The Courier | Volume 56 Issue 8

From Sound to Image: Diving into Apple TV’s Prominent Music Doc Plus: • Staff Picks: Halloween 2021 Playlist •?

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IN THIS ISSUE

FEATURES

NEWS

FEATURES

FEATURES

OPINION

A Paranormal Show For The Spookiest Season of The Year Paranormal Cirque performed thrilling shows that exposed audience to an exceptional formation of theater, circus and cabaret

COD Almost Ready to Begin Weekly COVID-19 Testing COD faces staff issue in regards to hiring staff for weekly COVID-19 testing

The House That Kesselman Built Introducing…’The ‘Music Fridays guy’: Lee Kesselman

Politicians Tell students to Keep The Pressure On Their Elected Officials Illinois and Michigan politicians encourage students to advocate for issues they care about.

I Watched Bachelor in Paradise, and it was a Mistake.

My review of the latest season of Bachelor in Paradise

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THE TEAM EDITOR-IN-CHIEF·············································· Brenton Russo CREATIVE DIRECTOR······································ Danny Olivares GRAPHICS EDITOR··········································· Zainab Imam PHOTO EDITOR·················································· Alexia Lukose SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR·································· John Chirayil STAFF WRITER···················································· Haley Battle STAFF WRITER···················································· Bee Bishop STAFF WRITER···················································· Eva Koureta STAFF WRITER···················································· Devin Oommen STAFF WRITER···················································· Katie Toolan STAFF WRITER···················································· Cody Wagner ADVISER································································· Jim Fuller

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Crossword Puzzle and Sudoku Visit the places of the past with this week’s crossword

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MUSIC

STAFF PICKS

Halloween 2021 Get Into It (Yuh)

Psycho Pass

Doja Cat

Xavier Wulf

Way 2 Sexy

High

Drake

PnB Rock

Let’s Groove

Low

Earth, Wind & Fire

Flo Rida ft. T-Pain

Let’s Groove

Low

Earth, Wind & Fire

Flo Rida ft. T-Pain

Listen to the full playlist on Spotify.

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OPINION “HOCUS POCUS” IS THE MUST WATCH HALLOWEEN MOVIE Bee Bishop, Staff Writer

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MUSIC FROM SOUND TO IMAGE: “THE VELVET UNDERGROUND” Cody Wagner, Staff Writer

“The Velvet Underground,” Apple TV’s newest documentary directed by Todd Haynes, touches u.

Have you seen :"The Velvet Underground?" Let us know your thoughts of the film in the comments.

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MUSIC FROM SOUND TO IMAGE: “BEASTIE BOYS STORY” Cody Wagner, Staff Writer

Apple TV’s “Beastie Boys Story” follows an inspiring, amusing and emotional tale of three frien

Have you seen "Beastie Boys Story?" Let us know your thoughts of the film in the comments.

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OPINION I WATCHED BACHELOR IN PARADISE, AND IT WAS A MISTAKE Haley Battle, Staff Writer

Spoilers ahead!

This season of “Bachelor in Paradise” was anything but paradise. This was one of the most chaotic seasons from the Bachelor franchise I have ever seen. The theme song sounded like a cheesy rip-off of an old ‘80s TV show, and in usual Bachelor fashion, “no one was there for the right reasons.”

“Bachelor in Paradise” is a spinoff in “The Bachelor” series, and the contestants consist of rejects from “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette.” Each week, a contestant gives a rose to another contestant they are pursuing.

What makes this so dramatic is that new people show up on the island to test the commitment of each relationship. This causes strains and potential break-ups throughout the show.

Everyone can admit these contestants are not ready for marriage at all. Also, the producers like toying with these contestants’ emotions for drama. “The Bachelor” knows how to put on a show, but this time they went too far.

This season almost made me sick to my stomach. There were so many times I felt bad, embarrassed and have gotten emotionally invested. I’ve followed and unfollowed contestants who turned out to be the villains on the island and stayed up all night thinking about the next episode. I saw people get cheated on and fake relationships that developed for the sake of more Instagram followers. Rules were broken and contestants got sent home by the producers. One contestant (Ivan) went through a producer’s phone to get information about a new contestant. He went to her hotel room in the middle of the night and was publicly kicked off the show.

If you haven’t watched this show before, this is the typical behavior of contestants.

“The Bachelor” always follows a specific story format. This time, it was much wilder than I expected. So many contestants arrived and left that it was so hard to keep track of the events that occurred.

This season lacked authenticity with the recurring plot-lines. One of the storylines from the middle of the season (the drama between Natasha and Brendon) was a good start to bring more upcoming drama. But in

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the next episode they pull the same plot with Chris and Alana, and the audience completely forgets about the drama between Natasha and Brendon, which I think was way stronger in comparison. The storyline with Brendon using Natasha for followers resonated more with the audience since some fans of “The Bachelor’’ were following Brendon during the airing of the show. They realized how narcissistic he was and took Natasha’s side quickly. Brendon and Pieper seemed to be aware of all the negative attention they’ve gotten online and decided to milk it, but when it backfired in their face, they started to give apologies, which no one bought.

It was a dumb choice to waste other contestants’ time on the island just to gain a following.

I wasn’t sure why Joe was the only guy who confronted Brendon for using Natasha, while everyone else bashed Chris and Alana like they robbed a bank. I know Demi and the other girls confronted Brendon as well, but if there were more people there to tell them how they really feel, they wouldn’t have been more tempted to stay.

Contestants on this show were not consistent with their dating partners, nor did they exhibit any common sense. Plus, the scenes were a bit choppy. There were moments in the show where contestants formed new relationships, which is something the audience had no idea happened: (Ivan and Kendall). I also felt bad for contestants like Connor, who didn’t really get a chance at real love because he got dumped earlier on in the season.

On the other hand, “Bachelor in Paradise” wasn’t full of dark and gloomy storms on the island. The show ended with three verifiable engagements. “Bachelor in Paradise” also made Bachelor history by having the first black couple to get engaged on the show, as well.

My friends and I are such big and long-time fans that we even talk to strangers about the show. To me, “The Bachelor’’ is ridiculous, yet fun entertainment. I don’t think I have ever laughed so hard watching people get sent home in limos.

As much as I love reality television, how much is too much? It’s hard to distinguish who is an actor and who is serious, and I don’t think it’s worth it to put yourself out there in this format.

Imagine getting dumped on national television and having the producers manipulate you for a storyline. It can affect your real life and social media habits.

A lot of viewers who are not aware of the conflict the producers create, can be easily manipulated as well. This show will give you a false impression of what real relationships are supposed to look like. If you haven’t noticed already, reality television is false reality television. I’m not sure if there will be a reunion episode, and if there was it would be funny to watch 30 people scream at each other.

But I honestly think a lot of these contestants are good friends. I just hope the next season of “The Bachelorette” keeps up the fun and ridiculousness and maintains a healthy chaos.

FOR A BETTER WORLD

Lewis University offers...

• 80 undergraduate majors • Adult accelerated degree completion programs • Counselors on-site to make the transfer process easy Our most popular transfer majors include computer science, criminal justice, education, nursing, healthcare leadership, business and aviation.

Learn more about our on-site undergraduate programs: • 3+1 Computer Science degree • 3+1 Criminal Justice degree • Enhanced 2+2 Teacher Education degrees (Early Childhood Education with Endorsements in Special Education and ESL, Elementary, Special, and Combined Elementary/Special Education)

Scheduled On-Site

3+1 ADVISING SESSION www.cod.edu/academics/transfer/ colleges/index.aspx Contact us for more information admission@lewisu.edu (815) 836-5250 lewisu.edu/transfers

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ACROSS 1. Good earth 5. Pea soup bone 8. Transport, with a U 12. Top notch 13. Copenhagen native 14. Boggy 15. Who would 16. Play parts 17. "Sesame Street" roommate 18. *World's best-selling candy bar 20. Law school entry requirement, acr.

21. Use a garrote 22. Homer Simpson's exclamation 23. *"Gimme a break" bar 26. Scrimmage line group 30. Dollar 31. Saltwater game fish 34. Hindu workout 35. 4 years for a U.S. President, pl.

37. *Hyde & ___ Boutique candy 38. Seize a throne 39. Popular aquarium performer 40. Germany's National Socialism, for short 42. Ryder Cup peg 43. Excellent 45. Jet setters' vessels 47. Scientist's office 48. Game ragout 50. One from Glasgow 52. *Twizzlers competitor 55. There's none like home?

56. Vocal piece for one 57. Small ladies' handbag 59. Black cat crossing the street, e.g.

60. One with biggest share?

61. Actor Wahlberg 62. Secondary school 63. Follow ems 64. Sheltered, nautically

DOWN 1. Order's partner?

2. Sounds of amazement 3. Any day now 4. a.k.a. hop clover or nonesuch 5. Certain consonant marker 6. Cavern or cave 7. Army ____ hall, or dining room 8. *Who's Kisses?

9. Pavlova or Kournikova 10. Newton, e.g.

11. Caustic chemical 13. One of Fanning sisters 14. Cell dweller 19. Online conversations 22. Cacophony 23. Japanese string instrument, pl.

24. Apathetic 25. 9 a.m. prayer 26. Mischievous Norse deity 27. *Pop Rocks sizzle and pop in it 28. Kind of heron 29. Back of the neck, pl.

32. Back of military formation 33. *Short for Pfefferminz 36. *Chocolate-covered whipped marshmallow (2 words) 38. Savory taste sensation 40. Apprehend 41. Spirit of the woods 44. Not now 46. Auteur's art 48. European finch 49. Goodbye, in Puerto Vallarta 50. Hurtful remark 51. Zoo room 52. Respiratory rattling 53. Et alibi, abbr.

54. "You betcha!"

55. OB-GYN test 58. *Mike and ____ fruity, chewy candy

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