HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1997-03-19, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19,1997
For Teens, By Teens
Time for the Lord of Knick-Knacks
By Erin Roulston
Ah, it's that time of the year
again. Time for the world’s most
famous to get all dressed up in their
most outlandish designer clothes
and head to the Oscars. The Oscar,
"The lord of all knick-knacks, the
King of tchotchkes" as Jim Carrey
said.
The very first Academy Awards
was held on May 16, 1929 at the
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. There
were 270 people in attendance. It
was first televised in 1953 to
10,000 households.
This year's awards will be held
on March 24 at the Shrine
Auditorium which seats 6,300. It is
viewed in 29 million households.
Billy Crystal is the host of the
Oscars this year for the fifth time
(he hosted for four consecutive
years in 1989-92).
Up for Best Picture this year are
The English Patient, Fargo, Jerry
Maguire, Secrets and Lies, and
Teens experience sense of hunger
By Mark Nonkes
"No famine, flood, or earthquake
has ever claimed the lives of
250,000 people in a single week.
But malnutrition does just that
every week." - Oxfam.
This gives us something to think
about, doesn't it? If you figure that
out, it's about every four seconds
that someone across the globe dies
from malnutrition. Oxfam also
reports that every one in five
people world-wide is plagued by
hunger, but the world produces
more than enough food to feed
everyone.
Last week, Thursday and Friday,
the Christian Reformed Church
Youth Group participated in the 30-
hour famine. The 20 of us went
around for sponsors since we
wouldn't eat for 30 hours.
The money we collected is given
to World Vision Canada. We
OFF THE WALL Good holiday makes
return to school tough
Shine. I've only seen three of these,
the first three, and I loved all of
them. Fargo was funny, Jerry
Maguire made me cry and The
English Patient was beautiful. I
don't know which one should win,
but I'm guessing it will be The
English Patient. I think it will win
a lot of awards, since it received a
whopping 11 nominations.
Nomination for Best Actor are
Ralph Fiennes for The English
Patient, Tom Cruise for Jerry
Maguire, Geoffrey Rush for Shine,
Woody Harrelson for The People
vs. Larry Flint and Billy Bob
Thorton for Sling Blade. My vote
goes to Tom Cruise because he's
never won before and he has done
some great work in the past.
Nominated for Best Actress are
Brenda Blethyn for Secrets and
Lies, Diane Keaton for Marvin's
Room, Frances McDormand for
Fargo, Kristin Scott Thomas for
The English Patient and Emily
Watson for Breaking the Waves. I
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estimate we made $1,000 to help
people across the world, "who can't
afford to go to school, who don't
have clean water, who don't have
enough to eat everyday."
Our youth group spent most of
the time at Siep and Ann Bosma's
where we watched TV or movies,
listened to music and did anything
to take our minds off our growling
stomachs.
But millions of kids across the
world have growling stomachs. We
were lucky, because we could drink
water and juice but a lol of people
can't even have a drink to quench
their thirst or the hunger in the pit
of their stomachs.
By 7 p.m. on Friday we wolfed
down 10 pizzas, a bunch of buffalo
wings and lots of garlic bread in
about five minutes. We were all so
thankful that we could eat again.
But during those five minutes of
think Frances McDormand should
win; I thought she did a wonderful
job.
Those are the three big awards.
I'm looking forward to finding out
who will win, but I'm more excited
about seeing all the actors. Who
will wear what, who is dating
whom? Will there by any big
emotional moments?
Last year Mira Sorvino's father
cried when she won Best
Supporting Actress and dedicated it
to him. The whole audience was
also choked up when Christopher
Reeve appeared as a surprise guest.
Will there by any funny incidents
like the one with Jamie Lee Curtis's
behind two years ago, or any
moments of tension like Sharon
Stone losing the envelope
containing the name for Best
Original Dramatic Score?
Whatever happens I'm sure, it
will be another exciting night at the
Oscars.
eating, about 75 people died of
malnutrition.
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By Ashley Gropp
‘ March Break is almost over.
School's about to reopen and yet it
feels as though we just left.
Some may be going back
grudgingly after spending two of
the best weeks of their lives away
from school. Maybe they had a
short fling in Florida and got a
great tan. Maybe they partied every
night. Maybe they visited a friend
they hadn't seen in a long time.
Whatever they did, these are the
people who detest being dragged
back to school the most. They need
to keep in mind that they have great
memories that their friends don't.
Their stories will make for
interesting conversation, and school
is a place where about 1,000
teenagers hang out for six hours
every day.
Then there are those who had a
mediocre break. The idea of going
back to school doesn't thrill or
devastate them. They might have
hung out with the same couple of
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