All Entries in the "Features" Category
Movie Review: The Avengers
Review Disclaimer: I went in to The Avengers without ever seeing Iron Man, Captain America, The Hulk, or any other Marvel movie or comic. This review is coming from a complete outsider who went into the film having no idea what to expect. That being said, you should probably drop everything right now and go [...]
Goodwill Comes to Maryville
In collaboration with Residential Life and Physical Plant, Goodwill will be on campus May 1-3 to collect donations. Maryville and the Center for Sustainability are encouraging students to donate usable items they no longer need as they move out of the dorms. The service is extended to the entire campus community, and tax receipts will [...]
Best Tips for Ending the Semester
The end of the semester is a stressful time of due dates, final exams, papers and presentations for students as well as faculty. Deadlines are fast approaching and you realize that you only a week left of the semester. You may have three presentations, four papers due and a final exam in every class during [...]
A Movie Review: “The Raven”
The newest film from director James McTeigue (“V for Vendetta”, “The Matrix”) was released on Friday, April 27. Writers Ben Livingston and Hanna Shakespeare create a fictional account based loosely upon the life of Edgar Allan Poe and the uncertainty surrounding his death in 1849. “The Raven” follows the unpopular Poe, played by John Cusack [...]
Saints Talk: Episode Ten
Here is the newest episode of Saints Talk! This week, in our first segment, we discuss the Saints baseball team. We recap the last week of action and discuss the Saints’ remaining schedule. In our second segment, we talk about the Maryville Student Athletic Recognition Night. Also, in this segment, we reveal the winners the [...]
“The Five-Year Engagement” All About Love and Loss
If you love “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” you’ll love “The Five-Year Engagement.” Both films are from director Nicholas Stoller and writer/actor Jason Segel, and they both share irreverent jokes, bare bums, foul language, and anything else you can think of to contribute to an R-rating. It is Segel/Stoller’s characteristic raunchy and sweet combo style that flawlessly [...]
Phone Security
In today’s high-paced world, our handheld mobile devices, such as our smartphones, MP3’s, or tablets, help keep us connected and up to speed with the world around us. However, as convenient as they are, there is a growing security risk for anyone that owns and uses a smartphone or other personal device. Imagine all [...]
Milagro Modern Mexican Restaurant Review
I went to brunch at Milagro Modern Mexican Restaurant over the weekend. Milagro is located in a small retail development off Lockwood Ave. in Webster Groves. The restaurant opened in April 2010 and is the sister restaurant of Adam Tilford’s Tortillaria in the Central West End. Milagro’s mission is to serve the best Mexican cuisine [...]
Movie Review: The Lucky One
On Friday, April 20th, the latest in a line of Nicolas Spark’s movies is being released joining the ranks of The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, The Last Song, and Dear John. The Lucky One follows Marine Logan Thibault as he returns home to search for a mysterious woman whose picture he found while on tour [...]
VolunteenNation Hosts Third Annual Youth and Family Volunteer Fair
On Apr. 15, 2012 the St. Louis based VolunteenNation organization hosted their third annual St. Louis Youth and Family Volunteer Fair at the Magic House. There were 27 agencies in attendance at the fair this year, including several non-profit organizations in the greater St. Louis area. Among these agencies included Autism Speaks, Making Music Matters, [...]
