The X Files: a season preview
By Alyssa J.

Since the last issue of this paper, The X Files TV series has been showing reruns, which will continue until the season premiere on November 5. Also, The Lone Gunmen, the X Files spin-off, is rumored to air sometime in the spring of 2001.
Gillian Anderson, who plays Scully, has signed a contract that says she will come back for a ninth season if there is one.
Anderson starred in The House Of Mirth, which is based on the Edith Wharton novel. It is playing at various film festivals and will debut on cable soon.
David Duchovny, who plays Mulder, will not be back on the show right away. He only came back for this season because he was allowed extra time to be with his family and make movies.
Nicholas Lea, who plays Krycek, starred in the television movie Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye, which aired in August on FOX. He is also rumored to have a larger role in the upcoming season.
Robert Patrick, Terminator 2, will play Scully's partner while Mulder is gone, and will stay on for the rest of the season, after Mulder returns.
The only thing to keep all X Files philes sane are reruns. They have aired every Sunday since school ended and are still going strong.
Go to www.thexfiles.com for more information about The X Files.

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Have you ever met channel 7's Tracy Butler?
Kyle's brush with fame
By Kyle A.

Have you ever met a news person? I had the chance in May of 2000 to meet ABC7'S Tracy Butler! I also met Charlie Gibson & Diane Sawyers.
My sister and I heard that GMA (Good Morning America) was coming to Chicago. We begged to go. Of course we had SAT Testing.
We got home from dinner and my Mom said, "All right we'll go if you guys go to the store and buy signs."
Needless to say, we went right away. We made our signs and we were in bed by 7:30 P.M.
We had to get up at 3 A.M. and boy was that hard. We got ready and by four we were out of the house.
We stopped to get donuts and gas. By five o'clock we were parked. We were at Buckingham Fountain.
I would say there were about one hundred people there. Well, we saw the stars of GMA and I was so EXCITED!!
Then at six they started the show. We watched about 20-30 minutes or so and then we walked around.
We received free T-shirts, pizza and much more. Then my Mom saw Tracy Butler, and she is prettier in person.
We watched her broadcast and then my sister Kali and I were about to be on TV but she had to go back to the studio for more news.
So right after the news, she saw the signs that we made. She loved it. She asked us if we would like to go on air with the signs and we said, "Yes!"
Tracy introduced us on the show. However, Kali is angry because Tracy introduced her as Katie instead of Kali.
We had fun. That was how I met Tracy Butler. For more information on GMA, go to www.gma.abcnews.com

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Summer movies were surprisingly amusing
By Carl L.

This summer Hollywood came out with a string of movies that were actually not half bad.
Me, Myself & Irene
One of the blockbuster comedies in theaters was Me, Myself & Irene. Jim Carrey stars as Charlie, a mild-mannered state trooper and lovable doormat.
When his wife leaves him with their triplets for a short genius, he holds in the anger. Finally, after years of taking abuse from his community and holding in his anger, he develops a split personality named Hank.
Charlie/Hank windup on the run with a fugitive named Irene and they both compete for her affection. Carrey gives a great performance and builds a character (or two) that grow on you, along with homicidal albinos, cow executions and a ninja midget that makes it a must see.
Nutty Professor,
The Klumps
The most hysterical comedy of the summer was the sequel to the Nutty Professor, The Klumps. Eddie Murphy stars as Sherman Klump, a science professor at a prestigious university.
He comes up with a youth potion that makes the person young again for a short period of time. The idea is almost guaranteed to make him a millionaire and his relationship with Denise Gaines played by Janet Jackson seems bright, but Buddy Love escapes and threatens everything.
When Sherman discovers Buddy's plan to steal his potion, he hides it at his family's house. Eddie Murphy plays the entire Klump family with help from the makeup magic of Rich Baker.
During the course of the movie you really start to forget that it is only one man playing eight people, and start thinking of them as different characters. The movie's great acting and gut-busting humor make it a fantastic movie to see.
Space Cowboys
When Space Cowboys came into theaters this summer, some people, including me, had doubts about a movie depicting four senior citizen air force pilots. When we actually saw it, however, we found that it was much more then that.
Frank Corvin (Clint Eastwood) is a retired air force pilot who was bumped from the space program when the government sent a chimpanzee into space instead of his crew.
But Corvin finally gets his chance to go to space when a Russian communications satellite breaks down. The programming of the satellite is so ancient that Corvin and his four ex-USAF pilot's buddies are the only ones who can fix it.
The old pilots manage to pass NASA's physical endurance tests, but when they reach the satellite, they discover that it has a surprise payload.
Clint Eastwood, Donald Sutherland, Tommy Lee Jones and Jim Garner all fit the bill for their parts. The movie has many similarities with Armageddon, and has a very similar ending. It's a movie I suggest you see more then once.
The Replacements
"The Replacements" says it all. A ragtag team of wannabes and has-bins is put together by veteran coach Jimmy McGinty (Gene Hackman) to fill in during a strike.
Predictably, the movie features an ensemble cast of eccentric characters including, a sumo wrestler, a born again Christian, a cop, a prisoner, a chain smoking gambling soccer player and a deaf player. The quarterback of this group is Shane Falcon (Keanu Reeves).
Falcon blew his chance way back when during the Rose Bowlthis is his shot at redemption. The movie has its funny points but the ending is just too predictable. This is by far the worst movie of the summer.
See ya at the movies.

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Rainbow Six
By Michael K.

Welcome back! While at Blockbuster this summer, Rainbow Six looked like an interesting game. This game emphasizes realism over action.
The graphics are average but the controls are odd. For example, instead of the regular movement buttons on the controller, you use the yellow arrows instead.
Make sure you read all the briefings and information otherwise you won't know what to do. The good points include unlimited ammo and really cool night vision.
Before you play, there is a screen where you can do all sorts of things, such as choose your guns and equipment and pick who will be on your team. This also promotes the sense of realism.
With only four or five enemies per level, however, people who like intense action games, like Duke Nukem and Turok, may not like this game.
Rainbow Six is still a pretty good game for a rental, but since most of the levels are the same it wouldn't be a good game to buy.
Overall Rating 7
Graphics 7
Sound 9
Play Control 6
Game Play 8
Fun Factor 6
S.P.R $40-50
Number of Players 1
Challenge Recruit-Veteran-Elite

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American High shows real teens
By Alyssa J.

This is a real life show about real students. It is set in a high school in Highland Park, Illinois. Not far from here! Among all the reality shows playing on TV, this one is actually good.
Real teens talk about things that really happen. Other people their age can relate to what they are going through. It helps to see that the teens on other fictional TV shows aren't real at all.
American High shows that no one is perfect. Each participant deals with problems we all have. Some are learning to make friends, others are maintaining long relationships. Most are just trying to stay out of trouble. This is what regular teenagers are trying to do everyday.
This is a great show, but you should watch it with your parents' consent. The language is not always appropriate.
American High airs Wednesdays, 8:00 & 8:30PM on FOX. Go to www.fox.com/americanhigh for more information.

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Creed: band member has an interesting background
By Alyssa J.

Creed is a group made up of four guys. Mark Tremonti, guitar, Scott Phillips, drums, Scott Stapp, vocals, and Brian Marshall, bass.
Scott Stapp had a very strict and religious dad and he wasn't allowed to listen to rock music besides Elvis, whom his mother loved.
Scott tried to buy rock music and it was taken away and never given back.
He ran away and went to high school and got together with Mark Tremonti and started a band.
They then began looking for other members. They found Scott Phillips in a mall and began to play in small clubs. They finally teamed up with their last member, Brian Marshal.
Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti write the band's songs. Scott was so influenced by his father and religion, that you can still hear religious influences in his songs.
Creed is not, however, a religious band.
They have released two CDs. My Own Prison and Human Clay. All of the songs are good and enjoyable no matter what kind of music you listen to.
Go to www.creednet.com for more information.
Rating: 5 of 5

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