“The desert takes the weak.” This line spoken by the main antagonist of Dune resonates it’s dark truth throughout the film and immerses the audience into a world of fantastical environments and thrilling...
Following his successful 2019 EP, Blood Harmony, FINNEAS has finally released Optimist, his debut album. However, do not be tricked by the title’s name. In the album, FINNEAS expresses his troubled experiences...
“Like a book club, but with albums,” is how one of Album Club’s founders, senior Greg Neppl, described their club, which began this year. The club has given students with a passion for music at South...
As the school empties for the evening, juniors Sydney Kim and Jamie Hong, co-presidents of their newly founded club Meraki, gather members to transform perfectly average classrooms into something magical....
Last year, it was easier than ever to stay isolated. Students had ample opportunity to avoid unnecessary small talk, but for teachers, it was crippling. One teacher in particular has set out on a mission...
An inseparable connection to music. That is all it took to convince Rachel Atlas, the Glenbrooks’ new co-orchestra director, to change her college major from pre-med to music. Between Atlas, a new addition...
Clad in beaded jewelry and vibrant makeup, junior Fiona Clements sat in an on-set hair and makeup trailer, staring her transformed self in the mirror as she waited anxiously behind the scenes of her first...
As a teenager in the ‘80’s, Lisa Neu, English teacher and South alum, was always infatuated with homecoming week. Although she found more pleasure in the events leading up to the dance, she recognized...
“You gave me your word. And that used to mean something,” is one of the first lines spoken in Cry Macho, and it rings true throughout the movie. Clint Eastwood’s newest film, in which he starred...
As the bright spotlights radiated warmth onto their faces, sophomores Henry Najem, Terry Treger and Johnny Rolfes, members of the band Candy for Breakfast, took the stage to perform in the 2020 Variety...
The word ‘aesthetic’ can be defined and looked at in many contrasting ways. Its basic dictionary definition denotes it as something correlating with beauty and its appreciation. However, for others,...
As South’s Fashion Teacher Melissa Pfister hangs up her students’ design sketches in her classroom, she takes a step back and admires their hard work. Every semester, Advanced Fashion students express...
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