Features
26 January 2007
Volume 119, Issue 10
Comedian brings
laughter to Monmouth College campus
It was a tough decision with many options, but Erik Kammerer, comedian chair, and the Association for Student Activities Programming (ASAP) board voted unanimously to invite comedian Ray Ellin to perform at Monmouth College. The selection process even included bringing a few showcase performances to ASAP meetings.
On Wednesday, Jan. 24 at 8 p.m., the Monmouth College campus was given a sweet treat as Ellin entertained a small crowd at the Underground. Kammerer’s choice appeared to be a good one, as Ellin seemed to be a hit with the audience. Read More...
Making
Great Decisions
Great Decisions is a nationally-sponsored program that encourages the public to take an informed interest in current events. It was conceived by the United States’ Foreign Policy Association (FPA) in 1954. Read More...
Choy’s art exhibit rides a wave to MC
The newly installed “Waves” exhibit by Cambid Choy, on display in the Len G. Everett Gallery on the top floor of the Hewes Library, is not something most students would be used to seeing. Read More...
Calendar of Events
Friday, December 1
- 4 p.m. - Faculty Colloquia - Judi Kessler - Morgan Room
- 7:30 p.m. - Crimson Masque and Greg Malak presents “Holiday Mishaps” - Wells Theater
My beloved has a first name, it’s O-S-C-A-R!
This Tuesday’s formal announcement of the Oscar nominees for the 2007 Academy Award ceremony (to be aired Sunday, Feb. 25 on ABC) was an odd mix of old and new faces to the voting ballot, with some of the same... Read More...
Reality Check: “New York,” New York, it’s a hell of a show!
It was a good news, bad news quandary for devoted viewers of VH1’s “Celebreality” programming. Having found his soulmate (at least for now) in the second season of the hilariously bizarre “Flavor of Love,” rapper Flava Flav declared that he would not be returning for a third act of his popular urbanized send-up of “The Bachelor” and other dating shows. Read More...
The tunes
review of what’s new the MC Music Man takes on: Animal Liberation
Orchestra
One of my personal favorite record labels, Brushfire Records, recently signed a new band, Animal Liberation Orchestra (ALO). Their first full length studio album on the label was released in 2006 under the title “Fly Between Falls.” Read More...
Movie Review: ‘Children of Men’ tackles difficult themes
Those who brave the cold and venture off to see “Children of Men” won’t get the ending they want. They will, however, get everything else a sci-fi/action/drama fan could want. And what else could we have expected from director Alfonso Cuarón, who piloted “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” as well as the critically-hailed... Read More...
Solution to a taxing problem
It’s that time of year again, where we must crunch numbers and search through all of our receipts from this past year in order to inform the government of our yearly spending habits.
It’s tax season. What if we could avoid this complicated process, though? Even better, what if doing so was free? Read More...
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