Professor wins national award
At a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Tuesday, Craig Nelson, professor of biology and public and environmental affairs, was honored as "U.S. Professor of the Year" by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
At a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Tuesday, Craig Nelson, professor of biology and public and environmental affairs, was honored as "U.S. Professor of the Year" by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
President Myles Brand announced Thursday that Terry Clapacs will be heading a search committee to find a replacement for athletics director Clarence Doninger, who is retiring June 30.
On a cold winter day, junior Monica Sentmanat handed out hot chocolate to passersby in front of the School of Fine Arts. The steaming drink contained no dairy products. Using soy milk and chocolate syrup, Sentmanat wanted to prove that the vegan diet is possible with slight modifications.
This extraordinary work of cinematic art nabbed the Palme d'Or at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival and rightly so. Based off a 1958 Japanese film of the same name, this work weaves a glorious tapestry about a remote village where the old, when they reach 70, are taken to an adjacent mountain to die. A woman approaching this age accepts her fate, while her son struggles with its reality.
Wednesday, coach Kathi Bennett ended practice early. She'd been stressing the importance of the transition game throughout the scrimmage but wasn't getting what she wanted.
There are two things that can make a good album. One is good music, the other is alcohol. With its seventh album, Liquored Up and Lacquered Down, Southern Culture on the Skids (SCOTS) accomplishes both of these, combining intelligent and interesting music with alcohol references galore.
By Nov. 7, CNN must have realized that most Americans were downright apathetic toward this election. So how could the network attract viewers on election night when this year's selection was about as appealing as a choice between a punch to the throat and a knee to the groin? Simple: Treat the election like a basketball game; make the constantly changing score the emphasis of the coverage at the expense of accuracy.
True geniuses in mainstream music are rare. There is little doubt in most minds that Snot frontman Lynn Strait was a genius. On Snot's sole effort, 1997's Get Some, Strait and his Snot cohorts successfully created what they called a "hardcore lounge act," a furious blend of melody and aggression, pensiveness and rage.
Why do people go to mediocre sci-fi movies over and over again, seeing basically the same movie, the same plot, the same characters in every single one? My best guess is that special effects are like drugs. Viewers see something they like once but always want to see the newest thing in the next movie. They are always searching for that better high.
When reviewing Johnny Cash's latest album, American III: Solitary Man, one must keep in mind the question: Is it better to end one's career when you are ahead or slowly but surely sink into mediocrity? Johnny Cash is a man who influenced not only country but rock 'n' roll as well. He is the Man in Black; he is the rebel to end all rebels. His songwriting and singing reminds one of both white-paneled churches and dark back alleys.
Starring: John C. Reilly, Melora Walters and Tom Cruise Directed by: Paul Thomas
This extraordinary work of cinematic art nabbed the Palme d'Or at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival and rightly so. Based off a 1958 Japanese film of the same name, this work weaves a glorious tapestry about a remote village where the old, when they reach 70, are taken to an adjacent mountain to die. A woman approaching this age accepts her fate, while her son struggles with its reality.
Feeling a little down recently, I have been doing some soul-searching. I've decided that my real life is OK. I still have the same great friends, have made some new ones and have turned 21 and thereby have had more social opportunities than ever. Classes are easy and grades are good. So what's lacking (besides the easy answer: boyfriend)? Recently, at a particularly horrible movie, I figured it all out.
Who would have thought a movie about a boy's love for ballet would turn out to be one of the best films of the year. The British sleeper hit "Billy Elliot" does just that.
Anyone who knows me is aware that I can be pessimistic -- occasionally bordering on downright ruthless -- in regard to the tastes of the American public. Unlike many of my peers, I don't like entertainment if I don't believe it to be quality. In other words, I won't watch something just because it's on television.
Following up its 1997 platinum-selling debut Candyass, glam/techno/metal act Orgy return to the fold with a bizarre yet occasionally engaging follow-up, Vapor Transmission.
On a cold winter day, junior Monica Sentmanat handed out hot chocolate to passersby in front of the School of Fine Arts. The steaming drink contained no dairy products. Using soy milk and chocolate syrup, Sentmanat wanted to prove that the vegan diet is possible with slight modifications.
Fatboy Slim, real name Norman Cook, set himself up for this one. His new album, Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars, is just that. It sits somewhere between pure genius and garbage.
The chemistry building never stays the same. During its 70-year history, it has undergone two major changes. Each change has transformed the building into something entirely different.
Starring: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando and Robert Duvall Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola