By: KiMiya Eason and Ci’Niyah Taylor
Monthly Archives: October 2025
Best Trader Joe’s candies
By: Siri David
Trader Joe’s is a grocery store that is located all over the USA. It is known to have fresh produce and healthier food options while being set at a lower price. Trader Joe’s is well known in the younger generation for the candy options. I personally have tried almost every type of fruity candy that Trader Joe’s offers.
I will be explaining and ranking all the types of candy I have tried.
Starting at the bottom, we have the Fruit Jelly’s. These are square shaped jelly candies that have 6 different flavors. There is orange, raspberry, lemon, blackberry, grape, and mandarin. I personally did not like this candy at all. I thought the flavors were just too artificial and I also found that the texture was too gelatinous.
The next on my list is the Strawberry Field Gummies. The main reason I don’t like these is because there is only one flavor and I find that kind of boring. I do like the color combo of them with the green and pink.
After that is the Sour Strawberry Candy Belts. I do like these a lot. They have a good amount of sour to them without overpowering the flavor, but again there just is only one flavor so they get kinda boring after a few.
Next is the Scandinavian Swimmers, they are a classic at Trader Joe’s and there are two different types. They have just an original gummy and then they have the sour version. I personally like the sour ones more than the original, but they both are delicious. These are in all year unlike a lot of Trader Joe’s candy that often only come out during certain times of the year. There are four different flavors, and they are all shaped as different sea animals.
The last, and my overall favorite, is the Sour Jelly Beans. These are my absolute favorites. They have many different flavors and are definitely sour and that’s what I love about them. They also come in a smaller bag so you don’t become stressed out over how many jelly beans you have.
At the end of the day I think Traders Joe’s sells the best candy and if you haven’t tried any of them you definitely should!
Outfit of the day
By: Helen Aweke, Siyam Kedir, and Yasmin Roba
Krumkake recipe and review
By: Nils Hilleson
Ingredients:
- 4 eggs
- 1 c sugar
- 1 1/2 c flour
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 stick of butter melted
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
Equipment:
- Krumkake iron
- Dowel
Steps:
- Beat 4 eggs in a bowl
- Add 1 cup sugar, mix
- Add 1 1/2 c flour & 2 tbsp cornstarch, mix
- Retrieve melted butter and add vanilla & cinnamon, mix
- Add butter to bowl and whisk to combine.
- Scoop out an acceptable amount of batter (about a teaspoon) and place on the iron
- Wait for the iron light to turn off
- Quickly retrieve the krumkake from the iron and roll it into a tube with the dowel
- Let the krumkake cool until completely cool
This recipe makes around 30 krumkake
I really like krumkake, they taste sweet and vaguely cinnamon. My mom makes some every year around winter as a tradition. Krumkake is a Norwegian cookie.
Due to how many are made there plenty to give away to friends or family. They take awhile to make not because they’re hard to but just because of the fact you have to wait for them to cook for awhile, but it’s worth it since they’re so good.
Personally, I don’t normally do this, but since they’re tube shaped you can fill them with stuff like whipped cream. I find they can be a tad bit awkward to eat due to their shape.
Rolling the krumkake can be a little stressful since you have to do it quickly so they don’t harden before you can roll them properly.
This was based on my grandma’s recipe, but it really only had the ingredients, and directions on how to make the batter. I had to write out the rest of the steps.
My review of ‘You’
By: Kendra Shanklin
*Warning: this review contains spoilers
‘You’ is a psychological thriller about a guy named Joe Goldberg who is a charming but dangerous obsessive man who becomes obsessed with women and goes to the highest standards to insert himself into their lives. The show is rated TV-MA for its murdering, violence, and sexual content.
Recap:
In the first season Joe works at a book store and a customer comes in named Beck who is looking for a good book and asks Joe if they had it and they have a conversation. After that conversation ended Joe instantly fell in love and knew that Beck “was the one for him” and knew he needed to become close with her. After that day Joe would think about her on a daily basis.
Once Joe got home he opened his laptop and started typing Beck’s name on social media looking at her pictures and even looking in the background of her photos to find her address .
The next morning, he walks to her place and sees her through the window and watches her while she’s getting ready. After that he finds her schedule and gets his day ready at the same exact time as hers, and starts stalking her throughout the day. Once Joe finds out Beck has a boyfriend he gets angry and wants that obstacle removed immediately because he doesn’t want anything blocking his chance of getting with Beck.
After that day, Joe heads back to Beck’s and sees the door open. He doesn’t want to be suspicious so he acts like Beck’s boyfriend so he wouldn’t have people second guessing about his behavior.
He then snuck into Beck’s house and went through all of her stuff to see what he could find and went on her computer and through all her pictures.
After snooping he hears the door open and gets scared and he jumps in her shower trying to hide so Beck won’t see him. He then hears Beck on the phone saying how she’s going to a bar and he has the idea to also go to the bar so he can see her.
He then goes to the bar and stalks her for awhile until he sees Beck get drunk. When he notices she’s taking a subway home he follows her. While trying not to get noticed he sees Beck stumbling by the train tracks and falls. He runs towards her and helps her up and notices she drops her phone but doesn’t say anything.
My rating:
In my opinion I love this show. It’s really mysterious and you never really know what is gonna happen next. I love how there’s like the inner voice of his thoughts. Lastly, I like how it shows flash backs from when he was a child to show the reasoning behind his behavior.
If you like shows that have crime and psychological thrillers I recommend that you watch this show. I rate it a 9.5/10
Thank you for reading my review. I hope you enjoyed my review and are willing to watch this show after seeing it.
‘You’ is available to watch on Netflix and Amazon video.
Tier Ranking Halloween Candy
By: Liv Kleiber and Salome Meyer
What is a government shutdown?
By: Alayanna Bouwens
A government shutdown happens when Congress doesn’t pass funding bills in time; funding bills or “appropriation bills” act like a budget plan and are designed to fund the government until the end of each government year or “fiscal year” which ends on September 30. During a government shutdown, essential services related to national security and public safety, like emergency medical care, air traffic security and control, law enforcement, and border security, continue to function, though they may face disruptions.
During this time government workers like air traffic control workers, senators, military employees, FBI workers, border control, etc. are paid something called “back pay” which is a pay check they receive of money that has been stored in case of a shutdown. Workers that are essential to the functioning of our government are required to work without pay while workers that are deemed not essential like department of education workers, NASA employees, national park services staff, etc. are sent home for the remainder of the shutdown.
This government shutdown affects us because it interrupts government services, delays things like loans, makes longer lines and more delays at airports, national parks and museums close as they have a lack of funding. Lots of small business struggle as loans come to a halt, and causes financial uncertainty for government employees. Overall, it doesn’t affect our day to day lives (if you don’t work for a government agency) but it is still an important subject to know about as a shutdown is a big thing and affects government functions and staff heavily.
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‘Twilight’ chapter 1 summary and review
By: Ivy Dahl
Summary:
The first chapter of ‘Twilight’ begins with 17-year-old Bella Swan moving from Arizona where she lives with her mom, to Forks, Washington, to live with her dad, Charlie. Her dad picks her up from the airport and takes her back to his house, the one she used to stay at every summer until she was 14. He gives her an old truck that he bought from his friend as a gift, so she can drive herself to the new high school she’s going to be attending. Charlie also shows her to her room, which is decorated nicely. He leaves immediately to let her get settled in and she appreciates this. She unpacks all of her stuff before going to bed.
Bella starts her first day at the Forks high school the next day, and to her horror, is the talk of the school. As she tries to find her way to classes, everyone is staring at her, as new students aren’t common. She meets a boy named Erik, who also seems enthusiastic about her novelty and is eager to show her around the school. She also meets a boy named Mike who seems just as interested in her novelty. She meets a girl named Jessica who she shares many classes with, and although friendly, she seems jealous of how much attention everyone (especially Mike) is giving her.
She’s eating lunch in the cafeteria with her newfound friends when a group of mysterious looking students sitting at a table catch her eye. They catch her eye because of how breathtakingly beautiful and different they look. She asks Jessica who they are, and Jessica explains that those are the Cullens, the adopted children of the local doctor Carlisle Cullen, and how they don’t interact with others often, so Bella shouldn’t get her hopes up. The one who catches her eye the most is a boy that Jessica points out as Edward Cullen. He seems to chuckle to himself as Jessica is speaking, although he is all the way across the cafeteria and it would be impossible for him to hear what she was saying at that distance.
Bella’s next class is biology. She walks in and notices the lab partner sitting at her table is Edward Cullen, who looks disgusted beyond belief. She sits down next to him, feeling insecure and uncertain of what’s making him react like that. He sits as far away from her as possible and holds a clearly disgusted expression for the entire class period, not speaking or looking at her. As soon as the bell rings he gets out of the room as fast as possible.
She goes through the rest of her classes puzzled about Edward’s mood in biology, ending the day by walking through the school office where she happens upon Edward arguing with the lady behind the counter about switching out of biology class. The lady refuses, and he storms off obviously upset, muttering that he’ll just have to withstand it. This causes Bella even more anxiety and she fights back tears for her whole drive home.
Review:
The first chapter of ‘Twilight’ holds many scenes that are iconic in pop culture history such as the cafeteria scene and biology scene. It sets up an interesting question of who Edward Cullen is and why he reacts the way he does to Bella. The worldbuilding has a comforting atmosphere which is communicated through simple, yet effective writing by Stephanie Meyer, the author. I would give it 10/10. You can buy ‘Twilight’ on Amazon.
St. Paul – A safe haven for gangsters
By: Treshawn Ross
In the early 1900’s to 1935 St. Paul was known as a safe haven for gangsters and criminals.
How it started– This system was known as the “O’Connor Layover Agreement”, named after the police chief at the time (John O’Connor). The key conditions of this agreement were that the criminals had to check in with police when they arrived in the city, they had to pay bribes to city officials, and lastly they agreed not to commit major crimes in St. Paul during their stay.
Gangsters who thrived under the O’Connor system– John Dillinger and “Babyface” Nelson both hid in St. Paul after their numerous bank robberies. Alvin Karpis and his gang of kidnappers also used St. Paul as a hideout. The bootlegging kingpin of the city Leon Gleckman used St. Paul not only as a hideout but a headquarters from the St. Paul Hotel.
The degradation of the O’Connor system- In 1930 Chief O’Connor retired from the police force. This left Tom Brown as his successor. Tom Brown portrayed himself as a righteous lawman who would fight crime; this allowed him to obtain the vacant police chief position. Tom Brown disposed of the O’Connor system. Instead of upholding the previous order, he allowed violent crimes by the gangsters hiding in St. Paul to go unpunished. This inevitably raised the city’s crime rate and brought more attention.
The Fall- After a famous shootout with the Karpis gang, Tom Brown was demoted after being questioned by the public and the mayor about how the gang escaped. He still retained a high office in the police department and after numerous scandals relating to the John Dillinger and Karpis gangs he was put under investigation. He was publicly disgraced but faced very little punishment. The FBI then began to hunt down the murderous gangs in the city, killing John Dillinger and many of his associates. Alvin Karpis was arrested for his crime and he served his sentence in Alcatraz. Many other corrupt officers were laid off and this led to reform and less corruption in the St. Paul police force.
‘Fatherhood’ review
By: KiMiya Easton and Ci’Niyah Taylor
Plaid Line + PRIZM + Scottie News 