A pitch to watch this Best Picture nominee

The Academy Awards will be presented this year on Sunday, March 12. As usual, there’s no shortage of controversies concerning who or what was or wasn’t nominated.

Instead of focusing on any of those controversies, though, in this column, we’d like to make a pitch for watching one of the Best Picture nominees if you haven’t already seen it.

The film with the most nominations this year is “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” with 11 in total. It is nominated for best film, director, original screenplay, original song, original score, film editing, costume design, lead actress, supporting actor and two supporting actresses.

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” is the story of Evelyn (played beautifully by Michelle Yeoh), a middle-aged

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Chinese woman in the U.S. running a failing laundromat. Her business is in the middle of an IRS audit due to some creative accounting. In addition to the business anxiety, she feels her life is mundane and is frustrated by her relationships with her husband, daughter and father.

But as she laments her life being drab and dismal, she receives a visit from a version of her husband named Alpha Waymond from a parallel universe. Alpha has shown up to convince Evelyn she is the key to stopping an evil force that

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threatens to destroy all the infinite universes that exist. Evelyn bounces around universe to universe, living out different versions of herself (e.g., lifesaving scientist, martial arts master, movie star, chef) to save the multiverse. There’s a lot going on in the film, with the pace being frenetic at times. It’s visually striking and imaginative, narratively clever and balances being funny and serious. Without giving away too much of the plot, there’s a nice little existential message for all of us about making the best

Important numbers for you to know

Do you know phone numbers to call in an emergency? How about if you spill your coffee? Need to meet with a counselor? Below are some handy phone numbers to write down or keep in your phone.

• Police, Fire and EMS – 911.

No matter what the emergency is, you can call 911 and an emergency dispatcher will connect you with the appropriate service.

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• Madison College Public Safety Emergency – 608-245-2222. This phone line is monitored 24/7, 365 days a year. Call this for any emergency you come across on campus.

• Madison College Public Safety NonEmergency – 608-246-6932.

This number is monitored during normal business hours. For any after-hours assistance, always dial 608-245-2222.

• Madison College Parking – 608-2466031.

Call this number to talk to somebody about any questions you may have about parking.

• Madison College Facilities – 608-2466782.

This will connect you with somebody from Maintenance or Custodial.

• Madison College Counseling – 608-2466060.

Need to speak with a counselor? Call this number to make an appointment.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call me at 608-243-4165 or send me an email at Lfadler@madisoncollege.edu.

WolfPack Alert of things in chaotic and worrisome times and embracing the relationships we have. Also, the film just makes you feel good.

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The movie is available for checkout from the Madison College Libraries. Other nominated films, from this year and past years, are also available in our library collection. Try searching by title or with the subject term Academy Awards. You can also find many of those films through the library’s streaming movie databases, Swank and Kanopy. While we’re on the topic of movies, if you’d like to show off your cinematic knowledge and possibly win a prize, check out the library’s Academy Awards trivia contest at https://libguides.madisoncollege.edu/trivia. You can submit an entry through March 10, and the winner will be announced on March 13.

College Transfer Week activities

The Madison College Transfer Center has a number of in-person events scheduled for March 6-10 to help students learn more about transferring to a four-year school. Activities include:

• College Transfer Fair for UW-Madison, March 6 – Students can meet with representatives from UW-Madison about program options, next steps and the transfer process.

• UW-Madison Contract Signing, March 7 – Did you know Madison College has several guaranteed admissions contracts for UW-Madison? Programs include education, general admission, nursing and business (online majors only). Stop by to check your eligibility.

• College Transfer Fair for private and out-of-state schools, March 8.

• College Transfer Fair for UW-System schools, March 9.

• Spirit Day, March 10. Wear your Madison College gear and tag @MCTransferCenter in your Instagram story to be entered for a prize giveaway.

Learn the benefits of origami

Origami is the Japanese art of paper folding. The benefits of the practice include increasing handeye coordination and the development of fine motor skils.

Join the Peer Health Educators as they teach you to make one flower for yourself and get a bag of colorful papers to take and practice some more. The event will be March 6 from 12:30 p.m.to 1:30 p.m. in Truax Room C1430.