Tuesday, June 24, 2025
It appears that the crew is taking one last ride in what appears to be the final installment of the “Fast & Furious” franchise with “Furious 7.” This time around Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his crew are being hunted down by the skilled British assassin Deckard Shaw (Jason […]
For this issue we asked UCBA students how they felt about the 2015 March Madness overall, with Duke emerging as champion. Fatoumata Kante “I didn’t care much for it.” Ana Salas “I didn’t watch it.” Sami Abraham “I was too busy studying to watch it.” […]
On Wednesday, April 8, UCBA’s History Department hosted its final lecture event of this academic year, called “Reparations for African Americans?” In this lecture assistant professors of history, Dr. Robert Gioielli and Dr. Matthew Norman gave a discussion about what led to the concept of giving members of the African […]
Have you ever wondered what Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance” would sound like as a vintage 1940’s jazz tune? Or what Taylor Swift would sound like if she was a burlesque singer? Or what if indie band The Neighbourhood had a similar style to French singer Edith Piaf? If so, then […]
ldquo;It Follows” is the latest supernatural horror film to be released in theaters from writer and director David Robert Mitchell. The story tells of a young girl named Jay (Maika Monroe), who, after a sexual encounter, is soon stalked by an unknown entity that will kill her if it touches […]
Actress Julianne Moore has finally received an Academy Award after four other nominations. dd Based on the novel of the same name, by Lisa Genova,“Still Alice” is the story of Alice Howland (Moore), a linguistics professor at Columbia, who discovers that she has early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. As the disease progresses, […]
This issue we asked UCBA students what they are doing for Spring Break. Nichelle Woolfolk “Spring cleaning and spending time with family.” Megan Mitsch “I’m going to Chicago!” Terry Ruff “Relax and a little studying.” Mikey Ivenso “Definitely clean up the house and hopefully […]
Being a film fanatic for many, many years I’ve seen so many debates about movies and have seen opposing opinion flare into rather emotionally fueled arguments. They’ve sprouted from the menial and trivial stuff about continuity in a series, the adaptation of something, or something grand like whether there are […]
On Sunday, February 22, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences held its 87th annual ceremony to award the legendary Oscar to those they think are worthy. Like any cinephile, I watched it. To me the Oscars are my Super Bowl. I’m not saying I’ve always agreed with […]
As a part of UCBA’s Diversity Series, several faculty members attended “What Are You? Demystifying the Multiracial Experience.” This meeting was meant to help faculty members when it comes to approaching the topic of race and ethnicity in the class. The presentation was hosted by Michelle McKinney of UCBA’s Library; […]