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4 March 3, 2004
Campus Life
The Rambler
You mi/se<P (he Oscars party!
On Feb. 29, the 76^ Annual Oscar Awards
aired on ABC. A night of glamour, fashion, laugh-
ter and, of course, awards, was a success yet
again. The host for the night was Billy Crystal,
who introduced all the award nominated movies
by bursting into song, with his own renditions of
Maria and My Favorite Things, and many more
well known songs.
In O.C. Armstrong Hall, there gathered five
students, including me, in the lobby to view these
annual awards of excellence. This
"Academy Awards Party" was off
the hook, let me tell you. Organized
by Patrick James, sophomore the-
atre major and resident assistant in
O.C. Armstrong, we all ate Chex-
mix and Tootsie Rolls as we cri-
tiqued movies, outfits and the
awards in general.
The week before students were
encouraged to fill out a form,'
recording their prediction of out-
comes for the Oscar night. The win-
ner, or one who gets the most cor-
rect will receive the Oscar-nominat-
ed movie of his or her choice.
Catherine Zeta Jones, who wore
a gorgeous red flowing dress, intro-
duced the first award of best sup-
porting actor, Tim Robbins, frcm
Mystic River.
James said, "1 like watching the
Oscars and award shows because I
like to see people genuinely happy.
They are surprised and thrilled at
the reward of hard work paid off. Its
fun." The explosion of joy on faces
of shock and excitement is reason
enough to watch this highly enter-
taining awards show.
Megan Carroll, sophomore the-
atre major, remarked, "You never
really know what to expect. Some
awards may sweep and some may
be completely out of the blue."
A special remembrance for Katharine
Hepburn, who died last year, included a time
when she was asked in an interview by Barbara
Walters if she even owned a dress, and she
replied, "1 have one, Ms. Walters. I'll wear it to
your funeral."
Sarah Martino, sophomore theatre major and
assistant costumes designer for the upcoming
musical Grease, gave her fashion critique. "Renee
For better or worse (dressed)
Samantha Morton, best Actress
nominee for In America, looks posi-
tively fabulous in her Renaissance-
inpsired gown.
Photos by Steve Grantitz, Wireimage.com
Uma Therman sports an outfit a bit
too gypsy for the Oscars.
Zellewegar or Jennifer Garner were definitely the
best dressed. Uma Thurman... now what is she
thinking? And Joan Rivers hasn't figured out that
fur is not hot."
The night rolled on with guest presenters such
as Robin Williams and Jim Carrey to get a laugh
out of the crowd. I was extremely impressed with
Billy Crystal, though. Catching the funniest things
on the fly, the crowd never knew what to expect.
Rodrigo Tello, junior international business
major said, "1 enjoy watching
them, it's entertaining, but I don't
really like the Oscars. I don't
think they are fair because they
try to promote the movie and the
thoughts and ideas of that movie
more than just giving an award.
People will say a movie is good
because it won an Oscar, but it
narrows the taste."
Lord of the Rings: Return of
the King swept all the awards they
were nominated for. Best art
direction, costume design, visual
effects, makeup, achievement in
sound mixing, original music
score, film editing, original song,
adapted screenplay, director, and
best picture all went to LOTR.
The longly awaited best
actress award went to Charlize
Theron for her role in the movie
Monster. Best actor went to Sean
Penn, starring in Mystic River.
Renee Zelleweger, after winning
best supporting actress for her role
in Cold Mountain said, "1 am
overwhelmed. I am over-
whelmed;" almost a constant
theme for the stars in their win-
ning positions.
Sara Southerland is a freshman journal-
ism major and is campus life editor for
The Rambler.
Homecoming coronation caps festivities
Whitney Fowler
NEWS EDITOR
Carlos Chou, senior political
science major, and Jashana
"Sunni" Pitt, junior elementary
education major, were crowned as
Wesleyan's homecoming king
and queen Feb. 28 to cap off a
week's worth of homecoming fes-
tivities and competitions planned
by Student Life.
Alpha Xi Delta secured the
"spirit stick" award for demon-
strating the most school spirit;
Wesleyan's women's basketball
team gained a 70-45 win over
Bacone
College, the
men's team
lost 68-76 to
Bacone
College, and
Wesleyan stu-
dents were
invited to
attend a post-
game dance to
celebrate the
final hours of
homecoming.
"The
week went
pretty well,"
Student Activities Coordinator
and Intramural Director Aaron
Whaley said, but he said that he
hopes next year's homecoming
will be taken more seriously.
The Dunbar High School
band performed during
Wesleyan's Feb. 26 pep rally and
Southwestern Adventist
University's step team, "The
Lox," performed a routine as the
men's basketball halftime show.
. Karime Naime, senior psy-
chology major, Jessica Krize k,
senior political science and pre-
law major and Pitt were nominat-
ed for homecoming queen.
Courtney Roberts, sophomore
sports management major, the
school mascot Willie the Ram
and Chou were nominated for
homecoming king.
Pitt, a member of the
women's basketball team who has
been in rehabiliation after an
injury last fall, said that her future
plans include teaching pre-kinder-
garten and kindergarten and pos-
sibly playing basketball overseas.
Pitt traveled to Wesleyan
from Racine, Wise., an adjust-
ment that she said was not easy.
The people, the language and the
"whole mindset" in Texas is
"totally different," she said. The
departure separated Pitt from her
twin brother — her best friend,
who is a member of the track
team at the University of
Minnesota.
But here
at Wesleyan,
Pitt said that
she has
developed
life-long
friends and
is extremely
close to her
teammates.
Pitt's
greatest
influence?
"My mother
— she's so
cool," she
said.
Chou, former president of
Lambda Kappa Kappa who was
named Mr. Wesleyan last year,
stays involved with the youth
group and college and career
group at Church of the King in
Grand Prairie. His greatest influ-
ence, he said, is Jesus Christ.
Chou loves to play football and
said that he plans to open a sports
agency and be a leader in the
church.
"One of my favorite things to
do is beat Willis at anything she
says she can beat me in," Chou
said.
Chou did not admit to an
expectation to be named king, but
"was hoping I wouldn't get beat
by a ram," he said.
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Photo by Whitney Fowler
Sunni Pitt and Charles Chow win the
honors of homecoming queen and king
during Feb. 28's basketball game.
La Madeleine is a quaint place to go for any type of meal. La Madeleine is
unique because although each separate restaurant looks the
same, they have their very own special touch with the
European mood. And with 18 locations in all in the Dallas-
lort Worth area, I'm sure you can find your favorite one. Two
locations close to Wesleyan are on Camp Bowie Blvd. and in
At Jf downtown Fort Worth on Main Street.
La Madeleine not only serves a wide selection of French
jgH dishes, but also many variations of Mediterranean recipes are
made to tantalize your taste buds. It is a great place to go if
you want to spend time alone, with a loved one, a quick lunch
or even to mingle with your friends.
One of the specialties at La Madeleine is their Caesar
salad. Something about the way it is created gives an "Umf'
to the taste. It is not already made and served to you on a dish. They place the salad
in a bowl, which is dressed up in Caeser dressing, and toss it around, so that every
bite you taste from the salad has the dressing on it.
If you are not into the salad thing, then a hot or cold sandwich may fulfill your
delight, and an excellent choice is the hot chicken Parisien. A marinated chicken
breast and crisp bacon served hot with melted cheddar cheese on crispy Parisien
with mayonnaise, leaf lettuce and Roma tomatoes.
Remember, everything is optional, so if you don't want the bacon, you can ask
the chef to take it off, and for those light eaters, you can ask for a half a sandwich.
Their dishes, especially the salads, are quite large for a cafe and very rewarding to
your stomach. Still hungry? Try the crepe strawberry romanoff or the chocolate
banana crepe to satisfy your need.
The prices are awesome as well. A regular grilled chicken Caesar salad, a full
hot chicken parisien, crepe strawberry romanoff and a drink cost less than $22. A
cheap place, a great date and perfect place to hang out.
Photo by Sara Southerland
La Madelivnc on Camp Bowie is a close, fun and inexpensive
pick for great food on any night of the week.
Ayah Sawed is a junior international relations major and is a staff writer for The Rambler.
The
Week
Ahead
On Campus:
♦Greek Week
Volleyball, sponsered
by Gamma Phi Beta,
7 p.m. in the
Sid Richardson Gymnasium
On Campus:
♦Greek Week Field
Games, sponsered by
Sigma Kappa, free
period in the mall
♦Academic Bowl, sponsered by
Gamma Sigma Sigma, 7:45 p.m. in
the SUB
Off Campus:
♦Baseball game at Mary-Hardin
Baylor at Belton, 2 p.m.
On Campus:
♦Greek Week Talent
Show, sponsered by
l.ambda Kappa Kappa, 8 p.m. in
Martin Hall
Off Campus:
♦Guided by Voices and The Go
(Indie) playing at Trees, Dallas,
9 p.m., $15, www.trees.com
On Campus:
♦Softball game vs.
Lake Erie College,
double header,
11 a.m.
Off Campus:
♦Men and Women's First-round
RRAC Tournament, TBA
♦Far Star, Hi-Fi Drowning, The
Chemistry Set, The Virgin Trebles
(Indie) at Trees, Dallas, 8:30 p.m..
$6, www.trees.com
Off Campus:
♦Chris Whitley
(singer/songwriter) at
Gypsy Tea Room.
Dallas, 8 p.m., $12,
www.gypsytearoom.com
Off Campus:
♦Golf at Jet Classic,
Wichita, Kansas,
TBA
♦Brant Bjork and the
Bros (rock) at Gypsy Tea Room,
9 p.m., $8. www.gypsytearoom.com
Off Campus:
♦Golf at Jet Classic,
Wichita, Kan., TBA
♦Baseball game at
Howard Payne,
double header,
Brownwood, I p.m.
♦Softball game at Texas Woman's,
double header, Denton, 5 p.m.
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