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Fleetwood Mac at Madison Square Garden in Review

April 10, 2013

By RICHARD BORDELON The “Gold Dust Woman” and her band mates were on in full force on Monday night, as Fleetwood Mac performed to a packed house at Madison Square Garden.  This concert was the...

Danny Boyles Trance in Review

Danny Boyle’s ‘Trance’ in Review

April 10, 2013

By JAKE KRING-SCHREIFLES Before the New York City premiere of Trance, director Danny Boyle introduced the film, flanked by stars Rosario Dawson and Vincent Cassell (the other star, James MacAvoy, is...

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‘The Company you Keep’ in Review

April 10, 2013

By JOHN BONAZZO COPY EDITOR One of the most suspenseful thrillers of recent years, The Company You Keep succeeds due to a tight screenplay, crisp directing and a phenomenal cast. Thirty years ago,...

The Ramantic: Spring Flings

April 10, 2013

By KAREN HILL It is spring and with the budding tulips, there are many budding romances across campus. Just like that flower, in order for a relationship to grow it needs proper nurturing. The first...

The Seersucker: Workwear’s Continuous Evolution

April 10, 2013

By KEVIN ZEBROSKI Manual labor is tough on clothes that do not cut it. It is no easy task to work under the hood of a car--serpentine belts and fans--while managing the perilous dangle of a necktie,...

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Editor’s Pick: My Beautiful Jinjiimaa

April 10, 2013

By GIRISH SWAMINATH ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR I confess, I am a huge film buff! I watch anything that is either intentionally or unintentionally entertaining. I subscribe to Netflix and, when given the...

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Roger Ebert is pictured here with cinema legend Russ Meyer in the ‘70s. Too bad the glasses did not make it out of the decade.

‘Thumbs Up’ to Roger Ebert, an Inspiring Critic

April 10, 2013

By JOHN BONAZZO One day, while flipping the channels during my fifth grade school vacation, I came across a program on which an older man wearing thick glasses and a sweater was talking about the best...

The Ramantic: To be, or not to be, Exclusive

April 3, 2013

By KAREN HILL To be or not to be exclusive? That is the question, amongst many others, such as: “What are we?” or “Are we even dating?” Dating in college is confusing, unlike high school, where...

Bandcamp: By the Bands, for the Bands (and Fans)

April 3, 2013

By JULIE BOCHAT STAFF  WRITER What the words “discovered,” “fame,” “passion,” “love,” “goals” have in common is that they can become real for people who participate in a band-hosting...

The Strokes Comedown Machine in Review

The Strokes’ ‘Comedown Machine’ in Review

April 3, 2013

By DEVON SHERIDAN A & E EDITOR In many ways, The Strokes were destined to grapple with the changing reality of conventional success. Born in the budding 21st century, a time when domestic album...

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‘Spring Breakers’ in Review

April 3, 2013

By JAKE KRING-SCHRIEFELS STAFF WRITER For certain college kids, the annual seductive week off in March makes a bland, small Florida metropolis a beacon of exploration and exile. It is a temporary...

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‘The Host,’ starring Saoirse Ronan, in Review

April 3, 2013

By JAKE KRING-SCHRIEFELS The Host might have been a good film if it were not tethered to the tropes of boyfriend romance and love’s sacrifice. Of -course, it also suffers, as many of these films...

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