Author Archive for Mallory Yu
James Ellroy
Courtesy of Laura Swendson
James Ellroy is one of those men who leave an impression. Standing at 6 feet 3 inches tall, he seems to tower above everyone else, and his personality is just as commanding. He speaks with a gruff voice and a conviction that has been born from years of writing both fiction and [...]
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Courtesy of Warner Bros.
Arguably one of the most highly anticipated movies of 2010, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” premiered at midnight on Nov. 19.
“HP7,” as it has been abbreviated by moviegoers, is the penultimate installment of the Harry Potter movies. Instead of heading off for what would be their final year at [...]
The Third Wheel Syndrome
Chris Sinclair | Staff Photographer
“Oh! Hey, think this one’s any good?”
I looked up from the book in my hands when my only response was silence. There was nobody around me, except for a middle-aged woman in the aisle. She was giving me suspicious looks out of the corner of her eye, as if I was [...]
Freedom and Fashion
Stephanie Mikamo | Photography Intern
It’s Saturday, Nov. 6, and Newsong Church’s parking lot is full of cars and crowds of people. The temperature drops with the sun, which has begun to set, and people are beginning to get a little restless. The doors were supposed to open at 6 p.m. but it is now 15 [...]
Picture Books: A Colorful Learning Tool
Jason Davis | Staff Photographer
I will be the first to admit that I am 21 years old and I still love to read picture books. They bring me back to my childhood, to a time when the hardest decision I had to make was whether I wanted my mom to read “Madeline” or “The Little [...]
Way Too Old to Trick-or-Treat? The Good Old Days are Gone
Courtesy of Mallory Yu
It was a clear, cool October night – perfect for the quintessential Halloween activity: trick-or-treating. I was with my friends, and we were dressed to the nines, having carefully constructed our costumes for weeks.
Unfortunately, we found ourselves with a gaggle of children; as responsible 20-year-old adults, we had been asked to take [...]
Ngugi
Jason Davis | Staff Photographer
On Oct. 7, 2010, Professor Ngugi wa Thiong’o walks into his “Colonialism and the Rise of African Literature” class to the sound of his students’ applause. Smiling graciously, he sets his armful of books and his briefcase on the lectern at the front of the classroom and waits for his students [...]
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
‘Spiderman’ Writers Attend Book Signing for Inauguration Edition of the Popular Comic Book
