SABRINA JONESStaff Writer At first glance, the poster for “The Greatest Game Ever Played” looks like a botched attempt to recreate Tom Schulman’s 1989 drama “Dead Poet’s Society” on a golf course. The sense of brotherhood and the triumphant waving of hats and hands in the air is indicative of a movie packed with heart-jerking lessons. But from the minute the opening credits … [Read more...] about Disney film talks a big ‘Game’
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Judging good art requires sharp eye
GABE DURHAM Staff Writer Everybody is getting excited just because scientists photographed wild gorillas using rudimentary tools. Apparently this is a big deal because they were the only species of great apes so dumb they didn’t even know you could use a rock to smash things. Welcome to the club, you dirty, stinking apes. I smash things with rocks all the time. It’s just like … [Read more...] about Judging good art requires sharp eye
Face in the crowd
CHRIS MAYERLiving Assistant It has been said that all people are all searching for something. Whether it’s a set of car keys, a meaningful relationship or God, individuals spend much of their lives in pursuit of different ends. Senior Colby Peterson takes this quest to another level by applying it to all parts of his life. Never settling for the given answers and always thirsty … [Read more...] about Face in the crowd
D.C. puts interns in heart of action
SAM HEDLUND Washington, D.C. Columnist My alarm goes off at 6:15 a.m. If this were Malibu, I’d hit the snooze button. But this is not Malibu, and more importantly, I don’t hit the snooze button for the assistant secretary of state. I put on my suit and tie and get on the metro by 7:20, because the secretary speaks at 8:30. I have to be at the Center for Strategic and … [Read more...] about D.C. puts interns in heart of action
Step up to the plate
MARY WISNIEWSKIAssistant Living Editor Junior Carolyn Simpson lives in a Lovernich apartment. For the first time on her own, she has an oven, refrigerator and stove. But this doesn’t mean she uses them. “I’m an Easy Mac type of person,” Simpson said. “I have no time to cook. I grab whatever I can and live out of the microwave.” Simpson is certainly not alone. Senior Angie Brij … [Read more...] about Step up to the plate