Eagles Guitarist Passes Away at 67

By Sandalie Gamage

Eagles guitarist, Glenn Frey, passed away on Monday in New York City. He died from complications that came from rheumatoid arthritis, colitis and pneumonia. His fellow band members, family, fans had words of sorrow, love, and respect for Frey.

The Eagles were a successful band in the 1970s, along one of their hit singles, Hotel California, in 1976. They became famous for their laid back, country tinged sound for their music. Frey was the lead guitarist who formed the band with Don Henley, Randy Meisner, and Bernie Leadon as backup for Linda Ronstadt in the early 1970s.

The Eagles have sold over 100 million records worldwide and were also put in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. However, though the public loved them, the Eagles weren't all too popular among critics. "Another thing that interests me about the Eagles is that I hate them," wrote rock critic Robert Christgau.

"I'm not sure I believe in fate, but I know that crossing paths with Glenn Lewis Frey in 1970 changed my life forever...¨ said Henley who was talking about Frey's death. Frey left a mark on the world of music and on his fans, friends, and family.

Alan Rickman Passes Away at 69

By Sandalie Gamage

Alan Rickman, best known for acting as Snape in the Harry Potter movies, passed away on January 14 after battling cancer. Rickman´s death left almost all the actors and actresses who acted alongside him in Harry Potter and his other movies taking to social media to grieve his passing.

J.K. Rowling, the author of Harry Potter said on Twitter, ¨There are no words to express how shocked and devastated I am to hear of Alan Rickman's death. He was a magnificent actor and a wonderful man.¨ Daniel Radcliffe, who played Harry Potter, also called Rickman one of the greatest men he’s ever worked with.

Rickman´s first role was as Le Vicomte de Valmont in the stage version of Les Liaisons Dangereuses. He then went on to Hollywood and was immediately offered a role in the movie Die Hard, in which he portrayed a villainous terrorist. Rickman was well known for that role too.

The news of his death came as a shock to many of his co-stars. Rickman had been seriously ill before Christmas, but he hadn’t known how severe his cancer had gotten until the past few weeks. He got to say a final goodbye to his family before passing away.

Rickman will be remembered as Severus Snape to many in younger generations, and as his many other characters to everyone who knew he was. His death still feels unreal to many of his friends and family who had seen him earlier that week.  

Rodgers Launches Another Hail Mary

by Brett Wilson

On Saturday 16th 2016 Aaron Rodgers and the Packers faced off with the Arizona Cardinals for a spot in the National Football Championship playoffs. With time expiring and the Packers down by 6, Rodgers launched the football in the air. Soaring down the ball fell in the touchdown in the hands of Jeff Janis.

What is so special about this play is that almost the same exact thing happened in a game against Detroit earlier in the year. “Heartbreaking loss. Congratulations to Arizona for moving on to the NFC championship. It’s a tough game to swallow. Our preparation was excellent. There wasn’t a doubt in our mind we’d win the football game. Tonight was a microcosm of our season, fighting through adversity,” Said Mike McCarthy, Packers Head coach.

In Enemy Lines

By Jason Gutierrez

It was a cold winter night in December. Snow was falling, the breeze was blowing, and men were falling. The ground was covered with a blanket of red. Gunshots were going off and men were screaming and running for their lives. I popped my head up looked down the ironsite of my rifle and shot. BANG! Nailed him right in the chest. He fell to the ground. I aimed down site again, pulled the trigger. Nothing happened. I dropped back in cover and reloaded. I grabbed a grenade from a dead body next to me, pulled the plug, and chucked it into a pit where some enemies were. BOOM! Yells of pain went off and men went flying in the air. A wave of blood went up in the sky and fell back down covering the dead bodies in a coat of red. I looked around the corner and BANG! I fell to the ground and everything went dark…

...When I regained consciousness I woke in a hospital. But this wasn’t any regular hospital; I looked at the wall and saw the symbol of the enemy. The red snakes forming an X. I tried to get up but couldn’t. I looked down at my chest and immediately remembered what happened. I got shot in the chest. But why did they take me with them rather than letting me lay there to die. “CLANK, CLANK, CLANK” I heard footsteps coming down the metal stairs. I layed back down. “Get up!” I looked over to him and saw he was armed with a rifle. I listened to his command and got up. He grabbed my arm and escorted me to their army camp. He said to me, “Welcome to the army. You work for us now.” He escorted me to their general. “If you don’t listen to us and work we’ll send you to the shooting range… but you will be the target.” said the general. “Now get some rest or else you're no use for us. The guard escorted me to my jail cell and threw me on the mat. I just layed there on the mat till my eyes started to close and I fell asleep…

…(the next day) “Wake up you dirty animal!” yelled the guard who the day before threw me in this cell. I got up and he escorted me to the showers. “Go take a shower you smell terrible. Your new clothes will be back in your cell. The clothes you're wearing... throw those away on the way back.” He said. “When you get dressed head out to the training course. You need to get back into shape.” He continued. I took a shower, threw my old clothes away, and got dressed. Instead of heading to the training course I went ahead and went to the shooting range. I opened the door. No one was in there. I grabbed a rifle on the rack, got some ammo clips, and head out. I had to be stealthy to escape. I ran down the corridor, took a left, and ran into a room. I lifted up the air vent door and began to crawl inside. I wasn’t sure where it would take me but I hoped it would get me outside of their borders and out of gun range. I kept crawling, but then, at the end of the vent I saw the light. I kept crawling till I made it to the door. I looked out of it. All I saw were trees. I opened the vent door and hopped down. I took off on a full on sprint. “Wait! You there; what do you think you’re doing?” said a guard. I looked at him. He was aiming right at me. I tried to jump behind a tree then BANG! The noise of the gunshot was ringing inside my ear. I looked down at my leg. Blood was flowing out. I grabbed my gun and shot. He fell to the ground dead on the spot. I torn part of the clothes I was given and tied up my leg. Knowing other guards would be close by I took off running as far away from the base as possible. I hopped the fence and found a jeep. I got in, hot wired it, and took off. I drove through the next fence, threw the rest of the forest, and drove on home to the base.