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2021-2022 Copy Editor Justin Farris. Photo by Ofelia Mattingly.

Justin Farris, Verifying Editor

Justin Farris is Verifying Editor for Manual RedEye. He loves opinion writing, is very passionate and spends entirely too much time on the internet. 

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What happens when you survive for five hours when the game should end in thirty minutes. Photo by Justin Farris

Risk of Rain 2 review: it’s more of a tornado watch

Justin Farris
May 10, 2022
Starsector focuses on piloting ships, strategic combat skills and what to do with the freedom of humanity. Photo courtesy of https://fractalsoftworks.com/.

Review: Starsector, or how I learned to thrive in the galactic dark ages.

Justin Farris
May 11, 2022
FTL: Faster Than Light deals with dueling ships in space, as well as a variety of side quests that tests the player's own morality and critical thinking skills. Photo courtesy of commons.m.wikimedia.org

Review: FTL: Faster Than Light

Justin Farris
April 28, 2022
Soldiers on patrol at the Simferopol airport in Crimea, a Ukrainian territory annexed by the Russians in 2014

OPINION: How does the U.S. come to play in the war in Ukraine?

Justin Farris
February 20, 2022
The cover of beloved, a story about slavery, hope, and trauma, and how the past bleeds on the present.

BHM REVIEW: Beloved by Tori Morrison personifies anguish and hope

Justin Farris
February 7, 2022
The Steam banner image for 2018 indie game Celeste.

OPINION: Celeste and facing demons

Justin Farris
January 28, 2022
The capitol is inspected for damage after the January 6 attack.

OPINION: Looking back at January 6th

Justin Farris
January 25, 2022
Some beautiful glowing vines and a nice ambient lavafall? Let's try this with natural lighting, shall we?

REVIEW: A deep dive into Minecraft’s new Caves and Cliffs update

Justin Farris
December 9, 2021
The January 6th Capitol attack. Featured image "2021 storming of the United States Capitol" by Tyler Merbler is licensed under Creative Commons 2.0 Generic.

OPINION: America’s crisis of hope

Justin Farris
December 1, 2021
Workers carry away the bodies from the latest round of the squid games.

REVIEW: Squid Game is anticapitalist — and much more

Justin Farris
November 10, 2021
An image taken in Minneapolis during the protests around George Floyd's murder by police.

OPINION: RedEye’s guide to preparing for governmental collapse

Justin Farris
November 2, 2021
Colin Barth (12, HSU) poses in the senior cafeteria with a lightsaber. Photo by Justin Farris.

Anna Carpenter, (12, HSU, left) Noelle Vignoe, (12 , YPAS, Right) pose together in the senior cafeteria. Photo by Justin Farris

Brennan Prather, (11, YPAS) Photo by Justin Farris

Brennan Prather, (11, YPAS) Photo by Justin Farris

Jacob Day, (11, MST), Dressed as a plague doctor in the senior cafeteria. Photo by Justin Farris

Adam Tichy, (12, HSU), losing his head in the senior cafeteria. Photo by Justin Farris

[Photo] GALLERY: R/W Week day four

October 28, 2021
Sierra Harris, (12, J+C), poses in the senior cafeteria. Photo by Justin Farris

Adam Tichy, (12, HSU), losing his head in the senior cafeteria. Photo by Justin Farris

GALLERY: R/W Week day four

Justin Farris and Ofelia Mattingly
October 28, 2021
The Steam header for 2015 indie game UNDERTALE.

REVIEW: Undertale offers an allegory to our current political climate

Justin Farris
September 17, 2021
Texas' Senate Bill 8 permits and financially encourages reporting anyone who gets an abortion after the detection of cardiac activity. Here's why that's a problem.

OPINION: Texas and constitutional limbo: abortion reporting

Justin Farris and KC Ciresi
September 11, 2021
Aang, the titular last airbender.

REVIEW: Avatar The Last Airbender

Justin Farris
September 9, 2021
The interaction between Westerfield and Kolb.

Chris Kolb resigns as JCPS board vice chairperson after explicit tweet

Justin Farris
August 14, 2021
OPINION: The federal investigation of LMPD is overdue

OPINION: The federal investigation of LMPD is overdue

Justin Farris
May 21, 2021
Legislation that is trying to be passed is blocking progress for transgender people in this country.

OPINION: Transphobia is becoming law

Justin Farris
April 22, 2021
Is attacking the Capitol trending?

Is attacking the Capitol trending?

Justin Farris
April 12, 2021
How long will it be until the return to schools is truly safe? Design by Mya Cummins

When can students receive the vaccine?

Justin Farris
March 25, 2021
REVIEW: John Carpenter's "The Thing"

REVIEW: John Carpenter’s “The Thing”

Justin Farris
March 17, 2021
Many people struggling with their mental health find it hard to share their burdens. Graphic by Molly Gregory.

We can’t cry out: A discussion on mental health

Justin Farris
March 5, 2021
What can be done about racism when white people decide it's too uncomfortable to talk about?

OPINION: Talking about racism should be uncomfortable

Justin Farris
February 5, 2021
National guardsmen and protestors face off in Washington DC during 1967 Vietnam war protests.

“It Could Happen Here” sheds light on how close America is to falling apart

Justin Farris
January 26, 2021
Featured Image Citation: Featured Image taken by Marco Verch on Flickr licensed by CC by 2.0. No changes were made to the original image. Use of the image does not indicate photographer endorsement of the article. Original image linked here.

OPINION: The “new right” isn’t going away

Justin Farris
January 13, 2021
President Trump talks with military personnel over a video call.

OPINION: Trump’s actions are setting a scary example

Justin Farris
January 4, 2021
Graphic by Molly Gregory

OPINION: Why the left and right don’t understand each other

Justin Farris
December 7, 2020
Graphic by Molly Gregory.

OPINION: Dichotomous reality

Justin Farris
November 17, 2020
Some of the player avatars of Among Us with the game's first map, the spaceship, as the backdrop.

OPINION: Why did Among Us blow up?

Justin Farris
November 11, 2020
Amy Coney Barrett taking oath of office.

The future of the Supreme Court

Justin Farris
November 6, 2020
Which is worse, the novel or the real year?

OPINION: Dystopian fiction is important now more than ever

Justin Farris
October 13, 2020
A gavel, the small tool often used by judges in court hearings.

OPINION: We can’t let the Supreme Court become a political weapon

Justin Farris
October 4, 2020
Why we should all care about mail-in voting and the election

Why we should all care about mail-in voting and the election

Justin Farris
September 11, 2020
A grad cap on a screen to represent online graduation.

Looking at Manual after the COVID-19 pandemic

Justin Farris
May 21, 2020
A security guard stops a vehicle. Manual will likely be required to have an armed security guard both at Manual and YPAS.

Students and staff react to Senate Bill 8

Justin Farris
March 9, 2020
OPINION: Why I think Manual is the best school in JCPS

OPINION: Why I think Manual is the best school in JCPS

Justin Farris
February 22, 2020
The corona of a star, the name source of the coronavirus. Source Images:

OPINION: Coronavirus is not as deadly as the media wants you to believe

Justin Farris
February 13, 2020
Binary data, representative of the raw form of stored data.

OPINION: It’s scary how much the web knows about you

Justin Farris
January 28, 2020
OPINION: Teacher apathy

OPINION: Teacher apathy

Justin Farris
December 20, 2019
Manual student Ohana Hyllberg plays Arizona Sunshine at Dimension 4 VR.

REVIEW: Dimension 4 VR Arcade

Justin Farris, Staffer
December 7, 2019
A campaign yard sign for Andy Beshear, tentative winner of the 2019 Kentucky Gubernatorial race, and son of former governor, Steve Beshear. Photo by Justin Farris.

Andy Beshear wins close election for governor

Justin Farris
November 7, 2019
OPINION: Lobbying is illegitimate

OPINION: Lobbying is illegitimate

Justin Farris
November 6, 2019
R/W Week 2019: Male/Manual rivalry history

R/W Week 2019: Male/Manual rivalry history

Justin Farris and Aliyah Lang
October 28, 2019
Manual field hockey crushes the Bulldogs in state quarterfinals

Manual field hockey crushes the Bulldogs in state quarterfinals

Justin Farris
October 25, 2019
Several students show off their 2018 Red/White week costumes. Photo by Mandala Gupta.

R/W Week 2019: Costume advice

Justin Farris, Staffer
October 25, 2019
This is an AR 15 style assault rifle. AR 15s are often the center of heated debate about gun violence.

OPINION: Stop blaming shootings solely on mental health

Justin Farris, Staffer
October 23, 2019
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