Derek Cianfrance’s latest film is aptly titled. It’s a film that reaches out for things that are just beyond its grasp. There is no denying the technical powerhouse this film is (the opening tracking shot alone is worth the price of admission), or the acting on display, including a never better Bradley Cooper, but it [...]
AURORA, Ill.- Aurora University senior accounting major, David Aquino, won the school’s top student honor from Provost Andrew Manion at the annual honors convocation in Crimi Auditorium on Friday, April 19. Aquino will give the keynote address during the undergraduate commencement ceremony at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, on the campus quadrangle. Voted on [...]
By Tana Petrov AURORA, Ill. – Make a healthy snack and exercise at the same time during the Wellness Center’s bike smoothie event that will be held on the Alumni hall patio on April 24 and April 25 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. “Students have busy lifestyles and often their eating, sleep and exercise [...]
By Nick Chaney Spring Breakers is a visceral assault on all senses and sensibilities. Harmony Korine takes the bacchanalian atmosphere of these yearly rituals and subjects the audience to its activities and conduct without mercy. The film is art masquerading as trash, because the point of the film would never get across in any other [...]
By Ryan Hiller AURORA, Ill.- Aurora University is expanding its partnership with local school districts with the launch of the new John C. Dunham STEM partnership school. When complete the multi-year project will transform the university and local students by advancing education in the areas of math and science in a newly remodeled Stephen’s Hall. [...]
Derek Cianfrance’s latest film is aptly titled. It’s a film that reaches out for things that are just beyond its grasp. There is no denying the technical powerhouse this film is (the opening tracking shot alone is worth the price of admission), or the acting on display, including a never better Bradley Cooper, but it [...]
continue readingFULLERTON, CAL- Phil Thurman, Sports Information Director (SID) at Fullerton College, has provided me with his personal profile. Much like any professional, sports information on a college campus was not his first “gig.” “I used to own my own personal business,” said Thurman. “I did media productions. I even went to film school before that.” [...]
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AURORA, Ill.- Aurora University senior accounting major, David Aquino, won the school’s top student honor from Provost Andrew Manion at the annual honors convocation in Crimi Auditorium on Friday, April 19. Aquino will give the keynote address during the undergraduate commencement ceremony at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, on the campus quadrangle. Voted on [...]
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By John Whitney Gaming is one of the most profitable industries in the world today. The enormous popularity of home consoles is largely responsible for the steady decline of video arcades, as players now have the ability to play games in front of their television sets without having to shell out quarter after quarter. However, [...]
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Derek Cianfrance’s latest film is aptly titled. It’s a film that reaches out for things that are just beyond its grasp. There is no denying the technical powerhouse this film is (the opening tracking shot alone is worth the price of admission), or the acting on display, including a never better Bradley Cooper, but it [...]
FULLERTON, CAL- Phil Thurman, Sports Information Director (SID) at Fullerton College, has provided me with his personal profile. Much like any professional, sports information on a college campus was not his first “gig.” “I used to own my own personal business,” said Thurman. “I did media productions. I even went to film school before that.” [...]
AURORA, Ill.- Aurora University senior accounting major, David Aquino, won the school’s top student honor from Provost Andrew Manion at the annual honors convocation in Crimi Auditorium on Friday, April 19. Aquino will give the keynote address during the undergraduate commencement ceremony at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, on the campus quadrangle. Voted on [...]
By Tana Petrov AURORA, Ill. – Make a healthy snack and exercise at the same time during the Wellness Center’s bike smoothie event that will be held on the Alumni hall patio on April 24 and April 25 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. “Students have busy lifestyles and often their eating, sleep and exercise [...]
By Nick Chaney Spring Breakers is a visceral assault on all senses and sensibilities. Harmony Korine takes the bacchanalian atmosphere of these yearly rituals and subjects the audience to its activities and conduct without mercy. The film is art masquerading as trash, because the point of the film would never get across in any other [...]
By Ryan Hiller AURORA, Ill.- Aurora University is expanding its partnership with local school districts with the launch of the new John C. Dunham STEM partnership school. When complete the multi-year project will transform the university and local students by advancing education in the areas of math and science in a newly remodeled Stephen’s Hall. [...]
By Ryan Hiller Aurora, Ill.- If you have taken a class in the Institute for Collaboration, you have no doubt seen the lines of kids waiting to go to class, heard the instruments being practiced or even heard the sound of the birds coming from some of the classrooms. These are the sights and sounds [...]
The wind was howling and the temperature was dropping, but the links were heating up for Aurora University’s men’s golf team. Despite the terrible weather, the men played in their first Invitational of 2013 at the Aurora Country Club, just across the street from campus. The team finished with a combined score of 341 playing [...]
The men’s lacrosse team defeated Elmhurst College in a decisive 29-2 victory Wednesday at home. The Spartans started strong, scoring 9 points uncontested. In the second quarter, the Blue Jays scored their first goal of the game making the score 9-1. The Spartans responded by adding on 10 more goals of their own, making [...]
