Melody Campbell

Warner Bros. Pictures Leonardo Dicaprio as Cobb in the sci-fi action film "Inception."

Mind-blowing 'Inception'; lives up to dream

It was a complex world that director Christopher Nolan chose to weave in the film "Inception," but he was more than up to the task.

(Illustration by Melody Campbell)

Humorless "Airbender" falls flat

As a fan of the cartoon series "Avatar: The Last Airbender," I had awaited "The Last Airbender" for a very long time. I knew what I expected when I went into the theater, and I came out with very few of those things.

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Illustration by MELODY CAMPBELL/Fremont High School

Decisions, decisions, decisions

Deadlines, deadlines, deadlines! Scholarship, admission and housing deadlines for teens making their college plans are quickly approaching, so what is a high school senior to do?

Illustration by MELODY CAMPBELL/Fremont High School

Divorce rips families apart

An AP English class is reading college essays out loud, the students stumbling over words they'd only intended for their teacher's eyes. One girl reads and stutters to a halt, eyes resting on the words "an ugly divorce."

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