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You won't find these categories among the Oscars Awards.

These weren’t Oscar nominees, but they’re our winners

Clarion staff report February 20, 2013

This year’s Oscar nominees have some of the best talent in the industry. While we recognize that movies such as Brave, Les Miserables and Silver Linings Playbook are great, there are a few others in...

“Dredd” and “Ruby Sparks” are two movies you should see

Tom Richardson, Staff Writer February 20, 2013

Every once and awhile there will be film releases that are spectacular but which no one goes to see. This is a sign to film producers that either nobody was interested in seeing that film, or the film...

Game Review: Ni No Kuni offers cute charm and fun for all

Colin Bowden, Staff Writer February 6, 2013

Some days you just want to kick back and watch cartoons, and other days you want to be the cartoon. In “Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch,” you get to be that cartoon. Studio Ghibli and developer...

Album Review: Heartthrob by Tegan and Sara

Gai Hoth, Staff Writer February 6, 2013

The twins have returned with their seventh studio album titled: Heartthrob. Tegan and Sara is an indie rock band made up of twin sisters from Calgary, Alberta. Noted for their “synth-pop” ‘80s sound...

Album Review: Hummingbird by Local Natives

Callie Vasey, Arts and Culture Editor February 6, 2013

So far, 2013 has been a promising year for new indie albums, and Local Natives’ new album “Hummingbird” does not disappoint. “Hummingbird” features songs that have great depth and emotion. That...

Movie Review: Movie 43

Gai Hoth, Staff Writer February 6, 2013

If a sub-genre in comedy known as abstract-hyper-sexual-crude-comedy existed, “Movie 43” would win the Oscar. “Movie 43” is essentially a series of vignettes one story after another with little...

Game Review: Dustforce

George Treviranus, Editor-in-Chief February 6, 2013

With the uproar in independently produced games over the last year or two, it should come as no surprise that “Dustforce” clears the board in terms of addiction laced with time waster. In short, it...

Be my Valentine?

Be my Valentine?

February 6, 2013

Students passed Valentine's Day messages to fellow students, friends and family for WinterFest at Truax's Student Lounge.

Folk singers

Quiet Folk at The Brink Lounge

Photos by Phil Ejercito February 5, 2013

Folk group enjoys the quiet setting at The Brink Lounge, creating a calm and reflective atmosphere for listeners.

‘Warm Bodies’ encapsulates a traditional love story in a non-traditional format

George Treviranus & Brianna Roberts, Staff Writers February 5, 2013

This sweet but comical apocalyptic love story is truly moving and mind-boggling. The movie’s theme focuses on how love can change a life. Julie (Teresa Palmer) was able to bring R (Nicholas Hoult) back...

Review: ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’

Daniel Schott, Business Manager January 23, 2013

J.R.R. Tolkien’s legacy continues in this first installment of “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.” As with “The Lord of the Rings” series, the Hobbit series will appear in three separate films,...

Review: ‘Django Unchained’

Tom Richardson, Staff Writer January 23, 2013

Quentin Tarantino is a director who holds off on the action for interesting monologues, a director who isn’t afraid to get too violent, a director who makes several homages to classic films, and a director...

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