Who Will (And Who Should) Win at the 2026 Oscars?
Olivia Huang '29 predicts the winners of the upcoming 98th Academy Awards.
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Weekly Column: Swat Says
In this edition of Swat Says, students share their hot takes on the Oscars, reveal their feelings on midterm season, and discuss plans for spring break.
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The 90th Academy Awards show, with record low telecast viewership, was both politically pointed and predictable. According to the Associated Press, 26.5 million people watched the Oscars on March 4, 2018, marking a 20 percent decline from the 33 million who
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When someone asks me if I’ll be watching the Academy Awards, my left eyelid makes a slightly neurotic twitch as I try to maintain some semblance of casualness and sanity. Will I be watching? Will I be watching?! I will be
Pardon my Indignation
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We Locked Ourselves in a Classroom to Watch Every Oscars Best Picture Nominee
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