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Allegra Wallingford | Monday, January 26, 2015
As a biracial student at a predominately white University, I was intrigued when I first heard about “Dear White People,” and read reviews and articles in anticipation of what I hoped would be a discussion-spurring movie. Something I read in The New Yorker really stuck with me: “As a black student, if you’re politically involved,
Allegra Wallingford | Thursday, September 25, 2014
As much as I would love to say that “Red Band Society” is this season’s must-watch show, I cannot recommend it. Upon seeing the previews for the show, I was excited to see the premiere last week but was disappointed with what I saw. I wanted to see the second episode before I allowed myself
Allegra Wallingford | Tuesday, September 9, 2014
I’ll admit, I was a little intimidated upon being tasked with writing a review of “Life Itself,” a documentary about Roger Ebert, one of the most popular and influential film critics of all time. On top of that, the film was a semi-autobiographical account based on Ebert’s memoir of the same title. Nevertheless, I’ll try