Simon Fallon

Sitting down in a theater usually makes people pretty excited; there are hushed conversations, snarckling (not a word, I realize this) of popcorn bags and usually at least one obnoxious person in the audience who feels the need to broadcast exactly how they feel to the entire theater. However, when I sat down in the IMAX 3D theater in Ancaster, the air felt …lifeless, for lack of a better word. When I rose at the end of this two hour and ten minute extravaganza, the only word that comes to mind is inspired.

At the tail end (no animal pun intended) of the holiday season, acclaimed director Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous), releases a touching film titled “We Bought a Zoo,” based on a true story about a man who loses the woman that he loves. While the story line is predictable and the audience is able to assume every turn occurring, it still manages to captivate and evoke an emotional response even (and possibly more so) from an older crowd.

As the Autumn winds blow through our school grounds spreading woolen sweaters and flu germs, it also carries with it a fever of a different sort; basketball fever. With four games for each of the Royals teams under their belts, the season is shaping up to be one of change, but also trial and tribulation. The men have won a quarter of the games, with the majority of them being at home and drawing large crowds; the team certainly can't find fault in Royal loving. The women are off to a shakier start, currently sitting on a 0-4.