Faculty / Staff vs. Students Basketball Game February 16, 2009
Posted by maumicannellchatterton in : College Events , comments closedOn Friday, February 13th the Faculty & Staff went up against the Students for the first SU Fac/Staff vs. Students Basketball game hosted by the Junior Council. The game was a fundraiser for the winter formal, Crystal Ice. Congratulations to Sue Kenney, SU Chief of Staff, who won the 50/50 raffle and Thank You, Sue, for donating the winnings back to the Junior Council. Concessions were also available from the Sophomore Council and lollipops from the Forensic Science Club. It was a great game!
See some of the fun in Pictures and Video
SU at MD Higher Ed Day February 13, 2009
Posted by maumicannellchatterton in : College Events , add a commentStevenson University Administrators and students visited Annapolis, Maryland yesterday to talk to state representatives about the importance of state financial aid to private colleges and universities. Students had a chance to meet with delegates, etc. from their districts and to share information about themselves and SU. It was a beautiful day to be in Annapolis – thank you to the students for representing the student population at Stevenson University!
“TAKEN” February 8, 2009
Posted by maumicannellchatterton in : Movie Reviews , add a commentWent to see “Taken” today – new Liam Neeson movie. Genre: Action Premise: Former spy/CIA/NSA/unknown agency operative retires in order to spend more time with his daughter, who’s life he has not really been a part of because of work. His ex, beautiful Famke Janssen, is remarried to some incredibly rich man and lives in the big mansion with servants, etc. Daughter wants to go to Paris for a vacation with her friend and Dad is opposed but gives in. Daughter and idiot friend get kidnapped almost the moment they arrive and Dad goes after the villians. The rest of the movie is the search and destroy mission.
I liked the movie – the action was good, without TOO much hand-cam work to make me nauseous, and I somehow believed that Dad Would, and could, do this. Of course, it does help when the bad guys are not very good at what they do, but… I’m not here for reality! They didn’t play their hand too often and the bad guys weren’t necessarily cookie cutter movie villains. There were also a few surprises to show just how serious Dad was, which I appreciated.
So – not a thought provoking movie… not deep in anyway… but for an afternoon’s entertainment – not bad. Oh… and the audience applauded at the end … I think that’s a good sign!,