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The Review

Frankie Cosmos features guitarist, bassist and lead vocalist Greta Kline, drummer Luke Pyenson, bassist and keyboardist 
Alex Bailey, and harmonist and keyboardist Lauren Martin.

Frankie Cosmos’ Greta Kline on touring, friends of friends and Wayne Gretzky

Lucy Walker November 1, 2023

I spoke with Greta Kline the morning after our excruciatingly close victory over Episcopal. I had precious few hours between rolling out of bed and a six-hour theater rehearsal to get the interview and...

Mrs. Bennet (played by Finnian Owsley) advises her daughters (played by Sasha Mintz and Nadiya Naehr) on matters of marriage.

Fall play brings “Pride and Prejudice” to Lowe Theater

Aien Du and Nathan Kim October 23, 2023

It was only the first scene, but laughter was already erupting throughout Lowe Theater as the hectic Bennet family’s apathetic, bold, spoiled, ecstatic and neglected natures turned a timeless classic...

A Little Touch of Schleicher in the Night is out on Oct. 20.

A Little Touch of Schleicher in the Night

Lucy Walker October 19, 2023

Ursula K. Leguin is blocking Katie von Schleicher’s camera as we speak on a Tuesday Zoom call. The white parakeet, named after the late Earthsea author, was jockeying for press time of her own. But...

All Around You was released on September 8.

Lead Guitarist on Subsonic Eye’s new album

Lucy Walker October 16, 2023

When guitarist Daniel Borces was 15, he wanted to learn how to play songs by early 2000s bands like Blink-182 and All Time Low—stuff he found on the pop-punk side of Tumblr. He later picked up drums...

Students enjoyed the giant birthday cakes and many party hats given by The Friday Project.

A sprinkle of fun: The mysterious Friday Project bedecks campus with socks, birthday cakes

Genevieve Ederle, Staff Writer October 5, 2023

As teachers and students entered school on a dreary Friday morning, something seemed different. Students arrived on campus to discover brightly-colored anomalies: Silly socks strewn around the halls. At...

Many students ended up tossing out metal silverware, leading to the return of plastic utensils.

Life with plastic is not so fantastic: Green initiatives clash with convenience in servery

Bella Dodig and Yutia Li September 19, 2023

Plastic utensils have been mysteriously disappearing—and reappearing—from the servery since school began.  Dashing into Flores for the annual first-day Community Breakfast, students discovered...

From left to right: Aaron Burtch (drums), Tim Dryden (keyboard), Jason Lytle (vocals, guitar), Kevin Garcia (bass), Jim Fairchild (lead guitar).

Jason Lytle reflects on time in Grandaddy, new release

Lucy Walker September 7, 2023

Grandaddy frontman Jason Lytle grew up in a full house in Modesto, California. His big family was loud. But they also listened. His older brothers and sisters had an extensive record collection, which...

The Backroom Rumors play a gig for the release of their single Ode to Dave Matthews.

Maverick Soundtrack: Top Songs of the Summer

Lucy Walker August 29, 2023

Another summer has come to an end, and the Mavs are back on campus. Some of us were at the beach, some were in the mountains. Some were in college training camps and some were interning. But no matter...

Video: French Symposium 2023

Video: French Symposium 2023

Virginia Carolyn Crawford and Kenna Lee May 18, 2023
On March 31 - April 1, St. John's hosted the annual Texas French Symposium.
As the pandemic caused a world-wide shutdown of many competitive sports, chess gained a huge following in the virtual world. Several St. Johns students are part of this pandemic chess boom.

Chess gains popularity in SJS community

Arjun Maitra April 6, 2023
As the pandemic caused a world-wide shutdown of many competitive sports, chess gained a huge following in the virtual world. Several St. John's students are part of this "pandemic chess boom."
In November, four students at Idaho University were murdered. The popularity of the case on social media led to an amateur obsession with solving the case.

Idaho University murders create obsession, anxiety among students

Kate Johnson and Lulu Flores February 24, 2023
In November, four students at Idaho University were murdered. The popularity of the case on social media led to an amateur obsession with solving the case.
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