Wouldn’t you like to know why Roosevelt University’s Homecoming theme was the best? It’s the best because it was “Shaken, not Stirred”. Yes! The theme this year was 007: Casino Royale.
Amazing right? Of Course! Why wouldn’t you want to get dressed up and travel back to vintage Vegas, have a few mock-cocktails, and have a run with lady luck? This year Vintage Vegas will meet up with Roosevelt’s Homecoming to give a night of elegance and Glamour.
Having this theme lends itself to great decorations, drinks, fashions and more. Before discovering that the theme was 007: Casino Royale, our campus activities board known as SPEED, gave us the riddle of “Shaken not stirred” and we had to guess the man who said it. No one but Bond…James Bond. But since the inception of the British Agent there has been many different personas.
1. Sean Connery played James Bond in “Dr. No” (1962), “From Russia With Love” (193), “Goldfinger” (1964), “Thunderball” (1965), “You Only Live Twice” (1967), “Diamonds are Forever” (1971), “Never Say Never Again” (1983)
2. George Lazenby played James Bond in “On Her Majesty Secret Service” in 1969
3. Roger Moore played James Bond in “Live and Let Die” (1973), “Man with the Golden Gun” (1974), “The Spy who Loved Me” (1977), “The Moon Ranker” (1979), “For Your Eyes Only” (1981), “Octopussy” (1983), “A View to a Kill” (1985).
4. Timothy Dalton played James Bond “Living daylights” (1987), “License to Kill” (1989).
5. Pierce Brosnan played James Bond in “Golden Eye” (1995), “Tomorrow Never Dies” (1997), “The World is Not Enough” (1999), “Die Another Day” (2002).
6. Daniel Craig played James Bond in “Casino Royale” (2006), “A Quantum of Solace” (2008), “Skyfall” (2012), “Spectre” (2015).
There have been so many portrayals of James Bond but its remained true that bond is an eternal ladies man. He was also a man of mystery. There are so many different Bonds to choose from but this year for Roosevelt Daniel Craig was the winner. He is a perfect mix between the Gentlemanly ways of Pierce Brosnan and Daring Adventure of Sean Connery.
Homecoming is the time of year where college students can let their hair down, get spiffy, and have a night on the town with their friends. It’s the last official time where students can really party, but as we all know with the Homecoming comes midterms. With that unfortunate news everyone keep on going through the end of the semester. I leave you with some words of encouragement, “ I don’t stop when I’m tired, I stop when I’m Done.” – Bond….James Bond