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Keri Russell (left) and Josh Hamilton (front left) with their son (Kadan Rockett) star in the sci-fi horor film, Dark Skies. (MCT CAMPUS)

“Dark Skies” proves to be a surprisingly thrilling sci-fi film

Atiba Rogers February 24, 2013
On Friday nights, movie theatres tend to be packed. I walked out of the blistering cold into the AMC Loews on West 34th Street. I was hoping to see long lines, but I didn’t get to experience that. Instead there were a few couples lingering around the lobby and some people were standing in line waiting to buy tickets. While going up the escalator, I grew very anxious to see “Dark Skies.” It had been a while since I sat down to watch a supernatural movie by myself. Other than that, everything else remained familiar, like the smell of popcorn filling up the atmosphere.
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From dinner to the bedroom: what to wear on your date

Atiba Rogers February 10, 2013
Date night: A bodycon dress can hug curves for as low as $24.56 at asos.com, and looks great when worn with a pair of kitten heels.
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Spring semester brings warm weather and new campus clubs

Atiba Rogers February 3, 2013
Nearly every semester, new clubs rise on campus.
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PHOTO CREDIT: RIHANNA

Pitbull and Rihanna, two big hits, produce new albums

Atiba Rogers November 26, 2012
Hide your DJs, because wherever there is a fiesta, a Pitbull record will more than likely be pumping through the speakers in the near future.
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One Directions new album cover. (Photo Credit: MCT Campus)

One Direction’s album pleases, Aguilera’s not so much

Atiba Rogers November 19, 2012
One Direction’s new sophomore effort, “Take Me Home,” is well on its way to top the Billboard charts at No. 1 with its impressive debut.
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Stony Brook grad student publishes poetry anthology

Atiba Rogers September 17, 2012

“Pulse of Poetics: An Anthology of the Evolution of Poetic Form” by Joseph Labriola, is a well concocted, meaningful poetry anthology with universal themes that will tug at the heartstrings of...

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Staller brings Oscar winning film to campus

Atiba Rogers April 16, 2012
A forehead marked with worry lines, eyes framed by black-rimmed glasses, a head full of silver hair and a hope to revive a marriage. He looks like an ordinary person living in Hawaii. "The Descendants" opens up with a voice-over, and Matt King (George Clooney) gives a brief overview on how it is far from paradise and sipping on Mai Tais. He is put in an unimaginable predicament that will change the events of his life and the lives of those around him.
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Student Profile: Luke Fontana

Atiba Rogers April 16, 2012
Fontana’s hard work and personality brings forth a lot of success and many opportunities. He landed a winter internship off campus for the winter couture fashion week as a public relations intern for New York Fashion Week. Fontana managed to work the Waldorf Astoria fashion shows for fashion designer Edwin D’Angelo.
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