Last week Carl Zielinski reviewed the latest CD by metal band Avenged Sevenfold. This week he turns his review into an audiocast, featuring samples of the band's new material. Listen to the song clips, hear Carl's opinions, and judge for yourself. It's the OG's first audio review, so we hope you check it out even if metal's not your thing.

They're back! Check out the latest installment of Cheers & Jeers (accolades & derisions if you're a pretentious vocab connoisseur), courtesy of the Gargoyle senior editors. Enjoy this old classic.

Older generations are notorious for finding flaws with the generations that come after them. This year's senior editors have decided that they are undeserving of the criticism that New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman has bestowed upon their generation in his article titled "Generation Q." Instead, they explain, the criticism needs to be pointed in the opposite direction: namely, the generation before theirs.

[UPDATED] The Uni girls began their season with a tough 66-59 overtime loss to host Atwood-Hamond tonight. Junior Jessi Sulivan, who made it to the IHSA state finals in 3-point shooting last year, sank a trey at the end of regulation to send the game into OT.