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Oscars 2017: so what just happened?

Oscars 2017: so what just happened?

Erin Bockenstedt, Staff Writer March 2, 2017

At least no one can say that the Academy Awards ceremony was boring this year. Ending with a twist that not even M. Night Shyamalan at his craziest could come up with, this year's Oscars were full of surprises...

Thoughts on the Oscar winners

Thoughts on the Oscar winners

Erin Bockenstedt, Staff Writer March 1, 2016

The Academy Awards were on Sunday, Feb. 28. To my surprise, I actually liked it. If you read my previous piece on the Oscars, you must know that my opinion is still on the side of diversity. That doesn't...

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Academy Awards continue to exclude minorities

Erin Bockenstedt, Staff Writer February 8, 2016

For the second year in a row, all 20 of the nominees for acting categories in the Academy Awards are white. All of the directing nominees are men. This has become a sad pattern by the Academy, although...

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