Marissa Skonie

Ever since I knew what the word “career” meant, I’ve been asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” When someone had asked me when I was little, I would have responded, “I’m going to be a teacher, then the President and then a waitress.” Everyone would laugh and tell me I probably couldn’t be a waitress after being President.  I would never listen to them, I was dead-set on my plan and nothing could sway me.

 It seems like everywhere I go, I’m hearing more and more about the Trayvon Martin shooting. It’s on the news, all over the Internet; there’s even hoodies and other memorabilia being made. For those of you who shockingly haven’t heard about this case, it all started on February 26 when the self-appointed watchman of a neighborhood shot and killed a “suspicious” looking teenager. The teenager was deemed to be “suspicious” because he was wearing a hoodie.

Bucket lists. They’ve been portrayed through movies starring Morgan Freeman, an MTV TV show about teenagers, many different books, etc. For those who aren’t familiar with the term, a bucket list is a list of things you want to do before you “kick the bucket," a phrase used to portray someone who died. Anything can go on these lists, from simply seeing a specific movie to wanting to have a family of your own.

For Black History Month, the Kishwaukee Art Gallery decided to honor artist Chaveevah Banks Ferguson by displaying her exhibition titled Illustrations, Paintings & Whimsical Observations.  The exhibit includes not only paintings, but several books and dolls created by Ferguson.

During the first week of spring semester, I went into Kish’s bookstore to help a friend pick out some school supplies. As I walked around the store, I noticed a bunch of random merchandise that had nothing to do with the school: stuffed animals, camcorders, gaming systems, etc. However, I just brushed it off thinking that people could spend their money on whatever they want. As my friend and I stood in line waiting to make our purchase, I noticed the man in front of us was buying an Xbox Kinect.

Before I even ventured to see the Kishwaukee College Theatre’s production of “Becky Shaw”, I was handed a press release about it from my editor. As I read all the details of the production, I was enticed by director Nadine Franklin’s description of the show, “Becky Shaw is a comedy of bad manners, love, sex and ethics among a small group of men and women. Each character is full in that they are human with flaws. The audience often wrestles with who they feel is the bad guy, so to speak.

Earlier last week I woke up a little late one day and rushed to get ready for work. As I ran out the door, panicking when I realized my windows were frosted over and I would have to scrape them, making me even more late, I opened my door to start the car and immediately realized that something was not right.

Money problems are nothing new to college students. It seems as if everything is constantly going up in price whether it is at the grocery store or gas at the gas station. With all this inflation, a new fad has emerged: extreme couponing. It’s so popular, the TLC TV channel has an entire series based on it.

Starting September 22 and running through September 25, Feyt Productions (in association with Joiner History Room) will be hosting The Sycamore Film Festival.

Feyt Productions started accepting film submissions months ago and they now are showing 30-40 of the final picks. These films come from all around the world including Korea, France, Norway and France. The films are being shown at the Sycamore Theater on State Street.