Laurier probably wasn’t for me
When I arrived at Laurier, I thought that this was the best fit for what I wanted to do with my life By the time I graduated this past October, I had come to the realization that...
Wade Thompson
Swan ‘song’: postpone the real world with film
Say you’re out at a club or a gala or, you know, alone dancing in your room on a Friday night After all the lights have gone out and they’re trying to get you to call it a...
This year at the ‘Ugh’-scars
Ugh It didn’t have the makings of a classic show by any means, but the 85th annual Oscars ceremony actually dwindled lower than my already modest expectations Starting...
Oscars: Argo
Argo has quickly become the film to beat this year, and it doesn’t look like it will be slowing down in the final stretch either Based on real events, the movie is about a...
The Academy gets it right
Kathryn Bigelow Ben Affleck Quentin Tarantino Tom Hooper Four directors who have been in the Oscar conversation all awards season, and who backed that praise up with very...
Fesitvus for the rest of us
Come Dec 1, the holiday season is in full swing It’s time to put up your trees, break out the dreidels and basically sit and stew until you have the time to relax with...
The rise and fall of Jeffries’ Hawks
2002 A staff strike at Laurier forces head coach Rick Zmich to join the picket line, Jeffries takes over as interim head coach midway through the season Star QB Ryan Pyear...
Disney avoiding originality
In 2009, the Walt Disney Company set a precedent amongst the industry by purchasing Marvel Studios Not even three years later and they have already out-shocked that investment...
Seven Movie Psychos
Usually, when October rolls around, we as movie-goers are subjected to an ever growing number of masked killers and newly refurbished ways to try and get us to pee our pants While...
Secret film revealed
Last week, K-W Counselling Services held a secret screening of a new, as of yet, unreleased film at Uptown Waterloo’s Princess Cinema The film turned out to be Canadian darling...