“We the Animals,” a beautiful dream

Share: Filmmaker Jeremiah Zagar’s whimsical and potent feature film “We the Animals” hit Netflix at the beginning of this year after its limited run in theaters.  Based on the 2011 Justin Torres novel, the film follows Jonah (Evan Rosado) in a powerful debut performance. Jonah is the youngest of three brothers growing up in a mixed-race, working class family in upstate New York, stumbling along a turbulent road to self-discovery. After an awards season of immense critical praise for the generic, feel-good examination of race …

Police Blotter

Share: Monday, May 20, 2019 Report of a student who suffered a leg injury inside GM-220. The student was transported to the Health Center for further treatment. Library staff reported a subject is being loud and disruptive in the library. Officers responded to the area and escorted the subject off campus. Officer calls of a subject in Lot 4 going in and out of consciousness. Paramedics responded and assisted the subject, he was suffering from low blood sugar. Subject was later treated and released. Student …

Police Blotter

Share: Monday, May 13, 2019 There were reports of two transients and later, one disruptive, non-student attempting to access the GM building. All parties were escorted off campus. Library staff reported a subject watching inappropriate content on a library computer. Subject was escorted off campus. Tuesday, May 14, 2019 A male subject was escorted off campus after facilities staff reported him wandering through the Science Village. A staff member reported a subject using vulgar language toward her at the Mirror Pools. The report was taken …

Sidewalk Cafe: Espresso with a touch of kitsch

Share: The local coffee shop is a place many hold near and dear to their hearts. If one looks past the local Starbucks, local cafes give us that warm, fuzzy feeling. Nestled in a walking district, or on the corner next to a college campus; over-plush lounge chairs, soft lighting and friendly acquaintances beckon us to sit and relax. The coffee shop gives us two things: caffeine and hygge. Simply put, they are irresistible. Brief aside: hygge is a Danish concept that is a quality …

Release to natural habitat

Share: Every once in a while, something happens in our criminal justice system that makes me shudder. Slated to be released (three years early) from his supermax federal prison sentence, John Walker Lindh – known to most as “American Taliban,” and to his fellow terrorists as Abu Sulayman al Irlandi, which means father of a man of peace of Ireland – will finally regain his freedom. Despite having been charged with ten felony counts, including murder but mostly in relation to weapons and terrorism, he …