ChatGPT has been a source of controversy ever since its release late last year. The AI program is able to answer questions, write stories or entire academic papers. With a simple press of a button, you have what would take professionals hours or days to write. The fear around AI taking jobs isn’t particularly new….
Clank. Clank. Clank. The sounds of a Mandalorian hammer strike from somewhere offscreen. Even as the intro is still playing, we are immediately brought into the first episode of the third season of Disney’s “The Mandalorian,” which just aired earlier this month. Emily Swallow’s character, The Armorer, is pounding away at a piece of metal….
On Friday, March 3rd and Saturday, March 4th, Lane Community College, in collaboration with Lane County African American Black Student Success and the United Way of Lane County, brought joy and inspiration to the hearts of children and adults with their successful event: the Tiny Titans Summit 2023. Held at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of…
Last Friday, International Program students Hina and Ayumi, hosted an event called Titan Night to celebrate Hinamatsuri, also known as Girls’ Day or Doll Festival in Japan. Hina and Ayumi taught their peers about the significance of this festival and enjoyed some delicious Japanese curry and Inarizushi. The event was a great success and left…
At the end of 2022, Disney released a new animated film called “Strange World,” directed by Jon Hall. Looking at the box office numbers one might say that the film bombed and wasn’t very good. “Strange World” isn’t actually that bad and provides what I think to be a new, and strange, alien world for…
Over the weekend, I went to Eugene, Oregon’s very own Art House over on 13th and Ferry to watch “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Without having yet seen a trailer for the movie, I was going in completely blind to Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s 2022 film. Little did I know that I would be…
The Denali is Lane Community College’s hotspot for artists. There is a theme which is chosen each and every term. The newest theme starting this term is “Possibility” so what can students expect? What kinds of things can students publish? What kind of things has The Denali published in the past? To answer this question…
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” released in 2022, is another telling of Pinocchio’s classic story based on the book written by Carlo Collodi. However, this film gives us a much darker version of the story over what most of the modernized tellings give us. In Guillermo del Toro’s version, which is a PG-rated film for kids,…
“Troll” (2022) is a somewhat refreshing take on the “big monster wreaks havoc” genre of film. The director, Roar Uthaug, brings the audience on a journey of familial drama and growth, less explored Norwegian mythology, and plenty of pop culture references. Starring in the film is Ine Marie Wilmann as paleontologist Nora Tidemann, Kim Falck…
Jennifer Gerould is the guest director for Student Production Association’s upcoming play, “James and the Giant Peach.” Gerould grew up in the theater and was originally an actor before working in film production in New York City for ten years. Afterward, she returned to the theater and stage-managed over 20 high school productions. This production…
