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You’re Dumb and Wrong: Critiquing a movie as ‘overrated’ is lazy

By Jeremy Brown, Arts & Entertainment Editor
May 2, 2019
Opinion: If you want to combat rape culture, stop normalizing porn addiction

Opinion: If you want to combat rape culture, stop normalizing porn addiction

By Jeremy Brown, Arts & Entertainment Editor
May 1, 2019
The Netflix logo on Sept. 19, 2014 in Paris.

You’re Dumb and Wrong: Netflix’s browsing menu sucks

By Jeremy Brown, Arts & Entertainment Editor
April 17, 2019
You're Dumb and Wrong: 5 out of 10 should not be a mediocre review score

You’re Dumb and Wrong: 5 out of 10 should not be a mediocre review score

By Jeremy Brown, Arts & Entertainment Editor
April 10, 2019
Image by Warner Bros.

‘Shazam’ shows DC can compete with, and beat Marvel at its own game

By Jeremy Brown, Arts & Entertainment Editor
April 5, 2019
You're Dumb and Wrong: Stop making me give my credit card for free trials

You’re Dumb and Wrong: Stop making me give my credit card for free trials

By Jeremy Brown, Arts & Entertainment Editor
April 4, 2019
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You’re Dumb and Wrong: Swearing in your articles is unnecessary

By Jeremy Brown, Arts & Entertainment Editor
March 29, 2019
If this image doesn't have you sold, you'll never be sold.

Devil May Cry 5: Hell yes

By Jeremy Brown, Arts & Entertainment Editor
March 26, 2019
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You’re Dumb and Wrong: Why does anyone take this seriously?

By Jeremy Brown, Arts & Entertainment Editor
March 22, 2019
Dated meme, now the article's completely wrong.

You’re Dumb and Wrong: Just because I like your memes doesn’t mean I’ll go to your band’s bar gig

By Jeremy Brown, Arts & Entertainment Editor
March 4, 2019
Dick Gregory speaks at the D.C. Full Democracy Freedom Rally and March in Washington, D.C., on October 15, 2011. Gregory, a comedian, activist and author, died on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017.

Dick Gregory: Paving the way for racial equality

By Jeremy Brown, Arts & Entertainment Editor
March 4, 2019
Lindy Loyd, a Bucky Dome board member, lights jack-o’-lanterns Monday, Oct. 31, 2016, at the Buckminster Fuller Dome Home in Carbondale. The pumpkins, carved by SIU architecture and interior design students, were displayed for visitors and trick or treaters to view. “No one else is doing anything like this,” architecture professor Jon Davey said. “It gives the students a good time.” The students were assigned to carve the pumpkins over the weekend. Amongst nearly 80 pumpkins, designs included the Statue of Liberty, the Eiffel Tower and the U.S. Capitol Building.

Buckminster Fuller: Southern’s innovator and inventor

By Jeremy Brown, Arts & Entertainment Editor
March 4, 2019
Unless you have $20 to spend, two of these characters are going to take hours to unlock.

You’re Dumb and Wrong: Apex Legends’ loot boxes are still scummy

By Jeremy Brown, Arts & Entertainment Editor
March 2, 2019
You’re Dumb and Wrong: Listening to audiobooks is not reading

You’re Dumb and Wrong: Listening to audiobooks is not reading

By Jeremy Brown, Arts & Entertainment Editor
February 21, 2019
Aries, the ram, planets and moons. (Jacqueline Cook/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT)

You’re Dumb and Wrong: Horoscopes are not real, do not act like they are

By Jeremy Brown, Arts & Entertainment Editor
February 13, 2019
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes never actually has more than 10 seconds of this fight.

Review: ‘Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes’ just watered down wackiness

By Jeremy Brown, Arts & Entertainment Editor
February 7, 2019
Resident Evil 2 - January 25 (PS4, Xbox One, PC) - Capcom’s remake of the PS1 classic Resident Evil 2 isn’t some basic texture update. Apart from the story being near identical to the original (with a few changes to surprise fans of the original,) this is a brand new game. It uses the same RE Engine as 2017’s Resident Evil 7 to great effect. The rendering software allowed the developers to make character models so no two zombies are the same. If you’re skeptical, the 30 minute demo is out now for PS4, Xbox One and PC.

Best videogames to play in the dorms

By Jeremy Brown, Arts & Entertainment Editor
February 7, 2019
The Pulliam Hall clocktower strikes 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois.

You’re Dumb and Wrong: Opinion pieces will never change someone’s mind

By Jeremy Brown, Arts & Entertainment Editor
February 7, 2019
Aquaman. Courtesy of Warner Brothers Films.

Opinion: Picking favorites is important when you write reviews

By Jeremy Brown, Arts & Entertainment Editor
January 31, 2019
The expression on Banner's face is my review of Infinity War.

You’re Dumb and Wrong: Don’t ask film buffs about movies, you’ll be stuck listening for hours

By Jeremy Brown, Arts & Entertainment Editor
January 25, 2019
If this image doesn't have you sold, you'll never be sold.

Brown: Top ten biggest game releases until spring break

By Jeremy Brown, Arts & Entertainment Editor
January 17, 2019
You're Dumb and Wrong: Red Dead Redemption 2 doesn't work as an open world

You’re Dumb and Wrong: Red Dead Redemption 2 doesn’t work as an open world

By Jeremy Brown, Arts & Entertainment Editor
January 16, 2019
Dwayne Moore, Jr., approaches the lane to bowl inside the Student Center on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018. (Carson VanBuskirk | @carsonvanbDE)

Dwayne Moore Jr., first person to bowl two perfect games in the Student Center

By Jeremy Brown, Campus Editor
November 28, 2018
The sunset illuminates Pulliam Hall with warm light Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017, at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. (Brian Mu–noz | @BrianMMunoz)

Festival celebrates 47 years of Rend Lake

By Jeremy Brown, Staff Writer
May 3, 2018
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USG passes resolution to make campus use 100 percent renewable energy

By Jeremy Brown, Staff Writer
April 27, 2018
Saad Binsefran, left, a sophomore from Saudi Arabia studying civil engineering, watches as Mansor Sufran, team captain of SIU's Steel Bridge Team, explains a way for the team to reduce the build time of the bridge during a celebration Monday of the the regional wins of SIU’s Steel Bridge and Concrete Canoe teams in the courtyard of the Engineering Building. Both teams will move on to its respective national competitions. Sufran, a senior from Saudi Arabia studying civil engineering, said the team won the regional for the first time in 10 years. Sufran promised Sanjeev Kumar, the department of civil engineering chairman, that the team would win first place in the regional competition. "I knew it was a big promise to make," Sufran said, "but I really believed in the team we have, they’re great." — April 25, 2016, Carbondale, Ill.

SIU hosts Civil Engineering Conference for first time in nine years

By Jeremy Brown, Staff Writer
April 19, 2018
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Chancellor Montemagno comments on debated topics at final USG Senate Meeting

By Jeremy Brown, Staff Writer
April 18, 2018
A Piper Arrow sits outside a hangar at Southern Illinois Airport, Friday, April 6, 2018. The airplane was built specifically for SIU aviation students to train for their commercial flight certificates, and will be integrated into courses by the middle of summer.

SIU Department of Aviation brings three new planes to the fleet

By Jeremy Brown, Staff Writer
April 16, 2018
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USG debate showcases potential 2018 president

By Jeremy Brown, Staff Writer
April 8, 2018
Southern Illinois University Chancellor Carlo Montemagno gives the "State of the University" speech Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, at Shryock Auditorium. Montemagno spoke on his vision for the university and the steps administration plans to take to increase enrollement numbers. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)

Chancellor held reorganization dinner for supporting faculty

By Jeremy Brown, Staff Writer
March 28, 2018
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USG discusses parking changes as result of towers closing

By Jeremy Brown, Staff reporter
March 21, 2018
Abimbola Iyun, an SIU student working on her doctorate in Mass Communication & Media Arts, talks about the abduction of girls in Chibok, Nigeria focusing on the social media campaign #BringBackOurGirls, Friday, March 2, 2018, inside the Kaskaskia Room at the Student Center during the sixth annual Cross-Disciplinary Conference: Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. (Mary Newman | @MaryNewmanDE)

Poetry, research, mentoring take the stage at Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies conference

By Jeremy Brown, Staff Writer
March 2, 2018
Tyler Knupp, a freshman studying computer science from Ullin, poses for a portrait as his fursona, "Quasar," Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2018 outside of the communications building. The furry fandom is a subculture interested in fictional anthropomorphic animal characters with human personalities and characteristics. Suits can cost from hundreds to thousands of dollars, Knupp said. (Brian Munoz | @BrianMMunoz)

Members of Saluki Furry Society feeling free with their furry personas

By Jeremy Brown, Staff Writer
March 1, 2018
Joshua Bowens, former SIU Undergraduate Student Government president, protests Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, outside of Morris Library. Bowens spoke on racial and social issues on the SIUC campus and said he there will be continued demonstrations for 12 days at 12:12 p.m. (Brian Munoz | @BrianMMunoz)

Former USG president presents appeal to senate to repeal his impeachment

By Jeremy Brown
February 28, 2018
Joshua Bowens, former SIU Undergraduate Student Government president, protests Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, outside of Morris Library. Bowens spoke on racial and social issues on the SIUC campus and said he there will be continued demonstrations for 12 days at 12:12 p.m. (Brian Munoz | @BrianMMunoz)

Impeached USG president begins rally for social and racial injustices on campus

By Jeremy Brown, Staff Writer
February 27, 2018
The sunset illuminates Pulliam Hall with warm light Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017, at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. (Brian Mu–noz | @BrianMMunoz)

Tax assistance program offers free tax preparation to university students and community

By Jeremy Brown, Staff Writer
February 24, 2018
Stained glass at PK's bar juxtaposes Robert Hunter's drawings Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, at PK's bar in Carbondale. Hunter, a retired comic book artist from Carbondale, has been drawings sketches at PK's bar in Carbondale over the past 10 years. Note: This is an in-camera double exposure. (Brian Munoz | @BrianMMunoz)

89-year-old man sketches weekly cartoons for townie bar

By Jeremy Brown, Staff Writer
February 23, 2018
The sunset illuminates Pulliam Hall with warm light Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017, at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. (Brian Mu–noz | @BrianMMunoz)

African-American faculty and alumni voice concerns for university’s current state and future

By Jeremy Brown, Staff Writer
February 22, 2018
USG senators vote to allow public commentary during discussions on the resoultion calling for the impeachment of Joshua Bowens Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, during the Undergraduate Student Government meeting in the student center ballrooms. (Brian Munoz | @BrianMMunoz)

USG president impeached, vote of no confidence for Chancellor Carlo Montemagno

By Jeremy Brown, Staff Reporter
February 14, 2018
Kellen Lopez, of Long Beach, Calif., dries an overflowing glass of beer before serving it to a customer Thursday, May 5, 2016, at Hangar 9 in Carbondale. Lopez has worked at Hangar 9 for two years and said he enjoys the diversity in Carbondale’s beer culture with respect to types of beer and the age-groups of drinkers. “I enjoy gaining experience from the older generation about why they enjoy the craft expansion of beer as opposed to just drinking your regular Bud Light, Busch Light,” Lopez said. “Right now my favorite beer is the Founders Mosaic Promise. Founders Mosaic Promise is a single hop beer and it’s delicious.” Hangar 9 is hosting the CarbondALE Brew Fest afterparty Friday night and granting free entry to all Brew Fest attendees.

A square’s guide to bars and drinking

By Jeremy Brown, Staff Writer
February 9, 2018
The sunset illuminates Pulliam Hall with warm light Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017, at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. (Brian Mu–noz | @BrianMMunoz)

Black History month events focus on ‘African Americans in times of war’

By Jeremy Brown, Staff reporter
February 7, 2018
Moshe Anderson, Kampus Kuts shop owner/ waits for customers Monday, Jan. 30, 2018, at Kampus Kuts in Carbondale. "I opened my shop in 2006 and the mayor showed up," Anderson said. "I enjoy meetingnew and diverse people from all walks of life and different cultures." (Brian Munoz | @BrianMMunoz)

Kampus Kuts serving the community for twelve years

By Jeremy Brown, Staff Writer
February 3, 2018
Flyover Social Center, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, in Carbondale, the center is a creative space for the community. (Mary Newman | @MaryNewmanDE)

Community-driven social center looking to provide space for creativity at a low cost

By Jeremy Brown, Staff Writer
January 24, 2018
Jennifer Johnson, of Murphysboro, poses for a portrait Monday, Jan. 23, 2018, at The Thrift Shop in Carbondale. The Thrift Shop, where Johnson serves as store manager, provides items for the public's purchase but also assists the community in providing clothing and household goods to those in need. "I can not see myself doing anything else," Johnson said. "My favorite part is helping people – I know our mission [is] to provide clothing and goods to the community in need." (Reagan Gavin | @RGavin_DE)

Carbondale Thrift Shop offers students an alternative to Goodwill

By Jeremy Brown, Staff reporter
January 23, 2018
Abbott Hall is seen Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, on the university's Carbondale campus. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)

Tips for a stellar second semester instead of just surviving it

By Jeremy Brown, Staff reporter
January 18, 2018
SIU cheerleaders Ariahn Hunt, Alasyia Brandy, both of Chicago, and Czarina Tinker, of Nashville, Tennessee, speak in front of a packed crowd Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, during the Carbondale NAACP Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast in the SIU Student Center. The girls were recognized for their willingness to protest police brutality by kneeling during the national anthem at sporting events. (Brian Muñoz | @BrianMMunoz)

SIU Cheerleaders honored at MLK Breakfast

By Jeremy Brown, Staff Reporter
January 15, 2018
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