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The Student News Site of Shawnee Mission Northwest

SMNW

The Student News Site of Shawnee Mission Northwest

SMNW

The Student News Site of Shawnee Mission Northwest

SMNW

Senior Column: You Won't Miss This

Senior Column: You Won’t Miss This

May 10, 2013

I’ll be honest with you, high school is possibly the worst thing ever. In middle school and elementary school, we were too young to have real nostalgia or a sense of impermanence, and so leaving was...

End of the Reading Rainbow

End of the Reading Rainbow

April 5, 2013

We shouldn't hate English books, just how we learn them. I don’t subscribe to the idea that being forced to read something changes your opinion on it. I went through sophomore year’s Independent...

Review: SimCity

Review: SimCity

April 4, 2013

I can sum up my entire experience with SimCity in this anecdote. While I was waiting for the newest release to arrive in the mail, I played through SimCity 4 again, a game I enjoyed as a 10-year-old. I...

Coin-Op: The Last Remnant

Coin-Op: The Last Remnant

February 13, 2013

Ever seen a film that just didn’t quite make it to perfect? Take the original three X-men films: they could have been amazing had they just made attempts at more subtle dialogue and more likeable characters....

Review: Local Native's Hummingbird

Review: Local Native’s Hummingbird

February 5, 2013

[vc_column width="1/2" el_position="first"] [vc_column_text width="1/1" el_position="first last"] The Local Natives have never exactly been an “album” band. They have a few good songs, but listening...

Coin Op: The Worst Games of All Time Vol. 1

Coin Op: The Worst Games of All Time Vol. 1

January 15, 2013

[vc_column_text width="1/1" el_position="first last"] Entertainment editor Sam Bellmyer and graphics editor Mitch Feyerherm discuss the downfalls of the game Sonic 06. [/vc_column_text] [vc_video...

Before the World Ends... Video Game Edition

Before the World Ends… Video Game Edition

December 17, 2012

Only days away from total obliteration, the only thing you should be spending time on is playing video games. So I've saved the best for last: the video game edition. These five games are the best of the...

Before the World Ends… TV Show Edition

Before the World Ends… TV Show Edition

December 16, 2012

It seems like, nowadays, everyone can have a reality show: whether you bake cakes, or live in a swamp or have 19 kids and counting, you deserve a spot on primetime TV. For this reason, it is hard to find...

Before the World Ends... Book Edition

Before the World Ends… Book Edition

December 15, 2012

Most of the time, when we get caught up in our busy lives, school work, family, friends and, of course, finals, there isn't enough time to enjoy quality literature. Usually, the only books we read around...

Before the World Ends... Movie Edition

Before the World Ends… Movie Edition

December 14, 2012

Now that you have become educated on great music, it's time to dig into the best films of all time. With just a week remaining until the world ends in whatever crazy way it is supposed to, you have a limited...

Before the World Ends... Album Edition

Before the World Ends… Album Edition

December 13, 2012

Even though you probably haven't quite accomplished everything you wanted to in life, there is still plenty of time to experience some of the greatest media of all time before the apocalypse, which is...

Airmech for Google Chrome

Airmech for Google Chrome

November 21, 2012

[vc_gallery type="flexslider_fade" interval="5" onclick="link_image" images="11459,11461,11460" custom_links_target="_self" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] The top down shooter has always been...

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