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‘Watchmen’ a worthy effort despite some missteps
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‘Watchmen’ a worthy effort despite some missteps

Ozymandias gazes at the bank of TV monitors as news reports of the catastrophe air on every station. He turns to his audience, the rest of the masked adventurers from the world of ""Watchmen,"" and plainly asks, ""Don't you see?"" It may as well be director Zack Snyder (""300,"" ""Dawn of the Dead""), anxious as his careful film adaptation of the legendary graphic novel comes to a close. Although he produced a faithful bite-size version for the screen, he seems painfully aware that he could only skim the surface of the world of Watchmen.  


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‘Watchmen’ does disservice to graphic novel

Adapted from Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon's ground-breaking comic book series, ""Watchmen"" is set in an alternate 1985 in which Nixon is serving his fifth term as President, nuclear holocaust with the Russians seems imminent and superheroes helped America win the Vietnam War before being outlawed. After the murder of an ex-superhero called the Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), a vigilante named Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) begins investigating, which leads to an explosive discovery.  


Jesse Harris reaches for ‘the sky’ on exciting new album
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Jesse Harris reaches for ‘the sky’ on exciting new album

Jesse Harris is a Grammy award-winning, New York City singer-songwriter who has written songs recorded by Willie Nelson, Feist and Bright Eyes, but his solo career has consistently failed to gain momentum. Yet Harris does anything but beg for attention on Watching the Sky as he simply exercises his strength—writing traditional pop songs with various flavors displaying a breadth of ability. 


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Regents discuss budget impacts

Board of Regents members discussed distribution plans for UW System funds as well as a strategy for a more inclusive approach to increasing campus diversity at their meeting Thursday.



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