Author: John Hamilton

Arts

Movies: “It Follows” Won’t Leave You Alone

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 […]

Arts

Lollapalooza Nearly Sold Out

It’s that time of year again, when everyone rushes online so they can buy their tickets before they are gone.  These tickets sell out quickly for a huge music festival that takes place each year in Chicago during the summer. As the event’s website claims, “Lollapalooza is more than just […]

Arts

Music: D’Angelo’s Flawless

D’Angelo has linked with The Vanguard for his third studio album “Black Messiah.”  From start to finish “Black Messiah” captures the true essence of R&B.  The album is truly a shot in the heart for a genre of music that was surely on life support.  Black Messiah has everything that […]

Arts

Julianne Moore Deserves the Oscar for

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, […]

News

A Great Spring Break Read

To all the lucky UCBA students who get to go somewhere relaxing and warm on spring break and need a good book for a “beach read,” here you go.   Whether your plans are to shop, party, or just relax on the beach, there’s always time for a good read. […]

Opinion

Never Forget What Happened Fifty Years Ago

Saturday, March 7, marked the 50-year anniversary of Bloody Sunday.  March 7, 1965, was supposed to mark the start of a peaceful march for civil rights but the day ended in violence at the hands of the police and people of the surrounding communities at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in […]

Opinion

On the Spot: What Are You Doing for Spring Break?

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 […]

Opinion

My World: Over the Top Film Fanatics

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 […]

Sports

Air Jordans Get Remastered for 2015

At some point during 2014, there were reports from Jordan Brand (the company that creates Air Jordans) that they would produce re-mastered versions of their shoes in 2015.  The idea of the re-mastered Jordan is that they’d be produced with higher quality materials to combat the outcry from consumers that […]