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Wednesday, April 17, 2013  The brothers of Beta Theta Pi at the University of South Carolina are sponsoring a group run to show support for Boston after the tragedy at the Boston Marathon.

Sunday, April 14, 2013  In 1947, nothing said America like baseball, apple pie, and segregation. That is, until Jack Roosevelt Robinson stepped up to the plate and knocked the leather off of some dusty white balls.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  President Obama's gun control proposals have run into resistance on Capitol Hill, leaving their fate in doubt.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  As beaches across the country get ready for college kids to take holiday vacation, this movie came out just in time to remind the rest of us to head for the hills. There are few things in life more annoying than a loud crowd of college drunkards. The movie Spring Breakers turned out to be one of those things.

Monday, March 11, 2013  COLUMBIA (WACH) Seventy four years after the release of the original MGM film, Disney presents Oz: The Great and Powerful, a prequel set 20 years before Dorothy crash-lands a farmhouse on an algae-colored witch wearing what appear to be less-than-sensible shoes.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  Two families share affection for Scouts, differ sharply on whether no-gays policy should stay

Thursday, January 31, 2013  Beauty can be found anywhere if you're looking, even in an isolated community on the edge of Earth. Some call it the swamp. Some call it the bayou. A little girl named Hushpuppy called it home.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  Paris in the early 1800's was a real drag for princes and paupers alike, making the perfect backdrop for a story of redemption for one man, and the socio-liberation of Frances wretchedly poor from bourgeoisie high society.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  In a world with global positioning satellites and technology that can literally find a needle in a haystack, the decade long hunt for Osama Bin Laden finally came to an end thanks to gut instincts and pure tenacity.

Friday, January 11, 2013  In these troubling times, it's difficult to ascertain whether we need more or less medication to soothe the savage beast, and now director David O. Russell makes a film that puts some meat behind the phrase "take a chill pill".

Thursday, January 10, 2013  Good e-e-evening. I'd like to tell you a story about a man, a normal looking, well respected man. A man with shadows and secrets. A man who can turn your blood cold with fear and have you pay for the privledge. A mysterious man who had a secret weapon... his wife.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  Go ahead and cancel that tropical vacation you've been dreaming about, and skip the snacks at the theater concession stand. You wont be interested in either as you sit through The Impossible.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  The story of a boy who survives the unthinkable could be a personal reflection of your interpretation of God. That's pretty heavy for a film that, at first glance, looks like a cartoon.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  Many people consider the trappings of Hollywood as the scourge of our society, but in the Autumn of 1979, Tinsel Town used the fine art of smoke and mirrors in a caper so daring few screenwriters could ever weave such a tale.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  January was a trying month for a President of a country torn in two, trying to pass an amendment destined to change the fabric of our history, and Steven Speilberg takes you straight to the heart of the rotunda.