Campus bleeds blue and gold. There is no escaping who we are.
We have our staples: Johnston, Gesu, Cudahy, the Union and now Zilber Hall. Each building is a brand in itself. The Centennial Celebration banners show another brand, one that commemorates the women who have come before the thousands currently walking around on campus. Brands [...]
I’ve been slightly absent from this beautiful blog. Since my last posts way back in October, I can happily announce The Popular Opinion received 1st place recognition from the Milwaukee Press Club, as well as 2nd place recognition from the Society of Professional Journalists. Both awards were for best column/blog writing. Also, The Popular Opinion [...]
Read More »The perfect body has graced the covers of magazines for decades. It’s the body that girls and guys could only dream of having. The one that teenagers and college students post up on their walls to stare at once they enter their bedroom door.
Farrah Fawcett donned a red swimsuit in 1976 that sold more than [...]
Name: Marcos G. Molina A.K.A. Gery
Age: 19
Year: 2013
College: College of Arts & Sciences.
Major(s): Biology, Pre-Dentistry
Campus Activities: Gay-Straight Alliance, Invisible Children, American Student Dental Association
My Journey: Throughout my life I’ve always worked very hard to be good at the things I’m passionate for, and this will build a strong person out of myself. I tend to [...]
Day 10: “The Sixth Sense” (1999)
Cast: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette and Mischa Barton
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Writer: M. Night Shyamalan
One of the true elements of horror is suspense. This is why “The Sixth Sense” earns day 10 in the 13 Days series. From its incredible storytelling to Osmond’s bone rattling, and chilling, performance, [...]
Day 9: “Friday the 13th” (1980) & “Friday the 13th” (2009)
Cast: The 1980 cast included Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King and Kevin Bacon. The 2009 cast included Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker and Amanda Righetti
Director: Sean S. Cunningham (1980), Marcus Nispel (2009)
Writer: Victor Miller (1980), Damian Shannon and Mark Swift (2009)
I’m a superstitious person. It just is [...]
Day 8: “Child’s Play” (1988)
Cast: Catherine Hicks, Brad Dourif, Chris Sarandon and Alex Vincent
Director: Tom Holland
Writer: Dan Mancini
No one ever expects a doll to come to life. Unfortunately for the people of “Child’s Play,” Chucky does. The film is built to play on many people’s fears of the weird dolls that inhabit [...]
Day 7: “Children of the Corn” (1984)
Cast: Linda Hamilton and Peter Horton
Director: Fritz Kiersch
Writer: Stephen King and George Goldsmith
The children have come to run the town. In this 1984 rendition of the Stephen King novel, Hamilton and Horton run into more than they bargain for. A religious cult has manifested in the town of Galvin. [...]
Day 6: “Black Christmas” (2006) & “House of Wax” (2005)
“Black Christmas”
Cast: Katie Cassidy, Michelle Trachtenberg and Lacey Chabert
Director: Glen Morgan
Writer: Glen Morgan
“House of Wax”
Cast: Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, Paris Hilton and Jared Padalecki
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Writer: Charles Belden and Chad Hayes
Both of these films landed in Moviephone’s 25 worst horror films today. I honestly think, [...]
Day 5: “Cherry Falls” (2000)
Cast: Brittany Murphy, Jay Mohr and Michael Biehn
Director: Geoffrey Wright
Writer: Ken Selden
In a strange turn of horror movie tradition, “Cherry Falls” gives the virgins the ultimatum of lose your virginity or die. In “Scream” you hear what the rules are, stating that in order to stay alive you must not [...]
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