You get off the plane and think to yourself how safe and steady the ride felt, until someone asks if you knew that during the whole trip the plane was on auto-pilot. Would you be comfortable or shaken-up knowing that no one was actually flying the plane and that your safety 30,000 feet in […]
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For Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner, the phrase “Just Do It” has nothing to do with Nike-clad runners. In fact, it has nothing to do with athletics. For Williams-Skinner, co-founder and president of Skinner Leadership Institute, “Just Do It” is her approach to overcoming racial prejudice, tension and barriers. Williams-Skinner took on the daunting task of
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At 8 p.m., McInnis Lobby usually sits vacant and still, silently awaiting the next morning’s activities. However, on the night of Feb. 25, it was bustling with the spirit of the 1920s. Every year, the Ethels Swing Dance Club organizes two major dances. This year’s Spring Dance was advertised around campus and attracted over 50
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If you are looking for a film that lets you walk out of the theater filled with feelings of contentment, satisfaction and a genuinely positive perspective on life, don’t see “Blue Valentine.” Oscar nominees Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams give truly outstanding performances in their portrayal of a young couple who, after marrying quickly
By and large, the students here at Eastern are a pretty mellow bunch. Just compare us to your stereotypical college and you’ll find a number of marked differences. We don’t throw wild parties. Alcohol and drug usage are pretty much nonexistent here. We don’t run wild through Wayne like a bunch of hooligans and trash
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Will Win: Natalie Portman – Nina Sayers in “Black Swan” Natalie Portman is the most likely candidate to win Best Actress this year. Her role as Nina Sayers in the film “Black Swan” won her both the Screen Actors Guild award and a Golden Globes award for Best Actress in a Drama. In addition, Portman’s
Will Win/Should Win: “The King’s Speech” By everything that is good and holy, “The King’s Speech” will go home with the Oscar. Logistically, it just makes sense: “King’s Speech” garnered 12 Academy nominations, putting them in the lead for most nominations this year. Of course, quantity does not make quality, but “King’s Speech” has that
Prior to our Christmas break, rumors spread that the Acme in Wayne would soon be shutting its doors. I didn’t want to believe it. Without that Acme, it would be impossible to walk into Wayne to shop for groceries. But much to my dismay, the rumor mill had it right. When I pulled into the
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Driving onto campus towards the end of last semester, I noticed many cute little stop signs near Sparrowk Hall on Thomas Drive, which is the road to the Upper McInnis parking lot. There were also a couple of stop sign-shaped symbols on the ground in both the Upper and Lower McInnis parking lots. “Thomas Drive
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