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Baseball bookìOdd Man Out” pulls readers
When I first got ìOdd Man Out,” I thought it would just be another sports novel.† Some sap story about a down on their luck athlete who is given a lucky break and ends up leading their team to the title.† He gets the girl, the admiration of the team, become allies with the one…
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Actorís Lab provides performance outlet Venue gives theatre majors time to practice craft
Last semester Visiting Professor of Theatre Season Ellison saw a need in the acting program at Wooster, and jumped to fill it.† The Actorís Lab, which meets Wednesdays at noon in the James Wise Acting Studio, is a venue where students from all majors can go to work on monologues and scenes, get help with…
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Pirate Radio makes a comedy that rocks
When I sat down to watch Pirate Radio, I wasnít sure what to expect. It had been marketed as a Philip Seymour Hoffman film, and from experience those were dark, depressing and heavy. However, the second the movie began, I realized how wrong I was. Any movie that opens with The Kinks and graduates to…
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Theater students compete in Pennsylvania Five day festival hosts contests and workshops
Several Wooster theater students proved their flair for the dramatic last week at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Regional meeting. The Festival, held at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Jan. 12-16, featured student performances, competition and workshops for colleges from Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia, New Jersey, Western New York, Northern Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania,…
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NBC, O’Brien, Leno…
I know that Iím not the only one who is insanely upset with whatís been going on at NBC lately. It seems that almost everyone around is unhappy with the displacement of Conan OíBrien as the ìTonight Show” host and the possible reinstatement of its old ruler, Jay Leno. I think I can speak especially…
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2009 Golden Globes were not so golden An unthrilling award ceremony lacks its usual luster
This yearís Golden Globes wasnít exactly the most exciting awards show in recent history. That shouldnít have come as a surprise as†† Hollywood was clearly caught off guard by the rain that drenched their normally sun soaked red carpet. Apparently when it rains in L.A., celebrities get a little grumpy.
