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The Daily OrangeBest of 2008
Best/Worst Movies of 2008
By Rebekah Jones
Top 10 movies of 2008 The film industry hasn't seen a year this awesome since "Gangs of New York," "Chicago," "The Pianist", "The Hours," and "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" duked it out for best picture. Fans flocked to the theaters for pop culture sensations "Twilight" and "The Dark Knight," Sean Penn inspired a movement with "Milk" and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" enchanted millions.
Top SU News Stories of 2008
By Kelly Outram
1. SU loses eight students/faculty: It was a trying year as eight students and faculty members passed away. 2. 20th Anniversary of Pan Am 103: SU remembered the Pan Am terrorist attacks where 35 SU students were killed when their plane returning home from a study abroad trip exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland.
Top Pop Culture Moments of 2008
By Blake Rong
1. Barack Obama wins the race for the White House Getting people under 65 to be interested in politics is already earth-shattering, much less the first African-American president elected to office. With an overwhelming youth turnout, Obama created a movement with a following unprecedented in a presidential race.
Top SU Sports Stories of 2008
By Jared Diamond
1. Robinson fired After four long seasons and a 10-37 record, Director of Athletics Daryl Gross fired football coach Greg Robinson. The Orange was 3-9 in Robinson's final year. 2. Men's lacrosse wins national title While most SU students were off for summer break, the Orange lacrosse team beat Johns Hopkins, 13-10, on May 26 to win its record tenth national title.
Top 50 Songs of 2008
1. Coldplay - "Viva la Vida" 2. Kanye West - "Love Lockdown" 3. Beyonce - "If I were a boy" 4. Lil Wayne - "A Milli" 5. Pink - "So What" 6. Katy Perry - "I Kissed a Girl" 7. Rihanna Featuring TI - "Live your Life" 8. M.I.A. - "Paper Planes" (A 2007 release, but popularized by "Pineapple Express") 9.
Top News Stories of 2008
1. The 2008 Presidential Election From Jeremiah Wright to the Florida and Michigan primary fiascos, the 2008 election captivated an anxious world. The primaries kicked off to an unexpected start and ended up the resignation of the now-Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Top Viral Videos of 2008
By Kelly Outram and Caitlin Dewey
1. Tina Fey as Sarah Palin SNL Skit Congratulations to Tina Fey for simultaneously making the iconic viral video of 2008 and saving Saturday Night Live from the throes of mediocrity. Fey's hilarious portrayal of Sarah Palin shaped many Americans' views on the Republican vice presidential candidate, and the line "I can see Russia from my house!" will doubtlessly live in infamy.
Top Video Games of 2008
By Matthew Bellezza
From homegrown evolution to futuristic alien annihilation, 2008 was a glorious time for the video game industry. Looking back at the incredible amount of video games released in 2008, only a select few can be truly appreciated by all gamers. Remember, not everyone's a winner… 1.
