Wentzville opens new water park
Shot,edited, and voiceover by Mike Dyer.
‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ the best Avenger yet
By Mike Dyer, Senior Writer New to theaters this month is the latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” is the follow up to “Captain America: The First Avenger” and the second film to see WWII veteran Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) adjusting to life in present day society following the…
The Road to Retribution
By Mike Dyer, Senior Writer New to theaters this spring is a film adaptation of a successful video game franchise. “Need for Speed” is what Disney hopes to one day compete with Universal’s “Fast and the Furious” franchise. Considering when it was about to enter its fifth weekend at the box office and it…
SCC Campus proves to be a safe haven
By Mike Dyer, Staff Writer Although she has been found safe, SCC nursing student Bahia Bisharat’s disappearance from the LU/SCC Allied Nursing and Health Center campus has raised security concerns. While security at the satellite campus is the responsibility of Lindenwood University, it would be easy to wonder just how safe both students and faculty…
Fans unite at St. Louis Comic Con 2014
By Mike Dyer, Staff Writer What if I was to say to you that in one room you could spot Star Wars character R2-D2 beeping his way through the crowd, the Joker handing out his card, and RoboCop marching amongst groups of people donning the attire of “Doctors” past and present? To some it might…
No Assembly Required: “The Lego Movie” doesn’t need instructions
By Mike Dyer, Senior Writer The setting: awesome, the casting: awesome, the story: awesome, see the trend? If you walk out of the theater and don’t find yourself singing “Everything Is Awesome” then odds are you didn’t have a very imaginative childhood. “The Lego Movie” puts some of Cinema’s greatest characters together on one screen,…
No Prescription Needed: ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ is worth joining
By Mike Dyer, Senior Writer What would you do if you were told you had 30 days to live? Would you party like it was 1999, or would you spend time with friends and family? Would you let go of everything you owned, or would you choose to take control or your own destiny. “Dallas…
Woodrell’s Wise Words
Acclaimed Missouri author visits SCC campus. By Mike Dyer, Staff Writer On Thursday, February 20, over one hundred members of the SCC staff, students and members of the community converged in the SSB Auditorium to listen to guest speaker Daniel Woodrell.
Unconventional Love, Conventional Relationship
“Her” is much more than a love story. By Mike Dyer, Senior Writer One of the films nominated for Best Picture this year at the Oscars is one about the trials and tribulations of relationships. To put it in a sentence: “Her” is a film about a guy who is dating his computer. Beyond…