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Professional actor bids farewell to 'U'

Adrienne Broaddus
November 5, 2003

Years ago, Marcus Olson performed "Into the Woods" at the Wharton Center. Now, 13 years later, the head of acting for the MSU Theatre Department has gone back into the woods, but on a different mission.After he finishes directing "Into the Woods," his last play at MSU, he will begin his own difficult journey as he leaves the university.Olson said he is looking for work elsewhere because he is seeking an environment that constantly appreciates theater, and where, when budget cuts come up, the theater department isn't always the first to be hit.

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Kresge gets surreal with new exhibit

Joe Guillen
November 4, 2003

Surrealist art can sometimes represent what we see in our deepest and most vivid dreams - blurry images, scenes that don't quite make sense and constant metamorphoses of even the simplest objects. Last Saturday, "Surrealist Drawings from the Drukier Collection" opened at Kresge Art Museum and will run through Dec.

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Action, stars, writing make this Bronson flick a classic thriller

Shaun Byron
November 3, 2003

When most people think of Charles Bronson movies, they usually conjure up thoughts of the "Death Wish" series. But Bronson actually deserves to be remembered for a much better film, "The Mechanic." This movie fits its three-word tag line - clean, fast and professional. From beginning to end, there's a roller coaster ride of Bronson doing what he does best - serving up bad guys with the same stoic and craggy look on his face. The action star plays a mob hit-man who is growing older.

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Holiday mix a low quality CD

Emily Bingham
November 3, 2003

For some folks, the holiday season means loving gatherings, beautiful snowdrifts and silent nights. For others, the season apparently means clap tracks, drum synthesizers and women singing about obese aunts. No, I'm not talking about Britney Spears' latest work (heaven forbid). I'm referring to the "Ho Ho Ho Spice: A Hospice awareness and benefit project" compilation CD.

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'U' student makes listing of Cosmo's hunkiest men

Sarah Frank
October 31, 2003

If you flip through the pages of the November issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine, you might notice a familiar face from one of your classes. Michigan's hunkiest bachelor, according to editors of the magazine, is human biology senior Jamie Batzer. So what is it like to be a hunk?

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Porn biopic offers little insight into subject, crime

Shaun Byron
October 31, 2003

When a movie forces you to go elsewhere for information about its plot, then you know you're in trouble. "Wonderland" is an interesting movie, but it left more questions than answers by cheating the audience out of the facts. To bring you up to speed, John Holmes was the first well-known porn star.

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top 10 Halloween songs

With Halloween on the horizon, there will be many parties.And where there are many parties, there usually is lots of music.Which lends itself to the question: Guess which reporter will be there if there is a plethora of tune-skis?You got it - it's your friendly music reporter who plans to bust out his 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles outfit for one night only.

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Young cast ready for challenges in 'Fences'

Adrienne Broaddus
October 28, 2003

Every fence has a gate, but it's not always easy to get in. About six weeks ago, journalism freshman Jasmin Johnson said she was determined to enter the gate to become a cast member of August Wilson's "Fences." Today at 7:30 p.m., the MSU Department of Theatre will launch the season's second production with "Fences."Johnson, who portrays the only female character in the show, Rose Maxson, said she was yearning to have a role in the play."I told (the director) I didn't mind playing a man's role," Johnson said.

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'Scary Movie' sequel so bad it's frightening

Shaun Byron
October 28, 2003

Spoof comedies often dance around the line between silly and funny. "Scary Movie 3" hangs out for a few minutes on the funny side but crosses to the silly side, gives the finger to the funny side and then runs away. This installment finds the series' returning character Cindy (Anna Faris) as an anchorwoman trying to get to the bottom of a mystery surrounding some crop circles on a farm owned by Tom (Charlie Sheen), as well as the death of a close friend by a killer in a videotape.