The Film and Production club wrapped up filming last Saturday for its latest production project titled “Act Shun,” written and directed by senior Kenton Baer. The film stars Jacob Carson ’23, senior Claire Gaudet, junior Jillian Parks, senior Trevor Cekander, senior Jack Leatherwood, and senior Brooklyn Little. “Act Shun” is a fictional, comedic script about six actors who perform six...
Culture
New Scorsese film is a tragic masterpiece
Going to the theater to watch “Killers of the Flower Moon,” I expected beautiful directing, excellent acting, and left-wing propaganda. But I was pleasantly surprised. The movie depicts the conflict in the 1920s between the Osage Native American tribe and the white men who murdered them and stole their money. I expect any movie now that centers on racial themes...
Students slay Halloween
As midterms wrap up and October comes to a close, students emerge from the depths of the library and face a new challenge: finding a last-minute Halloween costume. Some go above and beyond to make their character come to life. Some throw on a sports jersey and claim it’s good enough. As I celebrated Halloween last weekend in my La...
Students, faculty, Winston Churchill bond over cigars
A general once told Winston Churchill, “I neither drink nor smoke and am a hundred percent fit,” to which Churchill replied, “I drink and smoke and am two hundred percent fit.” On campus, many professors and students seem to agree with the cigar-loving prime minister. Since its official unveiling in 2004, the Grewcock Student Union has boasted a statue of...
