Martin by: REBECCA KIELBASA
Editor

Robert Vanitvelt is a self-taught artist who created the exhibit "Movers and Shakers", a collection of portraits of famous people in black history.

Vanitvelt is showing his exhibit in the Diane Kidd Gallery on the Tiffin University Campus until the end of February, which is also black history month. 

On Feb. 5 Vanitvelt hosted a live  painting show in the Gillmor Student Center to showcase his abilities. Some of the portraits painted live were Martin Luther King Jr. and Harriet Tubman.

by ANJALEIGH HART
Staff writer

​Recently, Tiffin University put on the play "Good Kids", written by Naomi Iizuka. The play was put on by Tiffin University’s Dragon Den actors.
The play is one of the most progressive and one of the most controversial plays that has ever been put on by the Tiffin University’s Dragon Den. The play has strong language and it depicts scenes that involve acts of sexual violence and is intended for mature audiences only.
The director of the play was Mika Gibson, who always works at The Ritz Theater, and also works with the local high schools theater departments, stepped in to help out Tiffin University. The previous director of the fall plays at Tiffin University recently retired, which does leave a bit of question as to who will become the new permanent director of the fall plays.
The show also did something different that had never been done after a play at Tiffin University, which is a talk-back. This means that after the show ended, there was be a few cast members and others who are qualified to answer any of the questions that the audience had on the show. This was one of the first of its kind at Tiffin University. The talk-back segment lasted about fifteen to twenty minutes after the show. Some of the cast members also shared their own comments and thoughts and personal stories that related to the concept of the play.
The play includes four male football players who are the ones who carry out the sexual assault on a girl who crashes a party on the other side of town. The play is narrated by a girl who is watching the entire assault play out on social media and is tracking the movements of each high school student involved with the incident. There are four male characters and eight female characters in the show. 

by REBECCA KIELBASA
Staff Writer

by MAKENNAH RETTIG
​Staff writer

I got the amazing opportunity to sit down with the nonfiction author Steve Sheinkin when he visited Mohawk High School and this is what happened! He talked about his favorite book, his "failed" movie, and alternate careers for historical figures. 

​Watch the video below.

by BRANDON UTLEY
Co-editor

When you think of global pop group, who do you think of?

One Direction?
Spice Girls?
BTS?

​As great as all of these groups are, that group that comes to mind may soon be Now United.

Now United is the creation of Spice Girls’ manager Simon Fuller. It was based on the idea of making the first ever global pop group comprised of singers and dancers from around the world. The group is formed by 14 members from 14 different countries.

Members are as followed:

by BRANDON UTLEY
Co-editor
 
Have you ever wondered what a show that is a perfect cross between Gossip Girl and How to Get Away with Murder would look like? Well look no further.

Elite is Netflix’s new Spanish teen murder drama and it is unlike anything seen before. The drama, the scandals, the suspense. The show will have you glued to the screen from start to finish.

Fair warning, Elite is a Spanish show that has been English dubbed, so the words you hear do not match those coming from the actors’ mouths, but you get used to it. The show is worth it so give the awkward mismatch a chance.  

Elite is the story of three working class teenagers who receive a scholarship to attend an elite prep school, Las Encinas. The tension between the new students and the wealthy teens already attending Las Encinas results in a murder mystery you do not want to miss.

Watch as Samuel, Christian, and Nadia work to insert themselves into the lives of popular teens Guzman, Marina, Ander, Carla, Polo, and Lucrecia. Sit back and enjoy the drama as you watch the personal lives of these students unwind, and the suspense as the police figure out who killed who.

Watch the Spanish trailer below and decide if the eight-episode first season is worth the watch. I guarantee you will not be disappointed. 
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by TAYLOR NEWMAN
Staff writer

​Are you a romantic at heart? Had you spent a majority of your younger years fantasizing about a love that you could have had with someone you met by chance? Perhaps someone you went to school with? I was one of those girls, and I found this characteristic reflected in the character Lara Jean Covey in Netflix’s new movie, “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.”
 
Imagine feeling so much emotion that after every chance encounter, or with every person you feel a spark with, you wrote them a letter. The boy you kissed playing spin the bottle years before. The first boy to ask you for a dance at Homecoming when you didn’t have a date. The boy you met at summer camp. Even the boy your older sister is dating. Put into envelopes and hidden away from sight, a little secret that only you know of. That’s what Lara Jean did.
 
If I did that in high school, I probably would have lost them in my bedroom under a pile of clothes. Admittedly, I would have forgotten all about them and went on with my life. I would probably throw them in my closet one day and not see them again until I did a deep clean of my room. Then I would have been so embarrassed by my spelling or the emotions laid out in the papers that I would have burned them, or at the very least I would have ripped them to shreds. I also don’t have any siblings but Lara Jean does. Lara Jean’s youngest sister does something with the best intentions that leads to some of the worst possible outcomes.
 
Watch as Lara Jean goes through her most drama-filled part of high school thus far. Relish in the fact that your high school days are past you. Satisfy your romantic side with this easily relatable story of a girl going from a romantic in only her fantasies to the girl finally having a slice of what she’s dreamed about her whole life. It is currently available on Netflix, and if you haven’t watched it yet, I suggest you watch it now. 

by BRANDON UTLEY
​Co-editor

​If you have not heard of Netflix’s new comedy series "The Comedy Lineup," you are truly missing out. This series features a rotating group of lesser known comedians featured in fifteen minute specials.

Many people who say they do not enjoy stand-up comedy, mainly do not enjoy sitting through hour long specials. This series takes that out of the equation while shedding light on up-and-coming comedians who are attempting to break into the mainstream.

Netflix has become the go-to streaming site for anything stand-up comedy. The selection of amazing, full-length specials, both original to Netflix and previously recorded, are available to stream on the site. But if the time commitment is too much for you, or you are looking for new comedians that you have never heard of before, check out this series.

Parts one and two are now streaming on Netflix.