Mackenzie Borek, Master Food Critic  If anyone has ever spent time in downtown Eau Claire, they know that there is a lot of culture you just don’t see at the mall. The Acoustic Café is a prime example of this.  Found on Barstow Street, just a few blocks from the river, the Acoustic Café is [...]

As the days in high school dwindle down, seniors have neared a point in their lives where they will not be in the comfort zone and have to enter the unknown “real” world. The days of mom and dad taking care of them and endless free time are coming to an end. Whether students are [...]

In your hands, you control someone’s life. You control how they look, where they work, who they marry and where they live. You even affect the world around them. Okay, it’s not a real person you’re controlling, but it’s the next best thing: a sim! The Sims franchise has been around since 2000 and since [...]

When the privilege system was implemented before any of us walked these halls, it was based off an idea of incentive. To get the students to try harder and get better grades in classes, the administration put something there for them to look forward to. When this system started it was a good idea, and [...]

Ever since the Twilight series, every book seems to be about vampires. I hope this does not continue because too much vampire can be a bad thing. Marked is about Zoey Redbird and her journey through the House of Night, or high school for vampires. The House of Night is a school for marked fledging [...]

On April 16, 17 and 18 the Falls Players performed the play ‘Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure’. I went to go see the play opening night and was impressed by how well the actors played their parts. I was also impressed because the director was sophomore Gregg Koboski and for the most part the play [...]