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The Rubicon

The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

The Rubicon

The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

The Rubicon

Senior Grace Owens-Kurtz reads The Bluest Eye, a book by Toni Morrison for her Gender and Literature English class. “Watching a movie just isn’t the same as reading a book,” she said.

Students debate merits of books versus movies

John Wilhelm, News Editor April 18, 2014

While it’s certainly not uncommon to hear “the book was so much better than the movie,” both books and movies can make a convincing argument in favor of their medium. “Watching a movie just isn’t...

Senior Grace Owens-Kurtz reads The Bluest Eye, a book by Toni Morrison for her Gender and Literature English class. “[Reading]’s like when you were a kid, and you played pretend,” she said. “With a book, you can immerse yourself in the world you’ve always wanted.”

Reading evokes enthusiasm and aversion

John Wilhelm, News Editor March 13, 2014

What does “reading” bring to mind? For many, it evokes an image of an old, rustic-looking book with fragile pages and a wealth of knowledge. Yet for equally many, it produces a defensive gag-reflex...

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