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MOVIE REVIEW // GOING THE DISTANCE
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Going to different colleges, living in different towns or even different states can make long-distance relationships difficult and challenging. Going the Distance hits home with a raunchy, romantic comedy that is all about the distance.
Erin (Drew Barrymore) is a graduate student, striving to be reporter, living in New York for the summer as an intern. With only six weeks left she tries to land a job and is turned down repeatedly. Feeling down, Erin goes out to one of the local bars. This is where she meets recently single Garrett, (Justin Long)
who struggles to be fully committed in almost every relationship he has ever been in. With the help of beer and video games, one thing leads to another and the two begin a sweet and innocent, yet short, summer fling. Once the six weeks are up Erin has to go back to grad school in San Francisco.
When Erin leaves to jet away on an airplane Garrett runs after her, saying he has had too much fun and doesn't want it to end. They both want to make a long distance relationship work.
Issues arise like expected. The price of plane tickets, only seeing each other for a few days every few months, and the fact that Erin's sister Corinne (Christina Applegate) absolutely hates Garrett takes a toll on their relationship. If you look past the less-than-believing "I'm in love with my best friend" plot, you get a movie that could make you want to go the distance.
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MUSIC REVIEW // EL GUINCHO- POP NEGRO
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With a brand new stack of sonic gold, El Guincho rolls into fall blurring the lines between pop music, tropicalia, and afro beat. This Spanish jewel rattles and grooves, enticing listeners to pull out their dancin' shoes and hit the dance floor. That being said, this is not an ordinary pop music experience, nor is it like their 2008 release Alegranza. This eloquently-produced album is immediately catchy like a pop album should be, but has the potential to be more than that annoying song stuck in your head for weeks. The mix of styles between songs allows them to stand out, but blend together well.
One of my favorite elements to dance along to is the steel drum, which bounces through sick melodies as a feature or is used as a backing rhythm instrument to add some pep to the tracks. Both "Novias" and the catchiest track, "Soca Del Eclipse," start with slick rhythms based around the steel drum's activities and turn into the easiest tracks to sing along to, though I have to guess the Spanish lyrics. The steel drums do
not start the melody of "FM Tan Sexy," but eventually rip in with a very sensual dance beat that elicits passion.
Unfortunately, some haters may be stuck on the fact that El Guincho's previous release sounded similar to a Spanish lo-fi version of Animal Collective, but El Guincho has taken the time to create something inspirational that reminds people to enjoy the inherent qualities of life and challenges you to dance along.
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Early spending by Senate not a worry
BY MICHAEL HOLTZ mholtz@kansan.com
What appeared to have been an early spending spree in Student Senate was nothing more than business as usual, said treasurer Erin Pishny.
Senate allocated $35,467, or 30 percent, of funds available to student groups during its first two sessions.
Pishny said allocating such a large percentage of Senate's available funds at the beginning of the semester was typical. Even so, she said shed like senators to be more meticulous before voting to approve funding.
Last year, Senate had approved $30,365 after two full sessions, or 26 percent of its unallocated account. Money from the unallocated account funds events, speakers and other activities sponsored by student groups. It also pays for general costs associated with those groups and costs associated with Senate.
"I would just caution people to really look at the bills," said Pishny, a senior from Lenexa. "I would like to see more questioning of people in finance [committee] and in full Senate."
Money for the unallocated account comes from a $15.50 activity fee paid by all students as a required campus fee.
Despite the early spending spree, Pishny said Senate should have enough money to last through the school year.
The largest amount approved so far this year was $19,100 in salary increases for members of the Student Executive Committee.
"I don't really see it being a problem," Pishny said. "We have a good amount of money unallocated to
fund the projects that students have on campus."
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SENATE TO WORK ON A MISSION STATEMENT
Senate committees each elected two members to the President's Taskforce on Mission, History and Vision on Wednesday night. Smith said he would choose two students unaffiliated with Senate to also be members.
Student Body President Michael Wade Smith announced the formation of a new taskforce designated to create a Student Senate mission statement Wednesday.
Smith said he was shocked when he first realized Senate didn't have a formal mission statement. He said it was an integral piece of any organization's success.
Students interested in joining the President's Taskforce on Mission, History and Vision should send an e-mail to Michael Wade Smith at michaelwadsmith@gmail.com.
"We want to make sure that Senate is keeping campus moving forward," Smith said. "To do that you need to have something that's creating that vision and that purpose for you."
Smith said he'd like to see a completed mission statement by mid-November.
"As long as we display it, read it and know it, it's going to inform the decisions we make for a lot of years to come," Smith said.
Edited by David Cawthon
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Carter Calvert performs the opening act to Neil Bery's 100 years of Broadway Thursday at the Lied Center. The show featured 19 incredible Broadway classics sung by today's top Broadway stars
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Shining lights of Broadway come to Kansas, for a night
BY NICOLAS ROESLER
nroesler@kansan.com
The number one touring Broadway concert brought the bright lights and big stars to the Lied Center Thursday night in the show "100 Years of Broadway."
Lead singers from Broadway shows such as "Jesus Christ Superstar," "Cats," "Les Miserables" and "Wicked" performed some of the most recognizable songs in American
"Broadway is inherently appealing," said Kevin Cook, a senior from Lenexa.
history. Although the show spans 100 years of Broadway classics, each song finds its place in today's society and popular culture.
Director Neil Berg sat on stage, playing a grand piano to songs that span generations, connecting them to American history and American culture between each performance.
"It's like seeing 30 of the best Broadway
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University students Kelsey Flinn, a freshman from Overland Park, and Megan Lounds, a freshman from Winfield, arrived 20 minutes before the show and were excited to see some of their favorite songs.
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"We're big Broadway nerds." Flinn and Lounds said.
musicals in one night," Berg said.
Despite many of the songs' connections to
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