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Iona students have participated in the Ice Bucket Challenge every year since it began in 2014.

Iona honors Patrick Quinn with Ice Bucket Challenge

October 7, 2021

‘Grow, Thrive, Survive’: Iona’s counseling center informs students about suicide awareness

September 23, 2021
‘Lucifer’ Season 6 brings close to Netflix series

‘Lucifer’ Season 6 brings close to Netflix series

September 23, 2021
‘Shadow and Bone’ is strong adaptation of fantasy novel series

‘Shadow and Bone’ is strong adaptation of fantasy novel series

May 6, 2021
Earth Day is an opportunity to learn about and advocate for environmental concerns.

Celebrating Earth Day

April 22, 2021
The four-hour long directors cut of Justice League tells an entirely different story from the original 2017 film.

“Zack Snyder’s Justice League” is significant improvement to original 2017 film

April 8, 2021
The Marvel Universe continues to surprise with its latest entry: ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’

The Marvel Universe continues to surprise with its latest entry: ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’

March 25, 2021
Superman & Lois offers a refreshing take on the classic superhero.

‘Superman & Lois’ puts the Man of Steel in a refreshing family drama

March 11, 2021
The best way to enjoy your life is to incorporate simple pleasures into your days.

Tips on how to romanticize your life

March 11, 2021
Photo Credit - Disney.

WandaVision surprises with bold new direction for Marvel Cinematic Universe

February 11, 2021
Photo Courtesy of Kerry Brown - Netflix

‘Rebecca’ is a shallow, unoriginal adaptation of the 1930 novel

November 15, 2020
Halloween costumes can be made with things as simple as clothes already in your closet. / Photo from lifestylewithkel on Instagram

Last minute Halloween costumes

November 2, 2020
Vampires vs. The Bronx while cliché, presents interesting themes with its setting - Photo Courtesy of Broadway Video

“Vampires vs. the Bronx” Is a Simple but Enjoyable Start to the Halloween Season

October 16, 2020
Midnight Sun celebrates the 10th anniversary of Twilight with a new prologue story - Photo Courtesy of ummit Entertainment, Little, Brown and Company

“Midnight Sun” casts a new light on the story of “Twilight”

October 16, 2020
Braided styles can be as simple or intricate as you want but are a great low-maintenance style for the fall / Photo from ultabeauty official Instagram

Hair trends to look out for this fall

October 1, 2020
Make sure your goals motivate you. Properly setting goals is the first step to achieving them. / Photo from iamnathaliesanga on Instagram.

Setting, accomplishing goals

September 18, 2020
Photo courtesy of Warner Brothers Pictures.

‘Tenet’: A thrilling film for return to theatres

September 18, 2020

Students show support for LGBTQ+ community with notes

September 1, 2020

Campus reopens with new health and safety policies, procedures

August 20, 2020

A welcome to the class of 2024

August 19, 2020

How to prepare for final exam season

November 14, 2019

OLAS movie night highlights community

October 31, 2019

How to survive cold, flu season while in college

October 31, 2019
Ruby Rose stars as Batwoman in The CW’s return to Gotham City after the end of ‘Gotham’ in April.

Action packed ‘Batwoman’ starts on shaky note

October 17, 2019
Nancy Drew’ reimagined in mature, but lifeless show

‘Nancy Drew’ reimagined in mature, but lifeless show

October 17, 2019

How to ace your midterm exams

October 17, 2019

Fall fashion trends to look for on campus this season

October 4, 2019
In Ad Astra, dark themes such as loneliness and depression are examined through the beautiful backdrop of outer space.

‘Ad Astra’ provides out of this world storytelling

October 4, 2019

Millie Bobby Brown releases minimalist beauty line

September 5, 2019

‘Gotham’ finale only complicates Batman’s story

May 4, 2019

Tips, tricks for how Iona students can ace their finals

May 4, 2019

Springtime activities Iona students can enjoy this season

April 19, 2019

Tips, tricks for maintaining your GPA for the rest of spring semester

April 4, 2019
The Iona Players’ performance of “Mamma Mia!” delighted audiences with its humor, heart and an amazing ABBA soundtrack.

‘Mamma Mia’: Perfect musical for Iona Players

March 14, 2019

New hair trends to look forward to this spring season

March 14, 2019
It is time to say goodbye to the “How to Train Your Dragon” franchise as it lands with the third and final film in the series, “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.” During the nine years between “How to Train Your Dragon” and this final film, DreamWorks Animation has gone through its own changes. While the new film is a beautiful spectacle, one may argue that DreamWorks may be trying to just make a quick buck. Regardless, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World shows that the series only continues to soar and will have people loving it for years to come. This time around, Hiccup (once again voiced by Jay Baruchel) is trying to find his place as the leader of Berk. His people have fully embraced life with dragons, but this new lifestyle has made Berk a target. Despite Hiccup’s efforts to spread the message of peace, dragons and people are still not getting along. Hiccup then proposes that the residents of Berk should pick up and leave in search of a hidden, magical land. Of course, this move becomes a problem when a fearsome group of dragon trappers arrive and threaten to kill Hiccup’s dragon, Toothless. At the center of the film are the themes of letting go and growing up. They are shown expertly through the eyes of Hiccup and the evil dragon hunter, Grimmel. Hiccup has forged a unique friendship between himself and Toothless, and is not willing to let it go. He tried to create a utopia where humans and dragons could live in harmony as a last-ditch effort to keep his best friend at his side. This draws the attention of many nefarious types of bad guys including Grimmel, voiced by F. Murray Abraham, who has his sights set on Toothless. Grimmel’s refusal to grow up and become peaceful leads the film into a well-executed climax. Despite the two core themes, the plot is rather simple. It strikes an interesting tonal balance between comedy and fantasy, but it runs a little bit too long. That said, the heavy run-time allows DreamWorks to show off the unbelievably stunning animation. The animators painstakingly created beautiful landscapes with light, shadow, water, sunsets and fire. Through its ridiculous and pointless comedy, “The Hidden World” brings it home with a classic kind of message about growing up and learning to stand on your own. The finale to the franchise will say goodbye as it flies away with your heart. “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” is currently playing in theaters.

‘How To Train Your Dragon’ trilogy ends on high note

February 28, 2019
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