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To any Kirkwood student in these past years, the name of Krampus may have one thinking of the movie with the titular monster. However, there is more to Krampus than just being scary. There is cultural and religious significance stretching hundreds of years. Originating in Germany, Krampus was [Continue Reading »]
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Students at Kirkwood may be wondering about the Kirkwood Library hours around and after finals. The Cedar Rapids Kirkwood Library will be operating on the same hours as they have had this semester until December 14th. After the 14th, the library will be open from 8 AM to [Continue Reading »]
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Many families find themselves separated from each other during this ongoing pandemic. Some families will meet in-person and attempt to follow social distancing practices. Others may plan to adjust by using Zoom as a way of connecting with their loved ones. Fortunately, Zoom has decided to aid these [Continue Reading »]
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“Rogue Company” is a free to play third-person shooter developed by First-Watch Games and published by Hi-Rez Studios. It may be free but at this point in our lives, I feel it would be best to ask if it is worth the time, as well as paying for [Continue Reading »]
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According to the Kirkwood Community College website, the Kirkwood Student Center renovation is still underway, as is also apparent by the construction equipment and crew outside. Due to the decreased number of students on campus this semester, some say the construction has not caused an inconvenience. David Reese, [Continue Reading »]
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During the past decade, every year came with two or three big-hitting Marvel movies. Fans of the franchise would gaze at the magical line and the list of movie names that weren’t even given a concrete title yet. Sure, the movies had different directors and crews, but it [Continue Reading »]
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“Death Stranding” is a very special videogame. The first title developed by Kojima Productions, a game developer named after an ex-Konami employee who is well-known for his affinity for movies, and practically making his games feel like one, but with solid gameplay to boot. This videogame provides amazing [Continue Reading »]
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You may have seen plenty of advertising lately for the fairly new streaming service, ‘HBO Max’, one of many streaming services flooding the market as television companies adapt to stream rather than broadcast. Recently, HBO Max has taken some moves in censoring or altering the content in their [Continue Reading »]
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It’s easy to roll the recent events of this year up into a blanket and say, “We have come close to TOTAL WAR (Persian gulf crisis with Iran), experienced an APOCALYPTIC virus (COVID-19), been fearful of MURDER hornets (Asian giant hornets), and now hear almost daily about protests and [Continue Reading »]
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I found “Gregory Horror Show” in a YouTube video of someone I had been watching religiously at the time during my middle school years reviewing it. Looking at it, I wanted to see what would be so special about these boxy characters located in a setting that reminded [Continue Reading »]
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