By Kate Norrish Staff Writer If you’ve heard of this book, you likely have some thoughts right now. Love it or hate it, I think it’s worth the reading experience. “The Children of Captain Grant” - sometimes translated under the title “In Search of The Castaways” - was published serially between 1863 and 1864. It was written during an odd time to say the least. British colonialism was in full force, the Emancipation Proclamation in America had just come into law, and that’s

By Alexis Schlesinger Courtesy of Alexis Schlesinger Editorial Staff I’ve been telling myself for a few years that I was going to get “into the local music scene.”  I finally committed to getting myself in there this summer.  I sometimes fall into a habit of listening to the same songs over and over again, so for a long time, I’ve really wanted to start branching out. I’ve always listened to a pretty decent variety of music, but I sort of felt like I was missing out on a lot