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“I’ve never had one of these before. “

“What, a room to yourself?”

“…A bed.”

A change from the teary eyed movie, “My Dog Skip,” director John Lee Hancock took a chance and produced the remarkable, uplifting movie, “The Blind Side”, based off the book by Michael Lewis. This true story of a boy who came from nothing had his world changed when he met Leigh Anne Tuohy. He went from a boy who everyone thought would amount to nothing, to a star football player and becoming a part of a family that he never had.

Nominated and won the best performance by an actress in a leading role, Sandra Bullock played the passionate character of Leigh Anne Tuohy. Leigh Anne evolved as an empathetic person who couldn’t resist taking in the broken African American boy, even when it was made clear that it was the wrong thing to do. Taking a chance and going against what everyone thought, Leigh Anne saw a different side of Michael and believed in him when no one else did. Actor and singer, Tim McGraw played the comical husband who never doubted his wife’s feelings.

Big Mike, played by the inspiring actor Quinton Aaron, was not just any ordinary teenage boy. After being accepted and taking in by the Tuohy family, Big Mike really showed audiences what it meant to be thankful and to not take life for granted. By protecting his adorable “little brother,” S.J. played by Jae Head, Big Mike didn’t let harm get in the way of his new family.

By having his new family’s back at all times, Big Mike took that knowledge and applied it out on the football field with the help of Leigh Anne and S.J. Hard work and dedication was needed, but success was on its way.

This well deserved movie was nominated for best picture of the year, with scenes that left audience members in laughs, tears, or joy, even when some parts dragged on for a little too long.

This 128-minute film really showed what protecting and loving your family was about. Rated PG-13 even with some language context, this movie is suitable for all ages. Suggesting seeing the “The Blind Side” will leave everyone with their hearts touched and happy being part of a family.

Poll Story

Sex, drugs and risky business are not what come to mind when thinking of Wittenberg University. From the outside, Wittenberg seems like a prestigious, small private school. However, when being on the inside of the bubble, the truth comes out.

A non-scientific poll was conducted last week of 45 males and 73 females with various questions about the secret sins students partake in. According to the poll, 87 percent of males and 53 percent of females have come to class under the influence. Being a Lutheran school, many would think that coming to class under the influence of drugs or alcohol was unacceptable, but on student’s minds class was just not enough.

Wittenberg University takes their academic honor code with cheating very seriously. However, 84 percent of males and 78 percent of females have cheated in school. Most students think that getting caught with cheating isn’t likely; so a great deal of the student body participates in it. Along with that, 56 percent of males and 42 percent of females have cheated on their girlfriends or boyfriends. Not just cheating in school is what students are doing now days.

On a more intimate level, students engage in sexual intercourse quite often. Twenty-two percent of males and 16 percent of females have had a three some. When not having sexual intercourse students are partaking in sexting. Seventy-six percent of males and 66 percent of females have done so. A sophomore male said, the craziest thing he’s ever done was, “ I had sex in a pool with a girl while 30 people were watching us.”

Students here seem innocent and crazy about their studies, but the truth is they are more interested in the sex, drugs, and partying. A junior female said the most risky thing she’s done that nobody knows is, “ I’ve tried coke, but a lot people know that about me.”

A good majority of students here have shoplifted. Among the favorites are things such as, clothes, condoms, alcohol, food, and lip-gloss. Not being so risky, most students have not dined and dashed. Only 27 percent of males and 8 percent of females have done so. Students weren’t being so rebellious when it came to eating out.

With all the crazy stories, it’s safe to say Wittenberg students know how to have a good time by jumping into a giraffe’s cage or “making love in the club at McMurray’s.”