"Undertale":Two years of drama, passion, and fanworks

By Emily Reuben / September 15, 2017

Today marks the two year anniversary of Undertale’s release. Featuring various endings, Undertale begins with the player falling into the Underground inhabited by monsters. The player must find a way to return to the human world. Along the way the player will meet interesting characters, battle various monsters, and solve puzzles to return home. The simple premise that separates Undertalefrom other RPGs? The player does not have to kill anyone. Everything comes down to choice. For those who have not yet played Undertale, saying anything more about the plot would be a huge disservice. 

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ENTERTAINMENT

What else could you buy for the price of an iPhone X?

By Matthew Yapp / September 15, 2017

Coming in at a devastating $999, this is Apple’s priciest phone by a long shot. While some people will happily hand over the money for a chance to be an early adapter to the tech, I was left wondering how that money could be used in a better way. 

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ENTERTAINMENT

Fall Out Boy releases new song and announces the Fall Out Boy Fund

By Sarah James / September 15, 2017

This morning, Chicago based rock group, Fall Out Boy, released the newest single off their upcoming album MANIA. The song, “The Last of the Real Ones” is the third single to be released in promotion of their seventh studio album, which was originally going to be released this month but has been pushed back until January 19th. 

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ENTERTAINMENT

PewDiePie used a racial slur on livestream. Is he a liability for YouTube?

By Jeremy Rogers / September 14, 2017

Now YouTube’s biggest star has made headlines again for using a racial epithet. Not only have YouTubers such as Matt Collins of Nerd3, “Angry” Joe Vargus, Danny O’Dwyer, and more condemned Felix for his words and actions as of late; some like Jim Sterling have even started claiming that PewDiePie is a liability for everyone else who uses YouTube to obtain their income because of his new racist image. 

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TECH

iPhone X: Specs and details

By Eben Griger / September 13, 2017

After a litany of iPhones all bearing incremental numbers, Apple has decided to skip the iPhone 9 and reveal the iPhone 8 and the iPhone X (pronounced “iPhone ten”) at the same time. 

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GAMING

'The Witches' Tea Party' casts a spell that captures attention

By Lindsey Murphy / September 13, 2017

The game was published by Rabbiton and developed with RPG Maker and is a casual indie game that is story driven, and sets out on a short but absorbing plot filled with the drama of each witch’s past. There is no combat; the game is mainly based around puzzles, small detective segments, and storytelling. It’s cute, and sometimes very creepy. 

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ENTERTAINMENT

J.J. Abrams set to direct, co-write upcoming ‘Star Wars’ film

By Emily Reuben / September 12, 2017

After speculation surrounding who would be replacing director Colin Trevorrow, J.J. Abrams has been confirmed as the director and co-writer of the upcoming Star Wars: Episode IX. 

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ENTERTAINMENT

The Co-creator of Wolverine has died at 69

By Nolan Leahy / September 12, 2017

Len Wein, the Co-creator of Wolverine and renowned comic book writer, died Sunday of an unknown cause according to Marvel. Hailing from New York, Wein’s dream was to be a comic book illustrator, but he settled on becoming a writer.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Sound editor and director of over 40 years to screen new short film at Ball State

By Jeremy Rogers / September 10, 2017

Sound editor and director Victoria Sampson will be visiting Ball State this Wednesday to conduct a screening of her new short film, Shelby’s Vacation. After the screening she will be holding a meet-and-greet session afterwards for interested students. 

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TECH

Worldwide drone database could be coming

By Eben Griger / September 10, 2017

In the US alone, drone enthusiasts put up such a fight against the Federal Aviation Admission that the FAA eventually repealed it's law requiring drones to be entered in a national registry, after only a year and a half. 

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ENTERTAINMENT

Ball State Students can now get Spotify and Hulu for $5 a month

By Nolan Leahy / September 9, 2017

The normal subscription for Hulu Plus is roughly $8 per month, which allows streaming of numerous TV shows with the tacked-on requirement of watching advertisements.

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MUSIC

Remixed S2E1: The old Taylor's dead and VMAs recap

By Sarah James , Matthew Yapp and Tyler Wheatley / September 9, 2017

We’re back with a new season of Remixed! This week we take a look at New Taylor’s new song, give our thoughts on Frank Ocean’s nonchalant single release, and recap what went down at the VMAs. Tune in next week for another episode of Remixed! 

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ENTERTAINMENT

The Coven S3E1: Wonder Woman and faulty feminism

By Daley Whilhem , Matthew Yapp and Ashley Curry / September 9, 2017

We’re back witches! With a new season of The Coven Podcast! This week, our witches sit around the cauldron and discuss feminism in the realm of super hero movies. 

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MUSIC

On Villains', Queens of the Stone Age dive into the dad-rock deep end

By Ryan Fine / September 9, 2017

Ever since they were born from the reanimated bones of Kyuss in the late ‘90s, Queens of the Stone Age have proven themselves to be one of the world’s strongest arguments for keeping rock-n’-roll alive in the new century.  

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MUSIC

'American Dream' by LCD Soundsystem is brooding, introspective, and real

By Preston Radtke / September 9, 2017

It’s hard to say much about LCD Soundsystem that hasn’t already been said. Headed up by producer James Murphy, the band has oft been difficult to pinpoint for even the wittiest, snobbiest journalists.  

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ENTERTAINMENT

'The Magic School Bus' remake and how to cater to millennials 101

By Sarah James / September 8, 2017

Just give us an opportunity to relive our childhoods and escape the world we were raised in for a few hours and we’re good to go. And studios everywhere have picked up on this: that the most appealing element to millennials when it comes to the media we consume is nostalgia. 

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ENTERTAINMENT

Anne Frank to have official comic adaption; animated film coming soon

By Emily Reuben / September 8, 2017

The Anne Frank Foundation has announced that a comic book detailing Anne Frank's life will be released on September 18th.  

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ENTERTAINMENT

Why there may only be 5 million new iPhones at launch

By Nolan Leahy / September 8, 2017

Apple’s latest iPhone is on the way and will be revealed Tuesday. Many heavily anticipate its release, but the expected specs are nothing more than whispers at the moment. 

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ENTERTAINMENT

The reality of kicking butt: media vs real martial arts

By Gunner Masters / September 8, 2017

Martial arts is a term synonymous with combat and spirituality that every person has heard about through one media source or another. Often the arts are portrayed in movies, anime and art as a path to enlightenment and supernatural abilities. However, while the former is true to a degree unfortunately there is no way for a person to fly or shoot Kamehameha waves from their hands. 

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ENTERTAINMENT

Game of Thrones Season 7, Episode 7: The Dragon and the Wolf

By Jeremy Rogers / September 8, 2017

Remember the scene just before the end of Episode Three with the storming of Casterly Rock? Show-runners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss (hereafter named D & D) may not, but the North remembers.