On the most basic level, the plot setup is basic Western material. Regular-joe rancher Dan Evans (Christian Bale), who usually spends his days tending the cattle and giving money to greedy land-owner Hollander, happens to find outlaw Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) at the town saloon. Now, the newly-captured Wade needs to get on the 3:10 [...]
Archive | September, 2007
Gospel choir makes joyful noise
“Make a joyful noise unto the Lord.” It’s a phrase we hear repeated in church many times. It is the basis of countless hymns and anthems. It’s a sentence meant to inspire the heart to leap up and worship God for everything He has done, and everything He is going to do. One group of [...]
Business school packs for senior trip, “educational” Chicago experience
Around noon next Tuesday, Sept. 11, the 42 members of the senior class of the Riley Hickingbotham School of Business, along with five sponsors, will load onto a bus and head to Chicago, Ill. for their annual senior trip. Tweet
Survival course gives support to freshmen
As a new school year begins, the campus is buzzing with new students. They have moved in, bought books and started class; they are living the college life. But some students may not know where to start. Tweet
A&E in Brief
•Once again, ROB ZOMBIE terrifies audiences all over the country as his new film, a remake of the 1978 classic horror flick, “Halloween,” scares up $26.5 million at the box office this past weekend. Meanwhile, the latest in the teen comedy mold, “Superbad,” takes second place with $12.2 million, while newcomer “Balls of Fury” brings [...]
Rance’s Random Classics
During World War II, a plethora of films were released that dealt with the war subject in a variety of fashions. Movies like “Since You Went Away” showed families on the home front and how they coped with day-to-day life with their loved ones overseas. “Mrs. Miniver” presented a British family and how they lived [...]
Dave Barnes and Andy Davis head to Ouachita
Ladies and gentleman, the Campus Activities Board has once again organized a can’t-miss concert to start off the new school year. Mark the calendars for Monday, Sept. 17, because Dave Barnes and Andy Davis are coming to Ouachita. Tweet
Essays receive recognition in 2007 Assayers magazine
Every spring, students submit essays to the Assayers essay contest. “We read and rank these essays, publishing the very best in Assayers, which is a text that we use in all sections of Composition I,” head chair of the English department Dr. Doug Sonheim. Tweet
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