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September 29, 2009February 9, 20172009 Archive, Arts and Entertainment

The Informant!

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by Wade Manns The Informant! From Warner Bros., Participant Media, and Groundswell Productions Starring Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Joel McHale, and Melanie Lynskey Rated R for language. You might’ve heard in the 1990s about a certain scandal that went on among several agricultural conglomerates, involving the food additive known as lysine. This was a price-fixing...

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September 23, 2009February 9, 20172009 Archive, Arts and Entertainment

Avid gamer remembers the “old” days

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by Wade Manns Before 1977, videogames were rather boring affairs. Each unit had built-in game software and used dedicated hardware, which meant that each game had to be very simple. The technically-minded among us probably think of the classic arcade game Pong when I talk about these times, and they would be right, but consoles...

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September 23, 2009February 23, 20172009 Archive, Editorial & Opinion

Pirates provide plenty of thrills and entertainment

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Lindsey Chavers Published: November 22, 2006 Not a lot was expected of them, especially after the last few seasons, but that’s not the case anymore.  The men’s basketball team is currently undefeated and there is just something electrifying about those Pirates. I am not one to be too captivated with basketball.  Let’s just say I...

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September 23, 2009February 23, 20172009 Archive, Editorial & Opinion

Today’s students not so out of touch

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Sahara Locke Published: November 22, 2006 Now more than ever, the speed at which information is obtained and absorbed is reaching its peak. Cell phones, iPods, mp3 players, podcasts, blogs, Web sites and newsgroups have made it possible to stay informed without having to stay glued to a newspaper. In a world where the faster...

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September 23, 2009February 23, 20172009 Archive, Editorial & Opinion

Our View: Politics gets in the way of decisions

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Published: November 22, 2006 Politics and religion are subjects that are usually avoided in casual conversation, and understandably so: these are topics that most Americans are passionate about. We have seen right-wing conservative Christian Republicans, environmentally and socially conscious Buddhist Independents, liberal atheist Democrats and multiple variations of everything in between. Yet, it would seem...

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September 15, 2009February 9, 20172009 Archive, Arts and Entertainment

“Stranger Than Fiction” Movie Review

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Ashley Porter Published: November 8, 2006 Stranger than Fiction starring Will Farrell, Emma Thomas and Maggie Gyllenhaal, is about a man named, Harold Crick, and the wrist watch that he dismisses as being an ordinary.  Harold Crick is a very, very ordinary man who’s every step is calculated and time precisely by his wrist watch. ...

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September 15, 2009February 9, 20172009 Archive, Arts and Entertainment

“Borat!” Movie Review

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Ashley Porter Published: November 8, 2006 “Borat!: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” staring, Sacha Baron Cohen is an absolutely hilarious documentary style film about a journalist named Borat Sagdiyev.  Borat is sent on an assignment to better the nation of Kazakhstan by documenting the ways of the American people. ...

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September 15, 2009February 9, 20172009 Archive, Arts and Entertainment

“Saw III” Movie Review: Out of ideas?

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Cynthia Munoz Published: November 8, 2006 The trilogy has been hacking its way through the box office since the first film was released.   The lip biting, face turning, eye shutting debut of “Saw III” opened in theaters on Oct. 27, with profits exceeding $33.6 million during its opening weekend. To “Saw” fans, it will be...