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According to Rules Committee Chair Luis A. Martinez Jr. ’12, the most recent legislation seeks to address the technological aspects of running an election, whereas the first component of reform—passed at last Sunday’s general meeting—dealt mainly with clarifying the structure and duties of the Election Commission...

Author: By Janie M. Tankard, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: UC Votes to Reform Online Elections | 4/6/2010 | See Source »

...explore these problems very deeply at all. Perhaps the most astounding moment of emotional insincerity—but probably not too surprising after witnessing the many other clichéd moments throughout—is Will’s sudden proclamation of love which occurs very soon after he first meets Ronnie. Obviously over-the-top, this scene makes it clear that this film is meant to be more of a heartthrob fantasy for young girls everywhere rather than a realistic portrayal of love...

Author: By Francis E. Cambronero, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Last Song | 4/6/2010 | See Source »

While all the relationships of the family fit together naturally, the peripheral presence of Ronnie’s rebel friend Blaze stands at odds with everything else that is occurring in the plot. Introduced as Ronnie’s first female friend, their quick bonding suggests that Blaze will be an ever-present source of camaraderie for the estranged newcomer. However, this character disappears for the entire middle segment of the film, only to reappear at the very end as someone who Ronnie has to rescue from her own emotional crisis. The lack of incorporation of Ronnie?...

Author: By Francis E. Cambronero, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Last Song | 4/6/2010 | See Source »

...first project that Hagebölling presented was “Percussive Planet,” a collaboration with musician Martin Grubingers in Bonn that combined live digital animation with the pieces of 35 classical and contemporary composers. Grubinger’s musicians played together on stage against a backdrop of flashing animation created by VJ software, the same kind used in today’s nightclubs and bars. Enormous multi-colored shapes and lines streamed across the screen, all created in real-time by Hagebölling’s students as a visual response to Grubingers?...

Author: By Alyssa A. Botelho, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Hagebölling Explores New Intermedia | 4/6/2010 | See Source »

Starting in the late 1940s, Moody began playing with jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie’s band and continued for several years. His first big hit came with the 1949 song “Moody’s Mood for Love,” on which he played an improvised saxophone solo based on Jimmy McHugh’s “I’m in the Mood For Love...

Author: By Thomas J. Snyder, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: OFA Honors Moody's Jazz | 4/6/2010 | See Source »

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