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A study in Sherlock: a tale of two series

Mathew Sychantha Connector Editor (Note: As Sherlock is airing on PBS, we won’t be touching on the unaired episode as of this reading) Sherlock Holmes, the premiere detective of fiction. With over 100 years of literary history under his belt, different writers have tried their hand at pastiches ever since the ink dried on the

Fire alarms frazzle editor

Mathew Sychantha Connector Editor Do you ever feel like some students mark special occasions by pulling the fire alarm? Move-in day this semester? Fire alarm. Move-out day last semester? Fire alarm. Heck, moving in last semester had a few fire alarms go off. Three, if I recall correctly. Why is that a thing? Who burns

“Frozen” is still fresh in January

“Frozen” has been a long time in the making. Legend has it that decades ago, Walt Disney put a considerable effort into realizing its origin story, “The Snow Queen,” but left the project unfinished on his deathbed, not to be picked up for decades. Over time, it would get touched by a multitude of filmmakers, […]

“Frozen” is still fresh in January

Matthew Sychantha Connector Editor “Frozen” has been a long time in the making. Legend has it that decades ago, Walt Disney put a considerable effort into realizing its origin story, “The Snow Queen,” but left the project unfinished on his deathbed, not to be picked up for decades. Over time, it would get touched by