World Marathon Majors

Competition days are long and tiring, but always full of excitement. There is a process as to how the day will go depending on when we perform, where we have to travel, and many other aspects. Most of them start out the same way and go in a similar order every time, but there are always surprises that come along the way during these days. As the day starts on a competition Saturday, the Worthington Kilbourne Marching Band arrives normally in the late morning or early afternoon. The band room…

The truth of this definition stays intact when discussing Starr Carter’s journey in the novel The Hate U Give by Angie Thomson. Starr seeks justice amongst the very unjust circumstances of her friend Khalil’s murder. Starr is on a quest to obtain justice for the murder of Khalil as she defends his dignity in an interview, ensures he is justly represented before the Grand Jury, and refuses to stay silent after Officer One Fifteen is not indicted. Within the novel, Starr performs these actions…

Dave Pensado Dave is world class mic engineer who has worked on many hit records. He is a teacher to many of the new generation of mix engineers such as Jaycen Joshua, Dylan “3D” Dresdow, and Ariel Chobaz and many more. He is a successful R&b and hip-hop specialist. In a single month David dropped three number one hits, with Mary J Blige’s ‘Be without You’, Beyonce’s ‘Check On it’ and Keyshia Cole’s ‘Love’. David has also worked on hits with Christina Aguilera, Black Eyed Peas, Justin…

2017. This book opened at number one on The New York Times young adult best-seller list. The Hate You Give is about a teen girl named Starr Carter who is stuck between two worlds, Her rich, fancy, white school, and her poor black neighborhood. She navigates her way through this different terrain every day in her life until her worlds collide when she witnesses the fatal police shooting of her best friend, Khali, an unarmed black teen. Khali's death goes viral and Starr is caught up in the middle…

As LTC Owens, I am excited for the opportunity to command the 4th Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT). After my initial assessment of the unit, I have a good feel for the brigade’s primary issues and look forward to the challenges ahead. I have divided the problems identified into four primary lines of effort: Build the Team, Training, Leadership Development, and Fortify the Team. These lines of effort comprise the essential tasks in meeting my vision for the brigade. My vision is: 4th ABCT…

at night, we see the stars shining brightly above us. Constellations may come and go, but the light that shines along with our beloved moon, they will never fail to twinkle. The constellations known to man today may mostly be the Big Dipper, Ursa Major and Minor, Canis Majoris and the Little Dipper. Yet, there are constellations with a beautiful and sometimes, a tragic story to tell. Everyone knows what happens to him or her but, what about the other Greek or Roman people that have been put up…

emotionally, the hosts referred to Igor Stravinsky’s orchestra, The Rite of Spring; specifically its debut, which, to put it simply, caused the audience to riot. The major factor attributed to this is the liberal usage of particularly dissonant notes throughout the piece. In very basic terms, musical notes can be divided into two major categories: consonant and dissonant. Consonant notes can be described as pleasing to the ear, meanwhile, dissonant notes are jarring and often unfavorable. I have…

Indiana. They are from Elkhart, Indiana. Milly was so excited for the season to start, but on the other hand she wasn't . It was her senior year and her last time participating in the marching band. Since she was a drum major last year, Milly is now the head drum major. Being a drum major is one of the hardest jobs in marching band. Everyone is looking at you and making sure they're in time. On May 3rd, Milly and her boyfriend, Jake broke up. Jake and Milly were together for two years and she…

Aerie is a well known lingerie for women by American Eagle. Aerie first started in the year of 2006. This initiated a line of undergarments for women between the ages of 15-25. In early spring 2014, Aerie launched their newest campaign of the time, “Aerie Real”. The purpose behind this campaign was to discontinue using supermodels and digitally retouching its models to start encouraging self-body positivity. And through this abrupt change, “the company has shocked the fashion industry through…

games are known to most of the general public as a leisure activity, but many people rely on gaming as their dedicated source of income. For professional players, it is their job to attend tournaments and compete for the prize money. Sponsors pay for major events, and they even pay their players to attend tournaments. The competitive gaming community is currently known as “eSports,” and it is widely debated as to if competitive gaming should be considered a “true sport.” Some may argue that…