Powwows were once an annual tradition at MATC, and are now making a come back. On April 25 in the Gymnasium of the Truax campus, MATC held their first powwow since 2004. The many people who attended the event were treated to the food, art, crafts, traditional dress, music, and dancing of the Native American culture. "Finances," is the reason Marty Richards, advisor to the Native American Student Association (NASA), gives for the five-year hiatus of MATC's powwow.This year the event was funded, in part, by MATC's Office of Diversity & Community Relations, which is why MATC, once again, has an annual powwow.
So, over winter break you may have missed The Spirit in the theaters, but it was released to DVD and Blue Ray on April 14. But it didn't get the buzz that it deserved while in theaters. Yes, The Spirit is another comic book movie. Yes, it is directed by Frank Miller, and while the cinematography was visually stunning, as we have come to expect from Miller, the story line was undecidedly unlike 300 or Sin City, which threw critics who were expecting blood filled scene.
When I made the decision to move to Madison about three years ago, I was warned about what I was getting myself into. I came from New England, where places like Madison don't exist, and if they do they are quite consciously ignored. I was even warned by a professor at the University of Maine who said, "Oh, Madison. You better be careful, it's easy to have too much fun. Madison is its own little world," and when I arrived, with my suitcase and fresh eastern accent, I was happy to find he was refreshingly correct.
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