For my final videogame review for The Steeple, I wanted to do something special.  I wanted to take a look at one of my favorite titles that has been sorely overlooked by the vast majority of the gaming community.  If ever a videogame deserved the title of hidden gem, Square Enix and Cavia’s “Nier” would win that title hands down.  …

Usually, when someone asks you to confess your guilty pleasures, you rather grudgingly admit to watching shows like Grey’s Anatomy, Gossip Girl, or The Big Bang Theory or even to listening to music by The Spice Girls or Britney Spears. But no one ever said your guilty pleasures couldn’t include a little bit of eye candy. Up-and-coming Hollywood actor Matt …

Torrential downpours and frequent lightning did not stop Billy Currington from heating up the stage at this year’s concert for students, hosted by the Student Activities Board. The country music star had the UNG students “Swimmin’ in Sunshine.” The annual concert was held at the Cumming Fairgrounds on Wednesday, April 17, and students, faculty, and staff from all four UNG …

Looking for the perfect album to laze away the upcoming hot, summer days? Look no farther than “Young Pilgrim,” by  singer-songwriter Charlie Simpson. Perhaps comparable to the musical diversity and vocal roughness of a Mumford & Sons album, Simpson’s “Young Pilgrim” will have you humming, singing and tapping along to the unique melodies and rhythms. Listeners will find a variety …

Psy’s “Gangnam Style” resounded through the campus on Thursday, April 18, as the recently founded Asian Student Association hosted its first “Asian Idol.” The Asian Student Association is a student organization created to promote Asian culture on the University of North Georgia Dahlonega campus. A parody of popular TV show “American Idol,” students came out and performed, competing for the …

If you’re in the mood to watch 14 men share three pairs of pants, a teenager ruin a timeless Utopia in just two days, bagpipers, sword dances and miracles,  the Holly Theater’s production of “Brigadoon” can ease your yearning. In a unique mix of comedy and tragedy, this play doesn’t fit either classic genre of theater and can only be called …

I can appreciate the students who happily toss a Frisbee around the drill field, and those lounging around on picnic blankets look perfectly content. Of course, the students hanging from trees like caterpillars look quite comfy in their Eno hammocks. There’s nothing wrong with getting some fresh air, especially as stress levels increase daily; avoiding all possible work seems pretty …

J.K. Rowling’s latest novel, “The Casual Vacancy,” is not Harry Potter and it is not for children. It is an adult book about crime, drug use, child abuse and a boring local election in an obscure English town. In fact, Rowling seems so determined to create a “serious” novel that it often collapses under its own weight. Rowling sets the …

In the spirit of fighting modern slavery, a topic that seems to be going around campus lately, I decided to review “Tokyo Vice” by Jake Adelstein, former director of public relations for the Polaris Project. “Tokyo Vice” is an amazing chronicle of Adelstein’s years as a crime reporter in Japan. Adelstein graduated from Japan’s Sophia University in 1993 and through …

Remakes of classic horror films are still in vogue in Hollywood right now.  Franchises like “Friday the 13th,” “Nightmare on Elm Street” and “Halloween” have all received contemporary revisions in the last few years and despite mixed opinions from critics and fans, these modern day retellings have been financial cash cows. When I first saw the trailer for the new …