Motto for the week...Bury the Beavers

The Fighting Sioux play a home-and-home series with Bemidji State this weekend. I generally like to cheer for the Beavers, but not when they're playing against my alma mater. The Sioux have had a rough first half of the season, so I'm hoping they can keep it together against an impressive BSU squad.

I went to Madison last Saturday and saw the U of M play against Wisconsin. The game itself was pretty slow, ending 1-0 in favor of Minnesota, but my friends and I enjoyed Madison quite a bit! I've now been to 5 of the 10 arenas in the WCHA. Each one has a little something all it's own that I've enjoyed.

Our Movie Review, "Freedom Writers"

Hillary Swank's new movie, "Freedom Writers" is about an English teacher in an urban school in California. Her students consist of blacks, latinos, hispanics, asians & and one lone white boy. These students are for the most part gang members and are exposed to violence. Ms. G. (Hillary) experiences problems getting them interested in writing...& they tell her that she doesn't know anything about "gangs" or their lives. She responds with a comment that is pivotal to the story...she tells them that she does know about gangs & violence...in fact, there was once a gang that was so powerful and corrupt that it makes their gangs look small and insignificant. Then she asks a question of the class..."Have any of you ever heard of the holocaust?" Not one of the students raise his/her hand.

Dale & I knew that we would see this movie for a couple of reasons: 1. Hillary Swank is the star; and, 2. It is a story about a teacher. We were not disappointed. And, if you choose to see it, neither will you.