January 2015 - The AUMnibus

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“Fury” from the Past

By Nicky Disbrow As I sat in the audience at the screening of “Fury” awaiting the violence and drama to ensue, Dr. Ben Severance, Professor of History at AUM, asked the same rhetorical question I had in mind: “where would Hollywood be without war movies?” As part of the Political Film Series, Fury was introduced by an AUM faculty member who is considerably knowledgeable about the topic; Severance provided the brief introduction for “Fury” and helped set the scene for it. “Fury” is about a U.S. Army tank crew located in Germany in the final weeks of battle during World War II. With one character extremely reluctant to partake in battle, and another who uses his religious beliefs to help him get by, the movie develops a deeper tone than what I was expecting to experien...

Super Bowl XLIX has Historic Potential

Regardless of the outcome on Feb. 1 when the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks square off in Super Bowl XLIX, we will all witness history taking place. A win for either team on Super Bowl Sunday will result in something that sportswriters and fellow members of the media will be talking about for years to come. If the New England Patriots come away victorious on Super Bowl Sunday, it will mark their fourth championship in franchise history. That would be good enough to place them tied with the Green Bay Packers for third all-time in Super Bowl wins. From a coaching standpoint, Bill Belichick could accomplish a major career milestone with a win next Sunday. For Belichick, he can move into a first place tie with the late Pittsburg Steeler’s coaching legend Chuck Noll for most Su...

Big Ten Powers, Internal Cannibalism Biggest Threats to SEC Dominance

As we set our eyes on the 2015 college football season, SEC fans have a few reasons to be worried. Two things next season could end up costing the conference a shot at its first national championship in the College Football Playoff era. Big name coaches in the Big Ten Conference and the weekly bashings handed out to each other in conference play help drive down the SEC’s championship potential. With the recent hire of Jim Harbaugh at the University of Michigan, the list of big-name head coaches in the Big Ten can stand toe-to-toe with the more prominent coaches of the SEC. While they’re not going to dethrone the almighty SEC simply by showing up, the players that these coaches are going to put on the field over the next several years will make up teams that can contend for a spot in t...