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Chicken jockeys in Minecraft are a hostile mob consisting of baby zombies that ride on chickens. They were first added into the game in Nov. 2013, in the 1.7.4 Java Edition update. They are a rare appearance in the game with a 0.25% spawn rate. Despite its small size, the mob can prove quite a chal-
lenge for newer players.

Review: Chicken Jockey

Leif Allgood, reporter May 13, 2025

On April 4, "The Minecraft movie" finally released and I got to see it in all its glory opening night. My friend group and I initially went as a joke to celebrate one of their birthdays, and we were all...

"'You were in a state of shock. But over the next few days you must have found your voice returning to you ... ?' 'By then ... it seemed pointless. It was too late.'" -Excerpt from "The Silent Patient. Art by Nhi Nguyen.

Review: ‘The Silent Patient’: Good Potential, Poor Execution

Nhi Nguyen May 13, 2025

This review contains major spoilers. What makes a good thriller book? Is it a gripping plot? The characters? A unique premise? Or the ending? Can one element single-handedly break an entire thriller?  These...

Photo of the band “The Mauve” at Blank Canvas Studio

Review: Underground Hawai’i Bands

Leif Allgood, reporter March 6, 2025

Sounds of blasting music, to the point of deafness, hot and humid venue, whole body aching, to some this sounds like a sensory nightmare, to me its a personal heaven. Underground, also known as scene culture...

Fan art of Epic: The Musical depicting the Troy, Cyclops, Ocean, Circe, Underworld, Thunder, Wisdom, Vengence and Ithaca sagas (left to right) while also showing major characters from each. 
Art by Cheska Orias (c/o 2026).

Review: ‘Epic: The Musical’

Cheska Orias, Editor-in-Chief March 6, 2025

2025 Hawaii High School Journalism Awards – Review – Third Place Editor’s Note: Includes minor spoilers for "Epic: The Musical" With "Wicked" being adapted into a movie, more people are being...

"Spider-Man: No Way Home has now grossed more than $1.69 billion globally and has became the sixth-highest grossing movie of all time."  -boxofficemojo

A WEB FULL OF ACTION Spider-Man: No Way Home Review

Jerome Linear March 7, 2022

“Spider-Man: No Way Home” is an entertaining film, full of amazing acting, nostalgia, spectacular action scenes, and an extraordinary idea to bring back other iconic heroes from different older classical...

A new decade has began. People reflected upon their lives during 2010-2020.

2010 – 2020: Decade in review

Nickolas Castillo, reporter March 30, 2020

The 2010s have ended and a new decade has started. Numerous things have changed, but people still remember how different it was back then. One memory was the way people dressed in the early 2010s. “I...

Solo Leveling Review

Thai Bui, head reporter March 9, 2020

Solo Leveling started as a web novel written by Chu-Gong which has 270 chapters and 14 volumes. It was later turned into a webtoon or a manhwa (Korean comic) by illustrator Hyeon Gun and Jung Sak-Rak.  The...

The Rise of the Skywalker review

Qing An Chou, guest writer February 17, 2020

Mild spoilers As a person with a lawful good D&D alignment I am expected to tell the truth and keep my word, so I will try to keep this review as unbiased as possible. That joke aside, I tried to...

"For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream." -Vincent Van Gogh

“In Sight of Stars” Review

Thompson Wong, design editor March 1, 2019

On my quest to find a book that did not depict mental illness unrealistically, I came across Gae Polisner’s “In Sight of Stars.” Reviewers raved about the book’s powerful story, realistic depictions...

Review of 'Frozen 2'

Review of ‘Frozen 2’

Kamakoa Faumui, guest writer February 17, 2019

After their huge success with the first “Frozen” launch in 2013, Disney decided to release a sequel “Frozen 2” in 2019. The first sneak peek of  “Frozen 2” gave chills to its audience and...

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