America has had a rich history of drug use on mainstream and hidden market level. And for a long time, there wasn’t a lot of regulation on drug use. There is a Sears catalog from the 1890s that sold...

There comes a time in every champions’ run when they hit a bump in the road. A bump that might knock them off course, and put them into a new position where they have to prove they are capable. That...

Spoiler Free! hen you first start to understand the premise of Us, you are immediately thrust into the mind of director Jordan Peele. Each turn in the story is premeditated. In a movie that’s more...

Every day we might perceive events as problems that might not really be an issue. Today, adults will see a group of preteens around a table engrossed in their phones, and jump to the conclusion that those...

Once the game was pushed in the favor of the Warriors there was nothing Leyden could do. A goal six minutes into the game by Waubonsie junior Will Troy opened the scoring and the goal 18 seconds later...

The Illinois Special Olympics Region A Swim Meet was held at Metea yesterday. The swim meet featured swimmers from all around the Chicagoland area, swimmers who placed first qualified for the Illinois...

Black Panther - Lauren Coates A virtually seamless blend of big-budget action and deeply meaningful drama, Black Panther defied genre conventions by rooting itself in the rich history of African culture....

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, responsible for the Oscars, are having a crisis. One that comes with the organization's age of 91, confusion as to whether or not their awards show is in...

The best documentary category at the Oscars is packed with interesting and personal subjects. The kinds of people being documented, and the stories they tell, are compelling. One of those nominees, Bing...

“Win or lose, at least we don’t go 2 Neuqua Valley.” That’s what a sign read at All Season's ice rink Sunday night, as the Waubonsie/Metea Warriors hockey team evaporated Neuqua 5-2. The sign represents...

The beauty of If Beale Street Could Talk is in the unembellished study of each character. They are presented as is, with no ambiguity and are all stricken with the burden of what is out of their control,...

The varsity boys’ basketball team (9-9) took on #20 Waukegan(14-4) in a non-conference home match last night. After Waukegan went up 18-9 in the first, the Mustangs crawled back into the game and kept...

Warning! This review will be the Ultimate compilation of game-ruining spoilers. he Super Smash Bros. series has brought gamers together since the days of the Nintendo 64. As the franchise grew, so did...

One of the best motivators in sports is redemption. The varsity boys’ basketball team had a chip on their shoulder going into Friday’s home opener versus Naperville Central (0-5). Just two days earlier...

The first period isn’t the whole game. But Thursday night it told the whole story. A power-play goal by senior Will Naffziger opened the scoring with 6:14 to go in the first, a quick one right after,...

Senior Abbey Malbon shared a few excerpts from the law to school board members on Monday, Nov. 12.

Metea Valley's fall play is a production of "Alice in Wonderland." The directors, cast, tech crew and more have been putting in hours of work each day since the school year started. Tickets for the show...

Tuesday night the varsity soccer team took on Plainfield North at the IHSA regional semi-final hosted by PNHS. The Mustangs had their sights on winning a second regional in a row and the PNHS Tigers looked...

It’s finally that time of year. When I can spend any evening I wish watching the greatest sports league in the world. Where I can struggle to stay up to watch west coast games, enjoying every minute...

Every sports game has a narrative. There is something deeper than wins and losses. There is a history that adds more to a match than a final score. For the varsity Warriors hockey club, Sunday’s game...

October is great for baseball. Every game becomes an under-the-lights game. It’s tense, every ball and strike provides relief or discouragement. Although for the Chicago Cubs, that feeling started a...

Hockey is officially back and the joint Waubonsie/Metea Warriors’ Hockey Club is gearing up for another run at a state championship. After losing in the United Center in the state finals last year, the...

nthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown aired its first episode of season 12 last night. It will be one of the last few episodes with his narration. On June 8, Bourdain hung himself in a hotel in France, he was...

The biggest factor that helps a team in a close game is experience. The varsity soccer team has plenty of it. The boys’ team played a home conference match against rival Waubonsie Valley last night....

As the weather gets colder and the days get shorter, there is a rush to schedule the boys’ golf postseason. The IHSA regional meet is on October 3. The team has multiple golfers with state-level scores,...

n Monday the girls’ volleyball team played Plainfield East in their home opener. The Mustangs were going into the game on a three-game winning streak. A first set went the way of Plainfield East but...

213 days have passed since the last NFL season ended, I am 45 dollars deep into fantasy football leagues, and I’m ready to spend my Sunday’s watching a type of football from 6:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m....

When you lose three teams in a conference, every game means a bit more. The varsity soccer team began their Dupage Valley Conference run with a game Tuesday night at Naperville Central. The defense was...

 It’s only August 29 and the end of the season feels like a chip and a putt away. With the conference tournament in less than a month, the Girls’ golf team is spending their afternoons working hard...

ne team, one fight. It’s the mantra that head coach Ben Kleinhans has used to rally his team together. It’s the kind of mantra that keeps the spirits high for a team coming off a 1-8 season. The kind...

Last night Boys’ Soccer played their second game of the season in a non-conference home game vs Hinsdale Central. Metea won 2-1 after letting up the first goal of the game in the second half. The...

hen he first walked into Metea Valley ten years ago as the principal of Hill Middle School, Darrell Echols was in awe. “I remember coming to the first football game, Mr. Schmid and Dean Rowe were...

he Boys’ Volleyball team took on Neuqua Valley in the Sectional Semi-Final last Friday. Neuqua won in three tight sets and advanced to the Sectional final. The game was a testament to the hard work...

The Girls’ Varsity Soccer team faced Plainfield South in the finals of their own regional. The Mustangs won 2-0 and will go on to face Neuqua Valley in the Sectional semi-final. This was their fifth...

oys’ volleyball held their senior night against Lake Park on Thursday, losing in three sets. Seniors Tim Medina, Cayden Reigle, Jeremy Garcia, Matt Nealon, Joey Kisiel, Andrew Kohut, and Eddie Forsythe...

The Weeknd released a six-track EP on Friday, March 30. The artist hinted it through his Instagram not long before. It has been well received by old-school Weeknd fans (depending on how far the term ‘old-school’...

ith the director’s ninth feature film “Isle of Dogs” opening wide in theaters soon, I thought it would be customary to revisit Wes Anderson’s distinct and stylish filmography. His flashiness and...

A selfless vision of how to better the world, Sophomore Myra Bajwa and Dean Rowe began a club to support girls on a local and global level. Their motivation? Other people. “I know a lot of people in...

I’m not sure if this movie is so far away from what it was trying to be, or close to it. All the qualities that go into making a movie great lack in Rob Cohen's Hurricane Heist. Not only were there somehow...

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ineteen films. 22 years. No one does animation better than Pixar. Their films speak to all ages and create a great movie-going experience for parents and children alike. There is a formula known as the...

ften times coming of age films can be routine and repetitive, but what Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird” does is fresh. The movie has the basics of a coming-of-age flick. It shows someone grows up in an...

hen I watch a film on Netflix for the first time, it usually is not an accident. To find Sing Street, I literally googled “best movies on Netflix.” Something I do to save myself from watching...

Graphic by: Zainie Qureshi It’s a thursday night, around 8:53 PM. I'm standing outside along with 30 other people waiting at the doors of the Route 59 Gamestop. Sent outside by the staff, we all sit...

Graphic By: Kennedy Homan Ridiculous, obnoxious, and for sure a good time. 2007’s second biggest Table Tennis related movie. “Ping Pong Playa” is a low budget indie film I stumbled upon on Netflix....

Graphic by: Trinity Powell For a long time, people have argued over one question: should NCAA Division 1 athletes get paid to play? This is a topic that springs up every now and then. I even remember...

Photo by Nate Burleyson. The College Football season starts on Saturday. Every year one can look at the preseason AP rankings and put their finger on the best looking match ups. Although, what is it...