot Robbie, Indian actress Priyanka Chopra and many more. This came to an excitement of many people in the entertainment business as hopes for the Oscars are not lost after all.
Oscar producers Reginald Hudlin and David Hill came out with this statement concerning the diversity in the presenters that have been released so far:
“These artists have enriched the international moviegoing experience with a range of memorable work from the comic to the profound. In the process, they have won over millions of fans, and we count ourselves among them.”
Although this may not change the minds of Spike Lee and the Smith family into coming to the event, but it does bring a better feeling and vibe going into the event then in previous weeks. I personally am happy with the release of the presenters because I was also spectacle about how the Acadamy was going to go about all the ridicule that they have been receiving from the lack of diversity the nominations this year.
All in all, many including myself, are looking forward to the Oscars. One thing that I am wondering is if any winners will talk about this controversy in their speech. I guess we will see soon.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Oscar Boycott
A boycott has continued to erupt as actors and actresses across America are upset at the lack of diversity that is shown in the nominations of this years Oscars gala.
Spike Lee and Jada Pickett-Smith are among the few who has started this movement as Pickett-Smith released a video last week speaking on her frustration of this years nominations. Husband and very known actor Will Smith backed up his wife last Thursday on "God Morning America" and they have both pledged to not attend the event on February 28th, according to the Staten Island Advance. "The nominations reflect The Academy, The Academy reflects the industry, and the industry reflects America," said Smith, who is also a two-time nomination selection.
Being an African-American with aspirations of working in the movie world one day, it hurts to see no diversity whatsoever in this years Oscars. I think it's time that we research and investigate how The Academy chooses each nomination and to see if everything is going the way that it should. Most feel that gaining recognition for being a great actor is already tough enough being African-American, but it's even worse when you do produce great work and still do not get recognized for it.
As I do understand that there are multiple reasons that could have lead the nominations to be how they are, everyone must understand that this can't continue to happen. We live in a time where we are steadily trying to improve the diversity in our country and set-backs like this shouldn't happen. The movie world is very diverse and it's time for the Oscars to support that.
Spike Lee and Jada Pickett-Smith are among the few who has started this movement as Pickett-Smith released a video last week speaking on her frustration of this years nominations. Husband and very known actor Will Smith backed up his wife last Thursday on "God Morning America" and they have both pledged to not attend the event on February 28th, according to the Staten Island Advance. "The nominations reflect The Academy, The Academy reflects the industry, and the industry reflects America," said Smith, who is also a two-time nomination selection.
Being an African-American with aspirations of working in the movie world one day, it hurts to see no diversity whatsoever in this years Oscars. I think it's time that we research and investigate how The Academy chooses each nomination and to see if everything is going the way that it should. Most feel that gaining recognition for being a great actor is already tough enough being African-American, but it's even worse when you do produce great work and still do not get recognized for it.
As I do understand that there are multiple reasons that could have lead the nominations to be how they are, everyone must understand that this can't continue to happen. We live in a time where we are steadily trying to improve the diversity in our country and set-backs like this shouldn't happen. The movie world is very diverse and it's time for the Oscars to support that.
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