An Abundance of Katherines

Molly Pinkstaff, Staff Writer

March 19, 2015

                          "I figured something out: the future is unpredictable." -John Green Colin Singleton, an anagram-happy, child prodigy, has been dumped 19 times...All by girls named Katherine. K-A-T-H-E-R-I-N-E. After Katherine-19 dumps him for the last and final time, his best...

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

Molly Pinkstaff, Staff Writer

March 16, 2015

“Dead girl walking” the boys say in the halls. “Tell us your secrets” the girls whisper, one toilet to another. "I am that girl. I am the spaces between my thighs, daylight shinning through. I am the bones they want, wired on a porcelain frame.” The coroner is wrong. Cassie Parrish is...

FLASH BACK TO THE PAST

Staten McKellum, Staff Writer

February 5, 2015

Many of you have heard of the Back to the Future series. Well the second back to the future is referring to 2015, and how much the world will change. Well, I am going to take you through the accusations that Back to the Future made, and which are true, and which are false. First up Flying Cars ...

SAYWECANFLY

Molly Pinkstaff, Staff Writer

February 5, 2015

"I have learned to chase my dreams; I know that if I don't they will get away on me, so I do what I love to do...Let me tell you a secret, it gets me through...Wake up everyday and know exactly what you want, and you will find it..." -Hearts & Flowers by SayWeCanFly. Trust me, I know you've h...

WHAT IT MEANS TO TRULY LOVE YOURSELF

Staten McKellum

January 29, 2015

                  I’ve heard of people trying to learn to love themselves, but I have never heard of people actually marrying themselves. And even more, they throw themselves a wedding. Is that just wrong or am I being too judgmental? When you look at the news, and you actually he...

SHATTER ME BY TAHEREH MAFI

Molly Pinkstaff, Writer

January 29, 2015

I love to read...Too much if you ask my parents. Obsessively if you ask my friends. I am so picky about my books, and I will only read certain book genres. One of the genres is Dystopian Thriller and Science Fiction. One year for Christmas and my birthday my uncle gave me a Barnes and Noble gift card...

A BRIEF ANALYSIS OF THE EVOLUTION OF COMEDY

Katerina Rigopoulos, Staff Writer

January 29, 2015

Humans have existed for thousands of years and as long as there has been human interaction, there has been comedic opportunity. Whether it has been cave men hitting each other over the head with sticks and drawing inappropriate observations on walls of rock, or Tina Fey and Amy Poehler dropping an at...

GOLDEN GLOBES 2015

Audrey Scott, Writer

January 15, 2015

And the Golden Globe goes to... Comprised of just over 90 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, who nominate and vote on a variety of film and TV productions, the Golden Globes is often referred to as the official kick off of “awards season”.  Broadcast in early January of each ...

The Snow Games

Staten McKellum

December 11, 2014

It’s almost winter time; it’s the season to put on your coats, boats, gloves, and scarfs. Even though it gets really cold, do you really expect snow? No, no you don’t, but who would in Texas? So if we are blessed enough to have snow this year, we would not know how to enjoy it. But, that’s what...

FAN FICTION WRITERS

Trace Wilkins, Editor, Section Editor, Staff Writer

December 5, 2014

Fanfiction is "fiction written by a fan of, and featuring characters from, a particular TV series, movie, etc." There are many fan fiction writers and there just so happens to be a few that attend iUniversity Prep! Katherine Clardy writes fan fiction for the well-known movie "Frozen." She writes...

POP GOES THE COUNTRY STAR

Kaitlynn Curtner, Writer

December 4, 2014

1989- Taylor Swift Recently, Taylor Swift released her 5th studio album entitled 1989. Having been a Swifty since her debut album, Taylor Swift, I was interested in seeing how her transition from country/pop into pop would change the sound of her music. I have to commend Taylor for steering away fro...

THANKSGIVING RECIPES OUT OF THIS iUNIVERSE

November 21, 2014

It is that time of the year again, and there are a lot of people, who want to bring something new to the table. There is one thing to be creative, but is there such  a thing as too much? Would you rather have your plan pumpkin pie, and mash potatoes, or would you want to try something different? If...