David MacDonald Connector Staff Will You Fear the Reaper? Persona 3 FES is an updated release of Persona 3, the fourth main game in the Shin Megami Tensei Persona series. The plot of the game is that you are a transfer student who has just moved to the fictional Japanese city of Iwatodai. Not long…
“Monuments Men:” finally! a movie for art history majors!
Alex Gentile Connector Contributor But don’t get too excited. Albeit with an all-star cast and an endearing subject matter, “Monuments Men” falls short in some very obvious ways. From the complete lack of character development to the numerous awkward moments in scripting that leave one feeling somewhat uncomfortable, the movie leaves a lot to be…
Rockin’ out with Jason DeVore
Authority Zero vocalist Jason DeVore divulges life in the band over the past 20 years. Marlon Pitter Connector Editor For some, playing music is a hobby, but for Jason DeVore of Authority Zero it has been a way of life for him over the last two decades. The ska-punk group formed in Mesa, Ariz. in…
Teaching an old soldier new tricks
“Titanfall” refreshes the FPS genre with a polished multiplayer experience For some time now, the first person shooter genre has been dominated by juggernaut franchises like “Call of Duty” and “Battlefield.” While these hit series continue to be met with success, some have grown weary of what they offer. New to the field is “Titanfall,”…
Live: Authority Zero, the Ataris, Drag the River, Gasoline Heart at Brighton Music Hall
Jennifer Desrosiers Connector Contributor Founded in 1994 in Mesa, Ariz., Authority Zero delivers a unique mix of skate punk and reggae, with bits and pieces from their influences such as Bad Religion, Sublime and Pennywise. After the release of their initial EP, Authority Zero’s first album, “A Passage in Time” was debuted in 2002. The…
“Mr. Peabody and Sherman” review
Can your dog play fetch? Unfortunately, mine cannot. It cuddles up before I go to sleep, being cute. But in the world of Sherman and Mr. Peabody a dog can play guitar, mix drinks, build a time machine, invent zumba and even adopt a kid. Based off the early cartoons of the same characters, Dreamworks’…
“Dark Souls 2:” Prepare to die again and love it
“Dark Souls 2” has lived up to the hype, bringing another round of challenging gameplay and another labyrinthian story from From Software. With a first playthrough that took me over 50 hours (although I’ve heard of it being completed in as little as 21 hours), DS2 is an incredibly expansive game that improves upon some…
Album review: We Are Scientists – “TV en Francais”
Maxwell Schultz Connector Staff Since 2000, We Are Scientists have been releasing music. This past Monday, March 3rd, they released their fourth studio album. After “Brain Thrust Mastery,” “With Love and Squalor,” and “Barbara,” they have released a terrific album, titled “Tv En Français.” There has been a good amount of hype around this album;…
