Music – The Torch

Kanye, Drake, Travis Scott Summer Releases Greeted With Mixed Reactions

September 5, 2018

Filed under Entertainment, Music, Reviews, Showcase

Many students have had all summer to listen to newly released music albums from trending artists like Drake and Travis Scott and others released in the summer of 2018. One popular album that came out this summer was a Kanye West effort that was released on the last day of the 2017-2018 school year ...

Coldplay: Ghost Stories

Carly Poloskey, Staff Writer

May 21, 2014

Filed under Music, Reviews, Uncategorized

Coldplay’s sixth studio album, Ghost Stories, is a clear deviation from the British rock band’s usual anthemic appeal. Somber and somewhat demure, the album relates the message of a love lost. Lead singer, Chris Martin’s, recent split with his wife Gwyneth Paltrow plays a painstakingly obvious...

Of Mice & Men: Restoring Force

Jake Gelberg, Staff Writer

March 14, 2014

Filed under Music, Reviews, Uncategorized

Big, brave, bold. Welcome to the year of the mouse. In the years following their sophomore album The Flood, metal core outfit Of Mice & Men have been slowly evolving. From member changes to new musical influences, the band has been taking many steps towards something more than just “that...

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Olympic Heights' Sports

New OH Football Coach Kevin Wald Looks to Build a Championship Culture; Seventh Head Coach Since 2011

Jacob Pasternack, Editor-In-Chief

May 2, 2019 • No Comments

The 2018-2019 school year has been one of change at Olympic Heights, ranging from the school getting a new principal to changes at a few of the athletic...

Heights Baseball Primed for District Tournament Championship Run

Jacob Tucker, Staff Writer

April 25, 2019 • No Comments

For the Olympic Heights varsity baseball team, this is the year that it was finally supposed to reach its full potential, entering the season with rising...

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Opinions

OPINION: While Donations to Rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral May Be Well-Intentioned, the Money Could Be Put to Better Use

Marie Preuss, News Editor

May 6, 2019 • No Comments

The whole world looked on in shock as Notre Dame, the iconic 856-year-old cathedral in Paris, was engulfed by flames on April 15. The video of the cathedral’s spire collapsing...

EDITORIAL: Anti-Vaxxer Movement Poses a Serious Danger March 3, 2019

OPINION: Rise of Global Anti-Semitism Demands a Global Unified Response February 25, 2019

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Reviews

FILM REVIEW: While Entertaining for Teens and Adults, Dark Themes of New Dumbo Film Too Much for Youngsters

Arielle Perry, Features Editor

April 9, 2019 • No Comments

For as long as I could remember, my only memories of the 1941 Disney classic Dumbo were an image of a small, big-eyed baby elephant with adorably large ears. When I saw director...

REVIEW: Offset’s Father of 4 the Best of Recent Hip Hop Album Releases

Matthew Nebenzahl, Entertainment Editor

March 12, 2019 • No Comments

On Feb. 22, three mainstream hip hop artists released new albums: Offset from the rap group Migos released his debut solo album with Father of 4; Gunna released Drip or Drown...