Best actress does not mean best dressed
Academy Awards sees blend of gaudy, glamorous BY ELIZABETH FURINO ’16 Staff Writer While this year’s Oscars may have been full of distasteful and cringeworthy jokes thanks to Seth MacFarlane,…
Psyched for Psych’s return
USA brings back pineapple glory BY CHARLOTTE HUGHES ’16 Contributing Writer Psych is back! Take out your pineapples in celebration! Psych is USA’s hit show about two childhood friends who…
VFX move to affect trend of bankruptcy
Visual effects companies demand “Piece of Pi” BY GEORGIANNA PISANO-GOETZ ’15 Contributing Writer Casual viewers of the 85th Annual Academy Awards this past Sunday night at the Dolby (née Kodak)…
Academy Awards prove predictable, ups, downs forseeable
Day-Lewis, Lawrence, Argo receive top awards while MacFarlane surprises as host BY SOPHIE AFDHAL ’15 Contributing Writer Last Sunday night, weeks of speculation and excitement over the 85th Academy Awards…
Chinese Cooking Show explains, demonstrates authentic cuisine
BY ELIZABETH MCMAHON ’13 Senior Staff Writer The Chinese department sponsored its first ever Chinese Cooking Show, Wednesday. This event was held in the Bonchek College House kitchen and was…
Kappa Delta hosts Eating Disorder Awareness Week events
BY STEELE SCHAUER ’15 Greek Life Ambassador From my perspective… Body image: two words that strike fear into the hearts of most girls — and more guys than one would expect. During…
Veloso explains uses for robots, artificial intelligence
BY JULIA CINQUEGRANI ’16 Assistant Campus Life EditorThe work of Manuela Veloso, Herbert Simon professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University and president of the Association for the Advancement…
Inaccuracies in Argo showcase dangers in diplomacy
BY GRACE MEREDITH ’16 Contributing Writer Every year, magazine devotees, film trivia addicts, and the average American film attendee unite and wait patiently for the annual Oscars. Sure enough, a…
Embracing robotics in our increasingly sci-fi present
BY SEAN SIMONEAU ’13 Contributing Writer While I wasn’t expecting the same turnout as last week’s Cornel West Common Hour, I was still a bit disheartened by the dramatic drop…
Amidst scandal, Pope steps down
BY KYLE GRACZYK ’16 Contributing Writer For the first time in over 600 years, the head of the Catholic Church, the Pope, has voluntarily ceded power before death. Pope Benedict…
Sequester outlines discourse in modern politics
BY CONNOR BURNS ’13 Senior Staff During the 1980s, the American people came to regard the Democratic Party as the establishment of amnesty, abortion, and acid. They valued ideology over…
Workshop teaches students skills in writing résumés, cover letters
BY ELIZABTEH MCMAHON ’13 Senior Staff Writer The Office of Student & Post-Graduate Development (OSPGD) held an in-person résumé and cover letter workshop in Booth Ferris, Thursday. A wide variety…
F&M commemorates The Rite of Spring’s centennial anniversary
BY ERIN MOYER ’16 Assistant Opinion & Editorial Editor Lynn Matluck Brooks, the Arthur and Katherine Shadek professor of Humanities and Dance, served as moderator for The Rite of Spring — Choreography…
Provost Steiner wins fellowship, plans research trip to Greece
BY STEVEN VIERA ’16, SHIRA KIPNEES ’15 Assistant News Editor, Staff Writer Ann R. Steiner, provost and dean of the faculty, will be going on an extended research trip to…
West discusses state of civil rights at Common Hour
BY ERIN MOYER ’16 Assistant Opinion & Editorial Editor Acclaimed intellectual, author, and activist Cornel West delivered a talk entitled “The Struggle Continues” as part of Civil Rights Week during…