Spring Break
Only a few weeks are left before the historic Nov. 4th election and things are heating up. With the presidential race so close, many students are all too familiar with the heated debates and screaming matches of a bipartisan room. Unfortunately, the strain and tension of this election may be carrying over into your room. (0) comments
One month may not seem like very long for your typical college student. Usually it's just one month closer to the end of the semester or to that dreaded research project's due date, but a month means all the much more for UConn 5th-semester and molecular cell biology major Cyrus Thomas-Walker - one month is all he and his band, A Coastline Ending, had to record their debut album, "In The Name of Progression…" "It was fast," Thomas-Walker said. (0) comments
While Blizzard announced the Wizard class for "Diablo III" and revealed that "Starcraft II" would be released as a trilogy beginning with "Terrans Wings of Liberty" at the Anaheim Convention Center in California, developers were announcing titles for the press and offering demos for the public at the Tokyo Game Show (TGS) in Japan. (0) comments
Terrorism is not a light subject by any means, and as widespread a concept as it seems, it is not something properly understood by many people. "Body of Lies" does an admirable job of displaying the realistic and shocking consequences of terrorism for everyone involved. (0) comments
In the past several years, inspiring sports films about the underdog, of upcoming obstacles and of victories past have been as popular and as formulaic as the average romantic comedy. Whether it be "Glory Road," "Pride" or even "The Great Debaters," these sports films often deal with the subject of race. (0) comments
Let's face it, horror movies aren't what they used to be. No one remembers "Dracula" for that time when Dracula was really quiet and waited until everyone was in the room then jumped out of a closet at them. That being said, there is only so much a horror film can do nowadays and still be entertaining to watch. (0) comments