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Senior Nathan Tucker just before he received his diploma.

Nathan Tucker, News Editor

Nathan Tucker is a senior and News Editor for The Precedent. This is his second year as a member of the editorial staff, where he was previously Arts and Entertainment Editor. He will be attending Utah Valley University this fall as an English major with a minor in Religious Studies and hopes to study Theology in a graduate program afterwards.

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Prop 123: More Money More Problems?

Nathan Tucker, News Editor
April 22, 2016
Junior Matthew Jones rappels down a seven story building as part of his training for Fire Science.

EVIT takes students to new heights

Nathan Tucker, News Editor
March 4, 2016

“Star Wars VII” hype goes into hyperdrive

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
December 14, 2015

The Disney Year: You can’t say no to “Beauty and the Beast”

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
December 5, 2015
Seriously, the giant eagle is the best part of this movie; it should have been the whole movie

The Disney Year: “Rescuers” sequel equally exciting and underwhelming

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
November 25, 2015

The Disney Year: “Little Mermaid” earns its part in your world

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
November 18, 2015
Mug shot of News Editor Nathan Tucker.

Watergate opened floodgates for “Woodstein” wannabes

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
November 16, 2015
Senior Connor Maxwell practices his trumpet solo before taking the field for a halftime performance.

Band balances dark show with bright outlook

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
November 9, 2015
Mug shot of News Editor Nathan Tucker.

Democratic debates stay on track

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
November 9, 2015
Orphaned kitten Oliver (voiced by Joey Lawrence) stands alongside his gang of canine accomplices. That this is the most interesting frame with the fuller titular cast speaks volumes (Disney).

The Disney Year: Street smarts not enough for “Oliver and Company”

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
November 4, 2015
Basil of Baker Street (voiced by Barrie Ingham) experiments on a clue left behind by Ratigans henchman (Disney).

The Disney Year: “The Great Mouse Detective” is…actually pretty great

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
October 28, 2015
Taran (voiced by Grant Bardsley) holds his light sword aloft as a trade for the sinister Black Cauldron (Disney).

The Disney Year: “The Black Cauldron” brews a sickening stew

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
October 21, 2015
Hound dog Copper protects his one-time childhood friend Tod from the aim of his owner in the films climatic scene (Disney).

The Disney Year: Melancholy without sincerity

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
October 14, 2015
Bernard and Bianca (voiced by Bob Newhart and Eva Gabor) board a flight to Devils Bayou where they hope to rescue a kidnapped girl (Disney).

The Disney Year: “Rescuers” could not rescue itself from mediocrity

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
October 7, 2015
Winnie the Pooh (voiced by Sterling Holloway) and Christopher Robin play a game of Poohsticks together (Disney).

The Disney Year: “Winnie the Pooh” is comfort food on film

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
September 30, 2015

The Disney Year: “Robin Hood” is an off-target success

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
September 23, 2015
Kittens Toulouse, Marie, and Berlioz shove through the cat door of their expensive mansion home (Disney).

The Disney Year: “Aristocats” is simply outclassed

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
September 16, 2015
Bagheera the panther (voiced by Sebastian Cabot) discovers that Mowgli has been diverted by the irresponsible sloth bear Baloo (voiced by Phil Harris) and his paean to The Bear Necessities (Disney).

The Disney Year: “Jungle Book” thrives on stellar cast and songbook

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
September 9, 2015

“You Can’t Take It With You” an explosive success

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
September 4, 2015
Merlin (voiced by Karl Swenson) packs up his magical tomes to the tune of Higitus Figitus (Disney).

The Disney Year: A middling take on the Middle Ages

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
September 2, 2015
Dalmatian patriarch Pongo hides the 99 puppies he has adopted beneath a bridge as the dogs narrowly evade fur enthusiast Cruella de Vil (Disney).

The Disney Year: “One Hundred and One Dalmatians” has a hundred dogs too many

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
August 26, 2015
Aurora and Philip dance through an illuminated-manuscript style forest as Once Upon a Dream plays (Disney).

The Disney Year: Third time is the charm for Disney’s fairy tales

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
August 19, 2015
The canine leads of Lady and the Tramp share an iconic noodle of spaghetti (Disney).

The Disney Year: Two good dogs equals one great film

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
August 12, 2015
The mischievous Peter Pan lurks atop the rooftops of London in a still from the Disney film of the same name (Disney).

The Disney Year: “Peter Pan” is a puzzling reflection on childhood

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
August 5, 2015
Alice (voiced by Kathryn Beaumont) suddenly grows to a monstrous size while inside the White Rabbits house (Disney).

The Disney Year: A winsome weirdness gives “Alice” its ace in the hole

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
July 29, 2015
Cinderella cowers before her stepmother in a scene from the eponymous Disney film (Disney).

The Disney Year: “Cinderella” is beautiful (and brittle) as a glass slipper

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
July 22, 2015
The Headless Horseman startles Ichabod Crane in the climax of The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (Disney).

The Disney Year: Two classic tales finish Disney’s frustrating Forties

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
July 15, 2015
The opening frame from Johnny Appleseed showcases the unique visual flair of Disney artist Mary Blair (Disney).

The Disney Year: Disney’s “package films” are a mixed bag

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
July 8, 2015
Donald Duck shamelessly flirts with actress and human being Aurora Miranda in a sequence from The Three Caballeros (Disney).

The Disney Year: A hearty “adios!” is more than Disney’s Latin films deserve

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
July 1, 2015
Bambi assumes his destined role as Great Prince of the Forest in the final frame of the eponymous film (Disney).

The Disney Year: “Bambi” perfects the Disney formula

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
June 24, 2015
The Disney Year: Dumbo barely gets off the ground

The Disney Year: “Dumbo” barely gets off the ground

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
June 17, 2015
Disney mascot Mickey Mouse shakes hands with conductor Leopold Stokowski (Disney).

The Disney Year: The messy masterpiece that is “Fantasia”

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
June 10, 2015
The Blue Fairy (voiced and modeled by Evelyn Venable) gives life to Pinocchio (voiced by Dickie Jones) in the opening scenes of Pinocchio (Disney).

The Disney Year: “Pinocchio” handily proves it isn’t wooden

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
June 3, 2015
Snow White (voiced by Adriana Caselotti) sings to a bird in a scene from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney).

The Disney Year: For “Snow White” beauty is only skin deep

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
May 27, 2015

Drumline beats a path to state

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
March 3, 2015

Advanced mathematics is time-consuming and impractical for most

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
December 19, 2014
The album art for Neil Cicieregas mixtapes Mouth Sounds and Mouth Silence. Both were released earlier this year.

Mouth Sounds/Mouth Silence stretch songs to the brink of sanity

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor
September 5, 2014
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