Scott McDanel is a senior Digital Cinema Production major with an English minor. Scott has written for the A&E section for two years. He is currently the Associate Producer for Dark Side News: Moon's #1 Spot for Pop Culture, and the columnist for 'Scote's G.O.A.T.s'.
A lot has happened in the past two years since I last wrote for this column. A pandemic plagued the nation, shoppers who frequent Walmart have somehow gotten stupider, and I have sunk a good portion of...
Marvel Studios' "What If...?" shakes up the classic films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe by asking one simple question. Presented and narrated by an omnipotent being known as "The Watcher" (voiced by...
MOON TOWNSHIP -- The Robert Morris University Chapter of Delta Phi Epsilon hosted their "Deepher Dude" charity fundraiser in the North Athletic Complex on November 14. Ten "dudes" representing organizations...
As a genre of music, punk songs usually are about going against an established system or empowering the listener. Famous and more familiar punk groups like Green Day and Sex Pistols follow a trend of rebellion,...
Gearbox Games and 2K Publishing's "Borderlands 2" combined exciting and intense gunplay with clever writing and humor, cementing itself as one of the greatest shooters this generation. As a result, its...
Some of the biggest names in the alternative music scene -- Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer -- announced that they would be doing a joint tour starting in 2020. All three groups released new singles...
Nintendo hosted one of their "Nintendo Direct" live-streams on September 4, 2019, featuring just under 40 minutes of new Nintendo Switch news. Highlights as well as the full stream will be down below:Monolith...
LOS ANGELES, CA - The 2019 E3 Conference saw various video game developers and publishers sharing new information about previously announced projects and reveals of new games and hardware coming to the...
MOON TOWNSHIP - Comcast Spectacor and The Cordish Companies have announced the plans for their newest project, Fusion Arena. The first purpose-built arena for esports, it is one of many changes coming...
Everyone has that memory they try to repress until the end of time. For some, it might be the time they embarrassed themselves in front of their crush. Others try to forget the time they didn't have the...
Robert Morris University's chapter of the Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity (PSP) is hosting "'Til Death Do Us Part," a student run escape room, this weekend in the Liberty Ballroom at Yorktown Hall.
Challenging...
Xbox Game Studios hosted Season 2 Episode 2 of their "Inside Xbox" series today, highlighting new games, updates and other projects that they have been working on.
A new controller color, "Phantom...
Nintendo hosted a seven minute long Pokémon Direct today, which focused on the highly anticipated Nintendo Switch mainline iteration of the series. Highlights as well as the full live...
Reggie Fils-Aimé has announced his retirement from Nintendo of America on February 21, 2019. Addressing fans through the Nintendo of America page on Twitter, he announced that he will step down from the...
Everyone knows the popular TV show "The Dating Game," which was popular back in the ‘80s. RMU's chapter of the Delta Zeta sorority used that same theme in an effort to spread some love with their take:...
Nintendo hosted a Nintendo Direct on February 13, detailing their plans for the future. The event showcased several games and the downloadable content coming to the Nintendo Switch. The highlights of the...
When people think of Ned Flanders from "The Simpsons," they usually associate the left-hand obsessed neighbor of Homer Simpson with his weird, devout Christian mannerisms. He is not known for screaming...
Xbox Games Studios, formerly known as Microsoft Studio, hosted their first "Inside Xbox" event on Feb. 5, 2019. Detailing the developer's plans for the upcoming year and beyond, they shared details on...
Ever think to yourself: “Gee, I wish I was invited to Joseph Stalin’s beach party?” Besides the fact that Stalin has been dead for a long time, he did not throw beach parties. Trust me, I looked...
The School of Business is looking to enroll students in a new experimental elective class this coming spring semester, which focuses on the fast-growing industry of esports.
Robert Morris isn’t the...
As September comes to a close, October is finally on the horizon. Marking the transition into fall, the month promotes the staples of the season, such as pumpkin spice, warm scarves and fire pits. For...
School bells are ringing for students across the United States, which rings in another year of all-nighters, coffee-induced essays, and the inevitable Netflix binge the night before the first big exam...
