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Ian Stoubaugh

COLUMN: Disney’s cultural representation is getting better

Ian Stobaugh, Columnist March 4, 2022

The majority of people reading this have probably heard of or have watched “Encanto.” It’s one of Disney’s most popular movies right now, and it’s deserved. The movie has a dynamic character...

Disney+ is the new, big deal to stream

Katelyn Eddington November 15, 2019

Disney+ has become the superior streaming service.   I love Netflix, Prime and Hulu, but Disney+ has everything.   Disney+ lets you log in and choose an avatar from every single character from...

Stop rebooting movies; leave them be

Katelyn Eddington, Columnist September 12, 2019

I was scrolling through Facebook this week and I came across an article about Disney making a live action Fox and the Hound movie. It got me wondering about how many movies have been or are currently...

PODCAST: Popcorn Talk Episode 5 (‘The Lion King’ 2019)

July 29, 2019

"The Lion King (2019)" is the newest Disney remake to hit theaters; it tells the classic story of an envious, evil uncle set on overthrowing the current monarch and his son and almost succeeds in doing...

Audiences deserve more than Disney reboots

Zoë Donovan, Staff Reporter July 18, 2019

Looking at the Disney line-up for the next few years can make audiences do a double-take and wonder if they’d stepped back in time Following the success of the live action remake of "Beauty and the...

Ariel is not real; leave her alone

Dillan Schorfheide, Sports Editor July 9, 2019

Race is a subject that should not be thrown around willy-nilly; it is a delicate subject with real, powerful meaning. Even me and my fellow student journalists here at Eastern are taught to not mention...

Grieving at Disney World: Part 2

Jackson Bayer, Columnist April 8, 2019

I love Disney World—honestly though, who doesn’t? But while it may be the happiest place on Earth, it’s not all magic and rainbows. Following up on last Tuesday’s Part One, here’s the thrilling...

Grieving at Walt Disney World: Part 1

Jackson Bayer, Columnist April 1, 2019

I love Disney World—honestly though, who doesn’t? But while it may be the happiest place on Earth, it’s not all magic and rainbows. The following is an excerpt from my essay entitled “Waiting in...

Eastern students utilize Disney College Program

Tori Harrison, Contributing Writer April 30, 2017

Walt Disney World is the place where people often say their dreams come true. At least, that was the case for Liz Gomez, a junior family and consumer sciences major. Gomez has gone back to Disney...

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