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An alumnus (/əˈlʌmnəs/; masculine, plural alumni /əˈlʌmnaɪ/) or alumna (/əˈlʌmnə/; feminine, plural alumnae /əˈlʌmniː/) is a former student or pupil of a school, college, or university. Commonly, but not always, the word refers to a graduate of the educational institute in question. An alumnus can also be a former member, employee, contributor, or inmate, as well as a former student.
The Latin noun alumnus means "foster son, pupil" and is derived from the verb alere "to nourish". The word alumnus appears in Roman law to describe a child placed in fosterage. According to John Boswell, the word "is nowhere defined in relation to status, privilege, or obligation." Citing the research of Henri Leclercq, who studied the many inscriptions about alumni, Boswell concluded that it referred to exposed children who were taken into a household where they were "regarded as somewhere between an heir and a slave, partaking in different ways of both categories." Despite the warmth of feelings between the parent and child, "an alumnus might be treated both as a beloved child and as a household servant."
Actors: R. Keith Harris (actor), Todd Davis (actor), Aidan Quinn (actor), Tara-Nicole Azarian (actress), Andie MacDowell (actress), Bonnie Johnson (actress), Kent Hamilton (miscellaneous crew), Phil Smoot (producer), Ted Johnson (actor), Patt Noday (actor), Mark Conte (editor), Michael Harding (actor), Ryan Merriman (actor), Andrew R. Kaplan (actor), Gene Michael Smith (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: In February, 2006, young Luke Abbate accepted a ride home from a fellow student following his high-school team practice. In a severe case of irresponsible and reckless teen-age driving, and over the objections of Luke and the other young passengers, the driver lost control of the car at nearly 90 miles-per-hour, spinning off a narrow road and landing in an embankment some seventy feet below. Luke suffered irreparable brain damage, and died in the hospital two days later - just four days before his sixteenth birthday.
Keywords: athletic-training, auto-accident, brother-brother-relationship, car-accident, coach, college-athlete, death, death-of-brother, death-of-son, emergency-roomActors: Christian Stolte (actor), Joel Paul Reisig (actor), Joel Paul Reisig (writer), Joel Paul Reisig (producer), Steffie Grote (actress), Jordon Hodges (actor), Brittany Risner (actress), Johnny Lechner (actor), Amit Shah (actor), Chris Nickin (miscellaneous crew), Chris Nickin (actor), Justin Isfeld (actor), Megan Marie Wilson (actress), Venk Modur (actor), Jason Sutton (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Christian Stolte (actor), Joel Paul Reisig (actor), Joel Paul Reisig (writer), Joel Paul Reisig (producer), Steffie Grote (actress), Jordon Hodges (actor), Brittany Risner (actress), Johnny Lechner (actor), Amit Shah (actor), Chris Nickin (miscellaneous crew), Chris Nickin (actor), Justin Isfeld (actor), Megan Marie Wilson (actress), Venk Modur (actor), Jason Sutton (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Christian Stolte (actor), Joel Paul Reisig (actor), Joel Paul Reisig (writer), Joel Paul Reisig (producer), Steffie Grote (actress), Jordon Hodges (actor), Brittany Risner (actress), Johnny Lechner (actor), Amit Shah (actor), Chris Nickin (miscellaneous crew), Chris Nickin (actor), Justin Isfeld (actor), Megan Marie Wilson (actress), Venk Modur (actor), Jason Sutton (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Christian Stolte (actor), Joel Paul Reisig (actor), Joel Paul Reisig (writer), Joel Paul Reisig (producer), Steffie Grote (actress), Jordon Hodges (actor), Brittany Risner (actress), Johnny Lechner (actor), Amit Shah (actor), Chris Nickin (miscellaneous crew), Chris Nickin (actor), Justin Isfeld (actor), Megan Marie Wilson (actress), Venk Modur (actor), Jason Sutton (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Christian Stolte (actor), Joel Paul Reisig (actor), Joel Paul Reisig (writer), Joel Paul Reisig (producer), Steffie Grote (actress), Jordon Hodges (actor), Brittany Risner (actress), Johnny Lechner (actor), Amit Shah (actor), Chris Nickin (miscellaneous crew), Chris Nickin (actor), Justin Isfeld (actor), Megan Marie Wilson (actress), Venk Modur (actor), Jason Sutton (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Christian Stolte (actor), Joel Paul Reisig (actor), Joel Paul Reisig (writer), Joel Paul Reisig (producer), Steffie Grote (actress), Jordon Hodges (actor), Brittany Risner (actress), Johnny Lechner (actor), Amit Shah (actor), Chris Nickin (miscellaneous crew), Chris Nickin (actor), Justin Isfeld (actor), Megan Marie Wilson (actress), Venk Modur (actor), Jason Sutton (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Carson Grant (actor), Josh Wick (director), Josh Wick (editor), Josh Wick (writer), Josh Wick (actor), Matthew Rappaport (actor), Devin E. Haqq (actor), Devin E. Haqq (producer), Cliff Moylan (actor), Chelsea Rodriguez (actress), Z. Louis Finney (actor), Matthew Bralow (actor), Justin Blanchard (actor), Anna Maggio (actress), Tony Harry (actor),
Plot: A lonely film student's longing for an elusive dreamer has brought his life to an emotional and creative stand still. That is until flirty acting student Sara slips into Arthur's life. As their seemingly inconsequential affair soon blossoms into an enriching entanglement, Arthur begins to face the dark secret and terrible betrayal that haunts his life. When the girl of his dreams returns, however, Arthur is torn between the love that nurtures him and the romance that excites him.
Keywords: ampersand-in-title, film-professor, film-student, film-within-a-film, filmmaking, girl-trouble, independent-film, punctuation-in-title, three-word-titleActors: Chris Burns (miscellaneous crew), Emmy Collins (actor), Ernie Malik (miscellaneous crew), John Powell (composer), Garson Yu (miscellaneous crew), Gail Hunter (miscellaneous crew), Orlando Jones (actor), Zoe Saldana (actress), Nick Cannon (actor), Afemo Omilami (actor), Steve Warren (actor), Bill Pankow (editor), Michael Hendrickson (miscellaneous crew), Ephraim Benton (miscellaneous crew), Angela Elayne Gibbs (actress),
Plot: A fish-out-of-water comedy about a talented street drummer from Harlem who enrolls in a Southern university, expecting to lead its marching band's drumline to victory. He initially flounders in his new world, before realizing that it takes more than talent to reach the top.
Keywords: absent-father, african-american, american-football, atlanta-georgia, audition, battle-of-the-bands, brawl, break-up, bus, cafeteriaActors: Sidney Miller (actor), Harvey Clark (actor), David Durand (actor), Robert Livingston (actor), Preston Foster (actor), Edward Gargan (actor), Leo Carrillo (actor), Ted Healy (actor), Arthur Stuart Hull (actor), Stuart Erwin (actor), John Kelly (actor), Henry Kolker (actor), Charles Lane (actor), Edward LeSaint (actor), Franklin Parker (actor),
Genres: Drama, Sport,I found my thrill, on Blueberry Hill.
On Blueberry Hill, when I found you.
The moon stays still, on Blueberry Hill.
And lingers until, my dreams came true.
The wind in the willow plays, love's sweet melody.
But all of the vows you made, were never to be.
Though we're apart, you're part of me still.