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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 28, 2005
ACADEMY AWARDS
'Million dollar Oscar night
BY DAVID GERMAIN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — The boxing saga "Million Dollar Baby" was the Academy Awards heavyweight yesterday, claiming best picture and three other trophies, including honors for director Clint Eastwood, lead-actress Hilary Swank and supporting-actor Morgan Freeman.
Martin Scorseese's "The Aviator" came away with the most Oscars, its five awards including the supporting-actress prize for Cate Blanchett.
Eastwood, who at 74 became the oldest directing winner ever, noted his mother was with him when his Western "Unforgiven" won the 1992 best-picture and directing Oscar.
The 77th Oscars were another heartbreak for Scorsese, the man behind "The Aviator," who lost the directing race for the fifth time. Scorsese matched the record of Oscar futility held by a handful of legendary filmmakers such as Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Altman, who also went 0-for-5 in the directing category.
"She's here with me again tonight, so at 96, I'm thanking her for her genes," Eastwood said. "I figure I'm just a kid. I've got a lot of stuff to do yet."
Swank became a double Academy Award winner yesterday for "Million Dollar Baby," while Jamie Foxx took lead actor for "Ray." The wins for Freeman and Foxx made it only the second time blacks won two of the four acting prizes.
Swank, who previously won the best-actress Oscar for "Boys Don't Cry." once again beat out main rival Annette Bening, nominated for the theater farce "Being Julia." Bening had been the front-runner for "American Beauty" five years ago but lost to underdog Swank.
"I don't know what I did in this life to deserve all this. I'm just a girl from a trailer park who had a dream," said Swank, who played an indomitable boxer.
Swank joined Vivien Leigh, Helen Hayes, Sally Field and Luise Rainer as the only actresses with a perfect track record at
the Oscars; Two nominations and two wins.
Foxx won for his uncanny emulation of Ray Charles in "Ray." As he had at earlier awards triumphs, Foxx led the Oscar audience in a rendition of the call-and-response chant from Charles' 1959 hit 'What'd I Say," whose funky electric-piano grooves play over the opening credits of "Ray."
"Give it up for Ray Charles and his beautiful legacy. And thank you Ray Charles for living," said Foxx, who climbed to Oscar glory after an early career built mainly on comedy, including his TV series "The Jamie Foxx Show" and the raunchy sex flick "Booty Call."
Foxx had been a double Oscar nominee, also picked in the supporting category for the hit man thriller "Collateral."
Playing Katharine Hepburn in "The Aviator," Blanchett had the spirit of the Oscars' most-honored actress on her side. Hepburn, the love of Hughes' life in the 1930s before she began her long romance with Spencer Tracy, earned 12 nominations and won a record four Oscars.
"Thank you, of course, to Miss Hephburn. The longevity of her career I think is inspiring to everyone," said Blanchett. She added thanks to "Aviator" director Scorsese, saying, "I hope my son will marry your daughter."
Oscar host Chris Rock said Blanchett was so convincing that Sidney Poitier, Hepburn's co-star in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," showed up at Blanchett's house for supper.
The wins by Freeman and Foxx followed Denzel Washington and Halle Berry's triumph three years ago for "Training Day" and "Monster's Ball," the only other time blacks claimed two acting Oscars.
"It means that Hollywood is continuing to make history," Freeman said backstage. "We're evolving with the rest of the world."
The superhero action comedy "The Incredibles" won the animated-feature prize, beating 2004's biggest box-office hit, the fairy-tale sequel "Shrek 2."
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percent of students voted in the election.
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Jones and Sterner will also pass out surveys and general information about the coalition on the fourth floor of the Kansas Union this week.
"When we visit the various campus organizations we will find out what is important to them." Jones said.
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Sterner said the two candidates have been meeting with three organizations a week for the last two weeks.
Marynell Jones, vice presidential candidate of the student coalition KUnited, thanks the crowd at the Mad Hatter, 623 Vermont St., for coming to the campaign kickoff party Friday night. the Web site to be launched this but both Delta Force and Student week. Voice are planning events.
KUUnited has not finalized its full roster of candidates for all the senator positions, Sterner said. The coalition is also preparing to launch its Web site, where people can look at the coalition's platform and learn more about the candidates. Sterner said he expects
The two other coalitions have not vet hold their kickoff parties,
— Edited by Austin Caster
Culture
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Kansan talking about what she thinks are the biggest problems with Black History Month. In the editorial she listed three problems: There is only a core group of famous African-American that get focused on, people cannot get a real feeling for African-American history in 10-second history lessons on TV and February is the shortest month of the year.
Mitchell Van Doren, Kingston, Jamaica, junior, is also in Herbison's class. She was surprised to hear that some of her classmates didn't like Black History Month. She said that she feels differently.
"I never thought that people would actually hate it. I could see white people not liking it, but not black people," she said. "I love it and I don't know that much about African-American culture."
Melva Landrum, Minneapolis, Minn., senior, said that Black History Month was a good way to bring awareness to African Americans. She said that you can never learn enough about people different from yourself.
Zeta Phi Beta sorority, which helped sponsor events for African Heritage Month on campus.
Black History Month was first created by Carter Woodson in 1926. It was known then as "Negro History Week." February is a month with important milestones in African-American history such as the ratification of the 15th Amendment, which allowed black men to vote. It is also the month the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded and when Malcolm X was killed.
Landrum is the president of — Edited by Nikola Romo
What do you think of the way Black History Month is thought of in today's society?
"I think it's poorly approached. For all the things that have happened we only get a month. It doesn't give enough credit where credit is." — Roma Ronnie Kansas City, Mo., sophomore
"I think that there's a lot of skepticism surrounding Black History Month because it is classified for the specific awareness of one group. If African-American history was focused upon in our past there wouldn't be a need to classify a specific month for it now."
Mike Conley Graduate adviser
"I think they treat it like any other history class. It's lost some meaning over the years. It's not so special anymore, it's something you expect every year. You kind of take it for granted."
— Viet Nguyen
Overland Park senior
"It appeals to the pop culture. All I know about it is that it's on TV in the pop channels. It's not addressed every day walking around."
—Kristin Freese Glasgow, Mo., senior
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♦ The Dole Institute of Politics will sponsor a lecture by Frank Donatelli, Ed Rollins, Craig Shirley and Richard Wirthlin on "Electing Reagan: The Presidential Campaign" as part of its Presidential Lecture Series at 7:30 tonight in the Dole Institute. Call 864-4900.
The department of Russian and East European Studies will sponsor a lecture by Urs Heftrich of Heidelberg University on "The Role of Rumor in Nikolay Gogol's Dead Souls: A Five-Act Drama" at noon tomorrow at room 318 in Bailey Hall. Call 864-4236.
*Student Union Activities will screen the Japanese film "Twilight Samurai" as part of its international film series at 7 p.m. at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union. Admission is $2 or free with SUA movie card. Call 864-SHOW.
Margaret Rausch of the Religious Studies Department will lecture on "Islam, Berber and Culture in Morocco: Ishlihin Women's Religious Rituals" from 3:30-5 p.m. tomorrow at room 109 in Bailey Hall. Call 864-3745.
+University Christian Fellowship will offer Bible study and worship at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Contact Rick Clock at 841-3148.
◆The Freshman-Sophomore Advising Center will sponsor a majors fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Kansas Union. Call 864-2834 for more information.
♦ Ecumenical Christian Ministries will sponsor a University Forum on "A Place at the Table: Using Our Faith to Advocate for the World's Hungry" at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at the ECM, 1204 Oread Ave. Call 843-4933 for more information.
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